The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-03-15

saturday lying dead IN tie woods. The
animal had evidently been killed by
dogs.
William T. Curtis of Burlington died
Wednesday at the Fanny Allen hospital
where, five days previous, he had un.
dergone an operation for the amputation
of leg. Gangrene developing as the
result of diabetes, was the cause OF
death.
+. c. Bashaw has kept flock of red
birds well fed through the winter and
every morning his feathered friends APP
pear for their breakfast near the door
OF his residence.
Harold Z. Miller of Providence, r. l.,
son OF Mr.. and Mrs. J. +. Miller of
! st. Adams, has recently been appointed
first assistant engineer OF the Rhode
! Island state board of public roads. Mr..
Miller is a graduate of st. Adams high
school and Brown university.
The members of Noyes relief corps,
! c.. A. r.. of Chittenden, are planning
| to erect monument at some point in
the town not yet decided upon in mem
Org of Chittenden soldiers who fought
in the Civil war. The monument will
probably be built of granite at cost
OF 81 900, over 5000 of which has al
ready been subscribed,
The 1T. Rev, f. NJ. Parker, ID. d.,
bishop coadjutor OF New Hampshire, is
making many Episcopal vistations in
Vermont during the absence of Bishop
Hall, who went to North Carolina in
search of health,
John Nash of Bennington has entered
North Adams, Mass, hospital to seek
relief from an intlamed hand which was
badly cut by glass in an accident re-
Gently.
The youngest member of the North
Monroe band is Robert L. Kendall, ten
years old, who plays the bass horn.
At a meeting of the stockholders of
the Lake Champlain g. st. Lawrence
junction railroad, held in Montreal last
week, appropriate resolutions were
passed on the death OF the late Hiram
1 "
aslong time member OF the board of di-
reetors.
The Commercial club Of St Johnsbury
has received from George NJ Bartlett,
a New York architect, detailed plans for
St. Johnsbury's new hotel.
Miss Philomene Boissonnault, who was
born in st. Blais, P. O., "a years ago,
died in st. Johnsbury last Saturday
She was a half-sister of the late Rev
J. A. Boissonnsult, for many years the
beloved pastor of Notre Dame church in
st. Johnsbury.
Mrs. Abigail Hartman of ST. Johns
bury observed her ninety third birth
day anniversary Wednesday. Mrs. Har-
riman is in poor health.
Rev Charles Fitzwilliam lectured on
the subject, Prom Trapeze to Pulpit,
at the Congregational church in East
Hardwick last evening.
The funds for new public drinking
fountain in Lunenburg were considerably
the other night, when To-
cal dramatic company presented Bar
Haven" and received $50 from the pro-
cecds.
AT the time set for an examination for
the position Of postmaster at Breadloaf
in Rpton and a date for new examina-
ton was set The office paid 1924 last
year
Darwin Forbes, whose death occurred
recently in Orwell was born in West
Haven in 1928. Mr. Forbes was promi-
nent worker for the cause of temper
ance during his younger days.
Brandon has frozen well, dug more |
than 80 years ago, that is said to defy /
scientific investigation. Ice is found in /
it the year around II is located on /
the outskirts of the village.
William Durin died at his home in |
Ferrisburg recently at the age of % 1
years. He was born in Newfane in /
lSl7. In 1854 he purchased a farm in I
Ferrisburg and had occupied the place |
for So years when death came.
January /. 1912, live stock in Yer +
mont was valued at s26035 900 divided
as follows horses, $40, 900; milch 1
cows 81 100000; other cattle, S3,05s,- |
300; sheep, S503,000; swine, Sl,ll0,00O.
At meeting of the board Of d.
rectors of the Connecticut and Passump.
sic River Railroad company, held in
Boston March Z, Charles S. AIellen of /
New Haven. Conn, was elected di-
rector in the corporation to fill the va
aancy in the board caused by the death
Df Hiram n. Turner, and Harley f. Fol
som of Lyndonville was elected presi-
don't in place of Mr.. Turner.
St Johnsbury is to have a pageant
week the coming summer, when the east
side town is expected to be the head
quarters for hundreds of former resi-
tents and homecomers. w. C. Lang
Ion of New York has charge of the
Picknickers and souvenir collectors are
asst destroying the Masonic monument
,Iected by Vermont Masons on Birds