The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-12-05

Aug. 81, Sept. |, and 3.
Erwin Clark, who in 1912 represented
the town of Wcstfeld in the legisla
ture, died Nov. 80. He had held all Of
the important town offices.
Mrs. Silas Bills of South Woodbury.
who passed her 905h birthday anniver.
sary Dec. 2, is well preserved and con.
verses in an intelligent manner.
A thief robbed A A. Roberts of East
Rupert of nearly 5000 worth of raw
furs Saturday night, gaining entrance
to the fur house by filing chain which
held the lock.
Mrs. Betsey Gale Slayton, who passed
her S5th birthday last week at her
home in Stowe, is making a handsome
piece of lace edging, netting the foun-
dation and darning an elaborate design.
Edwin Pierce, rs, veteran of the
Civil war, died at his home in Rutland
Tuesday. He was a member of Co. b.
l4th Vermont, and participated in the
battle of Gettysburg and other impor-
tant engagements.
The Bennington post Of the American
Legion has suggested to the village
president and trustees that certain
streets in the village be named in hon
or of those who lost their lives in the
world war
Miss Marion G. Lees has resigned as
supervisor of drawing in the Rutland
school and will become supervisor of
art in the schools of Milbun, Black
stone and Oxford, Mass, at consider
able increase in salary.
S. B. Nelson of Barton lost an arm
while threshing at F. s. Whitcher's in
that place Monday, 1t was his left
arm and it was so badly crushed after
being drawn into the beaten of the ma
chine that it had to be amputated at
the Cottage hospital.
Mrs. +. J. Blodgett fell nearly the
whole length of the stairs in the Ide
block in Lyndonvlle one day last week,
and although no bones were broken, she
has been laid up ever since with
bruises, and her face and head were
badly cut from broken glasses,
Mrs. Charles Winch was found dead
in her home in Middlebury, Wednes.
day, few minutes after she had talked
with members of her family and was
in apparently good health Her death
occurred on her seth birthday anniver-
sary. She leaves six children, the
youngest u days old and the oldest Is
years.
The annual meeting Of the Caledonia
Bar association was held in st. Johns
bury Tuesday evening and the follow
ing officers were elected President,
Walter A. button; vite-president, j.
Rolfe Searles; secretary and treasurer,
Guy w. Hill; directors, Alexander
Dunnett, David 4. Porter and James B.
Campbell.
Clayton N, North, who died at his
home in Shoreham Dec. l. was a d.
rect descendant in the eighth genera
ton from John North, emigrant from
London in 1885, and on his mothers
side was in the ninth generation from
Deacon Edward Converse, who came
from England. He was a merchant in
Shoreham for 80 years and had held
nearly all the town offices. -Four years
ago Mr.. and Mrs. North observed their
50th wedding anniversary, Mrs. North
is stili living.
As a result of shooting accident in
the fall of 1913, damages of $500 were
awarded in Addison county court on
Wednesday to Ira White of Bristol
against Howard Lavarne of the same
place. A previous trial had estab-
Gshed the defendants liability, the
present action being to determine dam
ages. The injuries White sustained
while the two men were sitting under
a tree, the defendants gun accidentally
disdharging and the shot entering one
of Whites eyes and his chest.
G. L. Soule & Co. of Burlington have
asked permission of the secretary of
state to increase their capital stock
from $4,000 TO 100000, which will
probably be granted by that office. The
Cary Maple Sugar company of st.
Johnsbury, which recently increased its
capital stock to 81 100000 has now filed
report of the way it is expected that
stock win be divided into 5000 pre-
ferred shares and 1900 shares Of com
mon
With the spread of smallpox in On.
tario and Quebec, circulars have been
received in towns along the border be-
tween Vermont and Canada announc-
ing the manner in which the United
States health service intends to deal
with those who travel into the infest
ed area. A person leaving the United
States and going into Canada will not
be required to be yaccinated. but no
one can return TO the United States
without proving that he has been vac
einated within three years.
by the Will OF Mrs. Sarah BlCMurtrie
Of Germantown, Pa, who died in Brat
tleboro, and as a memorial to herself
and her husband, the late Dr. Daniel
MdMurtrie st. Michae's Episcopal
church in Brattleboro has come into the
possession of valuable painting. The
Holy Family" This painting i a repro
duction, and was done by famous
Italian artist in Florence, Italy, for
Dr. MeMurtrie while he was living ia
Florence. The original. which was
nainted by andre DaJ Ca4to Il NAM,