The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-01-19
ABOUT THE STATE
Happenings of Interest From Diff
ferent Sections.


II ferent Sections.
Dean Alden and Carl johnson of Proc
tor are the first boys in the state to
pass the first class scout examinations
successfully.
William r. Porter of the firm of J. P
Morgan & Co. has accepted an election
as trustee of Middlebury college Mr.
Porter was born in Middlebury and
passed his early life in Vermont.
! Charles Woodward, we'll known hotel
man and proprietor of the South Royal
ton house, died there Tuesday, after
! a short illness. Mr.. Woodward was So
years OF age. He came of a hotel keep
ing family.
Mrs. Oliver Croker Stevens of st.
Adams has given the use of library
to the Warner Home for Little Wander
ers in that city, in memory of her late
husband, who was much interested in
the work of the houe.
The Stamford Chemical company is
soon to rebuild the factory, which was
| burned December 81 The new building
will be erected on the same site but will
be much larger and FIRE proof 1t is
to be completed by April |.
There were 81 births in Burlington
! during the month Of December. OF these
! "a were girls and II boys. The young
4 est mother was Is AMI the oldest a.
/ There were "a deaths during the month,
Of which number IA were males and 20
| females.
| Rev Mr. Crammer of Canton, N. ",
has accepted a call to the passionate of
| the Universalst church at Morrisville
and will begin work June l. He is a
graduate of Tufts college and is now
taking posi- graduate course at st.
Lawrence university.
For time Saturday it looked as If
Lake Champlain were about to skim
over. The surface was perfectly smooth
and there did not appear to be any
steam arising although the little line of
mercury stopped below the zero mark
during the entire day, Sunday however,
the south wind had driven large
amount of the ice away and the only
spots apparent We're inside the break
water and along the shore with one or
two large pieces floating outside.
The amount Of duties collected at the
customs house up to Dec. 81 showed
all increase ever last year. The domes-
tic exports were slightly lower than
those of the preceding year, while the
foreign exports showed an increase of
about ten per cent. Following are the
figures Duties collected in December
1910, Sl29 ,26436 and in December. 1911,
Sl45,9 10; domestic exports in Deem
Der. 1910. S554,Ts0 and in December,
1911, $526os6, foreign exports in De-
cember, 1910, s30,l73, and in December,
1911, S33,463.
Sunday meetings for men are to be
held at The Strong theatre in Burling-
ton for four weeks, beginning Sunday,
Jan. %. At the first meeting, John
MITCHELL vieepresident of the American
Federation of Labor, will speak on "In-
dustrial Accidents; Their Prevention and
Compensation to Workmen for Losses
Caused by Them" or "Am | Ny Broth
er's Keeperf" Feb. a. David J. Ran.
ney OF the New York City mission win
speak on 'The Prodigal on the Bow
cry; Feb. Il. J. n. Barss, on Better
Penal Laws in Vermont; and Feb. is,
President John NJ Thomas OF Middle
bury college, on "The Golden Rule"
Ernest Ruslow. who began course in
crime bv stealing a sum of money
wear and a half ago from G. l.. Towle OF
Enoshurg Falls, appears, from recent |
reports, 10 be continuing in the way of
crime. The matter at Enosburg was
dropped. He had spent all the money |
but he went free on his promise 10 re. /
form. He got into two or three other /
serapes there and last week Deputy |
Sheriff A. ]. Coft received a letter from /
farmer in Westfeld, Mich. saving that /
the young man had stolen 1878 from |
his pocket at night and deeamped.
The state of Vermont has obtained the /
use Of the armory in Burlington from
ex- Gov Woodbury. for a term Of 10 years |
and will add to its present equipment /
by fitting il up for the use OF Companies
NJ and C., of the first infantry. Yer /
mont National Guard. 1t has been de- I
cided by the state authorities that the |
detachment hospital, corps stationed in
Burlington will not be removed to Bran
don, as announced some weeks ago, but
will remain in its present quarters or
Bank street. Provision is now being
made in the south end of the armory fof
quarters for Company c, which will
occupy rooms there, instead of those
now in use by the hospital corps, as was
planned when the removal of the latter
was contemplated