The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-07-18

Lightning Sunday struck the barn of
James Aldrich in Richmond and killed
10 calves
Marshall Brown, nine, of Rutland, fell
from railroad trestle at Williamsburg,
N. ", and broke one leg.
Congressman Frank L. Green has ar
rived from Washington and is spending
two weeks at his home in st. Adams
Miss Florence A. Dooley, clerk at the
Hotel Vermont newsstand, has sold over
$4,000 in thrift stamps and war savings
stamps.
The Italian Political Aid society,
formed in Rutland June 2, has 65 mem
bers. Its aims are to further the ideals
Of good citizenship.
The onion crop of James Mcdonnell of
White River Junction covers an eighth
of an acre. He grows his own seed. The
crop is very thrifty and many from
distance visit the field.
At reception given at the Methodist
of Chaplain and Mrs. John B. Magee,
purse of over 500 in gold was present
ed the guests of honor.
The Vermont State Firemen's assoeia.
tion will hold its annual convention in
Winooski in September. There will be no
tournament this year, but banquet will
be served to the fremen and their guests.
Rev. J. G. Jones, formerly Of Middle.
town Springs, has received an unani-
nous call from the Baptist church of
Newport Center. Mr.. Jones accepted
the call and will commence his minis.
try July 2s.
A bolt of lightning struck the Rut-
land stone crushing plant Tuesday night,
destroying it, with loss of $500. This
Is covered by insurance, but the loss of
the plant win be keenly felt just now
when crushed stone is much in demand.
Among New England boys recently
made lieutenants in marines is Sergt.
Charles w. Creaser OF st. Johnsbury
Army appointments announced by the
war department include George Braden
Hunter, West Brattleboro, first lieuten-
ant, medical reserve.
The Brattleboro village commissioners
have promulgated ruling to 60 into eff
feet Saturday, whereby there will be no
parking of automobiles on the north
side of Elliott street Saturday evenings
The fire departments headquarters are
on that side of the street, which is mar
row.
Although in his S7th year, Rev r. w.
Collins Of Moscow has completed cover
ing the roof of his barn, carrying the
half inch boards and saddleboards up the
roof unassisted. He has sawed, split
and piled considerable quantity of
wood, has done some haying and is fin
nishing off room in the house.
From July, 1917, to July, 1918, up
wards of $4,000 was collected in fines
and judgments at the Office Of United
States District Attorney v. A. Billiard
in Burlington. This is the largest sum
collected in Burlington by a United
States attorney in many years. Last
year the total was around $4,000.
Theodore Romprey, aged Is, employed
in Winooski, was perhaps fatally in
jured Tuesday as he was riding his BIZ
cycle, when he was run into by tour
ing car. Several ribs were broken and
he has bad cut on the head. His
worst injuries were several broken verte-
brae, and fragments of them were re-
moved at hospital.
Oscar Kahn, the Morrisville Junk man,
who pledged to give the profits of last
weeks business to the Y. NJ. c. A., made
net profit of 1910. In April Mr..
Kahn gave weeks profits Of his bust.
ness to the Red Cross, amounting to
$22l.75, and recently gave $40 to the To-
cal Red Cross, and some smaller gifts,
making a total of $4,000 which he has
given to these organizations.
The condition of Oliver Farnham of
Shoreham and Norman Forcier of Or
well, who were injured Monday morning
in an automobile accident, is very seri.
Gus. Neither had recovered conscious.
ness up to Tuesday night Farnham is
thought to be suffering from conclusion
Of the brain and Forcier is thought to
have injured his spine, his legs being
paralyzed.
Max Z. Bogue, Underhills big man,
finds himself under the ban for military
service simply on account Of his height.
Mr.. Bogue measures six feet ten and
one-half inches, and although he is not
physically defective, he could not be
accepted on account of his size. He has
taken examinations before the Chitten-
den county board and has also tried to
enlist in the navy, being rejected both
times for the same reason.
Vermonters who recently have received
patents are Giuseppe Timpano. inven-
tor, of Mortified, for stone-sawing ma
chine; Samuel L. Bennett, Bellows Falls,
inventor and assignor to the Vermont
Farm Machine company, for speed in.
Dictator; Celest o. Burt of Winooski, for
hsnd-operated drill; Charles G. Rich.
ardson, Springfield, for cloth-marking de-
vice; Richard johnson of Proctor, for
film-holding spool.
After much red tape and a full re.
port as to just what roads it was to
be used on and just how much would be
required, Brattleboro has at last received
20 barrels Of tarvia, which was ordered
April l. The town already had ON hand
several barrels of the tsrvia, part of a
former shipment, and macadam roads
will be given a treatment as soon as the
weather permits The price on the last
shipment had increased from six cents a
H., l.