The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-01-30

Rev, and Mrs. a. y. button quietly
passed the 50th anniversary of their
marriage at their home in East Hard
wick.
Warner Post, G. A. r.. Morrisyille,
has secured Rev. Wilmond Warner of
Barton to deliver the Memorial day adj
dress this year.
Daniel C. Fem Of Mount Holly. a
farmer, has filed petition in bankrupt
CIV. His liabilities are 81, ISL and his
assets amount to $4,000, with $1,000
claimed exempt.
Yesterday mornings fire, which gut
ted Pitchers hotel at the corner of
Church and Main streets in Burlington,
caused damage of $4,000, the fire.
men working five hours before the fire
was out. There was good insurance.
Clinton Baker. adopted son Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Q. A. Hart of Tinmouth, was fa
tally injured Wednesday by the kick of
horse, which he was leading into the
stable. The horses heels struck him
in the stomach causing hemorrhages
from which he died Friday,
District Attorney Alexander Dunnett
of st. Johnsbury has notified Rutland
papers that no notices OF the Knights
Of Pythias and Shriners' automobile
ticket selling schemes can appear, eth
err az news or in advertisements, as he
construes they are a violation of the
law forbidding the passage through the
mails of anything concerning a lottery
or chance scheme.
The plans for the new central heat
ing plant to be erected by Middlebury |
college during the coming summer are
in the hands Of several contractors. The |
specifications call for an entire concrete |
building As feet long As feet wide, and |
IL feet high. The structure viii con
tain three large steamer boilers which |
will heat All of the buildings located
on the college campus.
The paper mills on the lower bank
OF the river at Bellows Falls have been
notified that their property is taxable
by Walpole, n. II, These mills for 80
years have been paying taxes to Rock
ingham. Many changes have taken place
in the last few years and only the
courts can decide where the west bank
II the Connecticut really is. A hearing
Is to be held February 5 at Walpole.
to show cause why the mills should not
be taxed.
The numerous wrecks on the Central
Vermont recently have so injured the
Engines on the road that shipment
If new ones has been contracted for
10 consist OF six "hogs" of the 200"
.ype, used on the Grand Trunk, later
md improved type than what is now
n use on the Central Vermont; three
Pacific" passenger engines, which win
,e used on the Boston Montreal sleeper
md the New England States Limited,
Ind three mognl switchers, two of which
sill be used at St Albans and the other
It White River Junction.
In the little town OF Mendon is Her
nan Davis. a blind broom.maker. He
5 As years old and has been blind seven
ears. Calamities have followed fast in
lis life. After the loss of his sight
anne the deaths Of his wife and eldest
on and the illnesses Of his younger
hildren. Then through the help OF Gen
!. H. Ripley whose summer home is
opposite the broom shop, and OF +. A.
Horse and Mr.. Hale of Rutland, Mr.
Davis was sent to the institute for (
he blind at Hartford, and now is able
o contribute materially to his support. !
The Consumers Ice and Fuel company {
f Rutland has filed articles Of associa- {
ion with the secretary OF state and !
vill carry on business in Rutland. where
intends to sell ice by the coupon sys-
EN- The company is formed for the
urpose of owning and leasing real es- {
ate for the production Of ice, man /
facture Of artificial ice and to sell ice,
Gal and wood at wholesale and retail. {
he capital stock is $4,000, divided into Z
hares of 500 czech. The signers are I
ames f. Pollard of Chester, Frank D. I
White, Earl s. Kinsley. II. O. Carpenter ]
nd c. B. Hinsmsn OF Rutland.
Mr.. and Mrs. Justin Bugbee OF West
Hartford observed their golden wedding
Jan. 9. Mr.. Bugbee was
orn in Pomfret April 25, 1920, and Mrs. ,
ugbee was born August IL, 1882. They e
ere married Jan. g. 1862. and to them !
ere born nine children, six Of whom Z
re living. Mr.. Bugbee was educated =
! the common schools of Pomfret and a
: Randolph academy, after which he 9
rived an apprenticeship in Royalton
c followed his trade summers and
lught school % winters, having the
'putation of being an excellent scholar
nd strict disciplinarian Mrs. Bugbee !,
ttended school in Pomfret and also D
udied under her uncle, Prof. Judah I
ana of Woodstock.
Miss Elsie Willett OF Burlington. EN-. B
dyed in No. weave room at the y
nerican Wooden mills, in Winooski a.
as the victim Of n terrible accident A.
riday afternoon, when her hair was n
Lught in a loom and part of her :,
alp torn OFF on the left side of her
,ad. The rest of her head where +
e hair was pulled out by the roots, &c
esented a bleeding surface. The ac- y
dent occurred while she was at work D,
hen some stray locks caught in the a.
ON. The machine was going full blast. ~
It II was stopped in time TO save her in
ing drawn into il. The loom had to q
taken apart in order to release her =
en- its grasp. The full seriousness of b'
= accident cannot he determined I'M ~
il is ascertained IL her wounds are IL
fected.
Harold Healey, a I5-year-old Rutland ia