The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-02-05

ABOUT The STATE
HAPPENINGS OF INTEREST FROM
DIFFERENT SECTIONS
black cat belonging to John Hastings
Of Corinth caught a weasel recently that
measured 10 inches from tip to tip.
Dan Macuin of Tyson caught an owl in
trap, whose wings measured from tir
to tip four and one.haf feet. The bird
has horns four inches long.
Mrs Clarence Kingsley has been strick-
en- at her home in Bristol with what
appears to be infantile paralysis. Her
lower limbs are entirely paralyzed.
Fifty marriage licenses were is
sued from the office of the Brattleboro
town clerk during the month of January,
of which 43 were to couples from out of
town.
The Richmond Underwear company,
which began operations in Brandon three
weeks ago with 20 hands, is now ready
to double its force as soon as it can get
sufficient machines.
Rev. p Contois has resigned as pastor
of the Baptist church at South Windham,
to take effect April /. He will go to his
home in Nottingham to care for his aged
father, who is in a feeble condition
Frank Smith of South STAFFORD re-
Gently received an order for l25 bushels
of potatoes at So per bushel Mr.. Smith
has sold over 5000 worth offs potatoes
from a little more than an acre of
ground.
Frank Il. Thomas of East Franklin
was badly injured few days ago when
he fell from load of straw and struck
on his back. Several ribs were loosened
from his backbone and he suffers Sc
we're pain.
While playing with some other boys
one day last week, Ralph Mcdonald
jumped from the railroad bridge at New
port and went through the ice. chain
used to tie boats to the wharf happened
to hang nearby and he chung to it until
help reached him.
DIR. Merritt H. Eddy, still actively
engaged in the practice of medicine in
Middlebury, observed his s4th birthday |
Jan. 25 He was born in Winhall and |
received his degree from the medical
department of the University of YER |
mont in 1865 Since then he has prac-
ticed his profession continuously.
The Russian Orphanage society has |
bought the Newton and Marshall farm in I
Perkinsville for summer home for the |
children who belong NO the home in /
Springfield. The head priest lives in New I
York City The farm has two large I
houses and is admirably fitted COR the |
purpose. II will be used to furnish milk, |
eggs, wood, ETC., for the home in Spring /
field village.
The elevator at the Mead building in
Rutland, operated by l7-year-old boy,
dropped twice and rushed mp once Tues
day, when it got away from the youth
full operator. The occupants were bad
ly shaken up and except tfor the firm
construction of the elevator cage, the
upward "trip might have resulted dis
astrously Boards and climbers were
splintered and the one occupant, aside
from the boy, Miss Mabel Young, a ste
in the building, had no be
taken home to recover from the nervous
shock
The first cow wintered in the town of
Cavendish was owned by the first settler,
Capt. Coffin. 41e lived on the place now
owned by Charles Parker in the Dens-
more district. The cow was kept in some
kind of barn near the so-called Taylor
swamp in the east part of the town. The
captain had bear.proof pen built so the
COW could go to water herself and he {
came over once week or so and fed her
swamp hay he had cut the summer be-
fore. Every time he fed the cow he had .
a walk of four or five miles out and back
on the Crown Point road
An involuntary petition in bankrupt I
cy has been filed in the Office of Clerk q
F. S. Plat of the United States court t
against Jane Baker Wettleson of Rut- {
land, who, until recently, conducted /
news and cigar stand at the junction Il
house, White River Junction. The pc o
tition creditors and their claims follow: I
a. L. Shaw, Worcester, Mass. 1886; C. II
L. Soulc & Co, Burlington. .S2075; +. /
W. Mckay, Rutland, SS,0l. 1t is claimed c
that Mrs. Wettleson committed an act Ic
If bankruptcy by giving preference to Q
,reditor, N. p. Wheeler. 1t is set up in 7
he petition that She has admitted debts D
If $500 and has offered to settle at Il
i've cents on the dollar, /
A party OF young people sliding on a :,
Bennington street late Thursday evening =
,ollded with an automobile driven by "
Louis Moore of that place. No blame ,
was attached to either party. The road =
vas icy, the sled slowed and the auto q
to be there when the sled ar :,
lived. Rev. George J. Sturgis of the :
Episcopal church was with the young
,eople, who were returning from the resi-
lence Of Rev. I. +. Turner, where they I"
lad been entertained for the evening. He :
eceived a bad cut on one leg, which con-
ined him to the house for several days.
Carl Hurley was the worst injured, hav-