The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-04-15
ABOUT THE STATE
HAPPENINGS OF INTEREST FROM
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There are 20 applicants for liquor IL
censes in Winooski village and one In
Shelburne
r. n. Booth OF Burlington has brought
suit To recover $4,000 from the New
York Central Railway company, con
tract case.
TX Governor Samuel w. pingree OF
Hartford has so far recovered from his
recent serious illness with pneumonia
that he is able TO be outdoors on pleasant
days
The Holland Creamery company of
Holland has leased the j. G. Turnbull
company's plant nc Derby Line and will
make il available for pasteurizing and
churning at once.
The body Of George Reese, jr, a soldier
at Camp Greene, Charlotte, ~ G., who
died of German measles and compiled
tions, was brought to Ferrisburg last
week for funeral services and burial.
Gerritt Forbes of New York has
brought suit in Rutland county court
against the Green Mountain Marble com
pany and the United Marble company,
their successors. to recover S2T 800, al
legged to be the balance due on note,
The city mission work at st. Johns
bury is to be continued, plans having
been made to raise 81, 800 for the support
of the enterprise. Over 100 boys have
been enrolled in the organization. A
physical director for boys and girls is
to be engaged.
The hospital at Springfield is now 80
crowded that when five victims of fire
were carried there last week they had
to be put in cots in the operating room.
There were 20 patients in the hospital,
and l6 had been the number for a week.
Robert Moher of Rutland was injured
in peculiar manner while in store in
that city April IL, when pile of heavy |
linoleum toppled over and struck him on
the head and one foot. There were no
broken bones, but severe bruises kept |
Mr.. Moher in the house for several days. |
Harry A. Bartlett died at his home in |
st. Johnsbury April after a long ill., |
ness with Bright's disease. His death |
occurred just month after that of his
mother, Mrs. Lydia Bartlett, and her
body, which was placed in the tomb, was
inferred the same day as was that of her
son.
Less than go Burlington women have
declared on personal property this year,
and April 20 is the last day ON which
they can do so and be privileged to vote
next year. Unless one holds real estate,
il is necessary to declare on their per-
sonal property every year, in order to
have their 4ames on the tax list.
William McNaughton lost a barn on
his farm in Danville by fire last week.
He had been burning grass in the field
near the barn. but did not think the
building was in danger as there was a
snowdrift around it. Some time later
the barn was discovered to be on fire. In
it were 20 tons of hay and some farming
tools.
Otis Gilbert, for is years steward at :
the. Van Ness house in Burlington, !
dropped dead in his yard in that city Fri }
day, heart trouble being the cause Mr.. !
Gilbert had been the proprietor of the =
Gilbert inn for two and one-half years !
and sold out only few days before his !
death. He was the reader in the Chris
tian Science church in Burlington.
The death of Willard f. Strong of
Benson, which occurred at the home of
his son in Poultney recently, resulted
from an accident. Mr. Strong was rid
ing in the back of wagon when a boy
threw SNOWFALL, which frightened the
horse and caused it to jump, throwing p
Mr.. Benson into the road Several ribs h
were broken, pneumonia developed, and
his death followed. h
Two institutions and three residents of n
are to receivesJegaeies from
he will of the late William NJ. Sanford,
member of the firm of Hannibe Green's n
Sons Of Troy, n. Y. The Old First Con- y
gregational church of Old Bennington is 9
$1,000, and st. Peters Eps q
opal church of Bennington is to receive
i 900. Three residents of Old Benning- 81
on are also remembered: Mary R. San \
ord, niece, $4,000; Mary S. Jennings,
niece, $4,000; Marie H. Sanford, sister hi
n-law, 1000 81
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DR.. Edward Taylor, who has been
working on the infsntile paralysis situ- :
tion with the state board of health for
he past two years, has gone TO New
FORK, and on April 20 will leave for
South Africa, to which
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