Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1902-05-29
NEWS OF VERMONT.
Free Press Readers-Small Pox In
Barre Brought by q Swedish Girl.

Deen reported 10 the BOARD OF health Mon
day. The victim is Miss Patterson, a
young woman of q years, who Is residing
on Seminary street, says the Times. Miss
Patterson arrived in Barre only three
days ago. having come from Sweden TO
this country to reside. When she arrived
in Barre she was taken very i'll and 1t was
otluntil Monday forenoon that DIR. w. u
Reid was summoned. He called Drs. J.
Henry Jackson and E. B. Whitaker in con-
sultation. They found the rash fully de-
veloped and there Is no doubt that 1t Is a
case of small pox In It's worst form. Every
precantion has been taken to prevent the
spread OF the disease. The house has been
placed under quarantine and the health
board, to whom the case was referred this
afternoon, is taking the utmost precaution
However, several people have already
been exposed. The girl, without a doubt.
caught the disease on the trip across the
ocean.
MORE SMALL. POX IN RUTLAND.
The house Of Joel r. Nichols at No. %
Church street was Guaranteed for small
pox Monday morning. as the attending
physician thinks Mrs Nichols Is develop
Ing case of the disease. says the Herald
Mrs. Nichols was feeling poorly Sunday
and had a severe headache, but has not
broken out as yet. It is thought that she
has contracted the disease from Miss Essie
Str1ngham whom she bathed the night be
fore Miss Stringhams case was pro-
nounced small pox. All of the people who
have been exposed to the disease. at least
Is in number, will be examined by a ply
stefan each day and will be quarantincd
at the first symptoms of the disease
MAN FELL FORTY FEET.
Otto Lewis. son of q. w. Lewis Of Barre
mad narrow escape from serious
accident at the opera house Saturday
evening. says the Times. He was stand
ing In the open door way on the second
story where the scenery is taken in, when
his foot slipped on the wet floor. In or
der to save himself from falling he clutch
ed at the pulley rope by which the scenery
Is drawn up, but missed and fell distance
Of 40 feet to the concrete pavement below.
He was picked up and carried to his home
and DR.. NJ l. Chandler was called. It
was found that no bones were broken, and
II he escaped internal injury he will suffer
no serious consequences. He was badly
bruised on his left arm and side.
EXPECT GREAT MAY PROCESSION.
1t is expected that there will be nearly
1900 people in line at the annual May pro-
cession of st. Peters Church in Rutland
next sunday afternoon. says the News.
The procession will leave the church at
3. 30 o'clock. The altar boys will follow and
the other Catholic organizations will fol-
low in the order named: Parochial school
children. Sodalty of the Children of Mary
st. Peters Hberian Benevolent union.
Young Mems Catholic Union, knights of
Columbus. Catholic Order of Foresters
Ancient Order of Hfbernans. The organ
izations will march from the church to the
cemetery and after going through the
cemetery proceed back to the church
where reception of candidates into the
membership of the sddaity of the Chill
| lN1y2 T. txzl1 -1l1
will close with benediCtion.
SOME FINE MONUMENTAL WORK.
Harry j. Bartoli has set up In Green
Mount cemetery. Montpelier. several fine
monuments. designed and manufactured
bv him, says the Argus. monument was
set up Saturday on Carroll p Pitkins lot
being n life sized statue OF his little daugh-
ter Margaret, representing her standing
and leaning against a fence. 1t is very
fine and lifelke piece Of work. The monu-
rlent is made of Westerly granite. The
Robert Coffee monument has been set up
1t Is made from Barre granite. The Blan-
chard family monument Is now being
erected. il Is very handsome. There ara
over 800 raised letters along on the monu-
ment. the cap being beautifully carved
The Fifeld monument, which 1t is believed
will be the handsomest monument in the
cemetery, is nearing completion, and will
be set up in about month.
SOUGHT FORTUNE IN ISLAND POND
Harry, the 14-year-old son of Hoyt Gal
lup of Plainfeld, left town last Thursday.
says the Montpelier Argus. He has been
reading the Diamond Dick literature
and was filled to the chin with accounts
o: daring and hair breadth adventures. 1t
is said. at times he carried a revolver but
only for fun. With the boys in town he
had talked of going away and seeking his
fortune. On Thursday he told some of his
companions that he intended to go to ISL
and Pond where he would win fame and
fortune with a job. His father went to
that place Friday and returned with the
young man.
LUNATIC ESCAPES FROM BRATTLE
RORO.
After knocking his keeper senseless.
Dennis Hart of Ira. an inmate for one day
at the Brattleboro retreat for the insane,
made his escape from that institution
Sunday and has not since been heard from.
says the Herald. Hart is the son of John
Hart a farmer living between Castleton
and West Rutland. He is about 20 years
old. graduate of the Rutland Business
college and quite well-known in this city
He had been acting queerly for several
weeks. and Saturday was taken to the
Brattleboro retreat, accompanied 10y his
Il
tent was given to understand that he was
going to hospital for treatment and he
made no disturbance on the way. Word
was received here Monday that Sunday
while walking with his keeper at the in
sttution Hart suddenly turned on his
companion, stretched him senseless on the
ground and made his escape At the lat
est reports no trace of him could be found.
| Hart was about 20 years old. six feet tall
and of a heavy build He was very dark
and when last seen Sunday wore a stiff
| nat and a checked suit
STEVENS EARLY LAND RECORDS
NOW IN VERMONT'S POSSESSION.
| The State OF Vermont has at last secured
possession of the Stevens collection OF the
learly land records of the State which had
lbeen lost to the State or never before in It's
|possession. The records are invaluable TO
Vermont and ever since they were unearth-
| ed there has been a desire on the part OF
the State officials to secure them. The Hon.
Hiram A. Huse, state librarian when ask
ed with regard to the accession gave the
following statement to the representative
of the Free Press. The State has secured
80 manuscript volumes, portion OF the
Henry Stevens collection which was bought
by the State of New York about 25 years
ago and deposited in the New York State
library. All relate more or less to the
early surveys OF the State made by the
surveyor generals or their assistants.
Some Of them are official in their charac-
ter Mr. Stevens obtained possession OF
them more than so years ago. nearly all
fr,p, tho 70 rniliaS pf the dpCea sod SURVEY.