The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1905-03-15

A little girl named Driscoll Of North
Cambridge was injured while snowbailing
recently, losing the sight Of one eye
in consequence.
Charles Ranney, conductor, who has
been running between Swanton and St.
Johnsbury for 25 years, is back on his
train after a lay of of six weeks on ac-
count of illness.
Mrs. Florence B. Cramton Of Rut-
land according To, The Los Angeles
(Cal.) Times, has purchased of John
Parkinson the 60-room, three-story
brownstone hotel at the corner Of Fifth
and San PRO streets, in that city, for
$4,000.
The annual leave Of absence OF the
Hon. Olin Merrill, of Enosburgh
Falls, collector Of customs, for the dis
trict OF Vermont, with headquarters at
Burlington, began today. Mr. Merrill
viii have six weeks, not returning TO
his headquarters at Burlington until the
middle Of April
Four'of the directors of the Brattle-
boro Street Railway Co. are agreed that
the best policy for the company is
to raise the fare to six cents and sell
a book Of twenty tickets for 81, in
stead Of twenty five for 81, as at pres
ent. AS soon as a full meeting Of the
directors can be held this plan will
probably be adopted.
Steps have been taken at Hudson,
Mass, for the formation Of Vermont
association by the GO odd natives Of the
Green Mountain state, who are perma-
nent residents Of that place. Among the
active promoters OF the association is
Charles a. Williams, principal Of the
high school, who has called meeting to
perfect the organization.
The supply of logs at the Webster
mill in Swanton is said to be larger by
third or more than at any time dur
ing the past 20 years on account of mn
usually good teaming. They have been
hauled in from the country in every di-
rection, many imported from Canada
and large numbers brought in BY rail
over the st. Johnsbury and Lake Cham
plain.
Barney the fractions mule pur-
chased by Harry Thomas of Burlington
AZ Fort Ethan Allen short time ago
has had new shoes purchased for him
James Brodie performing the difficult
task of putting them in place. Barney
win be seen no more in this city fol
some time, as he has gone to Ferris
burgh to work on farm and earn mon
ey for his master.
The plant OF the Vermont Spool ans
Bohbin Co. at Essex Junction will b
moved 70 Burlington and the mayor hai
issued call for special city meeting
/ TO be held Saturday evening, March 25
to see if the city will vote to exempt th'
property from taxation for five years
lit is expected that the capacity of tn
business win be increased when it i
located in Burlington
A. P. Vance, Of Newport, nearly los
his farm buildings one night recent!
lby the careless handling OF pipe il
the hands of hired girl. 1t seems tn
woman, after enjoying the luxury o
smoking, placed the pipe under the pill
low Of her bed and left it. Later smok'
was discovered and was traced to thl
bed which was on FIRE. The house wa
saved but the bed was burned.
/ Deacon Charles T. Thompson O.
Brattleboro, has raised by subscription
| the past few weeks $500 to pay til,
indebtedness of the Brattleboro Easi
society, the ecclesiastical society o.
the Congregational church, to pay fol
painting the church building, which vii
be done at once, and to equip the ehurel
with new furnaces, which will be put
lin during the coming summer.
The Lamoillc hotel at MorFiswlle
which was enormously reported to hay'
been sold some time ago to MurTa,
Buck. the trade having fallen through
changed hands last Saturday, Mr.. am
Mrs. f. A. Hill having sold 10 f. G
Foss, proprietor and owner Of the Ava
Ion house. Mr. Foss has closed the Az
alon house and will rent the lower par
for 4 store, while the upper part vii
be used for tenements. He will run tn
I.amoille house IN the future.
\ The Rev. Grin Edison Croker, paste
tof st. Paul's Universalist church a
Rutland. delivered his farewell sermo
Sunday morning, his resignation becom
ing effective a week later. Mr.. 6'rooke
will leave Rutland Wednesday 70
lWoonsocSet. r. 4. where he viii becom
lpastor Of The Universahst society 0
| Young Men, the largest church body j
that city. The Rev Thomas Strattof
pastor elect Of st. Taul's church, Wi
begin his duties il Rutland the first .
April
State Fish and Game COMMISSIONS
lH G. Thomas Of Stowe has received
telegram from Thomas B. Loomis, as
laielnrE sncraln,.x 80 afnfe savinm. e1rh