The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-08-27
ABOUT THE STATE
HAPPENINGS OF INTEREST FROM
DIFFERENT SECTIONS


In the Speedwell farms greenhouse at
the Vail farm in Lyndonville, is a fiq
tree, which has ripening figs upon its
branhees.
Miss Alice w. Wilcox of Providence
r. l., the new curator of the Fairbanks
museum in st. Johnsbury, has taken up
her duties there.
Davis 4 Davis, Washington patent at
torneys, report the grant of patent on
a paper-bag holder to Luther A. Purin-
ton of Burlington.
Ex,Gov. Ormsbee, who suffered a
shock a few weeks ago, is improving
and able to De out of doors in a wheel
chair. He is recovering the use of his
hand.
The Richford Workingmen's Relief as
sociation, organized Oct l5, 1902, has
voted to disband The balance OF $500
in the treasury viii be divided among
the Is members remaining.
The first Salvation Army corps to be
formed among prisoners east Of Chi
cago was organized Sunday in the state
prison at Windsor by Salvation Army
officials from New York headquarters
and divisional headquarters, Hartford,
Conn. More than. 80 men were sworn
| in to become soldiers of the organiza-
ton.
The house on the farm occupied by
William Russell at Greensboro Bend was
burned to the ground a short time ago,
starting at o'clock in the morning.
Only few articles of furniture could
be removed, owing to the rapid spread
of the flames. 1t was one of the best
farmhouses in that section.
Two more suits were brought against
Fernald 4 Bisbee in Greensboro Bend
last week. The company came to
Greensboro from Berlin, n. H., two year.
ago and was engaged in the pulp bust
ness, but disappeared last March, ow-
ing their help and the merchants in
Greensboro Bend about $4,000.
Oscar r.. Parker, for 80 years 10.
connective engineer on the G. " railroad,
died Aug. Is of arterie sclerosis at the
home of his daughter in Ludlow. About
six years ago he was injured in an ae-
cident at Bolton Falls and had TO give
up active railroading, having charge OF
the roundhouse at Burlington for some
time.
While trying to outdistance dealer
in the same commodity, Adam Seigel, an
ice cream dealer of West Rutland on
his way to christening, whipped up his
horse when he thought the other fellow
would get there first, and some part of
the harness broke while going down
hill. making the horse run away, scat
tering the driver and ten-gallon freez-
er of ice cream into the ditch. Mr..
Seigel wars badly bruised, but the team
was unhurt.
Milk has gone up to eight cents a
quart in Bellows Falls, in spite of
kicks" from all patrons. The dealers
claim there are fewer cows than in
years past and that the milkman works
longer hours and at less pay than al
most any other laboring man, also that
laws in regard to sanitary dairies, barns,
etc, have raised the farmers expenses,
and scarcity Of feed is another problem
which the milk dealer has TO meet. The
price of milk was raised from six to
seven cents quart in July, 1911.
A former st. Johnsbury man, Arthur
d. Baker, was sentenced recently in OF
tawa for burglary, under the name of
Arthur ID. Aldrich. The man was iden-
titled through a keyring, which bore a
number and the name of Springfield
insurance agency Through this com
pany his true name was learned, and
also that until recently his address had
been st. Johnsbury. While Baker was
in the Vermont town, he married st.
Jobnsbury girl. He worked for the tele
phone and electric companies while liy-
ing there.
TAX RATE INCREASED