The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-06-14
ABOUT THE STATE
Happenings of Interest from Dr.
ferent Sections.

The war department announces that
Private james Muir Of Burlington was
enormously reported wounded in action.
Sandy Thompsons Ford car is the last
to disappear from a Burlington street.
It's number was 1873. Thefts of cars in
Burlington have been very numerous so
far this season.
Gardner Cofrin of Burlington sus-
tanned a broken collar bone Sunday aft
ernoon when he attempted to board a
car coming into Burlington, the car
starting and throwing him against
telegraph pole.
The Bellows Falls federal bureau is
finding work for many applicants. Last
week &c men were placed in employ
Wment, "a being soldiers. The previous
week So men were furnished work, 20
being service men.
Jay Read Pember of Woodstock, who
has been in frail health for some time,
fell while undressing for bed May 30
and broke his hip. For many years Mr..
Pember was a clerk of Windsor county.
He is native of Randolph.
Rev. Ivan RI. Benedict, for six years
pastor of the Baptist church in Mont
pelier, who gave up his passionate to en-
ter war work and who, since that ended,
has been preaching in Branford, Conn,
was married in Bennington June ii to
Miss Hilda Frances Pratt Of the latter
place
John Baker, ll.year- old son of Mr. and
Mrs. Michael j. Baker of Brattleboro,
ran into the street in front of motor
cycle Wednesday night and was knocked
down. Gashes were cut on his head and
= one leg and there were many other
! bruises.
Fl. II. Kidder of White River Junction,
who was in Windsor Wednesday even
ing, parked his car in front of the Wind
sor hotel, where it was badly damaged
when run into by another automobile.
Arrangements were made to pay the
damage.
Raw Mooney of Newport caught a
wildcat with his hands last summer and
last fall exhibited it at a number of the
fairs and was planning to do the same
this fall, but the cat died in the parade
of last week, the extreme heat being too
much for it.
Heavy damages to the main building
Of the Sheffield Farms company's milk
plant at Vergennes resulted Thursday
morning from fire. The machinery in
the factory is very expensive and it is
considered likely that the amount of
damage will run into the thousands.
Miss Eleanor Black, who has been SUI
perintendent Of the city hospital in sgd.
ney, n s., since returning from year
and half of active service overseas, has
been asked TO come to Brattleboro as
superintendent of the Mutual Aid associ-
alton, succeeding Miss Frances NJ. Stell-
man, who died recently.
Miss Hildreth Tyler of Enosburg Falls,
II. V. NJ, 81, has been awarded the
prize of $40 gold piece for having the
best athletic record in the Women's Ath-
etic association of the University of
Vermont The standing was one of en-
husiasm and college spirit, as well as
rtivity in the various athletics. AT the
tbs track meet, neld on Jhe grounds
Grassmount last Saturday, Miss Tyler
as winner in the high jump, 50-yard
sh and running broad jump.
A loaded express truck, left too near
edge of the platform at the station
Newport few days ago, was struck
an incoming train and the parcels
e scattered Unfortunately Among
was crate of small pigs and sew
crates of strawberries The crates
opened by the fall to the platform
&HM