The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-12-12

an attendance of AZ pupils.
Miss Fern Westover, d Waterville girl,
was badly burned recently at school. She
heated coffee she had taken for her din
ner and removing the cover, the pail ex-
ploded, burning her face, chest and one
arm.
Sergt. Clayton B. Smith, 10, Co. B,
b43d service battalion, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Rollin B. Smith of Pttsfeld, Mass,
lied of wounds Oct. l. He enlisted in the
engineers July 20, and went overseas on
Sept. l5 He was born in Manchester.
Rev. Richard H. Clapp, pastor of the
Center Congregational church in Brat
tleboro, has accepted the call extended
TO him by the First Congregational
church of Northampton, Mass. He has
been pastor of the Brattleboro church
since March, 1915.
Fred McEntee, Of Monkton viii be con
fined to his home for some time as re-
suit of an accident which happened at
his home a few days ago. As he was
ehopping wood, the axe glanced and
struck between the first two toes, cut.
ting cash five inches long and an inch
deep. The bone of one toe was splin-
tered.
A suit has been brought in Rutland
county court by George Goodell Of
Mount Holly against H. T. and George
LaBar of Delaware Water Gap, Pa, in
which he seeks to recover balance
claimed to be due for the sale Of Christ
mas trees The original bill amounted
to 81 ,27l .25 and the plaintiff claims there
is still 1858 due him
Camelia, four year old daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Miello Of Rutland, was badly
burned few days ago when, during
her mothers absence from the room, she
climbed onto chair and took griddle
from the stove, her clothes catching fire
Just as her mother returned. The flames
were soon extinguished, but not until
the child had received bad burns on the
arms and abdomen.
Helen r. Norris, l5-year- Bristol
girl, was arrested in Burlington recent
w lust as she was about to run away
with soldier on the next train, the
warrant charging her with being a delin-
quent and incorrigible child. Her family
is good one, but they decided that
nothing short of instruction at the in
dustrial school would reform her, and
the court sentenced her to pass the re-
mainder of her minority there.
Windsor and Orange counties in Yer
mont and Sullivan and Grafton counties
in New Hampshire are to act as unit
in seeking to obtain the services of
United States government wool inspec-
tor to come to that section during the
wool season to inspect and allot a price
on the product The plan has been tried
in New York state, where, it is claimed
a better price is offered as a result Of
the proposed cooperation and inspec-
ton by national government expert.
A peculiar contest took place in Shar-
on last week, when two deer, fighting
tnterlocked their antlers and death re-
suited. Each had eight points. The fight
between the two deer occurred Wednes-
day evening close by the residence Of
Allen Chamberlain in the Lake Michel
club district. The noise OF the contest
was heard by Fred May, who is in the
employ of Mr.. Chamberlain and hasten
ing to the place the deer were found
with interlocked antlers and lying each
on one side of tree One of the deer
was dead, but the one alive could not
release itself and it was shot by Mr..
May, who at once notified Fred o. Bill
ings of Sharon, who is the Windsor
county game warden Game Warden
Billings at once made an investigation
and it was learned that the deer began
fighting at the top of a nearby cliff,
eventually falling and striking the tree,
one on the either side. Mr.. May was ex-
onerated from all blame in the killing
the second deer Game Warden Billings
sold one of the deer in st. Johnsbury
and the other in White River Junction.