The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-03-04

DR.. Marion Bugbec Of Concord. former
~ of Hartford, sailed for France the first
of this month, to remain for six months
The little son of Charles Roy of West
Barnet pulled a kettle of hot water onto
himself recently, burning himself bad.
ly.
Austin Puffer, who died at his home
in Richford Feb % of eryspelas at the
age of 81 years, had been member of
the Methodist Episcopal church for ~
years.
The card system of selling sugar is
working out very satisfactorily in Bel
lows Falls. Since the system has been
adopted each person has been allowed
one-half pound per week
County Agent Sweeton of Brattleboro
estimates that the saving on quantity
of fertilizer just delivered to him for
the use of farmers in that county,
brought about a saving of from IS TO
$40 ton.
Rev. i. d. Face, clerk, chaplain and
teacher at the house of correction for
three years, but lately pastor of Meth
odist church in Delanson n. Y, has been
re-engaged for his old position at the
house Of correction in Rutland, and be-
gan his duties there to-day.
The house of Edward Daniels in Or.
well was destroyed by fire recently, no
bne being at home but Mrs. Daniels and
the children. Very little was saved
There was insurance on the buildings
but none on the goods, and the loss is
heavy.
Harry Reynolds, the boy who stole
horse and sleigh from South Burlington
and drove to Vergennes, was sentenced
in Burlington city court to spend the
rest of his minority in the industrial
school,
Miss Lorraine Il. Green, district
nurse in Springfield, is soon to enter the
service of the government as an army
nurse. AT a farewell party recently she !
was presented folding kodak, 50 in |
money and six rolls of films.
Burlington is said to be getting coal |
faster now than it can be unloaded. One /
concern there received 40 carloads within |
"a hours, and the same concern has 40
more cars on the way.
Among the 10 Smith college girls at the
college unit in France is Mrs Fahen-
stock of Dorset. The girls are helping
the French left destitute after German
raids and are looked upon with great
respect by the French people.
James II. Burke, formerly station
agent at Brattleboro, and before that in
the employ of the Central Vermont in
st. Adams, has resigned as general SUI
perintendent of the Northern Railway
company of Costa Rica and has offered
his services to the government. The
Vermont home of Mr.. Burke's family is
in Essex Junction.
Because of snow which fell during
Thursday night, the electric cars be-
tween Bellows Falls and Saxtons River
were not able to operate next day until
late in the afternoon, and 30 employees of
the Vermont Farm Machine company.J..
who live at Saxtons River, walked The '
five miles to their work.
Nine carloads of fertilizer have been
shipped from the Burlington Rendering
Co to various places in the state. The '
demand for fertilizer from Vermont T.
farmers is very large and the company o
is filling up with orders and is obliged u
to hold back many of them because of a
a scarcity of cars. el
Fl. w. Ward of New York, owner of y
Deer Park farm in Halifax, has sued the q =
town for $500 damages, claiming that -
the selectmen failed to comply with the :, =
law relating to assessing damages done I
10 sheep by dogs. He alleges that in
1915 he lost q sheep, the next year 20 Of
ind last year four sheep, all killed by
logs and that the town tried to settle g
or $50, which his attorneys returned.