The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-10-03
ABOUT THE STATE
HAPPENINGS OF INTEREST FROM
DIFFERENT SECTIONS

There are two severe cases of diphthe.
ria in the home of Desire Dubuque in
North Hero.
Money earned last year by school en-.
tertainments in Townshend has been in.
%csted in victrola to be used in the
schools.
way freight going west from Nor
risyille Thursday jumped the track,
throwing off six loaded ears The dam
age was considerable.
Two barns in Richmond, one owned by
John Morton and the other by j. &.
Hodges, were burned Thursday, the cause
OF The fres being unknown.
Mrs, Goorganna Price, who escaped We'd
nesday night from the state hospital at
Waterbury, was located in Bedford P. O.,
Friday and taken back to that institu-
:ion.
w. l.. Huntoon, Rutland merchant,
was injured in runaway accident
Thursday, when he jumped from the
wager and sustained broken collar
bone.
Fred E. d. Farmer. for 20 years con-
neoted with the drug business in Rut-
land. died Saturday of tubercular trou-
be. lie was prominent in the Masonic
frn;.rnity.
antoine 1'herrian. who met with a Sc
rious accident two months ago when he
was thrown from a horse, died from the
effects Wednesday ut his home in High
gate Center.
Mrs. Helen Podbielsji of Dandy has
been awarded damages of ono cent with
out costs in a suit for alleged SANDER
brought by her against Anna Mieniat
owski. also Of Dandy.
An Investigation of the belongings of
the S. P. Jocelyn family at Burlington,
whose house was burglarized Thursday
night, showed that at least 1856 pieces
of solid silver were taken, valued at more
than 1000.
Large blocks OF marble are being tax
I'll lipul TIC IudIly vi lit IhcduoNr DIubh
Marble company in Brandon, which seems
to be of fine quality. The quarry was
only recently opened. Modern machinery
will be installed and the work contin-
ued
TX Representative Samuel B. Chadwick
OF Franklin, n. H., lumberman and
real estate man, dropped dead in drug |
store in his home town Saturday of a |
shock He was born in lrasburg, Nov. !
s, 1876, but had lived in Franklin 81 |
years.
Frank Stearns, mail carrier from |
Weybridge to Mddlcbury, last Friday |
afternoon had many automobile difficult
ties while trying to make his trip. He
had two blowouts, one puncture, his gas
olne tank sprung leak and he lost his
chains.
James Eastman is in the Rutland hos
pltal suffering from injuries he received
in that city Friday when the wagon in
which he was riding was run into by an
automobile He has conclusion OF the
brain and severe bruises
b. Tierney, who drives an auto stage
from Middlebury to Bread Loaf inn, had
an accident Friday when the steering
gear went wrong and took the car over a
bank and into tree The car was not
badly damaged and Mr.. Tierney was only
scratched.
Mrs Susan Cushman observed her Goth
birthday anniversary Sunday at her
home in Mddlebury. She retains all her
mental and physical abilities to a re-
markabe degree, reads without glasses
and is much spryer than many people 40
years her junior.
Mr.. and Mrs Porter Butts celebrated
the 50th anniversary of their marriage :
at their home in North Hyde Park recently I
800 pesons being present Among the {
gifts was five o'clock tea service, in |
Guiding golden lined cups and spoons
from the Gibon Valley grange. Mr. Butts
has been postmaster for about IS years.
D. ". Flagg runs moving picture
business IN Brandon and Thursday even
ing left his horse hitched outside the ,
building while the show was in progress.
When he went for it, the outfit had dis :
appeared, but was found the next morn {
ing near Kimberly, with the wagon badly |
smashed Someone bad evidently taken
3 Joy ride until disaster overlook them.
Or. and Mrs w G. Hodsdon of Rut- 9
land were well acquainted with Mr. and /
:irs. Fred J.. Small, whose names have ,
beeu prominent in the papers for week !
or since the finding OF Mrs. Small's body I
in the burned house at Ossipee, n II. 2
DR.. and Mrs. Hodsdon occupied a cottage :
next to the SmallS at Ossippee last sum /
mer. They report that Mrs SmalPs
fear OF nc: hus band was great {
Miss Hannah Halonen. buttermaker at {
the Farmers creamery in Wardsboro. is {
the only woman buttcrmaker in cream )
cry in New England and perhaps III the a
United States. She makes over 10000 '
pounds OF butter a year Miss Halonen Z
has a diploma from ono of the govern .
ircn; creamery schools in Finland and q
ca,~a % America is years ago, having |
been N Wardsboro Ii years. n
Miss Mary Hatch OF Burlington was
."rious!y injured there Sunday noon as
80 ali.hted from an electric ear, prob
lb'' ,,ithcut waiting for the car to stop. .