The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-11-29

Mrs. Julia C. r. Dorr, Vermont's poet
ess, is seriously i'll at her home in Rut
land of Il general breakdown.
} While putting his work horses into
was kicked by one OF them, breaking his
left ankle and badly bruising both legs.
Ernest Hooper a young East Fairfield
boy, was badly burned about the face
Sunday afternoon by the explosion OF
powder in can with which he was
playing.
/ The Prouty house Mt the foot OF Mt
Mansfield, in Underhll Center, was
burned Tuesday afternoon, The fire is
thought to have started through the
earelessness of hunters.
Little Lionel Uterine Of Readsboro
was badly burned Saturday night by
falling into tub OF boiling hot water,
which his mother was getting ready for
his BATH He is getting along nicely.
! Chesley Smith. West Milton lad, who
is an enthusiastic Bull Mooser, sent a
letter TO Col Roosevelt that he hoped
he would win in election, and has re-
ceived letter from the colonel in reply.
| The barn of Lucien Bostwick in Hines
burg was burned to the ground Sunday
night with all its contents. A horse,
three cows and three heifers, ms well as
hay and grain, were consumed Insur-
ance of $500 is held on the barn and
contents.
A head.on collision occurred between
an electric car and big bull between
Rutland and Poultney the other night,
when the animal became blinded by the
glare OF the headlight. The bull was
killed and the car was dislodged from the
irons.
O. A. Stanley OF Miltonboro was
thrown from his wagon and badly hurt
Wednesday night. He was sitting on
top of barrel Of cider and was thrown
off between the horses, which RAE land
dragged him about six rods, and the
forward wheels passed over Mr.. Stanley
across his chest, breaking one rib.
The rails of the old Hinesburg railroad
are to be removed and Peter Sheehan Of
Burlington has been given the job. He
has begun work with 25 men and will
handle about 700 tons of rusted rails,
which have never been used since they
We're laid several years ago.
Saturday night the police rs;ded Mi
chael Murphy at his home in Burling
ton and in hencoop found IL quarts OF
whiskey in bottlesya gallon in jug.
quart of gin and TIA bottles of beer, all |
OF which was seized. Murphy was held
in $500 bail.
Warren Bingham of Pawlet, an aged |
man, was last week Thursday arrested on |
the charge of shooting buck with horns |
less than three inches in length. The
man pleaded guilty and was bound over
to Rutland county court, He evidently |
did not know that he had violated the /
law, for he proudly exhibited the buck
in the village. Harlan Waite of Benson
recently pleaded guilty to the charge Of
guiding nonresident hunter, who had
no license and paid a fine of $25 and
costs of T7l. 4
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Rev. G. w. Phillips; for 90 years pastor
81 the Congregational church at Rut-
land, died Sunday at his late home in
Mass. after an illness of
several months with arterio selerosis, at
The age of 10 years. DIR. Phillips was i'm
stalled as pastor Of the Rutland church
Tune 1885. and continued in the pas
.orate until 1906. He came from Worces-
ter, Mass, to Rutland and while there
his parishioners grew in number from
ess than 100 to 700, and the church
contributed in one year to benevolent
objects $4,000 A church ediice valued
It slS5,000 was secured during DIR. Phil
FPS pastorate in that city.
When Lieutenant Adair returns to
Vermont from New York, he win bring
o Fort Ethan Allen one of the choicest
,rizes given at the Madison Square horse
how. That is the handsome cup award.
d the winner of the high jump, which
Ie carried away with Lieutenant Viii
ing's mount. In addition to the cup, the /
INN of $3.50 also goes to the winner.
This is one of the greatest honors which :
an come to a cavalry officer A Bel Z
ium horse was picked to win the event,
ut the Kentucky thoroughbred easily
OF away with the prize under Adair's :
lever riding !
A UNIQUE OCCASION.