The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1905-04-27

have granted licenses as follows: First
class TO w r. Warner and second class
to w Il. Norton.
In thawing out the hydrant and pipe
near c. L. AlcMahon's residence in
Stowe recently, the ground was found
to be frozen to depth Of six and one
half feet.
The collection at Christ church,
Montpelier, Sunday, was one of the larg
est that has been taken in that parish
on an Easter day. The amount Of of
ferings from the congregation netted
$s79,62 and this did not include gift
of 500 from the Ladies' Guild.
The Rt. Rev. A. c. A. Hall, who has
been at the Mary Fletcher hospital in
Burlington for the past six weeks fol-
lowing an operation for appendicitis,
has so far recovered as to be removed
to his home at Rock Point. The dis
tingtlished patients recovery is now
assured.
Edward Ram, youngest son of W. G.
Ram, of Newport, met with a painful
accident recently. While trying to ex-
plode railroad torpedo q piece Of the
tin hit him in one eye, cutting a deep
cash, and endangering the sight. 1t
is thought he will have to be taken to
a hospital.
The meeting of the road commissions
| ers of Franklin county called by State
\ I,s.t.. w n
\ Franklin, was held in ST. Adams Tues
day. The attendance was all that
could be desired, commissioners being
present from every town in the county
| as well as selectmen from several towns.
An important meeting Of the directors
! OF the Burlington Base Ball association
has been called for Friday evening when
the question of putting on an exposition
and mechanical arts fair at the close of
the season will be taken up. 1t is I'M
derstood that very fiattering PROPOSE
tion has been made to the association
for the use OF Athletic Park the early
part OF September.
At the combined meeting of the Chris
tian aud Congregational societies of
Randolph held in the Christian church
| Easter Sunday there was an attendance
of over 400 people and il was necessary
to carry in extra chairs. There has
been no definite action in regard to the
| union OF the two churches but every
thing is working very tremendously and
the union meetings viii be continued in
definitely.
News was received in Fairfax Of the
death Of Mrs. T.. J. Petty, wife of the
| late Professor MclSendree Petty, of the
University Of Vermont Mrs. Petty
died at the home of her daughter, Mrs.
A. S. Robinson, in Maiden, Mass. She
was ~ years Of age. Arrangements for
the funeral have not been completed
but the body VII be taken to Burling-
ton for burial in Green Mount cemetery
1t is probable no services win be held il
burlington except at the grave.
Mrs. Nellie Walker Of Burlington has
lfled petition with Chittenden county
Icourt praying that her libel for di
lvorce against her husband, W. r. Wal
Iker, be dismissed and that the order O
the court Of March 30, 1905, allowin;
lher $25 month temporary alimon.
land $50 counsel fee, be vacated. Mrs
| Walker set forth in her petition a com
iplete conformation and forgiveness of he
i husband for all the alleged acts of in
tolerable severity of whatsoever kind.
| After an all day deliberation on the
l19 applicants for licenses the Colchestel
board of license commissioners made thi
following awards of licenses for TIL,
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