The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-01-14
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L. J. LaBelle of Burlington was in the
city on business to-day.
William S. Hart in Selfish Yates, .
Park theatre to-day.--adv,
Shea buys big shoe stock in Worcester
! Mass. Watch for large ad.-adv.
Robert B. Jones Of this city was in
Mortified on business visit this after
noon.
Residence burglary, theft and larceny
insurance. McAllister & Kent. Phone
| AIS for rates-adv.
South Barre grange will hold young
and old folks dance Thursday night, Jan.
| 10. Gilbertson's orchestra.--adv
Grand camouhage ball under the aus
pieces of Ruth chapter, Order of the East
ern Star Rowland hall, Feb l4.-ady.
King Baggot and Emily Stevens in
kildare of Storm" a Drew comedy and
Charlie Chaplin in "The Pile Driver" BIZ
jou to-day.--adv,
Hear r. w. Simonds, commissioner Of
industry, speak on "The Labor Law of
| Vermont" Tuesday at 8 p. m. Rowland
hall. Public is cordially invited.
L. A. Drown, B. w. Hooker and Fl. B.
Blossom left this afternoon for bust
ness trip to Lansing, Mich. They ex-
pect to be away about a week.
f. j Gomez has been in the Barre
| district two days on business. He is re-
| turning to New York tonight, where he
is employed as sales manager of the
TOMBSTONE Tire and Rubber company.
A large crowd congregated at the Stay
ton auction on the Pike farm in Marsh
field yesterday. Good prices prevailed.
Cows sold from about $40 TO SlO5; hay,
Sl7.25 to S2075 wheat $3.50 and 1926 !;
oats, 81; barley, Sl.70 and potatoes, e0c,
Last evening Manuel Pampoule, hum
Der jack of Groton, arrived on the Gas
train with broken bone in his right leg
just above the ankle. The accident hap
pened yesterday afternoon about 3
o'clock when he was working in the
woods. He was turning large log by
means of cant-hook which broke, al
lowing the log to roll onto his foot be-
| fore the danger could be averted. With
| the aid of several comrades he was re.
moved to the station, where he had to
wait few hours for train, Immedi-
ately upon his arrival in Barre, an am
bulance was summoned, which transport
ed him to the city hospital, and he was
attended by a physician, who reset the
bone and put the leg in splints. This
morning Mr., Psmpoule was resting com
! fortably and it is only matter of time
before the injured man will be able to
resume his duties.
First Lieut.. e. J. Dole Of the Z. s,
aviation service. who formerly was an
instructor in Spaulding high school, has
been visiting in town for a short time
after having been honorably discharged
from the L. S. service at Langley field,
| Hampton, Va, on Jan. 3, 1919, Lieut..
Dole has been under enlistment since the
summer Of 1917, having reported at
Plattsburg on Aug 25, 1917, and after a
course of training there going to Kelly
| field, San Antonio, Tex, where he entered
| the aviation branch. Then he was trans
ferred to the school of military aeronau-
| ties at Ohio State university, Columbus,
o., and later went TO Carlstrom field, Ar
cadia, Fla, and finally being attached to
Langley field at Hampton, Va. Although
ground officer, Lieut. Dole had some
experience in actual flying, having gone
as high as 1000 feet while in the passen-
gers position. He expects to go to Bur
lington tonight and will then 60 to his
home in Danyille for a visit.
A copy of the most ancient Of all Wal
tons Vermonters, printed in 1917 for the
year 1878, is the property of J. Frank
Perry Of 81 Spaulding street, collector
of old books and other things antique.
The booklet, which is in excellent state
of preservation, was printed at Mont
pelier and the editors tender their cor
dial acknowledgment to patrons and
friends. and especially to gentlemen Of
the legislature, to whom they are indebt-
ed for much interesting and important
things. They present their first edition
to the public, and hope for reward in
its sale commensurate with their -----
to render it correct and worthy of pat
ronage." That year Jonas Galusha was
serving his second term as governor Of
Vermont and Hon. Dudley Chase of Ran
dolph was chief judge Of the supreme
court. Barre's town clerk was Warren
Ellis and the first constable was Peter
Nichols. 1t is interesting to note that
the entire population of Washington
county was then slightly less than the
population of Barre at the present time
Antedating Walton's first edition in 1878
was the Vermont Register and Almanac,
which was published for the years 1915,
1916, 1877. Mr.. Perry has a copy Of
the 1917 edition, which also is in a good
state of preservation, This booklet is
along the same general line as the Wal
toms of 1918 and, indeed, it was merged
into Walton's of the following year in
il one notes that James Fisk of Barre
was judge of the supreme court and
that Warren Ellis, who was named in the
Walton's for 1918 as town clerk. was the
towns representative in the legislature
for 1917. Both these volumes make very
interesting reading for those who delight
to trace century-old events.