The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-06-17

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The taxidermy store Of B. 4, Jack
son in Barton was broken into one
night this week and sporting goods 70
the amount Of 500 were stolen,
Rev. e. q. Sharp of Ferndale, N X.
has accepted call to the passionate
of the Baptist church at Brookline and
begins his duties there June 20.
"A drive has been in progress the iast
month to raise $500, 900 endowment
fund fro st. Johnsbury academy, ana
at the graduating exercises Of the IN,
stitution this week, it was announced
that $44 900 had been raised IN ~.
bloomsbury alone.
4 Chalmers car. registered under the
name Of Angelo Bizzaro Of Rutland,
was almost completely destroyed by
Are about 5 o'clock Thursday morning
After it had been burning for some
minutes. the fire department, was
called, but although 80 gallons Of
chemicals were used, the fire was TOO
advanced to be quenched, The owner
was not driving the car when the
accident occurred.
Freaks of lightning were noticeable
during recent storm in West Glover,
when it stopped the motor in the car
~ Frank Simon, as he was driving
along the highway, entered one q the
houses on the telephone wike and made
many holes in the curtain, and at the
Blodrett home threw the baby from
Mrs. Blcdgctts arms and left one OF
the older children unconscious Tor
some time.
A serious automobile accident hap
pened in North Hero early this week
when man. name unknown, driving a
Massachusetts, car, was struck by an.
other car, one hip being broken and
one leg in two places, and otherwise
injuring him badly. He had left the
car to inquire the way at house.
and stepped from behind his car
directly in front of a Ford car. There
being no chance for the driver Of the
Ford to stop, the man was hurled
into the air by the force of the i'm
pact. He was taken to hospital for
treatment.
Austin Reeds farm buildings in
South Wardsboro were struck by
lightning Sunday, and destroyed Mr..
Reed and his son-in-law were in the
barn when the bolt struck, but felt no
iii effects, although one OF the men had
to Jump from a stable window to
escape, 80 fast did the flames work.
Two calves we're burned and a third
had to be killed. 1t was thought the
house had been saved and many Of
these who came to help had started
for home when smoke was seen coming
from the garret of the house and soon
the building was in flames. Although
part Of the household goods were
saved. 20 hens were burned, 20 tons of
hav and all the farm machinery. Nine
persons were made homeless by the
destruction Of the buildings Mr.. and
Mrs. Reed had lived on the place more
than 40 years
Four student nurses at the Rock.
ingham hospital in Bellows Falls have
resigned and departetd. After the
death Of Mrs. Grace Shadman, the
superintendent, following the explo-
sion of an alcohol lamp while she was
on a vacation in her Boston home,
Miss Loveland became acting super
int4ndent, and when she told Miss
Jean Fraser, student nurse, to carry
q glass of milk and medicine to q
patient placed in seculsion in a sum-
mer house on the hospital grounds be-
cause he had the measles, Miss Fraser
refused, contending thata, as stu
dent nurse, she was not supposed to at
tend contagious diseases. She was
given the choice by the superintendent
of carrying out orders or resigning,
and she chose the latter course, three
other student nurses, Misses Genevieve
Hume, Bertha Curirer and Sylvia
Spafford leaving out of sympathy
with Miss Fraser. Although appealed
to to reconsider, since there were Is
patients and baby in the hospital
needing attention. they all left last
Monday. A student nurse who had
been away on leave of absence has
returned and an extra nurse has been
put on the day shift so all the
patients have been well cared for. Miss
Fraser is from Nova Scotia, Miss
Hume from Haverhill. Miss Currier
from Lynn, Mass. and Miss Spofford