The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-03-01

Jesse Thomson, who died Sunday a
his home in Rutland, had reached the ag,
of 81 years
Carl Robinson got one hand caught
in a saw in a Pawlet mill recently tax
ing off two fingers on his left hand and
decorating all the rest.
Manchester, N. H., was surprised to
receive the contract for printing the
town report of Windham and wonders il
Vermont has no printers.
Leo Short of Bellows Falls lost part
or two fingers on his right hand Feb. ~
while he was inspecting rifle, which
was accidentally discharged.
Andrew Berg of Rutland paid SIT in
city court Tuesday for locking his wife
out of the house and creating a dis
turbance in his neighborhood.
Miss Nellie Osmun, formerly Connected
with the church at Smonsville, in Ches-
ter, is now pastor of church in Hurds-
vile, N. d., place of 300 population.
While at work in the woods in Rox-
bury few days ago, Michael Flynn re-
ceived wound in the back, when, as
he slipped, an axe which chopper was
using struck him.
Charles N. Hughes, a slate worker,
who received fracture of the leg in
Fair Haven quarry recently, died Mon
day at the age of 65 years. He leaves a
wife and nine children.
Ex-President William Fl. Taft is to
speak in st. Johnsbury March 10 as
representative of the League to Enforce
Peace. Montpelier is the only other
place in the state where he will speak.
Miss Bernice Creed has resigned her po-
sition as cashier in Rutland store to
become a model for the Goetz Silk COM
pany of New York, where another girl,
Miss May Lennon. who has Rutland rela-
tives, is also employed as a model
Stillman Knapp, vending his way
along the quiet streets of Bennington
with lamp chimney in his hand, which
he had just purchased, was struck by
an automobile few days ago and was
so shaken up that he had to be taken |
home, but the lamp chimney was unin- |
jured.
In an accident on the Richford branch |
line of the Central Vermont railroad
Monday, a snowplow outfit was derailed
and some of the men in charge were in
jured- One man, H. Truyah of st. Al
bans, section foreman, was so badly hurt
that he was taken to the st. Adams hos
pital. His back was injured.
a cat owned by Charles Adams, jr.,
of Castleton showed by its actions that
something was in its throat and upon
investiga ton :hread was found. The
family, concluding that the cat must have
swallowed needle, summoned a physi-
clan, who onloroformed the animal and
operated on its throat, removing the nee.
die successfully.
A freight train into Middlebury was
delayed three-quarters of an hour Tues
day because heavy ditch digger, load
ed onto a platform car, was too high to
pass under the wooden bridge on Mer-
chants row in that place. The train had
to be backed and part of the machine
removed before the train could pro-
coed.
To Loring d. Parmelee. a native of
is given the credit of being
the first to start bake shop in Bos-
ton entirely devoted to the cooking of
Boston's famous dish, baked beans. Be-
ginning in modest way and delivering
the beans on a wheelbarrow to his Gus
toners, this establishment grew until
4 larger bakery was built on what is
now Massachusetts avenue, the oven of
which had capacity of 700 quarts. AL !
.hough Others now make up the firm, the
business has been continuous ever since
t was started by the Vermonter.
In line with the stories of poultry rails 5
RS who are getting bigger egg returns ,
~ having electric lights in their hen .
houses, is one by l.. S. Rawson of Brat !
leboro. who says that for four years he :
=
on of the egg product in lighted and I'M
ightea houses assures him that the ex-
'enditure for electricity is more than
made up by increased laying. Mr.. Raw
on says winter days are so short that 3
he hens do not have a chance to eat I
nough to enable them to produce eggs, I
nut the extra hour or two in each day
furnished by artificial lighting helps
long much in the matter of egg pro-
uction. He has had considerable expe- +
fence with Rhode Island Reds, but has ;
urned his attention to Anconas and
kinks them better for winter laying
han any other breed. They lay when
cry young and eat much less than heavy a
owls Mr. Rawson is so well pleased
18th the breed that he intends to keep C
My that kind. On a recent day his 20 n
ems laid AZ eggs. a much larger percent d
ge being from the Aneonas than from v
he Reds.