The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-02-15

Everett Hunt Of Wallingford lost
the end of one little finger when "
was caught between two cakes OF ice'
The regimental headquarters OF the
l72d infantry list Vermont) have been
moved from ST. Johnsbury to Brattie-
boro.
The contractors and boss carpenters
Of Bennington have notified the Jonr-
neymen carpenters Of a wage reduc-
ton TO 20 into effect at once OF 81
day, making the wage ~ day
canvass 4 to be made in q few
DAYS in Brattleboro to raise $4,000 for
the use Of the Brattleboro Community
Service. to be expended in a swim
ming pool and Fairgrounds and in the
general furthering of outdoor sports.
Rev. c. C. Merrill of Burlington,
state superintendent of Congregational
churches. has been called to the posi-
ton Of superintendent OF Congrega-
tional conference in Illinois, a posi-
ton similar to that which he now &C.
cupies in this state Mr. Merrill has
gone to Chicago to look over the heid
before deciding whether to accept
Mr. and Mrs Robert Boyce Of FL
more observed their Goth wedding an
niversary Feb 10 when their children
went home to visit them. The children
are: Harry Of Worcester, Fred OF Nor
risyille, Mrs. Davis of Woodbury. and
Herbert Of Elmore. Mr.. Boyce is a
Civil war veteran, of Co. |, 18th Regi-
ment.
Roger Wilcox of Manchester, a stu
dent at Burr and Burton seminary,
was injured in a game of basketball
one day last week, an opponent step
ping on Wi.ox' foot long enough to
make him lose his balance so that he
fell over backward, in doing SO strik
ing his hip and breaking the bone Just
below the hip socket.
Four. generations were represented
Sunday az the home of Mrs. John q.
Gleason in Rutland, when over 60 rel
atives gathered to observe the S0th
birthday of Mrs. Samuel Whittemore,
mother Of Mrs Gleason. Among the
guests were six sons, two daughters,
~ grandchildren and n great grand
children. Mrs. Whittemore is in ex-
cellent health and danced the Virginia
reel that was a part of the days pro-
gram.
1t has been definitely determined
~ 4. ~, 1tr ln.t
the residence of Frank Tropbetta IN
Rutland Saturday morning was lncep
diary. Officers found where fire had
been started with turpentine-soalSed
papers and rags in five different places
in the house. Robbery was commit
ted previous to the fire, as $50 was
taken from a drawer in the Office Of
j. r. Eaton, lumber dealer, on the
ground floor, and two men were seen 70
run from the place a short time be-
fore the fire was discovered, appar-
emily carrying something heavy be-
tween them. The Trombetta family is
out of the city and win not reach home
until later In the week, when it win be
learned whether anything was taken
from their part Of the house.
~
Because Of the burning out of the
generator at the Carvers Falls sta
ton of the Rutland Railway, Light l.
Power company, industries dependent
upon it are having to curtail their
business until certain parts ordered to
remedy the trouble have arrived. The
slate industry is particularly hard hit,
about rs slate concerns between Gas
Teton and Granville, n. Y, having
10 give their men only three days
work week, meaning loss of about
$4,000 week in wages to the l,5O0
men employed in them, as there is
continuous work for a big force of
men at the present time. II i est
mated that the loss in production Is
slate IN the 10 days time since the
generator burned out has reached $780,
900.
Nex,, vork and Vermont CONDENSATION