The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1905-03-30
ABOUT THE STATE.

ABOUT THE STATE.
Items of Interest Cleaned from Our
Exchanges.
Philip Maxey of Benson has the dis
tinction Of having been born a slave in
Virginia and is the only coIored man in
the town Of Benson.
There are 120 students at Norwich
university, iDcludinn nine seniors, 10
university, including nine seniors, 10
and ) special students.
Mrs Gusta Raymore of Jacksonville
has twenty hens and during the year
1904 they laid one egg, and up to the
present time have laid five in 1905.
All OF the barber shops in the north
part Of Burlington have cut the price
Of hair cutting TO Is cents. The down
town BARRIERS intend to strictly adhere
to the union prices.
The teamsters in smart's logging
camp in Brighton are vieing with each
other as to which can haul the biggest
load. and one hauled last week, by four
horses, scaled 1900 feet.
The health officer Of Bennington re-
ported IS cases of measles last week.
1t is said that the schools, which have
closed for a vacation, viii not reopen
at present because OF the prevalence Of
the disease.
Report Of the H. w Belden cream
cries located in Waitsfeld, Moretown,
Stowe, ans North Troy are as follows:
Pounds Of butter made in Feb. 1,4S0
which netted the patrons 30 1-2 c for
actual butter and 34e for butter fat.
Dr. H. c. TinSham Of Burlington has
Just returned from an extended cruise
through the West Indies and to South
America, greatly inyigorated in health.
Doctor Tinkham made the trip in COM
pany with William Richmond Of New
port.
j. II. Ingersoll, superintendent Of
the Baxter Bros. canning factory at
Essex Junction, reports contracts with
farmers, who viii this year plant up
ward Of 900 acres Of corn suitable for
their purposes, about the same as last
year,
James and Frank Bushee of East Dor
set, who were recently shot in that Wiz
lage by NJ Ill. Mason in an alteration
ana who have been In a hospital in Rut-
land since, have recovered from tile
wounds and are Mt home again. Mason
viii probably have a hearing soon.
a book ZIG years old Is owned By
Dr. G. G. Perry Of West Rutland, who
has works OF great age on science and
other literature. The Oldest volume
was written BY the Rev. John Flavel in
i6ssS9, and published in the latter
year under the title Englands Duty
Religious Work
Much complaint has been made late
! lii BY people going to the Strong the
! atre in Burlington Of boys who make a
practice OF begging for money. They
usually want 4 nickel which they claim
Twill be Just enough to admit them to
the show. The boys who do the beg
cling conduct operations on the street
between Church street and the en-
trance to the theatre.
w. J. Aldriell Of Shrewsbury had a
streak Of good luck recently having
found watch that he lost about two
months ago in the road near 3. n
Brooks home in what is called Town
Thin The watch was all right and
started as soon is wound up. The
mystery is that not even the crystal
was broken as great many teams have
been over the road daily loaded with
pulp lumber, wood, ice, etc, since he
lost it.
Perley F. Baker, National Superinten-
dent Of the Anti-saloon League, has
been secured by State Superintendent
Ferguson for weeks speaking tour Of
Vermont during April Mr. Baker viii
speak before the Troy Conference in
| Saratoga on April IL and before the
Vermont Conference at Enosburgh on
| April is. Between these two dates he
win be engaged in giving addresses UNI