The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-11-07
ABOUT THE STATE
HAPPENINGS OF INTEREST FROM
DIFFERENT SECTIONS

unanimous call has been extended
by the Congregational church of Rutland
to Rev. George A. Butterick of Quincy,
ILL.,, to become its pastor
Pvt. Frank H. Larrabee, son of Mr..
and Mrs. NJ. J. Larrabee Of Brattle.
boro, died Nov. in the base hospital
at Fort Macarthur, Los Angeles, Cal
One Nermonter was named among an
pointments announced by the war de-
partment Nov. 5, Martin Hines Fox, Fort
Ethan Allen, second lieutenant, quarter
master
Robert O'Brien, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
and Mrs, Henry 0'Brien of Brandon, who
enlisted in the Canadian army three
years ago, is at his home in Brandon
He has been gassed once and wounded
twice.
Rev. Richard G. Woodbridge preached
his farewell sermon at the Congregations
a church in Vergennes Sunday and has
resigned from active duties. He and
Mrs. Woodbridge will reside in Newton,
Mass.
The death Of Charles Hadaway in
Tinmonth recently was the first death
in that town in a year. This was the
greatest lapse Of time between deaths
that has occurred in Tinmouth in over
so years,
Burditt brothers Of Rutland have in
stalled a -four mill in their plant in that
city and viii install another at their
plant in Middlebury The mills they
have put in are estimated to grind about
30 barrels Of -four "a day.
Donald w Kingsley, first -class sea-
man, stationed at Sewells Point Cape
May, N. j., has passed examinations and
been made an instructor in gunnery, be-
ing especially qualified 70 teach the use
of The Lewis machine gun. He is a son
OF Mrs. II. r. Kingsley Of Rutland.
John Conlon of ST. Adams, "a, died
Monday afternoon at the ST. Adams hos
pital of pneumonia, following nhelinza,
his mother and daughter having died Of
the same disease, his wife is critically
i'll with it and their small son, who has
been quite i'll, seems slightly improved.
Mr.. and Mrs, A. G. Rudn of Rutland
have four sons in the service: Lieut.,
John +, Rubin of Camp Merritt, N, j.,
Priyates Oscar and Alfred Rudin with
the American expeditionary forces, in
France, and Private Harry Rudin, who is
taking a military training course in New
Haven, Conn.
The following candidates who gradual
ed from the field artillery central officers
training school, Camp Zachary Taylor
Ky and are Vermonters, are recommend.
ed as eligible for appointment as second
lieutenants, field artillery, United States
army; Henry V. Bell, Hardwick, pri.
vate; Louis A, Tomasi Montpelier, cor
poral.
Pvt Homer Miner Of the AID Canadi.
an Highlanders, Richford boy who en-
listed in Sherbrooke, Quebec, and went
overseas on Oct, 10, 1915, is at the
home Of his mother, Mrs Cassius Elkins, !
in Richford. Pvt. Miner was wounded in |
The left leg in the battle Of Lens. March
Is, and suffered amputation Of the leg |
below the knee.
Not the least important of the several
divisions into which the Vermont united |
war work campaign has been divided Is |
the work undertaken by the corporation |
committee, which is headed by George L. |
Durham of Brattleboro Activities of |
the committee are already under way |
and the results viii have a telling effect |
in the week of Nov. II to Is, when the |
campaign is launched Associated with |
Mr.. Durham in the committee work are
Frank G. Partridge of Proctor and Guy |
B. Johnson of Bennington,
The open season on deer is from No |
vember 10 to November 20, both DAYS |
inclusive, Sunday excepted, and as No |
vember 10 Is Sunday the season this
month will not open until Monday The |
hours between which deer may be legal.
w shot are a, m. and p. M, but only |
deer with horns three inches long NAV /
be taken. A person may shoot only one
deer, and persons shooting deer must
exhibit the heads to some person legally
designated for the purpose.
With the arrest Of Edward Coderre
as he was packing booty into his suit
case at the summer cottage Of w. L. |
Hazen and Thomas Il. Lyons Of New
York City, it is thought the thief has
been captured who has been burglarlz-
ing cottages on Malletts Bay for sew
eral years. CoderFe, who claims both
Burlington and Winooski as his home,
was sentenced to not less than three nor
more than five years at hard labor in
states prison at Windsor
II. +, Hammond, a Boston steepleiack,
has finished repairs on the Bennington
battle monument and the tall shaft il
once more in first-class condition. The
principal work consisted in repointing
the joints Of the stone masonry, the old
cement having crumbed and fallen out.
The work, which extended over 100 DAYS.
called for a good deal of skill and daring.
Mr. Hammond attracted a good deal Of
attention at times in the skillful manner
in which he roped himself up and down
the monument, and one day when quite
stiff wind was blowing Mr.. Hammond
apparently to show contempt for heights
climbed to the capstone of the shaft,
30l feet high, and told the crowd below
that he stood ON top of the highest bat.
10 monument In tba World