The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-07-13
About the State

Matilda Spencer Whitney Of Spring.
field viii be 100 years old If she lives
until July %.
Charles Ash Of Bristol was kicked IN
the mouth by horse recently and five
teeth We're knocked out. His lips were
cut in several places.
H. H. Bishop Of Bolton says that the
automobile travel is tending 10 revive
the hotels along the old stage routes,
and 1906 autos passed through that town
Sunday.
Porter II Dale, who has been deputy
collector in charge Of the customs port
at Island Pond for the past ~ years, nas
liesigned, the resignation to take effect at
an early date, to be named by Collector
/ G. S, Emery Of Newport.
Albert Lucia, military convict at
Fort Ethan Allm for DESERVING, died at
at post hospital Sunday OF blood poison
ing, caused by the extraction Of a tooth
about two months ago He had served
half his sentence and had nine months
more 70 serve
John Mcmillan Is suffering from a
badly mangled aand, which was caught
IN the bread mixer in bis bakery shop IN
burlington Il is thought that L win be
necessary TO amputate one Of the fingers
but that Il win be possible to save the
remainder Of the hand.
Frank Proulx was thrown from
wagon IN runaway ia Burlington Mon.
dav and suffered eoncussion of the
brain. A bolt fell out Of one Of the
shafts, letting IL fall to the ground and
strike the horse on the heels. rt Is
thought that he viii recover.
The Backus house in Brandon, oecu-
pied by Harry @. Smith and family Of
Brooklyn, n. Y, was entered By burg
lars Saturday night. Although the house
was full Of guests, no one heard the In
truders Aside from the riding Of the
pantry 81 two chickens and other eat
ables the burglars took $40 in cash from
Mr. Smiths clothing. There IS no clue
to the robbers.
Tho Elgin creamery In Panton was
burned to the ground Sunday morning.
fire having caught. II Il supposed. from
defective chimney A large quantity Of
milk and cream IN the building was lost
and two icp houses were destroyed. The
loss. which Is wen covered BY insurance.
Il placed at $500 This creamery was
among the FIRST 20 Be erected IN its
vicinity and was owned BY cooperative
board Of farmers.
A peculiar automobile accident oc.
CURED Monday near Hydevillc. o ST.
monds Of the firm Of Q. Simonds a Co.
OF Granville n. T., with his wife and
son, WIS motoring, the son driving their
Packard touring ear. when a large elm
tree fell right Ia front OF the machine.
The tree pinned the Young man to his
seat back Of the steering wheel which
the impact bent 50 the car could not
be backed. Mr. simonds went a quarter
of 4 mile To a house and secured ain axe
and chopped the car 20 that the son
could release himself The ear was
travelling about Is miles an hour when
the accident happened, Ne one was IN.
iurea except lht SON vhp Had ere hand
bruised The auto YVES shipped t6 49,
fuctery for repairs.
An experiment In an effort 10 rid the
city Of the weed and grass nuisance IN
the cutters Is being tried BIZ the Bur-
lington street department. A liquid
known as weed killer Is applied to the
surface Of the paving, and II is claimed
that any weeds OF grass appearing
through the cracks viii IN three or four
days dry up and blow away and not
appear again for al least one season At
present the department is obliged to 20
TO some expense to keep the CUTTERS
clean, by having them hoed out every
little while, and If this means proves
effective it win cause big saving TO
the department One gallon Of the liquid /
Is diluted with % gallons Of water, and
b barrel Of the mixture will spray over
four ordinary blocks