The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-12-21
ABOUT THE STATE
Happenings of Interest from Diff
ferent Sections.

Brattleboro's influenza cases have in
creased until now there are 30. About
40 pupils were out of the high school on
Friday, the last day before the Christ
mas vacation, many of them through
fear Of the disease.
A telegram from the war department
to Mr.. and Mrs. Charles f. Nourse Of
Rutland announced the death in France
of their son, Kenneth G. Nourse, Dec s.
Pvt. Nourse was % years old and very
popular in Rutland, where he had been
scoutmaster, was king in the castle of
the Knights of King Arthur in the Meth
odist church, member of the church
and Of the Epworth league. He went
overseas in September, 1917, with the
Goth division and his parents were no
titled six weeks ago that he was wound
ed The telegram received Thursday
said he died of disease.
John Williams, an employe of the
Scotch Hill Slate company in Fair Ha-
ven will probably lose the sight Of one
eye, into which slate chip penetrated
few days ago.
A shipment by express which is be-
lieved to be the largest express shipment
ever sent to Brattleboro was received
few days ago by the Durham Bros.
company, It consisted of TAT cases of
rubber footwear, weighing 81 tons and
valued at more than $4,000. The ex-
press charges were Sl,074.
Since the armistice was signed, large
number of war orders have been with
drawn from the slate mills and finishing
shops at Hydeville, but they still have
plenty Of business.
George W. French of Bradford mar
rowly missed losing the sight of one
eye, which he bathed with undiuted car
bolie acid to relieve an inhamed con-
dition.
Rev. Verne L. Smith, pastor of the
Methodist church in Waterbury, has been
transferred to the Methodist church in
Beverly, Mass, and Rev. George HI
Locke of Essex Junction has been sent
to Waterbury.
An exploding kerosene lamp in the
home of Lewis ROGUE, ST., in Grand
Isle caused fire which burned to the
ground the building and all its CON.
tents. With Mr.. ROGUE lived Mr.. and
Mrs. Peter Mashtare and four children,
all Of whom are left destitute, without
clothing or provisions for the winter
Fifty bushels of potatoes were included
in the loss, also barrel of pork, which
had just been killed. Mr. ROGUE is a
veteran of the Civil war.
Rev. Charles Clariss of Coventry has
aceented a call to the pastorate Of the
Congregational church in Quechee and
axes up his duties there next week.
Dec was the 50th anniversary of the
marriage of Mr. and Mrs. j. j. Parker
of Sharon. Owing to the poor health of
Mrs. Parker, the observance was a quiet
one.
Miss Rose NJ LaRocl< of Rutland
sometime ago sent to Marshal Foch and
to General Pershing copies Of musical
selection of a patriotic nature soon TO
be published and she has received ac-
acknowledgement from both of the great
military leaders Marshal Foch expressed
his gratitude on a card and the Ameri
can general wrote a letter to Miss La.
Rock.
The mystery of the bronze Ilsley lion,
which disappeared one night recently
from its resting place on Washington
street, Middlebury, remains unsolved. as
not trace of its present location has
been found The animal must have
weighed 800 pounds and would fetch
n1iitn a ,rnnd a,1rn fnr it- natal