The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-03-20
ABOUT THE STATE
HAPPENINGS OF INTEREST FROM
DIFFERENT SECTIONS

The thirty-eighth annual meeting Of
the Vermont state dental society will be
held in Rutland May 20-22.
Miss Anna Hines of Eden is in a
serious condition, after taking tablet
left by the doctor to make a solution fol
washing cut in her head.
While cutting wood on the mountain
in Fletcher recently, William Wells
found valuable gold ring in log
some twenty feet from the ground.
Where the ring came from or how it got
there is mystery.
Peter Phillips, the Burlington man,
who recently secured a marriage license
to wed Miss Champagne, serving term
in the house of correction, has not yet
gone to Rutland for that purpose. He
has however, taken his five children
from the poor house. He expects to get
married later.
Walter Chase, who was seriously in
jured when knocked from a load of hay
one day last week near his home in Shelf
field, died Friday noon from its eff
feets The funeral of son, Harry
Chase, who was killed in Windsor at
almost the same hour his father receiv-
ed his fatal injury, was held at the
Chase home in Sheffield on Thursday,
the day before his father died.
Fire in the building where the Bellows
Falls Times is printed, in Bellows Falls,
ruined part of this weeks edition, We'd
nesday, the blaze starting on the third
floor in mess of rubbish, probably from
spontaneous combustion, and the water
soaked into the printing section of the
block, wetting down the presses and
stock, but not badly damaging the type
setting machines or Office.
Prisoners in the Caledonia county Jail
have been doing considerable outside
Work lately, earning a good sum for
themselves and 81 day for the state.
Sheriff Worthen recently turned into the
state treasury the sum of 1914, for work
between the months of June and Deem
Der and had paid in $72 before that
This shows that prisoners worthy OF con-
tidence have been allowed to work 4l6
days. None of the prisoners have
the confidence placed in them.
What was known as the old cheese |
factory, in Jamaica, but which had been |
rented to A. Il. Feltham for the manu- |
facture of hand rakes, was completely |
destroyed by fire Wednesday, with a |
heavy loss. Mr.. Feltham had recently |
new machinery, which, with |
furniture and clothing that were destroy |
ed, was valued at $500 The building |
itself was considered worth about 81 800. |
The property was insured for only $500.
Several cords of wood, piled near the
and tools, wagons and sleighs,
stored there, were also burned.
The town of Lowell is considerably
afflicted through accident and disease.
Alvah, the nine year-old son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Adelbert Longley, was painfully
injured Tuesday afternoon, when kicked
BY colt. One jaw bone was broken,
ind the other dislocated. Several teeth /
we're knocked out Joseph Rabstoy,
ged about 6S. while working Thursday
morning in ]. II. Silsby & Co.'s saw mill,
ost mis- right hand on an edging saw.
Franklyn, the seven year-old son Of Mr..
md Mrs. f. III. Sanborn, broke one leg
While coasting down the school hill
Thursday morning, Fifteen cases of the
humps have developed at M. L. Tillot-
on's mill, including his family and help
DIR. Samuel Sheldon, native of Mid
Ilebury, is to be given testimonial
Inner in New York City Saturday even
ng in honor of the completion of TWEEN
y-five years as professor in the Poly
echnic institute. The dinner is to be
t the Hotel Aston DIR. Sheldon has an
International reputation as an expert
Mental physicist, electrical engineer and
cientifc writer, and has earned posi-
ION in the front rank of American men
{ science. He was educated in Middle
urr college, in Middlebury, his birth
lace. In 1885 he entered the University
{ Wurzburg in Germany, from which
e was graduated in 1888, with tile de-
rec of Doctor of Philosophy. His first
osition in this country was as first as
lstant in physics at Harvard university.
le then answered the call of the Poly 4
echnic institute where,he now holds the Z
hair of physics and electrical engineer
~. He is the author of numerous b
oo<s and treaties. He has been presi- :
emit of the American Institute of the 4
Electrical Engineers, and has also been
identified with the Brooklyn
institute of Arts and Science.
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