The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1905-08-17
ABOUT THE STATE.
Items Of Interest Cleaned from Our
Exchanges

Alrma VI INTEREST. HlcAueo ron QuI
Exchanges.
The farmers in West Brattleboro ami
vicinity are nearly through haying; some
very good crops have been gathered,
and many viii have a good second crop.
a petition in bankruptcy was fled
Monday by Bella A. Turner Of ST. Johns
bury. He has liabilities of Sss7.40 and
assets Of $3.50, Of which slo0 is claim
ed exempt.
A hemloek tree which was cut in
Jamaica recently by the Jamaica Lum-
Der Co., measured forty.two inches in
diameter and is supposed to be over
wo-hundred years old.
J. A. Wright and Robert Cartmell OF
Middlebury shipped on Monday rs re-
gistered sheep to Montreal, where they
viii be put on a steamer for South Al
RIGA. George Dimmock and Bert Dim
mock of West Cornwall went with them.
The Rev. II. J. Kilbourn has been ash
Cd to continue his services as pastor
Of the Congregational church at Brad
ford for the ensuing year and has signi-
the beginning of his seventh year in
this pastorate
Repairs are now in progress on the
first Baptist church in Burlington which
viii aggregate total expenditure OF
from $40 600 to $4,000, The repairs
affect the interior and the exterior OF
the building and when comp I'd will
materially change the gener q lppear-
anee Of the church.
Robert Field, OF Chester, the ten-year-
old son of Foster Field, was badly Bit
ten by their dog Thursday. 1t appears
that the dog had woodchuck and the
| boy was trying to get it away from the
dog which maddened him and he sprang
upon the boy, chewing his left arm in
lplaces from his hand to the shoulder
Charles II. Kelsey, Of South Newfane,
committed suicide August by hanging
I in the sugar mouse q few rods from his
| lone. Mr. Kelsey suffered a partial
( shock Of apopleXy in April last, and
since that tire had been failing, both
mentally and phyieally. Mr.. Kelsey is
survived by his wife and one daughter.
Mrs. Eugene Randall, Of Springfield,
is said to be the Youngest daughter OF
Revolutionary soldier ID the country
and has gold spoon bestowed on her
| ~ the Daughters Of the American Re-
volution Of Springfield. Her father, for
merly Of Charlestown, N. H., aceompan-
led troops when he was only "A years
old.
Humane Officer John Fuller Of Bur
lington found a horse Tuesday in pas
ture near the city reservoir, which hs
lei away and shot, AR Fuller states
that the owner, a man named Victor
was going to have him arrested for steal
ling Tie animal The horse was In |
pitiful condition, being covered witt
sores on which hundreds Of flies hat
gathered His legs were covered Will
lunches and cores and the animal wa
hardly allie to walk.
The following is the height above SCI
level of villages and hills about Chelsea
Union Village, $40 ft.: Post Mills, TOO
West Fairlee, 750; Copperfeld, $50; Yer
shire, 1,200; yershire Center, LOO
Spear schoolhoise, 1880; South Straf
ford, go; STAFFORD, $50; Andrus farm
buildings. 1870; Tunbridge fKing's)
leo; North Tunbridge (Wight'sl, $50
Chelsea ttown halls, $50; Chelsea (Wes
hin church,, 1920; Cotton hill, 2.412
nrocSlebank, also; Merrill hill. 1864
Hood Hill, 1900; Stanley hill, 1850; An
mis- hin, 2,040.