The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-12-09
ABOUT THE STATE
Happenings of Interest from Dlf-
ferent Sections.

The work of demobiizing the students
army training corps at Middebury col
lege is progressing rapidly.
The little child of Mr.. and Mrs Halsey
Harlow of Coventry is in a hospital for
treatment. She swallowed a nail.
Barton F. Grout of Derby, mechan-
ic, has filed a petition in bankruptcy
in the office in Rutland of the clerk Of
the United States court. He has liabili-
ties of $237976 and assets of 1873, of
which $3.50 is claimed exempt.
A farewell reception was held Friday
evening in Burlington in honor of James
+. Tracy, for 10 years connected with
the Burlington Daily News, who left to-
day for New York City, where he will
train for brief period and then go over
seas for a year in Y M. c. A. work.
Prof. Charles Baker Wright, who was
appointed acting president of Middle
bury college when DIR. J. NJ. Thomas
left to join the service in October, has
been obliged by i'll health to give up the
work for the present and has gone on a
trip to seek recuperation. DR. Edward
d. Collins will take Prof. Wright's place
during his absence.
Two members of the S. A. T. G. at the
University of Vermont died Friday
Evan Frank Harvey of Woodstock and
Clinton L, Smith of Williamstown. Har-
yey was 10 years old and graduated from
the Woodstock high school last June.
Smith was % years old and is survived
by his parents and one sister. Influenza
was the cause of both deaths. A third
death there from the same cause recent
ly was that of Graydon G, Ames Of
West Addison.
The first Congregational church of
Northampton, Mass, has extended call
to Rev. Richard Fl. Clapp, pastor of the
Center Congregational church of Brattle-
boro. He is considering the call, II he
accepts, he viii be given a much larger
salary than he gets at Brattleboro, will
have thoroughly repaired parsonage to
move into. a six weeks vacation every
year and his moving expenses paid.
Lieut.. Walter NJ Tenney, the st. Al
bans man who has been confined in
German prison since he was taken pris-
oner by the Germans at the battle of
Seicheprey on April "a, has been re.
leased, according to a dispatch from the
war department, which, Arthur G. Ten
ney, brother of the imprisoned man, re-
ceived recently. Lieut.. Tenney passed
through Switzerland Nov. 20 to France.
By reason of contracts pending when
the armistice was signed and new build
ings erected at the University of Yer
mont for housing the large number of
men who were members of the students
army training corps, the government of
the United States is to adjust the terms
of the contracts as soon as bills are
presented. Buildings erected for only
temporary use will be RACED. Nearly 100
men Of the signal corps have been dis
charged already and the men Of the me-
chanical school are also being discharged
as rapidly as possible.
Lieut.. Leonard B. Fuller, who was
killed in an aviation accident in France
Oct. 3, and for whom a memorial service
was held in East Concord on recent
sunday, was born in Bloomfield % years
ago, the son Of Mr.. and Mrs. Asa Fuller.
When II years of age he began to plrash
in the Methodist church at Luuenhurg
ana in East Concord, continuing with
those churches for Is months At the
time he enlisted he was in college at
Middletowri, Conn. He first joined the
marines, but was transferred to the avia-
ton section so that he might get INTO ac-
tive service earlier. In July of this year
he went across and his first flight was
made Sept. q. Six days later he was
killed