The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-08-11
ABOUT THE STATE

Ii was reported that the thermome
ter registered 100 degrees ID the shad,
Sunday AZ AIiddlebury.
The trout fishing season will end Aug
10. Good catches are reported from
Washington county The fish are MOI
large as rule but the supply il album
dant.
G, II. Bruce who fractured two Of his
ribs BY being kicked BY one Of The Hon.
in ferari's Trained Animal shows left
Rutland yesterday afternoon for BOs.
ton where be viii Join Bostoek's Arena
Of Wild Animals. Mr. Bruce IS an ami
NAL trainer
On account Of the heavy express bus
mess between Rutland and Lake Bono.
seen, the Rutland railway, light and
power company has been obliged q
build depot for the convenience Of il.
patrons at the lake The building Il IL
feet long BY 10 feet wide.
J. A. Merrill Of Burlington shipped hi,
two fast horses, Little Wonder and
Bosemond. Monday to Greenfield
Mass. Little Wonder will run In the
matinee races AZ Greenfield and Rose.
mond viii race at Troy, Rutland and
other places Both horses will be- driven
by Roger Rourke.
The house and barn and most Of the
household goods Of Mr.. and Mrs. G. J.
Eykes who live near Windsor were burn.
ed last week The fire caught from 4
chimney in the back kitchen and the
members Of the family barely escaped
with their lives. The loss was about
$4,000 with about $1,000 insurance
Two Of the Burlington hackmeu who
attended the Hackmen's picnic Sunday
came near losing their horses. The
teams were left near the river bank and
the horses took advantage Of the oppor.
tunity Of wHding in the water They
became stuck in the mud and mere only
after some hard work rescued by their
owners.
late Saturday afternoon Louis Beau.
dry, who was held for appearance at the
September term Of the Franklin c0un-
" court on charge Of stealing q
watch and three SIS bills, an amounting
10 the sum Of s45 IN ST Adams, came
into court and pleaded guilty 70 the
charge and was sentenced 10 not less
than Is and not more than 1s months
in the state prison al Windsor
A new pest has appeared on apple
plum, and cherry trees in Waterbury
and vicinity, II Is a brown worm about
three.qnarters of an inch in length
which forms q nest on the ends Of
branches, much like the usual worms
nest in early spring. Wherever the
leaves are enclosed in the nest they inn
mediaiely die and in some orchards
large parts Of the trees are covered with
these dead leaves.
Several Rutland people claim 70 have
seen a balloon, equipped with a search
light, pass over that city one night last
week They say that the inflated bag
and basket hanging below could be
plainly seen; there could be no mistake
about the matter. No one IN the yicl.
nifty Of Rutland has any idea whose bal
loon was seen as no balloon was shipped
out Of Rutland There has been con-
siderable speculation ~ to who the
night providers were.
The second annual report 81 the Wood
stock Arts and Crafts club Is out in an
attractive booklet The expenses for
the year were sf,f5557, and there IL a
balance on hand Of s152.as. subscrip.
tions amounted to s02s4o. Classes
have been conducted in drawing, model
ing in clay, wood carving brass and
copper work, carpentry, cooking and
choral singing. There was an aggregate
enrolment 81 246 compared with 1883
the previous year The committee in
charge consists Of the Rev Benjamin
Swift az chairman. w II. Moore, secre-
taryi F S, Billings, treasurer, and A. b.
Wilder and II. L. Garfield.