The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-07-03
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Spencer w Knight has been for 81
wears continuously mail carrier from
the Brattleboro postofiice, which en-
titles him to wear a gold star on ms
sleeve.
According TO the records at the Fair
banks museum, St. Johnsbury, the
June rainfall was the largest for that
month in the 2s years that the record.
have been kept at the museum, and
was only exceeded by the rainfall O
other months four times in the =
years.
Lightning Thursday morning struck
and burned the barn of Charles Cham
berlin in Rochester The bolt descend
ed about 8 a. m. and little could be
saved. but no stock was burned and
there was little personal property IN
the barn at the time, as Mr.. Chamber
In had just purchased the farm.
Robert T.. Coombs, district highway
commissioner, was crowded against his
automobile truck in Brattleboro FRI
day by car from Spofford Lake, n.
H., crushing Mr.. Coombs' left .and,
two fingers being broken and the palm
being badly lacerated and his right
arm was cut and one hip bruised.
Samuel Fox and Frank Tlatro Of Es-
sex Junction pleaded guilty in Burling-
ton city court Friday to stealing a
three-ye r-old COW, valued at $40, from
the pasture of s. H. Wright of Essex
Center, keeping it from June 5 to June
10, then selling it to Burlington
butcher for SIS. Each was sentenced
to serve a year at states prison.
The Vermont Jewel club, a woman's
auxiliary to the Vermont Retail jew
elers' association, which held meet
ing in Burlington last week, was
formed at that time. The officers are:
President, Mrs. Wayne NJ. Reed OF
Montpelier; vice president, Mrs. Fred
S. Dyke of Northfield; secretary and
treasurer, Mrs. Russell w. Parish CT
Burlington.
Mrs. John German of Poultney
stepped across the street from her
home Thursday to chat with her neigh
Dor. Mrs. r. g. M. johnson, and while
visiting complained of faintness, ex-
piring before help could be summoned.
She was so years old Mrs. German
was grand regent Of the Catholic
Daughters Of America at the time Of
her death.
The Putnam Memorial hospital in
Bennington is again the recipient OF
4 gift from the son Of its founder,
Henry w. Putnam Of New York, this
being the addition of modern cooling
system and ice manufacturing plant,
the building to house it, the plant It
self and installation costing about 80,
900, for all of which funds were pro
vided by Mr.. Putnam.
The Union Novelty company, toy
shop, which operated only a few
months in Ludlow, has given its
creditors the alternative Of accepting
10 cents on the dollar of their invest |
ments or forcing are concern into bank |
ripty. The assets for the company
are $ll 800 against liabilities of S29,- |
300. A number Of Ludlow men are
and creditors in the con
Germ.
An automobile containing Joseph
Girard and the Goldberg brothers OF
Ludlow was struck by lightning near
Bellows Falls during recent electri-
cal storm, the large tool box attached
TO the body of their car being shat
tered. They attribute their escape to
the rubber insulation Of the floor of
their car and said that for "a hours
afterward they felt electricity in parts
Of the car that they touched.
Owen o. Jones, a slate manufactur-
er with his home in Poultney, who
bad been in failing health for about
! month, went Wednesday to the Lake
view sanatorium at Burlington for
treatment and the next morning was
found dead in bed. having expired dur
ing the night. Mr.. Jones was one OF
The best known slate manufacturers in
Vermont, having opened two of the
best quarries in the state, between Fair
Haven and Poultney. He was married
only a few weeks ago to Mrs. Hugh
Jones Of Rutland, who survives him.
An expensive sport model touring
ar from Hartford, Conn, with two
Toung men as occupants, speeding north
sunday, June 25, went too fast to ne
rotate a sharp turn in the road at
.udlow and crashed through the iron
of bridge. Five hours were
'equired 10 extract the car from the
angle and acetylene was used TO burn
way the bridge supports from their !
rip on the machine. The car was bad
Y damaged and in addition TO the re. ,
,sirs on that the men will be obliged
o settle for damage to the bridge One
4 the men was cut about the head. .
Fish Law Violation. II