The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-06-01
ABOUT THE STATE.
Items Of Interest Cleaned From Our
Exchanges.

Exchanges.
burlington high schools track sfsan
is contemplating entering the New Eng
land interschoIastic meet at Dartmouth
on Dune sixth.
The liith annual meeting l6f Tie Aer-
mont Congregational soeiety will be
held at Woodstock III the Congregational
church, June TIA.
The new Mead building at Rutland,
70 be constructed on the sight OF the
burned one will be four stories in height
and practically iireproof.
The business OF the WalIingiord man
ufactalring company las increased 50
rapidly that 1t has been found necessary
70 enlarge the plant, BY building an al.
dition 100 by IS feet and three stories
high. A forge room il also to be built,
10 BY as feet. The business Of the
concern Il the manufacture 81 forks,
garden rakes, corn knives, hoes, etc.
The graduating class 81 Rutland high
school has asked ney. Eugene Haines,
pastor Of the Baptist ch,ifch of that city,
to preach thc baccalaureate SERMON To
the class, Sunday morning, june 10.
The service will be attended by the
members of the class and faculty OF the
school. The. invitation was extended as
4 result Of q unanimous vote 81 the
class.
William ,Iimms, of Menlon, well
known III that and surrounding towns,
has come up missing. About three
weeks ago be left home with1his work
ing clothes On ostensibly to 70 to Rht-
land. He has not been seen SINCE He
has Il wife and two snlaIl children, and
leaves Il happy home. He is d temperate
man and his family know no reason for
his leaving Of his own accord His wife
fears foul play The police in the Viz
entity of Rutland have been trying To
find some trace Of him.
A remarkable instance Of the persist
ency Of insanity iii i family Il shown III
tile McCaflfey family III Uraftshury.
The father Michael Mel'ailrey killed his
wife and mother in Waterbury, Is
years ago while in fit oi insanity lie
was committed III the Brattlcboro re-.
treat and il now confined In the asylum
at Waterbury. The family scattered,
the, children taking the name OF Mc1ne.
Mrs. William 4. Dlmstan, one of the
daughters, committed suicide. bv i1iiit
ing into the C0mnectieussalr iNer siskt
March. Martin Mct'ue, her brother Went
TO Brattleboro 20 assist in the search
for her body. He went insane soon af-
terward and was found in the woods
near his home with d revolver wrap.
ped in handkerchief threatening to
shoot every one who came near him.
Justice 81 the Peace Az VI Spauldinc
Of Burlington decided novel and IN.
teresting point of law Saturday in The
case Of the Burlington Furniture Com
pany against A. Z. Beers, in which a
decision was rendered for the plaintiff
This was an action in trover 20 recover
the value OF goods sold on q conditional
sale. The claim was made that an ae.
ton in troyer could not be maintained
and that the plaintiffs only remedy wa
20 sell the property under the statute
The court ruled that inasmnch as the
property was not delivered BY the de.
PENDANT on demand the plaintiff had the
right Of action BY common law for thu
reason that the plaintiff had the right
to take the property after the conditions
we're broken for the purpose OF selling
il pursuant TO the statute.