The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-10-05
ABOUT THE STATE
HAPPENINGS OF INTEREST FROM
DIFFERENT SECTIONS

reported TO the health officials at Hard
wick, although at present there are only
two of them which are of a serious ma
ture.
Mrs Sarah Poreau of Pittsford has
received word that her grandson, Lieut..
Chester c. Thomas, formerly of that
place, who has been an instructor at
Camp Hancock, Ca, since his return
from France, has received a commission
as a captain,
Ernest Putnam, son of Mr. and Mrs.
James Putnam of West Rutland, was
recently thrown in football game and
his collar bone was broken. Five years
ago he suffered a similar injury.
Mrs Frank Warren was recently
burned rather badly at her home in
White River Junction, when she tainted
while carrying a lighted lamp, which set
Ere to her clothing.
Harold A. Aldrioh of Vershire died in
the hospital at Newport, r. l., Sept. TO-
Of pneumonia He was only 10 years OF
age and had enlisted in the navy Aug. s.
During the eight months between No
vember 1917, and July, 1918, Mrs. Paul
Willard of Sheffield has knitted for the
Red Cross 80 pairs of socks, 10 sweat
ers, nine helmets and five mufflers.
Ralph A. Winch, l2-year.old East
Wallingford lad, planted 10 pounds Of
seed potatoes last May and recently dug
about $40 pounds, of which very few
were small and not one rotten. Many of
them weighed one and half pounds
while one weighed two and fourth
pounds.
Corp. George w. Barrett OF South Bur
lington, who was recently mentioned in a
casualty list as missing in action, has
written to his father, David Barrett,
stating that he is in a base hospital,
suffering from a slight wound received
in action, July Is. He is member OF
Co. l, 59th infantry.
Attorney John S. Dorsey of Rutland
has been elected secretary and treasurer
of the Marble City Farm Loan associa-
ton of the federal land bank Of Spring
field, Mass, which has jurisdiction in
that vicinity.
Rev. Fraser Metzger of Randolph is
seeking commission as a lieutenant in
the fighting service. He has made appli-
cation to the military training camp
committee for admission to Camp Zach.
airy TAYLOR for instruction, where field
artillery officers are trained. Rev.
Metzger is of draft age, as he will not
be 46 until Oct. 26.
Mrs. H. E. Blance Gibson, for nearly
40 years an employee at the Brattleboro
retreat and since 1898 the matron there,
died last week.
On account of the prevailing epidemic
the 46th annual meeting of the surviv-
ing members of the First regiment, Yer
mont cavalry, which was TO have been
held in St. Adams Oct II, has been in
definitely postponed by order of A. c.
Stoughton of Burlington, president of
the association.
AT recent meeting of the Vermont
State Pharmaceutical association, held
ait Burlington, f. w. Bribin of Water
bury was elected one of the trustees Of
the permanent fund
A memorial service for Sergt Herbert
Bell was held at Highgate Springs last
Sunday In 1915 he was at the Mexi
can border and after being honorably
discharged from the service, re-enlisted
last October. He was killed in action
July 20, being the first Highgate boy to
make the supreme sacrifice.
DR.. o. f. Blanchard of Randolph has
been appointed director of dental work
in Orange county by the Preparedness
League Of American Dentists. This is a
government organization whose object is
TO look after the teeth of the men who
are to become soldiers in the army, and
to place them in proper condition.
Captain Judson II. Cole, formerly
prominent Bennington physician and
surgeon, who has been attending the
Rockefeller institute at New York City
for the past several weeks, has been as
signed to duty at the base hospital at
Staten Island, where he has been APP
pointed chief surgeon at the post hospi-
tai at Fort Totem.