The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-12-08
About the State

Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Suprenant OF Or
well We're married CD years ago No
yeniber %.
Colonel Theodore Roosevelt has con
sented to speak in Vermont June / OH
Conservation OF Christian Service"
The Missisquoi river il frozen over
and Lake ChampIain at West Swantou
is frozen over to Alburg, so that there
il crossing on the ice.
A young man in Lincoln named GUM.
don had one hand badly mangled Mon
day by being caught in threshing ma
chine. 1t was amputated at the elbow.
Harrison M. Villas observed his Dad
birthday anniversary yesterday at his
home in Burlington. Except for a time
during an illness Of two months ago,
from which he has now fully recovered,
Mr., Villas has been up and dressed every
day for over 10 years.
Reuben S. Kirk, aged rs, prominent
and wel-known business man of Keene,
n. H., died Monday at his home. He
was Civil war veteran, having served
three years in Co. II, 10th Vermont vol
unteers, Of which he was corporal. He
was engaged in IA of the most important
battles of the war.
Mrs. Josephine Ayerill, who at the
recent term Of the Franklin county court
was found guilty of manslauqhter and
was sentenced to serve not more than
IL or less than 10 years at hard labor
in states prison at Windsor, was taken
there yesterday She appeared cheerful
while confined in the St. Johnsbury Jail
and was apparently so when she start
ed for prison. She was taken to her
home in the TuIlar district a few days
ago and was allowed TO 20 through the
house, picking up some Of her belong
ings.
Tuesday was one Of the worst days
for navigation on Lake Champlain for
several years The steam arising from
the lake because of the cold weather,
prevented any view ahead and the com
pass had to be used during most Of the
trip Of the Tieonderoga. In the north
end Of the harbor at PIattsburg, ice
was encountered, but this is customary
at this time of year there, as 1t is
usually the first harbor on the lake to
freeze over The Ticonderoga will be
put up at Shelburne harbor the 18th,
the last regular trip being made the
18th.
A handsome brochure Industrial Rut
land, has appeared, bearing the endorse
ment Of the Rutland Improvement
league II is prettily bound and printed
on high grade of paper, making with
its descriptions Of the city's attractions
and halftene photographs Of the business
places, souvenir which will receive
more than passing glance from PEG.
pie outside of the city into whose hands
it may fall. The book contains three
pages Of descriptions of Rutland's physi
cal, commercial and homemaklnE adyan
tages and there are about 40 halftoues,
mostly full page, Of industrial plants
and stores.
James Wilson. II, Elias Lyman, ir.
II, John Randall Norton, Is, and John
Schneider rs, all Of the u v. MI, have
received notification Of their success in
the Rhodes examinations which were
taken at Middlebury this fall These
four men represented the university in
the examination and record was made
both in the numbers of Vermont men
taking the examination and also in the
number Of successful contestants from
tile university Donald McGlelland, III,
who took the examinations last year,
two Middlebury students and Vermont
men in other colleges are eligible for
this Rhodes scholarship.
Miss Mary J Folsom, veteran school
teacher. died November rs at the home
OF her brother In Waitsfeld. At the
time Of her death she was II years Of
age and for 60 years she was actively
engaged In teaching. During those years
she taught nearly 200 terms, the large
number being made possible BY extra
terms and summer schools She began
teaching IN lS47 when only IA years
Of age IN 1855 she was graduated from
Newhury seminary, excellng in mathe
MATES and classics, winch SUBJECTS she /
taught in that institution in later years.
In 1907 she retired from teaching, hav-
ing a record which few if any, have
exeelled During vacation, she prepared /
many student for college entrance
In response to communication from
the school commissioners the Burling |
ton board Of aldermen has voted to al
low the school department an additional /
$4,000 to take care Of the expense of /
the new departments added I
in the high school this year These
departments include the commercial I
course, domestic science and home econ /
omics courses, and the fitting of the /
rooms in which these courses are held. +
4 resolution authorizing the city treas.
urer to place to the credit Of the water /
department an additional 81 600 to pay /
for the high pressure fire pump, just f
insta He'd nm the hill was vetoed hv Il