The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-10-19
About the State

Mrs. Harriet d. Kinds OF Pittsford has
been granted a patent on fruit jar
wrench which she has invented.
Elroy Kent has been put in solitary
confinement at the Windsor prison, TO
await his execution by hanging on Jan.
uary s, 1912,
The postal savings department of the
Windsor postoffice has been in operation
since August 10, and no deposits have
as yet been placed in 1t.
Charles II. Moore OF Springfield has
filed n petition in bankruptcy with Clerk
+. S. Platt of the United States court.
His liabilities are $3.50, and he gives his
assets as $50 exempt.
w. H. Griswold for over fifty years
town clerk Of Jacksonville and for the
same length of time member of the
Masonic fraternity, died last Thursday,
after long period OF i'll health.
John L. Norton, a student in the Rut-
land high school, was accidentally shot
IN the ankle, when out In the Mendon
woods. The rifle was of % calibre and
the bullet entered the boys foot just
below the ankle.
Everett Atkins, the ten-year-old son
o. Mr.. and Mrs. James Atkins of Jones
vile, who was injured by the explosion
Of blank cartridge thrown away BY
the colored troops as they passed through
that place en- route TO the encampment
at Bolton, died Octob-9 II.
About 1900 running feet Of cement
sidewalk have been built in Bennington
the past season and the village will be
asked at the next annual meeting 10
appropriate double the amount for side
walks that was appropriated this year.
William Hanson, committed to the
lookup in Poultney for intoxication,
nearly ended his life there Sunday by
hanging himself to the bars of his cell
by his suspenders. II was only after
hard work that he was resuscitated.
George Goodrich fell from van Of
the Baker Junk company in Bellows
Falls, Tuesday, and striking his head
on the pavement, dslocated his shout
der and cut his scaly He was carried
home, but owing to his age, nearly 6s,
il is doubtful If he will recover.
Murray Phillips committed suicide at
the home of Guy Ross of Huntington
some time during the night Sunday by
shooting himself in the head. The de-
ceased was son of Mrs Susan Phillips
of Huntington and was about 81 years
old He returned home Sunday from
Boston, where he had been on the excur.
sion.
Dedo LaT3ree, aged SO years, deaf and
dumb, was struck by freight train
near Walden depot Monday and fatally
injured He was thrown into the air
fifteen feet and distance OF several
rods, sustaining a fractured skull, brok-
en- leg and severe injury TO one side.
Eight years ago the man was struck by
a train at almost the exact spot where
Mondays accident occurred and lost an
eye. In both instances he was walking
on the track TO his work.
James A. Pollard, who would have
been % had he lived until Nov. 10,
died Tuesday at his home in Chester
after three days illness with bronchitis.
Mr. Pollard was born in Plymouth in
1917 and was one Of II children, and
is the last of the family. He was for
many years resident Of Plymouth, aft
er which he went 20 Windsor, and for
long time was superintendent of the
Vermont state prison. He was chosen
representative four times from the town
Of Plymouth and seven times from
Windsor He also served several terms
in the Senate, and has filed nearly all
the town Offices He was deacon Of the
Baptist church and attended services, al
though he could not hear word Of the
sermon. He had voted for president
every president since Martin Van Bur
ems time. Mrs. Pollard died Dec. Is,