The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-01-06

tun iiOHlt lOf ~ years
AS Mrs. Ralph N Parker was stand
ing In her kitchen in Castleton ON
morning last week, making pie,
32-calibrc bullet came through the win
dow, just missing her. Where the bull
let came from is not known, but III
had heard firing earlier in the fore
noon
Among seven foxes which Harr,
Shedd OF Center Rutland has trapped
in the last few weeks was one that u,
wears ago was caught when young
+ fox by farmer on Boardman hill, who
put collar on it. Later it ran away
One Of those shot by Mr.. Shedd had On
the collar
Mrs. John f. Poirier Of Winooski
was badly burned on the fact, hands
AMI body the first Of the week when
about Q O'Clock in the morning she at
tempted 10 light some asthma pow
ders with a match and her clothing
caught fire. She ii in her s0th year.
Mrs. Poirier was taken to the Fanny
Allen hospital for treatment.
Mrs. Giles w. Mead. who was for
merly Miss Florence Ford of Middle
bury and teacher IN the graded
school there, died in Pinehurst, Fla,
Dec. 81, following an automobile ACCT
dent. MIR. and Mrs. Mead were resi-
dents of Glen Ridge, N. j., and were
spending the winter in Pinehurst. Bur-
ial WAS in Middlebury
Henry w. McNally, prominent
man Of Jacksonville, was found dead
in his room Monday morning BY his
son who investigated when the older
man did not come to breakfast. finding
that he had not gone ton bed at all,
death having come previously. He
was over 10 years Of age, but was
overseer Of the poor.
The kItland railroad on Jan. took
charge Of sEs union station in Burling-
ton, which for the last year has been
under the control Of the Central YER
mont. Jan. 3 the Rutland freight
house. which has been closed since the
consolidation of the terminal at the
opening Of the war. was opened and Il.
A. Newcomb will have charge Of it.
Grace Methodist church Of st. Johns
bury has received bequest of $4,000
BY the will Of Alden i. Bailey, the
head Of Bailey's Music rooms, whose
death occurred in st. Johnsbury Dec.
25. file was chairman Of the official
board Of the church one Of it, trustees
and prominent member Of the de-
nomination.
Margaret Handel. the yearzoldl
daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Han
del Of Burlington, ate some stryeh-
nine tablets for her grandfather's.u use
a few DAYS ago and for time suffered |
violent coIvtilsions. Extreme measures
were resorted to and the child Is recov-
'erim.. It il thought she ate large
quality Of the tablets.
Fire which at one time threatened
to destroy the entire village Of Wells,
completely burned the Burton Lewis
blacksmith shop and dwelling house
next door Dec. 81 The blaze started n
in the shop about midnight and when
the Efforts ofsa bucket. brigade seemed
to be proving fruitless a telephone call
was sent to the Granville, n. ". fire
department, men coming with d chem
ical cnrine, which, with a favorable
wind, stopped the fire. The dwelling
house was occupied by Fred Parks and
family and most of the furnishings
were saved. The tools in the black
smith shop were complete loss.
Charles and Ernest Rose, aged Il
and 10, pleaded guilty in Burlington
city conrt to burghrizing a colony of
camps in Shelburne and each was SEN
fenced TO not less than two nor more
than three years in states prison. They
were later placed on probation. They
said they were from New Orleans and
each had served in the World war, one
in the aerial service and the other in
the merchant marine. Being unable to
find work OF any kind ,Shey had robbed
the camps of things which would help
them gain an existence this winter.
Fire caused by an overheated furnace
caused some damage at the Putnam
house in Bennington Monday evening,
mostly confined to the basement, where
Mrs Ella Murray conducts a dry goods
'tore and wher the office of the West
I'm Union Telegraph company was To-
'ated. Mrs. Murrays stock OF goods :
was removed. She. carried no insur-
lnce, but most of the damage was the
missing Of the dresses which she had
q stock, caused by the hasty removal.
)ne of the maids at the hotel was
overcome by the heavy smoke. in the
Corridors.
Augustine Buttcrfeld. aged II. OF
Jacksonville. near Brattlcboro, a law
Ter and for many wears town clerk,
Intil two years ago. died Jan.i. He was
be author of history of the Butter
ED family apd history Of the town
{ Whitingham. He was a native Of
read law there and was
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