The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-07-13

OF TECHNOLOGY WnaL is KNOWN as the
Deerine library, the finest collection oil
works on electricity in the world. The
library consists of 10000 volumes, val
ned at 100000 The late George Ed
ward Deering of England, who died at
the age of so, spent more than 40 years
in collecting the library.
| William Pollard's farm house in Jer.
| icho was destroyed by fire Wednesday
morning. Mr.. Pollard arose at the usual
time. started the kitchen fire and went
| for the cows, and upon his return he
found the upper part OF the house in
flames, having caught, supposedly, from
| the chimney in the attic. The other
members of the household were unaware
of the fire until awakened by Mr.. Pol
lard. Some of the household goods were
saved
| Mrs. Allen Rouse, formerly of Shell
burne Farms but lately of Ryeon-the-
Sound, n. Y, wish her two children, was
| drowned recently in Long Island sound
Mr. Rouse is chauffeur for Mr.. Nichols
of the Standard Oil Co., and was out in
the automobile when the drowning took
place. Not finding his wife at home, he
went to look for her and the children
on the beach He saw dark object in
the distance, and on investigation dis
covered his wife, clasping the two chill
dren in her arms, all three dead. 1t is
supposed that one child fell in the water
from the rocks and the mother and other
child were drowned in trying to rescue
him.
This season is far slower than the
slowest recorded in many years. so far
as the barge business along the lake
front is concerned. Thus far only 10
boats have been dropped off at Burling-
ton with cargoe& and over one-third Of
the time between the opening and clos
ing of navigation has elapsed. Only n
few years ago, a season when 200 boats
did not put into Burlington was consid-
cred exceptionally duh.
An attempt was mS,ie to wreck the
new Montreal Portland train at North
Troy Monday night, when the railroad
tie and steel rail were placed across
the track near the high bridge in that
village. A northbound freight hit the
obstruction without damage to the train,
thus saving probable wreck OF the fast
passenger train south r little later. No
clue TO the parties who attempted the
wreck can be found.
Joseph Beauchemin of Burlington, Ia
years old, had narrow escape from
drowning last Saturday off Booths dock.
The lad with others was in bathing
when the water wings which Beauehe-
min used TO assist him slipped to one
side and be went to the bottom Ralph
Ready went to his assistance and was
caught and pulled down by the other.
Michael Croto, another of the party, sue
ceeded in rescuing both lads, after Beau
chemin had gone down twice.
An attempt is TO be made to compel
the Connecticut River lumber company
to keep u passage open through it's log
drives for the accommodation Of excur |
sion boats on the river between Brat !
tleboro and Putney and for the operation !
of the 100 or more power boats owned in
the vicinity. For several weeks il has /
been impossible for the excursion boats |
to make way through the logs.
The drug store of G. L. Campbell in
Swanton was entered Tuesday night by |
breaking the lock, and Sl5 in cash and /
about $50 in cigars and cigarettes were
stolen.
Lsban Sprague Harding of Lowell, a
OF that town in the leg.
stature of 1899, died Wednesday Of I
heart failure. Mr. Harding was 6s years
old. He was prominent in town, county
md state affairs.
Henry Riley. who had been repairing
i fence on the land Of d. n. Rice OF
Granville. and was returning to his home
With Mr.. Rice, fell as he was going down
steep hill and struck his face on an
IKE which he was CARRYING, cutting
bad cash in his forehead
Hon. Frank Plumley of Mortified has
leen appointed by President Taft one /,
If the representatives to the interna-
ional arbitration meeting at Geneva,
switzerland, in September Mr.. Plumley
vas appointed representative to the
isme meeting last year, which was tu
AVE been held in Rome, but was post
,oned on account of the war with Italy
md Turkey.
Smallpox has broken out in at least
light different families in st. Johns
,ury and several cases are recovering,
which have not been qurantined, as the
ocal doctors thought they were chicken
,ox and did not report them. All are
Inder strict quarantine now.
Three Albany boys, Glenn and Frank
lilies and Alfred SweetIand, were serl-
usly burned about the face and hands, !
While preparing to fire an anvil, and :
ilenn Miles eyes were also badly :
nrned. A spark of fire fell into the bag :
( powder which the boys carried and the
Nplosion followed.
Aldrch Alexander of Glover had the J
nds of one forefinger and thumb so !
ably injured by an explosion that both 4
ad to be amputated at the first joint. :
.ldrich and his brother had dug the
over out of dynamite cap to explode, j
nd when the latter touched it off, Al
rich had the supposedly empty cap in j
is fingers. The explosion set off pow :
er remaining in the cap, badly mangling
he thumb and forefinger that held it, /,
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