The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-12-15
About the State

ADOuL inc OLULS
The Rutland Humane society is to
hold its annual Christmas dinner for
the poor Of that city and vicinity, De-
cember 20.
Frank Smiths corn barn and two other
barns, with their contents, situated in
Bristol, were burned last Monday. The
loss was about $1,000, covered by in.
surance.
George A. Westover of st. Adams, a
carpenter, has filed a petition in bank
ruptey in the office of +. S. Platt, clerk
of the United States court He gives
mis- liabilities as $1,000 and his assets
as 500, all exempt
The new shirt factory at Bellows
Falls has opened for business and 30
girls are now employed on the machines,
This force will be daily increased as
those now at work gain the experience
necessary to teach new girls.
The Rev. Philip Schuyler, rector of
st. Peters parish at Bennington for
the past 10 years, win take up mis-
sionary work in the diocese of Maine.
The position ne has been offered is that
Of canon commissioner Of the state Of
Maine.
In accordance with its annual custom
the Middlebury Historical society will
observe "Forefathers' day" Wednesday,
December 81, at the Congregational
church. The Rev, John b. Sewall, Of
Boston, will deliver an address on "The
Pilgrim as a Business Man.
Because he refused to leave the tin
can factory when ordered BY the pro-
prietor, Fred Manley Of Rutland was
fined SIS and costs Of 49, Manley had
been discharged for negligence, but he
INDUCED in free-for-all fight when
expressing his unwillingness to leave.
Ice cutting will probably begin in Rut-
land in about ten days AT Eddys pond,
south Of the city, eight inches Of ice is
reported and it is said TO be Of the best
quality, The ice on Otter creek is ten
to twelve inches thick in some places
and cutting will soon begin If the cold
weather continues.
Rather than pay what he considered
an exorbitant freight charge on a pair
Of three year-old Normandy steers which
be had bought in GWlford, Phil j. Hew-
lit walked from that place to his home
in Torrington, Conn, driving the steers
He left Guilford November 81 reaching
home Thanksgiving day.
Frederick j. Bailey, who has been chief
clerk of the immigration commission,
has begun work as secretary 10 J. A..
Holmes, the director of the bureau Of
mines which was created by the last
Congress. Mr. Bailey is a Wells River
boy and was at one time one OF the late
Senator Proctor's secretaries.
just after the last big snowstorm,
flock of pine grosbeaks, rare birds from
the far north, We're seen about the
streets Of Rutland and one OF them,
which had been injured in some way,
was found nearly dead. II was picked
up and placed in cage in the house
81 Matthew Hussey, where it seems per-.
fectly at home and has become quite
pet.
d. j. Whittemore Of Milwaukee, Wis,
who has just resigned as chief engineer
Of the Chicago, Milwaukee and st. Paul
railroad, after AZ years service in that
capacity. has been given the honorary
position Of consulting engineer, an office
created especially for him, in recogni-
tion Of his long and faithful work for
the company He has worked for that
company and its predecessor for 81 years.
Milton Is his native town, and Mr. Whit
temore is so years old.
There were thirteen more births than
deaths in Burlington for the month Of
November, the number OF the former
being 3s and the latter % OF the 3s
births, % were boys and l6 girls. The
Oldest mother was "A and the youngest
Is. In one family the new arrival
was the fifteenth child OF deaths, the
greatest mortality occurred in children
under one year Of age, there being sew.
en-.
Lawrence Hickey of Fair Haven, who
was seriously injured by the explosion
Of blast in the slate quarry Of the
Vermont Slate Co. at North Poultney,
October Z, and who had been at the
Rutland City hospital since has returned