The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-09-21
ABOUT The STATE.
Items Of interest Cleaned From Our
Exchanges

The steamer Lady Of the Lake has
finished an average season on Lake
Mcmphremagog.
Sealed bids for the positions OF man
ager and Inatron of The Sheldon poor
house for the ensuing year will be
opened at the annual meeting Of the
association October /.
Two ear-old Irene, daughter Of Mr.
and Mrs. G. H. Doubleday Of Rutland
caught her hand in the clother wringer
injuring ii 50 badly that the index
finger had to be amputated.
The 50th Masonic birthday Of Judge
Fl. Fl. Powers Of Morrisville win Be
celebrated the evening Of October 4 by
Mount Vernon lodge The addresses
will include one Of a reminiscent nature
by the judge.
The small crop of apples in Addison
county bring about S4 per barrel. One
dealer who contracted to furnish New
York and Boston parties with 10000
barrels has been obliged to buy most Of
them in Nova Scotia.
In accordance with the provisions Of
act is OF the acts of 1906, which pro.
vides that the state auditor shall COM
pute the cost Of maintaining each I'M.
sane person and the average expense Of
each patient supported in whole or In
part by the state, State Auditor Ora
ham Ii preparing report from blanks
sent him by the superintendent Of the
state hospital for the insane at Water
bury and Of the Brattleboro retreat,
This Is a work Of considerable magni-
tude and will occupy the time of the
auditor and his Office force for several
days Under the act in question the
next OF kin Of these insane patients Is
Obliged to pay for their support at the
institutions. MIR Graham ID also send.
ing out to the states attorneys Of the
several counties instructions to iuves-
tigate and report facts in regard To in.
sane persons confined in these iRstitn
tions from the several counties.
One day last month Louis Riggie Of
Island Pond entertained a stranger
from Canada, and the stranger took
him iun lie (the strangely had stolen
team from a Mr. Jones Of Mason
vile. Que, and brought it to Island
Pond. Here he induced Lewis to swap
horses Louis paying Kim ST. and en-.
tertRined him over night. The fellow
was next heard from at Newbury, where
he sold the horse, carriage, ETC., for
Si15. receiving $75 cash, ana note
for the balance In the meantime Mr.
Zones discovered his horse in the pas
session Of Louis, claimed ii, and the
e'aim was not disputed The thief
vas ultimately traced to Maiden, Mass,
and arrested giving his name as Joseph
J.. Bassett. The note for $40 was found
IN his possession. He voluntarily re-,
turned to Canada, ami Is now in
Swectsburg Jail Louis il hopeful Of
getting his horse back in a few days.
1t seems the race Is not always to
the swift, as was demonstrated the
other day IN Burlington WIEN three fv
drummers went TO the railroad station
to take the 11:10 train for Waterbury
this train Is made up here and was
standing on the track in front of the
depot 20 minutes before leaving time
After checking their baggage the kuigats
Of the road became occupied with q
crte little dog which was up to snuff
and could shake hands, jump, s"peak'
and do other sundrv stunts rs well as
the next one. When the drummers
woke up their train was half way TO
Essex Junction, and when hast seen
trey were discussing ways and means
Of passing the time in the Queen city
until the afternoon trnin hnnlh leaye.