The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1905-09-18

lie BAhRE DAILY i
ABOUT THE STATE.
Items Of Interest Cleaned From Our
Exchanges.
Gov. Charles j. Bell Of Walden at
tended the New Hampshire state fair
az Concord Wednesday and made a brief
speech.
Henry G. Stiles, division freight agent
at indianapolis OF the Cincinnati, Ham
liton & Dayton railroad, dropped dead
rms week Of apoplexy. Mr.. Stiles had
been in railroad service for fifty years.
lie was 63 years old and servedy through
the Civil War in the 10th Vermont Vol
unteers.
Work on the road that J. c. Colgate
IS having built from his residence in
Bennington to the summit Of Mount
9ntnony i progressing as rapidly as
can BE-, but it will not be completed
TINS year, The season has not been as
favorable for work on the mountain
as it was last year.
/ From West Addison comes report
that many Of the farmers are threshing
oats in the field, being unable to draw
them to the barn, the ground being too
wet. The rains have oceasioned many
hundreds Of dollars loss to the farmers
IN the grain crops. Pears and plums are
plentiful in that vicinity.
The reports Of attendance in the Bur
lingtan public schools show that the
total attendance for the first week Of
the fall term was 2,307, which is
gain Of 81 pupils over the record for
I the first day Of school this year and
Of 370 over the attendance for the first
week Of school last year. The first
week Of school has passed successfully
jn every way.
The contract for tile building Of the
Eber W. Cobleigh public library at Lyn-
dOnyille has been awarded to c. w.
/ Spear Of Burlington. The building is
20 cost SIG, 500, is to be completed for
occupancy Oh or before July !, 1906,
aud work on it is to be begun at once.
Mr.. Cobleigh, who originally gave $751;
600 for the building Of the library, has
recently added 81 800 to his gift.
Mrs. GroIl Of Guilford had an adven-
ture with big buck deer one day last
week which might haze been serious.
+ She went to her garden to gether yege-
tables for dinner when the deer, which
vas tire for ike purpose, approached
/ her in a very threatening manner. When
50 close that only a bean pole separated
7nem, the family dog came to the rescue
and chased the deer back to the
woods.
Frank o. Emerson, for the past three
4 years carrier of the mail between Gran
vile, \. Y, and Pawlet, was arrested
/ BY Officer Mason Of Pawlet on Satur-
day on the charge al carrying intoxicat-
ing liquors into Vermont and selling the
same. He was arraigned on Monday, a
dozen witnesses being taken from Paw
let to appear against him. He was fined
$500 and costs, amounting to about
$500.
The Congregational church at Bellows
Falls. which vas repaired during August
at an expense Of $4,000, was reconse-
Grated September 10. The church il
nov one 81 the handsomest in its in
terror finish in that section. Tuesday
evening, Sept. II, q farewell reception
vas given the Rev. and Mrs. j. II
stocking. Mr.. Stocking, who has been
pastor 81 the church during the past
three years, has gone 70 Newtonville
Mass, to assume the duties of his new
pastorate there.
Misses Lula and Grace Bentley were
injured though not seriously BY an &C.
cident to tie merry 90 round at the
! Manchester fair grounds Thursday. a
stake which fastened the tent under
8hieh the horses were, became loose
and pulled up, throwing one of the
ropes under meath the machine, and
wrecking several of the horses. These
Young ladies were thrown to the ground
one receiving injury to her back and
the other hurting her arm.
George u. Johnson. clerk of the Unit,
ed states court, has made up the ease.
for trial at the October term OF the
United States court, which will con
vene in Rutland, October 3. There arr
five eases noted for trial, as follows
FIRST National Bank Of Plattsburg vs.
sasan b. Sowles, Samuel D. Wilson vs.
+ perciyal w. Clement: James F. Henry
rs. international Paper Col; Hobart q
Brewer VI. Ephraim 4. Perley ct al.
ami Gilman b. Wilson vs.. William G
Freddy.
Mrs. Emily Hodges Townsend, ages
Is wears, widow Of Dwight Townsend
for several terms member Of Congress
from Long and Staten Islands, and {
daughter of the late George /. Hodges
Iof Rutland. who served the earlier Con
crosses, died Of pneumonia at Eas
Hampton, T. l., September -. Mrs
Townsend was born IN Rutland in 1880
and her stories Of her trips to Washing
tan ana New York with her father, il
the late sos and early 40's, before TIL
era Of railroads, were most interesting
She Is survived BY son and two dangh