The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-10-25

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neer, had the instep OF one of his feet
crushed while on his run from Rutland
to Burlington Saturday. His foot be-
came caught in the reverse lever
Rev. Archibald A. Lancaster, A. b.,
Of ST. Louis, Mo, has accepted the call
TO the pastorate of the Middlebury Com
gregational church and will begin his
duties there about December go. For
two years Mr.. Lancaster has been as
sistant pastor Of the Pilgrim Congrega.
tional church OF st. Louis.
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Ernest Bissette, small Burlington
| boy, was sentenced in that city yester-
day to spend the remainder OF his mi.
nority, until 1920, In the industrial school
at Vergennes for truancy. He was ar.
raigned last spring on the same charge
and released. He has no mother, his
father works all day and cannot look
after him, and his sister, with whom he
lives, has no control over him.
The postofIice department has refused
an increase for rental in Brattleboro and
there seems TO be some question as to
where the United States mail is TO be
distributed in that city for the next five
years, or until the new federal building
is built The present quarters were
| leased for five years from December 1,
1906, by the government for $500, but
the selectmen raised that figure to 81 100
when the present lease expired.
Through misinformation or careless
ness in handling the facts as presented,
statements have appeared in several
Massachusetts, papers 70 the effect that
| the Bottum Terrence collar manufac-
tory is to be moved from bennington to
North Adams. The statement is entirely
incorrect and undoubtedly came into Elk.
istence through the efforts of North
Adams parties TO interest i. l.. Bottum
and A. NJ. Terrence Of Bennington in a
new collar manufacturing industry to
be established in the Massachusetts, city.
w. d. Bronson, native OF Hardwick,
died there October Is, aged 70 years,
three months and fourteen days. He
was born on the farm which was set
tied by his grandfather in 1903 BY
education, Mr. Bronson was fitted for
land surveyor, which occupation he
always followed Since 1858 he had
lived on the farm where he died The
first piece OF permanent road in the town
OF Hardwick was built by him. For
many years he was member OF the
East Hardwick BaptlSt choir and a
church officer, and in town had held the
offices OF selectman, lister, justice OF the
peace and road commissioner. He leaves
one son, T. G. Bronson, representative
from Hardwick at the last legislature,
and one daughter.
The new electric company at North
Troy has nearly completed a 50-foot
dam on the Jay branch. which runs
through a deep ravine, making a drop
of 1893 feet. The water is taken in a
four-foot steel tube for $500 feet to
the powerhouse, from which the power
is conveyed to North Troy and Orleans.
Soon many other towns win use the cur
rent, as there is almost unlimited power
If developed. Over 1000 tons of cement
have been used in the construction Of
the dam. This s1a great engineering
achievement in itself and viii also inHu-
ence the developing Of other electric pos
sibilities. II may tend to the exploiting
OF the great falls, where power sufficient
to operate a railway from North Troy
to Morrisville daily runs to waste.