The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-01-26


commended in Rutland for the purpose
of purchasing the Mendon watershed,
/ which is considered necessary to insure
the purity Of the city water supply.
Richard Straehyfeld OF Fletcher, who
was severely injured recently while chop
ping in the woods, is still in critical
condition and helpless. A tree fell upon
him. knocking him to the ground.
! When Fred Reynolds of Hydeville went
4 to his barn to feed his cows recently
and went aloft to throw down some hay,
be espied an eagle which had got into
the barn in some way. He shot the bird,
and ii measured three feet, ten inches
from tip to tip of its wings. He has
the bird mounted.
The box shop Of Charles c. Conant, at
Craftsbury, was destroyed by fire Satur-
day night. The fire was first discovered
| in the working room, the origin being
unknown. The insurance was $1,000, and
the value of the property is estimated
at $4,000 This shop was formerly
sash and blind shop.
Dennis Herrick, aged % years, whose
backbone was displaced while sliding
Friday in Springfield, is in serious
condition and has been taken to the
Massachusetts, General hospital for treat.
ment. He was able to walk home after
the accident, but collapsed Immediately,
paralysis Of his body and limbs follow
ing
Mrs. W. G. Whitney, an eccentric WON
an of Newport, died last week. She
lived alone and for many years had ex-
cluded herself from all public entertain
ments and amusements, She was very
frugal and her property Is valued at from
$4,000 to $4,000 which will fall to
her heirs, as she made no will or be-
quests.
When William Heminway was driving
a pair OF horses down long hill in
Burlington, the animals became fright
ened and ran until both were thrown
as they attempted to turn corner. The
sleds slowed on the icy road and swept
around ahead of the horses, which threw
them, and, In falling one broke its
leg, so that it was necessary to kill it,
There is dog posoner at work in
Bennington, and he has already succeed
ed in killing more than half dozen
animals, all OF them pets of their owners
and some of them valuable. The poison.
er has evidently used a particularly
deadly drug, for the dogs have in some
instances dropped and expired In the
highway. One was found on lawn and
another in dog house.
A heavy sled, loaded with lumber, to-
gether with a pair of horses owned by
Joseph Lang, living in Bellows Falls,
went over a l2foot embankment near
Saxtons River Monday, destroying the
sled and injuring one horse to such an
extent that the animal was shot, James
Olsen was driving at the time and
jumped from the load in time to escape
injury Olsen was on bis way to Bel
lows Falls. when the sled slowed on the
ice, throwing the horses over. The ami
NAL which was shot was valued at 5000,
Mr.. and Mrs. &, G. Fletcher observed
their golden wedding anniversary Sun
day at their home in Chester Mr.
Fletcher was born in Acworth, n, H.,
February Ia, 1880, and was one of nine
children, of whom only two survive, be-
side himself Mrs Fletcher was born
in Chester September 30, ls4l, the daugh-
Ter Of Daniel and Abigail Davis, who re-
sided where Mr. and Mrs. Fletcher now
live. Ii was built IN l79s and was one
Of the first In the district Here Mrs.
Fletcher has lived her entire life. Mr..
Fletcher has held many town Offices. /
Both are in very good health.
Byron Russell. IS years of age and one
of the Oldest residents of Stowe, recoi-
leets some unusual features OF the winter +
80 years ago No snow came through |
January and farmers plowed and dug
potatoes during the month. II showed
all the month Of February February
2s Mr. Russell married Miss LoviHa Mel /
son and on the Goth started with five I
pairs of oxen to work on the bridge OF I
the Vermont railroad, then in construe- |
ton He drew stone a week on runners /
and then the snow all went off and the I
spring was the earliest he ever knew +
Mr. Russell worked on the railroad +
bridges at Bethel, Royalton and Water
bury.
Enosburg Falls had a series OF acct /
dents Tuesday. First, NJ l.. Dow suf- I
fered serious cut below the knee from +
a glaneing blow Of his axe. Later, a /
accident occurred. in which four
high school students were thrown from
a sleigh, when it struck a tree at the /
place when the late DIR. +. f. Hutchinson +
was fatally hurt. The boy driving, Carl /
ton Smith. was unconscious for some {
time Miss Lillian Towle sustained a
fractured ankle and bruised hip. The |
other two, Clyde Burleson and Miss
Marian Kimball, were slightly bruised
There was still another accident, when
a sleigh driven by Miss Marguerite Dom
ina was overturned in her fathers yard,
her and a companion, Miss
Marian Mitiguv, to the ground The
sleigh was demolished
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