Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1901-08-22
THROUGHOUT THE STATE.

THROUGHOUT THE STATE.
Charles LePage of Barre is probably the
youngest veteran of the civil war living
In Vermont TODAY. He is 81 years of age
and enlisted in the 18th Vermont in 1864.
when he was hut IA years of age. From
the time of his enlistment he carried u
musket and was wounded in the first bat
tie he fought
The final match in the tournament for
the presidents cup played on the Ek-
wanok links in Manchester resulted in a
victory for c. Mcdonald, who defeated Fl
r. Sweeney of Albany n. Y, four up and
two to play. A. j. Wellington Of the Oak
ley Country Club won the consolation cup,
defeating C. NJ. Clark of Philadelphia one
up.
DR.. John l.. Welsh of Concord. y. H..
has located in Proctor with an office at
the home of James F. Casey on West
street DR.. Welsh was graduate from
the medical department of the University
of Vermont In the class OF 1901 He was
an honor man and valedctorian of his
class. Before entering the study of med
cinc he was a graduate nurse from the
New Hampshire State Hospital.
The severe accident which happened to a
Mccoy boy at Sodom Thursday demon
strated how accidents will occur about
quarry derrlcks. The boy got his left foot
caught in the cog wheel and before he
could get it out half of the foot was taken
off The foot had to be again amputated
in order to draw the skin so that the wound
would heal The accident happened at the
Calais Granite company quarry.
When the will of the late Senator Will
liam NJ EVarts was offered for probate
there was considered BILE surprise that the
value of the personal estate was given OILY
&c 1tnc Il
up to be presented for tax purposes give
the net value of the personal estate left by
Mr.. EVarts az s3l1275. in addition to the
real estate. His interest In the firm of
FNarts. Choate s. Beaman has been pla ced
at So, 900.
The Baptist church Of SALISBURY which
has been undergoing extensive repairs,
Will he re-dedicated Thursday. August p
by appropriate services afternoon and
evening. The dedicatory sermon will be-
delivered by the Rev r. Is. Tozer of North
bennington. who has been faithful friend
OF the church. Rev w. A. DAWSON
State colporteur and former pastors and
ncighboring pastors will be present to as
sist the pastor, Rev. |. NJ Compton
The contract for the steam shovel work
on the Concord and Nashua electric rail-
road has been awarded to II. w. Narnum
Of Cambridge, VT, who has made all ar
rangements for the setting of his machine
in the gravel bank on the east side Of
the Suncook river. Mr. Varnum has hired
a cottage for his twenty five men TO board
and lodge, and expects everything will he
in readiness to begin operations the first
of September
A dog recently imported from England
by A. j. w. Loader of St. Adams Hill.
was found dead upon the owner return
from the Old Home Week celebration Fri
day. The animal was a thoroughbred
Borzol or Russian wolf hound, being sired
from the Cars kennels and bred by some
prize English stock. His appearance was
similar to that of a greyhound except that
his hair was shaggy and his color fawn
and white. He had taken numerous prizes
in the exhibitions at London and Belfast,
and his value was placed at $3.50. Death
was caused by choking.
The Readsboro chair company have re-
Gently commenced the manufacture of the
Readshoro adjustable school desk. This
is a new style desk with several points OF
superiority. The desk and chair part adj
just to different positions so that the
overgrown or undersized pupil can sit in
the desk in a healthful position The COM
pany's first contract for these desks was
given by the school board OF Montpelier
for the new high school Of that city. The
building will require $50 desks and they
will be made of solid cherry. The chair
for the assembly hall of the same build
Ing
Capt Henry Hobart Mason. aged 60 OF
New York. died Monday at his sumner resi-
, dence In Great Darlington. Mass. He was
born in Poultney, was admitted to the ban
, at Milwaukee, Wis, practiced law in Craw,
, louisville, Ind, and when the civil wal
came he formed company and went tc
Washington, where he was made captain
. of the Second New York Cavalry. For
, eight years he was law reporter on the
, New York Tribune, and for Is years clerk
, of the United States District Court Of New
: York. He married Mrs. Mary Trowbridgt
, Walker of New York. who survives him
In 1896 he bought country house In Great
! harrington.
One of the visitors expected In Mont.
pcller last week was Antoine MOussette
well known as a former business man and
an ornamental painter. who did a great
deal of work on the State house. City
Sheriff Bancroft received a letter Monda,
morning from Mr.. Moussette's son saying
that his father was stricken with paralysis
last Tuesday and so was unable to come
here. clipping from the Ottawa Pres,
was enclosed stating that Mr.. Moussett'
is In a dangerous condition. He holds
government position. being In charge o
the jails, and II temporarily residing a
Aylmer until the new jail at Hull is com
peted so he can move into 1t.
The judges for the division of fine art
\ at the n-Amercan exposition at Buf
, falo, have made their awards. and distin
guished honors fall to a number OF the art
, lists, who make their summer home acros
: the river from Windsor In Little New
York" Kenyon Cox was one of the Judge
OF paintings, and drawings, etchings, etc
[ and Herbert Adams, one of the judges u
2 sculpture In view of the eXtrao:dinar'
merit of the work in sculpture exhibited
r by Augustus st. Gaudens, q special awar'