The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1905-07-25
ABOUT The STATE.

hDOOl I'LL OlHlLs
Items Of Interest Cleaned from Our
Exchanges.
Poultney has been lavish in the use
of water during the heated term, think
ing the frequent rains had kept the sup.
lply plentiful. 1t is now found that the
supply is very low.
A Tunbridge correspondent is respon-
sible for the following: July 2, while
/ sherman Ross was in the woods get
ting leaves he found quite quantity
OF snow and invited his friends in and
had sugar on snow
An accident occurred at the home OF
Mr.. Spencer IN Hanover, n. H., June %,
by which Eddy L. Wilmot, OF Wilder,
lost his life almost instantly by being
thrown from 8 load of goods Mr.. VIII
mot was "A years, months old.
The Northern Lumber Co. Of St..
Johnsbury has leased its dressing mill to
Parker & Stearns, of johnson. Possess
ion viii be taken the middle of August.
From twelve to fifteen men will be em-
ployed and the mill win be used for
finishing hardwood flooring.
| Chicken thieves have made their APP
pearance in Winoosli. Last week
resident Of Leclair street had his chicken
house visited and a number of chickens
taken. Other chicken raisers have also
reported small losses. The local authori-
ties have been notified but as yet no
clew has been found.
Mr.. Washburn, who has made his
home with his niece, Mrs Barnes, of
Quechee, for some time, celebrated his
oath birthday anniversary July II. lie
is we'll preserved ia every way and en-
Joys life exceedingly. He has the dis
tinction OF being the Oldest Mason in
the state. Last year he passed his
birthday anniversary in Newport, n. H.,
where he took an auto ride with the
Oldest Mason in New Hampshire.
Two men, strangers to each other,
met about two weeks ago at the consul
generals Office in Shanghai, China, En-
gaging in conversation, they discovered
they were both from Vermont and
from Berkshire not distant neighbors
in their childhood. These men were
Robert e. Lewis and Capt. Campbell E.
Babcock Of the Eighth United States in-
fantry, son of Gen. @. Il. Babcock, who
served in the War of the Rebellion
Fletcher X. Barrows, Of Brattleboro,
started Wednesday night, July 10, on
months voyage, during which he viii
visit Labrador and other Northern
points Mr.. BaITews will cover the same
route over which William Cabot, Of Bos-
tom former Brattleboro boy, is now
travelling, but does not expect to see
Mr.. Cabot, who started out week ago.
Mr.. Barrows, with the exception OF In
dian guides viii make the trip alone.
During the electric storm Wednesday
morning, July 10, lightning struck the
chimney ON +. A. Grants house at High
gate, following the stovepipe The bolt
went down one leg of the stove to the
floor, tearing the carpet badly, and then
passed into the cellar, splintering the
casing Of the outside cellar door. For
tunately Mr.. and Mrs. Grant were in
the opposite end of the house and re-
lceiyed but 4 slight shock
III. j. Cave, Of Sherbrooke, Que, start
ed Thursday morning on canoe trip
from Sherbrooke to Boston lie viii
paddle down the Magog river to Little
lake, then down Lake Memphremagog
Ito Newport. From there he will 60 down
| the river as far as st. Johnsbury. At
st. Johnsbury he will stop and make a
side trip to Lake Champlain and then
lretum and continue his way down the
Connecticut river. Mr., Cave was accom-
lpanied as far as Newport by Henry
Lowe
John R. Chafey Of Essex Junction
met with a severe accident Sunday AFT
ternoon while trying to stop a fight be-
tween dog belonging TO Mrs. w. j.
iShiland and one owned by Mr.. Demag.
Mrs. Shiland's dog jumped at Mr.. Chafey
and caught his left hand in its mouth
biting and crushing the bone Of the first
finger 50 that amputation at the middle
Joint was necessary The accident took
lplace near the river and Mr.. Chafey
walked about halt mile TO the Office
Iof DIR. Marvin to have the wound cared
for.
| Dwight Atwood, married, is in jail
at Bennington in default Of bail, charged
with assault upon Hattie Becker Har-
lvey, an adopted daughter Of bis, who
| lived with him. The parties have both
become connected with the Salvation
Army recently, and the case itself has
been public talk for some time The girl
was recently married, but remained with
| the husband but few days, it being
said that she was enticed back to AT.
| woods house by Atwood himself. He
is prominent in the Sons OF Veterans.
One evening recently as Joseph De
void was driving bis herd Of mich cows
| across the bridge over the Little Otter