The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-02-25

hiNd NJ sh"NNss y fbs ii'
was a pioneer wholesale boot and shoe
merchant and Civil war veteran.
Noah @. Frink OF Charlotte, formerly.of
Brookfeld, was captain OF contingent
Of As men which left Burlington Friday
for Camp Greene, Charlotte, n. c.
The st. Johnsbury lodge of Elks gave
its first annual ball in the armory Feb
22 and cleared nearly $500 for the bene-
fit of the Red Cross About 200 couples
attended.
A tramp entered the barn of c. A.
Bailey in East Barnet one night re-
Gently and stole a coon skin coat He
was followed to Barnet, where the trail
was lost.
The town debt Of Bennington has in
creased S4,474 in the last year, due, II is
said, to the state war tax. A tax of l25
cents on the dollar will be necessary the
coming year.
A deer which had slipped into the Wi
nooski river was rescued by Game War
den +. A. Martin of Essex Saturday,
after which il was put into his barn UNI
til it was warm and in condition TO be |
released.
Most of the water pipes in Pownal |
have frozen this winter and many of the |
farmers are drawing water from the riv- |
err to feed their stock, one farmer in |
particular drawing it long distance for |
40 head of cattle, besides sheep and |
horses.
Vermont has shortage of COW test |
ers. County Agent Sweeton of Brattle |
boro announces that about 20 of the 40 |
COW test associations are without test |
ers, on account Of enlistments and high /
er paying positions. Some of the dairy
men are doing their own testing.
Miss Matilda Bixby, an Arlington girl
who is attending an art school in New
York City, has been granted a scholar
ship after four months of study, al
though one is not usually given for less
than years study. Out of IS girls
who tried for the scholarship, Miss Bixby
was the successful one
Two small boys, Arlington and Samuel
Pond, aged five and seven years, respee.
lively, sons of DIR. and Mrs. W. r. Pond
of Rutland, were badly hurt Friday
while cossting, when they ran into a
trolley pole. The older boy has a scalp !
wound four inches long, while the other !
las broken leg
The selectmen of Brattleboro will rec |
a special tax of 10 per cent to !
provide a sinking fund for the retirement ,
# bonds when they become due in add |
ion TO the regular recommended tax Of |
9 per cent. In spite of heavy expenses, t
he towns total liabilities are about 81 .
700 less than year ago.
Henry s. Fleming of the U. s. naval
lrmed guard is spending few days
With his parents, Mr. and and Mrs. p.
Fleming, in Bellows Falls. His ship. 7,
which was one of a large convoy on a
ecent trip across the Atlantic, was tor =
'edoed, but not sunk, by German sub. =
marine, which was in turn destroyed. I
The West River branch of the Central :
7ermont railway is again in trouble, !. y
he thaw of last week causing the ice =
n the West River to break up and flow :,
INTO the tracks and highway for mile -
r more. Then it froze and there has =
cen no train service over that piece y
+ the road since. Trains have been run
ing between Townshend and Brattle- "
orc.
Miss Iva NJ. Thorp of Underhill, who =.
as been i'll, but was recovering, in at =. !.
smpting to rise from her chair recently, ~ ~
itched headong onto the stove, break ~ ~
lg it and badly burning herself Her 81 81
lother, in attempting to help her, was ~ -,
lso badly burned, as a teakettle full "
boiling water poured onto both of -.
,em The daughter was scalded nearly W.
yer the whole upper part of her body, ye
he flesh upon her back hanging in SC
lreds. Mrs. Thorp was burned upon :.
he face and arms. A fur cap, which 10
he was wearing, protected the top of SIT
,r head. Both are recovering.