The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-02-14
ABOUT THE 1--WE


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Over 900 cases Of measles have beel
reported % the present epidemic in Beat
tienoro, and another crop ID expected
! The Congregational church Of New
bury il the second Oldest IN The state
having been organized N September
1884 The first pastor was Rev. Pete
Powers.
Horace Gibbs Of Proctor win be con
fined 20 Che house for several days ~
the result OF an injury to one KNEE
sustained when he WAS caught between
two logs.
Mrs Arthur Farnham Of Shorehan
burned her face and one eve badly last
Monday with steam and was taken 4
the Mary Fletcher hospital In Burling
ton for treatment
Prof Cherrie Is shipping apples and
lpoiatoes from NewiaHe 10 New York
and receiving fancy prices For a box
Of potatoes holding less than 4 hnshel
he received $3.50 and the apples are sell
ing &C the rate OF 50 cents for three
pliny Chase Of West Brattleboro re.
oeived a serious injury 70 one eye Tues.
day from striking the cyeball with a
Whip 1t "a feared that he MAY lose
the use 81 Che eye. The ncgidcnt Is
particularly serious as Mr. base I'D.
iured his other eve 40 that le has lad
little use from 1t for a numhef Of years.
Maggie Ladd Of Towuahend had an ex-
citing experience one Of the coldest days
4 iasf week. with the weather below zero.
While doing the chores IN the barn. the
wind blew the door together the button
turned and she was locked in After
working hard for some time, she succeed-
Cd 10 opening the door, after becoming
thoroughly chilled.
A president who Is entering upon his
s7th year Of service a vice president
who has been connected with Che insti-
tuition Tor 3 yoars. and a director who
has held Office BE- years is the record ~
the National Bank 81 Newbury at Wells
River. record which Is nucxeeled In
New England THE officers are respect
lively Franklin nming Alexander Coch.
ran and John Bailey
The conference committee Of che ma
tional Senate and the House has agreed
to 6x the salaries 81 Judges 81 the recent
81 created customs c0urt, Of which o. NJ.
Barber of Bennington Is 70 Be a Judge
at $1,000 year The nominations Of
tie Judges have been held BY the finance
committee pending statement oi the
question 81 salaries President Taft must
nominate another chief justice Of the
court. as Alfred 3. Coke 81 Utica, y. ~,
recently declined thc nomination.
Six additional elerks have been added
to the force at the Office 81 State Super
visor Hays for the purpose 81 rating the
examination papers Of the applicants FOR
appointments Of census enumerators in
Vermont There are about 200 test pop
ulatiou schedules and about 500 test az
rieultaral schedules L j. hoped % com,
pleto the rating ia about 4 week, after
which the papers viii 81 sent q Wash.
ih1ton for further examination. They
VIII then Be returned to Supervisor Hays
and the appointments viii be made.
A prominent member 81 Tie New York
State Historical association was IN Bur-
lingtoH Thursday and said llgat au
earnest effort 20 bring The annual meet
ing of the soeHtr 10 Lake Champaign
was being made 4 meeting win b held
III Albany ID i few days when ihe mai.
ter VIII probably Be- decided. The meet
ing IS hed ia October and continues
about 8 week il : planned to use the
steamer Vermont kind d q house
boat ard g. spohd part 81 the time
at Ticnndefoga Fort Frederic and isle
IA Motto, whore exercises viii be held
The postoflea department win short /
II begin The issue of new 0ne-eent
postal card 70 De known as the No 4 (
card The ncw card VIII 81 81 the same
size 81 the present Mckinley cards. The
paper will BE 81 d iight Blue fiut and
win be printed il bronahlue ink The
stamp viii d. al ellipse On end and win
contain profile portrait Of William Sc
kmley lookiug to che left, with Z back /
ground Of horizontal lines aud O border /
bearing tie following words. "U "
Postal Card. One Cent Mckinley and T
or either side of enc portrait within I
lhe border. The Bumerai q The legend /
This side Of the card Il for the address
1uly" appears in outline Gothic type f
within horizontal panel Of double I
lines. above tie middle Of the card on
) Tine with the bottom of the stamp. /
Fred n. Harris 81 nrattleboro bart
mouth 'li. was one Of the competitors
n che recent Canadian Ski Jumping con
lest held en- the new jumps Of { be Mon
real Ski club There were l5 eomDeti-
Tors and they were scored 81 points in
hlrorenl STYLES Of jumping 4 Olson.
.ha Wnuef who came from nerln, n
II, vas credited with 1874 points, aud
from thai the marks ran all the say
Town To Isl Harris was eighth nn the
isE. with 100 points, which was a hsalily
.reditable showing. eousderiua that lie
aas competing against the crack jump
rs from Montreal. Quebec. Ottawa and
,lher places an over Canada The long
.sl Jump was "a feet and the longest
standing jump 10 feet. One Of the spec
aeular events az the tournament wos
lie performance Of John Rudd, q Canad
an. who turned 4 somersault after tak
ng q jump on skis Before his return
q Hanover Mr. Harris was elected q
member Of the Montreal Sri club
Her Bill Is Changed
A buxom rolored woman WHO has been E
u the habit 0f making frequent trips
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