The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-01-14

keep his horse on cabbage leaves and
table scraps, but as The animal lost $50
pounds. instead OF gaining, under the
treatment. the humane officer took IL
and placed it IN the hands of the con.
stable. The owner said Ne had tried TO
luse the horse we'll and had bought some
hay once in while,
An ancient relic to Be placed in the
Soldiers Memorial hall in Stowe ia a
copy Of Perry's Royal Standard diction-
airy Of the English language, published
IN 1901 as the sixth edition Of The work
Of l17I It was formerly the property
Of Jared Spaulding, great grandfather 0f
Miss Ezra Warren Of Stowe.
Ono Of the largest real estate deals
that Dorset has ever known has Just been
contaminated, Ernest II and Augusta
N. West and Mrs. Ira Glover having
sold their quarry righta In about $50
acres Of land III Dorset. Manchester and
South Walingford 70 the Vermont Mar.
BE company, it Is understood.
Joseph Debrune Of Greensboro died al
the home 81 his son last week Thurs.
day. at an advanced age Of 100 years.
he haa been cripple for many years
and FOR the last few years had been
confined to bis bed Mr.. Dehrune was
born IN Portugal and came 20 this conn
try when about fourteen wears Of age.
Tie he'd lived il several different places
and 10 1855 went to the town Of Green's
boro, whore be had since resided.
Waile Mr. and Mrs Frank Fisher and
family were attending q church social in
East Concord one evening last week
their house caught FIRE. II Is thought
q lamp, which was left turned down
exploded. as the lamp was found broken
and the oil Oh Gre When TIE house
was entered by Ben Vernott. who was
passing and saw The fire. b At once gave
The alarm and extingushed the blaze.
hut not before considerable damage was
done to both house and furniture
John McIntyre, who died the arst 81
the week at his home IN Milton. vas
veteran IN railroad employment. He was
in his Goth year and had spent IS years
pf Biz life in the employment 81 the
Central Vermont railroad. He began
work on it az fhe age Of I'll For Is
years be was a section foreman. and was
the oldest ono on the road ii wears Of
service. and the oldest but one ii any /
branch of the railroad work TIE was
badly crippled So rheumatism. but kept
at his work uata 3 few weeks before
his death
St. Johnbury has new industry II /
view, a. the American News Vending 4
which Is ready to begin busi. Z
ness, will locate there il it receives prop 4
er support from the public lts product I
operates like a penny. in the.alot MA K
chine, being for the purpose 81 selling \
newspapers and magazines. The person 1
desiring a paper simply deposits BIS I
money and the paper Is Immediately At K
his disposal The machines are ID actual
use BIZ some of the large newspapers and 4
prove a great success. The citizens 81
St Johnsbury hope the promoters az
the company viii see tit ID locate there.
n the window Of the T. 8. Peck IN.
surance agency. Burlington, may be seen
q picture Of the battle of Atlanta.
which took place July 22. 1864. and
shows an attack on Major General
Nj Dodaes Sixteenth army
corps army Of the Tennessee by the
Confederate army III command OF Lieut..
General j 3 Hood on the dav IF the
BATTLE Major General J. r. Mcpherson
was killed and Major General Oliver
Otis Howard was appointed to succeed
him as commander 81 tie army u the
Tennessee on july 25 1854 The picture
was presented To General Howard bv
General Dodge and IS q photograph Of
he original painting and hung III Cen.
8ral Towards office in Burlington from
Inc time Of his retirement, November
!, 1894 to the date Of bis death, Oct.
10, 1909.
One 81 the largest pieces Of work
II the kind ever accomplished in this n
tate was completed Saturday night.
when The lost Of $4,000 cubic Yards of
.arth and $4,000 cubic yards Of the
Columbian Marble Co.'s plant on Co
umbia avenue, Rutland was removed.
This big task was accomplished N con
ection with the rehabilitation az the plant I
N General Manager George G. Under.
iill m moving this immense quantity
j rock and earth al entire bin west Of
he main building was cut away to be
sed as filler for the eastern portion 81 I
he property. which has been raised J
bout Is feet IN the lowest place. thus !
ntirelv changing the surface level. On
everal different occasions q railway train
fas utilized in moving The material s the
lace graded was near the track. M
The bursting Of a water pipe Wednes
ay morning In The court house at BEN I.
ington. which had Just been repaired q
ail cause much Of the work TO be a
one over again The burst was IS tie .
leeping room of Sheriff GodfreYs family
nd occurred soon after they went Is
heir living rooms below Il WIS un-
otieed for an hour Most 81 the dam. Z
ge was 10 the Judges room and MANY
/ the books FL the book ease viii have
; Be rebound aud the entire room re
lastered Al the desk furnishings are
lined. The storm Of several weeks m
20 wrencbed The building aud neeessi y
tied plastering It ovr and it IS thought e
he bursting 81 the water pipe Wednes. ln
ay was the result Of this storm a. e
ie room was warm and the pipe could
Of have Frozen The damage viii prob. p.
big amount 70 5000 OF $780, v