The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1905-06-02
ABOUT THE STATE.

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Items of Interest Cleaned from Our
Exchanges.
German measles are prevailing in
Windham.
There was frost at Underhill Center
Tuesday night.
| The Hotel Fullerton at Chester has
been leased to w. T. Bowtell, of Bos-
ton, who takes immediate possession.
/ There was a sharp white frost in
parts of the town of Hartford Wednes-
day morning. Heavy fogs prevented
much damage.
/ B. G. Blaisdell, state superintendent
of the Independent Order of Foresters,
was in East Fairfield Tuesday night and
organized camp.
| C. H. browne, for the past two years
the principal of Stowe high school, has
the position Of superintendent of schools
in Walpole, n. H., for the coming year.
| DIR. A. D. Nash, of Townshend, has
La pair of shears which were handed
/ down from his great grandfather. They
| were made by a blacksmith and used in
/ the War Of 1912 to cut the hair OF the
| soldiers. They are unlike the shears
used at the present time, being much
larger and heavier.
| Capt c. F. Durham will leave Bur
lington tomorrow to Join Adjt.-Gen. w.
H. Gilmore to make the annual inspec-
ton of the companies of the Vermont
National Guard. Company at Brad
| ford will be inspected Monday and the
other companies will be taken up daily
until all are visited.
! James Cobb witnessed a peculiar bat
tie recently while on his way to East
| Putney. He heard a noise over a stone
wall and climbed on the wall TO see
! what was going on A black snake was
eoiled in fighting attitude before crow,
which was pecking at it. After looking
on short time the young man dropped
a stone on the snake, putting it out OF
commission. The snake was four feet
long.
|
Clarence L. Newton has been elected
president of the senior class of Boston
University Law school He was the
Unanimous choice of his classmates for
this honor. 1t il the first time in the
history of the school that this much
coveted honor has been given to one
without a contest. Mr.. Newton is a
son of Rev. @. f. Newton of Alburgh.
| He graduated from Montpelier seminary
land later from Wesleyan University in
the class of 1902.
Freeman Brothers Of Brattleboro,
manufacturers of machine knitting
needles have recently perfected new
style OF needle which is said to be a
great Improvement over the present pat
tern The needle is made with solid
butt and is cut from pressed stock i'll
stead of WIRE Freeman Brothers have
Submitted the new needles to several
large knitting concerns and all have
been much pleased with it, several large
orders already having been received. u
i is possible that a stock company may
be formed for the purpose OF pushing
the manufacture of the new line.
il Special Order, No. IL, issued from The
jadjutant generals office at Fairlee, say.
Captain n n. Hadley, quartermaster
First Regiment Of Infantry, Vermont
National Guard, having rendered hi;
resignation and the same having beer
accepted took effect June list, 1905. his
honorable discharged from the service
lis hereby announced, and he il placed
upon the retired list of the National
IGuard Of Vermont, with the highest
rank held by him in the National Guard
service. The following appointment in
the First Regiment, Vermont National
IGuard. is announced: Charles II Burn
! ham to be captain and quartefmaster Of
the First Regiment, Y. N. G., in addition
to his present duties as ordnance officer
shortly before six o'clock Monday
might FIRE was discovered in the store
house attached to B. +. Whelden's tin
store in Ludlow. A barrel of gasolene
Iexploded causing the flames TO spread
rapidly A dense smoke arose from the
burning gasolene, and the whole build
ing was in flames in very short space
of time. The fire was kept from the
main structure, and from the adjoining
buildings, except one of A. j. Browns
tenement houses at the rear, which was
burned somewhat on the roof and back
and was damaged more by water. 1t
was occupied by an Italian family by
the name of Polatta. Mr.. Whel1en
places his loss at about 81 1000. The
building was valued at from $500 to
$500 and was filed with goods, a large
Iline Of refrigerators being especially
valuable. He carried an insurance OF
81, 900 on the whole property.