Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1898-07-21
OF INTEREST TO VERMONTERS.
How Vermont Troops ut Chickamsug'
Withstood the Eject of the Climate.

kcglm,ntal Quartcrmaster James f..
Greed. of the LIST Vermont volunteers IN
camp at Chickamauga Park, Ga, is at
his home in Rutland on 80 days fur
Tough. He said when asked about affairs
At camp that there was nothing furthc:
to say than what was in the papers every
day ana little happens to break the rou-
tine life He stated that he did not think
the location of the camp could hc called
healthy, and typhoid fever cases were not
uncommon, although the Vermont boys
have been very fortunate in this respect,
there having been only two or three slight
attacks in the whole organization Mr.
creed said that thc most peculiar thing
was the superior manner in which tn"
Vermont troops withstood the effects of
a climate which caused trouble even in
the ranks of company from Chat
tanooga. Tenn.
NEW CHURCH. AT RUTLAND.
Rutland is to have a new Methodist
church. 4 building made of brick and
blue marble will stand in front of the
present structure, about II feet Of the lat
ter being cut off. The new church will
have Il IO-foot frontage and be about -
feet from the street. The audience room
will seat so people. The pulpit, according
to the specifications. stands in the north
west corner. and the arrangement of seats
archcd about the pulpit on an incining
hearing and sitting. The old audience
room is to be used for the Sunday-school
and social purposes, and by throwing
open the doors it can he made "A part of
the new audience room
FISH CULTURE IN DANNY
Silas l.. Griffith of Dandy, who has fear
ed that the dry weather might cut off the
water supply of his fish hatchery is taxi
ing steps to prevent water famine. He
vii, soon be prepared to pump from the
creek a 1iVe-inCh stream capable of fur
nishing 300 gallons of water minute. lie
has lately put down an arteaian well to
the depth of $50 feet, which furnishes 20
gallons of water minute, with Il temper
aturc of IS degrees.
A CLIPPER OCTOGENARIAN
James Williams of Lyndon went to Cali
fnrnia in 1913, leaving the farm in Charge
OF his wife, who took hold of out door
work in earnest, and especially in haying
time did full mans work with scythe
and fork. Her husband was absent sew
cral years and Mrs. Williams became so
handy and efficient in the field that she
was on great help to her husband, in
emergencies, after his return, she has
not missed swinging the scythe every year
since 1919, though of late years it has been
done only as pastimo, and to keep the
yearly record good. This year, at 50 years
VI bNti anu uultc I'It, SIt Nboh lHt
scythe OF her son, Ashley, and moved a
good awath, full width, and several rods
long. Mrs. Williams Is of old Vermont
stock, and has always been a very indus
trious, hard working woman.
AN INTELLIGENT DOG
w. S. Buffum. a Dummerston farmer
Is tho owner of IA dog of unusual intelii.
Sence. Some days ago Mr., Duffum los
his waistcoat Calling the dog, he By
gesture ana other ways succeeded IL
making him understand the loss. Aftcl
Il thorough search the dog returned HON,
with the garment. At another time III,
farmers oil can was missing from tn,
moving machine. Calling the dog h,
somehow made known to him the loss ant
the animal strated out for a search abou
the large bayfield,, proudly returning II
half an hour with the can in his mouth
Tho dog belonged to the Nourse estat,
and was sold at auction TO its presen
owner
A VERMONT WOMAN AS NURSE.
Miss Pauline Brooks of Rutland ha!
gone to New York, whence she expects
To so at once to Santiago de Cuba as
government nurse, Miss Brooks mad,
application through Senator Proctor sen,
weeks ago for an appointment AZ gov
eminent nurse. and u few days ago SHE