The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-08-04

ABOUT THE STATE
HAPPENINGS OF INTEREST FROM
DIFFERENT SECTIONS
Rev. Henry Kempenfelt WYE, pastor OF
the Baptist church at EAsex Junction,
was married in Albany, N. Y, recently
to Miss Beulah Louise Benway OF that
city.
Mr.. and Mrs. George I'll. Wilder Of
Burlington sailed July IS for London,
in which city both will study music
during the summer, expecting to return
to Burlington early in September.
Charles J, Bullock, aged so years, EN-
ployed in the office Of the Middlebury
Register for the past 10 years, was
stricken with shock Friday while at
his work His condition is serious.
After making a 400 mile automobile
"trip through the White mountains, with
out an accident, the rear axle broke
just as Clayton w. Jones and party were
entering his yard in Sudbury on their
return.
So great is the shortage of water in
the West Rutland reservoir that force
of men is kept at work night and day
with a steam pump, putting water from
a spring into the main water pipes of
the town.
Clifford Rhoads, Windham lad, was
cut quite badly on one leg by scythe
in the hands of an older brother when
the boys were in field cutting clover
for rabbit. Several stitches had to be
taken to close the wound.
The three-year- old daughter OF Mr.
and Mrs. Henry Holmes of Springfield
became entangled in the rope of swing
Friday, and but for passerby would
have choked to death, as she was hang
ing by the neck when seen.
Roy Nicklaw of Forestlale had his leg ,
broken in ball game in that place 0 |
few days ago. He was catching behind
the bat and was run into by a player
from the opposing team from New Ha-
ven Both bones were broken at the |
ankle.
Officer Thomas Mongeon of Burling.
ton arrested deserter from the second
cavalry Sunday and returned him to the
post at Fort Ethan Allen, thereby get
ting the reward of $50 offered for his
capture. The deserter was George r.
Butler of troop A, and he left July Is.
He is 20 years old.
Charles H. Stebbins of Nergennes has
in his possession a cannon that his uncle,
J.. u. Hancock. dug out of the Hudson
river, near Saltwater, N. Y. The cannon
is about six feet long with three-inch
bore and bears the date of 1874. 1t is
supposed to have been used in the
French Colonial war, The gun is in
good condition and will be fred at the
Marlborough celebration in Vergennes in
September.
When Hooker Winchester went into
his stable in Guilford a few days ago, he
found his valuable driving horse with
pitchfork hanging from its side. One
tine of the fork had penetrated the AMI.
mails body five inches and the other
a bout an inch. 1t is probable that the
and the horse rolled onto it. The animal
probably can be saved.
A party of young men from Middle
bury took an automobile ride to the
Bread Loaf inn in Ripton Friday night
and on the way home the car skidded
into ditch and ran into tree, throw
ing out the occupants and reducing the
machine to scrap iron. No one was
hurt except AttIee Douglass, who owned
the car and was driving it, and his in
iuries were not serious.
Henry Jennings, the Rutland county
farm expert, is conducting spraying
in that section to check
the potato blight, which is already be- :
ginning to appear. So far his demon !,
strations seem to have brought the de-
sired result. Rutland county has also
engaged G. N. Blondin of Burlington, a
dairy expert, to work with the farmers
Of the Vermont Cow Testing association.
He will test the different feeds and their II
weight and have charge of other work of
the society.
w. A. Shaw of the Mortified weather