Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1899-12-21

remarkable fact that all the Astronomical
calculations, the cclpscs, the suns and
moons rising and setting. etc, were made
by nine-and-one-ha half year old boy, Tru-
man II. rd, Jr.. Of Royalton. Among
the certili2rs were Nathaniel Spraguc, an
cd rector and teacher; Or. Low Fix,
Senator jacob Collamer, Norman Will
Jams ana James Barrett. This boy after
forwards grow to be a well-knov n astron-
Cmcr and mathe matician of the West. The
other almanac Is "Thc Christian and Far
mcts' Almanlck of 1926" I1d,ck Thomp-
SON. author. This is said 10 he so rare
volume that it is valued very highly
by photographers.
THE MAPLE SUGAR OUTLOOK.
| Maple sugar dealers are quite generally
discouraged in Vermont over the poor,
sCanty yield of last spring and the de-
Nastatiou among the maple trees by the
tent caterpillar IT is frequently remarked
That W. are in danger of losing our ma
pie orchards If the worms continue anoth-
er year as bad as the last two seasons.
writer in the Farmers Advocate tells
his experience as follows: Last spring
] made 500 pounds Of fairly good sugar
from ,G0 trees tapped. | had my pals all
hang in time to catch the first run of SAP,
which proved to he the best run of the
season. / sold a little too soon, receiving
nine cents per pourd, whereas if / had
held two months later | could have sold
for II cents but am not sorry ] sold. |
always make a practice to sell when ] can
get good fair price and if the price adj
VanCcs later 1t IS all right. | Ike to see
Others mdkc 4 &C thing Us well as my
self. / have taken pains to find out from
others in different parts Of the state as to
tine damage i tie by the caterpillar aid
! find that only in rare Instances have
the worms done scVolc damage in the
same locality tv" sue, es.iNc years.
a CURIOUS WILL
Py the will of the late Sarah j. Croker,
who died recently, the Rando phi pub
lie library received bcqucst estimated in
the vicinity of 5000. The will is peculiar.
Tie brother and three sisters of the de-
visor are cut off entirely. This is the re-
suit OF family feud Some years ago
the viii of an aunt who bequcd thed the
bulk of her property to Mrs. Crocker was
contested and broken by the relatives who
are now cut off. Mir. Croker, who died
about two years ago, requested that none
of his property should be left by his wild
ow so that her brothers and sisters could
enjoy it and she needed the injunction inn
plicitly. \ house and lot valued at 5000
is belucath'd to Mrs Florence Brooks
Webb of Boston. who is not "A relative.
$500 is to be used for the care of the
Crocter lot in the cemetery. Small be
quests of $o0 and $50 are made to several
friends and distant relatives. The residue
of her property is bequcatrcd to the Ran
dolrh puhi, library.
CARIBOU IN VERMONT.
Michael Dacre. while cutting lumber on
Pillsbury mountain. near Willoughhy
Lake last week. saw three caribou and six
deer. They did not seem shy, but appear
ed 90 understand that the open season was
over and that they had undiSDutCd rights
10 he there. The caribou must have stray
81 tl.r. 1'4n4JY nrollblV driven
out 10y hunters and lumbermon.
The HarIwick and Woodbury. railroad.
which runs from Hardwick to the biz
granite quarries at Woodbury.. has paid
cXpcnscS the past year, and for the first
time in its history will be kept open dur
ing the winter season.
II is said to be the intention of the new
management of the Central Vermont rail
way to change the narrow guage railroad
from Bratucboro to Londonderry to 4
standard gauge" work to begin in time to
complete the change by July t. 1900.
o. W. Roper. who is under arrest in New
Jersey Tor conducting gigantic swnd-
ling business is well known i'm Wilmington.
Whitingham, Dover. Searsburg and the
/ surrounding towns. especially ty the mer-
chants and busiUcss men who did busin, IS
here score of years ago. He is Il native
| Of SearsburE.
Hall Il Cochranc have purchased 200
acres OF timber land in Pedcham near
Onion Pond The purchase Includes the
Western Lumber cos. lot, the G. f.
Hatch lot the Lambcrtors lot and the
Martin lot. II is estimated that there is
nearly 2"0,0o0 feet OF timber on the land.
1t is thought that the purchase was
made for some one else, possibly Senator
Griffith.
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