The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-09-19
ABOUT THE STATE
HAPPENINGS OF INTEREST FROM
DIFFERENT SECTIONS

The water in Lake Champlain is
scarcely foot above low water mark.
Snow on Mount Mansfield Sunday
morning indicates that winter is due in
six weeks.
The forest fire on the mountain near
Bristol was gotten under control, show
ers aiding much in subduing the flames.
Little Gerald Covel of McIndoe Fails,
who was seriously burned by turning
lighted lamp over onto himself, died
last week.
Rev. Thomas Stratton, for two and
one half years pastor of the Universal
st church at Lyndonvile, has resigned,
to take effect the first of November.
Rev. r. C. Brewster read mis- resigna-
ton at the Baptist church at Jamaica,
having had call to a church in Mas
sachusetts. but the church unanimous
w requested him to withdraw his resig
nation.
The regular quarterly meeting of the
Vermont state board of pharmacy will
be held at the State Ifouse at Mont
pelier, Tuesday, October Ii, at 10 a. IN.
to examine candidates desiring registra-
ton in pharmacy and to contract any
other business which may properly come
before them at that time.
When the potatoes on the farm of N.
p. Iaselle in ST. Adams were being dug,
a peculiar freak in the vegetable nature
line was uncovered, six Irish Cobbler po-
tatoes growing together. They are per-
fectiy formed and very smooth, four be-
ing about the size of goose eggs. The
other two were somewhat smaller. They
were the only potatoes in the hill
RAYMOND Hunt Of Newark. while
hunting duck near POM in Charles
ton, came in contact with bob cat.
He shot and missed, when the animal
sprang at him. He shot again and killed
the animal. The cat is FIVE feet long
and weighs 90 pounds Hunt will have
the cat mounted.
-Four workmen at the gravel pit OF
the state read in Passumpsie were bur
led alive when the bank gave away last
week. Peter Rash was completely bur
led and il help had not been near life
would have been extinct. His arm was
badly bruised and be was quite famed
up. AL Fulford received injuries in his
leg, while Ben Gillander and Guy Weber
were badly famed.
Peter Blair of Vergennes viii be 90
years old next December IA and his
wife ia 80 years. They have been mar
ried about 10 years Mr.. Blair's father
lived to be 100 years old, his grand
father log, and his great grandfather
ll3 wears. Mr.. and Mrs Blair have
been the parents of 10 children, five of
whom are now living, the oldest of whom
is 81 years old Mr.. Blair is active
and enjoys fairly good health.
Thomas Ryan OF Brattleboro has re-
covered a pocket piece lost by his son
IL years ago, through the medium of
the local paper, which published an item
recently to the effect that peculiar
coin dated 1875 and about the size of
a silver dollar had been dug up by a
workman. The coin was bought of the
workman by one of the engineers. Mr..
Ryan carried the coin for years and one
day allowed his son to take il. That |
was IL years ago, and the yomgster re-
ported that he had lost 1T.
Rutland farmers say that the apple |
crop in that part of Vermont this year. |
and probably in the entire state, will |
be the smallest in many years because
of the spring frosts The yield of pears |
and plums, which are considered Sec
ondary crops in Vermont, are better |
than usual Because of the May frost |
the dry summer, and the early date of |
the first fall frost. September 10, farm
ers are generally discouraged with the
crop outlook, hay only, and that only in
SOME sections, being good
Mrs. James Walker was held up while
on her way along the streets of st.
Tuesday evening, and bag /
containing s1l.50 was snatehed from her /
hand. She was accompanied by her
daughter and both put up a good fight, /
but the man overpowered them and es
capped with the money. The hold-up oc-
Cured in dark place. During the fair,
Miss Emma Blake, who tended a fruit
stand, was taking the money home for
safe keeping, when two men sprang upon
her as she was crossing bridge, and |
attempted to wrest the bag from her.