The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-12-10
ABOUT THE STATE
Happenings of Interest from Diff
ferent Sections.

A valuable horse belonging 10 James
Mcbride was run over and killed by an
engine in Essex Junction Friday.
The Brandon Marble Co. have three
gangs of saws in operation and during
the coming week expect to have them
running on a 24.hour schedule.
Mrs. Charles S. Stacey of Brattleboro
broke one of her legs the other evening
While rehearsing for a play, she stepped
off a drop in the platform in the fire
escape.
| The Greater Vermont association mas
secured the services OF a road expert for
lecture purposes through the Office Of
public roads, department of agriculture,
Washington, ID. G.
William Douglas, aged 10, of Newfane,
I is held under 5000 bail charged with will
fully and maliciously killing two heifers,
the property of Bert i. Morse. Young
Douglas is said to have shot the animals.
Incorrigible even in the face of long
term ut the industrial school, young
Chester ID. Huffmirc. who confessed to
several thefts in Rutland. tried TO con-
ceal SO in a shoe when being taken TO
Vergennes.
Mrs. Eliza Morse is the Oldest resident
Of Brattlehoro, being in her 9th year.
She smokes pipe regularly and says
that tobacco and good reading cure des-
pondency, She knits dozens of pairs OF
mems socks every year.
Charles X. Upper. brakeman on the |
Central Vermont railway, made mis-
step on top of his train Saturday morn |
ing at st. Adams, and fell heavily to
the tracks, suffering compound frac- |
ture OF both bones OF his left leg.
As Illion Prenevitch was pulling a |
drill out of hole with his back turned |
TO steep embankment, in Brattle- |
boro, the drill came out suddenly and |
Prenevitch and the drill finished at the |
bottom OF the bank. His right wrist !
was fractured and two ribs were broken.
One Of the most important real es-
tate transactions that has taken place
in Montgomery Center for some time
was completed Saturday when II. o.
Rowley, who has been proprietor of
the Martin house for nearly 40 years,
sold the hotel to Divide Barber. Consid-
Grafton, $4,000. Mr. Rowley also sold
his livery with the hotel.
Swauton's new system of street light
in, that has been in process of con-
struction for several weeks, is complet-
I'd. The Ball are dynamo, put in years
lgo when Swanton adopted municipal
,lectric lighting, played out long time
lgo and that style of machine being out
II date parts could not be obtained. J
The arc system was dropped and the in.
andescent street lighting was ordered
neandescent lights of from 90 to 200
andle power in place of % arcs.
Fire caused the loss of many thou
ands of dollars in Somerset recently,
when two buildings large storehouse ,
nd a machine shop of the New Eng
and Power contrusction company were Z
'urned with a quantity of valuable /
machinery which wa sto have been in +
tailed soon. The fire is supposed to
ave started from a spark from a :
mokestaek. The machinery which was
amaged beyond repair was mostly gen
rators, dynamos, etc. The work Of
ebuilding win take place as soon as
ossible.
7,
Pietro Mancuso, foreman Of blast sl
u gang in the employ OF the Power
company at Somerset, is |
! the North Adams hospital with ter b,
BILE injuries as the result of inspect Il
* a "hole" in which tire was a stick u
dynamite which had not been dis.
larged. One eve is nearly torn out, 10
,ere are nearly 200 tiny perforations ,.
his face. a large hole in his right l..
IN and other perforated bits of rock =,
ON shouller to finger tips, deep hole
his groin and both legs literally
,inned. 1t is said that he has chance 4
live.
The barn of Michael Burke in Perkins J.
Ne, filed with straw belonging TO
Gorge Green, and containing two sleighs Z,
ID a gig belonging to Winfield LeClair
ID buggy belonging to Fred Bar !
Il, was burned to the ground Wednes- tn
" afternoon. The barn was partially =.
sured. The fire was under big head an
iy, when discovered. and its origin is VIC
known. There is no fire department, n GA
t every one turned out to help, and iii
G stock and hens were saved. The no
tel and the houses of Mr.. Burke and y ".
r. Hicks were endangered. bu
Harrison NJ. Villas, father of Martin S. lb, S
las of Burlington, was 80 years old Al
turday lie enjoys excellent health
q has had no serious illness In IS =
ars and during only one short period sul
that time has he been unable TO be mi
,ssed and around each day. Mr.. Villas pr
S a wing in politics in the old days inc
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