The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-10-01
HARDWICK
Mrs. Dorman Bridgman, Aged so Years
Broke Neck in Fall.

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| Mrs. Dorman Bridgman, aged so years,
and who had been in poor health for some
| time but who was able TO be about and
do small things about the house, was
| trying to hang up some clothes, or at
| least climbed upon a chair on the back
piazza of her home on Highland avenue
| last Friday about o'clock in the after
noon when she fell TO the ground, and
when discovered it was found that she
was beyond earthly help, as it is thought
| that her neck was broken. The funeral
was held at the late home Sunday after
noon at 2 o'clock, Rev / A. Ranney Of
| the Methodist church officiating. Inter
ment was in the family lot in the Main
street cemetery. Several relatives beside
her aged husband, and a large number
of friends are left to mourn her loss.
Rev Charles Waite delivered very
interesting sermon on the present Lib
erty loan at the Congregational church
Sunday morning. Twenty boy scouts at
tended in body.
Miss Leah Cate Of Burlington was an
Over. Sunday and first of the week guest
Of friends here.
The campfire girls have purchased a
new basketball and are planning to have
first-elass team here this winter and
will soon begin TO arrange for games
with outside teams.
There are several cases of influenza in
this village, but none are seriously i'll.
Every case is under quarantine
Mrs. Lizzie opie has returned from
New York and viii remain here for some
! time with friends and relatives.
Mrs Mary James has gone to Scran-
ton, Pa, to spend some time with rela-
tives
Fred Richardson returned home the
latter part Of last week from his work
in Bellows Falls.
P. c. Berry returned to his home in
| Richmond the latter part of last week
after visiting his daughter, Mrs. L. M.
Frechette, for several weeks.
Bertrand Corey of Burlington is spend
! ing the week at the home of j. X, Stew
art and wife
Mr.. and Mrs. w. L. Pope were called
to Newport last Saturday by the illness
of daughter.
Il w. NJ Williams is moving from the
Bridgman house on the corner of West
Church and Main streets into a tenement
in the Hoyt house on Glenside.
The Hardwick hotel was closed last
Saturday for boarders, but it is under
stood viii be kept open for some time
longer for roomers.
The boy scout orchestra held dance
at the gymnasium last Saturday evening.
The first day of the fighting fourth
Liberty loan opened very well last Sat
urday, the hands on the clock Saturday
evening standing at a little over 100000.
The soldier gives. You must lend. Let's
put Hardwick over in the first seven
days.
The total amount Of town taxes col
lected in 90 days was $24,232, The de-
liuquent bill has been issued and shows
an amount of little over 81 800, which
is trife larger than last year The dis
count on village taxes expired Sept. 20
and the last day Of discount of school
taxes is Oct is.
Despite the rainy weather and bad
roads, the boy scout orchestra fulfilled its
engagement at North Hyde Park last
Friday evening reaching home at ago
the next morning, having blowout and
other tedious troubles on the way. They
play return engagement there two
weeks from last Friday and a week from
that night go there again to furnish
music for Red Cross entertainment and
dance. This orchestra can furnish the
music with pep in it.