The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-09-28

George jackson OF Benson, died at Camp
Devens the first of the week of influenza.
Z. L, StoweIl sowed one bushel of
wheat on little over one half an acre of
land in Windham and has just threshed
rs bushels from it.
Thomas Bashaw, q 2l-year.old R,lt-
land man, died at Camp Devens Thurs.
day of influenza. He had been at the
camp only four weeks.
Don Ciensh, a Pole, who had been
away from West Rutland only three
weeks, died at Camp Devens this week OF
influenza. He was rs years old.
Harold A. Aldrich of Vershire died in
the hospital at Newport, R. l., Sept. 20
of pneumonia. He was only 10 years old
and enlisted in the navy Aug. s.
Pvt. Carl Mooney son of Mr. and Mrs.
Walter Mooney of Fair Haven, has died
of pneumonia at Gettysburg, Pa. He
was p years old and was in the tank
service.
Mrs. Frank Warren was badly burned
on the left side at her home in White
River Junction Sept. "a when she tainted
while carrying lighted lamp, which set
fire TO her clothing.
So many men have left the Proctor
high school to enter war work or the
students army training corps in various
colleges that the high school football
team has been disbanded.
The Boston institute of technology has
graduated its 1919 class some eight
months ahead of the normal time There
were l55 men, the only Vermonter being
Paul F. Swasey of Waterbury.
Mrs. Kate E. Terrill of Burlington, for
merry teacher in elocution in the Mont
pelier schools, has been appointed super
visor OF entertainment work in southern
camps in the war service work
Pvt. Ralph Lee of Newark who died
Tuesday at Camp Devens of Spanish in.
fiuenza, was married only last week and
his bride is very i'll with the same disease
at the home of her sister in West Burke.
During the eight months between No
vember, 1917, and July, 1918, Mrs. Paul
Willard of Sheffield has knit for the Red
Cross so pairs of socks, 10 sweaters, nine
helmets and five mufflers, beside helping
on other work
Leon Feeteau of East Barnet has been
notified of the death in action in France
Of his brother, Fred Fecteau, who was
with Canadian regiment He was "a
years old and unmarried. Five other |
brothers are in service.
The first 100 per cent flag Of the fourth |
Liberty loan in Rutland appeared in the
store of the James A. Lille company |
Thursday. Other 100 per cent flags ap. |
peared at the stores Of the Wilson Cloth. |
ing company and Fl. A, Sawyer & Co
Mrs. c. A. LOFTS, teacher of a grade
in the St Adams schools, has resigned to
accept a position in the schools where
she formerly taught in Rochester, n. Y,
at salary of $1,000 year, which is
just double the salary she was receiving
at st. Adams.
Rev. Hugo Perdelwitz former pastor
of the Universaist church in White Riy
er Junction, now of Gloversville, n. ",
who recently enlisted as a Y NJ. G. A.
worker overseas, has been rejected on &C.
count Of his alien birth
Rev. Francis Parker, pastor Of the Con.
gregational church at Hartland. died in
Enfield, n. H., Aug. 3, of heart trouble
His last sermon was preached at Hart
land July H. Other pastorates which he
held in Vermont were at North Crafts.
bury, North Troy and Waterbury.
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After having received word that her
son, Nelson E. LaFrance, soldier, had
died in France and then second mes.
sage saying that the first was mis-.
take and that he was still alive. Mrs.
Louis LaFrance of Rutland has received
q third one, announcing officially that
the first message was right and that he
IS dead,
Three nurses who have been employed
by the Mutual Aid association Of Brat.
tleboro have resigned to enter Red Cross
work. They are Miss Carolyn Faudel.
who has been superintendent for three
years; Miss Alice +. McKinnon, district
nurse, and Miss Alice 0. Petts, who has
been maternity nurse since Jan. |. Their :
designations take effect Oct. l.
Although never notified officially by
the war department, Judge and Mrs. +. ,
G, Swinnerton of Rutland have received I,
news in two different ways that their !
son, Pvt. George a. Swfffp Sfff as. =. ,yas !
killed in battle in France. The captain
of the young mans company was the
last one to write the parents, and he
stated that his burial place is on a noun.
tain overlooking the river Vesle.
Miss Annie Farmer, one of the victims
OF the Dummerston train wreck a few
weeks ago, owes her life to her abundant
auburn hair, she believes. After calling
for help until her strength was exhausted,
she had given up all hopes of being found
when trainman was attracted by her
abundant auburn hair The debris which
pinned her to the floor was soon removed.
Rev Frank A. Stockwell, former pastor
OF the Universalist church in Morrfsyille.
and Miss Mabel L. Durkee, for several
years employed on the Morrisville Mes
senger, were married Thursday. Mr..
stockwell has been working with the Y.
M. Z. A. in environments in this country
for some time and will report Oct. 4 to !
the chaplain's training school at Camp
Zachary Taylor, Louisville, XIV Mrs
Stockwell will remain in Morrisville.
Drake, Smith & Go. Of Bristol have a ]
government contract for 100000 sets Of
dominoes. There are IS dominoes to