Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1898-12-15

OF INTEREST TO vERMoNTERs

springheiJ is to have a home for aged
women.
The first lecture OF tho late Col. George
j.. Waring of New York was delivered in
Montpelier in 1856.
Adm Allen of East Barnard captured a
flver fox recently that he sold for $50
Mrs. Philena Moore of Newfane, has
established a free public library in her
home and donated 400 volumes.
Nine Stella Brazil the Brattlehoro
prima donna, has been engaged by Mau-
rice Grau TO sing in grand opera In New
Nork city for one month. on account Of
the illness of Thunsthumann Helnk.
Some 1900 Christmas trees are being
cut on the ranges that skirt Bennington
on the east The trees, which have been
sod to New York parties. only bring from
Is TO 70 cents per thousand This whole
sale destruction of young spruce trees has
been going on In this section at this time
Of year for many years.
Hon. George b. HOLSTER Of Cincinnati,
who died last week was the oldest son of
the late Alvah HOLSTER of Manchester,
and owned the HOLSTER homestead at
Manchester Depot, where he usually spent
his summers. He leaves one brother, Hon.
j. b. HOLSTER of Rutland, lie also leaves
a son who was associated with him in
the law business, and two daughters.
Miss Mabel Maranvine OF South Wall
ingford, was lately the recipient of fine
piece OF patchwork. entitled The En-
hlem," containing 1911 one and one-haif
inch squares of red white and blue. Tho
work was done by John II. Romano, aged
IS years a resident of the Soldiers Homo
at Togus, Me. An uncle Of Miss Maran-
vile procured the work Of the maker and
sent il to her as gift.
John X. Dustin died at Gloucester
Mass, recently at the age of SO years. He
was direct descendant in the NTH gem
GRAFTON of Hannah Dustin, the heroic
mother who slew 10 Indians on the Island
of Contocook and escaped back e. Hay-
erhill with her children, after the savage
attack and slaughter at that place March
II, 1851. He was a native of Tupsham the
fourth child in a family OF Is. After reach
Ing his majority he removed to Quincy,
Mass, where he became one of the best
ktone cutters Of the period
Not within the memory of the nrcseut
generation have as many bears como into
the open during the past three months.
This is held as a sure indication Of a
severe winter, and undoubtedly has been
the foundation of some of many Of the
extreme predictions. From vnious places
in Windham, Windsor and Rutland coun-
ties come stories of the appearance OF
bears which have been seen for
aging about the apple orchards
These animals are reported IN good
condition and quite bold. They
seem cunning enough, however. to
elude pursuit, though scores OF hunters
have been on their trail. The story of
trapper Towards methods is interesting
In its details, His chief reliance is in
trapping them on or about the Stratton
mountains, With pail of blood he starts
out to decoy bear, covering a section OF
nj least five miles, dripping the blood along
the route to the place where he sets his
trap. The bear strikes the trail of blood
and follows 1t to the merciless Jaws of
the trap, which he sometimes carries for
miles before being despatched by his pur-
suers,
The proposed water plant to be built
near Brandon will cose in the nelghbor-
hood of $4,000 and bids for its construction
VIII be awarded soon, The plant win have
nearly S75 feet head which will furnish l.
200 horse power. A 1000 horse power
impulse wheel and a COO alternating gem
orator will be put in. Transformers that
VIII step the power up to Is, 600 volts and
back to 1900 volts will be used. There will
be required $1,000 feet of copper wire and
$500 feet OF steel penstock. The plant.
which will not be completed before next
midsummer, will be the largest of its kind
in ths State. .