The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-07-26
About the State

Mrs " I. johnson Of Briggs. whil'
screwing the cap on a glass jar recently
broke the jar and cut her right arm g
the bone.
Edward y. Clapp who had been FOL
over 30 years the station agent Of tbs
Woodstock Railway company, at thai
place died last week, aged 81 years.
William j Wood Of Middlebury near
/ IL severed bis index and middle finger.
recently, when, in attempting TO strike
"a piece Of wood. the axe glanced and
the sharp edge struck his left hand.
The postolice at Briggs Ii TO be dis
continued July 30 as IT, patronage L
too small to warrant retaining it Resi-
dents Of that locality win be obliged 70
90 from three TO eight miles for their
mail.
Mrs. Glenn f. Blanchard Of White
River Junction has, az her nome near
the fair ground. a lusty, two-months.
old chicken with three legs The third
llee Is just forward Of the one on the
right side.
Two electrical storms met In Jefler-
sonvile. sonyille, Thursday lightning
striking the barn Of Ira Powers and
burning II TO the ground, with almost
the entire hay crop Of The season. The
horse barn nearby was saved.
While J. r.. Wiley was backing his
team few days ago, At his home H.
4 Rcadsboro. the horse stepped on the
handle Of a pitchfork in such a way
J that the fork was thrown at Mr.. Wiley
and the tipes penetrated his arm about
two inches
Probablp two.thrds the records Of
the town Of BrattleboTo have been made
by two venerable men. William 5 New
ton. present incumbent, made them from
/ 1863 until gWae ago and stephen Green
leaf. town clerk from l70a 10 1874, served
nearly as long as Mr. Newton.
Joseph LaPIante Of Readsboro hanged
himself In North Adams, Mass, Thurs
day night in a lodging house, being
found by an employee the next morn
ing No reason Is assigned for the deed
but Il q known that other members o.
bis family ended their lives in similar
manner.
Buildings TO cost $4,000 are to be
erected on the Newcomb property A.
Shelburne Point BY Clarence Morgan cf
Burlington. 20 men beginning work up
on them at once He recently acquired
the property from Dr.. W. Seward Webb
and viii build q fine summer residence
there. II Is estimated that i win take
az least a year TO build the house
G. Henry ingalls,. aged SIS years, a
resident Of Windsor. Is still actively en-
gagged in the work OF furniture decora.
ton. For 20 years be has been painting
trays, chairs, and other kinds Of furni.
ture, and does the work in free hand
tvle HIS home has been In Windsor
FOR rs wears and he remembers the FIRST
railroad train that came into the place,
in ISIS.
Walter Hughes, alias Walter Dalton,
aged l4 years. who ran away a few
DAYS ago with Colt revolver, belonging
to G. G. Jones Of Bennington. was found
near North Pownai By Mr. Jones and
an officer Friday and was committed
70 YeTgennes for the remainder Of his
minority. He seems TO be a professional
orphan, az he has run away from four
Or fvc excellent homes.
President NJ. H. Buekham Of the uni.
ycrsity Of Vermont has accepted q place
on the committee from the Lake Mo-
monk conference on international arbi-
tration, of which Senator Burton Of Ohio
is chairman Discussion is being had
concerning the celebration Of the ZIP
preaching centenary Of peace between
this United States and Canada and Pres.
ident Taft has been asked 10 head ma
tional committee.
The Fraternal Order Of Eagles Of tho
state is contemplating holding its state
convention in Burlington, at a date not
yot decided upon, but which will prob
ably be IN the early autumn. AT the
the drill teams from the dif.
ferent series will hold convention drill
for prizes aggregating $500. which are
donated BY the grand lodge. Delegates
from All Of the aeries win also be present
at the convention.
During a recent thunder shower. Cecil I
Spencer III Wilmington had narrow es
cape from death when lightning struck
4 tree near which he was standing,
rendering him unconscious, When he
regained consciousness, he found that
he was unable to walk He called for
help ard It was found that the lower
extremities 81 his body had been badly
burned by the electric bolt. That he (
was not instantly killed is thought to
be due to the fact that he wore rubbeFs, (
instead Of leather shoes.
One night recently robbers entered
the home Of L. A. Emery in Hartland 4
stole watch valued az 500, rifle and z
i new pair Of shoes. Evidently the
same thief visited @. Z. Graham's the
same night, stealing Lee Graham's bi-
syele new pair Of shoes leaving the
shoes stolen at Emery's. The wheel was
tracked to Q. 3. Heminway's on tbs
Woodstock road. As the road divides
lust above that residence, one leading
10 Taftsville and the other over the
aiIl. It was impossible To trace the thief
lny further.