The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-08-31

homes devoted an entire day last weel
to renewing old ties at the Warner hom,
in Saxtons River.
The Burlington postofiice is distribut
ing five carloads of catalogues for a mai
lrder house, the shipment being sent
put in Vermont and New Hampshire.
A new dam recently completed in
Essex Junction caused the water in the
river to set back to such an extent that A
Ind OF the yard in the rear of his home
A coat of cresote oil and two coats
bf pitch on the brick foundation and
then a yellow tile outside that is cal
tulated to make the cellar of the new
federal building in Brattleboro absolute
~ waterproof. This precaution is now
required in postoffice constructions.
At the present time the Central YER
mont Railway Co. is building new sta
tions at Burlington, Brattleboro and
Sheldon Junction. One grade crossing
at Middlesex is being eliminated.
The postponed illumination of Mount
Mansfield was held Friday night when
bonfires were lighted on the nose" and
the approach to the "chin." The latter
was shown up prominently.
A former mill superintendent for the
Barney Marble Co. of Swanton, James
A. Smith, is now United States consul
general at Calcutta, India, with a sal
ary of $4,000.
George, | have but a few moments to
live said Mrs. George Courser of John
son to her husband. Before the latter
could summon physician she had
passed away.
Eighty children sent to Rutland coun-
ty by the New York Tribune Fresh fund
are having the time of their lives. All
OF the children came to Vermont from
New York City.
Because the mother weaned them too
soon, two black fox pups on the AL
mon Morse farm in Randolph are dead. |
A white cat took the pups under her |
fostering wing until death came.
Gilbert Batchelder, csddie employed |
on the course of the Rutland Country |
club, was struck in the face by a club |
in the hands OF the head caddie OF the
links one day recently. Although quite
seriously hurt, the lad is making a good
recovery.
The l2-year.old son of Fred Cromier
of Bristol was found dead of trichina
Thursday morning, and Mr.. Cromier and
a daughter are reported to be i'll of the
same disease. II is said that the fam
lily ate considerable pork, part of which
was raw.
A 30.foot yacht belonging to Louis
Daoust OF Montreal broke away from
its moorings at Queen City park near
Burlington during high wind recently.
Its chance discovery by fisherman pre-
vented the boat from being pounded TO
pieces by the rocks.
Townshend's library has received
copy Of a volume entitled, "The Life,
Diary and Letters of Oscar Lowell Shat
ter" written by his daughter, Mrs. EN-.
ma Shafter Howard OF San Francisco. :
Her father, a native of Vermont was
an associate Judge Of the supreme court
in California when his death occurred 5
in 1873 II
Losing his balance while working I
around the basement of the new Ma I
tionsl bank building in White River
Junction, John LaDuke, aged rs, fell 4
fifty feet and landed on pile Of brick I
With a broken shoulder. his right arm !,
broke and internal injuries, he was tax. u
en- 70 his home.
Inhabitants Of the Polish settlement b
in Windsor were thrown into a furore :,
when il was noised about that one Of n
their number had partaken Of horse
Physicians who revived him !,
heard his remark that the mistake was a
made while he was searching for some
thing more palatsble than horse medi- ,
cine. =
Daughters Of the American Revolu- 4
lion in Cornwall are 70 have q chapter p
house OF their own. the cornerstone for =,
the structure having been laid . few IN
lays ago. 4 pleasant feature Of the =
exercises attending the event was the
In = group picture Of Is a
meal descendants OF the house Of sam >
on, says . contemporary account Of "
hs meeting. a
INTEREST IN VERMONT STATE FAIR a.