The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-06-13
ABOUT THE STATE
HAPPENINGS OF INTEREST FROM
DIFFERENT SECTIONS

a profit of $6lI23 from its Flowerland
/, bazaar, The gross receipts were 81 1866.
Harvey Barden of Wells has bought
suit in Rutland county court against the
Cea Green Slate company to recover ST.
500 for services rendered, materials fud-
nished and rentals.
A. w. stickney, a Springfield black
smith, fell from the top of a sixfoot
ladder recently, striking his face on a
pair of iron tongs, which cut severe
gashes about his eyes.
Mrs. Rosie Jump of yergennes suf.
fered bad fall at the residence of L. +.
Benton when she fell from balcony
about 25 feet above the ground Her
collar bone was broken and other in
jures were sustained.
The operating revenue of the Rutland
railroad for April was 3,69l.93 and
the expenses amounted TO $244 ,S00.45,
the operating income being sci ,2s3.S9.
For the four months ending April 80,
the operating income was s72,35637.
The new list of Burlington persons to
whom Intoxicating liquor may not be
| lawfully sold is published for June and
contains about 900 names. OF these
nearly $50 are residents OF other places
than Burlington and more than 100 are
women.
Mr.. Daran OF West Castleton narrow
~ escaped death at the Larkin quarry,
where he was thrown and held sus-
pended over the quarry by chain which |
had accidentally coiled around his leg. |
He escaped with a sprained ankle and
general shaking up.
Services in the church at Waterbury |
Center had to be given up last Sunday, |
owing to the number of tent caterpilars |
which had entered the editice through |
the open windows. Most of the after
noon was spent in getting the unwel-
come visitors out OF the church.
The suit OF Clara lie Clair against
Elizabeth Martelle was filed in the coun
ty clerks office at Burlington Tuesday. Il
The plaintiff claims that the defendant
sold her husband intoxicating liquor at
a house on North Bend street after
being warned not to do so. Damages of
81 600 are asked.
Hubert Hunt, little st. Adams boy,
was injured Wednesday while playing
on the old cannon in Taylor park. On
the cannon there il an old ramrod which
ends into two pieces of thick wire that
have sharp points. The boy fell from
the cannon and struck the ramrod, one
Of the points of which entered his leg
near the hip, cutting quite cash.
The steamer Chateguay will he added
to the active fleet of the Champlain
company June Is and
will have about the same crew as last
wear. The captain will be f. II. Rock
we'll of Burlington; the first pilot, Roy
Rockwell of Alburg; wheelsman, Julian
Rockwell OF Swanton; purser. Harris
Ripley OF Poultney: steward, J. L.
Thomas OF Burlington and chief en-
yineer, William Young of Swanton.
W. Y. Farr of Burlington has curl
'sity in piece OF antique furniture.
t is what was known in olden times
= the hidden drawers used for secreting
papers, etc II is made Of
urly birch with lid, and appears when
losed to be an ordinary light stand with
wo drawers in the end. On lifting the
over six other drawers can be taken out
nd opened by Earring the case. This piece
e furniture gNa he ne
arly settler OF Addison county.
Fawns seem very tame this summer, 5
4 many parts OF the state permitting I
themselves to be caught. In Dandy,
ieorge C. Kisdon caught one 1t was
18th its mother, who ran when Mr.. ks Z
on approached, but the fawn lay down
! the road and let him pick it up. Clif- I
,rd Mason caught one in Weston last !
eek and Charles Call came across one
Bethel Gilead which he took in his Z
rms to show his family at the house
nd then took it back to the woods. the
tile animal showing no signs of fear J
he mother deer, in the latter instance
led to protest. z
The Stephen A. Douglas memorial
Iblet has arrived in Brandon and has :
zen placed in position. The tablet is
ade of the West Rutland marble. The g
Use is four by six feet and ii is eight
ct and 10 inches high. The plates 4
it'll the inscription are about 2s by 80
ches. made OF bronze metal, gold plat ]
!, and the tablet is of very handsome
sign. The date for holding the cee- -
alton of the Douglas centenary has =
Il been decided upon but the observ-
lii IL. LII tho f..t,Ira