The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1905-01-07
ABOUT THE STATE.

Items Of Interest Cleaned From Our
Exchanges.
The report of Fire Chief Z. S. Russ
of Bennington for the past year shows
there have been 6 bell alarms, six slight
fires put out by firemen or inmates,
one call for lost child The total dam
age was S627o with an insurance OF
s5s43.
Mrs. Wheeler Afillett, with one ex-
ception the Oldest person in Manchester,
died Thursday morning at the home Of
her son, Charles Millett. She was born
in Sunderland in 1912 and has lived in
Manchester since 1892. She leaves one
son, seven grandchildren and three
great grandchildren.
Rev. Father Penders Of Randolph an
lnounced to hhis congregation last Sunday
I that a generous gift of 81 900 had been
made TO the parish to apply on the
debt incurred in the purchase and fur
nishing of the parochial residence. At
I the request of the donor, whose left hand
lis evidently not always aware Of what
/ his right hand doeth, his name was with
held from The knowledge Of the grateful
people.
The frightened cries Of murder"
help issuing from two feminine throats
served to startIe a few people in the
north part Of Burlington about ten
O'clock Wednesday night, and as re-
suit two Young men rushed into the
house and found that an unknown man
\ IN an advanced stage OF intoxication,
had walked into the residence of one
of the families on North street, and
when ordered out refused To leave.
There were So births Of living children
lin Randolph during the past year 20
girls and 20 boys-26 marriages and
457 Deaths Of the latter three were due
Ito tuberculosis, FIVE to apopiexy, eleven
Ito heart disease. three to pneumonia,
Three TO different forms of sarcoma,
three to cancer, one to diphtheria, one
to cholera morbus, two to bronchitis and
lgrip, two to accidental drowning and one
Ito self inflicted gunshot wound In 1903
there were 46 births. 20 marriages and
E45 deaths.
A good story is going the ronnds in
Rutland in regard to an adventure of an
insurance agent who il well known for
his frequent boasts that he is not afraid
Of anything. He recently went to the
house OF d woman whom he thought
was in need Of insurance and as there
was no response to the ringing Of the
door bell the agent went around to the
back door, believing that the failure to
answer the bell was Intentional. When
She saw the agent coming to the rear
door determined to get in, the woman
let loose a good sized. ferocious looking
bulldog and the agent nimbly swung
onto the lower branch Of nearby apple
tree He remained there over an hour
until the man Of the house arrived and
administered TO the agent a tongue lash.
ing and called oil the dog.
/ II is doubtful if any independent tele,
phone company in this state can show a
better record during SO short time as
the newly Incorporated Cornwall Tele.
Iphone and Telegraph CO., which was or
ganized October 1, 1900 BY w. HI Bing.
ham. II. 4. Sanford, a. W. Foote, f
Il. Foote and Robert Easton, of Corn
wall The original purpose Of those who
organized the company WAS to connect
their residences but neighbors at once
awoke to the opportunities of the tel.
ephone and today the company which
was incorporated few days ago opeI-
lates 2T6 miles OF wire and has las
miles Of pole lines with over three hun
bred subscribers. the lines covering
Cornwall and extending into Whiting
Sudbury, Hubbardton. and Castleton
beside having switching arrangement.
with the lines Of the New England Tele
phone & Telegraph 60. at this point.
The Burlington custom house officials
J have received notice from the surgeon
general Of the marine hospital service
/ that the relief station for sick and dis
Iabled seamen which has been maintained
at Burlington for many years has been
abolished Burlington formerly had q
marine hospital on the Shelburne road
(which was turned over t0 the Home for
Destitute Children many years ago
Since that time the relief station has
been maintained, the government enter
ling into a contract with the Mary FLEET
cher Hospital to care for such patients
las might Be III need OF medical assist.
lance. At least two or three a year have
been cared for in this way in Burlington
. Marine hospitals are maintained, Of
course, for those sailors in American
ships who find themselves under the
weather. The hospital at Burlington
land later the relief station were un-
j Idoubtcdly established and kept mp be-
! cause Of Burlington's proximity to Lake
Champain,
MI and Mrs. Daniel Mckinney 81
Richford We're married fifty years Sum
day, Jan. i 1905, and celebrated the
golden anniversary of that event on Sat
j tfrday, Dec 81, hy family reunion
( land dinner at the home Of their son
Joseph Mckinney, az Berkshire Centre
There we're present beside the bride and
groom, an elder brother, lsrel McKenney
! lof Princeton, Wis., a younger brother
lWilliam MeKenney, and wife Of Hart