The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-05-17
ABOUT THE STATE
Happesings Of Interest from
Different Sections.

Carl Rimer, Bridport man, had TO
have two toes amputated last week a.
q result of blood poisoning caused oy
having his feet frozen last winter
Thirty five rooms are to be added
10 the Cedar Grove house at Lake
Bomoseen to enlarge the hotel ana
care for the expected summer rush
of campers.
The senior class Of the Brandon high
school win present the school district
a cement walk leading from the main
walk to the entrance of the school
building, furnishing material and
funds for the walk.
Louis L. Northouse, 90, Bennington's
Oldest citizen, died May IL. He was
born in Germany but had lived in the
United States since he was eight years
old. He was tobacco dealer and oft
en- passed portion Of the year IN
Cuba in connection with the business
Willard i. Metcalf and Alexander
Brown OF New York City are guests
at the New Fullerton hotel in Ches-
ter for several weeks and are paint
ting landscapes of that Aection Of
Windsor county. Mr.. Metcalf is rec
ognized as one of the foremost land
scape painters in America.
Albert H. Jaquith, aged "a, driver
of one of the water sprinkling wag-
ons in Brattleboro, was injured Mon
day when he was thrown from the
wagon as the horses started when he
was getting onto the seat. He struck
On his head and shoulders and was
made unconscious. His condition is
critical.
Miss Vera A. Perkins, who has been
teaching home economics in Swanton
high school for the past year, has been
appointed as home demonstration
agent for Addison county, to succeea
Miss Emma A. Fuller, who was re
Gently transferred TO the central o.
fice Of the extension service to becom
specialist in home economies.
ID. j. Mcmahon, Burlington baker,
was arrested Sunday in Ripton for
having in his possession three short
trout. In court he pleaded guilty and
was fined S25 and costs of $I.65, which
he paid. Mcmahon was fishing on Q
posted brook, on which he had been
given permission to fish, and said he
supposed he had right to keep the
fish he caught, whatever the length,
Mrs. Mary Gallagher, wife of James
A. Gallagher, president of the village
OF Hardwick, died very suddenly at
her home May S. Although not in the
best of health for two days previous
to her death her physician had not
considered her condition serious and he
had not reached his home after pro-
fessional call on her when the sum.
mons came for him to return and she
was dead when he arrived. She was
born in Richmond Feb. %, 1860.
A couple on their way from Mas
sachusetts to ST. Adams on their hon
evmoon took an unexpected dueking IN
Beaver brook in Middlebury one day
last week, when their Ford car Slowed
in the gravel and went off the side OF a
bridge. The suitcase containing the
brides trousseau was precipitated into
the water and the car turned upside
down. The couple stayed at nearby
house until the next morning and then
went on by train to st. Adams, after
selling the car to a Middlebury man
as it lay in the brook.
In regard to the unconstitutionality
of the 1919 federal child labor tax law
by the U. s. supreme court just an
nounced, Commissioner of Industries
John S. ButtIes states that two or
three violations of the law have been
reported TO federal authorities but
that there had been no prosecutions
under federal law. The state child Ia
Dor law is unchanged. The provisions
of the state law are so near to those
of the federal law that a state en-
ployers, permit has been recognized by
fedora authorities. The provisions Of
the state law are in brief that no child
under IL years shall be engaged in
manufacturing or mechanical employ
ment and none under 10 years shall be
so employed unless they have obtained
permits from proper authorities.