The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-10-11

among Jne appointments HauB ny tHe
var department and announced recently
we're the following Vermonters: First
lieutenant, medical, Dean $. Drake, White
River junction, and second lieutenant,
Iir service (aeronautics), John j. Lynch
# Rutland.
Mr.. and Mrs, Marcisse Lucier died in
II. Adams Monday evening, Mr.. Lucier
Il the st. Adams hospital and Mrs. Lucier
lome A double funeral was held on
Wednesday.
j. Colby Stoddard, prominent lawyer
II Orleans, died Saturday of pneumonia.
lie was Al years of age and was formerly
n the law office of Bates, May & ST
nonds of st. Johnsbury. In 1916 he was
llected states attorney and had practiced
aw in Orleans for the past IA years.
H. H. Colburn of Wellesley, Mass, has
been engaged as an instructor of the in
lustrial education department in the
Rutland high school at a salary of ST 800
year This is new branch of work in
Rutland, and Mr. Colburn is considered
we'll fitted for the place, as he has had
iix years of practical experience in shop
work and has taught for the last seven
years. He received his training in the
Ringe Manual Training school in Cam
bridge, Mass, and at the Massachusetts,
Institute of Technology, Boston.
All the fourth year medical men of the
University of Vermont are engaged in
Earious parts of the state in helping to
heck the influenza epidemic.
DIR. Henry j, Potter, a prominent Ben
,ington physician, died this week of the
Influenza. He was 54 years old and so
lar as known leaves no relatives
Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Ward of Morrisville
lave received word that their son, Ernest,
reported seriously wounded in France
vas killed Their other son, Frank, is Sc
iously i'll with pneumonia
Mrs. Archie Daignault of Winooski, on
Ter way to the Mary Fletcher hospital to
Fisit her mother, who is i'll with typhoid
ever, neglected to get off at the right
place and then attempted to jump from
Ihe moving electric car. She had her
,aby in her arms and both were thrown
With considerable force. The baby was
ninjured, but Mrs Daignault had to re-
main at the hospital for treatment for
several days.
Leon p. Marcy, son of Mr.. and Mrs
Louis Marcy of johnson, died in re-
Tuiting camp at Syracuse, N. Y, after
hree and ne-half weeks of training, He
was q years old and was TO have been
married Oct, TO Miss Jennie Mcleod OF
Boston Pearl DAVIS, another johnson
10y died at Camp Devens few days ago
VI pneumonia, He was 81 years old and
had been in the service but few months
Frank d. Squires of Rutland was fined
$3.50 for throwing from the f. w.
SquiTes restaurant George Larner of that
,ity. II is alleged that there was some
trouble over paying for lunch that Lar
Ter had just had Larner was badly cut
about the nose and over one ear when he
struck the sidewalk.
A pet cat belonging to Misses Mae and
Emma Mcguire of Hydeville recently
brought in a mouse that was marked like
/ Holstein COW, large amount Of white
md few years ago one of their neigh
bors reported seeing one in his barn that
vas almost all white.
Malcolm Parent a Vergennes young
nan, who had been at the mechanical
training school at Tufts college only a
ew weeks, died there this week of in
luenza.
Mr.. and Mrs. 0. W. Edison, who have
been employed for six years at Lake
Mansfield in Stowe, have resigned and
will move to their village home Dec. l.
Mrs, Edison had been housekeeper and
head waitress, and Mr.. Edison had been
manager Of the farm stock, fish hatchery
ind electric light plant.
Mrs. Freeman Willett of Burlington
observed her l02d birthday anniversary at
Ter home Sunday. She entertained mum.
Der OF friends and received several pres
nts. Mrs. Willett is enjoying good health
md her eyesight is excellent. She is
lbout the house daily and spends consid-
srable time sewing and reading.
A black bear, weighing about l25
pounds, was shot at Bolton few DAYS
Igo by Frank May of Burlington.
Because six to eight of those who died
of influenza in Castleton were employees
Df the Staso Milling company, ground
slate manufacturers, members of the
state board Of health have been requested
TO perform an autopsy on the bodies to
determine if there is anything about the
business which would tend to hasten
Heath in case of illness In the grinding
Of the slate dust arises, and the au.
thorities wish to know if there is any.
Thing about it which would tend to lower
persons resistance to disease
Judge Daniel Kellogg, SO, of Westmin.
ster, formerly postmaster in Brattleboro
Ind some years ago one of the assistant
Judges Of Windham county, died sudden
" of heart disease Tuesday at his home.
Julian c, Taft, 50, of Townshend died
Tuesday at the Memorial hospital in
Bratteboro, where he had been brought
10 undergo an operation for diabetes, but
was found too i'll to be operated upon
Mr., Taft had been suffering from the dis.
Ease for five years, but had kept about
bis work until week before his death
+, IN Townshend where he had always lived
except for one year in New York, he was
lumberman, truckman, undertaken and
general business man.
Frank L. Welman of Guilford, admin.
ktrator Of the estate of Newton Fl. Car,
penter of Wilmington, has brought an
action for tort for $4,000 against Il. |
Dupont de Nemours & Co, a powder
company doing business in Delaware The
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