The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-06-12
ABOUT THE STATE
HAPPENINGS OF INTEREST FROM
DIFFERENT SECTIONS

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HAPPENINGS OF INTEREST FROM
DIFFERENT SECTIONS
Springfield had LAO subscribers 10 It's
war chest.
The Middlebury Marble company has
suspended operations indefinitely.
A junior Rutland county farm bureau
has been formed, the leader being Leon
+. Smith of Pittsford.
Brattleboro merchants are considering
the plan of closing their stores Tuesday
afternoons through the summer.
Alderman Albert w. Billado OF Rut'
land is a candidate for election 10 the
office of sheriff OF Rutland county.
Mrs. Marcia Selman has resigned the
pastorate of the Universalist church in
Chester and has gone to Scituate, Mass
A class of 1875 girls has signed up in
Burlington to form class for physical
betterment. DIR. T. L, Hays is physical
director.
Thirteen houses are 10 be built on Hill
crest, in Springfield, this summer for
the Fellows Gear Sharper and the Jones
& Lamson companies.
The new tale mine at johnson caved IN
last week, burying three men or the
three, only Wayland Mills, who had a
leg broken, was severely injured.
Although parents of large family OF
their own, Mr.. and Mrs. c. n. Jackson
have decided to keep the baby boy which
was left on the steps of their home in
Milton last week.
Elbridge L. Farmer, aged 6s, died at
the Rockingham hospital in Bellows Falls
Sunday night after an illness OF five
weeks. For 20 years he worked for the
Vermont Farm Machine company and
for the last six years had lived in West
minister.
Word has been received by Mrs. j. c. |
Jasmin of Rutland of the death OF her !
brother, Benjamin L. Carter, OF the l02d |
infantry in France, which occurred May |
g. Mr.. Carter lost one leg and the 9TH |
er was badly injured.
Mrs. Silas A. Ilsley of Middlebury has
promised to subscribe the last $1,000 to-
ward the Liberty endowment fund of
100000, which Middlebnry college is
now seeking to raise President Thomas
reports that $4,000 must be subscribed
before July l to complete the fund.
On the platform of the union station
at Burlington Monday, 10 cans of cream,
containing 100 quarts, were unceremo-
niously dumped when the railing around
the truck of the express company sud
denly gave way. The cream was billed
to the Coon Ice Cream company of Bur
lington.
Walter LLOYD of Worcester, Mass,
alias James Mitchell of Boston, was ar
rested in Winooski last week, charged
with violation of the espionage act.
At hearing Monday Lloyd said he had
registered and filled out his QUESTIONABLE
IN Massachusetts,, but could not produce
his credentials. Lloyds alleged offense
of his having obstructed the
draft law 1t is said he talked over the ,
law with Ernest Wiley of Winooski q
Guy Blood Of Rockingham pleaded gull J
tY in Brattleboro municipal court Mon 1
day to intoxication, and then was charged !
with operating an automobile while in
,oxciated. After remarking that he ]
would not have pleaded guilty to the
pending, he pleaded guilty also to the
10 ,an4inYiad far fxrrn
weeks. Blood was running a car which
overturned in Putney Sunday and spilled
,ut all the occupants, without injuring
anybody.
Sixteen years ago, W. f. Giddings of a
Springfield caught mud turtle and fast /
med to its shell small plate stamped h
With his name and address. He put the /
urtle in a water barrel and during the .
light it made its way out and disap-
reared. May 90 of this year the same !
urtle appeared at the home of Perley VI
/. Gordon near Gould's Mills and Mr.. &
1ordon still has it. Only once during .,
he l6 years had the turtle been seen be- {,
ore, and that was four or FIVE years :
fter it escaped, when Wilbur johnson &
aw it about two miles from where it 3.
vas found now. :,
At the Claremont General hospital, M
There Miss Stella Durham, the Windsor h,
sunday school teacher who was giving h,
er pupils an outing in the car of d. Z. NJ
damn of Windsor, was taken after an a
ccident in which the car was involved, it =,
vas found necessary to amputate her 81
light arm at the shoulder Miss Durham ~
ell in the path of the machine and her 20
weater sleeve caught in the shaft, break -,
ng her arm and practically tearing it 81
rom the shoulder socket. Miss Durham er
etained consciousness and directed the Wy Wy
FORK of her own rescue. 1t was neces-
airy to saw away the brake rods with a pe
ack saw to free her. o'
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