The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-08-17
ABOUT. THE STATE
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N ferent Sections.
Progressive people at Peacham Corner
are rejoicing in growth of public senti-
ment favoring the installation of street
lighting system.
+. III. Roleau, who filed nomination pa
pers in Essex junction Thursday, is the
sixth candidate to enter the field for
town representative. Mr.. Roleau is a
Democrat.
The Woodbury. Granite Co. has been
awarded the contract to furnish the ex-
terror granite work for the Turks Head
building, which is to be erected on the
i historic triangular lot in Providence,
r.. T., known as Turks Head. The con-
tract calls for granite valued at 1926.
600 and Bethel white stone will be
used.
/ Preparations are completed for the an
nral state convention of the Ancient Or
der of Hibernians to be held in Mont
pelier August 26 and 81. The following
divisions will be represented Mont
pelier, Rutland, Barre, Burlington, West
4 Rutland, Proctor, Pittsford, Ludlow, Ar
lington, Poultney, Richmond. White Riv-
or junction and Graniteville. The an
nual session of the Ladies auxiliary to
the order will be held on the same days.
| Frank Pelby, st. Adams brakeman
while at work shifting in the yards at
Montreal, p, O., Wednesday evening, was
suddenly stricken with commissions and
taken to a hospital, where he died few
hours later.
Apples are plentiful in the vicinity of
Swanton this year, and many OF them are
| falling to the ground. In that village,
500 pounds of butter are being made daily
al the H. z. Hood creamery.
Further light on the dog poisoning cpl
demie in Coventry is shed by the Cow
entry correspondent of the Newport
News and Standard: "A dog belonging
to Mary Brooks was poisoned. We should
think it was about time something was
done to stop this contemplate bust
ness"
Craftsbury academy has added a nor
NAL training course for teachers 10 it's
curriculum 1t is said that the school
has steadily grown in efficiency during
the last few years. The school sessions
are to be resumed August 81
j. F. Stratton of Chubbs Crossing has
a hen which deposited a good sized egg
in her nest the other morning. 1t meas
ured 6h by IA inches and weighed five
ounces,
Two year.old Roy Bartlett met with
caught his hand in the gear wheels of
ehurn which his father was operating
IL was necessary TO amputate one I'm.
ger and several stitches were taken in
others.
Company I, nth Vermont volunteers,
held its annual reunion at Memorial hall, |
North Calais. yesterday, which date was
the 50th anniversary of the organization
Of the company.
II. A. Winship, ir., of Bradford slipped
while working in veneer mill the other
day, and as he fell the point Of an oil /
can was sent deeply into one of the
shoulder muscles. The injury, while not
serious, was of an exceedingly painful
nature.
Rev +. c. Bass, who was pastor of
the Methodist church of West Newbury,
expected to attend Newbury's old home
week celebration, but did not return
home from trip to Europe in time.
Henry Barrows of Bridport was before
Justice of the Peace G. Y. O. kimbali,
charged with criminal assault on Sylvia
Roberts of Bridport. Barrows was then
bound over in the sum of $500 to appear
at the September term of Addison coun.
~ court. Failing to procure BAIL he was
taken to Middlebury Jail to await trial.
Miss Eleanor S. Ross, who has been
connected with the faculty OF Rutland
high school for several years, has re-
signed to take a position as instructor
in high school at Boise, Idaho. She
win become a member OF faculty which
has charge OF over 800 students.
Henry Donelson, Ia, and Arthur Don
elson, aged Q years. two Poutney boys 7,
who were found guilty of entering three
houses in that town, have been sentenced
to serve the remainder of their minori-
ties in the state industrial school at
Vergennes by Justice Michael Costello. ,
Two Rutland lads, who attempted to ,
witness performance in the local opera ,
house by climbing up the fire escape. .
we're placed in the city lookup over night !
md given sound lecture by Judge +. G. ,
swinnerton next day.
Eugene Chain of Arizona, Prohibition. {
st candidate for president. win speak
n Rutland August "a. He will also APP
bear in several other Vermont towns
md cities.
At the old Welch homestead in Groton j
he other day, $50 members of the Welch
smily came together for reunion. The
occasion drew members of the family
rom large number of states and many =
no had not been back to their native II
own for years. The WEIGH family is
me of the largest in. Groton, and is con-