The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-03-11
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HAPPENINGS OF INTEREST FROM
DIFFERENT SECTIONS

HAPPENINGS OF INTEREST FROM
DIFFERENT SECTIONS
John Dutton l. grinding so bushel
Of wheat day at his new mill in Nortl
Craftsbury.
Mrs. Christine Harrington broke 1
wrist in fall on the streets OF Brattle
boro recently.
Miss Lena Evans, an operator at the
Brattleboro telephone exchange. has beer
transferred temporarily TO Camp Devens
Aver. Mass.
Capt. William Stickney of Rutland
who has been stationed al Camp Upton
Long Island, has been commissioned ma
jor. He is u member of the medical re-
serve OF the army.
Harry Collins, the first American eiti.
zen to enlist in the war, addressed l 200
persons in Brattleboro March Z. He is
Harvard graduate and was an instruc.
tor In France when the war broke out.
Thomas 0'Neil, who has been in the
employ of the Central Vermont railway
since 1873, making 45 years of contin.
uous service. has resigned his position,
He will enter the store of his son in
White River Junction.
Claude b. Patton OF Acworth, n. H..
who pleaded guilty TO charge of forg-
cry in Springfield, has been placed on
parole He purchased a grafanola with
forged check for $40 and with the rest
of the money he bought a horse and
sleigh.
Samuel T.. Richardson of the law firm of
Witter & Harvey of st. Johnsbury and
Miss Daisy Johnson of Waterbury were
married March at the latter place. The
bride was formerly employed in the Office
OF the Fairbanks company at st. Johns
bury.
Rutland county is going into the sug.
airing business on an extensive scale
this year Frank Teer of Clarendon is
perhaps the largest producer of maple
sugar in the county. He taps not less
than $500 trees and makes from two to
three tons of sugar.
Boni Rogalski. about 81 years old, and
employed by the Vermont Marble com.
pany in Rutland, was instantly killed
by train ON the ID. & II. road in Rut
land March Z. Rogalski, who is said to |
have been intoxicated when the accident |
occurred, has brother living in Rut-
land.
Persons in various parts of Vermont
and the other New England states re.
port brilliant showing of the northern
lights Thursday evening, lasting from
until ii o'clock. The lights were es-
pecially beautiful, throwing a reflection
of reddish pink color on the snow.
Edward Brown, an eminent poultry
specialist of England, is to 10 in Yer
mont March Is, Is and II, under the
auspices of the United States depart
ment of animal industry and the exten.
sion service of the University of Yer
mont. Meetings are to be held in Bur
lington and Montpelier.
John Skiff, North Bennington man,
Is held in 81 900 bonds for alleged burg
larry. 1t is stated that he entered the
summer residence of Mrs. Fannie Cordes
1T South Salisbury on the night of Feb
Is and stole jewelry and other articles.
lie was arrested at Pleasantville, n. Y.
A double funeral was held Sunday in
81. Johnsbury for RUSSELL ls-month-
Did son of Mr. and Mrs. Calvin Brown,
who died of whooping cough and pneu-
monia, and his three year.old brother.
Jerald, who died few days earlier of
The same coplcation. Two children are
he same complication. Two children are
III with bronchitis. ,
An X-ray photograph of the spine of '
Edwin F. Lindsey, who fell down
light of cement steps at Brattleboro
asst week, showed a fracture of the
ourth lumbar vertebra. 1t is expected
hat he will recover. In 1914 Mr.. Lind
ey gave a quantity of blood to save
he life of friend. The same year he
vas knocked down by lightning. He
cant in Co. l, lst Vermont infantry.
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Aleck Wrijik of Fair Haven, an en-
loye of the Staso Milling company, is ID
q the hospital at Rutland, where an op VI
ration for the trepanning of the skull
Tas performed He was struck on top of va
he head by a stone as he was standing
\ the quarry, the stone falling from Sc
ute height. His skull was fractured
nd piece of the bone was driven into
he brain. 1t is thought he will recover %
Mrs. III. Lee Tucker is in critical con- 20
ition from burns at her home in White A
liver Junction. Mrs Tucker, who was
lone in the house, was in the cellar with On
lighted lamp and it is supposed that
he flames set her clothing on fire. Her w
les brought neighbors. A son of Mr..
nd Mrs Tucker was fatally burned in
le same house about two months ago.
Service on the Brattleboro street rail-
,ad has been so poor lately that on Fri
" only one car was run. The employees :.
,came dissatisfied and some were on !
lie point of leaving, but former SUI G,
,rintendent induced them to stay. The SA
oube is that the new cars were put
ito old trucks which are practically w,
orn out, and that because of war work
e factories producing repairs pay lit 2
e attention to the orders which the :
ilroad company has put in. 4