The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-09-15
ABOUT THE STATE.
Items OF Interest CLEANED From Our
Exchanges.

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The annual state convention Of the
Kings Daughters viii be held in Rut
land September 2S and 20. 1t is expect
ed that abont 100 delegates viii be
present
Albert Fletcher of Ripton, who was
elected town representative, viii sup
lport 4 bill in The legislature this fan
Similar IL the Battell bin Of 1902 pro-
Eyiding state dispensary system Tor
handling the liquor traffic.
Fire did damage to the amount Of
$500 III the picker room OF the mill Of
the North Pownal Manufacturing co. at
North Pownal Monday afternoon. The
fire started Id Il picker machine and
spread 50 rapidly that the building
caught,
The school year ait Norwich Univef.
sity will open Tuesday. The prospects
are favorable for d large freshman class,
a number in fact Al large as can be ac-
eommodated with the present buildings
and the additional room secured III con-
yerting The Brill house into barracks.
Notwithstanding that this has been
considered an Of season by hotel men
generally throughout New England, the
resorts in and around AIiddlebnry all re-
lport good business Id the aggregate as
August has brought mp the attendance
to nearly the normal figures Of past
years.
Nebbo Ferri, a Rutland Italian, has
been sent 10 jail for three months for
killing songbirds. When eanght he had
seven robins and shotgun, and IL ii
claimed by the game warden that Ferri
| has made this practice for many
months, selling robins To colony al
Italians near Rutland.
4 school of instruction is to be opened
lat White River Junction and St. Adams
Ifor trainmen employed ON the Central
Vermont to study the rules Of the road
The school will be ii session on certain
| days at these points and it is expected
| that later sessions will be held in Mont
lpelier and Farnham. A joint school will
be held at White River Junction for
Boston and Maine and Central Vermont
employees.
A number of Rutland business men
are understood to have invested in the
| preferred stock 0f the Rutland railroad
within the past few days, buying when
the stock was quoted at rs 1t Is the
belief Of the investors that this stock is
bound to rise rapidly In the near future
and that those who get il on the
ground floor Will clear d substantial
sum of money Within the past As
hours the stock has advanced Ia 30.
The death Of Edward h Buss Of Ben.
nington who hns been suffering from
poisoning and d complication Of diseases
for several months and Yves confined ID
the house for week, occurred at his
home on Park street Monday evening
Last June The deceased was poisoned BY
sumae while i'll the woods performing
the duty Of taking care Of the water
works Since then he had suffered con-
siderabiy and his death had been ex-
lpeeted for the last few days.
The 82na annual meeting OF the Yer
mont branch, Woman's Board Of Mis-
sious, will be held III the Newport Con-
gregationai church Wednesday, Sept rs.
There will be services at q d. nit, $50
and 100 p. n. The speakers win be
Mrs. Edward Hume Of Bombay, India,
and Miss earolin Bush of Harpoot, Tur
key, and Miss Alice Brown, secretary
for junior work Of the Woman's Board
LOT Missions. The ladies Of Newport are
prepared to entertain all officers and
delegates Of the branch. Application
for entertainment should be made before
September Ell, to Mrs. d n spauiling,
box SOC, Newport.