The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-08-15


terbury, rs are Fords
Vermont will have mineral exhibit
ton at the Eastern States exposition at
Springfield, Mass Sept, 1920. Granite,
slate, tale and marble will be exhibited.
Lyndon Bouchey, an employe OF the
Bellows Falls Ice Co., was arrested on
Wednesday and is now out on bail of
$1,000 for severely whipping his seven
year-old son.
A barn and automobile belonging to
r. N. Lewis of Brandon was totally de.
stroyed by fire Saturday night. The
fire caught from the ignition of gasoline
which was being drawn from the ear,
!, A nurses home is to be added to the
plant of the Putnam Memorial hospital
in Bennington. The contract has been
let to Clinton M. Cruickshank of New
York, the building to be completed May
!, 1920.
Mrs. Mary Il, Washburn of Brattle
boro has arranged for large reception
Friday night in honor of Lieut.. and Mrs.
IldIOlu u. w dsHDuiiiy WIN NtiC itNVh1ly
married, from France. Mrs. Washburn
was Mile. Simonde Rodet of Paris.
Helen Vera Haynes and Ezra Ernest
Van Guilder of Poultney were married
at the home of the bride on Wednes
day. After wedding trip to Phila
delphia they will return to Poultney,
where Mr. Van Guilder resided before
going to war.
Two fawns, the offsprings of doe re-
Gently shot in the open zone in Castle
ton, were put out of their misery the
other day by Deputy Fish and Game
: Warden Charles Brown. Both fawns
were nearly starved and one of them had
broken leg.
Fire station No. 5, in Burlington is to
be discontinued with a saving of $500
year, which amount will become avail
able toward purchasing a triple combi-
nation motor pumping engine and chemi-
cal, chassis for a hose wagon and
tractor for hook and ladder
Near the old homestead of Vermont's
poet, John G. SAKE, in the town of High
gate monument is shortly to be dedi
Gated in memory of the poet The gov
ernnor of Vermont and John Godfrey
SAKE, a New York lawyer, and grandson
OF the poet, will make addresses.
Mrs. NJ Montgomery of ST. Adams
was seriously injured Wednesday when
the car she was driving collided with one
driven by Pittsburg man at Swanton.
). Her car was badly smashed, pinning her
under it so that she was badly bruised.
The other car received minor damages.
Raymond Irish nine year-old Essex
boy, has been sentenced by Judge Ladd
to the state industrial school till 1881
for breaking into car, the property of
the Central Vermont railroad. Leon
Labounty and Harold Eaton, alleged
partners in the same escapade, are yet to
be tried.
On Tuesday at the opening of the Au.
gust term of the Grand Isle county
court a case came up in which the broth.
err and sister Of Maude Horrican sought
to break the will she left, leaving all
her property to the Mary Fletcher hos
pital when she committed suicide last
year.
Three of the new auto routes being
marked by the Vermont Automobile club
pass through Brattleboro One goes
). through Marlboro, Wilmington and Ben
rnington, Bennington to Hoosick Falls
N. W. Another extends north along the
Connecticut river and another follows
the West river valley to Manchester.
-Four children whom Joseph Cummings
was driving to a church picnic at Sey-
mour lake were thrown from the car
when the stearing wheel stuck, sending
the car over ten-foot embankment
They all landed in bushes which broke
their fall and kept them uninjured SO
that they were able to continue to the
picnic in another car.
In the hope of initiating the success
with the boys at Camp Abnaki the Y
w. G. A. have established similar camp
for girls at st. Adams bay There are y
girls there at present and when they go
~ more viii take their places Miss
Grace Brooks of st. Adams is in charge
of the camp, assisted by Miss Cramton
OF st. Adams,
Il Considerable mystery attaches to the
wreck of an automobile, the remains
of which lie near the approach to Camp
Iroquois on the way to Mallets Bay.
The ear with all the valuable parts miss
ing and the chassis complete wreck
was found Sunday night and since that
time the authorities have been wait
ing to hear report of the accident, but
none has come in.
The American Woolen Co. Of Winooski
has announced plan for solving the
housing problem which has become very
acute among their workers. The plan
will permit employees to borrow at Az
per cent to build or buy homes. The
money is to be loaned by the Homestead
association Of Boston. A first payment
Of five per cent of the selling price will
be made at the time of the sale and sub
sequent payments in monthly amounts
equal to the rental Of the property will
cober the interest taxes, and insurance
and slowly pay off the mortgage
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