Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1922-10-20
Instant Dehth Of John Bussiers.

The news of the sudden death of John
Bussicrs. 80. of this village Saturday
morning at Wilmington came as a thun-
derbolt to his friends and neighbors. Mr..
Bussiers left home as usual that morn
ing to work at the dam under construc-
ton in Nottingham. He was beginning
y new piece of work. He went down
into the tunnel with gang of other men
and they had just reached their stopping
place and alighted from the bucket in
which they were taken down when Il
stone from blast outside the tunnel
came down the shaft and struck him on
the head. resulting in instant death.
Mr.. Bussicrs was a native of st.
Henry, Quebec a son of Jean and De
mcrise Gtoberge) Brussicrs. and had
worked in this section and Somerset
since 1914. except for the time he was in
the service in the World war, enisting
from Scarsburg. He served in France
several months and was among the num-
boy who were gAsSod.
lie married Alma Bcandoin of Canada
three wears ago. Last spring he came
with his family to Wilmington from
Rratileboro and had since lived in y. \
Huell's tenement house known ms Fort
Ashley.
lie leaves his wife and two children,
Annie. two wears old and Harry. little
less than five months.
Services were held at the home Non-
day afternoon and the grief-strickcn wife.
accomnanicd by the two children. and
Mr. BUSTERS cousin, Joseph Roherge.
loft Monday evening TO take the body TO
Canada for burial.
Mr. and Mrs. Hcman Ware are srond-
ing Il vacation with rolativeq in Cole
brook; Conn. aud PittsIield. Mass.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Allen went to
Walpole, n. H.. the first Of the week to
visit Mrs. Aliens mother. Mrs. Kcndricli.
Mrs. Illbie Pike and Miss Ruth John
son werQ in Pitfsfield, Mass. few days
recently to visit Mrs. Pixies sister and
do some shopping.
The Christian Endcavor society of the
Baptist church will hold food sale Vat
the home of Mrs. Ernest Carpenter at
go o'clock Saturday afternoon.
The officers of the Farmers Day asso-
citation held n business meeting at the
town hall Monday evening TO prepare
for the coming annual election of officers
The high wind and brisk snow sQual
Of Wednesday and the drop in tempcra
ture to II degrees above zero ThursdN
morning serves us as Il gentle reminder
Of what is before us.
Mrs. Mary Chase has rented her hous
On West Main street to w. NJ. Harris O
West Dover, who will move there fo
the winter to better facilitate their SON
attendance Mt high school.
The regular meeting Of the Parent
Teachers association was held Frida.
afternoon mt the high school asscmbl
hall An interesting program was car
ricd out and officers for the coming yea
were elected as follows: President, Mrs
]. II. Buckley; first vice president, Wal
ter L. True; second vice president, Mrs
Wayne Garner; secretary and treasurer
Miss Lena Shaw.
i party of 20 members of the Christia
Endeavor society of the Baptist churc
and friends assembled to the peak of Hay
stack Saturday. The morning SCENE
cool. but before noon the travellers .wer
well warmed up to the subject of clint
ing, not only in temperature but in loco
motion, and at the end of the climb pi'
mic lunch and vicente roast was enjoye
on the rocks. Most of the party cimbc
into the tower to get better view {
the surrounding country. In respon'
to telephone message from the SUNNI
white flag waved ut +. j. Corbetts wa
pl6inly seen and answered. The rctur
trip was made by a different course an
the party reached the village about H.?
p. m, all having spent n very enjoyab