The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-07-08
ABOUT THE STATE
HAPPENINGS OF INTEREST FROM
DIFFERENT SECTIONS

DR.. G. c. Murray died in Bellows Falls
July after brief illness with pneu.
monia. He practiced in Rutland several
years before going to Bellows Falls.
Rev, William T. Forsythe, formerly a
rector of Episcopal churches at. Middle
bury and Enosburg Falls, died at his
home in Southwest Harbor, Me-, June 81.
At the recent farm dance held in Ben
son, which the owner, Walter Bush, gives
once each year free to the whole coun-
tryside, l,l65 automobiles were parked
on the grounds.
One hundred men of Brattleboro of.
fered their services to the county agent
to assist in haying yesterday, but the
agent thought the situation was not
acute enough to require Sunday haying
yet.
Word has been received in Rutland
that John West, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles West, now of Boston, but for
merly of Rutland, has been missing since
June 20. Mr.. West is member of the
British Royal Flying corps.
j. Murray Of Lyndonville is listed
among the So persons believed to have
persisted in the torpedoing Of the Canadi.
an hospital ship Llandovery Castle off
the Irish coast, according to an official
announcement from Ottawa.
Robert McIvor of Swanton has re-
ceived word that his son, Donald McIvor,
an American lieutenant serving with the
British forces, has been wounded in the
left arm and will be In hospital about
a month. Mr.. MeIvor was graduate Of
the University Of Vermont and an in
terne at Mary Fletcher hospital.
Capt. R. NJ Deming of Burlington, a
German prisoner, has been located at
Camp Hefepe. He is a graduate of the
University of Vermont medical school,
graduating in the class of 1915, and
shortly before he went across he was
married to Miss Lolita Smith of Bur
lington. He is % years old.
Pin w. Waite, a Shoreham merchant,
has announced his candidacy for the Of
fee of senator from Addison county.
He was a representative from the town
in the last legislature. S. E. Noonan Of
North Ferrisburg has also announced his
candidacy form the senatorship of that
county,
Daphne Parsons three-yea daugh-
20 al De- sc
Brattleboro, was seriously burned July
4, when her clothing caught fre from a
sparkler. Large portions of the upper
part Of her body were so burned that the
skin came off Part of her hair was
burned off and her hands were also
burned 1t is expected that the child
will recover.
All schools in the town Of Rockingham
will begin the fall term Aug g. one
week earlier than is usual, and there
will be one week extra in the midwinteI
vacation. This has been decided by the
school board because of coal shortage
1t was only with difficulty that school
buildings were kept heated last winter
and there is even smaller supply OF
coal available TINS year.
Rev George W. Peck, pastor of the
Rutland Baptist church, who is person
ally acquainted with ex.President w. H
Taft, is positive that he passed through
Vermont by automobile on his way te
Murray Bay, Canada, where he has gone
for the summer. Mr. Peck saw Mr.
Taft and party pass through RUTLAND
and take the road toward Woodstock
Thursday.
While five employees at the Breadloa.
Inn in Ripton we're enjoying an automo
bile ride few days ago, the steering
gear, broke and let the car go into 1
ditch, where it overturned and buried tn,
occupants beneath it. Those in the ca
were Joseph Murray, William Gee, Far
ley Tierney, Stafford Dragon and Dais,
Briskey. The Iatter's collar bone wa
broken, and she was otherwise injured
Joseph Murray and Stafford Dragon
were confined to the bed as a result o
their injuries.