The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-11-08
About the State

Promiscuous shooting around St.
Johnsbury during the deer season re-
suited in the death of colt in Passump-
sic and a valuable Jersey bull in Water
ford.
While running large triphammer in
the Ely hoe and fork plant Thursday.
Frank Flynn OF st. Johnsbury was badly
injured. The hammer came down OH his
right hand, so crushing it that it was
necessary to amputate at the wrist.
The election to fill the vacancy caused
by the resignation of Col J. Gray Estey.
commander of the First regiment, v. II.
G., will be held in Brattleboro November
10. The new colonel will be elected by
the company officers Of the regiment.
Edward Casey Of Middlebury, an EN-.
ploye OF the Vermont Marble company.
received a painful injury recently when,
as he was working about the derrick
bed, a derrick hook struck him in the
face, breaking one of his eye glasses
number Of the pieces penetrating the
eye,
Mrs. Lucinda Wiley of Cavendish
aged 81, who met with an accident at
Ludlow, October TO- when she was struck
by a ear, resulting in the loss of her
right arm at the shoulder, Is said to
be doing well at the hospital in Rut-
land, and is in fair way to recovery,
notwithstanding her advanced age.
The Boston Sunday Globe contains
family photograph of five generations
all residents of Addison and Chittenden
counties. The subjects are Mrs. Marcella
King of Bristol, aged o.; Mrs. Della
| Garrow of New Haven, 90; Mrs. Helen
Swenor Of New Haven, 48; Mrs. Henry
Coy of Burlington, Is; and Miss Helen
Coy of Burlington, Is months.
William w. Rogers was killed by
fall from the haymow in his barn al
North Troy Thursday, October 2s. He
was last seen alive on the haymow by
grandson, who, returning to the house,
became alarmed over his prolonged abb
sence Going to the barn, he found Mr.
Rogers lying upon the floor. With the
exception OF confusion on the nose,
there were no evidences of the fall upon
the body lie was born in Georgia
seventy-three years ago. He served in
the Civil war as member of Co. B, LIST
Vermont cavalry. and had lived in Troy
for forty-one years.
Woodstock bids fair TO be the most
popular town in the state this winter
so far as sports are concerned A to-
boggan slide is to be built on the Country
club grounds, well banked with snow
and ice on either side, and the course
win be long one, extending down
hill for 200 feet and then as far across
meadow as the condition of the slide
permits. The topography Of the land in
dicates that the tohogganists will make
good time. Besides the slide, there viii
also be courses for sleds and double
runners and the usual opportunities Tor
snowshoeing and skiing Twenty-Five
toboggans, six, eight and ten feet in
length, Of proper design and speed, are
being built, and 80 pairs Of skis, 100
pairs of snowshoes, also sleds and dou-
bic runners, will be kept on hand by
those in charge Of the the enterprise
for the benefit Of patrons, The club
house is to be kept open some Of the
time, and refreshments will be served
there, The road up the hill, the slides
and the house viii be lighted by cleo
tricity Woodstock's popularity as a
summer resort is beyond all question.
and this new move will also attract
many visitors in the winter season, the
whole community profting thereby.