The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-02-26
About the State

HDCktt TIC O%AtC
The senior class Of the pittsford high
school has $3.50 in Us treasury for the
Washington trip, which viii be taken
ID March
Ransom Chaplain Of Montgomery
pleaded guilty 10 So Adams city court
( Thursday 70 shooting a deer ont Of
season and was fined Sle0 and costs.
George al Hamblett, a travelling sales.
man representing The Ilolhro0k Grocery
company, who was well known tlrough-
out the state died Wednesday at the
lChesea, Mass, Memorial hospital, fol
flowing on operation from which be was
unable 70 rally
The fishing along The lake front al
Burlington does not improve and the
prospects are chat this year viii be
Tire poorest IN some time for smeit.
Those now on sale are for The most
part purchased elsewhere, some com
ing even from Boston
The plant Of the Vermont Lime come
lpauy at Shermaus. small settlement
two miles south 81 Rcadshoro was com
pletely destroyed by Eve Tuesday night.
The loss. which is total, Is understood
70 be $4,000 with partial insurance.
The main office Of the company is at
Greenfield, Mass.
Patrick J. Keefe. = brakeman on the
Boston and Maine switchef, was caught
last week between a moving freight ear
land Moore a Thompson's aforehouse IN
Bellows Falls and had several ribs hrok
en-, with numerous bruises Internal
injuries were feared al the time Of the
accident Mr. keefe was removed 70 his
homo in North Walpole n II
Mr.. and Mrs Alonzo knight Quinn.
b. passed their seth wedding anniyer-
sary quietly last Saturday az their
home IN SO. Johnshmy The same day
was the anniversary Of Mr. Quimby's
birth, which occurred IN Barnet. S3
years ago. Mr. and Mrs Quimby were
married in Waterford, February 10,
1851 and their entire married life has
been passed within a few miles Of
where they now live Mrs Quimby was
born in Ashtahula. o., January rs. 1898,
one Of fourteen children.
William Henry Harrison Mears Or
Marshfield G5 years old, has not miss.
ed q town meeting since be voted the
first time. a years ago. Once the
weather and travelling was So bad that
Mr Mears walked three miles from his
home. the night prior 70 town-meet-
ing day, to = farmhouse within Is rods
Of the voting place, remaining there
over night, that he might not miss the
meeting Mr. Mears has been town
clerk "a consecutive years and treas
urer seven years.
A threatening FIRE broke ont shortly
after noon February Is at the farm Of
lF Fl Shepard in Westminster, several
miles from Bellows Falls 81 the West.
Minister road The loss "a estimated at
$500 The Ere was confined by hard
labor from the harm which adioins the
dwelling The cause Of the fire was
traced 70 the swim house, adjoining the
barn, where d FIRE had been built ia an
old fashioned farmers kettle Either
the blaze igniled from the stoyepipe Or
lighted fuel fell upon the floor
Grand Secretary "A. n Eoss 81 Rut
land . member 81 TIE Grand Lodge 81
Masons Of Vermont. attended the cele.
bration Of Washington's birthday at
/ Alexandria The grand masters Of all
/ the different states were invited to meet
there and, as the grand master Of Yer
mont was unable 10 attend Re asked
Mfr Ross to represent him. The object
Of the gathering was 70 form an as
soeiation for the establishment Of some
+ kind Of memorial to Washington
The Mason Ia Alexandria IS the lodge
over which ho presided az master.
vermontsr Has Sugar Camp IN Kansas
/ The little town Of Medora. n the cen
trial part Of the state Of Kansas, boasts
a sugar camp, which was established
Thy ?. d. Barnes, q Nermonter who went
t. that state thirty years ago He de
eided to relieve the monotony Of the