The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-12-24


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Drastic steps are to be taken to keel
minors out Of Rutland pool rooms, tn
chief Of police giving his officers spc
cial orders to that effect.
Burton A. Prouty of Brattleboro il
ia the hospital there suffering with ;
fractured pelvic bone. Mr.. Prouty wal
chopping in his woodlot when q tre'
fell Unexpectedly and hit him.
Professor Everett Skillings Of Mid
dlebury college and Miss Mildred Il
Davis, assistant librarian at the Uti
ca public library, Utica, N. II, were
married Thursday at the home Of the
bride in Oshkosh, Wis. Professor
Skillings is professor Of literature in
the department Of English at Middle
bury college.
Two purses Of gold, totaling $500
were presented Friday evening to Rev.
and Mrs. George +. Price. at a sur
prise Christmas social in their honor
at the close Of the weekly meeting in
the Rutland Methodist church. One
purse of $40 was presented in behalf
Of the church and the other, Of $50, in
behalf Of the Brotherhood class, of
which DR., Price is the teacher.
Ray. Fowler Of Jacksonville was
seriously injured while hunting on Dec.
l6. After shooting at fox he started
to 60 where the fox was, but slipped on
some ice or crust and went down over
some lodges, about 20 feet, striking on
his stomach. He was unconscious for
a time, but finally managed to get
home. A physician found that he had
two ribs broken and fractured chest.
A large brick block is to be
erected in Brattleboro next spring If
prices drop in the meantime enough
to permit. ID. Latchis & Sons own the
three story brick building now stand
ing on the site at the corner of Main
and Flat streets, which they will re-
move and put up the new edifice. d.
Latchis & Son are managers of the
Latchis theatre and also of fruit and
confectionery business in Brattleboro. |
Henry Jacobs, ir., while coasting
Monday night near his home in Will |
mington. slid into the river, striking /
his head on sharp rock and cutting q /
bad cash under one eye, also his lip |
and nose. He was unconscious for
some time. That same afternoon an
other Wilmington boy, Frank Earring
49, III, tttn ta Pin Ia yra q |
thoroughly drenched and suffered
severe chills, but seems to have suf-
fered no i'll effects Of his accident,
Fumes from gasoline engine nearly
resulted fatally for Gaylord Maynard |
Of Bakersfield and only the prompt ar
rival Of medical aid saved his life. Mr.
MAYNARD was saving wood in his shop
with the doors closed, the machine be
son-in law, Walter Jennings, was car
rying the wood away from the ma
chine and oat Of doors. Returning from
one trip he found Mr.. Maynard lying
on the floor unconscious and immedi-
ately called physician. 1t was 20
minutes before Mr.. Maynard was re-
vived.
Elton II. Scott Of WATERFOWL, Mass,
Who died suddenly Tuesday, was the
finance of Miss Edwina Blodgett,
laughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Blod-
5ett of st. Johnsbury and their mar
rage was to take place next month.
Word Of Mr.. SCOTS death was re- i,
.eived Wednesday morning by tele
,hone and no details are known 9th i
n than that death was sudden. Mr..
ind Mrs. Blodgett and Miss Blodgett !
eft for Boston on the night train Fri !
lay. Mr.. Scott has been a frequent !
Tistor in st. Johnsbury and had made G
warm friends there. His last visit was )
It Thanksgiving when he spent the \
Holiday at the Blodgett home. 5
Walter +. Bond of the state forestry S
department, who has returned from &
our of the state institutions to look
or sites near them for free nurseries,
eports finding suitable localities at all p
he institutions excep the industrial
chool at Vergennes. An especially u
Iood location was found near the a.
chooi for the feeble minded at Bran E.
on. II is proposed by State Forester y
'. G. Hastings to start state nurser q,
IS at the Institutions where suitable :,
and can be found, and John L. Weeks,
irector OF state institutions, is under =
TODD TO favor the plan. The trees would
e cared for by the inmates furnishing !.
hem healthful outdoor work, and sold ~
. the farmers. The forestry depart =;
rent would receive nothing except the -
,st of such administration from that q,
apartment as might be necessary. -