The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-07-28

The potato crop IN Aiddebury and
vicinity bids fair 10 be the smallest
ever grown IN tile county, due 70 the
lack 81 early rains
I As Clark Keith. the road commission
en- at Albany. VT, was scraping out a
wet ditch recently, bis machine plowed
out twelve nice trout.
Mrs. II ~ Kimball Of Enoshurg Falls
left her hand bag on the train after a
trip last Saturday and has found no
trace Of it yet. Her loss Is consider
able, rs the bag contained a diamond
ring two watches and $40 in money.
Rev. d. i. billiard las rendered his
resignation As pastor 81 the O0ngrega
tiona church at New Haven to take
leiIfct September having accepted
call from the Congregational church at
Cabot, where ho was formerly pastor for
seven years.
The explosion Of gsolene stove 10
house occupied BY a. g. Grady and
lamily IN Mddiehury. Monday. threat
ened % destroy the building. but with
the assistance Of niflhbors. the fire
was extlnguished with a loss Of only
sl00.
The scarcity 81 water IN some parts oi
the state T. causing apprehension. Ii
Milton. only two grinders are being run
IN the pulp mill, and Ia Swanton al
the manufacturing plants are being mn
by steam. The season IS good for ar
immenfe crop Of hag
l. S Sweets barn. about mile from
Fletcher, was struck BY lightning ane
burned Friday A single wagon and
three harnesses were saved from the
flames. everything else being destroyed
There was an insurance Of $500 on the
barn and $3.50 on produce and farm
tools.
Harold J. Cough, son Of George D
Clough, a former well known merchant
Of Bellows Falls, was instantly killed
at Gfaugcville, Idaho July q re was
ain electrician and was working ON
pole at the time Ills parents have liveo
in Windsor some years and the body wa.
brught there for burial
A short "trip Of unusually good state
highway has Just been completed IN Ia.
southern part Of Bennington, beginuin
at the Pownal town line II Is ll0
feet IN length and 9 feet wide. MI,
cost was $4,000 and over this road mi
many Of the autos used in tourist trav
cl through the Berkshires and Benning
ton county
Thomas Z. Stockwell 81 Vernon rs
brought suit for 5000 damages again
the Connecticut River Power compan.
On account OF the DAMAGE which ha
been done % bis land below the dam
The complaint alleged that the plain
tia owned Is acres Of land and tina
10 acres Of 10 were washed away IS
reason Of the building of the dam. Mr.
Stockweil owned the island below the
dam, which WAS washed away complete
~, and the land ON the river bank which
was cut into by the swift current
Iathar Stoekwal. formerly Of DUN
merstan bin. narrowly escaped helms
crushed 20 death recently in Holyeke
Mass Tie was running a work ear
loaded with ties and while going arouna
q curve the ties shifted and he Wa
thrown directly Il front Of the car. Hf
was pushed along the track for some
distance and rendered unconscious. IL
was badly bruised and one knee was III
iured but the fact that he had put q
the brake before be was thrown probably
saved his life The conductor jump
and stopped the ear.
Gerald Winchester son Of Mr.. and
Mrs Hooker II Winchester Of Brattle
boro accidentally fred 32-calbre bul
let from rifle through his foot *
Gently fraction Of an inch eithe
way would have made the wound a ver
bad one The boy lett the house earl1 |
and went into the pasture to shoot |
at a woQdehuck He bad fred one sh0. /
at the woodchuek and while waiting
for the rcappearance Of the animal BE-
rested the end 81 the rifle barrel Ell
bis foot The rifle was cooked and Is |
some manner lie touched the trigpe /
and fired the rifle He ran all the way
home
In the last three weeks, the Woodbur- I
Granite company Of Hardwiek has Sc
cured contracts for all the granite work |
on the following buildings Missouri
Savings bank Kansas City, Mo-; post
Office. Lander Wyoming; terminal sta
ton, Memphis Tenn; postufiice, Great
Fails, Mont; telephone building, Rock |
ford ILL., postofliees at Appleton, WIS |
and Rochester Mimi, and Esteryille til.
Karpen building Chicago, III; and steps I
for the city hall at Niadetown, n. Y
Gray granite will be used IN the con
struction Of all except the Chicago build
ng, upon which Bethel granite win b
used Part Of the work Is in progress
and extra cutters are being added daily