The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-05-08
ABOUT THE STATE
HAPPENINGS OF INTEREST FROM
DIFFuRnvI SECTIONS

HAPPENINGS OF INTEREST FROM
DIFFERENT SECTIONS
The state convention of the Knights
of Columbus is to be held at Rutlant
the week of May 8, beginning May l.
and closing the following Monday night
Beginning last week, C. f. Sternbera
is running an automobile stage iron
Greensboro Bend TO Barton. This cuts
OFF long distance of travel between the
two points
All Memorial day exercises in Hard
wick are to take place Sunday, May 80
A union Memorial day service is to be
held in the opera house Sunday morning
followed by the decoration of soldiers
graves.
A 20-foot fall from ladder in Rut-
land was responsible for the death of
Joseph Emery of that city Wednesday.
Mr.. Emery was painting travelling
crane when the accident happened. He
was 43 years old
Miss Gladys Mcclure, teacher of a
boys class in the Congregational church
at Hardwck, had occasion to discipline
one youngster last Sunday by shaking
him, and during the process he grabbed
one finger of her right hand with such
force that it was broken at the middle
joint.
George f. Trask formerly head of the
later proprietor of the hotel Hamilton
at Rutland, died in the Brattleboro re-
treat last Tuesday. He had suffered
from a kidney trouble and general
breaking down.
Thomas Burke, ir., of Castleton has
been offered $500 for the six-legged calf
that was born at his farm a few weeks
ago, if he would deliver it alive in Mon.
tana. He had made all preparations for
the transportation of the freak when he
learned that the foot and mouth qltaran-
tine would prevent any such move for
the present.
One of the girl pupils in the Clarks-
vile school at Landgrove, Anna Shep-
pard, aged 10 years, lost her balance as
she was getting water from a spring
near the school, when the plank on which |
she was kneeling broke, and she was pre-
into the water. Her companion
grabbed her by the feet and pulled her
out, undoubtedly saving her life. She |
was somewhat bruised and thoroughly |
soaked.
The operating revenue of the Rutland |
railroad for March, 1915, was 1864 III SO |
and the operating expenses amounted to
1901 1919. Incorporating income, $46.-
l50.S3, was S3s,32922 more than the
income for March 1914 For the three
months ending March 81, the operating
income was sos, s36.72 in excess of that
If the same three months a year ago.
Three months revenue amounted to
1892, 433.ls and the operating expenses
1851 $500.
When sheriffs from Rutland sought
ipsv woman who was alleged to have
distracted the wallet of Edward Quinn
i West Rutland while she was reading
lis palm, they found her hidden under
everal bed ticks at the bottom of the
-ipsy wagon. After the woman had I
zen transferred to an automobile, a
nan, who claimed to be her husband,
rought forward the amount alleged to
ave been taken and the woman was
reed.
Milton c. Hyde, aged 70 years, for {
nore than 25 years a teacher in YER (
mont and New Hampshire. died Monday !
I his home in Springfield, Mass. Mr.. 7
iyde was born in Essex and married I
iiss Carrie $. Perkins of Perkinsville.
lie was principal of Black River academy
4 Ludlow for seven years. as well as
eaehing in various other schools in Yer
lont, and for nine years was principal
( the Franklin high school in Salmon
alls, n. II. After going 10 Springfield
e became superintendent clerk and
torekeeper in the water department,
esigning about ten wears ago. at the !,
ge Of 60 years, and since that time
al devoted almost his entire time to
Judy. He was particularly interested /,
! mathematics and languages and two !.
ears ago. at the age OF IL. attended
ight school to improve his knowledge
I Spanish. Last winter he studied
allan and Dutch. He was active in
lurch work and had been a member Of /,
be Baptist church for 65 years