The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-01-02

int NntnttI farmer II hThiHS Wv
cord for wood which he is drawing q
Springfield
4 girls camp is to be opened next sum
mcr on Woods island in the Great Back
bay at ST, Adams, owned by ). ;. Ballard
81 Montpelier.
The condition of City Judge Il. &
Swinncrton of Rutland, who is critically
III in Homeopathic hospital, Buffalo, is
more favorable.
When Mrs H. NJ l\uch Of Wallngford
hands in the work she has ut home, she
will have completed 90 pairs OF paJamas
fer the Red Cross.
The winter term of the Castleton nor.
nal school will open Tuesday, Jan. 10,
the students and teachers reaching Gas.
tlcton the l4th, Monday.
The marriage of Miss Mildred Foster,
youngest daughter of the late Congress
man and Mrs David J. Foster, to Leroy
Peterson of New York City took place
in New York Saturday.
lie MetftOulSU cnurcn III FanlaA
caught fire Sunday from an overheated
furnace during the morning service and
large hole had to be chopped in the
floor before the blaze was eXtinguished.
John Moran, jr. of West Rutland, a
brakeman on the ID. q II. road, narrowly
escaped being killed few days ago when
an engine backed onto him, knocking him
down and crushing his right foot, sever
ing three toes and part OF his heel.
James f. Smith, teacher of science in
St Johnsbury academy in 1910 and 1911,
sails for France soon to do y. M. G. A.
work For the past three years he had
been principal of the Keene, ~ H., high
school. He is native of Hartford
The house known as the old Dolloff
place in Newark was totally destroyed
by fire Friday morning. Most of the fur
nishings were burned and the few articles
saved were badly damaged. The house |
was occupied by Mrs. Lila Buzzell and
Mrs Sarah Chamberlain.
Harold r. Giddings, Pittsford young
man. died at the Proctor hospital Dec 20, |
following an operation. He was an ac
tive worker in the Congregational church |
and for two years was superintendent of
the Sunday school. His wife survives,
to whom he was married last April.
In Burlington and vicinity hundreds
OF barrels of potatoes and other vege
tables were frozen and rendered worth.
less by the extreme cold of the past few
days. Many farmers who had held onto
their stock for higher prices will get
nothing as a result.
Mrs Marianne Gibson, a long time
resident of Hyde Park, is the oldest
member of the Red Cross so far az
known. She is nearly l02 years old,
having been born April 20. 1916 Her
mind is perfectly clear and she is able TO
converse as intelligently as much
younger person.
Frank $. Rand of Brattleboro, who is
employed as a tool maker at the Ma
tonal Automatic Machine Co.'S plant, ,
met with painful accident while run G
ming lathe. One of the screws loosened
and an inch bolt pierced his left hand
through the palm. 1t severed the ten,
Ions, but no bones were broken. I
Mr.. and Mrs. Alex Sleight of Fair Ha- Z
zen are in serious condition as a result :
,f burns which resulted from an oil heat 3
II being left in too close proximity to s
curtains The bedroom being cold, Mrs. y
'leight arose early, lighted the stove and q
hen went back to bed and dropDed q
sleep. Sitting smoke awoke her and in s.
attempting to extinguish the fire her q
tight clothes caught fire. She ran to 4
he roof and there her husband and s,
leighbors found her and succeeded in $
uttng out the blaze, although the for g,
ner was badly burned about the head q
nd hands in so doing g
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