The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-11-21
ABOUT THE STATE
Happenings Of Interest From Diff
ferent Sections.

The smallpox quarantine at Mortified
has been lifted, no new cases having de-
veloped -
Burglars are still at work at Rutland.
While Jake Heyman was out of the Of
flee a few minutes Monday afternoon,
some one entered and walked oil with
Mr.. Heyman's new overcoot which cost
$50.
Edward Murray, who pleaded guilty
TO check raising in Milton, has been
sentenced 10 not less than two nor more
than four years ut the house of correc-
ton and placed in the hands OF the pro-
| baton officer.
| One of two fine st. Bernard dogs
owned by A. w. Perkins of Rutland was
shot Monday morning, supposedly by
some excited deer hunter. The dog was
not killed. although the bullet passed
through its body very close to the heart.
John Roberts of Rutland, aged IL, and
David Logan Of Ira, also IL were ar
rested Sunday at Albany, n. Y, charged
with vagrancy. They ran away Friday.
taking their clothing and two guns
They We're turned over to the Humane
society at Albany.
While Charles w. Barney of Essex
junction was working in that place
about six weeks ago, nail struck him
just above the eye, inficting injuries
that resulted in the removal of his eye
at the Mary Fletcher hospital. Burling-
ton, Saturday. 1t is supposed piece OF
steel flew into the member and destroy
ed the sight.
Leon Jerome, who shot Mrs. Edward
G. Burnett at Greenfield, Mass, Tuesday,
and then killed himself was born near
Barton Landing about 80 years ago. His
father, philo b. jerome, lives at keene, |
n. II. For number of years Leon was |
employed by the b. g. NJ. later at East |
Dcerfield and since then in various
places,
Mary, the l3-year-old daughter of Il.
G. Potter OF Shrewsbury, died Monday /
Of conclusion OF the brain following IL.
juries which she received In runaway |
accident in Rutland, Saturday. The girl
and her brother, aged 10, were driving a
colt, which ran away and threw out
both children.
Jacentz Smyrski, an immigrant from
Austria, spent his first night in Vermont
IN the Rutland Jail. Smyrski was met
1t the station by friend and the two
ire said to have made the rounds Of the
with the result that the man
rom Austria was arrested for intoXi-
,ation. He paid a fine and costs next
Ralph w. Hedges son Of Mr. and Mrs.
+. C. Hedges of Northhed, has been en-
tagged to teach the coming school year
n the Cooper school, Abilene, Texas, at
salary of sl500 Mr.. Hedges is a
-raduate of Middlebury college and has
,een in Texas as professor of mathe-
natics and English and director of ath-
atics. at q salary of 1000 The choice
1 Mr. Hedges for the new position was
made after comparison with graduates
rom Yale and Harvard.
As the steamer Ticonderoga was start
ng out of Plattsburg harbor Tuesday 6
lorning, a heavy freight train at the
'harf broke down the bumper, ran a
cross the wharf, and finally buried the P
nd Of car in the ships side Had the +
oat not been there the train would h
ave probably gone into the lake. AS it y
as, no one was injured. A part of the +
heelhouse OF the steamer was demol- e
he'd but the last car struck steel >
which stopped the trans prog ]
,ss. Had it not been for this steel {,
the train would probably have a
one clear through the ship. b
Mrs. n IT. vigeant Of East Elmore Ii
et with quite an experience last week. ii
cing attracted to the door by the loud "
srking of the dog. she found that W
* on the other side of the fence was 8,
lie cause of the disturbance. The atten- a
on of the fox was fixed so intently on nj
he dog that she had no trouble in Civ al
& him a heavy blow with the axe. fe
opposing the animal was dead she car \:
ed him to the kitchen, but the fox al
on revived and started TO make live "a
exit by way of the window, Mrs. VII p9
ant, with a butcher knife, soon ended In
5 life. be
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