The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-11-15

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As Harry Farrar was recently going
across the fields TO Newport Center from
North Newport, he was attacked by a
large buck deer and was obliged to climb
tree, but in few minutes the deer
took TO the woods.
E. S. Putnam Of willamsvile recent
| " caught an animal in dead fall that
puzzles the hunters and others. It has
tail like mink, head Of the cat
species, il about two and one.half feet
long and Of q mouse color.
w. II. Parsons Of wardsboro met with
serious accident Tuesday while tear.
| ing down the chimney Of sugar house.
He was on the roof and the chimney
| fell and carried him along TO the ground,
! some is OF 70 feet breaking three ribs
and iniuring bis head and face Daddy.
Arthur Crouch or West Brattleboro
sustained a fractured rib few DAYS
ago, resulting from fan BY the col
lapsing Of the step ladder on which he
stood to wash the front windows at ].
i. Stockwells store Mr. Crouch stood
on the top step Of the ladder and when
he fell he struck on his right side.
E. NJ. Chamberlin Of Newport pulled
carrot in his garden last week that
measured 40 inches in length. though
only about three and one.half inches in
circumference Whether it had started
TO make connections with some other
continent, or was Of IN search Of water
during the drouth, Is question hard to
decide
A sensation over the abduction Of
child has been experienced in Holyoke
Mass, the past few days. The child WAS
a daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. Jenner A.
Jones and was taken from her fathers
home BY people who drove up h ain All.
tomobile, one OF whom Is said To have
been her mother The mother formerly
was Bessie Isadore Rice of BrattIeboro.
daughter Of A. HI Rice, once propric.
tor Of the harness shop NJ Browns
livery stable.
The Mortified village lighting svs
tenn il to be extended TO Mortified
Falls. within q short time, to be used
for house lighting and probably street
lights also. There are number 81
house and several stores there, besides
the Davis wooden mill, aud the demand
for electric light had become urgent
enough so that IL was voted to extend
the system. It is expected that work on
the wire line will begin as soon as the
material can be secured
Arland, the Oldest son Of Mr. and Mrs.
George c. Harris 81 West f3rattleboro.
Il suffering from burns on bis legs re-
sulting from an accident Tuesday even
ing while his mother wax preparing sup
per. The boy sat In front Of the Kitchen
stove with his feet on the hearth and
when his mother went TO the stove to
pour some boiling water from the tea
kettle she lost control Of It causing
quite d quantity Of the water To dash
over the boy. Her own hands were
also burned.
The expense III the public improve.
ments made by the town Of Brattleboro
and the village, the construction Of the
new water system and the work bv the
Connecticut River Power company to
protect the town from damage on ae-
count Of the setting back Of the water.
viii total fully $4,000 for the past
year This added to the 100000 cx-
pended IN new buildings during the year
makes a decidedly credtable showing
and indicates substantial growth and
prosperity in the town.
IT has Just been learned that John
Smith, prisoner st the house Of cor
rection, who was serving six months
sentence, escaped last Saturday and has
not been recaptured. Smith got away
early IN the morning while at work
about the new barn and was not missed
until supper time. II is said that 9th
or prisoners let Smith have some
clothes to take the place Of his prison
gafb. The prison officials do not seem
tit all anxious To discuss the matter and
have been keeping II very quiet.
Don BelleyilIe IF tbe Island boat house
staff ut Brattleboro il nursing numerous
bruises and abrasions as result Of an
experience he had with an engine IN one
OF the boats the last Of the week He
had been cleaning and repairing the en-
CINE and when he attempted 10 start it.
il back fred and blew him into the
stern Of the boat. He landed as grace.
fully as possible under the circum-
stances, but there are good many cor
ners In the stern Of boat, and each of
them made a black and blue spot
The new dam Of the Woodstock Flee
trio company at Taftsyille was finished
Wednesday. Construction was begun
September 9Th. Since that time 6i1S
working days have been required to com
plete the dam. From 80 to 40 men
have been employed on the job besides
the drivers Of teams and, exclusive Of
engineers, fremen and mechanics, the
total days Of labor on the work was
for one man 100 days Of 10 hours each
or p O00 hours work for one man. The
cost Of doing the work was approx
matcly $4,000. The dam Is solid
concrete roll Its total length il 200
feet and it stands on solid lodges it'll fun
length. This ledge or bed rock comes
To tbs surface the entire width Of the