The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-03-21

birch underbrush at Essex junction thi
week.
Mrs. Fannie L. Crosby OF Brattlebor
has two plants grown from slips give
her AZ years ago. One is a night bloom
ing cactus and the other pink am
aryllis.
According to statement in the eur
rent issue of the Hotel Register, Col
H. p. Woodbury. will make the Van Mes
a summer hotel, open from June | {,
Nov. /, in Burlington.
Mrs. Jesse Spencer of Lyndonville ma
been quarantined in her home practi
cally all winter. First her three children
had chickenpox, then measles and nov
one of them has just come down witt
scarlet fever.
A dose of patent medicine which Nick
Pfenning of Forestdale took one day
last week nearly cost him his life. The
action of the heart was retarded and
except for medical aid it would have
proved fatal.
More than 100 Baptists attended a
dinner given as farewell to the Rev. Guy
C. Lamson of Brattleboro who for tive
years has been district secretary of the
American Baptist association in New
England. The dinner was given in Bos.
ton Monday night.
Because she thought Isaac Mayor was
wrongfully taking stones from her prem
Uses to use on the highway, Miss Anna
Mccormick of Center Rutland climbed
into his wagon and they had an argu-
ment that lasted two hours. Miss Nc
Cormick has consulted lawyer.
Samuel Mcintosh observed his ODD
birthday anniversary Saturday at his
home in Mortified. Five persons were
present at the little gathering, whose
ages averaged 80 years. Mr. Mcintosh
gets down street every day and is in tx
cellent health.
While b. NJ. Whiteomb was saving
wood in East Enosburg recently, the hal
ance wheel exploded, one piece striking
Eugene Jacobs on the forehead, cutting
a large cash and fracturing the bone. Mr..
Whitcomb was thrown against pile of
wood and was badly shaken up.
Mrs. Lucy b. Adams of Barre. VT,
possesses a Seth Thomas clock which is
At least $50 years old and il still in good
running order, 1t is of the style invented
by Eli Terry and was made and sold in
Conn. The clock formerly be-
onged to the parents of Mr.. Adams
Boston Globe.
Orleans has voted to have curfew
aw and hereafter any person under is
rears of age, who is on the street after
O'Clock evenings without an older per-
on, unless it be on band concert nights,
when the time limit is 10 o'clock, or
rhen returning from an entertainment,
n with a written permit from parent
II guardian, will be escorted home by
he proper authorities. The age limit
n the original ordinance was 10 years,
ut this was raised to Is by vote.
Howard, ll-year-old son Of Z. NJ Phi |
ED of Sutton, has a one-horse drag saw |
over with which he sawed so solid |
ords OF wood last winter with the as
stance of the hired man, who helped |
i'm roll the logs that were too heavy |
Or him to roll onto the machine. The /
oy sawed the wood faster than the
ired man could split it and throw It
ack. He is saving the same amount
MS winter.
Leon G.. Elkins of North Troy COM
lifted suicide by drowning on Sunday
corning in a stream back of the barn, Ii
aving note telling his family where
find his body. Mr.. Elkins was 30
ears old and had been in poor health,
hich is given as the cause of his TAX
z his life. His mother and sister were
Boston at the time. He was unmar.
ed, was an accomplished musician,
photographer and carried on the Elkns
rm.
Peter Proveneal, merchant of st. {
hnsbury for 3S years, has sold his :
lsiness to his sons, Arsino and Bilod. /.
u, and retired from active work. With 4
e exception, Mr.. Proyencal is the old :
t business man in Sc. Johnsbury. Mr. t
store burned 10 years ago =
a fire that destroyed large bus j.
PISS block, but he started in again on :
larger scale and has built up sue.
ssful business.