The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-03-23
ABOUT THE STATE
HAPPENINGS OF INTEREST FROM
DIFFERENT SECTIONS


Mrs. Belle (Bachand) Domain, widow
of Mitchell Domain, who died recently
at the home Of her son, L. G. Domain
and daughter, Mrs. Amelia j. Watson
in Burlington, was 92 years old Febru.
ary 81 and previous to her last Illness
had scarcely ever been ill enough to
have doctor.
Three valuable fox TERROR pups and an
,lder dog owned by Or. w. W. Town
lend of Rutland were destroyed by fire
tuesday evening, when their kennel
aught fire, threatening the barn in
which it was located and other outbuild-
ngs, as well as the house, to which they
are attached. The fire was due to an
oil heater which was left burning to
keep the pups warm.
Mrs. A. A. Pierce came near losing
her home in Evarts by fire recently. She
filed the oven to her stove with wood
and leaving a good fire went to a near
neighbours. to call. When she returned
The wood was all burned in the oven
and some of it had dropped to the floor
and was blazing briskly. II was quick
~ put out but much damage was done
by smoke all through the house.
In the case of the boys who stole cou-
pons from the Matted Cereals company
at Burlington, Judge j. II. Macomber
decided to put them on probation UNI
der the supervision Of Miss Sophia Ia
bouret, the matron of the Neighborhood
house. Miss Tabouret was recently APP
pointed policewoman. The boys are
Louis Barlow, Cornelius Barlow, Will
liam Bushey, and Charles Corette.
While Leon Wood was working in a
Chester mill few days ago, pile Of
bags OF soapstone dust, each bag weigh
ing l50 pounds, fell onto him, pinning
him to the floor. He was held there
some time before he could attract any
ones attention. No bones were broken
but he was severely wrenched and
bruised and has been confined to his bed
ever since. 1t viii probably be some
time before he will be at work again.
Rev. George b. Gilbert, who was bred
in Vermont. now rector of Emmanuel
Episcopal church of Killingworth, a
backwoods township in the vicinity of
Middletown. Conn, may continue to
play ball on the church lawn with his
warden and congregation and also cut
boys hair in the church vestibule. He
has received the sanction of the bishop
OF the diocese, the Rt. Rev. Chauncey
Bunce Brewster. Some high church
Episcopalans appealed to the bishop to
stop what they consider frivolous prae-
tices of their rector
The second joint convention of the
Vermont Association of Postoffice Clerks
and the Vermont Association of Letter
Carriers will be held in Rutland on Me-
mortal day. There is important business
to come before each association. and it
will be followed by banquet and good
time in the evening. There will be prom
inent speakers present to tell about
many things of interest to postoffice
employees, and every free delivery office
in the state should be represented by
delegate for each society, and as many
more members as can be present. The
next day being Sunday Rutland is hop
ing for a large attendance.
Beginning with the opening of school
next September, there will be but two
classes in the grammar grades Of the
Burlington school system, shortening the
school course from term of nine years
to one of eight. This move complies
with law enacted by the legislature OF
1912 and is being followed generally
throughout the country. According to
the decision of the superintendent and
the school commissioners, the A gram
mar class, or the ninth grade, will be
eliminated from the school course and
the C grammar class or seventh grade, |
which is now the highest class in all the
schools before the grammar school is
reached, will hold its sessions in the
grammar school building. This will give
two years instead of three in the gram
mar course,