The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1903-07-29
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Recent navy orders announce that Rev. I
Arthur w Stone Of LyndonYllle, has been I
chaplain with rank Of lieuten- /
ant from July IA,
Included in the aggregation Of talent
for the Burlington Fail Festival, viii be
the BOstock trained wild animals, the per- !
formanees being given in a large circular
steel cage. There viii be lion, leopard,
ianger, puma aud bear acts. Lady ami
NAL trainers viii enter the arena with wild
beasts and subject them to a performance
truly marvellous. The Bostock animal
acts are famous all over the country.
Chief Hall says there is not as much
drunkenness observed on the streets as
there used to be, says the Brattleb0ro Re-
former. Judging from the recent police
court records we should say that his iudg-
ment is good. Certainly the town is very
quiet and orderly. The summer guests,
who are finding enjoyment hereabout, rest
and recreation, say that they are delighted
at the serenity Of BrattlebOro,
Congressman Haskins has been notified
by the postoilice department that another
rural delivery route, extending from the
| Brattleboro Office, viii be established Sep
tember j. This viii make four rural de-
livery routes having the BrattleboTo Office
their center. The new route will be 21
miles long, will extend some distance be-
yond the village af West Dummerston,
and win accommodate over 100 families.
| The annual regatta Of the Lake Cham
| plain Yacht Club, Burlington, which was
scheduled 10 take place August 4, has
been postponed until the 14th, because
Commodore w. 4, Foote, Of Port Henry,
and w b. Rogers, OF Boston, are unable
to be present at the former date. The
boats of these men, the Challenger owned
by Mr.. FoOte, and the Witcheraft II
owned by Mr., Rogers, are at present in
New York, where they have been In some
Of the races in the sound These boats
win add feature to the races.
For some months past E. Fl, Robbins
has missed money from his store in Goulds
Vile and has been unDble to account
for its disappearance. Recently, however
, suspicion rested on his clerk George II
Tenney and by marked bills and 10 othel
2 ways he became fully convinced that ht
had found the thief Tuesday OF las
week he accused Tenney Of abstraetinl
. money from him and the evidence in Mr.
Robbins hands was so conclusive that The
clerk confessed that he had taken none.
' from time to time. lie turned over to Dir
i Robbins $3.50 in money and some othe
property. Mr. Robbins estimates his gros
loss at something like 81 900 and the resti
tuition made win cover over one half Of il
As Charley Plastridge was after BIZ
I COWS Saturday on the Holbrook lot in
I Mortified, says the Northfeld News, hi
came suddenly upon bear not two rod
distant eating raspberries, his frs
thought was that it was black yearlinl
heifeT, but a second look at his head sool
convinced him that he was wrong in tina
conclusion. His dog started in for
fight but blow from one Of bruins paw
/, soon convinced him that he did not car
for bear meat; and he retired with his BIZ
nearly broken beside tearing an ngl
wound in his side. Charley did not sto
! long to see which was coming out best bu
$ his dog soon caught up to him on tire
! legs, showing bruin had it all his ow
way Charley says he likes TO see a Inena
gerie, but does not care to see it alone s
/ far from help