The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-06-13

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/ About the State
The Old Ladies' home 10 Rutland has
mad & most prosperous year and re-
cent business meeting showed that there
/ is over $4,000 in the treasury at the
present time Every room II the house
Z full, there being eleven inmates.
Ephraim Hartshorn. who WAS born Ia
Dsuville June 2 1918, has lived there an
his DAYS. Tie has been a hard working
man and now at 80 years Ola Is able to
de- chores and light work. lie reads the
local aud daily papers and keeps we'll
informed On ai current events
The Addison County Young Mems
Christian association il having a seven
day campaign in an effort to raise So 500
THE frat days contributions amounted
70 1902, 81 which 1927 was subscribed
N Vergennes, sl25 ia Middlebury and $50
n Brandon, which also belongs ia the
Addison county association.
The Newport Civic association has be.
gun g good work, as Is manifested by
the cleaning up and improvement Of
places which have heretofore been
neglected The committee on public
buildings made d tour Of inspection re-
Gently and made very favorable COM
ment on the conditions as they we're
found
james Kinney, who has charge 81 Pill.
ing up the sawed marble at the Vermont
quarry IN West Rutland, was caught By
piece Of falling marble Thursday, and
bis limb was badly lacerated from the
knee To tine ankle, although no bones
were broken lie was inspecting a large
piece 81 the stone, when lt toppled over
onto bis left leg
At a meeting Of the Association Of
Vermont Weekly Newspapers held IN
White River junction last week. T. G.
Thels, manager Of the advertising de.
partment 81 tho American Press associa
ton, was present and delivered an ad
dress The meeting was called for the
discussion Of various business questions
relative to the welfare Of the assocls-
tion.
Forest Celley, a Young man who had
made bis home for a few years with his
grandmother. Mrs Chase, IN Stannard,
took 4 dose Of arsenic Monday afternoon.
May 80. and although IL was some time
before the family knew be was 3d. a
doctor was called and Ct was thought
the man would recover but late III the
afternoon following, bis condition became
mnch worse and he died II Is said that
mo reasonable cause can be aseertained
why be wished g take BIZ life.
John D. Johnson. former Hiehaate
boy who was 4 resident of ST. Adams
for some time ard ia the Office Of G. G.
Austin & Sons IN that city, now connect
ed with the department. 81 state at
p @. has been assigned 70
special duty a. an attache 10 the agency
0f the United States 20 the north Allan
tie coast fisheries arbitration at The
Hague, and sailed from New York in
May Mr. johnson viii be az The Hague
for two months and win visit several
European countries before returning to
the United States.
A wagon belonging 10 John Daley and
bis son aud two daughters.
was ran into Thursday night IN Rutland
5v Dr. Strobells automobile, smashing
the wagon Is kindhHe wood and throw
ing tie occupants into the ditch Land
ing ID marsnv land they were not much
injured The horse ran for some dis
lance. the boys arm being hurt some
what in attempting to hold the fright
anod animal He claims to have been
on the right sight Of the road, and the
doctor who was answering 4 sick call (
says his auto was going slowly and that /
both lamps were lighted.
Elaborate plans are being made for
The annual convention ar She Vermont /
association. which viii be neld I
n Burlington about the middle 81 Au-
gust on the day after the meeting of
toe association, an old fashioned muster I
win be held, which II - expected viii be
attended By a large number 81 volunteer
The prizes for the various
contests viii aggregate about sl500 in I
money The muster win Be held under /
.he auspices Of the association and the I
contest win include hose ladder and chi
zine races Several companies are conn
ng from Massachusetts and New Hamp /
hire There win Be a parade the day I
II the muster
"A bolt 81 lightning Thursday nearly +
xilled Harry Sumner % Aiendon. Tie was
standing in The barn door when d holt \
from an almost clear KS entered one end
# the harm, followed big beam then
larted into the horse stable, knocking
Town horse standing ID a stall, and
lassed out through the side 81 The barn,