Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1898-12-22
RUTLAND COUNTY.
RUTLAND,


RUTLAND COUNTY.
RUTLAND.
George NJ. Fernandez who has been
clerk in the postofice here for several
years has received notice that he has been
transferred to Cuba. He will report to the
superintendent of the postal service at San
tiago when he will be assigned to duty
somewhere on the island. Mr.. Fernandez
was educated in Spain and has relatives
in Havana He will receive u salary of
t1i00 q year.
Miss Ella Olmstead was married Fri
day to j. Burton HOLSTER of Pittsford.
The ceremony was performed by Rev @.
w. Phillips at the brides homo on South
Main street. Mr.. and Mrs. HOLSTER left
for Florida, where they will spend the
winter
Rutland Council, knights Of Columbus.
have elected the following officers for the
coming year: Grand knight. DIR. William
L. Cummings; deputy grand knight. Rev.
ID. J. Coffcy. treasurer, j. j. Kissane; fl
nancial secretary, A. W. COMMIT; record
ing secretary, c. r. Sage; chancellor T..
j.. MCManus: lecturer, james \. I.illis:
warden. T.. u. Welsh: advocate. I. w.
Moloncy; inside guard, Frank Tracy; out
side guard, jeremiah Moran; physician
Dr. j. d. Hanrahan; chaplain. Rev. j.
Koran, L. c. McClallen, J. J. Lee and
James Hogan.
The engagement of Miss Jessca NJ
Hotchkiss, daughter of the late a. s
Hotchkiss of Hartford. Conn, and Harry
II. Ross of this city Is announced
The winter arrangement of trains on
the bennington and Rutland railroad has
taken effect. The train formerly leaving
here at 3:i5 o'clock in the afternoon and
connecting at Troy with the Citizens line
of steamers for New York now leaves at
3 % o'clock and is run to Bennington as n
mixed train. The time of departure Of
the carly morning train has been changed
from $50 to 6:25 The passenger train
which formerly left Bennington at 6:15 in
the morning arriving here at Rutland at
s:2I o'clock is now run as u mixed train
arriving here at S:l5 O'Clock.
Dr. Stanley of Brandon has moved to
Rutland and will occupy the office recent
ly vacated by DR.. j. T. Lyston in the
Mead building.
The hours for visiting prisoners at the
House of Correction, Thursday, visitors
day, will be from To II in the forenoon
and from l to in the afternoon. Visitors
will not he allowed to see the prisoners
evenings hereafter.
The Baxter Memorial Library will he
closed for the next two weeks on ac-
count of the librarians absence.
A brisk little blaze in the window Of
PeCk's cigar store yesterday afternoon
burned up about $50 worth of cigars. etc
The fire is supposed to have originated
by some one dropping n spark from ci-
gar into some cotton In the window. The
blaze was put out by the proprietors.
Miss Charlotte Swnington, Miss Annie
Davies and Miss Beth Gilchrist are home
from Mount Holyoke college for the holi-
DAY vacation.
The marble industry in this locali' y
shows signs of being much stronger the
coming spring. This year has shown an
increase in business over last and the
prospects for the future are very bright
indeed.
BENSON.
Miss Mable Blanchard is Librarian OF the
Benson Book Club. Books may be drawn
Tuesday, Friday and Saturday of each
week. The States donation of los books
has raised the number owned by the club
to GO.-Joseph Bascom from Dakota,
brother of w. S. Bascom is here for
the first time in 16 years. Mr.. Bascom
formerly lived here having been born in
Benson, where his boyhood days were
spent, but since his removal West has
had postmaster affixed to his name.-Alr.
and Mrs. j. u. Carter are the happy
parents of a boy, weight pounds Tho
Congregational church society are to
have n Christmas tree and supper Satur-
drcn.-Sunday morning in place of the
regular service. there will he given exer-
cises consisting OF Rotations. readings
and singing by the sabbath school
scholars, assisted by the choir.-Nelson q.
Laid is in feeble health.-Mss Collennc
Dickinson is home from Middlcbury FOR a
two weeks vacation.-AIrs. Mary Potter
is quite low from the effects of an attack
Of grippe.
BRANDON.
! Deputy Sheriff c. C. Graves of Water
bury came near losing prisoner here
on Monday afternoon. He was taking one
to the House of Correction and Just be-
fore the train reached this station he al
lowed his man to enter the water closet
on the train. As soon as the train stop
ped at the station the man got through
the window of the closet and started tow
ard Hubbardton. After the train start
ed again the sheriff looked for the prison.
er in the closet and saw only an open
window. The conductor stopped the train
and IL took the sheriff about three hours
to iind his man, who had got about three
miles from Brandon. When the next
south bound train came they boarded 1t
in close, II not loving connection.--E IL.
Dunton. the photographer, went on Mon
day to tho Mary Fletcher Hospital to he
treated for "A serious disease. His friends
are much alarmed about HIM.
Mr.. Otis +. Smith has Just
returned from business trip through tho
southern tier OF counties in New York,
and reports business apparently booming
in that region. AS soon as he returned
to Brandon he was suhpoenaed to attend
the Windsor County Court as n witness
In a State case.