The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-09-13

The new Arlington board of trade ha
10 charter members.
The state teachers convention will b
held in Burlington, Oct. r. 10 and IL,
The store in Salisbury carried on b,
Frank Humphrey was destroyed by fir
last week The origin OF the fire is no
known.
DR.. j. Arthur Robinson of Morrisvill,
will give a clinic before the Northeast
ern Dental association at Hartford
Conn, Oct IL and 10.
J. I. Lindsay, instructor in English al
the University of Vermont, has beer
granted a years leave of absence 10 20
to Harvard and do post graduate work.
Mrs. Elizabeth Whitney. over 90 years
of age, was operated on recently at her
home in Franklin for straneulated her.
MIA and her condition is very favora Bile
Carlton J. Barbour of Bridport has de.
livered TO Gorham brothers of Middle
bury during the summer Is three year
old steers, for which he received ST.,
2S3.
The Rutland fire station has several
grey squirrels as pets, but one was killed
Sunday as it sat in the middle of the
road munching an apple, by ap assing
automobile.
Elijah Graves, aged "a years died Sept,
at his home in Ferrisburg of general
breaking up. He was farmer by oocu.
patton. His father died on the day he
was 90 years old.
While substituting for the regular man
as receiver al the Waterbury station OF the
Borden Condensed Milk company. Robert
Riggs of Richmond fractured his knee
pan when it was struck by cake of
ice.
The Vergennes branch of the Benning |
ton Scale company, which had been
closed for some months, was reopened |
last week and will probably run all
winter. The force of men employed is t
small.
NJ. Z. Hammond, who has been the
teacher of chemistry at the University
of Vermont, has accepted call to Shurt-
left college, Alton, ILL.,, where he will be
at the head of the department of natural
science.
Clayton, four. year-od son of Mr. and
Mrs. William Ellis of Poultney, was Sc
riously injured Sunday when kicked in
the head by horse. He was operated on
at the Rutland hospital and will proba-
bly, recover.
James Francis and Louis Potvin, both
said to have been considerably intoxi-
Gated, are supposed to have been drowned !,
last Thursday in Lake Champlain while
rowing to Juniper island. No trace has ]
been found of their bodies.
The University Grocery company OF
Burlington has brought suit against May :.
or Albert S. Drew of that city to recover !
$1,000, the amount of damage claimed :
from the loss of a gasoline pump which
the mayor had removed Aug. Is. y
An electric fatiron left connected in
the Donnelly tailor shop in Vergennes
few days ago while the employees went =
to dinner set fire to the table on which ,
it stood and the blaze was discovered
just in time to prevent serious conse- 7
quences. +
A bull dog belonging to Burlington =
family named Hill, who lives in the
Walker block on st. Paul street, bit six y
year-old Mary Finlay, who lives in the ':
same block, on one leg Saturday. A ply 81
stefan had to dress the wounds and the
dog was taken in charge by an officer, q,
John Mullen, who was i'll for months IN
with pronounced case of poliomyeltis al
but whor covered, has given specimens
of his blood for treatment of other y,
cases. This acts as an anti-toxin and 90
in many cases seems to have had marked tr
effect on the paralysis victim if used in
time. .eT
Calling off the carnival means consider
IDLY more to some merchants than the TT
mere loss of the extrc business that this
annual event brings to Rutland. f. G.
Futile says that he is poorer by about x,
$500 than if there had been no plans I'll
made for the fete as he stocked his store
With about three and nall tons OF -
confetti which must remain in stock for =.
It least another year, with the chances of
hiding market uncertain.
T. j. Heaphy of MONTPELIER has sold his
ummer place at Marlboro south pond, a
ew miles from Brattleboro, consisting of
bout 25 acres of land and a l5o-scre .
rout pond, to John w. Titcomb, state u
sh and game commissioner The ulti-
nate purpose to which the property is to
e put is unknown, but it is understood
hat at least 80 cottages will be erected ha'
here for use next summer.
Henry Cummings, Fairfield lumber
IAN, was badly injured recently when at
e made a misstep while standing on Mo
,ad of lumber and his foot became tur
,ught. following which he fell from the clu
ad Both bones of one lower limb were qui
-oken, but he crawled upon the load pet
nd, not being able TO use the reins, he etc.
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