Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1900-05-17
TEETH
THROUGHOUT THE STATE.

In repairing a fence around the Music
Hall property in ST. Johnsbury recently
the workmen unearthed "A skull ana
good portion of IA human skeleton. The
discovery created consdera BILE specua-
tlon until an old resident explained that
the skeleton used. to belong to a doctor
who lived in that vicinity many years
ago.
An uncommon event in the annals Of
longevity was celebrated recently in Ches-
.er at the home of Mrs. Lucretia Clark
and her mother, Mrs Mary Wells Bur
dick At Factoryville, the occasion being
the 95th anniversary of the birth of Mrs
Burd.-k and the 18th anniversary
of the birth of the daugh-
er Mrs. Clark The aged Mrs.
Burdick is we'll preserved and retains her
mental faculties in remarkable degree,
IAN read without glasses and is a diligent
Bible student.
Il. b Eddy, who recently lost over
0Dc0 in the destruction of his match
and paper factories at Huh, Ontario, is
'emembered in Brattleboro as Tin ped
Her years ago. He started in the paper
manufacturing business with a Hines &.
Newman machine made in Brattleboro.
Ir. Eddy was born in Bristol,
The recent death of the venerable Jacob
ide of 81. Johnsbury, in his 94th year,
iuggests the fact that the Ides are long
lived family. During the past year Ell
more T. Ide and his wife OF that town,
ave attended nine funerals of near rela-
ives the average age Of whom has been
'ver ninety years. The youngest of the
,ne was 50, the eldest ~.
Henry Button Pierce of the Vermont
Marble company Of Chicago has been
dominated for trustee of Dartmouth col
eye, from which he graduated in the class
lF q "a Aot IN tor hD inc
oeen born In CaVendish in 1864.
Mr.. and Mrs f. l.. Putnam of Estoy.
vile and Mr. and Mrs Rogers of Barre
Mass, were married May 8. 1850 They
observed the anniversary by double
golden wedding celebration Tuesday az
he home of Mr. and Mrs. Putnam. Rela-
;ives were present from Chicago, Boston
and other places. Mrs. Putnam and Mrs
Rogers are twin sisters and there has
not been a death in the family for s.
FEARS.
There was quite an extensive fall q
IhnoW in Vermont last week Saturday II
Noodford three inches fell and som,
Jmbermen used seds getting in logs t,
.hoir mill. The mercury was nearly down
10 Zero Saturday morning
George II. Cheney Of Rutland, recent,
caught nine lair-sized trout in brool
inside the city limits
Pittsford has a milk thief. He not onl,
steals milk from the cans but milks tn
COWS before the owners get up.
HOW MANY VERMONTERs KNOW
That Arlington has a natural spring OF
Red Mountain which has been sounded t,
81 depth of 1900 feet and no bottom ha
been reached,
That there is an old Indian burla
ground in West Arlington where man
Indian relies of interest to archeoloigist
have been found.
That Wallingford has an ice cave which
Is warmer In winter than the surroundint
atmosphere and in summer contains ic
which never entirely disappears.
That the Black River in Cavendish one
flowed IN an opposite direction througl
part of its course than al present
That Mt. Ascutney is composed Of
granite entirely different from that abou
4 and was forced by subterranean powe
through mass of a different kind o
stone.
That glacier once covered Black Rive
Valley as far as Gassetts, where tn
stones it brought from Canada still lie.