The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-12-13
CABOT
Arthur Roy, Aged 10, Drowned While
Skating on River.

Skating on River.
Seldom has the community in general
sustained such a. shock as that of Thurs
day afternoon, Dec. 5, when the startling
news came that Arthur Roy, l0-year- old
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Raymond Roy, had
been drowned while skating on the river.
Directly after school closed for the day,
Arthur, with a schoolmate, Eddie La
deau, went skating on the meadow Of
E. A. Smith and from there to the river,
which is near. Both boys broke through
the ice, Eddie getting out with no diff
Guilty and trying manfully to assist Ar
thur. His strength was not sufficient to
grasp him from the current and the boy
was swept down under the ice. In a
short time large crowd had gathered
along the bank of the stream. and, after
an anxious search, the body was located
and taken from the water just before
dark by Walter Ford, and borne to the
home of the bereaved family, which is
about a mile from the village. Arthur
was boy of good habits, beloved by his
teacher and schoolmates, boy whom
everybody spoke well of His remains
were taken Saturday to Hardwick, where
funeral services were held in the Cath
Ollie church, with burial in the Catholic
cemetery. The sympathy of our entire
community is extended to the family and
other relatives in their sad affection.
Mr.. and Mrs Hiram Wilson and daugh-
ter, Mrs Charles George, Of Marshfeld,
were called here last Saturday to attend
the funeral of the infant son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Carroll Houghton.
Mr., and Mrs. Allison Smith of Plain
field were in town last Saturday to at
tend the funeral of the infant son of Mr.
and Mrs. Carroll Houghton.
William Kenaston met with an acct
dent recently while chopping in the
woods. He fell from log and hit on a
stub of limb which he had cut off and
broke one rib and hurt another.
A. NJ. Hodgdon went to Burlington on
Tuesday afternoon to attend the state
grange meeting as delegate from Cabot
grange.
The entertainment planned at the low
er village school, TO take place this week
Thursday evening, has been postponed
ing of Arthur Roy, who was a principal
participant in the Mother Goose" pag-
cant.
Next week Friday afternoon there will
be sale Of the articles made by the pu-
pills of lower Cabot school.
Mr. and Mrs. b. G. Rogers have been in
Boston the past week.
Mrs. Gertrude Wells went to Boston
Tuesday afternoon.
Miss Eva Clough was an over-Sunday
visitor with friends in Hardwick and at
tended the funeral of one Of her pupils,
Arthur Roy, who met such sad fate
while skating.
w. Fl. Myers has sold his place to Leo
Burbank.
The Cabot branch of the American Red
Cross made shipment Dec 10 of articles
valued at $2l0, these supplies going to
the Boston bureau of supplies. The ship
ment included the following; IL sheets,
rs bath towels, 80 hand towels, 20 hand
kerchiefs, napkins, % sweaters and 90
pairs of socks Cabot branch is called
upon for $50 pairs of socks, TO be com
pleted by Feb l. AS yet yarn has not
been received, but is expected daily.
The Judith Lyford Woman's club will
Dec IL. This is a social meeting and a
Christmas program has been outlined.
Each member is requested TO bring an
article valued at not more than 10 cents,
same to be well wrapped.