The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-04-24
ABOUT THE STATE
Happenings of Interest From Diff
ferent Sections.

The west mill at the Green Mountain
Marble Co.'S plant in Rutland was put III
operation Friday for the first time.
Ray Curtis narrowly escaped death at
his home in island Pond last week when
as he was about to open the barn door
it came off and fell upon him. His head
was badly cut and bruised
Davis & Davis, Washington patent at
torneys, report the grant to citizens OF
this state of the following patents: B.
Akermsn of Chester, rotary rasp; f. A.
Graves of Rutland, propelling mechan.
ism for vessels; c, L. Scribner of Jericho
party-line selective signaling system.
Mr. and Mrs. Wallace w. Burke. who
were married in Hartland in 1862, cele-
brated the 50th anniversary of their
marriage Eat their home in South Roy
alton, April 9. Two Of their four chill
dren are living w. W. Burke, ir., and
Mrs. Il. J. Hutchinson Of Woodstock.
Marjorie Crawford and Edith Bates.
two Windsor children, aged s and .,
respectively, were collecting cattails in
swamp not far from their home last
Tuesday, when they suddenly became
submerged to their waists in the mud.
Passersby rescued them upon hearing
their cries for help.
A large number of boys throughout
the town OF Hartford are building model
aeroplanes under the direction of Mr.
Edison of Dartmouth college, the county
committee Offering silver cup for the
longest flight made by model in flight
10 be held this spring, Some very good
models have already been made and
will soon be placed on exhibition.
The house of T.. G. Hunt in New Haven
was struck BY lightning Monday, April
ID, during a thunder storm. The light
ming entered the woodshed and passed
around and through the parlor, setting
the draperies and furniture on fire. His
son who lived near, saw the flames and
notified Mr. Hunt and the combined
efforts Of the two extinguished the
flames, though not until considerable
damage had been done.
The Interstate Trust company has
opened for business at White River june
tion with offices in the First National
bank. 1t has an authorized capital OF
100000. of which $4,000 has been paid
in. The officers are: President, Robert
Z. Smith; vice president, Leonard d.
Wheeler; secretary and treasurer, vii.
liam W. Russell. Associated with them
as directors are Howard j. Miller OF
Hartland and Arthur G. W-itham of
South Royalton.
Chief of Police Mcdonald, several au-
tomeble parties, patrols of boy scouts
and friends searched Saturday afternoon
and evening for Miss Jessie b. Moore OF
Springfield, who had been missing since
early Saturday morning She lived with
her niece, Mrs. Mary Randall, and left
home Friday night at 7 to visit her
sister, Mrs. Ada Hartley, and another
niece Mrs. Rachel Wheeler. She started
for home at 1890 and was seen on the
street as late as l2:45,
Mrs. r. q. Lane, matron OF the Calais
town farm, was cleaning the house re.
Gently and threw some waste paper and
debris into the stove and then lighted
the fire. The debris included about
half-pound of gunpowder, and when the
flames reached il there was an explosion
which blew the stove to pieces and re-
moved the stove pipe in record time
Mrs. Lane was in another room at the
time of the explosion and was not in
jured. The damage done to the building
was slight.
J. Fenton of Rutland, who some time
ago pleaded guilty to appropriating 1891
OF public funds entrusted to him as
overseer of the poor, was sentenced in
Rutland county court Saturday to pay
a fine of $500 and costs of S., or to serve
an alternative sentence of 524 DAYS in
the house of correction. Mr.. Fenton ex-
poets to be able TO raise the money. Ia
the same court, David and William Bar
rett, who pleaded guilty in connection
with breaking into summer cottage,
were sent to Nergennes for the remain.
Ter of their minority.
The graduating class Of the Wood
stock high school will make its trip |
to Washington, ID, c., following the |
graduation exercises, expecting to leave
June IL. Graduation expenses will be |
somewhat reduced by combining gradua-
ton and class day exercises. emitting |
the usual reception given by the class
and having no speaker from outside |
for the closing exercises. The gradua-
tion fund earned by the class now |
amounts to $l60 and play is to be
given next month to still further aug
nent it.
Valentine Flood, formerly director of
athletics at Princeton university. has /
been secured as golf professional and |
general athletic trainer for the Wood |
stock Country club from May /, 1912. /
Valentine Floods record as general ath- /
etc trainer and all-round athletic coach.
: as follows; Late of Princeton univer-
Iity, four years, University Athletic club
# New York four years, Crescent Ath-
etic club -four years, Princeton Pre-.
,aratory school one year coach for Tren-
on high school one season. Mr.. Floods
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