The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-06-04
ABOUT THE STATE
HAPPENINGS OF INTEREST FROM
DIFFERENT SECTIONS

Martin S. Villas has resigned as Unit
States commissioner for the district OF
Vermont, after holding the Office for
six years and six months.
When all bills were paid, the Rutland
Free Library association found itself en-
riched by $444.06, the proceeds OF the
play, "A Bachelors Romance" given by
local talent.
Nathan Thayer, who died recently at
his home in Warren, at the age OF 10
years, Is said to have drawn a pension
longer than any other veteran in the
state of Vermont.
David Felt, familiar figure as police
man for 10 years at busy shopping dis
triet crossing in Boston, died Tuesday.
He,was born in West Wardsboro in lS4b,
and served in the 10th Vermont regiment.
Robert Ross, the Rutland city water
department employee who tried to commit
suicide by cutting his jugular vein,- sever-
ing it SO that the doctors had to tie it, is
recovering at the hospital of that city.
The seismograph at Norwich university
registered slight earthquake Tuesday
morning, the location of which, has not
been determined. The vibration contin-
ued for half an hour, beginning at 1890
a. m. @tf $500 1884
By vote of the 40 residents of Paddock
village in st. Johnsbury, and the follow
ing action of the trustees, that place will
hereafter be known as Arlington, the de-
cision having been made at a meeting
Monday night. --~&-
On the 18th anniversary &C his birth
day, June |, 0. "A. Durgey, for 10 years
iarfitor of the Brandon graded school,
was, given surprise and Presented
purse of money by the prudential COM ,
mittee and teachers Of the school.
The Rev. Hendrix Vossema Of Winter
hill, Somerville, Mass, has been secured
asssummer pastor of the Universalist
church in Barnard, the oldest Universe
list church in the. state. Mrs. Nossema
will supply the pulpit for the first few
Sundays of the pastorate.
a fierce forest fire has been raging in
Manchester, being fought by 200 men !
from the camps of the Rich Lumber Co. {
Probably l,5OO acres of land have been
cut over by the company within two
years and this rendered the fighting diff
ficult.
Because someone left the gate open into
the st. ,Johnsbury fairgrounds few
nights ago, five horses that were being
pastured there got out and wandered
about at will. During the night they !
wandered onto the railroad track and
three of the five were killed by being
struck by train. One was dragged $50
feet.
Rutland policemen will hereafter re-
duce their visiting 20 a minimum, orders /,
from Public Safety Commissioner Roger !,
s. Pike having been announced to that !,
effect. Policemen meeting each other :,
may not talk over three minutes before
going on their way and the same rule is
10 cover the meetings between policemen !.
ind citizens. II patrolman wishes TO "
visit a moving picture theatre, he must
INIT his stay to three minutes.
Forecaster w. A. Shaw of the United
States weather bureau at Mortified re- =
,orts mean temperature for May of As :
degrees, which is five degrees below the ,
FORMAL May temperature in Mortified
The highest was rs degrees, on the 18th, !.
md the lowest was 81 degrees, on the =
10Th. The greatest daily range was AZ "
legrees, on the 18th, and the least daily =
ange was seven degrees, on the 18th. =,
rhe precipitation amounted to SO inch =
s, the normal for the month being $50 p
inches. The prevailing wind was from ~
he south, the total movement 1881 IT
niles, the average hourly velocity rs
niles, and the maximum velocity "a
niles per hour. from the south on the
th. The month was made up of eight
lear. nine partly cloudy and IA cloudy L
avs. Precipitation in quantity sufii-
lent TO measure occurred on II DAYS
olsr halos were noted on the 9TH. 18th.
nd 22d, thunderstorms on the 18th and
5th, light frosts on the 9TH, l4th. 9th.
9th and 3lst, a heavy frost on the 18th
nd killing frost on the 30th.