The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-08-12
ABOUT THE STATE
Happenings of Interest from Dif-
ferent Sections.

Private John D. Deming of St Adams
is mentioned by the war department
as having been slightly wounded in ac-
ton.
The trolley on the line between Ben
nington and North Adams ceased to run
Saturday, the men striking for shorter
hours and more pay.
DIR. w. A. Gage of st. Johnsbury, pres
ident of the Vermont state board OF
chiropractics, has been elected delegate
for this state to attend convention OF
chiropractics in Davenport, la.
Guy Potter Benton has corrected the
rumor that he was to be connected with
the New York Life Insurance Co. by
writing to friends in Burlington that
he is to be associated with Leroy, Sar-
!, gent and Co. Inc, of New York as vice
president of the company.
A meeting of the committees in charge
of the formation of permanent organi-
zation for the signal corps that were at
the University of Vermont, was held in
Burlington on Friday Plans were made
for yearly conventions to be held in al
ternate years in Boston and Burlington
A party consisting of Henry Ford,
Thomas Edison, John Burroughs, Harvey
s. Firestone and son and E. j. Kings
ford. stopped at the Hotel Vermont in
Burlington on Saturday for lunch. They
are touring this part of the country and
left after lunch for st. Adams.
Leland and Grey seminary in Towns
bend has been taken over from the trus
tees by the town under lease and will
be run as a junior senior high school dur
ing the coming winter Stephen c. Sal
mon of Southold, l.. l., graduate of
Syracuse university, has been engaged
as principal.
Three small boys, Edward Bushey,
aged 10, Wilfred Provost, aged II, and
Paul Provost, aged 10, were caught try
ing to enter door on the second story
of G. A. Barber and Co.'s store in Bur
lington Saturday They were rigging up
pulley when young Bushey was caught
by the police.
While the freight embargo is on, Rut.
land is to be the film distribution center
of Vermont. Paramount, World, Gold
wyn and many other film agencies will
send their films there every other day
by auto truck and from there they will
be distributed all over Vermont from
st. Adams to Bellows Falls. Vermont
movie men will have to go to Rutland
every other day to receive and return
their films.
A soldier named Eaton, whose home
Is at Bradford, but who is at Camp
Devens awaiting discharge, tried TO COM
NIT suicide last week. He went into one
of the empty barracks and hit himself
over the head twice with heavy poker,
knocking himself unconscious and bad
1y decorating his scalp. The reason for
the attempted suicide was that Eaton
was respondent over PERSONAL affairs.
Carl Pike Of Halifax is suing Morris
Chase of that town to recover $4,000
for personal injuries. Pike, who is
minor is bringing suit through A. Prem
tiss Butler, 1t is claimed that Pike was
put TO work on a small circular saw
without adequate instruction and that
the saw was not provided with proper
guides. Pike lost thumb and three fin
gers.
There will be a 300-mile endurance
race in October the track running from
Fort Ethan Allen to Camp Devens Col
onel Thompson of Norwich will ride his
the officers at Norwich expect to enter
the officers at Norwich exepect to enter
their names. Large delegations from
Fort Ethan Allen and Camp Devens are
also expected to enter The prizes
amount to $3.50.
Harold Hamlin, II years old, Of Bur
lington is being anxiously watched to
see the results of five dog bites that he
received Thursday afternoon. The boy
was playing with friend when the dog
attacked them leaping completely over
the other boy and biting young Hamlin
five times on the shoulder. 1t is not
known whether or not the dog was mad.
An electric storm that passed over
INtiSthicn dlAtiIOuH DdulN
damaged the crops of B. s. Merrill, a
three-acre cornfeld being completely rid
died with hail. His garden stuff was
completely destroyed and field of po-
tatoes badly damaged. The hail storm
seems to have been confined to this
small area, no other damage being re-
ported.
Mrs. w r, Wright Of st. Adams re-
ceived croix de guerre and letter for
the nearest relative of Sergt. Raymond
Wright. The cross was awarded for ex-
traordinary heroism IN action near Vier-
~ on July is, 1918. But Wright with
lieutenant's commission was there him
self to receive it. Although at one time
believed dead the report was mistake,
as Wright lived to see great deal more
action.