The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-11-11
ABOUT THE STATE
HAPPENINGS OF INTEREST FROM
DIFFERENT SECTIONS

Charles Hoadley Of Tinmouth, who is
over 90 years old, attended town meet
ing Nov. 3 and voted for his son, Will
liam Hoadley, who was elected repre-
sentative of that town.
Col. Harry M. Parker, Republican can
didate for representative at Bradford,
was defeated by two votes.
Much of the concrete work on the
Newport village sidewalks will have TO
be done over as il is crumbling, probably
IS result of being laid in too cold
weather.
There arc Mt present 1873 prisoners at
the house of correction, Rutland, and in
the Rutland county Jail. This is the
largest number which has ever been in
this institution at one time.
| Mr.. and Mrs. b. r. Fassett have Civ
en- to st. Matthew'S Episcopal church in
Enosburg Falls the sum of $4,000 for
the erection of parish house and IA
building committee has been named to |
push the work.
| Barton claims the biggest checklist in |
Orleans county this year, showing over |
900 men eligible to vote at the two poll |
ing places, Barton and Orleans. Barton |
has for several years had the biggest |
vote both in national and state elections,
and has sent the largest number of dele
gates to the state and county eonven-
nf In ba ct,y,fx
Brigham T. Phelps, aged 70 years,
died Friday at his home in Westminster
after long illness. Mr.. Phelps had
served in both branches of the legisla-
ture and was also veteran of the Civil
war. He was Republican in politics.
For 10 years he served as deputy sheriff
of Windham county, and also in many
offices of the town.
The new pulpit for st. Pauls Episco
pal church in Burlington, which has been
given anonymously in memory of Daniel
W. Robinson, for 20 years senior war
den of the church, by some of his friends,
will be blessed next Sunday morning by
Ri. Rev. Arthur c. A. Hall, who will
preach the first sermon from it.
The board in charge of locating a mill
tary students camp has decided to have
it in Plattsburg, N. Y, next wear. The c
reason for changing to Plattsburg from !
Burlington, where it was located this !
year, is that Plattsburg is an infantry q
post and that there is a far greater
area of wild land in its neighborhood
than at Burlington.
special city meeting has been called Q
in Burlington for Nov. Is to see if the Z
city win vote to issue negotiable bonds b
for enlarging and improving its electric /,
light plant Some $4,000 was spent
Tor that purpose two years ago and the
county Trust Co.. and the present ac-
ion is to dispose of the question of pay
ng per cent interest on the sum Dor
owed.
An attempt was made to hold up and
OBJ John Fowler of Wilmington. a dis
for the Standard Oil Co., on
he road between Wilmington and Jack
onville Friday night. Two shots were
red, one bullet taking the visor Off Mr..
Fowler's cap and the other passing
hrough the shoulder of his heavy coat.
ar Fowler had with rim that night
bout $500 and il is supposed the holdup
nen were residents of tnat locality who
new his route and the time he passed
nat way. The matter was not reported l
. the police and Mr.. Fowler feels sure.
ccause of the darkness, that he could
OF recognize the men, of whom there
ycre three, should he see them.
Joseph Farstanea, aged % years, was
ably injured near the big dam in Som y
rset Saturday. Farstanea was riding =
n the cowcatcher of an engine attached
} a work train and in front was a car
Gded with logs. Before he could escape -
Z was crushed between the cowcatcher n
nd the logs. One of his legs was ter
bly, crushed. the bones being broken in
,veral places. The knee was also bad
wrenched and it is feared that his hip
as knocked out Of joint At the hos
tal in North Adams, Mass, II is
lought the leg can be saved.
The annual meeting Of the Vermont
sh and Game league for the election
officers and transaction of other nee ,
sary business, will be held at the Pa.
lion hotel in Montpelier on Monday,
CIV. 30, at 3 O'Clock p. m. A motion
III be made 10 adjourn this meeting NJ
ID the election of officers to a later Az
te, when. in connection with a sports
ems convention. a larger representa-.
IN Of members may be expected. tu
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