Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1902-04-24
NEWS OF VERMONT,
More Important Events Grouped for
Free Press Readers fortified Be-
queathed a. Poor Farm and
Other Gifts.

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queathed a. Poor Farm and
Other Gifts.
ne executor of the will Of Mrs. Margaret
Nj. Braley, formerly of Mortified, has
paid in that town requests to the amount
of over 500, the benefactions being as fol-
lows: To the Sunday school library OF the
Methodist Church. 500; the Sunday school
library of the congregational Church, 500;
the Sunday school library of the Univer-
salist Church. 500; the Sunday-school
library of st. Mary's Episcopal Church.
500: the Sunday school Of st. Johns Catho-
lie Church, 500, and to the Mortified Free
Public library, 500. Her home situated inl
South Mortified she beoueathcd to the
town of Mortified to he used for the main
tenance Of the poor. Mrs. Braley also re-
membered a number of personal friends
aud made the Home for Destitute Chill
dren in burlington. her residuary lcgatee
Mrs. Fraiey was a member of the Mctho-
dist Episcopal Church of Northfeld, but
her interest in all good work is evidenced by
the bequests of her will, each Sunday
school of the town being remembered. She
died In Rutland, May D., 1901 and many
who share the benefits of her requests
know nothing of the gentle character of the
woman. or of the sorrows that came into
her life. She was the widow of Andrew
where the family resided many years Mr..
Braley died in Montpelier in 1873 and his
death, together with that of three children
who proceeded him to the grave. left Mrs.
Braley heart broken and alone. For a
time she resided I'm Lowell, Mass. and
then came back to Mortified to spend her
declining days in the town where she
passed the early years of a happy married
life. Her health failed steadily and at last
she went to Rutland to live with friend.
Her body was buried in the family lot in
Green Mount cemetery. Montpelier
FAST RAILROAD SERVICE TALKED.
II is understood among railroad men that
about the first Of May there will he some
important changes in the railroad service
through western Vermont far superior to
any that it has ever before seen, says the
Messenger. About that date unless some
thing entirely unforeseen should arise
through trains will run direct between
Montreal and New York without any
change of cars whatever. A crew from
the New York Central. with one from the
Rutland road. will make the entire trip
from New York to Montreal going one day
and returning the next. Crews on this
local passenger trains will run throue h
from Troy to Burlington. An early train
from New York will be run. This train
will run daily, and under the new arrange
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through to burlington. something that has
never been done before. 1t Is also under
stood that the running time between New
York and Montreal will be considerably
shortened and that the through trains will
make but comparatively few stops.
TALK OF STATE GOLF LEAGUE.
1t is announced that the prospects for the
formation of a State golf league this year
are very good, says the Messenger. Most
of the clubs in the State have been heard
from and all thus far have expressed
Themselves as favorable to the project
The league will probably be formed IN
Manchester about the frat week in July
at which time the Ekwanox club intends
to hold n three days tournament for State
clubs only. An effort was made last year
to form a State league. but as it was
started late in the season. II did not mater.
ialize. The Mount Anthony club Is ar.
ranging for lively season and is now
| making schedule of matches that ii ex-
poets to play this season. A match witt
the Waubanakee club of Burlington has
already been set for July IA.
PROSPECTS OF BASE BALL LEAGUE
1t looks at present as though the projec
of forming a base ball league consisting
OF Rutland, Brottleboro, Bennington, Bel
ovs Falls, North Adams. Mass, Green
field, Mass, and Kecne, y. r., would b,
: d success. says tho Messenger Each o.
TIE towns from which a reply to the propo
sition has been received Is willing and anx
ious to come into the proposed league an,
a meeting will probably be held TOWARD
the close of the present week or the frs
part of next for the purpose of organi
8 mr.. The meeting will he held at BELOW
rails and it is expected that all seven o
the places interested will he represented.
NORWICH UNIVERSITIES SCHEDULE
This schedule of base ball games ha
been arranged by i. L. MetzGer, manage
ot the Norwich University Athletic asso
citation, says the Argus: May 3, y. T.. an,
NJ. :. at Montpelier; May TO- y. u. an,
Goddard at Barre; May Il. n. IT, and Mid
dlebury at Northtield May q, NJ l.. am
Dartmouth sophomoros. at Northfeld; Ma.
2, \. T. and potsdam Normal. AT Pot S
dam, y. y; May Is. y. L. and Clarkso
r School of Technology, at Potsdam. y. Y.
May %, n. L, and st. Lawrence Universit
AT Canton: juno =, y. L. and ST. I.lwrenc
at Mortified; June I, y. {. and Glare
mont, at Claremont, y. II.
NEW ELECTRIC COMPANY PRO
POSED.
An effort is likely to. be made soon t
!. form a stock company to establish an cleo
10 trio lighting and power plant in Barr
says the Telegram. Several substanti.
g business men are strongly in favor OF hal
v Ing the city government take hold of sue
II a proposition to furnish not only the ligt
!. Tor the city. but to supply other partit
:: as well.
= SPORTS At BARRE FOR MAY 80
d The Granite city Trotting park of Barr
Z will present grand programme for I'll
public Decoration day May 80, says IL
Times. a feature will be the Lillian flof
man combination. There will be horS