Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1890-01-31
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A North Hero correspondent writes that
the FREE PRESS correspondent who wrote
that the Grand Isle bridge building COM
mittee would not let the people draw stone
for the bridge because the people did not
subscribe more literally toward it, was
mistaken. On the contrary, this cores
pondent says that the committee is very
anxious to have as many teams drawing
stone as possible, and that they will pay the
same price as they pay their own towns
men.
A few weeks ago w. Fl. Streeter of Fair
haven drove his team to Hampton, N. Y,
for a load of hay. His coach dog followed.
After the hay had been unloaded the dog
was missing. After three weeks had elapsed
the dog was found buried beneath the hay
1t is probable the dog went into the NOW
whilo the men were unloading the hay and
was covered. The dog was taken out Of his
prison, carried to the house and given warm
milk. He lived only few moments after
he was taken into the house.
Probably no town in Vermont has had
such phenomenal boom in the past year as
Reading. 1t is hill town, but fairly well
adapted for farming, especially dairying
and sheep raising. Felchville, its largest
village, has a chair mandatory which is
an important source OF profit to the farm
ers about. A large number of abandoned
farms did exist in the town, but they have
mostly been occupied. A Swede has re-
Gently bought one which he intends to
move upon in the spring. He also ex-
presses the opinion that others of his coun-
trymen will follow him.
Charles Brooks was drowned by being car
ried over Olcott Falls last week. He was low
cred in II boat from the New Hampshire side
to the dam for the purpose Of doing some re-
pairs on the boom. A chain was attached
to the boat and held by his brother Lewis
Brooks. The current was so strong his
brother could not hold it, and no sooner had
said SO than the chain was wrenched from
his hand. Charles leaped from the boat,
but was carried over the falls. He was
young man of great muscular strength and
business ability. He leaves a young wife
and two children.
Prof. w. W. Cooke of the agricultural
experiment station took q sample of the
skinned milk from tine butter extractor on
exhibition at the State dairymen's meeting
at Rutland last week and it analyses about
four -tenths of one per cent Of fat The
sample was taken when the machine was
running 5000 revolutions per minute and as
the machine is intended to run not less than
$500 revolutions the sample does not prob
ably represent the best that the extractor
can do, but it shows conclusivcly that the
machine can do good skimming work when
handling milk at the churning temperature,
about G2 degrees.
The Benpv gton monument bill which
passed the Senate Jan. % is similar to that
which passed the upper branch at the last
session, but was smothered i'll the House
1t appropriates $22 900, which will COM
plete final improvements on the monument
Sl4, OOO being estimated as the difference in
cost between an iron stairway and the
wooden one now provided for, and $4,000
going toward the removal of surrounding
buildings and grading. The bill was en-
crossed in advance in anticipation of its
passage and was signed and sent over to the
House without delay, The House library
committee before whom similar bill is
pending is favorable to the measure and
Dir. O'Neal, the chairman, was one of the
strongest friends of the bill in the last
House.
Jasper W. Hoyt of Passumpsic the fourth
victim in one family died of diphtheria Jan
uary 1G, He was 2l years old. 1t lacked
but two days of being "A month since the
grandfather died at the advanced age of
nearly 30 years. Although he died quite
suddenly it was not supposed to be from any
contagious disease. 4 few DAYS after his
death grandson. Seth, was taken with
diphtheria and died December 30. A day
later Seths father, Hubbard Hovt, was
taken with the disease and died January )
AT the time Of the fathers death another
son, Jasper, was i'll, but was thought to be
doing well for several days afterwards: but
he died as above stated. There yet remains
Of this family the mother and two younger
children
The public meeting of the High License
and Local Option league of Rutland
at the town hall Wednesday evening was
attended by an audience limited only by the
size of the hall. Many ladies were seated
in the galleries. The Rutland cornet band
furnished music. On the stage were seated
officers of the league and others prominent
in the movement. The audience included
many from out of town, special train re
turning TO Middlebury at the close of the
meeting. William A. Sutherland of Roches-
ter, n. Y, the speaker of the evening, was
introduced by p. w. Clement, president of
the league, and spoke for two hours He
traced the history of license and prohibition
in this country and claimed that the pro-
hibitlon law could not be enforced. . 1t
should therefore be repealed. Mr..
Sutherland is an easy speaker and pre-
sented the stock arguments of the high IL
cense advocates in good manner. Presi-
dent Clement thanked the audience for their
attendance, and read kilograms signed by
citizens of Vergennes and Brandon, and said
he had received others from Brattleboro,
Hubbardton, Orwell and Bennington and
the meeting closed
COUNTY 6OARD OF EDUCATION.