The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1905-02-14
ABOUT THE STATE.

ABOUT The STATE.
Items Of Interest Cleaned from Our
Exchanges.
Work on the lumber Jobs in Wood
ford is suspended because the snow is
50 deep. There are FIVE feet of it in
the woods
Mrs. John b. Cook Of Greensboro has
an orange tree measuring only four
and one half inches in height, which has
a perfect blossom which is very fra
grant.
At the thirteenth annual meeting of
the Ayrshire Breeders Association held
in Boston February 8, G. nj. Winslow,
of Brandon, read a paper on Some Of
the Obstacles to Successful Breeding of
Ayrshircs." Mr.. Winslow was re-elect-
ed secretary and editor of the associa-
ton.
A new paper, called The Bennington
Advertiser, has been started in Benning-
ton, the first issue appearing Wednes-
day evening, February 8. II is four
page weekly, with five columns to the
page Edward f. Houran is the editor.
The paper is published by James H.
Livingston.
The Fairfax creamery, a corporation
doing business IN the town Of Fairfax,
has filed certificate Of increase OF cap
ital stock with the secretary Of state.
The increase is 81 500 which makes the
present stock Of the company $4,000
divided into 100 shares of a par value
Of s25 each
Capt. c. +. Burnham OF Burlington
has been appointed surveying officer of
the Vermont National Guard. This np
pointment comes about through the
rip of the regiment to West Virginia
last fall and it viii be his duty to as
certain the amount Of equipment, etc,
lost during that trip.
y. G, alaisdell, deputy supreme chief
ranger Of the Independent Order of
Foresters, has arrived IN Burlington
from Saratoga, n. ", and will make
his permanent headquarters there. Mr..
BIaisdell is the new manager for Yer
mont and viii have charge Of the affairs
of the order iii the state
Pay day at Fort Ethan Allen Satur.
day resulted disastrously for at least
eight soldiers, no less than that number
having been taken into custody by the
police and sheria's departments. A
rs,,r .f ea,,,s -, txs,,-4 a ,,a,,.,.s.I -,
the waiting room OF the Traction COM
paay on Church street and several ar
rests followed.
As u party Of pleasure seekers Was
Ion its way from Georgia to attend q
danec at Milton last evening the menu
bers were thrown from the sleds into
the snow. Mrs. Leo Allen sustained
injuries about the head and one side
which fortunately we're slight. Mrs.
L. F.. Holiembaek spraincd one ankle in
/ a manner which win confne her TO the
house few days. William Rankin
also injured one ankle but not seriously.
The company was served with supper
lat the Skeels hotel
Word has been received from a log
ging camp in the northern part of Is
sex county that William TFebleau who
belongs in Lowell. Mass, was badly
frozen Wednesday night, February s.
1Febleau. with some companions, left
the camp ii a sleigh and was to re-
turn about midnight. On the way back
two Of the members of the party were
on the front seat Of the sleigh while
Trebleau Was on the back seat. When
they reached home Trebieau was miss
ing. The men returned and found him
| lying sensaless in the road.
Steps were taken at a meeting held
in Burlington Saturday to form a Uni-
lyersitv club. Officers were elected, and
Lit IS probable that the club will have 3
membership Of between $50 and 200, IL
there are nearly that number Of col.
lege men in Burlington. The member
ship will be composed Of men who hare
graduated in the liberal course in the
larts and sciences from any college u
university IN the country. Twelve naef
We're at the meeting Saturday night.
and the next meeting Oh this committee
viii be held in two weeks. The Object
of the club will be to promote good rel.
4fVWrt0P HHN Hltttb@iS II the university
i A young man by the name Of Jones
with team belonging To j. N. Bosch
Of Lpdlow, drove to Mr. Boully's
/ Thursday evening, turned the tcaEu
around and went into the house, leaving
It unhitched Al the house i near the
railroad and it was nearly time for the
4 evening train, the horse jumped when
(. t whastled for the crossing below the
bridge and started into a run. II WIS
abont % cross the track when the ea-
4ine headed It Of. The horse turned
to SO oil the side vixen the engine strnelS
it with such force as to throw il down,
stripping the harness clean frcm the
horse arid smashing the sleigh, but not
iniuring the horse farther than some
broken ribs, which is a marvel. The
horse was helped up and taken to the
stable where it was cared for
As Henry GoodeIl was 0iling the ma
chinery IN d mill at West Fairlee Thurs