The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-09-08

Bert g. Akley of West Brattlehoro
shot horned owl there few days ago
which measured S. inches from tip to
tip.
The Congregational church and society
Of johnson have extended a call to Rev
J. X, Fuller Of Lyndon to again become
their pastor.
William Sanderson Of West Milton
had a narrow escape from fatal results
last week, when he took dose Of horse
iniment, By mistake, for an attack Of
rheumatism. Prompt medical aid saved
his life.
Some Of the farmers complain Of rot
In potatoes this year. The yield Is con.
sidered TO be at least the average. As
a whole, farm crops have been unusually
good and the price of produce of all
kinds has run high.
The Mount Ascutney association held
its seventh annual picnic on that noun
tain Labor day, about $50 persons being
present. A meeting will be held soon
10 consider 4 proposition 20 buy 90 acres
az the top Of the mountain.
Work on the gymnasium at the Brat.
tleboro retreat grounds Is progressing
steadily. The lireplaees will be striking
features Of the building. being large
enough 10 take in four.foot wood. over
100000 pounds Of mountain stone have
already been used in the construction
Of the two lower stories and CHM
neys
The preparation which has been used
/ IN the reservoir at Rutland for purify.
ing the water has improved its condition.
but II Is not yet safe for use without
I boiling and the s'bleaeh" il being put
into the water every fifteen minutes,
\ day and night New cases Of typhoid
fever are developing less rapidly. There
are now nearly 80 cases.
4 Fred Miner, employed BY Parker a
Steans IN their hard wood dressing mill
in Johnson. fell last Saturday from
a platform and came In contact with a
belt, musing his neck, arm and side 70
I be blistered. and then struck against a
cement post. iniuring his spine. He was
seriously but not critically, injured.
James W. Walsh, aged 25 years.
Burlington young man. jumped from
the coping Of a bridge at Hartford, Conn.
distance Of fifty feet, Monday, frae-
turing three ribs Walsh is said 10
have been badly intoxicated at the time
and there Is every reason 70 think thai
he had no thought Of committing sui.
eide when he made the leap. He was
taken to the city hospital.
There Il one case, and possibly two,
% infantile paralysis in st. Johnsbury
The ilve.yeaf-old son Of Mrs Elizabeth
Clifford II in serious condition. he
has been III for several days but il
was not decided until Monday what the
real trouble was An older child in the
same family has the same symptoms.
but his case has not sufficiently devel.
oped to decide positively whether be
has the same affection.
Although the outlook Is good for
large apple crop in Charlotte and along
the valley to the south, apple growers
on the Islands estimate their crops as
not much better than half the average.
lse Ia Motto expects 10 be able to
ship about 5000 barrels. which Is Just
about half the average crop. and Grand
Isle estimates her crop at 1000, which
Il slightly better than hail the usual
crop.
John Jones. giving his address as st.
Johns. 2. q. was severely injured about
the head Labor day. while walking on
the platform Of the Central Vermont
passengers station at Rutland. He
stepped upon a deeaved plank. which |
few up and struck him. rendering him !
unconscious for over two hours. TIE !
was taken to the Memorial hospital. /
He had ticket from Brattleboro to
Greenfield, Mass.
Fire destroyed the house Of George
Hawkins in West Brattleboro, Sunday, I
August Is, with all its contents. Mr.. I
and Mrs. Hawkins were away from
home at the time and the flames spread .
so fast that nsighbors were unable to
save any Of the property. The property I
was insured for only a small part Of its .
value and the contents we're d total loss.
IL "a not known how the fire started.
The house was new one not yet en-.
tirely completed. although Mr.. and Mrs.
had been living there since
March.
Governor G. H. Prouty, while in
Brockton, Mass. on business last week,
dined at the Commercial club with ex-
Governor ". A. Douglass Of Massaehu-
setts, whose guest Governor Prouty was.
He visited the state farm at Bridge
water. with view Of making recon-
to Vermont, which has no
Institution Of the kind Saturday, he
was present at the third annual conven-
tion Of Atlantic Deeper Waterways as.
ISOLATION at Providence. r. l. Gov
Pothier Of Rhode Island, Governor AM
sell Of South Carolina and Commander
Robert L. Peary were among the speak
ers. A feature Of the meeting was
the largest clambake ever served under
one roof in the state.