The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-12-06
ABOUT THE STATE
Happenings of Interest from Diff
ferent Sections.

The next national convention OF In
surance commissioners, now in session
in New York, will be held in Burlington
July 20 TO August l, 1913. ff'
The Brattleboro board of trade hai
voted to unite with the western New
England chamber of commcrce, decision
having been made at a meeting Tuesday
night.
Quantities of Christmas trees ar,
being shipped from Rutland to Boston
and New York, and present indications
are that a record will be established
this year in this class of exports.
The quarantine from the last family
in East Burke, afflicted with smtllpox
has been raised and the authorities are
hoping the outbreak Is over. In the
ellison family, just released from quar-
antine, nine persons were afflicted with
the disease.
Sousa's band was scheduled to appear
at Morrisville, but the date had 10 be
called of on account OF the inadequaey
of the hall. This has caused that town
to become considerably awake to its lack
in that direction and it Is probable tina.
the coming March meeting will see some
action to provide an opera house.
An agent of the Carnegie people was
| in Milton last week to put Ed.
ward Laroek in line for prize given
for heroic work at the risk Of his own
| life. Mr., Larock saved two men from
drowning while in Middlebury and also
pulled two travelling men from in front
of fast train on the railroad crossing
in that village.
The steamer Ticonderoga on lake
Champlain will close the season for 1919.
December a. Thus far this fall more
than 5000 bushels OF potatoes have
been brought to Burlington from points
across the lake,
Guy Bingler. 81 years old, had his
right hand badly cut from the base of
the thumb to the little finger Wednes-
day by the bursting OF glass test jar
at the Eddy creamery in Jonesvlle,
where he is employed. In the process Of
testing, bichloride OF mercury is used
and ii is thought that this caused the
jar to burst. He will prohaly regain
the use of his hand after a time.
The operating revenue of the Rutland |
railroad for the month of October was |
1851 ,el6.09 and the expenses were s245,.
1882, making a net revenue of $780, |
67Tl7.
Out OF flock Of go sheep kept BY M. t
j, Hapgood in his deer park at Peru,
dogs have destroyed so. A movement
Is on foot to trace the owners or keep
ers of the dogs.
Mrs w. p. Blow of Grand Isle Is COW
cred with bruises and in a serious eondi-
ton as the result of an assault BY an
unknown man last Saturday evening in
her home Her husband was away from
home at the time and she was alone in
he house with three small children, .he
oldest aged three years. She had Just
-Vitt ilVhi Puttihk W ttA iu
-oom off the living room when without
rearing sound black cloth was
thrown over her head and the lamp was
blown out In her struggle with her as
ailant, all Mrs. Blows clothes were torn
III. The man escaped and his identity is I
Unknown. Mrs. Blow ia progressing
Toung woman about 20 years OF age.
The annual meeting of the directors ,
nd staff of the Mary Fletcher hospital
n Burlington was held Wednesday and I
he following officers were eectedi Pres
ient, Henry Greene; vicepresident, ". I
!. Van Patten; treasurer, c. p. Smith; I
ecretary, A. G.. Whittemore, auditor,
Ienry Greene; superintendent, DIR. r. j. I
Indrews assistant superintendent and b
iedical director, DR.. L. b. Morrison at ,
ending physicians, Drs H. r. Watkins, 5
Y. A. Lyman, j. y. JENNIE and G. VI.
abin; attending surgeons, Drs. J. Is.
Wheeler, II. c. Tinkham, p. f. Nc 4
weeney and c. A. Pease; Psychologist,
II. ID. c. Hawley; psthologist, DIR. B. Fl.
tone; opthalmologist, aurist and laryn-
ologist. Dr. NJ c. Twitchell Between
&c. |, 1911 and Dec. /, 1912, there were :,
oa6 patients in the hospital. In the Il
st year ever 100000 has been invested +
new buildings and equipment, the ex- 7
snses of the year exceeding the in.
'me by about $4,000. Miss Clara Y. o.
nurchll at this meeting gave 81 600 in " u
emory of Mrs. Caroline f. Converse, TO Of
, known as the Caroline j.. Converse "a
md. and to be used in the care OF poor ~ =,
TX children. 81
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