The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-05-12


lAe incorporators of the st. Johns
bury Cemetery association have voted
to- donate lot in Mt. Pleasant ceme-
tery for the body of Sam Wah, the
Chinaman who was found murdered in
his laundry Christmas week.
r. v. Bartlett Of Beaver Brook farm
in Bristol lost Ii head OF cattle, regis
tered Holstein, in the thunder storm
Sunday afternoon They were all un-
der one tree for shelter from the Sc
we're rain and hail storm and killed by
the same bolt of lightning.
Though frightened by the bold at
tempt Of stranger to extort money
from her in the office of the Amerl-
can Express company at Ludlow, Mrs.
Allen d. Balk had presence OF mind
enough to slam the door in his face.
Theo Moeykens of Newport was in
specting fences on his farm the other
day when he suddenly found himself
confronted by big black bear, Mr.
Moeykens was armed only with ham
mer hut bruin apparently was i'm
pressed for he turned and quietly
walked away.
William ellison fell from the ridge
pole OF a house in Brattlehoro, where
he was repairing the roof, Saturday.
and dropped to the ground fully %
feet, below. One wrist was broken and
he was badly shaken up. de struck
on his shoulders with such force that
a depression was made in the ground.
Over $4,000 has been subscribed
through the efforts of the st. Johns-
bury Commercial club for the Gale
donia Fair Grounds company which Is
to be used to rebuild the property de-
stroyed by fire the day after the last
September fair. A new grandstand
and set of barns for trotting horses
will be erected.
Arthur Heighter of Middlebury, who
left his saddle horse hitched to rail-
ing in the center of the village Satur-
day evening while he did some shop
ping, found the animal missing when
he returned. Monday morning, Charles
Remele found the horse on his lawn in
an exhausted condition. having been
abandoned Mr.. Heighter was obliged
to walk to his home Saturday night,
a distance of five miles.
The thirteenth annual convention of
the Vermont State Optometrical so
'ciety was held at Burlington Wednes-
day. Officers elected for the ensuing
wears were: President, DR.. A b. Saul
Of Woodstock; first vice president, Q.
f. Prentiss Of Burlington; second vice.
president, p G. Davis Of Burlington;
third vice president. L. II. Mclver OF
Newport: secretary treasurer, l.. +.
Folsom Of South Royalton. The next
injecting win be held in Montpelier in
May 1923.
Fred Murphy Of Richford was ar
ested Monday, charged with assault
with a dangerous weapon on Miss
Emily Audette of East Richford. The
assault grew out of abroken love affair
the authorities say. Miss Audette had
returned Murphy's engagement ring
and as a result he is alleged to have
threatened her life. Two shots from a
revolver are said to have been fired at
her and a man named Aldrich, who
was accompanying her TO East Rich.
ford the evening of May 8. He is out
on 1000 bail and viii have prelimi-
nary hearing May 10.
The farm buildings of S. L. Grant in
East ST. Johnsbury were badly
wrecked during terrific thunder
shower last Sunday afternoon. The
roof of the hen house was torn off. the
roof of a long shed was nearly ruined
and that on one of the barns was
ruined completely. The fence from the
barn TO the road was not only blown
down but was broken to pieces. The
other fences were blown down, the
large tree by the water tub was
struck by lightning and split so that
it probably win not live. The large
yard and road were covered with
shingles and pieces of boards.
Lawrence Grant was alone in the
house at the time of the storm and
said he thought the house would surely