The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-08-14
ABOUT THE STATE
Happenings of Interest From Diff
ferent Sections.

The United States postoffice depart
ment has decided to place the ''Westerl
Reserve" in st. Adams City on tn,
postal map of Vermont. A postal sub
station will be established there.
Robert McGann, brakeman on tn,
| Clarendon & Pittsford railroad, fell be
tween two cars Saturday morning. His
body was dismembered and his deatF
followed two hours later.
While driving horse rake recently
Mrs. Michael Tierney of Lincoln was
thrown from the vehicle and struck the
ground with such force that two bones
in her right ankle were fractured.
The large barn of Fred A. Gilbert in
Morrisbile was totally destroyed when
struck by lightning Sunday night. One
COW was killed by the lightning and 9th.
ers were taken out. The loss includes
so tons of hay and large number OF
wagons and farming implements.
During the heavy storm of late Sun
day afternoon, lightning struck barn
belonging to ID. Noyes Burton in High
gate. It's contents included lao tons of
first grade hay and all was burned in
the fire that followed. 1t was the larg-
est barn on the farm.
Col William H. Coffin, who was pro-
fessor of military science at the univer-
sity of Vermont, Burlington, in 1886,
died Aug. at the Mayo hospital in
Rochester, MINI.
Percy Price, an employee Of the Grand
Trunk road running between Coteau
Junction and st. Adams, was painfully
injured at East ,Alburg Saturday, when
he was leaning out away from moving
train and was struck by corner OF a
stock pen. A long cash was cut in his
forehead over one eye. and eight stitches
were required TO close the wound.
Wallace Batchelder will leave his home
ia Bethel Sunday for Milwaukee, where
he will attend the 22d annual congress
of commissioners on uniform state laws,
which will be in session August 81 to
26, inclusive, and the annual meeting of
the American Bar association. He was
Obliged to decline an invitation from
Harland b. Howe of St. Johnsbury to
participate in his campaign on the stump
in order to be present at these meet
ings.
The Interstate Poultry and Pet Stock
association has entered into arrange
ments whereby its fourth fall show will
be held in connection with the Rutland
fair. the seventh annual Rutland Horse
Show and Breeders association, and the
Rutland merchants street carnival. The
dates will be from September to 6.
Rev f. G. Guthrie, who was recently
granted leave of absence from his du-
ties as pastor of the First church in Bur
lington, will sail Thursday from Mont
real on an extended trip to the antipo-
des. At Bombay he will join Rev. Will
liam Hazen. a missionary sent out from
the First church, and the two will de-
liver a series of lectures in Indian. Later
Mr.. Guthrie will visit at his former home
in New Zealand.
Rev. Charles Waite OF Shoreham has
accepted call to become pastor of the
church in Richmond. He
viii occupy the pulpit for the first time
September Is
1t is estimated that 80 far this season
fully 200 motor boats and other craft
have visited Burlington from Hudson
river and Lake Champlain ports,
Miss Nina L. Seeley. a Cambridge
school teacher, who claims that she was
thrown from car platform on the B. & |
L. branch near Jericho last winter, has
entered suit in Chittenden county court |
ior damages to the extent OF $4,000.
Democrats OF Hyde Park has nomi- |
rated w. D. Strong for town representa-
i've. A Republican caucus will be held
n the village Thursday evening.
A barn on the Sarah Goodwin farm in
Georgia was struck by lightning Sunday
tight and large quantity OF new hay
vas burned, in addition to the loss of |
he building.