The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-07-23
About the State


Monday Il believed 70 be the record
breaker for births in stowe There
were four babies born on that day.
The MOfetOWn tale mine an onehoot
Of the Old International Mineral COM
pany's properties, ia,s been sold Go Can
adam capitalists foI a sum said to APP.
proximate $4,000 II ~ said that the
mines which have been closed two years,
will be opened az once
Mrs. Mary Freeman Of North Ferris
burg, who Is % Year, old, Is visiting
Der granddaughter. Mrs. George
Devoid in Nerfennes. Mrs Freeman Is
very active and, with the exception Of
having had the grip three years ago
was never III Of employed q physician
ID her life.
Mrs j. NanArnum, who has been mat
ron Of Troy Conference academy for the
past four years has resigned to take
similar position IN the Folts mission
institute Herkimer n. 4. She has been
matfou Of the academy since the death
I 81 her husband who was formerly pas.
TOR Of tha Methodist church in Poult
ney.
Henry Counter the son Of Mr. and
Mrs Wallace Counter Of Aiddlebury,
while at work at the Vermont Marble
eempanyfs plant at Beldens. Thursday.
was struck n the face with a crow bar.
e hit him near the left eye and made
an ugly cash 70 tile left ear. Tie was
prying on q pice Of marble when the
bar slipped and flew.
Lightning struck the boarding house az
| j p Richs lime kiln Ia Swanton Thurs
lay entering the roof ia two places
The chimney was smashed and the plas.
tering was taken of an upstairs room
for a distance Of four or i've feet The
floor was torn up and the plastering on
the ceiling of the kitchen was loosened
The building aid not 'ake fire. One in.
mate Of the mouse was stunned.
Il l. reported that some Of the dele.
gates on their way home from the state
Democratic convention ia St. Adams last
week met picspoakets One delegate
claims 10 have lost a large wad and
two mileage books at Essex Junction
and two or three others lost their ready
money A delegate from Woodstock
ost $ and valuable papers. He Dor
rowed s. from one u the senators-to.be
from Windsor county 70 get home.
Edgar II, Foote Of South Burlington
was in district court at Maiden, Mass,
Tuesday, charged with the larceny Of
diamond ring and opal ring from Miss
Nellie Hanion, who boarded at the same
hbuse with Foote. He pleaded guilty
md was held IN $500 bonds for later
trial. The Melrose police want him for
alleged larceny Of carpenters tools from
the Uniyersalst church in toe place. /
which the police say he pawned in Law
renee.
President John NJ Thomas Of Middle I
bury college. announces that the re. /
port widely published at commencement /
times 90 the effect that the gymnasium |
fund Of $4,000 had been completed
vas mistake There Is still $4,000 I
70 be raised on he $4,000 gymnasium t
fund s. originally proposed. There still 1
remains a balance Of s62lal.50 to b I
subscribed 10 the s2Q000O general fund /
IA order to secure the $4,000 offered +
by the general education board.
in order 10 call attention to the com.
ing Rutland county fair as an attrae.
ton for Automobiles. the committee
on Arrangements is preparing to send /
out 10 1000 machine owners printed
cards setting forth the main attractions
Of the fair--the races, exhibits, aero
plane fights, lectures BY Edward Pay
son Weston, and the evening carnival
ard stating that there viii be good op.
portunity to demonstrate automobiles
Il Is pointed ont that the fair occurs az I
a time, the week Of September 5, when
the country win Be at its best.
The village Of Evarts was thrown in.
to excitement Wednesday when 1t was
learned that G. P. Eastman. George
Brothers y K. Daley, J. FL Dunbar
a. O. Eastman, T. ~ Gee, F T. Gard
ner and E. NJ Haley bad left for Han
over, N. H.. to consult President Mich
OILS and Prof Wnrthen Of Dartmouth
college who were appointed arbitrator
to settle the controversy over changing
the name Of the village from North
Hartland 10 Eyarts The delegation
returned from Hanover under escort 81
a constable. as It was feared that
hostile movement might De made, but
no violence WIS done. At present the
name Of the railroad station, express,