The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-12-01
ABOUT THE STATE

The setting of the poles for the trunk
liH,e between Montpelier and Burlington is
completed and the men have left for New
Hampshire. In about week a new
gang will string the wire.
DIR. Il. r. Lynch of Brattleboro is
suffering from an infection of the thumb
on his right hand, following an opera
tion on malignant case which be per
formed. Although the bone has been
scraped, the inflammation continues 10
spread.
The first report OF new maple sugar
comes from Gambridgeport, where j. c.
Adams noticed two weeks ago, while
trimming trees, that sap flowed freely,
so he tried setting few buckets. When
the sap was boiled, it yielded as much
and as fine quality of syrup as in the
spring.
For the second time recently, Adelbert
Buckley of Brookline was burned out
Nov. H. He had fitted up a house for
winter, which was totally destroyed,
with most of the furniture. Five pigs
were also burned Mr.. Buckley has now
put mp a woodman's hut and is pluekily
determined TO rebuild
Frank Wright of Brattleboro felt u
slight pain in his elbow while hunting
at Marlboro North pond and upon exam
nation found a small swelling. Within
a short time his forearm and wrist had
swollen to large proportions. He Is con
fined to the house and the swelling has
apparently not been reduced Physicians
who have examined him are unable to
say what caused the trouble.
Oral Clark, son of John L. Clark OF
Guilford Center, narrowly escaped seri-
GUS injury last week. He and Leslie
Wellman were returning from Marlboro
when a gun which was in the wagon be-
tween them was discharged accidentally,
grazing his neck. The powder burned
his face badly, requiring the services OF
physician. The boy is doing we'll
John T.. Bowe Of Bellows Fails has
probably lost the use of his left hand
and arm, as the result of stabbing
several months ago BY Polander with
who mhe was having trouble. Ons nerve
of motion was severed aud two others
were cut and although ever since the
ARRAY he has been undergoing treatment
and has had an operation for splicing the
severed nerve, he is now only able TO
move the extreme tips Of the fingers.
DR.. Harriet T.. Parker, formerly of
~ ,xnxrg La, ahurr,. 81 fha hoo
pital in the medical mission at Madura,
India, expects to start for home in a
few months. 1t is to be regretted, how
ever. that DR.. Parker is not in good
health. Just what her plans are about
future work in India are not known.
DR.. Parker is a missionary Of the Amer
lean board and many Of the Christian
Endeavor societies of Vermont have as
sisted in her support since she was in
India.
George Y. Bishop. the Brattleboro for
ester, viii begin operations in Guilford
the first of December for DISCRIMINATING
the brown tail moths. The nests, which
can be easily located after the leaves
have fallen, will be cut down and burned.
This is the only method of combating
this pest. For several days Mr. Bishop
has been engaged in spraying trees and
shrubs infested with San Jose scale and
has yet a number Of places to visit be-
fore completing this part of his work
for the winter.
Rutland has engaged the services of
II X. BarTows- an instructor at the
Massachusetts, institute OF technology,
to report as to the advisability of build
ing a 30,000.0O0 gallon pond on a spot
selected BY the aldermen Mayor p. w.
Clement vetoed a resolution passed by
them in regard to the location, and the
committee secured the services of Pro
fessor Barrows TO settle the question.
T. he decides favorably, a survey for
the reservoir viii be made.
Mrs y. p. Cheney, ST., OF Boston has
presented to the Brown public library
at Mortified portrait Of the late Gov
ernor Charles Paine. This is the most
valuable historical gift ever made to the
institution. Mr.. Cheney painted the por-
trait of Governor Paine and cherished il
as long as he lived, and Mrs. Cheney
felt that IL should be placed in a perma-
nent place in Wlliamstown, where Gov.
Paine was born, in Northheld, where
his business life was spent, or in the
capitol at Montpelier. She consulted
Gov. Mead, who advised that Mortified
be the place honored by the gift. II
was Mr. Cheney who erected the impos-
ing shaft that marks the resting place
of Governor Paine in the Mortified Gem
etery.