The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-02-27

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HAPPENINGS OF INTEREST FROM
DIFFERENT SECTIONS
Rev. Z. w. Wild was installed as pas
tor of the Congregational church al
Westminster last week.
Rutland health authorities think that
some of the cases of scarlet fever in that
city have been transmitted by cats and
dogs.
Elihu Flower of Rupert, who fell from
staging in his barn to concrete floor
striking on his head, died recently from
the effects Of the fall.
Joseph Beayon of Castleton caught a
pickerel through the ice ON Lake Bonn
oseen recently which was 40 inches long
and weighed 1919 pounds.
Mrs. Il. p. Durham of Athens has a
plant curiosity--an onion cactus--on
which is one blossom, borne on long
stem, and one of the leaves of the plant
is nearly three feet long.
Mrs. A. r. Barron, widow of former
owner of the hotel at White River june
ton, died this week in New York, aged
SO years, She was a resident of White
River Junction for many years.
The town of Bristol has reduced its
debt nearly $4,000 during the past year,
but it is now S50,S5225. The tax last
year was 200 cents on the dollar and will
have to be as high again this year in
order to reduce the debt still further.
A vicious horse belonging to Joseph
Brown of Weybridge, standing in front
of store in Middlebury, bit little Flor
ence Forest, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Jesse Forest of the latter place on the
ear, as she was going home from school
Thursday. Had it not been that she wore
a toque, her ear would undoubtedly have
been bitten off.
John Dupree died Feb. % at his home
in West Arlington as a result of in
iuries received few days ago while he
was logging. As he came down hill,
heavily loaded sled slowed and struck
him in the chest, knocking him to the
ground. His skull was fractured. He
was 80 years Of age and leaves a mother,
wife and two children.
Prof. George X. Cherrie of Newfsne,
who for the past ten months has been
on an exploring trip in South America
for the American Museum of Natural
history, reached New York Feb 90 He
brought back with him some 5000 bird
and animal skins and specimens and l.
500 photographs of wild animal life for
the museum. This was his 2sth tropi- |
cal exploration trip.
Mrs. Lydia NJ Bracket, who six |
months ago reached the age of l0l years,
died Friday at her home in Jamaica
Plains, Mass. She retained all her facul-
ties up to a short time ago, and until
two years ago could read newspaper
without the aid of glasses. She was born
in Springfield, n. Fl. Joseph Quimby and
Mrs. Martha Alger of Wilder are a neph-
pw and niece of Mrs. Bracket, and an
other nephew is Frank Quimby of Strsf
ford.
At public sale held in New York
City Feb. s and 9, one book. which was
written in Vermont was sold for $3.50.
1t was "A History of the Indian Wars"
written by Rev. Daniel S. Sanders, U. v
NJ, in 1912. 1t is one of the rarest
books relating to the North American
Indians, ind but few copies are in ex-
stence, as on account of bitter and +,
somewhat unjust criticism the author I
and destroyed the work as I
ar as possible, only a few copies getting +,
INTO circulation. Il
A Bellows Falls man who went to n /
own near Rutland to attend a funeral, 8
made corner in potatoes while there
ind cleared $3.50. The story goes that t
armer in the town where he went had |
100 bushels for sale, for which Edward ]
'tapleton from Bellows Falls agreed to /
,sy Sl6O per bushel, delivered at the q
ar. Before they had started on their !
Quincy to Bellows Falls another dealer a
anne along and offered 1926 per bushel 1
or the lot, which Mr.. Stapleton took and
hefeDN maze SZbU
Rutland court had before it a case
which called for and received
lenient sentence. Raymond ]. Perkins !.
vas before the court for intoxication,
ut he is not drinking man usually and
vhen the court heard his story it was
Wiling to make allowance. Mr.. Perkins :
as a wife who has been sick in bed for
3 weeks with sciatic rheumatism and
lso has five small children. When he
'orked he received So per day, but en-
loyment has not been very steady and
ecause he could not afford to hire a
elper in the family he had been put
ing in his evenings doing the house
'ork, acting as nurse to his wife and
airing for the children. He stated it
-as the condition of his home affairs
-hich had driven him to take drink,
nd he requested an officer to arrest him
hen he realized his condition. Ordi-
arly he would have been fined IS or
one to jail for 10 days or more, but the
,urt released him and told him to pay
little when he could. :