The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-02-10

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for the last of the month.
Burlington's annual automobile show
is to be held against this year.
o. G. Miller of East Orange, N. j., has
taken possession of the Adna Brown ho-
tel in Springfield.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ransom Holmes of
Bakersfield observed the 5Oth anniver-
sary of their marriage recently.
The UniversaIist parish of Bellows
Falls is to celebrate the 40th anniversary
Of the establishing of the church next
Sunday.
Z, w. Woodwork of Enosburg Falls,
who is in his 95th year, is in failing
health and has been confined to the
bed for several days.
-Four daughters of Patrick McGilley of
Burlington died within week in that
city recently from influenza. A father
and three brothers survive.
President Guy Potter Benton of the
University of Vermont is now education
al director of the American army of oc-
rupation with Gen. Joseph 7. Dickman
at Coblenz, Germany.
The ladies circle of the Brattleboro
Cniversalist church gave a Victory fair
last week, to which nearly 1000 admis-
sion tickets were sold. The financial
profit was large.
Ethan Hall committed suicide by
hanging at the home of his daughter,
Mrs. Harry Gibson, in Chester Feb. 2.
He was So years old and had been in
feeble health for some time.
The Baptist church of Bellows Fails
has extended call to Rev. John L. Clark
Of North Berwick, Me-, to become the
pastor. 1t is expected that Mr.. Clark
viii accept and win begin his work on
April /.
After months of affliction with the
Influenza and other diseases Burlington
reports that a big improvement in the
eity's health was shown last month and
that the number of deaths, 80, was nor
NAL.
Michael J. Cain, keeper at the house of
correction, last week shot an unusually
large red fox while hunting in Mendon
The animal measured four feet and six
inches from tip to tip, the fur being espe-
eially fine,
DR., Earle Il. johnson, who for a year
was in charge of the Vermont dental
plinic in the rural schools, and who was
last week discharged from t. S, service,
Is to be associated with Dr. ?. NJ. Viii
liams in the practice of dentistry in
Rutland.
Miss Muriel NJ Reynolds of Middle
bury, who has been teaching school in
Shoreham. died at her boarding place
there Friday after a short illness. Her
father is foreman of the Middlebury
branch of the Vermont Marble company,
and a brother also resides in Middle
bury.
Willard Bresse Lighthall, son of W.
Fl. Lighthall of Bennington, was saved
from drowning a few days ago by Mrs.
E;riswold, after the boy had broken
through the ice while skating alone on
the Griswod pond She pushed a plank
where he could grasp it and then threw
him a rope with which others who had
gathered pulled him ashore, He suffered
20 i'll effects from his ducking.
Arthur LaValley, a l7-year-old Brat.
Eleboro youth, pleaded guilty in the court
bf that place of larceny. He took $04
from pocketbook belonging to his I'M
bic, Alex. Forret, with whom he boards.
bnd spent most of it for wearing ap-
barel. He bought two oyercoats, two
pairs of shoes, shirts, ties and other ar
tieles and with what was left went to
Greenfield, Mass, and had a good time.
Forret had about $500 more in his room,
which LaValley did not touch. He was
sentenced to year in state prison, but
sentence was suspended and he was
placed on probation, with an understand
ing that he is to make restitution of
what he stole. He is an operative in
the cotton mill.
The Robert Brown who was sentenced
h federal district court in New York on
Feb. for impersonating an army cap
tain, to one year and six months in the
Atlanta penitentiary, is believed to be
The Robert Brown of Burlington who was
arrested on a charge Of breaking into a
grocery store and stealing about $50 in
cash and who, while waiting for his
bearing, took advantage of open doors
DIT the jail and walked out, disappearing
and never being heard from since. That
was April 4, 1917. He had also been in
contact with the law for stealing shoes
from Vergennes dealer. The Robert
Brown arrested in New York gave his
address as Burlington and his age az "a,
and it is known the Robert Brown who
got into trouble in Burlington in 1917
was % years old then.