The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-05-31
About the State

During tie thunder storm last week
Wednesday tie trunk line telephone be-
tween Middlebnry and Rutland was
strlck and burned ont N The Middlebury
telephone office. The operators were
stunned BY the shock and the office filed
with smoke
Frank Arachete The burglar who plead
ed guilty 70 breaking and entering VIII
son 8 Ahhott's store, ia Bellows Fails.
was sentenced on Tuesday at county
court 70 not less than two years and
not more than two and a half years at
the tate's prison at Windsor.
II is said that Hyde Park viii ap.
peal from the public service commits
sion's decision, compelling the rebuild
ing Of the new road 70 that village from
the west. On the ground that the sl-
500 fixed by those officials "a not enough
20 Do the work AS the town Is suffer
ing greatly from the recent big fire
losses it does not feel able to bear the
expense.
Ralph Codding, the 4.year-old son 81
81 Al Codding Of Bellows Falls, was bad
IN hurt "Wednesday afternoon suffering
4 fracture Of both bones Of the leit
forearm. The boy was riding with his
father on a bicycle and on crossing the
railroad track IN North Walpole. the
forss broke and the boy was thrown
heavily to the ground Mr. Coddings
arm was also hurt,
Gray squirrels damaged the telephone
service Ia Burlington last week, by gnaw-
ing through The heavy protective lead
sheath around the cable and letting
the rael beat into The cable Ii was
surprise to All that squirrels should en-
JOY that diet, but II is thought that
the sugar Of lead 10 the pipe appeals to
them The pipe was gnawed through an
eighth Of an inch for about a foot.
A large number Of the italians who
are employed by the Rutland Railway.
Light & Power company Ia raising the
dam at Chittenden, struck Monday for an
increase in wages Some Of them went
back to work the next day and on
Wednesday there was another strike.
IL Is said that the men have been re-
ceivine $3.50 for O nine hour day
and they wanted SITS for 10 hours. A
settlement was finally effected
A serious accident occurred Thursday
in West Milton, when horse. driven
by Miss Eunice Gabree, became fright.
ened at tho creamery, throwing Miss
0ahree and her aunt, who was with her.
out Of the wagon, with tie wagon on top
of them The horse was caught unin-
iured a short distance away and Miss
Gabrae was not hurt. but the other
lady sustained a broken knee cap and
dislocatsd hip and many minor injuries
II 4 expected that Wnlton's Yer.
mont Register, which Is being published
b. The Tuttle company Of Rutland, win
Be out within few DAYS. The delay
in Publishing the book this year has
been due 70 The great increase IN size
Of the 1910 publication which contains
$50 pages, where the previous issue con.
tanned 264 pages. The information which
has been the principal cause Of the in.
crease in space IS that given under the
head Of business directory by towns.
Followjne The settlement 81 the paper
makers strike ia New York CITY about
80 81 the 100 or more strikers ia Bel
lows Falls have been put AT work ~
the International Paper Co, there aud
the company VIII re-emplov the men as
fast as positions are available. Those
tvh0 f0nk tha strikers plaaex IN March,
viii retain their positions e. long 4 5
they want 10 stay, bat there Is little
doubt that within a month on 70 most Of
Tire old hands wiz have their former
Jobs.
n, n. Bartlett 81 Burlington, VINO was
indicted at the February term Of tie
United States court for fraudulent use
Of the mails in carrying on a commission
business, and who pleaded guilty and
was sentenced 10 three months in Chit
tenden county JAIN was released Thurs
5ay, only To be rearrezted Immediately /
on An Indictment Issued from The United /
States district court Of New York on
Che same charge. Ii seems that he had |
been carrying on similar business in /
New York state before operating IN Yer
mont
John Reill, aged 80 years living ID /
North Walpole. n HI, was fatally 10
iured last week near South Vernon I
while walking on the railroad track /
Several men were together and seeing /
he headlight Of q locomotive from Bel /
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