The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-02-28
Abont the State

II dDuHt LftE OA1tC
The selectmen have reduced the tow
debt Of svanton more than $4,000 dur
ing the past year BIZ excellent manage
meut, and the showing IS very gratifying
| % the taxpayers
IL vs. Davis. former proprietor 81 tm
Colburn House al Manchester Center on,
director Of the Factory Point Nationa
bank. died February 81 Of heart failure
re was 70 years old and retired from
active work several years ago.
Frank Bump met with d painful ae
eident February ~, while working io
tie Newton y Thompson Alanufactur
Ing company n Forestdale Mr. BUM
was hewing oil The end 81 log to pre-
I pare Il for The circular saw. when thl
lake glanced, entering his knee.
Henry J. Stephens oi New York City
who bought q building lot Of Warren
Bartholomew al Lake Bomoseen g hay
ing an ieehoaso built there, to be oiled
later re viii erect large tent thi.
SUMMER and L win be occupied IN August
I hg rs young men from New York City.
Mrs. Fred A. Darrell Of white River
Junction has presented The Landmark 81
/ that place o lemon. This is not q nature
faker story. either. THE fruit ia quea.
ton was grown on a three year-old pom.
derosa tree and Is l3 inches III diameter
II was year in maturing and Il Of d
rich yellow tint.
When Gov George f. Prouty passed
along in the line az the State House in
Boston Washington's birthday 70 pay bis
respects 70 Governor Draper az bis Gus.
tomary reception ON THAT holiday, lie
was invited 70 Join the governor Of Mas.
saebusetts and assist him during the re-
mainder Of the ceremony
The tests Of the water passing
through the filtration plant AZ Burling.
ton show il 10 be IN better condition
than e has been before this winter and
it has been far above the average for
the past six months The tests now
show e 10 be on a par with the purest
spring water and better than most.
Treasurer F. W. French Of the Swan
ton Savings Bank & Trust company re-
ceived recently from q lady IA Philadel-
phia. n. 81. a ~ bin Of TIE old Union
bank Of Swanton, which she wanted re-
deemed The bin was dated 1851, some.
what worn, and was signed by y. Blake,
president, and n. A. Laselle. cashier
Where has il been for 81 yearsi
~. L. Demeritt Of Stowe has lost one
Of a pair Of large horses By a serious
accident The horse had been watered
ard taken back 70 the stable, but when
RE mate was led cut he broke the halter
and followed Stepping od tla path into
deep snow be was caught by q sub
merged crust and in eKtricatng himself
struck a foreleg with q hind one and
broke L. The horse was worth $3.50.
p. W. Boyd. formerly Of Readsboro,
who was working for The Old's Mobile
Co, Lansing. Mich. testing automo.
bles, met with a painful accident re-.
Gently. While testing an engine, he
caught bis right hand IN the faupe Of
q fy.wheel crushing e badly, lie was
taken "a q hospital where ii took an
hour and q half 70 dress the wound Mr.
BOYD Is now at the hone OF Bis sister.
Mrs Cooley to Buffalo The injured
hand is doing A. wen a. could Be ex
peeted
leo boating, which has haeu d flourish
ing sport on Lake Champain in wears
past, threatens to fan Cat this season,
owing to TIE heavy STOW. which has
covered che ice since its formation Uau-
ally series If races is run of but 81. B
Craven. commodore 81 the lake Cham
plain Yacht club states that ths idea has
been practically abandoned for This year
Is It Is thought that the Is viii not
Be in condition before Il breaks up /
There are now for1 boats on the lake, |
only two Of which have been out.
Fred Cheney conductor on the pas
semuoF train 81 the II. IT. IS w. r. RI, i
met with a painful accident and had a /
narrow escape from death 81 Readsboro +
February DE- he bad stepped between /
he platforms 81 two cars, ii order to
.each the couplings when the engine I
was backed up showing the platforms F
.oaether and crushing the conductor be-
.ween them FL wat taken to bis home
n Wilmington on a special where an ox-
animation showed that two ribs had been
,roken and that Ne had sustained severe
INJURIES on bis chest. The prospects are
adorable for q speedy recovery.
4 brakeman employed n the Rutland
abroad yard had narrow escape from
Ioath Thursday by being run over by
freight car He waa enc Of the crew
4 g freight train. from which the car
vas detached. and was standing On a side
rack waiting his opportunity to jump
INTO his train as if passed On the main
rack Meanwhile. the detached car was
ent down the track upon which be was
tanding at good rate Of speed nnhe
nown 70 him, as his cars were covered
With taQue, and he could not hear the
oise. Some ether railroad men saw him
nd shouted q warning, which he did not
understand, and he was struck by The
orner Of his ear ard HURLED into q snow
ank beside the track, instead Of en- il
re- was slightly dazed by the shock but
o bones were broken
IL Nestor Of Vermont Bar
Augustus Z. Hunton, nestor Of the Yer
iont bar, former speaker Of the Vermont
louise Of Representatives and oldest
1ale resident 81 Bethel completed his
4th year February 28. Several Of bis
riends called and congratulated him, I
nalnn rim Il eond health ard snlrits