The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-01-24
ABOUT THE STATE
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st. Johnsbury's new s35 900 Masonic
temple was used for the first time last
week
There are now II cases of smallpox
in Mount Holly, but they are confined to
two families.
One of the farmers in Manchester
made a name for himself last week by
ploughmg field.
Gordon Ketcham, a l0.year-old Sud
bury boy, broke several ribs in coast.
ing accident last week.
The Congregational church in Shore
ham has extended call to Rev. George
French of West Hartford TO become its
pastor.
William Stagg of panton died Monday
OF blood poisoning, caused by carbuncles.
The trouble also developed meningitis.
Harry S. Blow, a Burlington drug
clerk was opening boxes recently when
a splinter flew and lodged in his eye.
1t was removed at once by physician,
who said that in a few hours more it
would have penetrated the eyeball.
The Rutland Savings bank is the first
in the state to adopt the finger print
system for the Identification of illiterate
or foreign depositors. This action was
taken at the annual meeting of the
OF ooh hal 81 a.. ,pa A.lp
day.
No trace has been found of Samuel
Fiske, the machinst, who wandered
away from st. Johnsbury Monday, Jan,
Is. Searching parties have been on the
lookout most OF the time since his dis
appearance. He wore no oyercoat or
heavy clothing.
Little Nadia Hendry. daughter OF Mr.
and Mrs. A. w. Hendry OF Brandon, was
badly bruised while sliding last week.
The street was very icy and the child
too small to manage the rapidly gliding
sled with the result that she and the
sled went over the enhancement and took
a drop Of twelve feet.
While looking over the belongings OF
Mrs. Marcus Bissett, who died in Mid
dlebury, Sunday, relatives found in an
old bureau drawer poeketbook con-
tanning Sl.700 in gold and bills. Many
Of the bills were badly crumbled with
age. Mrs. Bissett never believed in
banks and kept all her savings in her
home, although her hiding place was un
known to her family.
Ralph g. Tinker Of Johnson aged q /
years, died Wednesday from blood pois- |
oning, resulting from an attack Of |
Over four years ago he was |
shot in the right arm near the elbow
in hunting accident and had but little I
use of the arm afterwards. The measles I
seemed to settle at that point and re-
suited in his death.
Probably the smallest baby in the
world lives in st. Johnsbury, and his
parents are Mr.. and Mrs. George b. Bur /
cess. The young nan was seven weeks
Did Tuesday and weighs one ond three
fourths pounds. The child il perfectly 4
formed and normal in every way and in
excellent health. He is not as large as
.he doll which many small girl found
n her stocking Christmas morning. The
title body meaures twelve inches and
he tiny foot is an inch and quarter
ong So tiny is the baby that no at
tmpt has been made to dress him. He
5 fed every two hours from the tiniest
If bottles and is beginning to show a
lively interest in feeding time. His first
God was taken through medicine drop /
'er, but after few days he graduated ,
o a bottle and the contents disappear
With the rapidity and enjoyment of the
child at feeding time. Mr..
nd hrs. Burgess are the parents of
ne other child, fine, big, lusty boy OF |
tx years.
Mrs. Catherine Bassett Fisher, who be. ]
an her career as wage Garner in the !
nils of Walpole, Mass, in 1888, and :
Tho has lived in the same house in Wal !;
ole, where she now resides, since 1898, 5
a genuine centenarian, as w. j. At Q
rell town clerk OF Eden, Lamolle coun
Y, VT, which is the native place of Mrs. =
Usher, has furnished a sworn state
lent that fixes the birth date as !
anuary 2, 1872 Lots of sleep and n
lenty of hearty food have been my rule I
trough life, and TO that | attribute the
pe age that have reached" says Mrs
isher. One of the memories Mrs. Fisher
rizes is that which relates to the bat
e cf Plattsburg. Although then a child
tender years she distinctly recalls the {
Doming of the guns that, echoing across T
Ike Champlain to her native town, be-
,kened the warfare at Plattsburg