The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-01-29

caused by his right thumb being pulled
of by revolving belt about four weeks
ago.
A horse partly harnessed and wagon
made ready was what Mr.. Qunnell OF
! Miltonboro found Friday morning in his
barn. II is believed that someone had
started to steal the horse and wagon
and had been frightened away by a
dog
! John Aikey came into Burlington on
Thursday afternoon with more than 200
pounds of perch and other fish, which he
readily sold TO local market. Pick
erel are said to be plenty this year and
one string of AZ has been brought in
from Shelburne pond.
Mark j. Coyle, who has Travelled in
Vermont for Is years in the interest of
a cigar concern, has been appointed a
superintendent OF highways by Gov. Sui
ger OF New York. The position carries
with ii salary OF $500. The par
ticular territory of which he win have
charge is the counties in the vicinity
of Albany and Troy.
Herman Carbino lost his right hand
at the wrist in sawmill in Bridge
water last Wednesday and the same day
his son was descending a steep hill with
team with supplies for the family,
when the horse slipped on the icy road
way and was killed in his fall down a
30-foot embankment.
Mrs. II. Fl. McCale of Burlington has
received Is ribbons, which were won by
her poultry at the recent show in st. Al
bans, where over 200 birds were ex-
hbited. The prizes We're distributed be-
tween three frsts, three special prizes
for color, three special prizes for shape,
three seconds and one fourth. The first
and second prizes carry with them
purses. Mrs. McCale sent only seven
birds to the show.
Although the report has not yet been
for the year 1912 at the Bur
lington postoffice ii is known that there
was large increase in the amount of
money received, the increase over the
year previous being probably more than
5000, and making the entire amount |
taken in at the office somewhere in the |
Ficinity of 100000. The highest amount
which was ever received in Burlington |
s $4,000, and at that time a single |
concern was spending 100000 annually |
advertising through the mails.
The Concord Candy Kitchen and the |
Sew York fruit store of st. Johnsbury |
10Th pleaded guilty recently to selling
hort weight Each was fined $40 and
osts of $500 Inspectors purchased
Ipples from the fruit store and found
me peck IA pounds short and another
pounds, 2 ounces short. One OF the
Inspectors also purchased box of candy
rom the candy kitchen, put up by that
rm and claiming to weigh one pound,
mt it proved to be 2A ounces short.
The house on the Dana Clark farm Ia
over Waterford, on the road to Little
on, occupied by Mr., and Mrs. William
!. Moore and their five children, was
urned TO the ground at midnight last
thursday and they barely escaped with
heir lives. Three of the children slept
n an upper floor and Mr.. Moore was
bliged to crawl on his hands and knees
0 rescue them. The crying of the baby
7as the first warning they had of the
re, the interior of the house being in
ames when they awoke. Not piece !
/ furniture was removed and there was
o insurance upon II, so the loss was
stall There was $500 insurance on the
ouse, which was owned by +. E. Rich $
rdson of Littleton, n. H.