The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-10-03
BETHEL
Louis E. Dean, Aged 81 Was First Vic
tim of influenza.


Louis E. Dean, Aged 81 Was First Vic
tim of Influenza.
Louis Z. Dean, aged "a years, was the
first local victim of the epidemic now so
widespread locally and generally His
death occurred about midnight Tuesday
after an extremely severe illness, during
which because Of the shortage of nurses,
he was taken to the sanatorium He is
survived by his wife, who was Grace
Washburn, son, Harry; stepfather,
Hamlin g, Barnes; four brothers, Roy
Coady of Rochester, Corp, Leon O. Barnes
of the American expeditionary forces,
Raymond Barnes, an honorably dis
charged soldier, and Mendal Barnes, and
two sisters, Mrs, Walter Winot of Roch-
ester and Cora Barnes. He was one of
the best known and best liked young men
in town, for several years having been
employed as meat cutter at the Kimball
market. The funeral will be held to-
morrow at 2 p. IN. in the Methodist
church.
Miss Maud Rogers is home from Wal
pole, Mass, where she has been engaged
for year in the practice of her profes-
sion as nurse.
Among the younger people who have
been more seriously ill are Kenneth Wal
lace, Harry Persons and wis Jenney.
The supply of available physicians has
improved materially within few days.
DR.. 0. V. Greene has worked almost con
tinuously day and night for week or
more, part of the time he seemed about
the only available physician, and prob
ably he has made record for number of
calls in week, due in part to his swift
roadster, which carries him as safely
over hills and bad roads as on good roads.
DR.. 0. d. Greene, however, has been get
ting back into practice little more. DIR.
Z. G. Blrrell has recovered from an ill
ness which shut him in week or more.
DIR. F. A. EdUunds, after a few months
at Hillcrest hospital, Pittsheld, Mass,
has responded to the urgent call Of his
townspeople and once more is banishing
disease by psychical means as much as
physic. DR.. R. M. Chase, the veteran
dentist of AZ years standing, always is
ready for medical or surgical call in an
emergency. DR.. f. G. Fletcher Of Gays
vile enjoys a large practice in town and
physicians from Randolph have been
called in the present stress by no means
infrequently.
Miss Agnes Reynolds has arrived from
Newfoundland, Pa, to assist in the care
of her mother, who is seriously i'll.
Mr.. and Mrs w. E. Grant are here
from Springfield to assist in the care Of
Mrs EstelIa Grant, Miss Marion Grant
and Miss Josephine Lane, who are ill.
The public safety committee will be
glad to have the names of persons of
either six who are willing to give day
or night, more or less, to the care OF
sick people in families where everyone is
sick and nurses are not obtainable Sew
eral patriotic people already have yolun-
teered for this purpose, or having been
drafted have responded cheerfully.
Among the families in which all or near
ly all have been i'll are those Of Grover
Bowen, w. H. Smith, 7. r. Jenney and
G. +. Shepard.
OF eight or ten employees Of the Bethel
mills all but one or two have been laid
up with more OF less serious attacks of
grip or pneumonia.
George II. Davis, a Boston policeman,
is visiting his father, c. NJ. Davis, and
uncle, E. n. Davis
Archie r. Simonds, whose death at
Camp Merritt was reported yesterday, is
we'll kno,yn here, where his parents lived
several years. He Was here on fur
Tough last summer from Camp Wads-
worth, dividing his time between his
parents in Barre and his family at AL
bert NJ. Bowen's, his wifes old home In
his uniform he looked 4'eyery inch sol
dier" and his death is universally de-
plored.
The fourth Liberty loan committee in
the persons of at least some of its mem
bers is making brave effort in the
midst of the depression of general illness
to put town over the top for at least
its allotment Of $4,000.
Among the more seriously i'll people
have been A. G., Batcheller, Mrs. E. l..
Knight, Walter Sawyer and Mrs. S. l..
Abbott
j. B. Sargent Of West Lebanon, n. H.,
Maurice A. Butman and Harry b. Ward
ner Of Cornish Flats, ~ H., were here
yesterday in connection with Mr., Sar
gents lumber interests in Barnard.
Thomas Lane of Barre was a Bethel
inn guest over night