The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-05-03
About the State

| AT a special town meeting in Wor-
eester Saturday, it was voted to build
new town hall.
| City Health Officer Dr. G. r Ball
announces that the Rutland water is
now all right, according to various
analyses of samples taken from fau-
Gets.
Harry b. Chamberlain Of Fairlee,
since the war with Spain captain and
/ quartermaster in the United States
army, has been promoted to the rank
OF major.
Deputy Game Warden u s. Put
nam of Bethel fished out Of the river
good sized doe, evidently dead for
some time, but with neither wounds
nor broken legs
| The last vestge Of ice in Lake Cham
plain at Burlington disappeared Mon
day This was a quantity of floating
ice that had ben driven against the
shore south Of the city.
The Mortified weather bureau re-
ports that during the month of April
there were ten clear days, ~ partly
cloudy and eight cloudy. The total
precipitation was 10; snowfall 1912.
The highest temperature was so on the
29th and the lowest one below zero ON
the 9TH
Howard, the three years old son of Mr..
and Mrs. Dwight II Rudd of Benning-
ton, was badly burned Saturday about
one limb and arm. 1T is supposed that
the youngster got hold OF match and
lighted it. setting fire TO his clothing.
His mother heard his screams and by
wrapping him in blankets extinguished
the flames.
The school children Of Burlington are
busy just now planting seds from
which they expect great results. Nearly
1000 packages Of flower and vegetable
seeds have been distributed to the little
people who pay penny apiece for each
package Prizes will be given in the
fall for the best exhibits.
A brush fire on Geraldo Porter's
farm at Dandy Four Corners, came
near doing great deal of damage last
Wednesday Eighteen men, women and
children fought the flames for several
hours and finally succeeded in checking
the fire after it had burned over go
acres and endangered all the farm
buildings in the vicinity.
NJ + HillaTd, well known farmer
OF Dandy, is the owner at freak calf
which was born recently. The animal
has but two legs and although
fully grown and with otherwise
rally developed parts is a funny look
ing creature The freak eats well and
seems to have a good chance Of living.
The legs are attached to the front part
OF the body There is small tail
which is partly grown on the top Of its
back
Rev Edward NJ Fuller has as
sumed the duties of his new position
as state secretary of the Sunday
school association in New Hampshire
Mr. Fuller was ordained at Canaan,
n H, after which he held pastorates
in Gardner, Mass. and Barre. For six
years, following he was the successful
state secretary Of the Vermont Sunday
School association, resigning because Of
impaired health After a protraeted
rest he served two years as pastor of
the church in Manchester He resides
at Concord, \ Fl
Ludlow had $500 fire Saturday,
when the streteher mill owned by $
A and Z l. Cotton was destroyed
The mill was unoccupied and the cause
OF the fire is unknown The engine in
the building was destroyed and a load
OF stock valued at 5000 The loss TO
building stock and machinery Is esti-
mated az $4,000 and the amount of
insurance carried was only $500 The
men employed there are thrown cut Of
employment. 1t is not known yet
whether. or not the plant will be re-
built at once The mill was located in
a thickly settled part of the village
and nearby houses were greatly en-.
dangered
Bernard Gibson, the three year-old
son Of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Gibson OF
ST. Jobnsbury, was drowned Sunday in
small stream near his home Mr..
Gibson runs a farm belonging to G. c. i
Cary Of st. Johnsbury and when he
went out to do the chores, his small
son accompanied him Soon the father
sent his son back to the house. watch
ing him until he seemed safely over
tho bridge which crossed the stream.
Returning himself, in about three quar-
tiers of an hour, and not finding the
boy, both he and his wife went in
search and found their SON dead and !
floating on the water a little below the |
bridge
st. Johnsbury has been having a Sc.
les of burglaries, beginning last week
Monday, when the house Of S a |
Moore was entered and 5000 taken, be- |
sides watches, a diamond ring and vari- /
Gus other articles. Robberies which fol- |
lowed were at the house of Mrs Vir- |
ginia Benoit, where a gold watch and /
$40 in money were taken; at the house I
OF Miss Mary Shorey, where goods were |