The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-09-17
About the State

Clinton Gallup committed suicide last
week az the home Of MS daughter IN
East Charleston, by taking paris green
and laudanum he had been in poor
health for some time.
The primary grade in the White Riv.
Ct Junction school is 10 crowded that
il has been necessary to divide the
school, having one section attend in
the forenoon, only, and the other in
the afternoon.
A hanging lamp IN NJ B. Chpfey's
store in Albany, this state, dropped
from is fastening recently, causing an
explosion, which damaged the goods in
the store considerably. Rapid work
saved the building from being burned
Scott Clifton Carbee. the celebrated
painter, who has just painted the por-
trait Of Gov. Prouty, recently hung In
the State House At Montpelier, 4 now
at Brandon painting The portrait Of ex-
Gov. Ormthoa. which will also be hung
in the State House
Harry Marks was severely injured
about the head In a peculiar manner AZ
his home in White River Junction Sun.
day. While lying in bed, cutting a
day. While lying in bed, one Of the
headboards fell and struck him near the
left eye, cutting a cash which Il re-
quired several stitches to close.
The birthplace Of General Stephen A.
Thomas has been located In Bethel BY
his grandson, Dr. Charles Neweomh Of
Montpelier, and the sth Vermont regi-
ment will erect tablet there 20 the
memory OF General Thomas, who was
the regiments colonel. The Appleton
Mcintosh farm is the old Thomas home.
stead
While William Foote and his son,
Harry, were clearing land on their farm
in South Burlington last week, Mr.
Foote met with peculiar accident
While the son was IN the act Of chop
ping down tree, the father stepped
In front Of him. being unnotieed by
the son, and the blow struck the father
in the ankle, making bad wound.
The "ehinch bug has destroyed about
four acres OF grass IN the moving OF
Luke Parish IN Randolph Center, kill.
ing every green thing. Some Of the
bugs we're sent 70 Burlington aud A..
sistant Horticultural Armstrong sent
back the reply that they were "chinch
bugs and had not been reported IN the
state since 1925. In the West il does
considerable damage to wheat and 9th.
er grains, but IN the East the damage
Is usually confined TO different kinds
OF grasses.
Since the Washington county HUI
name society was organized last spring
itl officials have had eight horses shot
Eleven have been turned out 20 pasture
and owners Of several have been warned
not 20 drive them to Montpelier again.
Eight other horses with sore necks have
been treated and supplied with harness
that will fit them. Dr. w. w. Brock,
president Of the society, States Attor.
ney Benjamin Gates and Fred F. Gipa.
SON. city grand juror, have been par.
ticalarly active in getting after Of
Tenders.
DR.. II. D. Holton Of Brsttleboro
secretary Of the state board Of health,
reports that the state Of health about
the state is generally good There are
a few cases Of typhoid fever and six
teen cases Of infantile paralysis have
been reported to his Office. Only death
from It has occurred. The cases have
not been confined to any particular part
Of the state. The state board intends
to make another tour Of the state with
the tuberculosis exhibit early IN the
winter, the itinerary including many Of
the smaller towns.
The Mount Mansfield section Of the
Green Mountain club Is getting busy
and held its meeting at Burlington
Wednesday, when committees were APP
pointed and arrangements made for a
general meeting Of the section later TO
discuss plans for an excursion to the
top Of Mount Mansfield. Steps have
already been taken TO build trail
from the summit Of Mount Mansfield
TO Bolton mountain this fall. This
vii be extended to Cancels Hump on
tee south and through Smuggler's
Notch to Sterling mountain on the north |
early next summer, making link in
The train Of trails planned BY the state
to reach from the Canada |
line over the Green mountains to Mas
sachusetts line.