The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1905-08-09
ABOUT THE STATE.
Items Of Interest Cleaned from Our
Exchanges.

Itsms Of Interest Cleaned from Our
Exchanges.
The little son Of Mitchell Benway Of
Hines5urg got hold Of some paris green
Saturday and ate some. Dr. LaTner was
called and gave the child an emetie and
saved bis lire.
A dead buck deer was found on the
rocks at the foot of the falls at Fairfax
last week, having been brought down
during the high water Game Warden
Samuel 7. Cilley was notified and took
charge and disposed Of it.
Some Of the older members Of the
Poyal Arcam in Montpelier are sur.
rendering their policies in that order
since the rates OF assessment nave been
made. Cne man, who had paid in
nearly $500 in assessments, gave up bis
policy yesterday
During the wear 1904e5 the Bristol
railroad carried 1881 passengers as
against 1897 the year previous The
humber of pounds of freight received
during the two years was 13,954, 637,
\ and 1891 ,545 respectively; pounds
shipped 4,936,s6 and 5,795,000; So
/ 500 were paid for labor and salaries.
/ a suit for $4,000 has been brought
against Harry Prouty Of Grafton, by
NJ Z. White, Of Wardsboro, who al
leges that Prouty alienated the affec-
tions OF the plaintiffs wife, Nellie c..
! White. Mrs. White furnished bail for
the respondent for the amount Of the
suit.
While bathing at Starr Farm Beach
Sunday, Z. W. Cooney of Burlington
had narrow escape from drowning
He swan out beyond his depth and was
seized with a cramp. He called for
/ help but at first those on shore thought
\ he was in fun. His shouts continuing,
was brought ashore. No serious re-
suits followed.
4 Another fire. clearly ineendiary origin
was started near midnight Saturday
night, against the side Of Hatton's black
| smith shop on Catherine street in St.
/ Adams. The fire was started in pile
Of shayings and refuse against the side
Of the building and was discovered and
put out BY the man living up stairs,
who happened TO be up and around on
account Of a painful felon on his finger.
Three Young cattle belonging to Mrs.
NJ. VI. Reynolds, Of Cambridge, pas
tured on the Stinson farm at Pleasant
valley, died recently from the effects Of
! black leg At the time Of their death
the cause was not know, but Doctor
Stevenson, Of MorrisvilIe, who was call.
ed to look into the matter, pronounced
the disease black leg. The animals were
burned to prevent further spread Of
the disease.
Il is definitely stated that the cleo
trio railroad proposed between Bening
ton and North Adams, Mass, will not
be built this fall, as was intended, but
work win be begun early next spring
land viii be completed for summer traffic.
1.-THE projectors Of the road have had diff
lfieulty with land owners inPownal mad
iusting claims and the land needed has
Teen condemned by the state railroad
commissioners. Such delay was caused
iby condemnation proceedings that the
directors thought it wise to postpone ali
work until next year.
Young Girl Stole From Money Drawer.
A young girl who gave her name as
Louise Forgett, and her home as Bur-
! lington, although claiming that her
parents We're living in Governor, n.
Ill, went into O. G, NJ Taylor's laundry
at Malone, N. VI, few days ago for
parcel she had there and while there
helped herself to the contents Of the
money drawer. She was placed under
arrest. admitted the act, and turned