The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-04-26

AT ueT nome IN ITdHdmNilleJ hehl Lhu
low, one night recently, kerosene
lamp that stood on a table nearby was
overturned and fell to the floor, blaz
ing In carrying the lamp outdoors to
prevent setting the house on fire, the
crochet hook was driven through the
palm of Miss McNeil's hand, and the
barb had to be cut off before the hook
could be drawn out.
A horse, belonging to Robert Ware
of Wilmington, became frightened one
dav last week, while standing on the
street, and tipped out Mrs. Paul Whit
new and young child of Mrs. Ware,
who were sitting in the carriage. Be
fore it was stopped it also upset Mrs.
Leon Covey and carriage containing
the Convey baby, but no one was seri-
ously hurt.
Six inmates of the industrial school
at Vergennes escaped from one of the
dormitories between 1890 and
o'clock Sunday morning, by means of
a KEY which they made in some man
ner. Officials of the institution located
them at Beldens the same morning
and, after some chase, four were cap
tured at Salisbury. The other two are
known to have taken boat near Yer
gennes and it is expected that they
will be taken into custody soon.
Miss Ellen c. Barrett, who died
April q at her home in Rutland
would have been % years old had she
lived until April 90. She rode on the
first train that made its way from
Rutland to Burlington and her mind
was stored with "reminiscences of the
past. She Joined the Rutland Congre-
gational church in ls43. For 10 years
she has been an invalid and for year
confined to her room, but had only one
days serious illness before death.
Harry Willis, the young st. Johns
bury. man who was caught after a
brisk race, following his theft of about
SIG from the cash drawer in p. W.
Lawson's garage, pleaded guilty to the
charge of theft and was fined 800, to
be paid by him in monthly install
ments of $40. He was also sentenced to-
not less than two years nor more than
five at hard labor in the house of cor
rection at Windsor, but this sentence
was deferred and he was placed in the
hands of the probation officer.
A l5-year- old girl voluntarily ap
piled for nights lodging at the police
station in Rutland Friday night. Her
mother was dead, her father had left
town and she had come from Center
Rutland, where she had been living, to
seek work. Having no place TO go after
the movies closed, she was advised TO
ask the police for shelter and she was
given a bed in the women's quarters.
When her case was Investigated. there
was nothing which warranted bringing
the matter before the Juvenile court.
Two unidentified men, who said their
homes were in st. Johnsbury. took a
canoe left on the bank of the Pas
sumpsic river at Passumpsic Wednes
day evening and went out for pleas
ure trip. They capsized and the two
men had to cling to a rock until the |
villagers were awakened from sleep |
and came to rescue them with ropes. |
They were pulled ashore thoroughly |
drenched but unhurt, and instead of
drying their clothing at nearby |
house, left by the railroad track in the
direction of st. Johnsbury, where they |
said they lived. They would not give |
their names. The canoe had been left /,
drawn up on the shore while John NJ. |
Farnham, who lives on the east shore
of the Passumpsic river, made a trip
across the river to visit his mother,
who was ILL.,