The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-06-01

NJ, Noyes as principal OF the johnson
high school to succeed L. G Cook, who
goes TO Randolph to teach in the agr.
cultural school Mr.. Noyes is grad
uate of Middlebury college.
The annual meeting Of the Green
Mountain club will be held at Stowe,
Saturday, June 10. Details of the
meeting will be announced later One
OF the main matters to be taken up
win be the proposed constitution.
p. j. Griffin Of Burlington, who is
90 years old, is recovering from an
operation performed on his eyes at the
Fanny Allen hospital The aged pa
tient rallied from the operation and
il is thought that his sight will be
much better than for many years.
The room Of John Mclaughlin, a
White River Junction blacksmith was
entered Sunday night while he was
asleep and $3s in money and gold
watch chain and guard valued at $50
were taken from the pockets of his
| trousers The thief made his escape
without Weakening Mr. Mclaughlin.
The condition of Ri. Rev Arthur c.
4 A. Hall who has been i'll for several
weeks at his home on Rock point, is
much improved II is expected that he
will 30 away for his health as soon as
he is able possibly to the sea shore
He has found il necessary to cancel
all of his engagements up to Trinity
Sunday.
The public schools of Rutland are to
be supplied with 60 gallons OF water per
day. The city water has been turned
OIL in the schools and water will be
brought from the spring at Brookside.
The children may use cups from home
or paraffine cups furnished by the
school board The new arrangement
goes into effect at once
The public school authorities in
White River Junction are investigating
the charge that one of the teachers, by
way OF corporal punishment for some
offense gave girl such severe beat
ing that she carried away great marks
upon her skin, while her dress was
nearly torn from her body 1t is said
that the whipping was given with a
piece of trace from a harness.
Mrs Niles Gardner, who is believed
to have been the Oldest resident of
Bennington, died Monday at her home
Ia the Mount Anthony district in the
oath year OF her age She was a ma
tive of Hoosek, but had been resi-
dent Of Bennington for the past 90
years. She was the oldest member OF
the Old First church at Bennington Cen
ter the oldest Congregational church in
the state.
DR.. Richard j Williams aged 70
a resident at the Soldiers Home for
the past is years. died of heart
trouble Saturday He had been III for
some time. DR. Williams, who was Q
member of the u s. hospital medical
corps. was born in Wells, April s, 1885
When a yung men he removed 10 Gull
ford, where he worked in the slate
quarries while studying medicine. He
later removed to Fair Haven where he
was married and became a praeticine
physician When the war broke out he
became medical cadet in the hospital
corps and saw much active service
A farm house and several outbuild
ings on the farm one mile south Of
East Fairfield, known as the Charles
King farm. and occupied by JOSEPH
IA. Il - I,x,H Ave- G,tvIa a
noon. The loss is estimated at about
$4,000 The cause of the fire, which
was discovered on the second floor, i
unknown. There was only one person
in the house at the time of the dis
coyery Of the blaze, but by the aie
OF the telephone he summoned aid ant
bucket brigade Of 100 men and boys
succeeded in saving the large barn from
the flames A good part Of the house
hold effects was also saved
II. NJ Marshall Of Colombo, Ceylon
was registered at the Van Ness house
Burlington, Friday Mr. Marshall i
body servant to no less personagt
than Prince Lechistein, brother of tn
crown prince Of Austria, who wen
through Burlington on an earlier train
Mr.. Marshall was in Burlington in {
seorch for the princes luggage whicl
was passed at Alburg, where it wa
! probably looked over by the customs
officials. The party was Ell route from
Vancouver B c., to New York afte
making practically tour of the globe
| A strange thing in connection with tn
| visit of the prince to this part Of tn
country is that the customs officials ar
usually notified from Washington whel
| such parsonage is coming, but NJ
] notification was received in this case
! Frank Rice farmer and trucl
! gardener living in Bennington, was i
court Monday, charged with shooting
deer. The case was continued unit
June 20. The deer, large buck, wa
shot in the evening Of May "a on Rice
premises. The next day he notife,
the game warden by letter, which di,
! not reach him until the second day |
Is expected that Rice supposed he wa
, complying with the requirements of tn
. law enacted by the last legislature, bu
he failed when he did not notify tn