The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-10-12

ing had. Foster Mllburn Co., Mrs, Buf-
falo, n. Y.-Adv.
victim of a mix-up in regard to his son,
who is in southern camp Mr., Stem
son received word that his son was very
i'll, and on sending back telegram re-
ceived an answer that his son was not
sick. The next message received was
that his son was dead and the fourth
that he was well and in the ranks.
Charles Whiting Baker, a member OF
the class of 1918, y. V, NJ, died in the
Walter Reed hospital in Washington, d,
O., Oct s. He was sergeant in the de-
partment of military aeronautics, assist
ant to the chief inspector Of the aviation
construction camp at Morrison, Va, and
the son of Mr.. and Mrs, Charles Baker
of Montclair, N. J.
William D. Dean has on his farm in
Springfield several acres of bearing
raspberries, introduced from Canada eight
years ago. He has had them under cul-
tivation for six years and one day re-
Gently picked six bushels of the fresh
berries.
Gale Scott, three-year-old son of Wal.
ter Scott of West Glover, died Oct. 7 as
the result of being kicked by a horse.
He ran behind some horses which were
being led into the yard, and when one Of
them kicked him he was made uneon
scious and never regained consciousness,
dying Monday.
An interesting landmark in Royalton
is an old willow tree standing by the
road in a corner where the George Ellis
and the Edmunds land now join. II
grew from willow wand which Olive
Billings used as whip when she rode
horseback from Connecticut in about ITS
to make her future home with her hus-
band, John Billings, on No. 10 town plot,
Royalton. The stake that marked the
divisional corner between the Billings and
the John Hubbard, jr., pitches was re-
moved and the willow wand planted in
its stead. It is said that il was the first
willow in the town.
The resignation Of j. Milo Jeffrey as
pastor of the Methodist Episcopal church
leaves the three churches in Stowe with
out settled pastor for the first time, it
is believed, in the history of the churches,
Rev. II. W. Cummings closed his work rs
pastor of the Congregational church in
September and Unity church has been
without a settled pastor since the resig'
nation of Rev, f. 7 Cram two years ago,
II is understood that Rev Mr.. jeffrey
has enlisted and viii 60 to the officers
training camp at Fort Lee, Va.
William Counter an employee of the
Middlebury branch Of the Vermont Mar
bic company, was severely hurt about the
head while working about a saw gang
Tuesday. His head came in contact with
one of the saw keys, cutting a cash
about one and one-half inches long.
Miss Katherine A. Morgan, daughter of
Ed Morgan, New York banker, and First
Lieut.. jeremiah NJ. Evarts, L. S. A, of
Windsor, were married recently in New
York. Miss Morgan is 10 years old and
Lieut.. Evarts is %. The wedding was
held in the chapel ON the estate of MIR.
Morgan at Wheatley hill, and Rev John
Cortell of Newport, r. l., a great uncle
of the bride, ofliciated Lieut., Evarts is
a son of the late Maxwell Evarts of
Windsor and a graduate of Yale college.
He attended Plattsburg for his military
training and has been in France eight
months, returning home only a short
time ago. In giving his occupation in
the wedding license, he answered, a sol
der
Sergt Bert A. Barrett Of the 57th Pho
neer infantry and Rutland man died at
Camp Wadsworth, S. c., Oct. 10 of pneu.
monfa. The news of his death was a
great shock to his wifo, as she had re-
ceived no word of his illness. He also
leaves three children. While in Rutland
he was member of the, police force.
The trustees of the Rockingham hos.
pital have decided that it is absolutely
necessary to advance rates. The month
of September showed a deficit Of $3.50.
All supplies have greatly increased in
price; nurses want more pay and are re-
tanned with difficulty, and the grocery
bill piles high.
Private Joseph Quinn of Lyndon has
been court -martiaed at Camp Devens
and sentenced to Is years confinement in
New York prison. He was econ.
scientous objector" when he arrived at
Camp Devens and got into trouble right
away when he refused to obey lieuten-
ants order TO shoulder a gun and 90 on
guard duty. Private Quinn declared in
his QUESTIONABLE that he belonged to a
religious sect which would not permit
him to enter the war. He was porter in
New York hotel before entering the
service early in the summer
The lady conductor on the Rutland
street railway, Mrs. Adam Koloses, who
eloped Sept. q with Motorman John r.
Ryan, returned to her home in Rutland
Oct. 8. She telephoned recently from
Holyoke, Mass, that she would like to
come home and her husband went there
for her Ryan wrote for his wife, who
was left in Rutland, that he would like
to see her again and she has gone to
Middletown, Conn.
The following first heutenants, coast
artillery, who are Vermonters, have been
appointed from the fifth training camp
at Fort Monroe, Va: Lester B. Badger,
South Fairlee, assigned to the coast de.
Tense of Boston, Fort Warren, Mass. :
James P. Fitzpatrick, Pittsford, Fort
Warren; Curtis D. Hitchcock, Pittsford,
coast artillery school, Fort Monroe. Va. !;
Pitt w Hyde, Hydeville, coast artillery
school, Fort Monroe; Philip +. Jones,
Wilmington, port Of embarkation, Hobo.
ken, NJ j.. Percy 9. Judd, Canaan, coast
defense Of Portland, Fort Williams, Me. /;
Edward A. Spaulding, Saxtons River,