The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-11-24

ent Sharp, of the Montpelier district of
the Vermont Methodist conference, who
has been very seriously i'll for the past
few weeks, is little more comfortable,
but she is not entirely out of danger yet.
| Three Italian workmen had to Jump
! for their lives Tuesday afternoon when
the tongs slipped that held ,500-pound
rock over their heads They were at
work on the big water tank being built
east of the Brattleboro railroad sta
| ton.
| Cornelius Crowley, aged So years, for
many years employed on the Boston g.
Maine railroad switcher in the yards at
Bellows Falls. was run over by switch
engine at North Walpole, N. H., and his
left leg was cut off The accident oc-
cured when he jumped from the en-.
CINE and lost his footing.
While an elm tree five feet, four inches
in diameter was being cut down Tuesday
on Mrs. Fred Hunts farm. occupied by
Ralph Buck, in Fairfax. it fell on the
main part of the house, demolishing the
upper story. Fortunately no one was
injured Mr.. Buck was obliged to move
his family to another house to permit re-
pairs on the damaged building.
Wednesday was Thanksgiving poultry
day in Vergennes and dealers report
more turkeys offered in market there
than for three years past. This market
is said to be the highest in the state.
Turkeys were of excellent quality and
ranged from Is to 81 cents, chickens
from IA to 20 cents, fowls, IA to l6
cents and ducks, 10 cents.
The Reliance Manufacturing company
Of Windsor, which has the shirt factory
at the prison. will start an outside fac
tory in the old shoe factory building, if
q sufficient number of girls is assured
Notices are being sent out and it is
hoped at least 100 girls can be secured.
1t is said however that il 80 girls are
secured work will be started about Jan
uary 10.
The town of Hartford has brought
suit against the Champlain Realty com
pany on the claim that the logs which
escaped from the boom at Sharon, some
l2 miles above on the White river, were
responsible for the loss OF the wooden
bridge destroyed last March at the time
of high water. The case is to be tried
at the December term Of Windsor county
court.
Frank Allen was cut badly in the
woods near Newfane Friday, his right
hand being nearly split open with an
axe brought down on a log by his part
ner, John Linger. After Mr.. Linger had
raised his axe, Mr.. Allen started to
brush some dirt from the log with his
hand and the axe descended upon it, the
blade striking lengthwise OF the fingers
and inficting an ugly cash several inches
long.
The market price OF raw fur skins
found in Vermont, such as muskrats,
mink, foxes, skunks, raecoon, and the
like, are somewhat lower than last sea
son. The slump will probably not at
feet the price OF made up furs as muffs, |
boas and coats sold now are fashioned
from skins bought at 1912 prices, and the |
dealer must get back what he paid to the
trappers.
Davis & Davis, Washington, patent at
torneys, report the grant, last week, to
citizens OF this state, of the following |
patents Jesse f. Chenette, of Mont |
pelier, double runner; Henry w. Glenn.
ent, of Rutland, transfer mechanism for |
machines; William Il. Has
kell, assignor to Estey Organ Co., Brat
tleboro, organ coupler.
Roy Rogers Of Mortified, who took
the civil service examinations in the
weather department in Montpelier last
has received his appointment
from the headquarters at Washington,
ID c., and has gone to Raleigh, N. O.,
where he is to be stationed Mr.. Rogers
has been employed in the United States
weather bureau office at Norwich uni
versity for the past four vars.