The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-12-31
ABOUT THE STATE
Happenings of Interest from Diff
ferent Sections.

Eleven new cases of "fu" were report
ed in ST. Adams Friday, making 100 that
have developed since Dec. 5.
Miss Kathleen Hunt of Middebury,
who was severely burned on both feet
with acid while demonstrating at North
field seminary, East Northfeld, Mass, is
undergoing treatment at the Mary
Fletcher hospital in Burlington.
Franklin Dunshee, a New Haven boy,
was badly injured recently by the ex
plosion of dynamite cap, which he OBJ
tanned at the Green Mountain Lime
works. The ends of the thumb and two
fingers of his right hand were blown off,
There are so many cases of influenza
in Brattleboro that the health officer has
not been able to keep account OF them,
but approximately $50 homes have been
quarantined since the second epidemic
broke out. In many instances there are
several cases in house.
A sentence of three months in the
county jail for Mrs. Royce Kenyon Of
Rutland, because she spirited her chill
Adren away after the court had ordered
10 to turn them over to probation
GER, has been suspended for two years.
kpg which time she must provide a
Pile home for them.
Louise Pariseau of st. Adams has
letter from her son, Clarence,
he states that he was wounded
pau Thierry five months ago and
recovered yet, the nature of the
being such that he thinks he will
|hg those sent home in the near
although he does not explain fur.
plrs. Patrick Phean of Ludlow has re.
'Sceived word from the war department
OF the death of her son, Captain Edward
Phelan, in France, of influenza, Dec. g.
Captain Phelan was 80 years of age and
native of Mount Holly. After gradu-
ating from Black River academy and the
University of Vermont, he took post
graduate course at Harvard college. For
several years he had been practicing
medicine at North Brookfeld, Mass.
A family with record hard to beat
along the lines of war service, is that
Of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles L. Wentworth
of East Dover. They have three sons
with the A. +. T. in France, Mr.. Went
worth is a veteran Of the Civil war, Mrs.
Wentworth's father, Corp. William Har-
rington, was killed in action in the Civil
war and three uncles of Mr.. Wentworth
and two Of his wife's saw service in the
Civil war.
General and Mrs Jocelyn of Burling-
ton have announced the marriage of
their daughter, Dorothy, to Brig, Gen.
William Irving Westervelt, Z. s. A., at
Eyreux, France, Dec. %. Miss Jocelyn
has been engaged in hospital service with
the wounded from French battlefeds for
the last two years, first under the French
government and recently with the Amer
lean Red Cross General Westervelt is OF
the West Point class of 1900, with serv-
ice since graduation in the field artillery
and ordnance, and at present overseas
with General Pershing's command
A large barn on the Mcintyre Broth
ers' farm at Belgo, five miles northeast
of Castleton, was destroyed by fire, to-
gether with the contents, including six
cows and q calf an automobile, milk
wagon, ensilage cutter, some hens, and
large number of farming tools. A silo
and large stack of straw nearby were
also burned, The loss is estimated at
$1,000 and is partly covered by insur-
ance. The members of the family were
about to start for Hubbardton, where
they were to attend Christmas tree ex-
ercises, when they discovered the fire at
Gas o'clock It had big start when
discovered and it was impossible to do
more than to save the other buildings
The cause of the fire is mystery.