Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1904-05-05
NEWS OF VERMONT.
More Important Events Grouped fO1
Free Press Readers - Protests
against Certain Liccnsca in
bennington.

bennington.
+. Fl. Mccarthy of North Bennington
protested to the license commissioners
saturday against a license being grhntcd
for the sale of liquor in the North Ben
ninston Hotel, which he owns Charles
Cooper, president of the Cooper Manu-
Featuring company, and w. X, Nor
gan protested against license to Ramon
OWES Brcauz bcNlusc of its noarnoss to
the Cooper plant. NJ. T.. Morgan on be-
half of the Good Tcmplars and others.
sent communication to the commits
sion congratulating them ON the success
ful way the provisions of the law mad
been carried out during the year. 1t is
stated that the ole holders of licenses all
of whom applied. will receive licenses
for another year.
KILLED ON RAILROAD TRACK.
by a train and killed while crossing
the tracks of the Rutland railroad at
Pittsford Saturday afternoon. Roshero
leaves widow and five children.
FRANKLIN COUNTY w. C. I. u.
MEETING.
Tho fourth annual convention of the
Franklin County Woman's Christian
Temperance union will be held in the
Baptist Church at Montgomery Centre.
May 10 and 20, beginning with an evening
session Thursday. Miss Alice Moore of
Rockland, Me, will deliver an address
Friday evening Mrs Ida II. Reed the
State president. will be present during
the convention The Central Vermont |
railway viii give convention rates from
all stations in the county to East hork-
shire Those wishing free transportation
to Mont gomcrY Centre from the station, |
SHOULD write to J. w Eowey East Berk-
shire. advising what train they Will take. |
Those desiring free entertainment during
the convention should so advise Mrs An
notto l.. DIN of Montgomery Centre.
TO HUSH POWNATs OUTLAWkY.
no action has been taken yet in the
Meyers whltccap case from pownal a
well known resident of Pownal says that
the parties who committed the assault
on Jack Myers are being backed by some1
of the most influential men in Puwnal,
matter up. Myers himself does not act
like Il sensible man. lie was badly pun
ishod
SOLOlsrS FOR BRATTLEBORO
Tho Brattleboro Choral union, now
numbering about 40 persons, has en-
gasod its soloists for the May festival,
to I've held May l. ana is. They are:
Clarence b. shirley, tenor; Mrs. blanche
lloimhursho- Kilduft. soprano; Miss Mar
T.. II.
and Edwin H. Miller baritone of Dunn
,nnrston rhr thr..r first named are
among the leaders in the profession in
Eostnn Nelson T. coffin of Newport y
H. will Ice the conductor, ana the urinci-
raj work produced will he 'The f,rlkine's
pauehtcr" bv C;ade and The Holy
Citv," hv Gaul
- ,,.s.,,.,.ee
fN.\'''H i-> 'f'-N-> u l. ~
cant. G. A. Bond of Barre Otter 10 years
o%peri.nc" as a puarrier of granite re-
'f's Ir"'h nu,,n'Ss naElliE S".o M ''',ta
sidc,otion is about S2o,ooo in cash and 9TH
,r valuable considerations. The captain
lett Thursday noon for Boston in the in
tor It OF tho lIackett cold Storage Co.
and VIII leave Boston saturday OF TINS
week for !, bingham, WASH, on the north
west pacific coast to assume very lucra-
tive position with the above company.
,-I.p,,,>-,rLpc ~ pocrn%
Gcntl,uHN from Vermont visiting Eos
ton VIII hr. Welcome at the rooms of the
Vermont association, at the 'Wcstmn-
stcr.' tuploN Square, Boston.
C1pst, I.,f1.- frat,, q g, until 7, m