The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-03-17
MONTPELIER.


! AlHtftf ifH 10 AfNl -NlN sou ~ Nt
and Mrs Is c. Roberts met with a
painful accident few days ago when
climbing a 5ree near the boys shack in
Berlin In some way be fell, striking
on limb which had a sharp prong this
prong. about seven inches long, entered
4 his body les entire length He lifted
/ himself Of the prong. which did not
break OIL IN his body, and walked nome,
q distance Of two miles lie did not
tell his parents Of the accident, but the
boys who knew Of the Incident told his
brother fearing that he might be more
seriously hurt than he imagined Two
DAYS after the accident occurred, his
parents learned Of IL and summoned a
physician, who removed q large piece
81 bark from the wound Tine prong,
which was fully seven inches long and
as large as q mans little finger, seem
ed to have entered the muscles between
the skin aud the lining Of the stom-
ach, and IL was very fortunate that
the boys intestines were not ruptured
re seems to BE- improving though stlll
IN bed.
The board Of trade has received from
Senator William p Dillingham; eighteen
important documents for the use Of the
board, which makes 81 volumes as the
foundation Of a library for the organiza
tion.
H. w Coburn Of Manchester, n H.,
is TO be manager Of Swift & companys
beef house here. in place Of g. H. Steb-
bins, who viii be transferred 20 some
other point though he has not vet learn.
ed where. Mr.. Stehhins has been man.
arer here for five or six years
The Montpelier High School Athletic
association held n meeting yesterday
and elected Gardner Wilson manager
Of the football team, while Frank Cory
was chosen assistant manager OF the
baseball team and Harold pape, captain.
u was voted TO change the color Of the
baseball letter from white to green
A carload II brick has arrived for the
power house to be erected on the State
House grounds The blasting Of the
ledge must take place within eight IN.
ehes Of the building and the work win
be difficult The windows Of the State
House viii be suitably protected Mr.
Stanley, the head Of the firm, will come
Monday 70 remain until tbe work IS
Forty friends 81 Miss Efie Jack met
Tuesday evening al her home for a sur
prise party in honor Of her birthday an
niversary which also took the form Of
q linen shower and was the occasion for
the announcement Of her enga cement to
Madison Balloon 81 Boston Games and
music furnished entertainment for the
evening and refreshments were serv.
ed
According to q custom started sew
eral years ago By Superintendent Of
Schools Brownscomhe, the members Of
the basketball team. which this year
IN defeating the seminary five,
with their substitutes and manager win
be given an informal banquet to-mor-
row evening at the Pavilion Super
Brownscombe hrs made il
rule TO entertain the members 81 any
athletic teams of the high school who
u defeating the seminary
The basketball season inst passed Is
one Of the most successful ever play.
ed
The entire program for the Morrill,
centenary celebration, to be held Id
Bethany church, N this city. April lt,
Is not yet made out but 81 those al
ready invited to be present and give
addresses President M II Huekham Of
The university Of Vermont has accepted 1
and Governor George Il Pr0uty viii
speak Ex-senator George F Edmunds /
ias been obliged To decline TIE invita-.
ion, as he IS spending the winter at +
Aiken, s. G.. and cannot make the Jour
ley to Vermont at this season OF the .
rear However be sent letter for the +
occasion The Montpelier orchestra viii +
furnish music.
The Barre and Montpelier Traction
ind Power company has purchased ten
tcres Of land IN Berlin, seven acres Of
}eorgo w 0lmstead and thee Of Arthur
CrandaH Of Philadelphia, the latter
and lying near Berlin pond The trac.
ION and power company uses about 81
800 ties q wear and The land was bought
because Of the cedar now available for
hat purpose and with the future
rowth of the timber, it is estimated
hat there VIII be a sufficient supply
or vears to come The ties will be cut #
Is necessary and viii save i very large
tenn Of expense for the company The
Montpelier and Wells River railroad
ends to New Brunswick for its ties
1he purchase Of this cedar area in Ber-
in is one OF the first attempts Of scien
iic numbering ever tried III the state,
.nd probably the first time a corpora
ion here has attempted forest conserve
ion. II IS estimated that there are 10,
90 ties on the land at the present