The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1903-07-08
ABOUT THE STATE.

Items Of Interest Cleaned From Our
Exchanges,
The tax rate for the city Of Rutland has
been fxed at Sl60,
Senator Redield Proctor, Of Proctor has
gone to New Brunswick for few days
fishing trip
There was only one arrest for intoxica-
tion III Bennington Saturday although
every bar in town did rushing business,
III. e. Straw Of Stowe, recently found a
plant growing in the grounds Of Mrs, 6,
nj. Tabor that proves to be crepis yiTeus.
This Is an addition to the fora Of the
state, and is rarely seen in New England.
n i. Howe and Charles NJ. Houston
patroled the streets Of Mortified Friday
and Saturday nights TO guard against hre.
| Major Howe stated that there was less
drunkenness Oh tie streets the night be-
i fore the Fourth than IN any previous year
which had come under his notice.
Tuesday, June 80, was the day set for
the Rev. r. S. Sidelinger to pay the bal
gnce Of 1854 due on two drafts which were
lost by Mrs a. ]. Tewksbnry Of Brattle-
! boro. April "a, and which were eashed by
! Sidelinger Judgment was entered
against Sidelinger as he did not appear,
| and he will be apprehended If he can be
found The face value Of the drafts was
slS4, but sidelinger has paid $50
The union men in r. Nv. Eagan's stone
shed 1T Montpelier refused to 90 to work
Monday morning, as they had not been
2 paid. and the union imposes a fine on any
t member who works after the 18th Of this
1 month without receiving his pay. Mr.
Eagan was making out his pay checks
when he heard of the strike, and decided
be would let the men rest that day whilt
!. he fixed his derrick He employs abou
Q 30ment
7 Marshall Pierce Of Pntney, celebrated
,, his elst birthday anniversary June n
il His daughter, Mrs. Hattie Grover D
8 Springfield Mass, and her son and daugh
ter passed the day with him and durin!
= the dav about 40 persons called to extent
L congratulations For 80 years Ar. Pierc
10 was station agent In putney; selling TIL
drst ticket that was sold from that station
when the Vermont Valley railroad wa
n built Besides this his principal ocsupa
!. ton has been that Of farmer,
is The village Of North Pownal is muc
"a stirred up over the granting Of q licens
last week by the commissioners to Miehat
Shea, formerly Of Cheshire, Mass She
n opened the Barber hotel the next day
Ia There was a strong opposition to th
Al granting of the license, most Of the LEAD
I ing men Of the place signing the protes
which was UNDECIDED BY the commi!
n. sioners. It Is now claimed that the ba
Is too near the Congregational church
re- come within the requirements Of the Law
PC An insane man wandered into the hous
al of Thomas Griswold, north Of Castleto
he village one night recently, and said b
q name was Walter Bills Of 46S We
II i6grd street. New York city. He elaine
at that he had been recently discharged fro
ns the Bio0miugdale asylum as cured, bi
y. had been forced to leave home as the r
suit Of prosecutions by his brother, Job
n Bills He said lie had walked all th
III way from New York. He says he Wa
To- formerly druggist there. He is about
III years old and his clothing Is marked IN
II 4. b. He was placed In the hands Of Il
~ town authorities and later became so vi
e. lent that it took two men to hold him.