The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-12-09
ABOUT THE STATE
Happenings of Interest from Diff
ferent Sections.

The water in the reservoir of the Rut
land Railway, Light & Power compan,
at Chittenden is now ten feet highe
than It was last year at this time.
The net cost OF the state prison fol
the two years ending July !, 1912, wai
S33,5i33l. The prisoners earnings fol
the two years aggregated $3s,054.9l.
Paul Preston of Salisbury. who wa.
seriously shot by boy companion some
time ago, continues To improve and
hopes are entertained OF his recovery.
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Reports of deer killed are still coming
In although the season closed over 9
week ago. The number killed is now | :
GlT, Windham county leading with 257.
The Journeymen BARRIERS union OF
Rutland celebrated the twenty tifth an.
niversary OF the international union
Thursday. The Rutland branch was or
gained April IL, 1900
The Windsor county farmers COM
mittee have engaged n farm expert TO
assist the farmers Of this county, in the
person Of ], Coryell, Cornell univer.
versity man. who comes highly reco-
mended. He will report for duty Deem
Der TO-
r. W. Hill the toll bridge tender at
Isle La Motto. has discontinued his work
for the season and reports the tolls in
the season of seven months and eight
days amounted to 81 1926. The mum.
Der Of automobiles crossing the Bridge
was | sol, and this did not include those
OF the town of Isle La Motto.
An appeal has been made to Governor
Fletcher for the pardon of A. Bass of
Waterbury, sentenced to Jail two
months ago for selling liquor. II is
alleged his wife sold most of the liquor
rived from Italy, she was unfamiliar
with Vermont laws. The governor will
probably take no action until after the
adjournment of legislature.
AT meeting of the state board Of
health held at the state laboratory of
hygiene, Burlington, the contract for
next years supply of diptheria anti
toxin was awarded to the II. X. Null
ford Co., of Philadelphia The anti
toxin j. furnished TO physicians from
81 stations in the state, and may be
had by any doctor applying for it.
Jonas Stevens of Hyde Park has the
distinction or having served Lamoille |
county as high hailff, deputy sheriff |
and sheriff. No other one man has |
ever filed these offices. He has served |
eight years as sheriff about 80 as depu. !
ty, and is now serving as deputy and |
also high bailiif. This latter office he
also filled several years ago. Mr. Stew
EMS is war veteran, having served in
The First Vermont calvary.
Frank Angelo of Montreal. aged "a
years, voluntarily gave himself up TO
,he Rutland police Friday and confessed
o breaking into the Gibson saloon in
hat city Thursday, stealing liquor. eggs
md other articles from the place. He
aid he came from Boston Tuesday,
ould find no work was hungry and
,roke into the saloon to find money.
Zone was there and finding the eggs, he
made good meal out of them Sc Itence
vas reserved.
The town of Barnet has expended on
tate roads this year S3,l00 on the state
Dad, 5000 in completing the work be-
un on the East Barnet road last year,
] 900 on the West Barnet road near
re, he La1o IN 1
he MeIndoes road This was bad
iece of road at times in the spring being
and so narrow loaded teams
ould not safely pass. The town has
ut in two culverts, widened and graded
he road and now has a half mile of TX.
silent thoroughfare. The town planned
first to lay out $500 on the road but
he county commissioner recognizing the
eed of more funds offered to appropri-
te $500 of state money IL the town
ould put 5000 more with it and the Of
n was accepted.
Capt. $. Edward Howard, who died in
ewton Mass, few DAYS ago. was
edal of honor man in the sth Vermont
giment in the Civil war. He was born I
oaniaica, thIs state, May 10, ls4o. tie \
ceived his early education in the dis q
let school and at Leland seminary, /
ownsend. On the outbreak OF the Civil !
ar he enlisted as a private in the sth =
ermont regiment, serving four years !,
e was commissioned as captain for gal
ntry on the field of battle, for which q
received congressional medal After c
e war he engaged in the hardware bus Il
ess in Brattleboro, and continued in Z
is until 1879 when he entered the cat
, business in Montana and Texas, n
hich he followed until 1891, retiring y
his removal to Newton. Capt. How :
d represented Newton in the legisla- :
re during 1891 and 1892. and had been u
of the school committee since u
90, being considered an expert along n
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