The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-02-07

pulp wood, five cars of hard wood and
four cars of hay were shipped from the
Healdville station, besides the local
freight.
A herd OF four deer came into the
grounds of f. S. Maxwell in White Riv.
er Junction Sunday. As they reached
the foot of a sharp decline, each deer,
without the slightest hesitation, jumped
an open culvert that is l5 feet in width.
While coasting in White River June
tion last Saturday, Gillette, the ten
year-old son of Dr. and Mrs. George
Stephens, in some manner tripped and
fell upon his sled with such violence as
to knock out an upper front tooth and
to bend Others inward.
The finishing touches are being added
to the plant and mine of the American
Paper Clay company in Clarendon and
it is expected that the output of the
company will be 100 tons daily. The
feature of the improvement is the in
stallation of an instantaneous process
of manufacture.
Royal e. Barry was found dead in his
home in Chester, Jan. 80, where he lived
the life of hermit Apparently death
had occurred two days before his body
was found. Mr.. Barry was unmarried
and for 30 years had lived secluded
life, being rarely seen at the village, and
seeming to shrink from the companion
ship of Others.
Patrick j. Collins of Burlington, ex-
press messenger on the Rutland railroad,
is off duty as the result of a severe ac-
cident during the return trip from 0g
densburg Tuesday night The heavy
door Of the car was jammed against his
right hand, badly smashing three fingers
and breaking the bones of one so that
it protruded from the fesh.f
a bad>coasting accident occurred dur
ing school recess in Saxtons River Tues
day, when the board of double runner,
on which five children were coasting,
broke and let the occupants onto the
ground. Two of the children received
painful injuries, Forest Bullock break
ing two bones in one leg and Miss Laura
Ellsworth breaking an ankle.
n idiAOtu VI liiuPit tOSS was ohlpPtA
from Ludlow on Monday by G. B. Car
penter, destined for Bury, Lancashire
county, England. They are to be used
in paper mill During January, SO
cars Of forest products were shipped
from that station. OF these 6S cars
were loaded with pulpwood, eight with
humber, five with logs and two with
miscellaneous products.
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Claude Stilson lost one of very val
liable pair of horses at the railroad
station in Chester Monday. He had
just finished unloading lumber, when
the noise of locomotive going by
frightened the animals, so that they
jumped, breaking the hitching strap,
and ran right into the train going by.
One of the horses had a leg cut off, and |
was otherwise injured, so that it had to
be shot The other escaped without in |
jury. The pair were a very valuable
team, recently purchased, and came not |
long ago from the West.
Mrs Clarence T. Wheldon is in a
serious condition at her home in Spring |
field as result OF severe burns received /
Thursday. Mr.. Wheldon leaves for |
work carly each morning and after lock- |
ing the outside door, slips the key back
under the door, to the inside. Thursday /
morning when Mrs. Wheldon arose, she /
was unable to find the key as usual,
and lighted match to furnish light, I
when. in come manner, her night /
clothing became ignited. Her screams
were heard by tenant in the lower
part Of the house who went to her as
sistance, but before her arrival, Mrs 7
Wheldon's clothing was burned off,
there were bad burns on her back, legs
and wrists, and the floor had caught |
fire. was found out that Mr. Wheel
don had forgotten to lock the door that
particular morning, which accounted for
her inability to find the key on the
floor. 1t is expected Mrs. Wheldon will
recover.