The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-05-24
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Brandon Is having drive for il ~
ehest this week.
Newports war chest drive will begi
May - and last for one week.
One fishing party At Peaeham pom
caught ga in short time saturda.
night.
Rev. Dr. ~ A. Poole Of St. Johnsbur!
Is 10 be the memorial day speaker a
Barnet.
The electric power plant for SwantoI
illage, located at Highgaie Falls, vii
probably be completed this week
Posted in conspicuous places in all th'
stores Of Orleans Is this notice, VIII yot
take your change in thrift stampsf'
Mrs. Della A. Audsley, 50 years of age
died at the home of her sister, Mrs. b
{. G;uindon in Bristol recently Of old age
When the floor Of sawdust bin at
'HfiDuIUt l4tUK w fso0h A'NsfNf
way few days ago, three cows and
bull were killed.
/. A. Boden, for nine wears principal Of
Derby academy, has been engaged rs
principal Of the high school at Ludlow
for the coming year
Clarence II. Alger. for three years en-.
cineer at the industrial school at Yer
games. has enlisted in the engineer corps
Of the United States.
Raw Faufaw of West Charleston has
been inyalided home from France and
is in a sanatorium in Virginia for treat.
ment for a hung trouble contracted in
France.
Prof, c. G. Ross. principal of Pescham
academy, having been called to report
for war service on graduation day, the
exercises of graduation took place this
morning, instead of tonight.
George German of Orleans, who had
expected to leave for military duty on
May 25, has been put into the deferred
class and will continue his work as
state inspector of creameries and their
patrons.
Twenty-six years ago May q the
ground was covered with snow to depth
of about three inches, light storm fall
ing which piled up on the boughs OF trees
and bent them down with its weight.
NJ w. Wilson, associate editor of the
Bristol Herald, has publicly announced
his candidacy for the office of senator
for Addison county. He is the FIRST
ayowed candidate from that county. He
is prohibition candidate.
Many of the smaller shade trees. es
pecially NAPLES, in Orleans are either |
wholly or partly dead due to the severe |
winter. numbers of them being split open |
by the frost Many apple trees and |
shrubs are also dead
G. A. Slayton has resigned as a mem
Der of the Morristown board of school
directors and of the municipal wood cou-
mittee His duties as superintendent Ct
the water and light department have in
creased until they take his whole time.
The r. W. Eldridge company in Or
leans has completed 50-foot addition
to its handkerchief factory and has in
stalled eight new machines, making Sc
in all, The building when completed will
admit 100 machines. A new steam heat
ing plant is being put in also.
Miss Caroline +. Dearborn observed the
both anniversary of her birth at the
home of her great-niece, Mrs. W. e.
stevens, in Saxtons River, May Is. Miss
Dearborn was born in Corinth in 1928 !
and went to Bellows Falls from West
ropsham in 1890. !
Private Raymond Hitchcock of the
bird service company, signal corps, was
arrested May Is in Swanton and taken
o Fort Ethan Allen, from which place
ne had been absent without leave for
he second time. His home is in High
gate Springs and he is 26 years old
Cecil, l0-year- son of Mr.. and Mrs
1arrol Alexander, was badly burned at
lis home in Barton few days ago while
to build fire and using gas
line instead of kerosene A burst of
lanes covered his neck arms and BODY
nd one foot of his mother, as she tried
o assist him in putting out the fire. The
ondition of the child is critical
An electrical shower in Milton Mon.
ay afternoon did considerable damage,
triking a chimney on the house of Da-
id Garrow and giving the occupants Of
he house bad shock: striking tree,
ear which Edward Lovely was planting I
otatoes and giving him a severe shock;
lso knocking down horse in a nearby
he'd.
Frank, six-year- son of Frank E.
Vheelock of st. Johnsbury, was drowned
tuesday, night in Sleeper's river near
re long railroad trestle, where he was
aiding having slipped away from home
it'll another boy about his own age. The
7heelock boy got beyond his depth and