The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-01-25

In the town Of Lyndon for 1917 Their,
were 10 births, so deaths and " mar
riagcs.
One OF the sweaters sent in the last
box of Red Cross articles from Lyndon
was knit by man.
The Vermont militia will hold sum
mer muster, according to an announce
ment by Col. II. T. johnson.
II Is estimated that at the Red Cross
rooms in Burlington not less than 25C
different people work each week.
There is one case of what appears 10
be smallpox in Morrisville, the eight.
year.old daughter of Mr.. and Mrs w NJ
tombstone being i'll.
A valuable Scotch collie, belonging 10
Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Bragg of Hydeville,
and which died last week, had reached
the age of IA years.
A flying nail struck the eye of James
Donahue of Mortified Falls not long ago
and for a time it threatened to cause
the loss of its sight
Jerry Duggan of Mortified had one
eye painfully injured last week when a
COW hooked him there II is not thought
the sight is injured
Mrs. Nancy Aldrich of West Burke, ~
years of age, has just completed a pair of
stockings she has knitted for Robert Por-
ter, who is in training in Texas
Bennington county farmers are alive
to the possibilities of the county farm
bureau and at the annual meeting in
Bennington Jan. % more than 100 per-
sons were present.
In response to the governments call
for more helmets, the Rutland Red Cross
branch in last Mondays box shipped $50
of the head protectors. Less than a
month ago SO Others were shipped
Donat Frechette, son of Mrs. Edward
Frechette of st. Johnsbury, has received
military medal in France, for special
bravery in big engagement in which he
took part. He is fighting with the Cana.
dian forces.
Harrison 5. Thayer, son of l.. p Thay- |
or of Morrisvlle, was yeoman on the |
L. ). ;. Michigan, which in a terrible |
gale al sea lost on Jan. IL its foremost |
and had six men killed and three others
injured.
Mrs. c. J. Allen. on going to her hen.
house in Stratton recently, found a bob !
cat there which had killed six hens and
a rooster, all that she had. The animal
was killed and carried to the town clerks
office for the bounty.
VIII Grimes of Felchervile having
been called on the jury and away from
home at the time of the last big snow
storm, Mrs Grimes fed the SO head OF
cattle and other small stock Neighbors
helped her when they learned Of her pre-
dicament.
Daniel J. McDermott, who has been
immigration inspector in charge at New
port for the past 10 years. has received
notice that he has been transferred to
New Bedford, Mass, az Inspector in
charge at that port, the transfer to be
effective as soon as a man is assigned to
Newport.
Weather conditions have been so bad
in Brattleboro and vicinity that not
rural carrier from the Brattleboro office
has been able to make his full trip q
day this year. Four feet of snow is i'm
the roads on level while in places where 4
it has drifted the snow is from five to .
eight feet deep.
Cadmus S. Gates, Civil war veteran, /
member of Company X, 18th Vermont I,
Volunteers, died Jan. % at his home in
Swanton, aged so years. He had been in {
failing health for some time. He leaves I
no near relatives, his wife and only a
daughter, Mrs. Lester Green of Montpe- s
lier, being dead. He was a cousin of ex-
Gov Gates
The Connecticut river opposite Barnet
froze solid the middle of November and Y
has remained in that condition ever since.
Not the oldest inhabitant in that locality
IAN remember such a happening. as some
years the ice goes out several times dur
ing the winter, but this season it has not t
moved. f
Charles Parson of Bomoseen, who in n
ured one finger a few weeks ago bv z
sticking bone into il while dressing
ish, has been suffering from blood pois i
ming. which developed. One finger was t
'mputated as result, but the effect of G
he poison does not yet appear to be 2
topped and his condition is serious. Z
Mrs G. w Burke, while walking along =
lain street in Mortified few days ago. =
vas knocked down and made unconscious .
y being run into by boy on a sled,
casting down the Main street hill Mrs.
burke was made unconscious aud re- q
NAMED so for several hours. until it was Il
cared she had conclusion of the brain. 6.
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