The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-01-20
ABOUT THE STATE

liz AbOO1 HE DIAAE
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Edna, the three yenr.old daughter 81
Mr.. and Mrs Frank Berno Of South
DaXbury, was seriously injured last
week when She FEN against stove.
burning one side Of her face
H. ". Cheney, one Of Ruiland's oldest
business men, will retire from active
business life soon Tie Is 90 years old
and has been IN business for 85 years
ii grocery and general merchandise
store.
4 II. G. Courser suffered a painful ac.
cident Friday, january "a. while ia the
woods at lthiel Falls. loading logs One
iof The skids hit him ia the face, break.
+ ing ITS nose and cutting a severe cash
lin his lip and chin. lt required nine
stitches % close the wound
\ Little Richard Osborne Of Milton was
seriously injured Monday as he was
sliding on a traverse. llhe was thrown
several feet and was picked up 10 an
unconscious condition Bones in his
ankle were broken and those below the
knee were splintered and 4 l. also
feared that he was internally injured.
A tenement house IN New Haven,
owned by John Iitzsimons Of Bristol.
was burned Jan lG The FIRE WAS
caused by 4 defective chimney The
house was occupied by William Brown
and family and they lost nearly 81 of
their household goods The loss on the
house and IFS contents "a about $1,000!
partially covered BY insurance.
William c. Mound Of Rutland has
brought suit against the Delaware and
Hudson railroad company % recover
5000 for a horse which he claims was
ram over 81 a crossing and killed Beg
cause the defendant company did not
sufficiently protect the crossing with
proper cattle guard The animal
strayed onto the crossing and met its
death.
Prof G. II. Perkins II Burlington
state geoloeist, will start this week on
q trip around the world and win BE
away about six months. he win 20
BY way q San Francisco Hawaii, Jap
ga. Philippine Islands Borneo. india.
and Egypt, and ia Egypt be plans to
spend some weeks delying into ancient
lore. Professor Perkins hopes 10 bring
hack with him some specimens for the
state house collection.
Lent viii begin February .. fifteen
days earlier than II did last year. so
Faster Sunday win fall March p IN
stead Of April III. Iuasmueh IS the
first full moon after The vernal equi
n0x which falls on March q each year
marks che proper date, it is evident
that next year win near the record for
early dating. Ii win be the second ear.
lest Easter in a quarter Of century
that on March %. 904 being nearest
TO the vernal equinox In that period.
A valuable farm horse belonging 90
0rin Thomas Of Rutland was badly Ia.
iured Monday IN a runaway accident
there The etam was driven BY 4 boy
ard. as he was crossing the railroad /
track one runner Of the sleigh caught. /
tipping e over and the load 81 milk cans.
with which it was loaded. This fright /
ened She horse and Il ran, coming into /
contact with tie express team. and /
shaft 81 The latter penetrated the horses /
chest ) foot and i half The animal /
win probably have TO be killed.
Harrison pcekham, ore Of the old +
est citizens u North pownal, died sun.
day ii the home of his SON. Joshua i t
peckham, Just ever the ine In Bennine /
ton where be had made liis home for
the past few years. He had been IN +
hit a few days On New Years dav
when Mr. and Mrs Joshua j Peckham
observed their 44th wedding enuiv-
sary with a firmly party, the old gentle
man appeared in fna health, vigorous
ii mind and body Tie was native
of Pownal and would have been %
years old, had he lived until July Tie
made bis home for many years on the
peckham farm At North Powpal, and
was one Of the most respected and es
teemed citizens Of the town.