The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-06-13
ABOUT THE STATE
HAPPENINGS OF INTEREST FROM
DIFFERENT SECTIONS

Mrs, Frances f. Moseley, widow o.
Charles w. Moseley, formerly railroad
superintendent, died Sunday at her hom'
in Manchester Center.
Three cows belonging to Nathan
Greene of Wilmington were found dead
in the pasture under maple tree, where
they had been struck by lightning. Only
a few months ago he was offered Sl00
for one of the cows.
The postoffice at Cambridge was brok-
en- into during Friday night and was
ransacked, but no booty was secured, as
the postmaster had carried home all the
money and stamps.
| The first 1916 circus license to be is
sued by the state tax department was
issued Saturday to Sparks World Ia
lows Falls June 10 and St. Johnsbury
June 81. The show travels in fourteen
cars.
A horse which served in the Burlng
ton fire department for j s years, but had
not been used there for year and a
half, was put back in the service few
days ago in place of another and at the.
first elang of the bell was out of his
stall and in his place under the harness.
A farewell reception was given Mr..
and Mrs. Harlan n. Wood in st. Johns.
bury Saturday evening. MIR Wood has
been principal of St. Johnsbury academy
for IL years and leaves to become as
sistant principal of an academy near
Cleveland @. A purse of 500 in gold
was presented them.
Thomas Carly of Shoreham, while
driving to the village last Wednesday
afternoon with his wife, was SO OVER
taxed in trying TO restrain his runaway
horse that death ensued almost instant
ly. When the horse began to run, Mrs.
Carly jumped out, her husband trying
to control the animal. and remaining in
his seat until the wagon was tipped up
and he fell out, living but few minutes. |
Lyman Boyd, eight year-old son OF
MI w diltI lltNGOEh b1 h6NL i1bAEA /
while playing during the noon intermis-
sion OF the village school, got too near
The edge of the Deerfeld river bank and
ell in. Both bones of his right wrist
we're broken, but in spite of this he man
Iged to swim to the opposite shore and
lfter his wrist was set seemed to feel
10 other i'll affects Of his fall.
Harry r. Cannon had rather a har.
owing experience in the mill at Proc
orsville one day last week, when his
lothes caught as he was standing on
stepladder near a rapidly revolving
hiatt, and he was whirled around until
lis clothing was torn from his body, only
lis stockings and shoes being left. The
caring off of his clothing released him,
citing him fall to the floor. No bones
we're broken, but he was badly bruised.
A telegram received from Washington !
nnounces that the University Of Yer !
lont again has been ranked in the dis !
class by the war department ,
nd an honor graduate may be submit !
ed for appointment as a second lieuten- 4
mt. Institutions of college on uniyer-
ty grade, the graduates OF which are /
est qualified for commissions in the a
'nited States army by reason of dis a
pline, education and military training G
re eligible to this rank. Last year for :
ne first time the university was ranked
/ the distinguished" class, being one of /
nirteen institutions in the country to !
in the coveted honor. No reeommenda- !
on for appointment as second lieuten.
Mt will be made until Lieut.. S. A. How.
3D. the commandant, returns from West !
oint n. y, where he is attending the t
exercises at the United
tstes Military academy.