The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-03-29

Blehmer of Rutland
Willis j. Monty, for five years clerk
Of the board OF United States steam
boat inspectors has been appointed court
stenographer for the counties of Essex,
| Orange and Orleans.
The Allen farm at Wells River, which
was purchased by lumbermen last fall,
has thus far yielded about 100000 feet
or wood and lumber, according to re-
port, and only about half Of the trees
have been felled. The lumber has been
sold for SIS a thousand feet.
Rev, Roy NJ. Houahton of Brattleboro
will sail from New York City April 10
on the steamship Laura, visiting various
points of interests during the vessels
cruise throuih the Mediterranean He
will take an extended carriage drive
through the holy land, and on his re-
/ turn trip will visit Greece, Italy, France,
/ Germany and England He expects to
arrive back to this country July Is.
AT a recent meeting of the school d.
! rectors OF Orleans and Glover, it was
/ two towns under the direction of one
supervisor. Another meeting of the A.
! fectors will be held in April to reach
final decision.
st. Adams high school is to have Z
single session during the spring term.
Cards were sent the parents, asking an
expression OF their wishes, and OF the
| 81 cards returned, out of 10 sent out,
~ were in favor Of one session, 10 in
favor Of two sessions and four had no
choice.
A largely signed petition has been pre-.
scented by Rutland citizens who live near
Lincoln avenue, asking that the street
department lay out the land along both
sides Of the avenue as a park. This
property belonged to the IT. III. Baxter
estate and when a division Of the prop
erty was made about twenty years ago.
the land mentioned was given to the /
city on condition that it be laid out
as park and maintained bv the city, |
This condition has never been carried /
out and complications are expected in /
trying, after so long a time has elapsed, /
to carry out the original provisions OF (
the proposition, as some property hold /
ers are using part Of the city land
Ex-senator John H. Lewis of North /
Troy is recovering nicely in a New York /
hospital from an attack of acute iudi, /
gestion. the seriousness OF which was +
somewhat exaggerated by the newspa- /
pers, according 10 Governor Mead who i
visited Mr.. Lewis Saturday at the hos
pital Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis will soon
come to Rutland.
A slight injury to the left hand Of
c. j. Ellsworth Of Eden nearly resulted /
in the loss Of his life. Blood poisoning
set In and when he went to the Mary
Fletcher hospital in Burlington, wees;
later, lie was told that had he remained
away a day longer, amputation of the
arm would have been necessary.
About POO workmen expect to begin
in Middlebury next week the work Of
moving the railroad tracks, building the
underpass and moving the Rutland rail.
road passenger station to the east side
OF the tracks.
Ruluf A. Dean Of Rutland, an insur-
auce agent, Yesterday filed a petition
in bankruptcy with Clerk +. S. PIatt /,
OF the United States court His liabili.
ties are ST0466 and he has assets az
5000, all claimed exempt Bnttles & !
Botsford are counsel for the plaintiff
In the last two years, the state has
received Sl,0l3,l2 from the tax of i,
seven tenths OF one per cent. on savings I
bank deposits. The amount paid in the
last six months, $500 J40.05, was the
largest sum ever received from thar
source. The Burlington Savings bank
pays the largest tax Of any in the state,
$95 ,433. The three other leaders are:
Rutland Savings bank. 2,4l5; Vermont
Savings bank of Brattleboro, $3302D; ,
and Montpelier Savings Bank and Trust
81 ,045.
Mrs: Louisa II. Palmer native of |
died in Chicago Tuesday. She {
was born in 1927 and married in 1916,
her wedding trip from Vermont to Chi. l
cago being made by way of Lake Cham
plain, st. Johns river, stage to Montreal, !
Lake Ontario, Lake Erie, Lake Huron :
and Lake Michigan. tier husband was
among those who went TO California
during the gold fever in ls49.
Nergennes milk dealers are dissatisfied i
with the prices they receive at the Slaw- o
son & Decker milk plant there, and re- :
emily held meeting to discuss the n
natter. The fifty dairymen present as g
he meeting pledged themselves to dis :
continue taking milk there after April ], !
unless a higher price was granted for l
milk than was offered in the new sched- n
lie The schedule of prices to which the t
object is as follows: April, =
81 30; May, $l.l5; June, Sl.l0; July, e
1920; August, Sl.40; September, $50.
4ast year the plant had the patronage
II about 10 dairies, averaging 80 cows
o dairy. n