Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1919-08-22

After an intermission of two years with
no fair at Nliddlebury owing to war con-
ditions and the prevalence of influenza
and other diseases, the Addison county
fair will again be held this year, making
the 73d exhibition under the auspices of
the Addison County Agricultural society.
The dates will be Tuesday, Wednesday,
Thursday and Friday, Aug. 26, q, % and
30.
Maurice ODonnell of Bellows Falls, a
soldier boy only two weeks home from
France. was cutting brush along the line
of the New England Telephone company
Aug. 8. when he tripped and fell on the
scythe he was using. Nineteen stitches
were taken to close long, deep cash in
the back of his left leg above the knee.
He has since been under care at the
Springfield hospital.
Robert T. Brown, ll-year-old son of
Mr.. and Mrs. George r. Brown of Gays
vile, while learning to ride bicycle Tues.
dav was thrown by striking a stone and
landed directly in front of the automo'
bile owned and driven by Daniel S. Jack
son of Barnard, the machine passing over
the boy and causing injuries which re-
suited in death an hour later. One hip
and one leg we're broken and internal in
iurics were inflicted.
Thomas A. Diven, jr., of New Haven,
Conn, which he claimed to be his home,
is wanted by the police of st. Adams for
cashng worthless checks. The police OF
the city did not know of the crimes until
the checks which he gave began to come
in to the Weldon bank which at present
total $l75. The delay in cashng the
checks gave him good chance to leave
that vicinity before being discovered
which he took full advantage of.
Mrs. John b. Miner of Bethel and her
daughters, Josephine and Celia, are in
Woonsocket, r. l., having been called
there bv the serious injury sustained by
their son and brother, Arthur j. Miner,
in grade crossing accident at Lincoln,
r. l., Sunday The young man sustained
fracture of the skull and internal injur'
les in his chest when an automobile in
which he and three other men of Worces.
ter, Mass, were riding, was struck by a
trolley car. two of the men being killed
II
The annual convention of the Vermont
; Sunday School association will be held at
Bellows Falls Oct. Is. Is and II. Some
of the strongest Sunday school men in
the country have been secured for this
convention Marion Lawrence. general
secretary of the International Sunday
School association, will be one of the
speakers. f. w. Halpenny, education
promotion secretary, and \. NJ. Locker
organization secretary of the Internation-
al Sunday school association. are to be
among the speakers and conference lead
ers.
Stephen j. Brown of Troy, \. Y, has
been in Burlington the past few days to
secure data and assistance in his effort
to effect the pardon of Private John A.
Luce, who is. at present serving a term
in Windsor prison for stabbng to death
| Albert A. Prentiss, a Burlington railroad
man Brown interviewed several friends
of Governor Clement and he found that
lall OF the men he talked with were in ia.
vor of a pardon for the man. Further
efforts will be made and application for
pardon presented to Governor Clement
soon, it is believed
Rev. w. j. Jean-Marie of the faculty
of st. Mchaels college at Winooslli Parl,
: has been promoted to the Office of superb
or, or president of the college. He sue
ceeds Rev f. NJ Total, who will con
tinue as a member of the faculty Rev
, V. Nicolle of the college will go to Swan
ton, where he will be superior of the
3, school and provincial of the Society OF
st. Edmund, succeeding Rev Father Sal.
r mon The new president was graduated
from st. MichaePs in one of the first
classes, about IA years ago, and has been
e connected with the institution since.
Harry A Black, secretary of state, this
5 morning suspended four automobile H.
e censes, which included Caaxti Simoneau
!. who pleaded not guilty in Montpelier city
= court Monday morning to charge of in
G toxication. Harold A. Dwinell of Chel
G sea lost his license because of an accident
e in which he ran into a team, the horse
h being killed. Dewey S. Stone of Barre
h lost his license because, according to the
< investigation of the secretary, lie uset
= vile and abusive language to the occu
pants of another automobile because h
s had been held back in passing the cal
S for little while. This occurred In Cal
e ais. William ]. Cahill of Rutland lost
a his license because of an accident in which
!. he ran over a child. Cahill lost his Ii
= cense in 1917 for some reason
= Cleaning his rifle to prepare for thu
t game he expected to shoot in Port Kent
r proved the downfall of llyear-old An
{ thony Firoe's hunting ambitions. Th'
). boy, only II years of age, told the police
o of Burlington that his name was Anthony
= Firoe and he lived at 81 Wilcox street
Springfield, Mass He was armed with
+ 22-calibre long rifle, new make of four
t chamber pistol and had $40 in chang
il and ticket for Port Kent in his pocket
= I'm answer to Chief Russel's kindly qucs
: tionng he said that he had run ava,
e from home Sunday noon after taking 81
i from his mothers pocketbook while sh
5 was at church. He claimed that he ar
G rived in Rutland at 4 o'clock Sunday ai
n ternoon and came to Burlington Monda.
:. | morning ike n good huntpr he stODne,