The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-05-13

The potato market in Bristol instead
of falling, shows an inclination to soar.
As high as $l40 bushel is now paid.
Ralph G. Mayo, principal of the High
gate school the past year, has been en-
gagged as principal of the Stowe school
for the coming year
Leslie +. Walker, who died Saturday at
the Brattleboro Memorial hospital, had
been master mechanic for the Fort Dunn
mer mills in Brattleboro for four years.
Burlington's municipal bathhouse will
be ready for use about July l. There
will be 200 lockers and about so dressing
rooms, and in the main part of the two
story building a lounging room, dance
hall and rest room.
Henry w. Abbott of Landgrove, a
farmer and merchant, has filed petition
in bankruptcy in the Office of the United
States court in Rutland He owes ST.
1914 and has assets of Sl,295.59, of
which 1925 is claimed exempt.
Private Joseph Higgins, who enlisted
from Putney and served until the close of
the war, died recently in hospital at
Trenton, N. j., of ulcers of the stom-
ach, which developed after an attack of
influenza and jaundice with which he was
Ill while in the service.
Members of the faculty of Middlebury
college were the guests of the Faculty
club of the University of Vermont at an
informal dinner at the Van Ness house
Saturday evening, this being the first
get-together meeting of this nature that
has been held in many years.
Harry LOOMS of Hydeville, although
not blacksmith, does some times set
shoe. The other day he was setting
shoe and at the first nail he drove the
horse tried to take its foot away, with
the result that Mr.. LOOMS put nearly
an inch of the nail into his hand near
the thumb.
The third annual meeting of the Yer
mont Chiropraetors association was held
at the New Sherwood in Burlington Sat
urday, with every chiropraetor in the
state present. The following officers
were elected: President, DR.. George H.
ANaoh VI Ddi IUNbhns NilC pANSAQtHAs III
j. S. Webb Of Vergennes; secretary, DR..
T. Mae Gage Of Barre; treasurer, DR..
Grace Webb of Vergennes.
Five young men, four of them resi-
dents of Wiliamstown, Mass, and the
fifth from Pownal, in municipal court
at Bennington on Saturday were found
guilty of stealing an automobile from
the premises of Myron Crosier Of Pow
nal on the night Of April IS. Two were
fined $40 and costs and the other three
We're sentenced to three months in the
house of correction. The ages of the five
ranged from Is to D.
-Four of the six children of Mr.. and
Mrs. Joseph Lamphere of Burlington
were deserted sometime during Thursday
night by their parents, who left the
house, taking their two youngest chill
dren with them. When the older chill
dren arose in the morning they found
themselves alone. They have been placed
in private families, while search is be-
ing made for the parents. Both are al
legged to have police records in every
place where they have lived.
An automobile accident occurred Sat
nrday afternoon when car containing
Mrs. A. P, Soule, Robert Soule, Donald
McGarey and Frederick B. Brooks of St.
Adams went into ditch near Georgia
Center, throwing out the occupants of
the rear seat. Mrs. Soule was the only
person injured and she received only
slight bruises. The people were on their
way to Burlington to attend the U. "
M.-Norwich baseball game. One end of
the bumper dropped between the front
wheels, causing the car to run into the
ditch. A passing car brought Mrs. Soule
ITO her home and the Others returned
after repairs had been made to the car.