The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1905-05-10
ABOUT THE STATE.
Items Of Interest Cleaned from Our
Exchanges.

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Black River Academy and the gram
mar school at Ludlow have been closed
on account OF scarletina and measles.
The thirty-tbird annual convocation
of the Grand Chapter OF the Order OF
Eastern Star of Vermont win be held
in Brattleboro june 6.S.
The Brattleboro selectmen have voted
to issue liquor licenses of the fifth class
TO c. i. GRAHAM, G. r. Thomas, f. H..
Holden & Co., and George L. Greene.
Rooms at the Echo Lake hotel in
Tyson are being rapidly taken for the
summer, and a very prosperous season
is expected. Two new cottages will be
erected at Rescue lake at once.
Henry Crawford Of Putney is con-
fined to his house with his left leg para
lyzed as a result of an automobile ac-
cident. His physician says, however,
that he win recover the use of it.
The docket for the May term Of the
United States courts, which is to con-
vene at Windsor, May 16, contains 90
cases before the circuit court, IS cases
before the district court, and "a chan
Gerry actions.
Henry E. Adams, of Athol, Mass, is
endeavoring to form stock company
with $4,000 capital to manufacture
straw and palm leaf hats. If success
full he expects to have establishments
both in Athol and Brattleboro.
Charles G. Taylor, of West Derby
has been appointed deputy collector
and inspector OF customs in the Mem
phremagog district, and win be station
ed at Newport for the present. Mr..
Taylor has been principal of the high
school at Newport Center for the past
year. George Wilder has been trans
ferred from the Island Pond custom
house for duty at Newport
There is talk Of starting Democra
tic morning daily newspaper in BEN
nineton within the next few weeks. a
canvass has been made among the lead
ing local Democrats, the majority OF
whom are in favor Of the scheme, but
few have been found that win give the
enterprise financial backing. Ihc orr
ginator of the scheme is from Rutland
and has long been connected with the
business.
The new club house Of the Maccawe
Club, near Reading pond, is abont
The building is 3s by 49,
feet in dimensions, and has a large din
ing room and kitchen on the first floor
and six sleeping rooms on the second
floor. There are also boat house and
barn on the premises. The club mem
bership comprises several Woodstock
fishermen. The preserves border on Ply
mouth, Bridgewater and Woodstock.
Professor George B. Howes 81 the Uni-
yersity of Vermont gave a lecture before
the st. bloomsbury Y. NJ. G. A. in st.
JohnsbuTy, Wednesday evening, May Sd.
His subject was, Bicycle Trips in
Greece Saturday evening Professor
Howes spoke before the Classical Club
of Middlebury College ON, "Glimpses of
Modern Greece Both lectures were
Illustrated by lantern slides from views
taken by Professor Howes while in
Greece two years ago.
The William G. Tracy Post, G. A. r.,
of Windsor, has offered the prize of a
SIS gold piece to that member of the
Windsor high school who excels in de-
claiming Lincoln's Gettysburg speech.
Each of the classes of '05, '06, '07. and
'0S IS to select three contestants, and
the best speaker of the three will repre-
sent the class in an interclass contest
for the So gold piece. The prize winner
will have a part on the programme for
Memorial day. The matter on being
referred to the high school was enthu-
siastically received, and preliminary ar
rangements for holding the contest are
being made.
A "house warming" was held Satur-
day at the Newfane home of United
States District Attorney and Mrs. j.. T..
Martin. The home is named "The Ma
plesv and is situated at the corner
where West street leads around the
common, in full view of the public plot
of ground given by Mr.. Park, an early
settler, about 1925 for the erection of
county buildings and the generous COM
mon which was soon well planted with
elms and naples, now making beauti-
full little park in which plays foun-
tain, surrounded in summer by seats,
inviting TO restful enjoyment of shade
and views Of the hills.
The following editors of the Uniyer-
sity Of Vermont Cynie have been cleo