The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-04-14
ABOUT THE STATE
HAPPENINGS OF INTEREST FROM
DIFFERENT SECTIONS

Bradford is to have patriotic day
and flag raising April 10, with addresses
and band concert. Frank Plumley is
to be the orator of the day.
The Nelson & Hall company, owners
OF the large veneer plant at Samson.
vile, in Enosburg, are to erect 10 houses
this summer to accommodate the work
ing force employed at the plant. Fifty
men are working there.
At the spelling match of the 7th and
sth grades of the graded school in New.
port Center last week, Miss Beatrice
Twombly, the youngest pupil in the
room, spelled the rest down.
Erwin H. Metcalf of South Newfane,
game warden of Windham county, since
the middle of January, when he was ap-
pointed to office, has found seven dead
deer. Two had been shot, two were
killed by dogs and three by bobcats.
Theodore Dukett, an employee at the
Middlebury plant of the Vermont Marble
company, was badly injured few days
ago when a piece of board few back
from circular saw and struck him be-
tween the thumb and index finger, split
ting the thumg from the hand nearly to
the wrist.
Lieut.. Frank w. Garran of the senior
class of Norwich university has been
secured as military instructor at Mid
dlebury college until commissioned Off
Ger is detailed by the war department
for the purpose of drilling students and
giving class instruction in military tao
tics.
A deer, badly bitten and bruised, pur-
sued by dog belonging to John Mas
terson of South Lincoln, was found in
the brook in that place by the Addison
county fish and game warden few days
ago. The warden drove off the dog and
went for help to get the deer out of
the water, but upon his return found
the animal had made its way out and
into the woods.
Rev. Chauncey A. Adams of Danville
has received an appointment to serve
with the American field ambulance corps
in France. He will sail for France to
take up his duties as an ambulance driv-
er in the field service on May 10. Rev.
Adams work win be similar to that to
be assumed by Rev. H. E. Guthrie, pas
tor of the First Congregational church
of Burlington, who left to-day for
France.
A. w. Gould finds much profit in rails |
ing herbs at his place in Swanton and
this year he will grow sage on a large |
scale. For several years he has been en-
gagged in herb raising, particularly skull |
cap, and finds that the culture of sage |
has been rendered still more profitable |
by the war conditions. Since imports
from foreign countries have been cut off |
and the demand is great, he will make |
speciality of sage. Prices are high for
certain kinds of herbs.
Peter LeClaire, Civil war veteran and
an inmate of the Soldiers home in Ben
nington for number of years, walked
into the Erie canal at Wateryliet, N. Y,
a few days ago, as he alighted from a
trolley car, He was rescued after he had
gone down for the second time. He had
gone to Watervliet to visit friends
and as there are no lights near where he
left the car and he was unfamiliar with
the place, he made the mistake that
nearly ended fatally.
1t had been planned to rebuild the dock
at st. Adams this summer SO that the
boats of the Champlain Transportation
company might make that city one of
their stopping places, but the promoters
of the improvement plan find it will cost
So 600 more to do the work in summer
than in winter, and it is probable that
the rebuilding will be postponed until
later. In summer, all the work would
have to be done from boats, barges or
RATS, while in the winter, hole could
be cut in the ice and the dock built in
side.
Charles, lS.year-old son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Oliver Fish of Castleton, was badly :
injured few days ago while working in
the Brown sawmill. With anothe en- 7
the Brown sawmill. With another en- ,
chine when he was caught in the shaft /
ing and thrown around. There was a
bad wound on the back of his head, his ,
left leg was broken in two places, he I
was badly bruised all over bis body and
covered with scratches. and his clothes I
were torn off. He had been working at Q
the mill but few days. 2 His condi-
ton is satisfactory.
Deacon Almon F. Smith had an exciting
side trip while returning from the store
in Manchester Centre to his home in that
place with barrel of -four in the wagon
a few days ago. The barrel started to
tip over and the deacon, who is SO years
old, swung around to steady it when
the wagon seat tipped up with him and I
sent him off the wagon. He was passing l