The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-05-05
ABOUT THE STATE
Happenings of Interest from Dr.
ferent Sections.

Private Roy H. Roberts of Richford is
named by the United States war depart
ment as among those slightly wounded
In overseas service.
A daughter was born last week to Mr..
and Mrs. Ray Fisher at the home Of the
latter's mother in Middlebury. Mr. Fish
er, the noted baseball pitcher, is with
the Cincinnati Nationals this year
Fremont Brown of Lillieville has a
sheep which gave birth to freak lamb.
There were two perfectly formed lambs
which were Joined together at the shout
der and part of the body. The lamb
had eight legs and only one head.
The SD annual meeting of the Second
Congregational church of Bennington
was held May !. The church has
membership of 47S and the absent list
numbers l25. Mrs George w. Keeseman
has just entered upon her AID year as
church organist.
The Methodist, Baptist and Congrega-
tional churches in Hinesburg have united
under the name, United church, with
Rev. Charles III. Bennett of the Method
ist church as pastor The services will
be divided up so that they will be held
four months in each church.
The National Association of Wood
Turner's has filed articles of association
in the office of the secretary OF state
for the purpose of looking after the well
fare of the men of their vocation who
are employed in Brandon. The papers
are signed by l., 9. Bump, G. H. Bump
and Frank w. Willard.
Max Laraba, five-year-old son Of Mr..
and Mrs. John Laraba Of Enosburg Falls,
during a short absence by his mother
from room in his home, drank from a
lumber containing washing fluid the in
gradients of which were mostly potash
His mouth and throat were badly burned
but he will recover.
The Baptist parsonage in West Corn
wall, occupied by Bert Rickert, a black
smith, and his family, burned to the
ground one day last week, while Mr.,
and Mrs. Rickert and two young children
had gone to Forestdale with the body of
an infant daughter for burial. A small
boy left at home set fire to some straw,
which soon spread so it could not be
checked. Part of the contents of the
house were saved by ueighbors.
j. Fl. w. Strubbe of Rutland has filed
a petition in bankruptcy with the clerk
of the United States court in that city.
He has liabilities of 81 ,529.25 and assets
of S25, claimed exempt. Lewis A. Day
of Westminster also has filed a petition
in bankruptcy, having 90 unsecured cred
itors, largely in Bellows Falls, Mr.. Day,
who is laborer, has liabilities of ST.
GIGS and assets of 5000 exempt.
Mrs. Harriet p. Smith, widow of Co.
lumbus Smith, one of Addison county's
wealthiest men, died at her home in Sal
isbury April 80, at the age of SO. By
the terms of Mr.. Smiths will, his large
Salisbury estate of 700 acres was left
for the use of the widow during her life
time, after which it was to be converted
into an old ladies home, an arrange
ment which will now probably be car
ried out, Mrs. Smiths body was placed
In the fine mausoleum on the estate,
where the bodies of Mr.. Smith and the
two children had already been placed
The last number of vermont Associa-
ton Notes" magazine published by
the state committee of the Young Men 8
Christian associations of Vermont, re-
produced portraits Of number Of men
and women from the state who have
been doing overseas work Among them