The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-07-17
ABOUT THE STATE
HAPPENINGS OF INTEREST FROM
DIFFERENT SECTIONS

Bmeberries are ripe in the vicinity of
! Bellows Falls, but the pickers report
the dry weather has SO affected them as
to make them rather scarce.
The Lake Bomoseen Yacht club is to
hold its annual regatta Aug. IA, with
competition of all kinds, and trophies
are to be awarded the winners.
| At meeting OF the Essex Junction
Baptist church on Sunday evening it
was voted not to accept the resignation
Of its pastor, Rev. G. w. Hidden
Clovis Dorion of Rutland was struck
by the flying end of belt which had
slipped from rapidly revolving emery
wheel at the G. "A. Grimm plant in that
city Monday, and his scalp was quite
badly cut.
A fire balloon landed on the farm Of
William Rooney in West Springfield the
night OF July 9TH and set fire to a field
Of standing grass, burning a quarter of
an acre before Mr.. Rooney, with the help
of his neighbors, succeeded in stopping
the flames.
The little son of DR.. Eddy of Jericho
Center was playing with knife Satur-
day when he accidentally thrust the
blade into one eye He was taken to-
the Mary Fletcher hospital and very
delicate operation was performed in
order to save the eve. II is expected his
sight will be fully restored.
The director of the First Regiment
band at Brattleboro is to adopt a new
plan for band concerts. making them of
a more educational nature, although
enough Of the lighter class of seec-
tions will be given to make variety.
He believe the more trashy style of
music should be cut ont and some Civ
EN- that has real merit.
Mrs. Emma Whitland, who was sent
enced to the house of correction in Rlit
land, Tor getting expensive shoes and
stoeings and having them charged to
somebody else swindled the w, $. Smith
Shoe Co. and s. Fineberg, has been
found to be Mrs. Emma Fletcher, of
Broadway, Wateryliet, y. Y. Mrs. FLEET
cher Processes to be both clairvoyant
and dressmaker.
During baseball game at Bethel Sat
urday afternoon, the third baseman of
the visiting team when running for
foul fy. eollided with bystander.
James Manning Of Monson, Mass, who
had just reached town, expecting to work
at the quarries. where his uncle, w. c.
Manning. Is foreman. The force OF
the collision was so great that two
bones of Manning's leg were broken.
Many of the Addison county patrons
of the Boston Dairy Go. state that they
have not received their pay for milk
they have shipped the company for the
past two months. The matter has been
taken up with Secretary of State Bailey,
who advises the farmers to send him
their names, saying he will take the
matter mp with the Boston company at
once. calling its attention to the $4,000
indemnity bond which the last legisla-
ture requires each milk concern doing
business in this state to furnish. A
petition was started Monday and a large
number of names secured of farmers
who have not Received their milk checks.
Constable Fred Graves of Poultney re-
eeived several broken ribs and his broth
err, Walter Graves, sustained severe
injury to his right arm Monday, when
the formers Ford automobile turned |
turtle near the middle Granville, y. ",
bridge 1t is feared that the formers
injuries may consist of more than the |
fractured ribs. When nearing the bridge |
where the accident occurred, Fred |
Graves, who was operating the car no
tieed three dogs in the road and in at
tempting to avoid them ran over them |
and sweryed into stone wall, where |
the car was overturned. The touring /
car, which Mr.. Graves received new only |
a few days ago, was badly damaged.
The first movement for church union |
in ST. Johnsbury has been made by the /
North Congregational church. the larg-
est Protestant body there The church /
at a special meeting passed'a resolution
favoring union with the South Con
gregatonal church. Both are large and |
lurches and the union would /
make powerful body. A copy OF the
has been sent to the South /
church but no action has as yet been
taken. The pastor of the South church,
Rev. Paul Dwight Moody, is attending a
conference in England and the matter
will, no doubt be left until his return.
The North church win soon be without
A pastor as Rev. G. W. c. Hill goes Sep
TENDER to New Britain, Conn. to
take charge of the Old South church.