The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-01-10
ABOUT THE STATE
Happenings Of Interest from Diff
ferent Sections.

Mrs. A. l.. Miner, 81 years old, was tn
first person in Manchester TO purchas
parcel post stamps.
| Francis A. Bragg, for forty years n
employee of the Estey Organ compan,
at Brattleboro, dropped dead'Wednesda!
on the street.
The creamery on the Il. A. Burke es
tate in East Burke was destroyed b,
fire Monday night, with "a loss OF $4,000
covered by insurance.
The licenses of several Burlington
hackmen, who make practice of solicit
ing passengers at the railroad station II
a manner contrary to the provisions Of
the city hack ordinance may be re.
voked by the board of aldermen
Charles Aubin was made unconscious
by escaping gas while working over MS
automobile in his garage in Lyndonville
and il took physician two hours 20
revive him. An acquaintance dropped in to
see how the work was progressing and
found the man unconscious.
Miss Hattie A. Hildreth, aged So, was
stricken with apoplexy while on the way
from her home TO the woman's club
meeting in Bellows Falls Miss Hildreth
was born in Charlestown, n. H., but had
| lived in Bellows Falls since 1868. For
several years she taught school at Brock.
ways Nils and for some time was AS
sistant librarian of the Rockingham
library.
Mrs. Harriet Smith Page. widow of ex.
Gov. John b. Page of Rutland, died Sun
O. Alexander, in Philadelphia at he
age of SO years. Mrs. Page had not
lived in Rutland for many years but
passed her summers here. For several
years she had been matron at Welles
ley college.
DIR. J. +. Miles, for 80 wars clerk and
treasurer of Hinesburg, reached his
ninety third birthday anniversary Janu-
airy g. He is still in good health and is
at his Office part of each day, being as
sisted in his work by his daughter, Miss
Mary Miles Mrs. Miles is 81 years old
and although not in very good health,
she is about the house each day. Doctor
and Mrs. Miles are the oldest living
couple in town.
Lyman A. Morhous, of Ticonderoga
has been engaged as secretary OF the
Young Mems Christian association in
4 ~ ~
Moran. who has been the secretary for
the past three years and who has re-
signed because of i'll health. Mr.. Nor
hous is graduate of Middlebury college,
class of 1910. has had association expert |
ence in Pittsburg, Pa, and has been
student at the institute at Silver Bay, |
Lake George.
George Schmitt, the Rutland aviator,
who is now flying in South America |
continues to have narrow escapes from |
Heath, this time the contributing cause !
being typhoid fever Mr.. Schmitt was
confined in hospital in Cartagena,
colombia, for two weeks and was the
irst American patient ever treated at
he hospital who emerged alive. The
disease is exceptionally virulent in the
asses of men used to cold climates.
A fire in Poultney Sunday destroyed
he fittings OF the Arcade restaurant,
'wned by Robert o. Jones, and the ex-
erior of vacant house adjoining. The
oss is 81 500 on the buildings and $500
IN the restaurant fixtures. The propri
tor was using grease near gasoline
tove, which ignited it and the flames
pread to a wing connecting the restau-
ant with the house Other property
earby was saved only by persistent
york.
The annual meeting OF the Caleonia {
air Grounds association was held in st. ]
ohnsbury Thursday and the reports {
iven showed successful year The c
9l3 fair is to be held Sept. 0, 10, II and
2. The following directors were elect. d
d; DR.. T. r. Stiles, A. j. Higgins, Her
ert A. Stanley, J. d. Stevens, j. NJ.
ady, George c. Cary, NJ. A. Kicker,
harles w. Ruiter, st. Johnsbury; Elmer 9
/. Darling, I. n. Vail and w. N. Hub /
ard, Lyndonville. s
Burlngton's city fathers have voted t
spend an additional $4,000 on the city "
Ill to put 1t in repair, install new Y
eating and yentilating system, and al a
II the interior to a considerable extent. |,
his amount, together with the $4,000
ready appropriated by the board for
pairs, viii make total of $4,000 TO
spent by the city on the present city
I'll building. A squirt of enthusiasm
r new city hall, to replace the one
tilt about 1854, was stranged at The
ard meeting.
j. A. Brooks of South Vernon, Bos.
n and Maine conductor, who works for
Cabot and Rollins, operating
e train which hauls the cars from the
ain line onto the line which is being
lit between South Vernon and Brat
,boro. suffered painful accident Tues
v. Three of his toes and his left foot
IRE badly crushed by large stone
itch rolled down bank. The accident
in Hinsdale near the new line
tersection with the Cheshier division of
e Boston and Maine. He was taken
Brattleboro Memorial hospital.
The prison board of Chittenden county
5 just audited the accounts of the
nrin The latter's report showed that
ring the past year total of PSI per.
rs served Jail sentences for intoxica. ~
N; eight for breach of the peace; two "a
vagrancy; and one for escaping from 81
|. The total gross earnings of the B,
soners for the year were 1857 .35 N
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