The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-03-15

the White river Is near completion, Tn
drive will consist of l2000000 feet, Al
compared with l0,000,O00 feet last year
Ex-Governor Samuel Pingree, who has
been quite i'll at his home In Hartford
with pneumonia, Ii better, and IL his
heart remains normal viii recover. Ht
Is s. years old
A service flag with eight stars has
been hung in the postofiice at Isle la
Motto, in memory Of the young men who
have gone from that town TO enter Unit
ed States service.
Rev !. w. Barstow. who spoke on
missions in st. Johnsbury Sunday morn.
ing, is the son OF Rev. John Barstow of
Weathersfeld, Conn, who graduated
from st. Johnsbury academy in 1870.
The first New England telephone unit.
including Miss Sarah A. Fecteau Of
White River Junction, has arrived in
France. The members wear standard
uniform, which must be worn at all
times.
Frank Mckenna, well known in Wi
nooski, who went to France with General
Pershing, has been wuonded, but is now
recovering from an operation that fol-
lowed his injury. He was wounded by
shrapnel.
Miss Helena Mckee of Richmond, p,
O., former nurse in Rutland, has been
commended by commanding officer for
her bravery in extinguishing fire in a
hospital where she is stationed in Alex
andria, Egypt.
Mrs. Lee S. Tillotson has received word
of the safe arrival in France of her hus-
band, Major Lee S. Tillotson, of the Odd
division. He is also adjutant of the di
vision. Mrs. Tillotson is staying with
her sister in Northfeld.
John II. Black, an employee of the Bel
lows Falls and Saxtons River street
railway, was badly hurt few days ago
when the snowplow left the rails and
threw him forward onto his face. His |
nose was broken and his face was cut.
Zenas jerks of st. Johnsbury has com
pleted four weeks course in photog |
raphy at the aviation camp in Ithaca, |
n. Y, and is one of the six selected for |
an advanced course in map making and |
other work connected with aerial naviga-
ton.
Frank Burnham, Wilfred Grenard and
Frank Nancy, each 20 years old, were
arrested at Center Harbor, n. H., by a
White River Junction policeman, on the
charge of breaking into the White River
Dry Cleaning company's Office in the lat
ter village and stealing $50. They plead
ed guilty.
Rev. John A. Hamilton, d. d., pastor
Of the Methodist church in Burlington,
has declined the Office of superintendent
Of the Burlington district, position
which was rendered him, to succeed Rev.
B. NJ. Kent. He gave the heavy burden
of church work in which he is engaged
as his reason for not accepting.
w A. Ellis, who compiled the Dodge
Ellis history of Norwich university, died
Monday in New York City, and the body
vas brought yesterday to Mortified for
burial, a Masonic service being held this
Mr.. Ellis had been i'll only
, short time with pneumonia. He grad
lated from Norwich university in the
lass of 1897 and was member of the
Alpha Sigma ri fraternity.
Seth w Jones, collector of internal n
evenue for the district of New Hamp-
hire (which includes Vermont) an
lounces the appointment of Inspectors
q f. Donovan and j. f. Shea to assist
axpayers at Springfield and White River
Junction in regard to excess profits and I
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