The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-06-06
ABOUT THE STATE
Happenings Of Interest From Diff
ferent Sections.

/ ferent Sections.
| The Judges stand at the Valley fai
grounds at Brattleboro was split in tw
| BY lightning Sunday night. The road
in the county were badly damaged b,
the heavy rain.
). b. Wilbur Of Manchester has beer
appointed by the governor member o
the state fair commission in place o
Charles C, Jones OF Bennington, who los
his life on the Inflated Titanic.
Fred E. Hall of Hardwick, a farmer
has filed petition in bankruptcy witt
Clerk 4. S. Platt of the United States
court. His liabilities are given as 1915
and his assets as S2,635, with 5000 ex
empt.
Rev. Frederick Sherman Arnold, rector
of ST. Thomas Episcopal church, Bran
don, has rendered his resignation, to TAKE
effect October l. Mr. Arnold expects ts
return to his former home in POUCH
keepsie, n. ", and engage in business
with his father, c, n. Arnold.
John Peters, who lives on farm in
West SALISBURY, was struck by light.
ming during the severe storm Tuesday
afternoon while at work in his barn
He did not entirely lose consciousness
because of the shock, but has not recov-
cred the use of his limbs sufficiently as
to be able to move.
William Yates, an employee in Prouty
& Miller's mill in Newport, was killed
on the railroad track at Beebe Junction
Memorial day. II is not known just how
he was killed. as no one witnessed the
accident; but it is supposed he attempted
to board freight and fell between the
wheels. The body was found beside the
track the next morning.
Capt. Gilbert Hart, who died May "a
at his home in Detroit, was the donor OF
the library in Wallingford village which
bears his name. Captain Smith was a
native of Wallingford and would have
been "a years old had he lived until
August. He invented and had patented
the celebrated safety emery wheels,
Which UlOuEnE iliiiA tdilt ann wi thlts
During May Their were 2i deaths in
the city Of Rutland Two Of the deaths
from accidents, and Of the 9th
ers one was caused by pneumonia, one
by tuberculosis. one by the grip, one
by diabetes, three by cancer, and four
by senile debility. The Is contagious
diseases reported during the month were
as follows: Chickenpox, s; measles, 2;
typhoid fever, 2 diphtheria L. None of
the contagious cases proved fatal.
Waldo G. Knapp of Middletown
Springs, who viii be graduated this
month from Dartmouth college, Hanover,
n. H., has been chosen secretary to
President L. f. Nichols TO succeed A. X.
Skinner, who has resigned. He will take
up his duties in September. The two
sophomores who were chosen to repre-.
sent their class in the prize speaking at
Dartmouth college commencement, June
22, are Wilfred G. Gilbert Of Dorset and
Gordon J. Platt Of Swanton.
The body of Miss Jessie B. Moore
of Springfield, who had been missing
since April 2s, was discovered Tuesday,
May IS, in the river below Gilman &
Sons dam, by Harry r. Lamson, and to
him was awarded the $50 which had
been offered for knowledge of Miss
Moore's whereabouts. Miss Moore left
ler home for an evenings visit and never
-eturned She had been in New Jersey
institution for treatment of the insane
md is said to have threatened to take
Ter own life. The body was held down
~ rock in such way that it could
iot float. She was AZ years OF age.