The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-11-27

ported in Burlington Saturday and seven
on Sunday.
The residence of A. d. Tiffany, one of
the finest in Pittsford, was destroyed by
fire Nov. rs.
H. c. Dawson of East Wallingford
found pair of hand made shears over
100 years old while repairing an old
house recently.
Thirty five men have failed to file
their questionnaires with the Franklin
county board and their names have been
handed to the st. Adams police.
A suit for breach Of promise, insti-
tuted some time ago by Miss Katherine
Hyde of Rutland against Charles A.
Smith of Granville, N. ", has been set
tied out of court.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Charland of Rich
mond have received notice from the war
department that their son, George, who
enlisted in the 59th infantry in Febru
AIRY. had been missing since Oct. To-
Dr. John NJ. Wesley of st. Johnsbury,
who was severely injured when thrown
from his automobile by train last
week, is very much improved and his
physicians give every hope for his re-
covery
EXcavating for the new boiler room
of the j. i. Slack corporation at Spring
field, the contractors unearthed beef
hide which must have lain there 6s
years and is still in a perfect state Of
preservation.
Milo +. Eastman completed 3S years
employment with the Howe Scale com
pany at Rutland last Saturday night,
and for ten years before going to Rut-
land he was with the E. 4 7. Fairbanks
Scale company of st. Johnsbury
Private William H. Fletcher, reported
wounded slightly, enlisted at Orange,
Mass, last spring in Co. G, 329th in
fantry. He was 30 years old His father,
Edwin L. Fletcher Of Brandon, was mo-
titled of his being wounded few days
ago.
Mrs. c. c. Bicknell of Jericho Center
has received news that her brother
Duane Hurlburt, had died in France Of
pneumonia on Oct. Is. He is survived by
his parents, Mr. and Mrs. II. w, Hurl.
burt of Williston, three brothers and
four sisters.
After receiving telegram from the
war department Nov. % that their son,
Sergt. Arthur l.. Tatro, had been killed
in action in France, Mr. and Mrs. NJ. L.
Tatro of st. Adams received second
telegram Nov, "a that another son, Pvt.
Clarence Tatro, had been wounded.
The finest pleasure yacht on Lake
Memphremagog, Princess" owned by
Delwin NJ. Sheply of Sheldon Springs,
who has summer home at Newport, has
been sold to the French government and
was shipped Saturday to Cox & Stevens
of New York for export to France.
Miss Sarah Ford, who had been at
the home of her sister in St. Adams
awaiting orders to 90 overseas, received
word Saturday that the American Red
Cross will send no more workers across.
Miss Ford will return soon to Worces-
ter, Mass, where the Bancroft school
had given her a years leave Of absence.
The Hospital Aid society of Bellows
Falls has finished its annual nickel CEN
sus. A committee has canvassed every
house, shop and factory, soliciting FIVE
cents or more from everyone. Up to
Monday night about 1915 had been re.
ported. The amount taken in exceeds
that Of last year.
Mrs. Edith Balch Wright of White
River Junction, former resident of Bur
lington and for ten years field secretary
Of the Vermont Sunday School associa-
ton, has been appointed assistant pas
tor of the Methodist church at White
River Junction during the absence of the
pastor, Rev. G.. H. Sisson, in Manches-
Ter
Mrs John r. Folsom Of East Concord
has received a letter from her son, Pvt
Rolf r. Folsom, stating that he was in a
base hospital conyalescing from an in
jury received to his foot on Oct. %. The
young man is a member of Co. b, l0Sd
machine gun battalion, and has been
overseas for about year.
The search for the body of three year
old Robert Fitzpatrick, son of Mr.. and
Mrs Arthur Fitzpatrick of New Haven
who is supposed to have fallen into the
New Haven river during the high water
Of last week, had been of no avail UP
TO Monday night. A sleeve and part Of
the waist Of the child's clothing was
found caught on a bush in the river some
days age, the only clue.
G. A. Jameson, who was superintend.
emit Of schools in the Caledonia north dis.
trict and who was given leave Of alb.
sence to attend the officers training
school at Camp Taylor, Ky, will re.
turn soon to civil life and take up his
Did duties Miss Margaret Kelley, who
has been superintendent Of the Orleans
north district, has resigned. She had
supervision over the schools in Irasburg
Coventry and Newport town.
Rorothea Turner Moulton of Medford
Mass, has brought a suit in Rutland
county court against Bertha b. Grin.
nell Of Rutland for 5000 damages, as the
result of the alleged damaging of the
looks Of the formers premises in Rut.
land by cutting branches from two
box elders, which stood on or near the
boundary line between the adjoining
premises. The plaintiff asserts she pur
rhased the trees to add to the appear
ance Of her pdace, that they were very
symmetrical and of uniform size, but