The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-08-15

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Fairfield, William Stufflebsam sustained
fracture of one collar-bon
observe the l50th anniversary of the
granting of charter to the town.
John Atkinson of Brattleboro sus-
tanned a double fracture fthe jaw Sun
day when thrown from his bicycle.
The Connecticut river is clear Of logs
above the bridge at Brattleboro, and the
last of the log drivers have passed on
Eli b. Norton, aged "a, veteran of the
Civil war, died Sunday in West Haven.
He served in the Fourteenth Vermont.
Two thousand people attended lawn
party of st. Mary's cathedral in Bur
lngton Wednesday evening and con-
sumed So gallons of ice cream.
Street Commissioner Brown of Brat
tleboro has finished spraying the elm
trees in bis village to protect them from
the elm beetle The pest is reported not
as numerous this year.
Fire destroyed the house and barns on
the A. III, Streeter farm, occupied by a
Tucker family. in West Bolton Friday
night, also burning three horses and ten
calves to death. Cause of fire unknown.
The two Burlington militia companies
put the state campground in shape on
Wednesday, after the other companies
had departed for home that morning
Faithful work marked this years en-.
eampment.
II. G. Hubbard's store and the post
office at Granville was broken into Mon
day night and about 81 was taken,
mostly in pennies. Two panes of glass
in window on the south side Of the
store were found broken.
A bicycle ridden by Earl Maxfield and
a wagon carrying Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Smith collided at Starksboro the other
day, and one wheel of the wagon was
broken, the horse then running away
and throwing out both occupants, neither
of whom was seriously hurt.
The president of the Burlington board
OF aldermen has appointed a committee
to investigate the complaint that II. l.,
Ward Of Burlington is not paying taxes
on 81 shares of stock in the Burlington
Trust Co., as it is alleged he should.
William Packard OF Mill Village. near
Rutland, got down from his moving
machine to dislodge fly which was pes
tering one of his horses, and the horse
kicked Mr., Packard, breaking his right
leg at the knee. The leg will be in a
plaster cast for weeks.
While attending Capt. Iatlip's expo.
sition shows" at st. Adams Tuesday
night, Charles +. Marchtssault felt that
time was passing, but he didn't realize ii
fully until he looked where his 81 Jewel
solid gold watch ordinarily reposed. The
watch was gone. Mr.. Marchessault sus-
poets he was robbed.
Misses Jennie and Ella Heyman, for
merly of Rutland, now Of New York,
are said to be benefciaries in an estate
of between 100000 and 100000 of the
late Jacob w. Mack of New York, their
cousin. They are said to get Ssl 900
each, and it is also said that some time
before his death Mr.. Mack gave them
$4,000 in stocks, bonds, etc.
Miss Alice Kerrigan, for whose muir
der at West Rutland Mrs. Eugene Me-
earthly, her sister, is under arrest, was
buried in the Main street cemetery in
West Rutland Wednesday afternoon,
many people attending out of curiosity.
Mrs. Mccarthy, who confessed she shot
her sister to death, remains in a highly
nervous condition at the house of cor
rection.
The Burlington police on Wednesday
arrested a young girl on the charge
of intoxication, the girl shrieking at the
top of her lungs and tearing her hair,
later becoming calmer and declaring that
her fellow had been arrested twice and
her father and brother several times, so
it didn't make so much difference if she
did get in. 1t is alleged that some men
helped the girl up the bank from the
outskirts of the city and then left her.
Mr.. and Mrs. d. C. Babcock of New
port N NHO are
arrived in Stowe Tuesday and during
the day walked from the village to the
height of land in Smugglers' Notch,
distance of about ten miles. Coming
back on the notch road to Barnes camp,
they took the trail to Mt Mansfield,
perhaps Ave miles more. They passed
the night at the Summit house and con-
tinued their tour on foot Wednesday
morning.
L. L. Bigelcw, C. C. Gale. George
Clement and Albert Raymond made a
record ascent on foot of Mt. Mansfield
Tuesday. They left Stowe Forks at
7;l5 a. m. and covered the six-mile climb
in an hour and 80 minutes. From the
summit they took the trail to the chin
and the Lake of Clouds and from the
lake they made the difficult descent into
Smugglers Notch, following the course
of the stream that drains the lake, ar
irving at the notch house at l2:l5.