The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-12-18

line sixteen mon tlis-Old daughter OF
Clarence Buck Of Troy fell from her
high chair recently and broke her arm.
w. J. Maxwell and Mr.. Stokes Of
Barton are working on their contract
for three tons Of Christmas candy turn.
ing il out at the rate of 200 TO 800
pounds day.
Lincoln Whitcomb Of Springfield suf-
fered painful accident while at work
in R. J, Kennedy's shop last Saturday
afternoon, his thumb catching In one Of
the machines and being cut of
Aldo Ratti of Proctor fractured his
collar bone while playing basketball IN
the Y. M g. A. gymnasium Wednesday
He fractured the same bone several
weeks ago In 4 foot ball game.
Floyd Cleveland 81 Stowe lost three
fingers from the left hand while working
in the woods near Lake Mansfield Tues
day. He and an assistant were splitting
log with a wedge, which slipped, in
iiicting the injury
The farm at the house OF correction,
Rutland, in addition TO supplying suf-
filcient vegetables, milk and eggs for the
institution, has earned enough money so
that 1890 was turned over to the state
after paying expenses the past sea
son.
Townshend had q regular epidemic
u. - ~ 80 49, s.E hos
no less than Eve places being sold The
last purchase sounds like bargain
counter sale property consisting Of one
mill, two houses, two barns, tillage land
orchards and timber land going for less
than 5000. TO Walter Eddy.
Elmer watson Of Irasburg, who
injured his hip in jumping from
hay wagon last summer, has
been gradually growing worse, 80 that
he il now confined to the bed, and IL II
feared the bone Il diseased. Clyde Pot
ter Of the same place, who was internal
ly injured q week ago while skating, il
in a critical condition.
The landing Of the Pilgrims win be
eommemorated in accordance with long
standing custom, AZ the Middlebnry Con
gregational church next Tuesday, Decem.
Der 2l. under che auspices Of the Mid
dlebury Historical society. The address,
viii be given BY DR.. Burton W. Lock
bart Of Manchester, n. II. a supper
win follow, with an after-supper pro-
gram Of speeches and music.
r. G. Miller Of Northampton, Mass,
an expert apple ochardist, was at Speed
well Farms 10 LvndonvilIe last Satur-
day TO look into the prospect Of apple
raising theFe. He was confident that
with proper cultivation and spraying OF
the trees, apples could be raised on the
farms there. Mr. Vail has purchased
T50 apple trees Of several varieties, this
being about the right number for fifteen
acres Of land Mr.. Darling Of the same
place has purchased 200 apple trees, this
being enough for about four acres Of
land.
Cleveland AVER of Painsville O, aged ten
years. grandson Of Mr.. and Mrs. FL
r. Aver OF Richford, in which place he
Il well known As visitor to bis grand
parents, had quite an experience recent.
". He was playing BY an eribankment
next to river, and It Is supposed be
crawled under fence To get stones 10
throw when he slipped and went over
the bank head first. turned soner-
sanlt and struck the ice of the river. go
ing under to his armpits II was some
time before he was rescued, and he was
chilled. bruised and suffering from the
shock. He is now improving.
Waterbury Inn i perhaps the only
hotel in the state that owns and oper
ates free circulating library for the
benefit Of its guests. The library has
been in use several wears and numbers
over 300 volumes There Is also a read
ing table Ia the Office. similar to those
found ii public library reference rooms
where few 81 the best Of the great
daillies and popular magazines, besides
the local papers, may be found. Guests
are free To borrow books, and even the
transient traveller may carry away q
book which he wishes to finish reading.
The books are selected with care and fire
quent additions are made; fiction of
course predominates but history, travel,
and books Of reference are also to be
found Sometimes the guests donate
books from their own collection.
Roswell L. Frost, fish and game COM
missioner Of Windham county, went To-
Grafton recently to adjust the damage
done By deer to the orchard Of Charles
Wright. Three years ago Mr.. Wright
set out 800 apple trees. and they had
made a fne growth until last spring,
when the deer got after them Mr..
Frost visited the orchard then and found
that l4s OF the trees were ruined. He
awarded Mr. Wright 500. The deer
tackled the apple trees again this fan
and Mr.. Frost was called upon again
10 fix damage. This time he found thar
all but half dozen Of the trees had
been ruined He awarded Mr.. Wright !
SITS more. Mr. Wright has about 80
acres devoted to orchards He intends |
70 protect the orchards from further
damage BY building an eight-foot wire
fence around them.
Church Cooperation Progressing
New signs Of cooperation in church
work are evidenced throughout the state
In Bakersfield, where there are more
than 200 Catholics, Congregationalists and
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