The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-02-22
ABOUT THE STATE
Happenings of Interest From Diff
ferent Sections.

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Rev Henry Lamb of Hyde Park has
received call to the pastorate of the
First Congregational church of West
Brattleboro.
BrattIeboro is ready to pay $3.50 week
forsa ball team the coming summer, 500
more than paid last season. A year ago
$l,455 was reased by subscription.
The annex of the Rutland hospital is
expected to be in readiness for oeeu-
pancy by April l. The addition viii pro-
vide special convenienees for operating
rooms and mems ward, as well as
rooms for matrons and nurses.
The Bennington paper box factory has
orders from the Colgate farms for a
quantity of individual butter boxes, each
box to contain a one-half ounce cake.
The factory is running to its full ca
pacity and has number of large or
ders.
With butter at As cents a pound and
oleomargarine only 25e, there is bound
to be demand for the manufactured
article Brattleboro dealer in four
consecutive days recently sold 200
pounds of the latter product. He filed
20 telephone orders for it in one fore
noon.
Bella Churchill of Pittsford and James
Murphy of st. Adams have filed petit
tions in bankruptcy with Clerk +. S.
Platt of the United States court Mr.
Churchilrs. liabilities are $1,000 and he
has assets of S2,l47. The liabilities OF
Mr.. Murphy are placed at s226.70 and
his assets are sci.
Fritz Hanson, well known throughout
the state as a wrestler, lost a large
quantity of clothing, athletic trophies
and gymnastie apparatus in the $4,000
fire which destroyed the Jewett Atwood
apartments in Claremont, n. H., Feb. H..
valuable silver cup, won by him as a
wrestler, was melted out of shape.
Everett E. Adams of Jamaica ATTEMPT
ed suicide Feb IL with little knife,
such as is used for a watch charm. He
cut his throat, but just missed the iugu-
lar vein. He is not expected to recover.
Mr.. Adams has been Ill a long time
with rheumatism and Bright's disease,
and confined to the bed. 1t is believed
his mind was affected when he attempt
ed suicide.
John Davis Of Jericho nearly died from
loss of blood caused by fall onto an
axe. He was walking on ice when he
slipped and FELL striking below the
knee on an axe he was carrying. He
thought little about the accident mn
til late in the afternoon, when he dis
covered it was bleeding copiously. There
was considerable delay before a doctor
could be procured and in the meantime
Mr. Davis nearly bled to death. He will
recover.
John W. Workman of Belmont has
beaten the potato story OF George Whit
ney Of Shrewsbury, by bringing into
Rutland, distance Of Is miles load
of potatoes weighing four tons and
quarter and measuring 1l6 bushels,
which he sold at SIl0 bushel, making
Sl27.60 for the load. In the other in.
stance which was a record breaker, Mr.
Whitney brought in 100 bushels, for
which he received sos.
The house belonging to Adelbert Arch
er in Plymouth was burned to the ground
recently and Mrs. Archer and her young
child nearly froze to death while flee
ing to neighbor's. She became ex-
hausted and fell into the snow but was
found before she lost consciousness. Her
face and hands were badly frozen and
the baby was chilled through Little
furniture was saved. The barn caught
fire but was saved. Insurance on both
buildings was $500.
I'm Swanton, where recent edict Of
the state board Of health, condemning
the school buildings, threatened to close
the schools indefinitely, or until new
buildings could be erected, it is expect
ed that by providing other quarters for
some of the pupils in the lower grades,
where they are badly overcrowded,
schools may be continued for the rest
of the year, They were re-opened Mon
account of the report of the board of
health.
Hughe Keefe, the l7-year-old Rut-
land boy, who escaped from the insane
asylum at Waterbury last Thursday, re-
turned there voluntarily Monday. He
spent most of the time on the train |
during his absence, according to his !
story, going to Montpelier. White River |
Junction, Springfield and New York |
City. At the latter place he boarded |
a freight for Waterbury and when he |
arrived there went to the hospital and |
gave himself up. He said he was glad |
to get back and left because of an I'M
accountable desire to do so.
ON MARCH 7 AND
Seventh Conference of Schools of Yer