Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1899-05-25
THROUGHOUT THE STATE.
Items of General Interest to vermonters
at Home or Abroad.

Items of General Interest to vermonters |
at Home or Abroad.
Rev. John 1ngersoll. the father of Col |
Robert G. Ingersoll, was for many years
tho pastor Of a church at New Haven in
Addison county.
The Baptist society at Bellows Falls has
decided to repair and enlarge their church,
enough money having been pledged to en-
courage the committee to begin the work
in June.
Ground has not yet been broken for the
Bellows Falls and Saxton's River Electric
railroad. The company has not yet ac-
cepted the proposition OF the town of Bel
lows Falls to regrade Pine street ana pay
all land damages not to exceed $1,000.
About $50 has been placed at the dis
posal of the st. Johnsbury school manage
ment to be given in prizes for colecticn
of plants made by the children in grades
to .. The prizes are called Fairbanks
Museum prizes.
Relics of the Bennington battle continue
to be unearthed. Owe day last week
farm laborer while digging post-holes up
on it, unearthed four silver coins that bore
the date of 1873. They were in a good
state of preservation and easily decipher-
ed.
The annual field meet of the Cosnectl-i
cut Valley Inter-Sch plastic Athletic ASSOC
ton viii be held at Claremont May 26.
The competing schools will be Bellows
Falls High school. Richards High school
of Newport and Stevens High school of
ClAremOnt.
c. Fred Childs, of Brattleboro, senior at
Yale will start on trip around the world
soon after his graduation la June. He VIII
be gone about "a year. and will spend some
time in Japan with one of his classmates,
who is member of one of the most dis
tinguished families of the Mikados king
dom.
Boobin wood has given out in the viciu-
ity CT Waterbury, and Frary Brothers.
bObbin manufacturers Of that place, are
looking for new Location. The members
of the firm have been to Bethel in regard
To- his matte. The firm makes spoo,s foe
silk thread. They use about 1000 cords
yearly of white birch only.
The Brattleboro Congrega tioralists are
preparing to build a new parsonage on
North Main street the coming summer.
on the site of the old one. strip of land
connected with the present parsonage lot
will be sold to Col. +. II. Chase, who owns
adjoining property for $500, and $500 is
now being raised by subscription.
Some % years ago number Of young
ladies in Bennington formed what is called
the Shakespeare club. Its object was the
StuuN VI tHe "ofho VI lIat hutHOr' d'lu
others also and for mutual inn ruvement.
Meetings were appointed every second
Tuesday. The club has maintained its or
ganization since the hr5t meeting VAS
held and now consists of about 20 men,
bees, a good part of who n were among
W. '.lsli'3t ~ s"in~. ~ ,,i nav "ori
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Mary Howe LAWN and her brother Iuc-
len Howe are expected to return to Brat
tlehoro In July from Berlin. Mrs. LAWN
has had notably successful season at the
ROYAL Opera House at Wieshaden At the
close of a recent performance the King
of Sweden bestowed upon her the honor
of an extended audience during which he
IistarinS 80 10 ho "rt .irstng rhie U,as ott.r
/ 90, anna,r.rca t., ~ .'T,rhc, of co,,,,la ;,
und H. fonIiro ~ tho audience so,nd a,
nrossior duri,,r tho na,.forn,anco i, a nrn-
| frsto, - e,.aI ,iooas ~, a sorr,ar onoo
eio, Koieor William sent for Ms T.ayIn
and comnrir,entnG ber In the bigbast
! terms
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News comes OF the probable fatal Illness
in San Diego, Cal. OF the Hon. Henry q.
Root OF Bennington, who, with his wife,
has been there number of months Mr..
49, mno ~ -; % esl.S 81 "s a"s iuns '1'
has been member of the State Agricul-
tural society since the second year 1t was
organized, and Is outranked by only one
man, Lyman Sanford of Orwell, who was
one of the charter members. Mr.. Root
was one OF the organizers Of the First Ma
| tional bank, and has been vice-president
since 1t was started.
long mystery has lust been SOLVED in
the case Of a family in WiIliamstown,