The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-09-12
ABOUT THE STATE.
Items Of Interest Cleaned From oui
Exchanges.

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Exchanges.
Harvey j. Olmstead Of st. Adams filed
a petition in bankruptcy az Burlington
Tuesday. lie has liabilities of S524.7l
and assets Of S304.
William Japan, formerly employed IN
Rutland, figured recently as the hero
in the rescue Of an Italian girl from
drowning in the canal at Schenectady.
II present plans materialize. Baxter
hall will be rented by the boys Of Rut
land high school for a gymnasium and
basket bali oval There are several good
players in the school
A $4,000 Gre destroyed one oil
Greensboro Bends best business build.
ings. 1t was occupied by Mrs salmon
Green as a store and by the WI. RI O.
and Modern Woodmen's quarters.
Carl Sweeney, the Montpelier tele.
graph operator, famous for many stunts,
is probably the only man within shouts
ing distance who is able to send one
message and receive another at the same
time.
The funeral of Louis fireman, the well
known musician OF Winooskie, who was
found dead Sunday morning at the home
Of his daughter, was held Tuesday at
St. Josephs church, Burlington, requiem
mass being sung by the ut. Rev. J M.
Clearec, pastor Of the church,
McVickers camp on the rocky shores
of AIalletts bay has just closed for the
season, and the one hundred boys have
returned to their homes. One Of the
features OF the camp this year was the
weekly paper, The Tomahawk, composed
and printed by the boys.
In excavation for the foundation at
SwRnton for the kindling wood factory,
some pine piping In an excellent state
of preservation was unearthed. As this
Is remote from the residential section
Ii is a mater of considerable specula-
tion as to who laid it and how long
ago.
Experiencing trouble with his spring,
William Stevens Of Ryegate set out to
investigate To his surprise, he found a
COW In the box, standing on her hind
legs and just keeping her nose out Of
the water She had stepped on the pipe
and clogged the outlet As near as can
be sscertained, she had been in her UNI
comfortable position about "a hours
A committee is circulating among the
citizens of Brattleboro TO ascertain the
public sentiment with regard To continu-
ing the y NJ. G. A. The directors realize
that the affairs Of the association are
drifting III the wrong direction, hnt do
not wish TO close the building without
public approval Secretary Cunningham
has resigned and no one has been chosen
to succeed him
The S5th annual meeting Of the Yer
mont Branch, Woman's Board Of Mis-
sions, viii be held in the First Congre
gational church az Springfield, Wednes-
day, September 25th Services at $50
a. M, 2 aud 7:30 p. NJ The speakers
win be Miss Helen T. Root Of Ceylon,
Mrs. G. NJ. Lamson OF Boston. and 9TH
ers. The ladies OF Springfield are pre-
pared to entertain all officers and dele
gates Of the brRnsh Each auxiliary is
entitled to send two delegates TO this
meeting Application for entertainment
should be made BY September 18th, to
Mrs. Herbert Blanchard, Springfield, vt.
Delegates should leave the b. & NJ. R. r.
at Chariestown, n H., and take the
electrics to Springfield, stopping at the
church ~ here they will ha ASSIGNED 70
their places Of entertainment. Delegates
meeting on Tuesday afternoon at 4
o'clock, in the church yestry.