The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-09-21
About the State

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Mr. and Mrs. William r. Rand in
formally observed their 50th wedding
anniversary Monday al their home in
Newiane.
DR.. C. S. Cayerly, president Of the
state board of health, leaves this week
for Europe, where be will study diseases.
lie viii be accompanied by Mrs. Cayer'
~.
Carl Oscarson, while working IN ma.
chine shop in Proctor Saturday, was biz
in the eye by piece Of steel, which in
jured the eye 50 badly that il had TO
be removed.
The harvest Of apples from Shelburne
farms has begun. The crop is estimat-
cd at 5000 barrels Of marketable fruit,
which is fair crop for late years. The
apples have already been sold 70 a New
York firm.
Olin Merrill Of Enosburg Falls has
recently given 500 for the continuance
Of the permanent state road at Samson.
vile, which, when completed TO the Berk.
shire line, will make an almost con-
tinuous stretch of state highway from
East Berkshire to Enosburg Falls, dis.
tanee Of Ave miles.
The Ludlow wooden mills, which are
owned BY the estate Of the late James
S. Gin, have been placed in the hands
q C0nant 4 CO., Of Boston, for sale.
An inventory has been taken Of ma
chincry and fixtures and a survey made
Ct the realty. Tie property viii be
widely advertised and sold at auction.
The West Rutland Water company
has been obliged, owing 10 the scarcity
OF water in the reservoir, which fur
uishes the town water supply, TO install
steam pump at one spring to furnish
water The pump is run only part Of
the time at present, but unless there Is
aeavy rainfall soon y viii be kept
" indefinitely.
Rutland county legislators are to take
good roads tour September "a, the
route being through southern Vermont
corner OF Massachusetts, and into New
York state. The trip will take two days
and Is under the auspices Of the RUt.
land Improvement league Money to
cover all expenses win be provided BY
subscription. G. w Gates Of Franklin,
state commissioner Of highways, is ex.
pected TO accompany the party.
Delegates from Vermont to the ma
tional council OF Congregational churches,
which meets in Boston October 10 TO CO.
are as follows: Rev Henry L. Ballou,
Chester; President ~. II. Buekham. Ii.
D. Burlington; Principal John NJ. Com
stock. Chelsea; Charles W. Gates, Frank
lin; Rev Charles W. 0sgood, Bellows
Falls; Rev. Arthur p. Pratt, Bellows
Falls; Rev. W. II. Spence. Rutland; Rev
D. Ii Strong, East Brookfeld.
Directors OF the International Paper
Co. at Bellows Falls are confident that
the current fiscal year will show net
profits for interest and dividends 81 ,500,-
600 to 81 100000 larger tnan for the rs
cal twelve month"; ended June 30 last.
II realized, this would mean net earn
inRs Of 100000 s3.900.O00 and the
hitter figures wc be close TO The high
record Of 1901, M.4en on s20,7ll 900 Of
gross business, net profits Of S3,96l657
were obtained.
The fourth annual banquet Of the Yer
mont Association OF Local Fire Insur
ance Agents will be held az the Water
bury inn Thursday, October l3 The
business meeting viii be neld at o'clock
hi the afternoon and 81 8 o'clock the
banquet will be served. The guests OF
honor win be DR.. John A. Mead Of Rut-
land. Secretary Of State Guy w. Bailey
of Essex junction and c. NJ. Fletcher,
former deputy insurance commissioner
of Massachusetts,.
Edward Pratt was severely injured
Saturday afternoon, while tsrring q roof
ii Bennington. The ladder on which
he was working slipped from its place
on the ridgepole. to which It was fast
ened, letting Mr.. Pratt fall to the
ground, twenty feet below. He landed
on his left foot and the ladder struck
him on the head. An examination
showed that the bones Of bis left ankle
were split and he has long period OF
inactivity ahead Of him.
The business Of the firm OF Roster and
Cottrell, manufacturers Of shirt waists,
in Bennington has been absorbed by the
firm Of Bottum and Torrance Of the
same place and the plant and machinery
will be moved at once to the collar fac
tory Of the latter BY the consolida-
ton, Messrs. II. G. Roster and George
Cottrell become stockholders in the Bot
tum and Torrance company and both will
be associated actively Mr.. Roster will
BE manager and Mr.. Cottrill superin-
tendent Of the shirt waist department.
III early spring, an addition win be built
to the factory.
The state hoard Of optometry win hold
It's fall examinations at the Brooks
house in Brattleboro, November 10, III
and is. It Is thought that the legisla
ture this fall will attempt to pass a
law permitting medical practitioners to
pass an examination in elementary sub
iects in optometry, which the opto
metrists in the state will oppose, on the
ground that il Is aimed at their pro-
fession. They think physicians in the
small towns would take advantage Of
the law and practice optometry without
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