The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-04-30
About the State

AS a Woodstock COW was eating dry
grain she had . coughing TT aud inhaled
d monthful She choked 70 badly that
Il was necessary % kill her
Robert Sweeney aged ~, and Fred
1 Wooster l6 who recently escaped from
the industrial school were captured at
Leicester and returned TO that institution
Wednesday This n Sweeney's third
flight,
Edward Willis, colored Of Waliing
ford, who was struck BY the milk train
near Wallmgford depok last Sunday,
ldied Wednesday night from his injuries,
which included q broken back MI vii
lis was about 65 years old and a barber
By trade.
AS the result Of mufderous attack
| by August flilliard Edward Roberts Of
Dandy 40 years, lies at the point Of
death. The assailant IS said TO have
knocked The old man down and dubbed
him over the head numerically Hillierd
has served time at the house Of corree-
tion.
Severe frosts were experienced Tues.
day night throughout the state, IN some
places the mercury dropped Sis degrees
below the freezing point llum and
small fruit trees are in bloom. bat it IL
thought no serious damage was done TO
the crop. AT swanton Center, ice nearly
one.half inch in thickness formed on still
water
Homer r Preston's steam saw mill
ia sharon was destroyed by fire Fri
day, April 22 The engine and boiler,
however, were both saved they having
been in an apartment separate from the
mill proper The loss is estimated at
near $1,000 and there was no insurance
Mr., Preston began at once upon the
work Of rebuilding
John Putnam Of West Rutland an
employc Of the Rutland Manufacturing
company, while engaged IN running q
rip saw Thursday, received severe in
Jury 70 one Of his arms ching IN
hurry 70 get bis work started, he re-
leased the material in the saw and
board few back and struck the arm.
His arm was badly bruised, but not
fractured
Tuesday night lightning struck
large barn belonging 70 Charles Murk-
land in East Middlebury, burning il with
its content TO the ground The barn
contained VITO moving machines, one
drop reaper, q heavy wagon, and
heavy pair Of work sleighs and small
farm implements. The loss win be
about $1,000, partly covered with insur-
ance.
Helen. the three. year.old daughter Of
Mr.. and Mrs Duane II Kent of Rut-
land, fell through the floor Of sec
ond-story piazza "a the floor Of the
piazza below at her home Wednesday
and wss badly bruised. but Il is Be-
leved that the child was not severely
injured Some men were repairing the
floor Of the upper piazza and the child
stepped into a hole.
The state laboratory Il one 81 The
busiest places ID Burlington, while the
examinations Of samples Of liquor are
being made. About 700 OF the samples
have now been analysed a. required to
Be 81 law hsfore thsy can be sold IN
the state last year tho rush came later
and q number 81 concerns could not sen
their goods ii Burlington for a month
after the licenses were granted.
William Flynn 81 Pleasant Valley,
near Hyde Park. met with a peculiar
accident Sunday morning. On arising
from the breakfast table be came ID
contact with a pair Of sharp scissors
hanging on The wall behind him The
scissors penetrated his clothing, but he
removed them thinking IL a matter Of
no consequence. but in q short time
blood was discovered oozing from his
shoes and Ga examination Bis clothing
was found TO be saturated A pbysi.
elan found that 4 large artery had been
cut Mr.. Flynn tainted from the loss
Of blood and is still very weak.
During the high wind wednesday
night. limb was blown from tree
nearby, which knocked down stove
go. - -. $500 r.sv4...