The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-11-27
ABOUT THE STATE
Happenings Of Interest From DIFF
ferent Sections.

Diphthera developed in five new fam.
lilies in Brttleaboro LIST week and ty.
phoid fever in one.
Miss Mabel Turner of Grafton, ~ H.,
shot deer in South Windham the first
day of the deer season. II weighed 200
pounds,
| Davis and Davis, Washington patent
on surgical bandage to Il. M. Pond, OF
Rutland.
The women of Townshend got out to
a school meeting last week for the first
time, the question being whether there
should be 80 or 80 weeks Of school there.
1t was unanimously voted to have 30.
Joseph Fisher, employed in the Fetch
& Pier chair factory in Brattleboro, lost
the thumb and part of the third finger
OF his left hand as a result of coming in
contact with the saw. The hand will
be saved.
Orson Tinkham, who was so badly in
jnred in an attempted hold-up in North
Bennington, October IL that his life was
despaired of, has recovered sufficiently
to leave the Troy hospital and has re-
turned to his home in Bennington.
The body of Richard Whalen, who
was drowned over two weeks ago when
be was swept over the big dam at Ver-
non, has not yet been found. The water
has been drawn from below the dam to
allow search, but no signs Of the body
have been seen. A professional diver
has been employed.
Over two years ago Mrs. George !
Twitchell Of Brattleboro had several |
pieces OF glass removed from one thumb.
but some OF the particles remained and |
last week the thumb was opened and |
the rest Of the glass was removed. Mrs. /!
Twitchell had experienced prickling |
sensation for several days.
George T. Corey, a well-known resi-
dent of Salisbury, died at his home
Sunday, after an illness of week fol-
lowing shock. Mr.. Corey was 50 years
of age. and had held many offices of
trust in the town, including that of
town constable, tax collector and deputy
sheriff. In 1902 he represented Shafts
bury in the legislature.
Charles Temple, who lives at the home
Of J. S. Gallup in Wilmington started
to cross a girder in the new barn with
q bundle of shingles on his and made
misstep and pitched forward, falling
twelve feet to the ground His right |
forearm was broken, also one rib and an
other cracked. He had severe hem
but will recover. /,
Joseph Leroy dropped to sleep in his /
room in Brattieboro Thursday morning /
after lighting an oil heater, and when |
he awoke was nearly suffocated with
smoke. which was escaping from the
stove in large volumes and had covered
in the room with lampblack.
He carried the stove out and was lust 1
n time to prevent man ringing in a c
Ire alarm, as he had seen the smoke is /
iuing from the room around the win q
lows and supposed the house was on S
Ire. ~
Bennington was treated to a severe | c
yindstorm Sunday that drove hunters '
rom the woods, blew down shade trees, |
isabled the trolley line, and put the tel. I
phone lines out of commission. The
rind blew at times at the rate of go
allies an hour and woods became so dan
erous from falling limbs the hunters '
ought the village The wind was ac-
ompanied with rain, which turned to
now Monday morning, but melted j
bout as fast as it came. n
Word has been received at Middle .
ury college that the government of =
rance has conferred upon A. Barton
epburn, a gradu te of MiddIcbury in :,
he class of 1871 and trustee of the "
,llege, the appointment Of officer of the
egion of Honor, in recognition of the
art taken by the New York Chamber :.
Commerce, when Mr.. Hepburn was y
resident of that organization, in the re- II
'ception TO the French Champlain del y
yation on the occasion of its visit to u
meriea TO present Robins LaFrance for
le Champlain memorial at Crown Point.
Guilford had series of accidents N
onday. Nov. IS, the first happeninp to y
:. NJ. Martin, as he was splitting wood. m
G had the stick in his left hand and m
he brought down the axe with the or
ght hand. il swerved and hit him on ~
e back Of his left hand, cutting a cash =
hich it required IL stitches at the e
'attlehoro hospital TO close. When !
srt Akeley was cutting timber the
me day, wedge flew and struck him z,
the leg, taking a downward course
ID eleaving the flesh from the bone
ON the hip bone to the knee. He was
ken to the Brattleboro hospital. That pr
me day Clifford Akeley. brother of
'rt. was so badly bitten by dog that an
had to be taken to the Brattleboro wi