The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-12-17
ABOUT THE STATE
Happenings Of Interest from Diff
ferent Sections.

An analysis of the Rutland water sup
ply shows that it is polluted and unfit
for domestic use, so the health officer
there has recommended that for the pres
ent all water be boiled.
Mrs. Libby, the telephone operator in
Barnet, recently knit a sweater in is
hours besides tending the switchboard,
and woman in Wheelock is said to have
knit one in less than eight hours
-Four st, Adams boys were fined S.
and costs, amounting to $ll05 each, for
snowballing Unfortunately. In one
instance SNOWFALL penetrated window
and woman sitting nearby was cut by
the flying glass.
Among the officers elected at the state
grange meeting last week, Judge f. b.
Prier of Brattleboro, reelected as treas
urer, has already served in that Office "a
years and A. A. Priest of Randolph has
been secretary for the same length of
time.
Word received in Middlebury by his
brother, DR.. p. Il. Mellen, from Lieut..
Henry d Mellen, announced that he was
in hospital in France with a fractured
skull He was wounded Oct. IL by a
piece of flying Strapped Lieut.. Melen
was able to write the letter himself,
Middlebury relatives have received no
notice from the government as yet III re-
gard to the wound.
An invitation has been extended by
4 L.. IL, Il
citation to Rev Mr.. Robbins, pastor of
the federated churches at Castle&on, to
accept the vacant position of general sec
Rotary of the state association, place
formerly held by Rev. C. A. Boyd, who
resigned because of i'll health. Mr.. Rob
bins is at present in France, but is ex-
pected home soon.
President Guy Potter Benton of the
University of Vermont has decided that
the call to overseas service in Y. NJ. c. A.
work is so urgent he must accept the
summons TO sail this week, and he leaves
Burlington Wednesday, expecting to sail
Saturday on the LaLorraine from New
York Those especially interested in the
university had been urging him that his
duty was along the line Of reconstruction
there.
Hassan Joseph, who left his home in
Syria about 10 years ago and is now liv-
ing in Bennington, has received a letter
from his brother who is still in Syria
written in September, in which he states
that the formers mother and wife died
of starvation about two years ago, The
family home was near Lebanon 1t was
gtr ba ytx., haA
heard from home up to the time of the
receipt Of the letter from his brother.
Three small children were lost in Rut-
land from | 80 in the afternoon until
$3.50 in the evening last Saturday and
while anxious parents were calling on
the police for assistance in locating the
missing ones, the children were having
nap in one of the picture houses of the
city. The little tots went to an after
noon show, sat on one of the front seats
and dropped to sleep, being found there
at the end of the last show.
Cabot win receive some prominence
when Edwin G. Gould, the representa-
tive-elect, takes his seat in the coming
legislature. He will be the third genera
ton of the same family to have repre-
sented the same town in the legislature,
Mr.. Gould's father, George Gould. repre-
scented Cabot in 1880, while his grand
father, Daniel Gould, was member Of
the House in 1850 and 1851 The three
have followed the life of farming and
have been substantial men of the com
munity.
A Ford truck owned by A. Newman
of Rutland and driven by Edward Lloyd
colided with wagon containing Mr. and
Mrs. Herbert Eddy and young woman
near the fair grounds in Rutland a few
evenings ago, wrecking the wagon, strip
ping off both wheels on the left hand side
of the vehicle and throwing out all the
occupants. Mrs. Eddy's left arm was
broken and she was badly bruised. II is
alleged that the truck was on the wrong
side of the road and without lights A
lawsuit may follow.