The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-09-24
ABOUT THE STATE.
Items Of Interest Cleaned From Our
Exchanges.

AtcA4o Va AtlcAcSt CltdncQ from VhI
Exchanges.
Charles S. Halpin. student OF the
Aiiddlebury high school, while playing
football "Wednesday afternoon, had his
collar bone broken.
The regular fall change IN time on
the Central Vermont lines will so into
effect October O.
Two petitions in bankruptcy have
been fled, They are those Of Joseph
Dragon Of Alburgh, who has liabilities
OF 1892 and assets Of $407, of which
STAG are claimed exempt; and Joseph
Gudah OF Alburgh, who has liabilities
S443 and assets OF $500, Of which Sl43
are claimed exempt.
Everything promises well for the lare
est and best exhibits ever seen at Val
ley fair in Brattleboro in nearly every
department. A large exhibit will be
made by the Glendale stock farm OF Glen
Falls, n T., comprising sheep, swine and
vegetables. The race events promise to
he interesting, the classes having all been
filed, and there are some noted horses in
each class.
The annual convention OF the state
federation Of woman's clubs, as planned.
win be held in Bellows Falls October )
and 8. On the evening of the first day
Mrs I. g. Flint, president Of the Bellows
Falls club, viii entertain the delegates
and the Bellows Falls members and
friends at her home ON Westminster
street. On the evening of the second day
Mrs. Sarah $. Platt Decker, president Of
the national federation, will deliver an
address in the Congregational church.
The water problem for the village 81
Winooski is being worked ont as rap
idly as possible b. the committee hav-
ing the matter in hand Samples were
recently taken from Mallets Bay, the
Gill brook reservoir, anr Colchester
pond. The analysis Of these samples
showed the water in Colchester pond to
be very good A committee has been
Iappointed to employ an engineer aud
possibly an expert on water supply sys-
TENS.
II was stated that the city Of Bmling-
ton win need about $500 tons of coal
during the coming winter. OF this the
school department uses the major por-
ton II Is stated that a price OF 81 per
ton had been made for the short ton on
hard coal to that department, while 9TH
er departments had been quoted price
Of ST.25, the price paid last year. Mayor
Burke announces that he has received
quotations from outside concerns naming
s6.07 per long ton delivered at the dock
Bellows Falls village is putting in a
new dam at Minard pond, the source Of
the village water supply. Italians are
doing the heavy work. During the past
week there have been persistent rumors
that the water was being contaminated
BY these laborers. The water commits
sioners and the health officer have inves-
tigated the report, and find there is alb
solutely nothing to found them on, there
is no evidence that the water has been
contaminated in any way,
Harvey Woods 81 East st. Johnsbury
ATTENDED the fair Wednesday and finding
"a good place to hitch BY the watering tub
on the back fair ground road left bis
team there in the morning When be
was ready TO 70 home about four o'clock
in the afternoon his team was missing
and no trace has been found Of it. The
horse was quite old and the wagon in a
similar condition so that his loss is not
large. It is supposed that gypsies took
the team, as quite q number Of them
traded horses and camped ON that road
during the fair.