The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-02-12
ABOUT THE STATE
Happenings of Interest from Diff
ferent Sections.

ferent Sections.
Attorneys Leonard F. Wing and George
q. Morse, recently in service, have
formed a partnership and opened Offices
IN Rutland.
On account of the large number Of
guests at the Brandon inn, it has been
necessary to open the annex, which had
been closed since last fall.
Final returns from the tag day of the
Brattleboro high school showed that
All,l3 was collected for the benefit Of
Che athletic department of the school.
Madame Hawkes., mother of Mrs. Leon
Bell of Johnson, recently fell down a
fight of stairs and fractured her skull,
besides injuring her back She is 70
years old and blind, and it is feared she
will not recover.
The Ministers club of Burlington gave
Rev. G. w, Davenport of st. Psul's
church a farewell luncheon and recep-
zion Monday. Mr.. Davenport goes soon
to New York City, where he is to become
associated with the Seamen's church
work,
The st. Johnsbury band has already
begun rehearsing for the summer con-
certs and it is expected it will be CON
siderably augmented by young must
clans and some who are returning from
overseas service, while practically all the
members of last years organization are
still present.
One COW which left drove that was
passing through the streets of Brattle-
boro a few days ago knocked down three
year-old Marguerite Cooley, who was
walking with her mother on the side
walk, the COW charging Mrs. Cooley, but
striking the child instead She was
bruised and badly shaken up and had
to be taken home.
Miss Rose d. Straw, who died in
Stowe Sunday, had been connected with
the Stowe free library for many years as
assistant to her sister, Mrs. Mary A.
Jenney, and as chief librarian since Mrs.
Jenney's death three years ago. She
would have been 81 years old in March.
She leaves 20 great-nephews and great
nieces and several great great.nieces and
nephews.
As Mr. and Mrs. Hurdle Smith and
two children of Newfane were on their
way to West Brattleboro for visit last
week, Mr.. Smith was leading young
colt and the rope was between him and
Mrs Smith and the children The colt
suddenly started toward the side of the
wagon and in doing so pulled Mrs. Smith
and two children over the dashboard into
the road.
Capt. and Mrs. G. c. Marshall and
daughters have returned to Rutland aft
er being in Panama some time, where
Captain Marshall was superintendent Of
one of the largest government hospitals
ever erected. He entered the medical de-
partment of the army in the fall of
1917, was assigned to duty in the canal
zone and in November OF that year the
family left for Panama.
Gladys Sullivan, five. year old daugh-
ter of Mrs. Nellie Sullivan of Burlington,
was badly burned about the face and
head and both arms Monday while she
was in the cellar Of her home with an
other child, playing Santa Claus. The
Sullivan girl had on a mask with flow
ing whiskers and carried a candle, which
ignited the beard and caused severe
burns before anyone came to the rescue.
Frank French of Hydeville, who was
poisoned by eating biscuits made with a
mixture of arsenatc Of lead in them a
few months ago, is able to walk a little
with crutches. He was in the Mary
Fletcher hospital at Burlington for a
number of weeks. 1t was there that be
commenced to mend, He has been moved
to Ponltney, where doctor can sec him
every day.
The NJ. B. Batchedcr block in Ludlow
was partially destroyed by fire Sunday
morning. The cause is unknown. The
fire was first discovered under the second
floor. The hose companies were notified
and responded very quickly and had the
blaze under control in about an hour
The exact amount of the damage is not
known, but the roof of the building was
partly burned off and the building prob.
ably was damaged to the extent of 49,.
900.
Edward L. Welcome, a farmer, who
lives near Brattleboro, is in the Memo.
rial hospital with compound fracture
OF bone in his foot, caused by a pecu.
liar accident, He chopped off one of two
trees which were growing from one
stump but the branches were intertwined
so it did not fall. He tried to twist the
tree with a cant hook when the butt
suddenly dropped down on his foot, hold.
ing him fast. 1t was then necessary for
him to twist the tree with the cant hook
so it would fall before his foot was re.
leased.
A lO-year.ol boy from the town OF
Florida, mountain settlement near
Adams, Mass, who was sent to Adams
to deliver three bushels of potatoes last
Thursday morning, lost his way and ap-
peared in Pownal late Friday afternoon
with a horse and carriage and the po-
tatoes A Pownal merchant, question
ing the boy, who spoke foreign tongue
learned that he came from near Adams
and communication with the police OF
that place took place, The boy had driv.
en- all. day Thursday, all night Thurs
day night and until late Friday after.
noon, without food for himself or horse
but at Pownal the merchant and his wife
took the boy in and gave both him and
the horse proper care for the night, the
bows father coming for him SATURDAY.