The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-02-13
ABOUT THE STATE.
Items of Interest Cleaned From Our
Exchanges.


Exchanges.
Secretary Terrill of the state cattle
commission with Veterinary Surgeon
Burgess Of Bennington has been testing
the cattle in that vicinity recently. Only
l3 cows Of All those tested were found
to be diseased.
The Salvation Army is contemplating
building local headquarters building in
Burlington, the cost to be in the vicin-
ity Of $4,000. Part Of the money is to
be raised in the state ana part is to
come from the National Salvation Army
headquarters at New York.
Six Austrians employed in various
capacities In the chair fnctory and box
shop in Readsboro We're raided BY a
posse of deputy shefiffs on Thursday.
A quantity Of drinkables Of the fiery
kind was found at each place. All the
men had money enough to settle and it
- thought that they will do so.
II. w. Vail, clerk of the Randolph
graded school district has completed his
annual census of the children Of the
school age in the district and reports
a total OF "A or gain of four over last
year. There are 130 males and 1906
females; 43 are between the ages of
five and eight; i42 between eight and
10 and so between 8 and Is.
Citizens Of Morrisyille are contemplate
ing building huge dam aeross the La
noble river at that place in the locality
known as Egypt. The dam will sub
merge territory Of about 500 acres
and will make fall Of about 30 feet,
thereby creating power enough TO run
the electric plant and other manufactur-
les. The plan Is only in the embryo at
present but there is interest enough ex-
pressed in the project to insure that the
work viii be done in short time.
Fred Larabee, for whom the police OF
Keene, n. H., have been searching for
forging II check for Si00 with his adopt
ed mothers name, was arrested on We'd
nesday. The boy had been staying at
the Cheshire house and paying $3.50 per
day for his board, besides having the
best Of everything that money could
buy. When arrested at the hotel he had
S51 on his person. At the keene sta
ton the lad admitted that he had forged
a check and said that he was willing to
return to Brattleboro. He claimed that
he wanted a good time and that he had
had IT, With the money he purchased
revolver, new suit OF clothes, gloves
and books, and was also we'll stocked
with candy. The clue which led TO his
arrest was furnished by ieweler from
whom Larabee had purchased chain.
After spending about three months in
Jail, Joseph LaFrenier was in Burlington
city court Saturday and withdrew his
appeal to case of intoxication. When
I.aFrenicr was in court on September
20 he pleaded not guilty to second
offense, but was convicted and was fined
SIS and costs of St7.s5 and was also
sentenced to 80 days in the House OF
Correction. He could not furnish bail
and was reminded to jail After with.
drawing the appeal Saturday he had TO
disclose. He said he got the liquor in
Rutland previous TO going to Burlington.
His disclosure was accepted, and Judge
Mower, taking into consideration that
he had been in Jail so long, RENTED the
sentence Of 30 days in the house Of
correction, snd LaFrenier was then dis
charged.
Stephen Place Of Island Pond met
with terrible accident last Friday