The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-08-01
ABOUT THE STATE
HAPPENINGS OF INTEREST FROM
DIFFERENT SECTIONS

The house of Edward Naylor at Essex
Junction was struck by lightning Mon
day night and burned.
Mrs. Madeline Burgess Cooley is the
first Burlington woman to enlist as a
student volunteer nurse.
Bernard Cooney, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
B. Cooney of North Dorset, was drowned
recently in New London, Conn.
G. Frank Hendee, resident Of Pitts
ford, who has represented his town in
the legislature, is candidate for the
appointment as senator from Rutland
county.
Joseph Brown, ir., who was injured in
Bristol, while working on logs, died July
80 at the Fanny Allen hospital in Wi
nooski. He was alone at the time Of the
accident, so it is not known how it oc-
Cured.
A barn belonging to August Hudson
in Newport was burned to the ground
with go tons of hay July 20. The loss
is only partially covered by insurance.
Wires from an electric motor caused the
fire.
Mrs E. P. Waite and her daughter,
Martha, are recovering at the Rutland
city hospital from poisoning caused by
eating currants which had been sprayed
with poison to kill worms, They were
violently Ill.
The Rutland Ice company, which had
run out of ice and stopped delivery to
customers, has been able to purchase
from the Eddy company, competitors, at
q rate that will permit the former TO
continue in business.
Frank S. Baker, Canadian customs Of
ficer at Newport for six years, has re-
signed and gone to Burlington, where
he has position. His place at Newport
is taken by James Cleveland of Brock
vile, Ont, a returned Canadian soldier,
who has seen three years service in
France.
Among army commissions announced
July 80 were those of the following Yer.
monters: Wendell Z. Goodrich, Norwich
second lieutenant, air service, aeronau-
tics; William T. King, jr., Bethel and
Oscar W. Tyler, Marlboro, enlisted men
to be second lieutenants, air service
aeronautics.
C. E. Snow of Bennington lost horse
worth 5000 and suffered two cracked ribs
himself when the horse which he was
Al al - %wfa e.
speed, and when Mr. Snow tried to hold
animals head broke, as it plunged into a
ditch and broke its neck.
The largest pike taken from the Con
necticut river this season was caught dit
Brattleboro by George Bishop and
Charles II. Davis last Sunday. It meas
ured SO inches in length and weighed
upwards of Is pounds. The head and
larger part of the body Of fish several
inches long were found stuck in the
pixies mouth.
The veneer mills of Nelson & Hall
company in Samsonvile near Enosburg
Falls, which were destroyed by fire Sat.
urday, are being rebuilt, and the new
plant viii be on larger scale than ever
before. 1t has been decided that the fire
started in the boiler room and the dry.
ness Of the waste veneer scattered
through the building caused the fire to
spread rapidly.
Charlotte has a young ladies' military
company, with white uniforms, and last
Sunday the company marched in a body
to the Congregational church, where it
pledged allegiance to the flag. A spe-
cial service followed. The company went
Tuesday to Middlebury to give its mill
tary drill, assisted by the signal corps
and band from Fort Ethan Allen, for
the benefit of the Red Gross. During
the next month the company plans to
visit a number of the larger towns Of
the state for the same purpose, the bene-
fit of the Red Cross.
Rev. s. w. Anthony, who is doing Y.
NJ. G. A. work in France, has resigned
the passionate of the Congregational
church In st. Adams, and the resignation
was read at the service last Sunday
morning by Rev. A. G. Ferrin, acting
pastor. No action has been taken on the
resignation. Mr.. Anthony stated that
he had signed for service during the dur
alton Of the war and that as there was
no immediate prospect of his return
home he felt it his duty to tender his
resiOua tim