Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1902-04-24
NEWS OF VERMONT.
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ME Broughtons daughter. represent the
five generations. Mrs. Broughtons maiden
name was Cook. She was born in Lyme,
N. H., in February. 1902. Mrs. Broughton
has for the past SS years attended
the duties Of farm life. and Is we'll pre-
served for a woman 100 years old, though
her sight and hearing are somewhat i'm
paired. At the age Of 9e she rode sever
miles to attend q series Of Methodist meet |
ings at Rice's Mills and took part in the
same. Five children were born to Mr..
and Mrs. Broughton, two girls and three
boys. OF whom two are living. These are
Silas Broughton and John Broughton. Ir
May. 1901, Mr.. and Mrs. John Broughton
celebrated their golden wedding, at which
time forty-ive Of the Broughton name
were present. Nearly every one Of this
largo family is of the Methodist faith. A
short time ago representatives OF the five
generations were taken into the Metho-
dist Church at Union village by the Rev.
Mr.. Evans. Mrs. Hannah (Cook) Brough-
ton has ffty-two grandchildren, and last
Thanksgiving day forty of them were pres
ent at her home to partake Of a Thanks
giving dinner. She has fourteen great
grandchildren.
IMPROVEMENT SOCIETY AT GAYS
VILLE
The adjourned meeting of the Gaysvlle
Village Improvement society which was
held last Friday night effected a perma-
nent organisation ana adopted plans which
promise most excellent results for building
sidewalks and stimulating individual ef-
fort for improving the general appearance
OF the village, says the Herald and News.
The selectmen have agreed to expend $50
in building sidewalks ana over SIS has been
raised by individual subscriptions. The
executive committee elected to carry out
the purpose Of the society are DR.. r. e.
Steele, Herbert Mills, p W. Whitcomb;
committee on street lamps. F. p. Baker,
A. H. Harrington, Arthur Wright; com
mittee on subscription, A. II. Harrington,
Wilfred Hassam, o. N. Harrington.
GODDARD BOY WINNING 1.ARELs.
News has come to Barre that will be
very interesting to the many friends of
Tilden Stearns, for some time a well
known athlete and guard on the football
team at Goddard. Mr.. Stearns is now n
student at Brown University. and in
recent athletic tournament in Infantry
hall at Providece he distinguished himself
as champion In one Of the most exct-
ing wrestling bouts that have ever been
seen In New England Stearns has long
been considered the strongest man IN
Brown and the contest was the event OF
| the tournament as he was put up against
| Webb, a man who has held the cham
| pionship Of the college for some time. The
bout lasted for a long time amid intense
excitement but Stearns finally threw his
mar fairly and now holds the champion
ship.
| MORE GOLD FOUND.
Harry T. Cushman Of Bennington and
Charles S. Chase Of Nottingham have for
| several days had force Of men at work
prospecting for gold on lands owned by
| Mr.. Chase, says the Messenger. Tho
output so far has been very desirable an |
gives abundant evidence according to the
assays that have been made, of plenty Of
the precious metal. 1t Is found In what
is called a -four gold and the only ques
ton as to the value of the deposits is
whether or not it can be extracted at Z
profit by the processes now employed.
Parties in Pownal are also talking of be
ginning operations for gold, as it Is
claimed that the same vein that runs
through Readsboro and Wilmington takes
its start from the range OF hills in Pownal.
SEC. DARLING IS I'LL
News has been received in Bennington
that the assistant secretary of the navy,
| Charles II. Darling, has been i'll for sew
erai days at his home in Washington,
with malarial fever says the Messenger
Mrs. o. M. Barber, who has been visiting
her sister, Mrs. Darling, has returned
home.
PROMISED CHEAPER GAS.
The managers OF the Peoples Gas Light
company of Rutland have announced that
l they have decided to make stable reduc-
ton in the price of gas both to large and
small consumers. says the News. The
new prices go into effect June or, in other
words, for the gas used during the month
OF May. The cost to parties consuming
700 feet or less per month will be sl.A and
to those using between 1000 and 5000 fee,
sl.3e per thousand The gross price in both
these cases will be 81. 60 per thousand, but
discounts of 10 and IS cents. respectively
are allowed for the lesser and greater con
. sumers II bills are paid before the 18th OF
the month in which they are rendered. Fol
| some time consumers of these amount;
nave been paying net price of A.S0 pei
thousand. To large consumers only The
Following prices will be charged, 5000 tt
1000 feet, per thousand s1.3s; 10000 to 90
! 0o feet, 81 80; 10000 and over, N.25. The
a company will set all gas stoves free OF
a charge and will pipe houses at their owr
, expense for families who wish to use ga,
stoves. Furthermore. the Peoples Gas
Light company will furnish gas stoves tc
customers at the wholesale price. Wher,
, parties wish to pipe their homes for light
! ing purposes the company will stand one
half OF the cost.
!, V. N. G. SHOOTING CONTEST.
, Capt. B. II. Stickney of company A
!, Rutland. has orders from headquarters O
the First regiment. Vermont Nationa
Guard, at Brattleboro that the compeu
5 ton for tho Centennial trophy cup will b.
, resumed this year and held every yea
. hereafter. says the News. The cup will b.
2 awarded to the company making the high
D est average score during the season a rift
| practice. There has been no compettio,
for this cup in three or four years and it il
now held by company NJ of Burlington
( The season for practice opened April ant
0 will close November 81, at which time tn
= cup will be awarded to the winner Th
manner OF determining the averages an,
the regulations governing the contest will
be decided by the commanding officer O
the regiment. In awarding the cup at tn
close OF the season the following methot
j., OF computing the general average Of eacl
company will be followed: Ono point will
be credited for each third GLASS qualifica
ton made, two points for each secon
, class. three points for each first class fou
points for each marksman five points 70
each sharpshooter and six points for eac
expert. Rcqualifcations will count tn
same as qualifications. Revolver practic
will not count.
i VALUABLE HISTORICAL RELIC.