The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-11-18

Mr, ana MIS-. AOdTleS Dl8DY ODseTNeV
the 50th anniversary of their marriage
in North Springfield Nov. IL,
James T.. Leonard of Pittford died
suddenly of heart disease last week as
he was carrying party of men to Hold
en- in his automobile,
Arthur Gilman, one of the first young
men in Tinmouth to volunteer, was
killed in action in France Oct. "a. He
was in the battle that turned the Ger
mans back from Paris.
Philip Endress Of Bennington shot a
large black bear on Glastonbury noun
tain last week. 1t showed considerable
fight and eight bullets were used before
the animal dropped dead.
The last quarantine for influenza was
removed from st. Johnsbury Nov. l6.
During the epidemic there were in that
place nearly 1900 cases, with 81 deaths,
either from pneumonia or influenza.
On Nov. Guy +. Blood of Grafton
caught in his traps fur bearing animals
whose fur was worth over $3.50 at pres
ent prices, They included four red foxes,
one mink, two raccoons, three skunks
and one muskrat.
w. II. Burns Of Cambridge has re-
neived news of the death of his son, Rob
ert, who had been in hospital in France
since Aug. rs, suffering from shrapnel
wounds One knee was badly injured
and the leg below the knee considerably
mangled.
Carl Williams, who had been in failing
health for two years and who died at
his home in Leicester last week, had held
most of the offices of the town, repre-.
senting it in the legislature of 1908. He
was justice of the peace at the time OF
his death.
The store of II. A. Pond in East Berk-
shire was entered recently and about $50
in money was taken, $50 of which was
Woodmen dues, few watches, jack
knives and two or three pairs of trous-
ers. Entrance was made through win
dow in the office
Jesse r. Haynes, the Brattleboro man
who was struck by bullet during the
peace celebration there, has returned
from Boston, where he went to consult
nerve specialist. The bullet is lodged
in a place so dangerous that it was
deemed unsafe to probe for it. Mr..
Haynes can move his right arm little.
Miss Ella NJ Marvin of st. Adams has
reported at Camp Mills, Mineola, L. l.,
where she will be Red Cross nurse, and
Miss Sarah ]. Nichols, graduate from
the st. Adams hospital training school
four years ago, sails soon from New
York for work overseas. She was sta
toned for 10 months in Ancon, Panama.
The Colonial house in Bellows Falls
which has been successfully operated for
the past four years by Mrs. Nettie
Hodges, has been sold to Mrs. G. +.
Ainsworth. The new proprietor has for
the past summer been the manager of
the inn at Saxtons River The house
accommodates about 60 boarders.
A cablegram was received Wednesday
by Arthur IT Stone, editor of The Gale
DOMAIN, from William Dudley. Policy an
nouncing that he would return TO St
bloomsbury in two weeks. The message
was sent from Toxic. Japan. Mr.. Pelley
went abroad last June and has since
been travelling in the far East and ST
IBERIA. When Mr. Policy left home he
intended to circle the globe and to be alb
sent for a year,
Burlington authorities are investigat-
ing the circumstances surrounding the
injury and death Of John B. Matthews
Mr.. Matthews was found beside the road
week ago and it was not until he had
been at the hospital two days that he
was identified When found he was bad
~ cut about the head and the theory
Is that he had been struck by an auto
mobile, the occupants of which sped on
when they learned what had happened
He was u years old He lived until
Friday morning.
Mrs. Frank Beagle and Mrs. Asa, Sal
mon, the two North Bennington women
who were injured in an automobile ac.
rident at North Hoosic, N. ", last week
were more badly hurt than was thought
at first. Mrs. Beagle cannot use her low.
err limbs and it is thought her spine Il
injured Mrs. Salmon who was taken &c
the hospital in Troy, n Y, was so badly
hurt no operation was performed. The
pelvic bones were crushed and there were
Serious internal injuries. No hopes are
given of her recovery. The automobile
in which they were riding crashed into
the side Of bridge.
Two houses in New Haven those Of
Virgil Benedict and the Julius SeeIey
estate, were burned to the ground Nov
IA, with total loss Of about $1,000. as
there was no insurance. The Benedict
house had been unoccupied for some
time, but the Seeley house was occupied
by Willard Reynolds and family, Part
of their furniture was saved. There was
no fire protection in the part of New Ha.
ven where the houses were located and
help was called from Middlebury. II
was with difficulty that the wooden
bridge across the river was saved, as the
Benedict house stood just at the end Of
the bridge.
The trustees of Heaton hospital
Montpelier, have announced that Miss
Bertha M. Low has been appointed SUI
perintendent of Heaton hospital, anG
Miss Adelaide ellis assistant superin.
tendent and that they have accepted the
appointment. Miss Low has been in The
employ Of the Lynn hospital for eight
years, part of the time as superintend
ent of the tuberculosis hospital, at pres
ent superintendent Of nurses Of the gen
eral hospital, and is graduate Of tho
training school for nurses at Lynn, Mass
Miss ellis is graduate Of the same