The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-09-28
RANDOLPH
Serious Fire at Salisbury Mill Was Mar
rowly Averted.

An alarm of fire was sounded on Fri
day night at about 8 o'clock, which
proved to be at the Salisbury mill. A
prompt response by the fire company re.
suited in averting disastrous fire, and
the blaze was soon extinguished. The
fire caught over the boiler, and the dam
age viii amount to quite sum, much Of
this being caused from the water.
Mrs. Fred Ladue, who has been here
from st. Adams passing few days with
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Ladue, left here
Friday for Concord, N. H.
Mr. and Mrs G. A. Robinson of Erie
Pa, who have been passing several weeks
here with Charles Washburn and family
left Friday for their home.
Mrs. Mccarthy of Essex Center came
Friday to visit her sister, Mrs. Hills, who
lives on Park street, for few days.
Miss Mabel Guyett, who has been in
Whitehall, N. Y, for the last two weeks
visiting her father, returned home Thurs
day night.
Mrs. Lyndon Thomas, after passing
several days with her mother, Mrs. Edna
Fairbanks, left here Sunday for her home
in Salisbury, her husband coming to go
home with her.
Mrs. f. G. Angel went to Hanover,
n. H., this week, having been called by
the illness of her son, Wilmer Angel
who is suffering with the grip. Mr.. An
CELL improved and his mother returned
bone the next day,
Mrs. c. R, Steele left Wednesday for
Camp Devens, where her son, Carroll
Wadleigh, was i'll with pneumonia, and
his case was thought to be critical
Miss Lillian Rye, who is now employed
in the Office Of the Adams Express com
pany at New Haven, Conn, has come for
a two weeks vacation here with her par
ents, Mr., and Mrs. Z. P. Rye.
Mrs. G. M. Donahue, visitor here and
at Rochester for the last two months, re-
turned this week to her home in New
Haven, Conn
Mr., and Mrs. A. Mazzolini, Eugene, Al
fred and Edmund Mazzolini, have been
i'll for the past week with the grip. On
Tuesday morning the fruit store was
closed
Mrs. Frank Jones of Morrisville came
this week, having been summoned by the
death of her little niece, the daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs, Arthur Montgomery
Mrs A. 4. Bass and her daughter, Miss
Elaine Bass, went to Auburndale, Mass,
the first Of the week, where the daughter
win enter Lasell seminary. Mrs. Bass
viii remain in the city with friends for
about a week.
Mrs William St. Lawrence died at
about 10 o'clock Wednesday morning aft
er an illness of eight days with grip
which developed bronchial pneumonia.
II was thought that she was making a
good recovery when her heart failed, and
she died suddenly Mrs. Bertha Scribner
St Lawrence was 81 years of age and till
her marriage to Mr. st. Lawrence II
years ago, lived in Bethel with her grand
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Milo Goss Since
her marriage they have lived in town in
the same rooms where they were at the
time OF her death. Deceased is survived
by her husband and two sons, Fred, aged
To- and Eli, who is IA years of age The
funeral was held from the house Friday
afternoon and burial was in town.
Owing 70 the prevalence of the grip or
influenza in this place, it has been decid
ed to postpone the Kings Daughters
convention for time, and the order has
been given by the state president to that
effect.
II is said that there are large NUM-
Der Of cases Of the distempef in town
and the doctors are out all the time and
have hardly time for anything. There
are more than 100 cases in town, it is
estimated.
The sth Vermont regiment will hold
lts annual reunion in connection with
the reunion Of the surviving members
Of Go. G, sth Vermont regiment, at Ran
dolph, Friday, Oct Is. Only a half dozen
commissioned officers, Lieut. Col A. B,
franklin and five ieutenants and 200
non-commissioned officers and privates
survive.
Private Perley Terry of the medical de.
partment, Walter Reed hospital, Wash
ington, d. O., Is at the home Of his par.
ents, Mr. and Mrs w. M. Terry, on a
furlough and is now i'll with the grip.
Mr. and Mrs. F. S. Hewitt of Putney