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

st. Matthews church OF Enosburg
Falls has extended call to Rev. VIII
liam Garner of Milton to become their
rector May |, subject to approval by the
bishop
Rev. William s. V. Robinson of Ruth
erford. n ", has accepted the call to
become pastor of the Baptist church at
West Guilford, beginning his labors
April 10.
Probably the oldest sugar maker in
Stowe is A. II. Slayton, who is past So
years old and who goes to his sugar
place every day, experimenting and as
sisting in the work.
A Rutland county teachers associa-
ton will probably be formed in the near
future, preliminary steps having been
taken at meeting of county superin-
tendents with Supt. d. B. Locke, OF Rut-
land.
4 Pupils enrolled in the Rutland city
schools during March were 2,095. This
number falls short of the average at
tendance by something over 100, the fall
ing off being due, it is thought, to the
great amount of sickness in the city.
Manchester has young sugarmaker
in the person of Miss Dorothy Stowell,
who tapped her own trees and even made
the spouts herself. Miss Dorothy is
only IL years old, but has made quite a
bit of sugar and syrup already.
j. B. Cross, the veteran 'tglobe trotter,"
SO years old, left Highgate Center March
80 for the west. Mr.. Cross will pass
some time with relatives in Nebraska,
Colorado, and California, and expects to
attend the Panama exposition in 1918
before he returns to Vermont.
The March number of The Vermont
Bulletin has been issued from the Uni
versity of Vermont, Burlington. 1t is
the annual catalogue number and the re-
capituIation OF students shows 6l5 dur
ing the academic year l9l3-lel4 and dur
ing the summer school of 1913.
Gov. Allen NJ. Fletcher pardoned Tues
day two young men sentenced to the
house of correction from White River
Junction in Windsor county for tramp
ing. 1t was discovered that after con-
viction the boys had at their disposal
money of sufficient amount to preclude |
their being Migrants under the law.
series of thefts of more or less inn |
portance that have been annoying Rut- |
land railroad officials, were cleared up
Wednesday night when four young boys
who frequent shanty on Hopkins
street confessed to the depredations. |
Their ages range from 10 to IL. They |
are Patrick and Francis Gilrain, Charles
Dunn and Fred Kelley. Boots, lanterns,
hatchets and hammers were found in the |
shanty.
Roumaine, the -year-old son of
Mrs Bridget Brown of Rutland, was Sc
riously burned Wednesday afternoon
when dish of scaIding water was acct
dentally tipped over his head and
shoulders. The burns extended over the
back of his neck, the chest and face,
and are of such a nature that the boy /
may be marked for some time The ae-
cdent occurred when Mrs. Brown was
crossing the room with dish of scald-
ing water, the child running against her.
The Rutland Railway Light & Power
company has secured from the owner,
Mrs. Emily p. S. Moor, a 10-year lease
OF the property located at the southea
corner OF Madison street and Strongs
avenue in Rutland for use as freight
depot, provided the city grants the con-
Germ the right to build a spur track from
the south belt line onto the leased land.
The land leased is triangular in shape,
the dimensions of the sides being about
'l73 by l73 by SO feet.
While w. c. Mattison was digging
grave in the Sunderland cemetery, he L
unearthed am old-time button, green
with age. This button was found sew
eral feet under ground and was of old
revolutionary days. 1t was brass with
the following inscription, March the
Fourth, 1880 Memorable Era. In the
center was large spread eagle with
shield on the breast, while directly over
its head was the rising sun. 1t is sup
posed that some old revolutionary sol
der was buried in this spot. as local ira!
dition recalls such burial.
DIR. l.. B. Morrison of Burlington has
received flattering call to continue his
research N-ray work as roentgenologist
in the Robert d. Brigham hospital, Park
or hill, Boston. He expects to go to
Boston within day or two to look the
ground over. For nine years Doctor
Morrison has been connected with the
Mary Fletcher hospital, at Burlington,
and holds the position of assistant SUI
perintendent and resident physician, and
he is known as one of the foremost ex-
perts in reading the X-ray pictures in
New England.