The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-02-05
ABOUT THE STATE
Happenings of Interest From Diff
ferent Sections.

IcICul DSCtlOho.
Davis & Davis, Washington patent at
torneys, report the grant Of a patent
on ladder brad to J.. w. Chickering of
Hartlwick.
The 25th anniversary of the Citizens
Savings Bank Il Trust CO. OF st. Johns
bury was celebrated February ]. John
T. Richie has been the treasurer since
its founding.
At the annual meeting of the Ever
green Cemetery association OF Rutland,
/ Judge Thomas 9. Robins was elected
president of the board of trustees for
the 25th year.
Rollin Fay Of Wallingford killed
bob cat recently, which measured three
feet, one inch in length and weighed ~
pounds. He received a 81 bounty and
will sell the animal TO taxidermst
to be mounted.
Miss Annabel L. Stewart. who has
been matron at the Proctor hospital
since last April, has resigned and will
| take a position as matron of the Won
ans Homeopathic association Of the
1 Pennsylvania hospital at Philadelphia.
| Fire which broke ont early Wednes-
| day morning at the Lab Capron farm
! in Mendon destroyed the house and two
small barns. George Phillips and fam
| lily have been living on the farm but
they moved the afternoon before the
| fire.
The smelt fishing in Lake Champlain
IS now reported to be as good as it
has been in recent years and num-
her of professional fishermen are sell
ing good strings in Burlington. Perch
are also very plentiful in Shelburne and
Mslletts bay.
There is at least one dog in Middle
bury that is worth a dollar His owner
was playing tricks with him, using
onc-dollar bill, and after having the bin
in his mouth two or three times, the
dog turned himself into a savings bank
and guIped down the money.
The National Corrugated Box Co. has
secured options on the old soapworks
property Mt North Bennington and also
upon strip of land on the western
side Of the railroad track and will prob
ably place plant in operation at North
Bennington early in the spring provid
ell it is granted an exemption from taxa
ton for period Of years. Should the
company decide to locate in North Ben
nington, its plans as now outlined would
call for the employment of about Is men
and 35 boys.
DR.. s. w. Hammond of Rutland has
been appointed chief surgeon of the Rut-
land railroad vice DR. +. NJ. Bingham
of Burlington deceased. With the APP
pointment Of Doctor Hammond a. head
of the medical staff of the road. the
Office is moved from Burlington to Rut
land. Doctor Hammond's appointment
became effective February l. He will
continue his regular practice as hereto
fore.
Misses Mae and Emma Mcguire OF
Hydeville were nearly asphyxiated by |
escaping gas from coal stove on re- [
cent night. About 2 o'clock they re- /
tired after fixing the stove for the /
night. At II o'clock one Of them awoke |
and noticed an odor of gas. She arose
and found the stove draughts were all 1
right and so went back to bed. but /
later she awoke nearly overcome She I
awoke her sister, and doors and win /
dows We're opened On investigation il /
was found that small door at the I
back of the stove had become loose and I
fallen out, allowing the gas TO escape.
Judge William Lochren, for many |
years Judge of the United States district I
court who died recently in Minneapolis,
was educated in Vermont and admit /
ted to the bar in this state. Mr.. Loeb
rem was born in ireland, but came to
America with his parents at the age
OF six years He served through the
Civil war and was one of the forty who
survived, the charge against Pickett at
gettysburg Mr. Lochren went into the
battle as first lieutenant, but came out in
command Of the regiment as every off.
ce- above him had been killed or wound
ed.
Never before have orchard owners
realized more fully the value Of early
buying of spraying machines and APP
paratus The past years many farmers
have waited until Just ready to spray
their trees and then tried to purchase
pumps and supplies, only to find the de-
mand so great that these late orders
ppuld NOT bn f1tad ,,ror,,.4l, L.. ~ -