The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-02-23
ABOUT THE STATE
HAPPENINGS OF INTEREST FROM
DIFFERENT SECTIONS

A robin has made its appearance in
Stowe during the past week.
Matt Valch of West Rutland has a
COW which gave birth to twin calves
Tuesday. Both of the calves are living.
Perry Read who died Tuesday at his
home in Hinesburg at the age OF 70
years, had been one of the prominent
business men of the town for so years.
Leon Miller fell while working in his
barn in Wolcott Sunday and broke both
legs below the knees. This is the 47th
time he has suffered with broken bones.
A party of Rutland young people who
attended dance at Pittsford Monday
night were put out of the hall because
pittsfordites did not care to run any
chances Of contracting Rutland scarlet
fever.
Frank Pierce OF Georgia Plains lost
the whole of four fingers Feb. q while
working at q circular saw. He bought
the mill where the accident happened of
Fred Wood last spring and had been
operating it but short time.
A young man named Warden, II years
old, employed in the Hall & Richter mill
in Guildhall. was badly injured recently
when his clothing caught on set screw
and he was whirled several times around
the shaft. One leg and one knee were
broken and he was otherwise badly
bruised. He is'not expected to live.
Silas Dubuque, who was so badly
burned last week at his home in North
Hero while thawing out water pipe
with gasoline, is in a serious condition.
He has not lost his sight, but his face
Is so badly burned that the flesh has
fallen off in places.
A painting of'Col. Austine, founder of
.he Austine institute for the Blind and |
Deaf at Brattleboro, which was ordered |
by DIR. Henry D. Holton of Brattleboro |
before his death, has been received and |
of Boston artist.
Eugene R. Chase, formerly OF Rutland,
but lately Of Foxboro, Mass, was killed
there recently while taking his sons
place as gate-tender at crossing An
express train had just passed and as Mr..
Chase started TO cross the tracks a
freight backed upon him and instantly
killed him.
Albion Batten of East Hardwick com
nitted suicide by hanging in the barn at
he farm of his sister, Mrs. A. B. Cuth-
in Greensboro Monday. Mr.
8atten's health was poor and he had been
spending a few weeks with his sister,
iopng that rest would benefit him. He
caves family in Hardwick and ia
her, mother and four sisters in Green's
)oro.
Don A. Wilkinson, who died Feb. 81 at .
he home of his niece in Clarendon .
springs, built many marble mills with
lis father and brother, both in Vermont !,
nd many other states of the union. !
Iround 1860 his brother, George W., was !
nown as the greatest millwright and I.
ridge builder in the United States. For !
lany years D. A. Wilkinson was superin-
endent OF the Ripley Marble company in !
enter Rutland. For 50 years he had
cen a member of the Rutland Baptist
hurch.
John V. Piper, for two years assistant :
0 Prof. George P. Burns of the depart
lent OF botany at the University of Yer :
iont, disappeared Saturday night from !.
lew Brunswick, N. j., where he had been y
ssistant at the state agriculture and II
Experiment. station of New Jersey since
,aving Burlington. Mr.. Piper always
'orked very hard and recently had com
lained of feeling tired. 1t is feared that
ome mental trouble caused his depart a
re. Police and boy scouts are searching
IT him.