The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-03-01
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Exchanges.
II is said at Bennington that the
new electric railroad from that place to
North Adams, Mass, will be in opera
tion not later than August I.
7. Beeman, agent for the st. Alhans
hucane society was in Highgate Friday
and ordered one horse to he KILLED as iii
was altogether too cruel to keep the
poor animal at work. Ii the owner does
not comply with the order Of the
humane agent it is likely that legal pro
ceedings win follow.
The team which is to represent the
university Of Vermont IN the annual de-
bate with Bates college has been chosen
and is as follows; captain, Ralph ros-
ter Perry, '06 Of Westford, Guy Million
Page, or, Of BristoI Charles Chase
Wilson, '07 Of Bethel; alternates, James
H. Copeland, 90 OF Adams, Mass.
John Chase and Milton Knapp, who
are doing a large lumber business IN
Somerset and StTatton were arrested
Monday for trespass it being charged
that they were cutting timber on land
not owned by them. The difficulty
is over disputed titles. This firm has had
hard luck this winter, both members Of
the firm having been arrested once be-
fore for trespass, on disputed title.
There is i good deal Of talk Of an ice
manufacturing plant at Burlington. The
dealers have not secured any where near
| the amount of ice that they usually har-
vest a site on Colchester Avenue has
been spoken of as 4 favorable one for
the erection of an ice factory as it Is
in easy reach Of supply OF beautiful
spring water. Manufactured ice has
many advantages over that which is cut
from streams and lakes az only the
lpurest Of water is used.
Mrs. Oliver Richards Of Lake street,
/ St. Adams, was accidentally shot in the
right leg Saturday afternoon. Some
young men in a house across the street
were fooling with small calibre rife
and in some manner the gun was acct
dentally discharged. The. charge went
through d door in Mrs. Richards house
just as she was going past It, The
bullet logged in her leg. 1t is not
thought that the wound win prove
serious.
Chairman II. S. Bingham Of the state
railroad commission and General Man
ager j. Il. Jarvis Of the Rutland railroad
and the Rutland's attorney, II. Henry
/ Powers, were in Bennington Tuesday
attending a hearing at Apollo hall on
the building OF an underground passage
at Pixies crossing on the Bennington
branch of the Rutland railroad. This
is the crossing where Harris =. Linsley
Of New York and his finance, Miss
Evelyn p. Willing Of Chicago were
killed.
A letter received byW. II. More, Jr,,
Of East Fairfield from Frank w. Brad
lev. of Denver, Col, a former Franklin
county man, tells OF a thrilling expert.
enc which the latter with his son under
went a few weeks ago While driving
from Denver to little town few miles
distant, driving storm of sleet and
snow came on. The driver lost his way
and the party drove on in the darkness
in hopes of finding a house but instead
Of finding house they found them
selves before long on the edge Of a pre-
lcipice known as Bijou canon. From six
o'clock at night until nine in the morn.
ing, they were exposed TO the fury Of
the storm and part Of the time on the
very edge of the canon expecting any
moment to be hurled over. Shortly af,
ter nine in the morning they found
a house and then to their great disgust
they found that several times during the
might they had been almost within hail
ing distance Of this building. Every
member Of the party had frozen either
cheeks, hands or feet and it was neces.
sary 10 obtain medical aid