The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-02-28
About the State

Fred B. Boyles is confined to his home
in johnson az the result of injuries re-
ceived IN PECULIAR manner While pass
ing behind the counter in his store, he
ran into q pair of shears, which hung
beneath the counter and one Of the
points made deep incisiOn in his leg.
A fire, which started from a defective
flue consumed the residence Of r. w.
Farson, the town clerk OF Leicester, one
day last week, Destroying some OF the
records which were not in the safe
The house and contents were insured
but only one sleigh load of furniture was
saved.
Z. r. Rand Of the Montpelier & Wells
River road has been in the employ of
| the railroad 30 years, beginning as
| brakeman in 1879, and serving az spare
conductor, conductor, brakeman. switch
man, fireman, baggagemaster, express
messenger and train master. In his
early years Of service the three engines
of the road were put out of commission
and the company was forced TO borrow
locomotives to make its trips
Roy Shackett, an employee at the Brat
tleboro retreat, while thawing dynamite
on the golf grounds, decided that he
would adopt plan of his own rather
than follow instructions. He had been
directed 70 use steam, but tried direct
application of flame from small fire.
The dynamite exploded while Roy wasn't
looking, but he felt the jar. No one
was injured, but considerable quantity
OF the explosive went up in smoke.
Melvin Wadsworth, Yermont's Oldest
Odd Fellow is q native of Bennington,
who is passing his declining days in
the home Of that organization at Lud
low Although he is to-day half along
in the Goth year Of his age, MIR. Wads- |
worth is still able TO write not only |
legible but also an exceedingly interest |
ing letter During the days Of his early |
manhood he was one Of the stage driy- /
ers who held the ribbons on the coaches I
that made daily trips between Benning- /
ton and the city Of Troy. He was also
a famous sportsman Of his day and
trainer Of bird dogs.
DR. A. O. y. Kelley, for the past nine
years professor of the theory and prac-
tice OF medicine in the medical college
of the university of Vermont. died Fri
day in Philadelphia Of pneumonia. DR..
Kelley was born in Phladelphia. June
is, 1870, and was graduated from La
Sale college in that city in the class
Of 1888. Ia 1891 he took the degree of
doctor Of medicine from the university
Of Pennsylvania. He did post graduate
work in London, Dublin and Vienna from
1902 to 1894 and again In Vienna in I,
1897. In the latter year he was pathol.
ogist to the German hospital OF Phila- Ii
lelphia and physician 20 St. Agnes hos
pital DR. Kelley was the editor Of the
American Journal Of Medical Sciences.
His widow survives him.
The Woodstock Railway company has
with the American Bridge
for . new steel arch bridge
It Queehee gulf 70 replace the old one
quilt 80 years ago The new bridge will
nave span Of 1877 feet 10 l.2 inches, {
With an additional truss at either end .
II 40 or 80 feet each The contract |
alls for the beginning Of construction e
IS soon as weather and the condition :
i the ground will allow, and ii will !
probably be completed in three or four !
months. The cost will be about $4,000 /.
There will be no interruption in the /,
unning Of trains as an arch OF the
lew bridge will be built on each side of
he old one. taking out bent at
inc and putting in new one. Trains
egan running over the old bridge Octo-
er ], 1873