The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-02-18

than boys
One 81 the fourlighled chandeliers III
the Methodist church at West Burke
fell last SUNDAY night but as the iani
ton was present, little damage resulted
the One being Immediately extngushed
Carroll Howe the nine.yearold son
Of Mrs. Mabel Howe Of Peaeham, met
with bad accident the FIRST "a
the week lie was saving wood when
the saw slipped. cutting the first finger
Of bis left hand nearly half of q is
thought ii win he possible % save 10.
More successful than IN The proyerbial
finding OF needle in a haym0w was
Frank Bosley Of East Burke, who lost
bis gold watch and chain while loading
HAY for H. d. Webster Of that place
Christmas day. as be found it In the huy
last week while feeding the cows in M,
Webster's barn.
OF the 81 teachers employed IN the
! Rutland public schools. eight are college
educated, 10 normal school graduates. US
Pupil teachers. 23 graduates 81 academies
land high schools. eight fitted by special
training Life certificates are held By
l2l Of the number There have been y.
rs pupils enrolled during the past year
10 the public schools. go 10 The paro-
ebial schools and 50 IN the private
schools, making total Of 2sis.
A fatal accident occurred last Sat.
urday IN the veneer mill 81 the Il T.
/ Chandler company az Orleans when win
Graham was killed a. he was trying to
fasten the bolts on the shaft Of che
engine while it was running lie was
caught by q set screw and thrown 20 the
floor, death coming instantly IL Is sup
posed that he tried TO reach over the
shaft, when his clothing caught Be-
sides his parents, he left 3 wife and
child.
]. y. Van Orden Of Great River, n.
II, has bought 4 large tract Of timber
land north Of Hydeville and i cutting
Of the trees The logs VIII be drawn
t0 the head Of the lake and hoated down
70 a sawmill which Mr. Van Orden win
erect in the spriae, then sawed and
shipped a large gang Of men Is EN-
ployed with about 30 teams Van Or
den - a Wholesale manufacturer Of hard
and soft wood and does an extensive
business IN that hne.
The pownal station was hurglarized
last week Friday night or early satur-
day morning The agent Il j. Wick
hmm Of Hoosck Falls, who is taking
Mr Thomas place for few days. closed
up at night aud 10 the morning found the
office in pretty bad shape All the
drawers I'll tie various desks had been
riHed but as there was no money There
the thieves got but little for their pains
There were q iew express packages tak
"a and 4 suit case belonging rs Mr.
Wiekham riied Of Is contents There Is
no clue e She thieves
s. w. Foyer, 4 New York artist. who
has been engaged 60 paint portrait
Of Prof Mekendree Petty. professor Of
mathematics al tie university Of Yer
mont from 1904 to 1886. was ID Burning
ton Wednesday IN conference with Pros
dent Buekham and other officials 81 the
university. one Of his objects being to
learn some characteristics which DO not
appear Ia che pictures Of Professor Petty
now extant The portrait Will be hung
in the Billings library as 2 memorial Z
che necessary funds having been raised
among former pupils Of Professor Petty
and others through D. L. cady Of New
York
When Conductor Il. 3. Kelley Of the
Boston B Maine air line from Boston 1
10 Newport was doing che punching Get
Sunday on his route he discovered one
ticket that had passed the voting age /
bv several years Il WAS passed By on /
old gentleman, who boarded the train \
ne Wells River and bore the date Of \
October l0.ls83 Lucius futile the (
present head Of the Boston q Maine
was then general ticket agent The tick
at entitled the bearer % passage from
Meredith. III III. to Newport and al
though more than q years had elapsed \
since the Journey was begun the pass
port was good, and the passenger. II
il hoped reached his destination
John Rashaw conductor living in
ST Adams and running into Bmllng
ton, By prompt action saved ne ife
Of the Eve year-od daughter 81 Mr. Bias
sett, baker. Ia Essex Junction, Tues
day The child had run on 70 Che rail.
road track 1T crossing directly in
front Of the rear end Of a freight train
which was backing into the yard The
man who was stationed at THE rear Of
the train shouted warming and set
the air brakes but The child, confused
~ the noise stood still ID the center
III the track. when Rashaw who was
passing On bis train, took id The situa
ton and, springing n front Of the train.
grasped tie child and carried her e
safety
The Rev. Alfred Poole Grint Of Dun
ellen. NJ j, has accepted the eall to be-
come rector Of sc Andrews EpiseoIal \
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