The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-03-21

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the leading parts IN rs Matrlmouy a
Failure"
i =. =. Rose was quite badly injured
recently IN Westmoro. He Was in the
lcellar and stick Of wood fell upon bis
chest. knocking him down, and as be
fel be struck another stick which hurst
him considerably.
William Coles. l8.year.old boy, wac
lives three miles east 81 Middlebnfy.
with hls sfepfather. Arthur Brown. went
hunting last week and on returning
hung up his 22,calhre rifle in tho sugar
house 81 Walter Forbes notifying those
ipresent not to touch a. Later his ~
year.old stephrOther, Harry Brown en-.
tered the sueor house and took the gun
Tie succeeded IN putting a bullet through
his LETT foot just below The instep,
Unless blood poisoning sets IN the lad
viii soon be an night again.
A cave wac discovered short time
ago IN \. A. Baileys pasture ID Reads
boro. The ground has eaved in % the
depth Of nearly % feet, and from there
slopes back beyond view. Running water
can plainly be heard. and Il is thought
that there il brook OF large spriag I'M.
der ground and that The earth gradually
sifted down until near the top. and this
spring a. 1t thawed the whole went
down The opening nc the top "a about
four feet IL circumference. This cave
is IN a corner Of the pasture not fer
from the housa. and the ground seemed
perfectly solid last fall, when the cattle
were in the pasture.
Two Rutland Young men found a deer
IN a pltiahle state while taking a walk
IN the vicinity Of Bald mountain Thurs
day, one Of is hlnd legs being broken |
from an old injury and one Of the for
ward legs being smashed BY rifle ball
the wound being recent The young men
saw the deer lyiog down and thought
that they would see, iust for amusement, /
how closely they could approach IS
stealth When they got nearly to the
animal, they discovered that the deer
could not rise and then aacertained it, I
injuries A game warden was notified,
and he gave Instructions that the animal /
Be put ont Of its misery
Mrs. Augustus P. Frenoh. who died /
March l3 ~ her home IN Barton. had 1
spent a life o. more than usual activity. 4
She began teaching school at the age 81 /
rs. following that profession for many
years. and then went 70 lowell. Mass.
wher she took up work HI a cotton far
tory She continued iu that work until 4
past middle see. ticking advantaQe Of IS
cry opportunity for financial gain doing
drassmakiHe cut Of factory hours. Dur
ina the Civil war, when common cotton
cloth took on the price Of Scotch wool
Of today, She, With mary girls got the
tip d the prospective riss and vas pre-
pared for t. When there was q scarcity
Of men. she helped an the vacancy hy r.
pairing looms She remembered receiving
$40 for q weeks work. SIZE married NJ
French in 1894 and took up the care Of
the family 81 her deceased sister. who
was the first wife II Mr. French.
p. i Griffin Of Burlington eelebrat
ed hts 92d birthday Friday by taking
long walk around the city n the forenoon
and calling on few Old friends during
the afternon lie Is still IN the best
of health and has not even 4 touch II
rheumatism 70 thwart the active hah-
its Of q life time The old gentlemanis
faculties remain uaimpaiYed and a fail.
inR eyesiaht u The only sign Of his ad.
vaHeed age Ile was horn ii Ireland
came 70 this country about 50 years ago
and has resided ia Burlington for over
40 years The figures IS enter promi
nently into bis history, rs be was born
on the 18th Of March. 1878 Mr. Griffin
says that De feels good for 81 years
more and ioldugly remarked that @he
was looking for q wife,
Mrs. Walter Woodland If Bennington
has received a letter from her sister.
Mrs. Thomas Storan, Of Rosstellan.
County Cork, Ireland stating that It
was her husband who dug up the Irish
sods which were transported 10 the ]
United States 50 that the president
might stand upon that soil during his
81 Patrick's day speech IN Troy The
sods were taken from the Old site where ,
King Boru lived. the man who conquer. i
Ell the invading Dane, and Mr. St0ran
performed The service Of digging them I
lp. rs M IS head steward for Lord Ros-
Eellan although the sods were not (
ased for the purpose originally intend
ID. the aboye information Is Of inter- ]
EST as il brings national matters near-
N home. Ia
The sale Of automobiles in Burlinf-
.on and vicinity eciipses that Of any
previous season already It Is estimat- !
"A that over 100000 will be spent on \
The machines there this year Dr Nv
J f. Flanders has sold cars ID Essex 2
md Franklin counties. the cost Of which \
viii amount to over $22.5a0 The Wer 4
mont Motor company reports that II g