The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-09-15

EXtfa ponce piotectioh az iNutlhhu
during the carnival cost the city Sll9
Bears are numerous in the mountain
districts of Middlebury, one farmer re-
porting the loss of $50 eabbages by them
@. Willard Eastman Of Corinth died
Sept. 3 from blood poisoning, resulting
from scratching his finger on tin can,
while opening a can OF peas. He had
suffered intensely.
Madam Webb observed her 9Sth birth
day anniversary at her home in East
Granville Sept 9, taking an auto ride
in the morning, calling on friends, and in
the afternoon entertaining number of
visitors
Edith, the one year-old daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Dockendoff of
Hardwick, pulled cup of hot tea from
the table onto herself Monday, scalding
one side of her head and one arm to the
elbow.
William NJ. Gale of Fairlee, hotel
keeper, has filed petition in bank
ruptcy in the office of Clerk +. S. Platt
of the United States court. His labil-
tiles are 81 ,647.54 and he gives his as
sets as $97 of which S45 is claimed ex-
empt
Water Superintendent Edward Gee
recently found in the water near the
pumping station in Vergennes what APP
pears to be genuine Indian tomahawk.
The weapon was wedged between two
rocks, and nearby was heavy chain
sixteen feet long.
Robert Sulzzer had his photograph
taken in Bridport few days ago while
standing on the arrow at the extreme
top OF the steeple of the Congregational
church, which was damaged last month
during wind storm, and which he was
repairing. The arrow was l34 feet from
the ground.
President r. w. McCuen of the Addi-
son county Fish and Game league re-
Gently planted 900 black bass fingerlings
in different parts of Otter creek above
and below the falls at Yergennes The
mouth of Otter creek is considered ex-
cellent breeding ground sad nursery for
bass, as it is good for fishing.
George Dixon OF Hardwick, in hurry
to start fire Thursday morning, set
fire to it and then thought to urge it
along with kerosen1s As a result he was
badly burned about the face, neck and
chest. He was wearing a celluloid col
lar, which did not help matters and
which was literally burned off his neck.
Passersby came to his rescue and un-
doubtedly saved his life, as he was
mass of flames.
An electric car crashed into the side Of
a Delaware & Hudson train at Rutland
Thursday night, when the brakes failed
to work. No one was injured but the
motorman, Wilbur Waite, who stuck to
his post and was thrown. The con-
ductor saw the approaching danger and
jumped and the two passengers on the
train were not injured, Yates left hip
was badly bruised. Traffic was delayed
for some time while the tracks were
being cleared the impact sending the
electric off the rails.
r. L. Kingsland Of Vergennes has in
his possession fac-simile of deed by
which ethan Allen, Gentleman" for
the sum OF IL pounds and 10 shillings,
did convey to the widow Ruth Brush
of Bennington seven acres of land, "sit-
uate in the northwest corner of New
Haven, adjoining the Otter Creek,
including seven acres, and no more" The
deed was signed Gin the presents of
two witnesses, whose names have suf-
fered in the process of producing the
facsimile, which leaves them looking like
David and Joseph Day. The original OF
this deed, though badly worn, is in
fairly good state of preservation at
Potsdam, n Y.