The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-07-10
ABOUT THE STATE
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Mrs. d. H. Gilman of Brattleboro sails
this month to do Red Cross work abroad.
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph W, Dtnsmoor, re-.
Gently married in Burlington, spent their
honeymoon in 50-mile tramp through
the mountains.
Fred j. Brookins has announced that
he will be a candidate for the Office of
representative from Middlebury to the
legislature next fall.
Rev. Thomas Sharman, who has been
on an evangelistic tour of Toronto, has
been called to the pastorate Of the Bap-
tist church in st. Adams, has accepted
and begins his duties next Sunday.
James E. Canning Of Rutland was ar
rested in Goshen Sunday for having in
his possession some short trout. He
pleaded guilty and was fined $50 and
costs, amounting TO $3l45, which he
paid.
Fish and game wardens Of Windham
NOuntJ arc Ou lilS bldl VI lAitHhl hbh-
ermen and two Weston men were ar
rested the same day for fishing without
licenses. Forrest Benson and Edward
White each were fined $25 and costs.
George L. Durham, head Of Durham
Brothers company in Brattleboro, has
been appointed member of the commit
tee for the northeastern military de-
partment to bring the requirements Of
the American expeditionary force and
the allied armies before the American
people.
Several New England men have been
named as officers by the war department
within the past few days as follows:
Captains, medical reserve, Henry Lee
Graham, Rutland; Stoddard Spragus
Martin, Windsor. Chaplain, first lieu
tenant, John Benjamin Magee, st. AL
bans.
Frederick Holmes, johnson man, was
injured while employed about the Packer
& Stearns water mill in that place. He
was under the mill, oiling the machinery,
when the engineer started the machinery,
not knowing he was there. Mr.. Holmes
was caught by the belt and was badly
famed and bruised.
Bishop J. j. Rice has purchased for
the Catholic diocese of Vermont the
premises in Burlington formerly the
home of Albert E. Richardson, one of
largest private residences in the city,
which adjoins the property on which 1t
is proposed to erect the Catholic memo
rial hospital in the near future.
Mrs. Laura D. Sluider Of Sayer, Pa,
who is visiting her mother, Mrs. Mary
J. Rice, in North Bennington, was quite
badly injured last week when she at.
tended picnic and was struck by base.
ball 1t hit her in the face and rendered
her unconscious. One of the lens OF her
eyeglasses was broken, from which she
suffered bad cut under one eye.
William Fales, seven.year. son of
Frank Fales of Middlebury, took his first
boat ride last week and made his first
attempt at fishing. He had out troll
ing line and within few minutes had
caught pickerel, managing to land 1t
with the assistance Of Lawrence Abbey,
who was with him. The fish weighed
four pounds and measured two feet.
The battleship Vermont has placed on
its dental room door brass plate with
the following inscription; "The U. S. s.
Vermont, Dental Ray Apparatus was OBJ
tanned largely as the result Of the gen.
crosby Of the ladies of Arlington, Yer
mont, who in addition to knitting many
garments for the crew, also sent money
to be expended for the comfort Of the
sick"
At recent meeting of the state
dental examination board, held in Mont.
pelier, the following men qualified for
certificates to practice dentistry in Yer.
mont: Wilmer H. Fitch, jr., D. D. S., st,
Johnsbury; George L. Hillary, D. D. S.,
Burlington; Edwin r. Heininger, D. d.
s., Burlington, Howard F. Hillary, D. D.
S., Burlington; Fred B. Crawford, D. NJ.
D., Boston; Joseph Max Perelman, D. NJ.