The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-10-31
ABOUT THE STATE
HAPPENINGS OF INTEREST FROM
DIFFERENT SECTIONS

Mr. and Mrs Charles H. Grandy cele-
brated their 50th wedding anniversary
at their home in Middlebury Oct. 20. A
large attendance had been planned for,
but owing to the influenza quarantine
only members of the immediate family
We're present.
The house of Claude Somers in West
Barnet was destroyed by fire one day
last week. Two years ago his barn was
struck by lightning and burned to the
ground. The structure was rebuilt and
last summer the new barn was blown to
the ground by the tornado.
Vermonters named in the Al appoint
ments announced by the war department
Oct. 20 were: Second lieutenant, engi-
neer, Leon II. Powers, East Burke; sec
ond lieutenant, sanitary, Charles N. Va
lade, Burlington; second lieutenant, air
service, aeronautics, Lyle G. Churchill,
Londonderry.
Miss Roa Eaton, formerly of Bristol,
is to make her debut in America with
the Metropolitan Opera Co. just before
the holidays. Miss Eaton was born in
Bristol and passed most of her childhood
there Her father was Calvin Eaton, of
that town, and her mother was Miss
Emma Jane Bissonette, of Hinesburg.
The home Of the late ex-Gov. Stewart
in Middlebury was entered last week and
ransacked from top to bottom, it was
discovered last Sunday. Cigarette stubs
were scattered all over the house and
there were evidences that the intruders
had enjoyed lunch. Nothing of value
was found missing. The property is
owned by Gov. Stewards daughter, Mrs.
Swift, of Crosse Point.
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Joseph Carafano of Rutland. long
time employee Of the Howe Scale Co.
of Rutland, was arrested Sunday at
St, Johnsbury by Deputy Sheriff Pas
cal Ricci and it is expected that war
rants will be issued for others associated
with the plant as result of the alleged
discovery of the stealing by the whole
sale of brass and other metal, finished
lumber and other valuable material
owned by the company
Lawrence Leonard, son Of Eugene s.
lstOIldIu VI btiiONs IT dilss tudlI mail vi
the Windham county draft board, has
passed the physical examination for en-
trance to the United States military
academy at West Point. He graduated
from the Bellows Falls high school last
June Two older brothers are in the
service, one with the signal corps in
France and the other in the S. A. r. r.
at Dartmouth college
Henry Clifford, five, son Of Mr., and
Mrs I. F. Clifford Of Franklin, N. f.,
and grandson of DR.. and Mrs. Henry
Tucker of Brattleboro, is in the eye and
ear infrmary in Boston for treatment
to save the sight OF an eve injured Oct.
IA at his home when BIB shot from an
air gun in the hands Of q playmate
struck him. The wound produced in.
slant hemorrhage land a cataract has
already formed, which will have to be
removed later.
William Haswell, who was perhaps the
oldest printer in New England, has Just
died at North Adams, Mass, at the age
of 90 Mr. Haswell, notwithstanding
his age, worked at his trade until three
weeks ago He was born at Bennington
in 1928, and came from an old Vermont
family He learned the printing trade
and had continuously worked at it for
more than 70 years, During this time
he had been employed by newspapers in
different New England cities and towns
but for the past As years lived in North
Adams. For more than 80 years he had
been employed by the North Adams
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