The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-08-15

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pasture at the Samson farm in Grand
Isle Aug Is by lightning.
Miss Mary Blakely, who died recent.
ly at the home of her brother, Frank
Blakely, in Pawlet, also leaves a broth
er in Montpelier.
Frank NJ Wilson, head Of the Wilson
Clothing company of Rutland, is a can
didate for the Office Of city representa-
tive in the next legislature.
Rev w Stanley Post, pastor of the
Congregational church at Morrisville for
a year and who left there for Spring
field, Mass, only few weeks ago, died
there suddenly Aug. 0.
While frying doughnuts at her home
in South Wallingford a few days ago,
Mrs. Ella Stafford burned her right
hand so seriously that it will have to
be amputated. Her condition is critical.
Claude e. Gokay of Bennington has
been appointed deputy collector and
inspector of United States customs and
assigned to duty at Derby Line in place
of Otis j. Gross, who has been trans
ferred to Richmond,
Mrs, Mary e. Woods of Rutland has
lemon tree Is years old, which this week
ripened prize lemon weighing one pound
and five and one eighth ounces and meas
uring 131s by l41s inches. There are
now on the tree tiny lemon and more
buds.
Brattlehoro grocers have been censured
by the local food administrator for
abusing the card system 1t is alleged
that some Of the grocers have issued
cards promiscuouly, some being issued
to servants in families.
The Sharon inn, built more than 100
years ago, is being renovated and an ad-
dition Duilt. The old inn is of colonial
architecture and has a record of enter
tanning guests without break for a full
century. 1t was closed for the first
time few weeks ago.
The police of Rutland took revolver
Tuesday night from Miss Mabel Flan-
ders, who was dressed in boys suit and
is alleged to have held up man named
Louis Franklin at the point of the load.
ed frearm. The case is being investigat-
ed by the states attorney.
William Parker, who works in the
Howe Scale works at Rutland, lost all
the fingers of his right hand Monday
while at work on a circular saw. The
thumb and first finger were amputated
entirely and the others We're so injured
they had to be taken off.
Carl f. Mann, who has been superin-
tendent of the Vermont Printing com.
pany, finished work there Aug. IA. Mr..
Mann has sold his interest in the com
pany and the Brattleboro Publishing
company to Z. II. Crane and H. 9. Rice
and win leave town soon.
Frank M. Wilson, senior member of
the firm of Wilson Clothing company
broke his left wrist recently when he
fell as he was getting out of his auto
mobile and stepped upon depression
In the ground, which threw him. Three
years ago he broke his left leg in fall.
Beginning Thursday Bellows Falls 10.
cal doctors charged more for their serv-
ices. The increase was from SO to so
per cent. Village calls from a. m. I'M
til p. M, have been changed from $l.50
to 50, and night calls from So to g. Of
fee calls have also been advanced and
medicine will cost extra.
Edmund MCGOWAN of Burlington, who
has long criminal record, has been
sentenced to pass not less than four
nor more than six months in the house
of correction for larceny Of $40 from A.
Rosheau. The men were on Rouses
Point at the time MCGOWAN took the
money, according to the testimony.
Mrs. Martha Stickney celebrated her
93th birthday anniversary at the home
of her grandson in Dummerston Aug Is.
So far as known, she is the oldest woman
in Windham county. Mrs. Stickney has
six grandchildren, II great-grandchildren
and six at-great-grandchildren She
has four great-grandsons in the army.
George T. Galley of Cambridge, Mass.
who Is employed at Bridgewater, was
fined $25 and costs Of $3.50, after plead.
ing guilty to the charge Of running an
automobile without having a chauffeur
license, and also to the charge of oper-
ating car while under the influence of
intoxicating liquor.
Charles Williams, Bridgewater lum-
berjack, was sentenced in Rutland city
court recently to from three to six
months in the house Of correction for
furnishing liquor to John Shannon, a
posted man. An officer of the law hap.
pened to see the transaction between
the two men, whereby Shannon secured
two quarts of wine.
Fl. J. M Jones, Vermont fuel admin
istrator, has served notice on Bellows
Falls coal dealers that they must deliy-
err no coal outside Of the state. That
cuts out North Walpoe. The matter
has been taken up with Mr.. Jones and
the explanation made that North Wal
pole is in business way part Of Bel
lows Falls and that the coal for that
village comes through Bellows Falls.
As result of an automobile accident
near Brattleboro last Saturday night
George H. Colby and j. Shaughnessev
both of Bellows Falls, were fined In
Brattleboro court Aug, ~. Colby was
fined $40 and costs of $3.50 for careless
and negligent driving and Shauphnessey
paid a fine of $l2 and costs after plead
ing guilty to an intoxication charge The
quarts of li0lior found naar Az 49,.