The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-04-21

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About the State
A hen belonging to John Gray, who
lives near st Johnsbury, recently
laid an egg which measured six and
one-half by eight and three-fourths
inches.
Allison Webster Of Whiting, who is
employed In the West, crossed the
line into Mexico one day with his cam
era to take some views, and was arrest
ed as a spy. Several hours passed be-
fore an interpreter was found, after
which Mr.. Webster was released
On account Of gangrene, following
an injury to his foot, A j Fletcher
of Lyndonvile, had TO have his leg
amputated Sunday just above the
knee. He is over 70 years old but Is.
reported as rallying well from the oper-
alton. Several weeks ago Mr. Fletcher
had his foot injured by a horse step
ping on it,
Charles +. Clemens, who was grad
uated from Vermont academy in the
class Of 81 and from Yale in '95, and
who for time studied law in the
office of Cushman and Mower in Bur.
lington, has been appointed judge OF
the United States district court Of the
territory of Hawaii. Mr. Clemens is
native of Manchester Center.
To enable his mother, Mrs Laura
r. Gleed, who is confined to the house
by illness, to hear the Easter services
at the Congregational church last Sun
day. Hon, + G. Fleetwood had a
telephone connection placed between the
church and his home in Morrisville, the
telephone in the church being placed
on the pulpit Mrs Gleed heard the
entire service distinctly
Mr.. and Mrs Leon LaMarre cele-
brated the 50th anniversary of their
marriage Wednesday, it being also the
| 50th anniversary OF their residence in
Bennington and the 74th of Mr.. La
Mares birth High mass was cele-
brated at the Church of the Sacred
Heart OF Jesus and the marriage SER
vice was repeated. Two purses Of gold
were presented them at a dinner held
after the service.
/ Venus is exceedingly conspicuous now
as the evening star, low in the western
\ sky The Scientific American says,
"She is so bright that her light pass
| ing across a western window makes
an easily visible patch on white
wall and she is easily visible in the
daytime ii the eye has some guide
to her position" Mercury, about Is
deg below Venus, very near Saturn,
I is readily visible, bright, twinkling
object almost equal to Sirius
Some 900 pounds Of fine maple sugar
been sent from AIorrisvile to Wash
/ ington for Senator Page to distribute
among his friends there, as IS his an
nual custom. 1t is made in two-ounce
cakes, put up in pound boxes on
which is printed in gold Saxe's famous
quotation concerning Nermont's leading
products women, maple sugar
and horses. The sugar came from
LOOMS Lanpher Of Elmore and + p.
/ Walbridge Of Cabot The boxes were
from the Crystal Confectionery Co.
Of Burlington.
The store OF w. J Rice in West
/ Rutland was entered between midnight
Sunday night and daylight the next
morning and quantity Of pipes, to-
bacco and cigarettes, also two penny
| in.the.slot machines, were taken, as
we'll as the pennies in the cash regis
ter The slot machines we're found near
the Delaware & Hudson railroad
tracks They had been opened and
the contents, amounting to about eight
dollars in pennies, had been removed
without damaging the machines. There
His no clue to the guilty parties
Thelma. daughter Of Mr. and Mrs.
Frank knights of Lyndonville, was
badly injured last week while playing
in the sugar orchard. While the mer
were gathering sap, the tub slipped
from the end of the sled and rolled
end over end, down bank and ontC
the little girl, who did not see II
coming quickly enough to get out of thu
way She was bruised more or les
about the head and body and bones in
one leg were badly crushed, while tbs
other was broken She was taken L
Brightlook hospital and is doing well.
Miss Catherine Rivers of Stowe, EN-.
ployed at the home of l.. j SWEET il
Burlington, fell down the cellar stairs
Wednesday, when she was overcome
either bv the smoke which came pour
ing ND the cellar stairs as she opened
the door or by her fright at thu
sight Tuesday afternoon there was
HIGH PRICES FOR CALFSKTNS.