The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-12-30
ABOUT THE STATE
Happenings of Interest from Diff
ferent Sections.

Nine cases of diphtheria are under
quarantine in st. Adams.
Eleven in the family of William Cor
don of Milton are i'll with the influenza.
II When rug slipped on vanished
floor, Miss Katherine Woleott of Wal
slingford fell and broke her right ankle.
Elder George Pomfrey, pastor of the
Newport Baptist church for seven years,
Nhas resigned and gone to the Baptist
schurch i'm Richford
Influenza has almost reached the pro-
Eportions of an epidemic in Greensboro
Eand public gatherings have been given
sup to large extent.
y Edward Martins right foot was brok-
en- at the instep as he was saving wood
in Jericho last week using gasoline
engine for power. He had his foot on
kthe balance wheel, when it started up
suddenly and caught him.
e. w. Varney's automobile hearse,
which was returning to Bristol from a
funeral at Lincoln, slid down l5-foot
sembankment last week and into the New
Haven river. Three men We're in the car,
including Rev Il. w. Gould, the officiat
Ting clergyman, all of whom were unin.
fjured.
Schools in Brattleboro will not open
sthis week, as was expected, on account
fof the prevalence of influenza. There
sare over 200 cases in town. The health
board has made no restrictions in regard
TO public gatherings, the school board
taking action Independently of the health
officials
Mrs. Nelson Cabaret is in serious
demolition at her home in Richmond, fol-
lowing an accident which happened last
week, when she and her husband were
thrown from a wagon, the horse being
frightened when a rein broke. Mrs.
Cadaret's injuries were about the head
and she was unconscious for long time.
Clement Audette, three year-old son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Levi Audette Of Winooski,
died Dec 26 of burns received Christ
mas day. The boy fell into tub Of boil
ing water, which his mother had placed
on the kitchen floor while she turned TO
get some soap powder, with which to do
the family washing. There are 10 other
children in the home.
About three weeks ago Winooski ma
chine shop proprietor shipped casting
to the ancient city of Vergennes, where
it was much needed at the pumphouse of
the water department. After a weeks
delay it was traced to backwoods town
in New Jersey, 20 miles off the railroad,
where the casting was taken for heath
en- idol Ii was released and is expected
in Vergennes soon after Jan. l,
Charles r Simonds Of Saxtons River, a
retired merchant, died very suddenly on
Friday. He visited the downtown stores
and dropped dead soon after returning
home. He leaves wife and eight sons,
two in the army in France, one at Camp
Devens, and five living at Saxtons River.
He ran a general store at Saxtons River
for many years, retiring 10 years ago.
He was cemetery commissioner, school
janitor, and town lister.
Lieut. John p Kerrigan of West Rut-
land, who received wounds in the battle
Of Ypres, which caused him to lose one
foot, has arrived in the United States
and Is at hospital in New York City
for treatment Lieut.. Kerrigan was en-
tertained number of times in England
at the castles Of the Countess of LINER
lex and Lady Sternfeld, who took much
interest in the wounded officers at the
base hospital in hartford, England.
Several million feet more lumber ar
rived in Burlington in 1918 by boat than
in any like period for 80 years, The total
number of boats was III and in the
year previous it was only 1885. Previous
to 1917 the boats unloading lumber at
that city numbered about 100 yearly.
The amount of lumber received at Bur
lngton by water this year was about
29,000,000 feet. Most of it was spruce.
One reason for the big traffic by water
was the embargo and the difficulty in
getting freight cars.
Miss Ethel Patterson, formerly of Rut-
land and pupil in the schools there,
has recently been awarded $3.50 in schol.
arships at the Collegiate institute in
Niagara Falls, Can. First award was for
800, the value of the Carter scholar
ship, and given by the government of
Ontario the second was the Edward
Black scholarship of $l20, and the third
was a scholarship in moderns and science
OF $3.50. She took seventh place in the
whole province for general proficiency.