The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-07-07

Nhlte reunion AZ the White hotel II
North Bennington on the Fourth.
Curtis C. Brown of Wolcott, despond
ent because of failing eyesight, ended hi,
lie Saturday by taking paris green,
The large mill and storehouse at Norti
Troy, owned by G, C.. Davis, were de
stroyed by fire Sunday night. lnccndiar
les are suspected.
So many girls in Bennington have
shown an interest in walking that the
Public Welfare association plans 10 form
girls walking club.
Julius Bluto of Grand Isle was seri-
ously injured as he walked beside pass.
ing freight train Tuesday, when a pro-
truding iron bar struck him.
Thomas 0'Conner OF Brattleboro had
his foot crushed between the elevator
and floor in the plant OF the s. A. Smith
Manufacturing company Thursday morn
ing.
While working on barn on the Rave.
liH lni III III IscNfA tdct NNth w III oNtfu'
ey of Westford was hit by falling tim
Der and his leg was broken above the
ankle.
William Wright, committed to the
county Jail at Newfane for so days, made
good an escape on Tuesday afternoon
He had been allowed the liberty of the
yard.
A pair of lake trout, one an eight
FOUNDER and the other eight and one. half
pounds, We're taken by RUDE Mason and
Alvin Trip from the lake at Barton on
Tuesday.
Almost every cottage in all the camps
OF Highgate Springs was filled for over
the Fourth. With the one new cottage
built this season, there are now 90 sum
mer cottages and over 60 were occupied
the first of the week
Fred c. Squires of st. Louis was re-
cent visitor in his old home town, Ben
nngton, making the trip east by sutomo-
bile coming through indianapolis, Pitts.
burg and Gettysburg. They started back
by way of Buffalo and Detroit.
Young women in Winooski have organ
lied a CHEEKY club. They propose to
bring cheer to the boys OF Company G, !
now encamped on the Mexican border, by
sending them missives OF cheer and read
ing matter
William Holland, youngest son Of Mr.. I
and Mrs, Fred Holland of East Dover, I
while playing in the barn with his sister
one day last week, fell through the floor
to the cement floor below, breaking the /
large bone in the wrist and dislocatng
the others.
The women Of st Johns bury last Tues
day sent big hamper to Co boys at
Eagle Pass, Tex, which contained sun.
shine box for each member of the com.
pany. Up to Wednesday morning toe
sum of $3.50 had been raised for the COM
pany.
Dean Mcdowell, Sheffield young man
not quite of age, walked from that place
to Greensboro, distance OF II miles and
there took train for Burlington, where 4
he enlisted. His parents at first were ur,-
willing to have him enlist, but, seeing his i
determination gave their consent. ID
, Prof. Frank P Bracket of the astron-
omical department of Pomona college at
Claremont, Cal, and a graduate OF St
Johnsbury academy, is one of the eight |
Americans appointed to assist in the dis
tribution of supplies for the suffering
Belgians, and he is already crossing the 5
ocean on his mission.
1t is very probable that fish screen Y
will be placed in the outlet of the Hines G
burg pond, the state now having this n
move under contemplation. During the Y
last two years the pond has been stocked a
with hundreds of pike, bass and perch Id
and the screen will be used to keep the :
Ash from swimming into the LaPlatte |,
river. a
Rev. Irving w. Berg, we'll known in il
Vermont and brother of William e. Berg, Il
pastor of the Brandon Congrega tional h
,hlIrch, who was chaplain OF the Connec- CT
lieut. lst regiment, handed his resigns ri
ion to the South Congregational church W
If Hartford, Conn, as soon as the regi
nent was called TO service and went with Of
he boys. p
Cattle Commissioner Fred l.. Davis of W
White River Junction has expended the M
tate appropriation of $4,000 and in ad ei
lition the $4,000 made through the sale b.
# diseased cattle for stamping out tn Sc
,erculosis and the foot and mouth dis u
ase. Twenty or more veterinarians have al
,een employed the past three months. IS
Three to six per cent of the cattle tested tn
we're found infected. Paying the owners re
or these was one of the biggest expendi- A
ures. pc
al
The Mortified station OF the United ae
tates weather bureau reports mean 10
for June of IS degrees. which
five degrees below the normal June ia
The highest was SIS de ue
rees, on the 9th. and the lowest was "a sh
egrees, on the first. The precipitation ca
to Az inches. the normal for N
he month being 3.23 inches The month ~
'as made up of four clear. four partly W
loudly and % cloudy days Precipita- III
on in quantity sufficient 10 measure oc- Ia
lrred on 10 days Thunderstorms were ca
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