Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1902-04-03
find out If they can stay with Uncle Sam.
NEW LIBRARY FOR SOUTH PoMFRET

find out If they can stay with Uncle Sam.
NEW LIBRARY FOR SOUTH PCMFRET
That South Pomfret is to have the new
library building TO be given by Hon IRA
A. Abbott OF Havorhill, Mass, is now
practically decided, says the Spirit of the
Age. Mr.. Abbott. who is a brother of
Austin T.. Abbott of Woodstock. was born
in BARNARD, but his carly associations were
in Pomfret and here he went TO school,
having been pupil of Capt II. N Bruce.
The terms Of Mr.. Abtotts proposition
have MT yet been made known to any one.
but II Is safe to say that the gift will be a
handsome one and that the building will
be an ornament to the town and a great
addition to its educational interests. All
that Is known of Mr.. AbbOtts plans has
come through ccrrcsr ondcnce with Capt.
Bruce and others here. One of his sug-
sestions is, hethIr 1t would be practical
BILE to permit Barnard people to use the
l:brary's books on con- iticn that the town
has n share In its management and bears
q Part of the expense Cf its support. He
also suggests that If there should be a
library hthldint here, tablet containing
the name OF Pomf:et's soldiers could be
placed in It. There is much interest in
Mr. Ahbott's Iropcs I'd gift, and when he
|cor1es here en- his annual vacation the de.
tails of his plans will be made known.
LOST SUGAR HOUSE AND CONTENTS
The sugar house of Ira Smith in East
Monkton burned the evening of March %.
All the suga- utensils, a good evnporator
and 200 pounds of sugar were also burned.
I he loss Is $3.50 and no insurance.
DIED IN BRATTLEBORO RETREAT.
Abbott S. Edwards. aged so years, long
n resident of Brattleboro. was found dead
in bed Monday morning at the Brattlc-
bt ro retro at. where he had boen since last
fall. He was born in Gu'lford, Vt, heina,
the son of Solomon II. and Elmra Smith
Edwards. He is survived by widow,
who was Miss Emily Cutting, daughter
Of John s. Cutting, and one son Leslie S.
Edwards student in the baltimore medi-
cal college. The body was taken to his
home on Prospect street Nj nday evening.
and the funeral was held at o'clock We'd
nesday afternoon.
SUSPICIOUS OF RAILROAD ENGINES
r. P. Holmes. a Roya!ton farmer, living
nearly two miles from the Central Yer
mont railroad track believes that the en-
gincs of that road are engaged in a kind
Of conspiracy tc awaken him at MS, ht n nd
screnade him every Sunday, says The
Spirit of the Age. He says that one Of
the engines calls to him regularly in al
most human accents, Park, wake upr
The railroad men, he he'ieves, to lie un
der the pay of certain base fellows OF
Bethel and Royalton, whose names he is
prepared t. give. The abuse Is of long
standing. During E. C. Smiths term a.
governor NJ. Holmes wrote to him urgent
" on the subject after which there was
better behavior fer while.
STRANGD WORM REMOVED FROM a
CHILD.
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Mrs w. +. Ducharmo of Barre was sur-
ccssfully operated on Sunday by Or. ]. T.
McSwceney and two other physicians 70.
the removal CT worm about an inch and
a half in lereth that has teen causing il
much trouble of late, says the Telegram
The worm was discovered in the child's
back Saturday and threw her into convul-
sons Sunday morning it had worked It's
way around SO that it was seen in the
abdomen. BY making an incson, so large
that it took 10 stitches to close the wound
tho worm was cut out. The child is now
rapidly improving.
RAILROAD SETTLED CASE
The fatal accident to Henry Bell, of Rox-
bury, in the East Granville head on col
lision, has been settled by the Central
Vermont Railroad company out of court
says the Montpelier Argus. The accident
occurred September II, 1901, Bell was taken
was found he had a broken hack. He lived
until December 81 He left wife, father
and mother Bell had lived also at North
field. The terms of the settlement were
not made public.
NO STRIKE IN BARRE.
| The Barre Quarrymen's Association held
meeting on Monday evening and took in
several members. The current rumor that
tlpV were n strike Tuesday ,pprpipo ,,, c
unfounded as they We're at work as usual
The hall accommodations on Monday mig
were entirely inadequate, and, without act
ing upon pending questions an adjourn
men was taken to Thursday evening at the
East Barre opera house
RANDOLPH MAN ROBBED IN NEW
YORK.
George S. Day of Randolph. who started
| for London, Eng. last Thursday has re-
turned to his home. He states tia;
he was robbed of about $50 just as he was
about to take the boat at New York.
THE SCHOLARSHIPS CLUB.
The spring meeting of the Schoolmast ers
club will be held ut Pavilion, Montpelier
Friday, April 4. Supper will be scrv ed at
1.3O p. m, price so cents. Super endent
Ranger will give a report of the recent
supcrintendents' me ,ting in Chicago, Sill
Ilcrlntendent FT1sicr of Rutland and I'rin-
cipal +. X Leavenworth of CPstleton Nor
r.al school will speak on Things seen and
unseen in the Chicago Schools"
w. S. CHENEY OF MORRISVILLE BAD.
Ll INJURED BY a HORSE.
Saturday evening Mr.. w. S
Cheney of Morrisvile received
quite painful injuries from beinl
kicked in thc face by a horse. The hors,
was east and IN trying To- get him up ht
was kicked in the face. MIR, Cheney man
aged to get part way into the house ant
tainted. 1t was found that the cheek bon,
was broken in several places.
TO REPAIR IT'S CHURCH.
During the coming summer cxtensiv,
repairs will be made upon the interior o
| the Congregational church building II
| Northficld The old pews will be replac
| by modern ones. a new floor will be lai,
! in the basement and the walls will he Gov
cred by metal sheathing.
PROGRESS ON DEWEY HALL
| II is expected that Dewey hall will b,
| completed in time to permit the comm nee
ment exercises of Norwich University be
ing held in it this summer. A number O
workmen are employed.
WILL MAKE THEIR OWN BOXES.
The Payson corn factory of NorthfielC
will manufacture their own boxes thu
coming season instead of buying then
ready made. The boxes viii be- plane
n nj n tod in Nf,iV