The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-03-24

the split end Of the timber.
As Hazel Carr Of Willlamsville, young
daughter Of Prentice Carr was building
the fire Tor supper last week Wednesday
night, She poured kerosene into the stove
and It hared up 80 quickly her face was
burned. the hair singed on one side Of
her head and one hend badly burned.
The derrick has been raised az the
soapstone mill IN Saxtons River and the
workmen began cutting the stone last
week Monday IN spite u the bad tray
cling three loads Of soapstone, Weighing
20,6l0 pounds, were drawn IL one say
from the quarry q the mill, one single
block Weighing sf05 pounds.
Charles A. smith 81 Brattleboro has
been granted a patent on an automobile
starting device through the firm Of Davis
4 Davis, Washington, patent attorneys.
The attachment makes possible the
starting Of the motor ffam the drivers
seat Mr.. Smith has used Il SUCCESSFULLY
on bis own machine for several seasons
which has Just won The championship Of
the Central Pennsylvania league i cap
tanned By Andrew Sears who was a
frequent player on the Bfattleboro Attn.
letics several seasons ago. Among the
other members 81 the team are Boggi0.
who frequently used to wear q BrattIe-
boro uniform. and SWeusOu and Hen.
scheli who were members of ST. J0hus-
bury's all-slar aggregation two seasons
ago.
Herbert Z. i. Horton. who has been
abroad for several months. studying il
sculpture. returned from Paris March 3
and came 70 Brattleboro 70 visithis father
Frank G. Horton he returned this week
10 New York to resume bic duties with
Herbert Adams, the sculptor with whom
be has beea associated since the death
Of Augustus Sc. Caudens Mr. Horton
was employed by ST. Gaudens upon work
which was uncompeted On the death 81
the latter
The Premier Automobile company 70
Gated fl Rutland for The last eve years
and tie J. H. Premier & Son company
Of sand pumps and sand
feeding machinery located there for 29
years. has practically decided 10 move
Is business from STAT place 10 Spring /
field Mass. where q more extensive plant I
viii 81 built The facilities are better
Ia Springfield for an increase ia the size 1
Of the business than Rutland. From /
sis 20 eight men have always been cm-
ployed and the stock and machinery are
valued at $4,000
The Vermont association Of Boston 4
will hold Is annual sugariuE-aH 10 Me- /
rhanics building. Friday evening April
/ New maple sugar from Vermont and +
aenahauts made Nv q Vermont woman I
viii be served as refreshments. as wei (
ls cider which came from Reading. VT.
vith the usual accompanimeRts Of cheese
pickles popcorn, apples etc Dancing
VIII be enjoyed. Fieldina's First Corps
Cadet orchestra furnishing music, and I
other amusenents viii Be- provided for
hose who do not care To dance. Yer
nonters and their friends win Dc cordial
j welcome.
The Field, an English paper devoted
% outdoor life. contained III recent i
ssue an account Of the international
skating contests held IN Sc Morit2,
switzerland. It said at one point The
.hief feature Of the competition. however.
vas The finished skating 81 Mrs. Fred
rick Swift Of New York. who took
he second prize r. was surprising to
lee her figure in beginners eompeti-
ion; III fact her form was % good that
lie scored about 81 marks out Of Sc
OF the lower test for which sire entered
u the following day Mrs. Swift was
ormerly Miss Ethel Dalton Of Brattle
,oro, and while a resident Of that town.
DE was rated by coed Judges as one Of
he best women tennis players in this
ountry.
The town Of Jamaica, at the March
Meeting, voted to exempt the Jamaica
Hove company for d term Of fiye years.
7hs company has d promising industry
veil started and is engaged In the man
fracture Of canvas gloves the output
eiug largely disposed 81 ia Vermont
tx machines operated by aasolene power
re now III use, and II i expected that !
bout 20 additional ones viii be installed
he coming season, ard when these are
4 operation 30 Of 40 hands viii Be ems
Logged At the present time about I
oxen hands have regular work The op
fators 81 the machines are women, and
ONE have employment at their own
ONES. sewing the gloves On their own
over machines This industry had
nall beginning, having been started hY /
gorge Harrington two years ago with
single machine.
James J Phelan Of Boston has been Z
aosen AZ president of the Connecticut Z
alley Lumber company, to succeed the 4
tie George Van Dyke. Mr. phelan viii q
ave his Office IN Boston and will per :
1nally attend to The financial affairs of a
le concern For the year ending Janu
81 81, 1903 the company cut some 40 \,
10000 feet Of timber from its properties y
northern New Hampshire and Yer
ont This winters crop Of logs viii re
bout 550o0000 feet 81 which 5000 .000 =
i'll BE driven down The Connecticut river =
, Mt Tom 10 Be cat into lumber the
dance Of 100000 feet having been
ia IS puip-wood. This + one 81 the
rgest drives ever sent down the river n
the winter inst closing, I 1000 men and \
. horses have been employed ia prepar v
z the timber for the streams. and this
nina There will he some Afl0 rsan * ths