The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-06-13
About the State

/ About the State II
Rev. A. l.. Edwards Of Cleveland,
Ohio who recently accepted q call
from the Newport Congregational church
began his duties June 4 Z.
Alexander Freeman, aged rs. is dead,
following fight with Henry G Camp,
aged Gs, another inmate Of the Yer
mont soldiers home at Bennington
Freeman came from Hinesburg, and
Camp is a Bennington man, The two
soldiers were separated by night
Waterman and other inmates, but
Fl eeman could not rise from the floor
lie died Saturday
George + Burns. professor OF botany
at the university of Vermont, has been
in Shelburne, here he conducted some
experiments at Tracy Bros. farm, in the
matter OF graduating tale from an oat
field About three acres Of the grain
we're sprayed with a solution Of iron
sulphate, the kale being in blossom
Professor Burns says that similar
method of killing this week has been
tried in Dakota with entire success
The result in Shelburne viii be watched
with interest
William ID. Newton the driver Of
the automobile which was wrecked in
collision with trolley car in Ben
nmgton in May, 1910, and so severely
injured that he was mental and ply
steal wreck for months, returned home
Thursday morning from an extended
stay in southern California, nearly re-
stored to health. one of the occupants
OF the automobile driven by Mr. New
ton was killed and two more severely
injured
Miss Faith Tyler, daughter Of Mrs
G. w Tyler of i5rattleb5ro, has re-
e,ived the highest honors at the physi-
cal training school of Dudley A Sar.
gent in Boston ever accorded by the
Institution There were 81 graduates
and only six received honors, Miss
TYLER comes 10 Brattleboro in July for
part of the summer but returns in
the fall TO take a special coHrse in
medical gymnastics at the ehilrren's
hospital Her father the late G. w
TYLER. was lieutenant commander IN
tile United States navy and her great
grandfather, Royal Tyler, chief justice
oi the supreme court
William NJ Colburn was seriously
injured Friday morning by the eXplo-
sion Of machine on which he was at
work in Frank w Agan's shoddy mill
in Ludlow The machine is called an
extractor and was going at high rate
Of speed When il burst, Mr. Colburn
was struck and rendered unconscious.
| His nose was broken, several upper and
lower teeth were broken off, and his
head was badly bruised It Is not be-
Ijeyed AZ this time that there are in
ternal injuries and his recovery IS ex'
pocted
Daniel Worcester, an inmate of the
soldiers home, and who is known a.
the first actor to portray the role o.
Uncle Tom In the dramatization Of
Harriet Beecher Stoves famous novel
had narrow escape from serious IN
iuries when his clothing took fire Sat
nrdav. Mr. Worcester, who is q
wears old, had been smoking his pip'
ON the porch Of the home, and i 7
thought he put it in the pocket OF IN
bath robe. which he was wearing, 10
flames were seen by man STANDING
rear. who finally extinpiiHhed then
lby wrapping Mr. Worcester IN
blanket, without doubt saving his life
small boy in Rutland did wha
Iclder anglers Of that place had taiie'
to do for two weeks In the Ciaren
ldon springs brook they had seen a par
tiuIarly large trout and tried ever,
means 10 secure it, but TO no avail.
few DAYS ago boy went fishing there
but. having little success, he left N
river bank and went TO play with othe
hoys. leaving his "cut' pole on n
bank and the hook and bait in IN
u alter On his way home an hour latei
he went to get his pole and found h
had caught the mueh-wanted fish, whlc
wa a brown trout, tipping the scale
al four pounds and eight ounces
What might have been serious fir
was ayerted in Middlebury Thursday b
quick action During the early part Q
the evening the electric current wa
turned onto sad iron, which was be
inc used at the home Of Attorney IT
Il. LaAure. The current was nc
turned off. with the result that tn
ironing board caught fire and had Sc
fire to some clothes that were in
ba sket beside the ironing board
passerby saw smoke coming from q
house and rushed in, throwing tn
burning articles out Of an open window
The damage was about $25.
State Board of Pharmacy.
The regular quarterly meeting Of Il
; state board Of pharmacy will be hel
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