The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-07-21
ABOUT THE STATE
HAPPENINGS OF INTEREST FROM
DIFFERENT SECTIONS

The new Presbyterian church il
Greensboro was dedicated July 0.
Col. S. A. Illsley of Middlebury has
promised to give the Baptist church al
| Vergennes 500 for its parsonage after
| it has raised $1,000. Of this amount
the church has now about 800.
After a long wait, during which a
freight car has been doing duty as q
railroad station, BarSonsville is at last
to have real station, this being decided
in conference among residents of the
village, Bellows Falls business men, and
railroad officials.
William Smith, twelve year.old son OF
Byron Smith of Passumpsic, while at
work in hay field recently, was kicked
by horse, sustaining compound frac-
ture of one leg. The horse was hitched
too close TO the hay rake which the
boy was riding.
John II. Sheridan, Rutland fireman.
was struck in the pit of the stomach by
a stream of water while working at the
fire which destroyed the Temple Bros
marble works Thursday. and collapsed.
Just how serious his injuries are has not
vet been ascertained.
a valuable horse owned by DIR. Caro-.
line NJ. Smith of West Brattleboro was
fatally hurt Friday, death resulting in
about three hours. The animal fell into
a scuttle hole in the stable floor at the
Smith farm and in its attempt to extri-
cate itself blood vessel was ruptured.
George w. futile, vice president Of
Brierclif farms, 100 miles from New
York, has paid to Burlington farmers
alone $500 for II cows to be shipped
to the farms. The purchasing firm al
ready owns $50 cows and intends to pur-
chase about as many more. They fur
nish milk to the New York market
DR.. B. L. Arms, who graduated from
the University of Vermont college OF
medicine in 1905, and was formerly d.
rector Of the meteorological laboratory
OF the Boston board of health, has ac-
cepted position with the Oregon state
board of health, at Portland, Ore. where
he is in charge OF the state labora-
tory.
William Brooks Noble, who died re-
Gently, had long been prominent in the
social and business life OF Benson He
was 55 years old and was born and had
always lived in Benson. He represented
ago, had been selectman a long time
ago, had been seelctman long time
and was a member of the school board
at his death.
Honerous Ste. Marie. a 13.year-old
lad, fell from load of hay TO the bot.
tom Of the silo, distance of IS feet on
the Cutler farm, owned by the boys
father, just outside Of West Glover viii
lage, and suffered injuries which result.
ed in his death. The skull was crushed,
many bones were broken and the body
was otherwise bruised.
President Wilson has sent TO the SEN
ate the name OF George p. Aud, of Bur.
lington, paymaster, U. s. n, ranking as
a lieutenant, to be promoted to the rank
of lieutenant commander, his commits
sion to date July /. 1918. Paymaster
Aud is the son of Joseph Aud, editor
Of The Burlington News, and is a grad
uate of the University OF Vermont in
the class OF 1902.
While Bert Mudridge was absent from
his room in Burlington about ten min
utes Wednesday, someone entered his
room and stole suit of clothes. which
were later sold at secondhand store
for $3.50 by an eighteen year-old youth,
who has since skipped town. When
arrived at the store, the youth
had been gone about ten minutes and
the suit was on the counter ready to
sell again The alleged thief had been
rooming in the same house with Mud
ridge.
Rev. George +. Tomkinson, of South
bridge, Mass, who recently resigned the
pastorate Of the Central Baptist church
there TO become pastor OF the First Bap-
list church of Brattleboro, will begin
his pastorate there the first week in Sep
tember Mr.. Tomkinson will close his
NouVHDtiuHe pdSlnidlt August ~. max
ng a pastorate of three years and seven
months. Mrs. Tomkinson is sister of
Mrs. Thomas W. Ovens, whose husband
Is pastor OF the Methodist church of
An aerial convention is, in effect. what
will be held during the Rutland fair the
irst week in September. There will be
In airship, captive balloon, and an
ordinary hot air balloon, all in the air at |
he same time, and all carrying passen-
yers. George Schmitt. the Rutland avia- |
or has signed contract with the fair |
to fly there in September |
n his biplane. The captive balloon will |
,e under the direction OF Cary Myers, of |
frankfort, n. Y, and the hot air balloon
lnder the direction OF woman aeronaut. |
Joseph s Wilson of Kansas City. Mo-,
ormerly a resident of Bellows Falls, |
Who is passing his vacation there has
.aught one of the largest fish taken |
rom the Connecticut river in recent I
'ears. In company with Edward J. |
FAINTER he went up the river and hook
d giant pike. 1t fought for almost
IN hour and when landed t,-as eo,,n1 70