The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-07-23

rev. raul IWlpHt AlOoug, lOImtlly VI
St. Johnsbury, has resumed his work as
assistant pastor of the Madison avenue
Baptist church in New York City, after
nearly two gears war service as a major
in the army,
George NJ Smith, formerly superin-
tendent OF the earding department of
the wooden mills at Winooski, but for
the past year resident of Lowell, Mass,
died there recently of nervous shock
resulting from severe toothache.
Robert vi. Manner Of New York City,
a friend of Mr. Putnam, while touring
through Bennington recently visited the
Henry w. Putnam Memorial hospital
and on his return to New York gave
Mr. Putnam check for $500, payable to
the hospital
Miss Eleanor Black, a Canadian by
birth and the organizer of district nurs-
ing in Montpelier and Woodstock, has
come from West Newton, Mass, to be
superintendent Of the Mutual Aid assoei-
alton in Brattleboro. Miss Black has
been superintendent of the city hospital
in Sydney, n s., since her return from a
year and half of service overseas.
Miss Maud Currier of Island Pond has
brought suit against Drs. A. Ellen and
A. f. Parlin, alleging malpractice, in
setting a fracture which necessitated
amputation of the arm above the ell
bow The plaintiff demands $4,000
damages. John w. Redmond and Walter
II. Cleary, both of Newport, are the at
torneys for the defendants
Arthur j. Demers of Wilmington, fore
man of the Deerfeld Pulp company's
mill at Mountain Mills, is minus his au-
tomobile, which he locked into the gar
age on July IA and had no further oe-
easion to use until July 20, when he
found the screws removed which held the
staple in place through which the pad.
lock fastened, and the ear gone II was
a Buick fourcylinder, with black body
and yellow wheels, valued at $780, The
Vermont number plate was l3,09S
Thomas c. Hanley, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
]. w. Hanley of Rutland will be or
dained as Redemptorist father at ESQ
pus, N. Y, next Sunday Mr.. Hanley,
who is a graduate of st. Peters school
in this city. has been studying for the
priesthood for ID years, having been at
Northeast, Pa, at Winchester, Nd, and
lately at the seminary of the Redemption
lists at Esopus. He probably will preach
his first sermon at st. Peters church in
Rutland.
A a,l ot,fa hsla on1lsnA -,
Brattleboro Sunday evening, the car be-
ing driven by Willard Richardson and
the team by Merrill Allen There were
no lights ON the wagon, and to this fact
the accident is attributed. The wagon
was badly smashed, but the occupant
jumped as soon as the outfit was struck
and was uninjured After the accident,
persons sitting on their porches on the
same street counted five different teams
passing a certain point, all without
lights As a result, States Attorney T..
w. Gibson has started campaign in
Windham county to compel drivers of
teams to obey the lighting law.
Street department matters in Burling-
ton are still in a state Of upheRval
Charles L. Dolan and John L. Bergeron,
who were ousted by the city council for
alleged failure to carry out their duties
as street commissioners, have applied for
an injunction against the new commits.
sioners that would forbid their serving
in the office, claiming that the city coun-
Gil action was unlawful and that the APP
pointments Of Unsworth and Wagner
were void. When it came to signing the
city payroll last Saturday, both sets
of commissioners asserted their right to
sign. The old commissioners signed and
the treasurer refused to honor the pay
roll. Then the new commissioners signed
and the mayor ordered the treasurer not
to pay the vouchers with their sigma
lures attached. However, the workmen
finally got their money.
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