Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-10-12


the company be a%djudged bankrupt. The
company will file with the clerk OF the
court an answer setting up that the COM
pany is solvent. and the matter probably
will come up for hearing at the February
term of court in burlington.
SHOOTING CLUB AT RUTLAND.
Several Rutland men Interested in rifle
and revolver shooting have formed a club
to be known as the Killington Rifle club.
These officers were elected: President, y.
II. Stickney; vice-president. Lieut.. ]. c
Holden: secretary. Ernest a.. Dexter;
treasurer, W. +. Burbank: executive
officer. r. A. Frost. The five officers
comprise the executive board. The initia-
ton fee will be 81 and dues of 81 a year
will be charged. TIL club will use the in
door armory of Co. A at present.
FIGURES FOR CENTENNIAL DAY.
Accurate figures for the total attend
ancc at the celebration of the centennial
of the capital at Montpelier are not likely
to be had, of course. but approximate es-
innate places the number of persons car
ricd by the Central Vermont Railway COM
rany to Montpelier at 1905 as againse
1l.Q36 carried Dewey day. October T., 1899,
n difference Of but ,036. The Waterbury
station sold 1859 tickets agaist ASS Dewey.
day; Burlington sold Cos; Mortified sold
$50; White River Junction sold SO; Ran
dolph sold $50; Barre sold 100. Dewey
day the Central Vermont Railway COM
pany ran 81 specials over the main line
while u specials were run last week We'd
ncsday. The Montpelier & Wells River
railroad brought into Montpelier on CEN
tennial day approximately 1900 people.
BIG MARBLE CONTRACT.
Henry Phipps of Pittsburg. Pa, a former
business associate of Andrew Carnegie in
the manufacture of steel, has has lust
placed "a fine order for marble with the
Columbian Marble Quarrying company of
Rutland. The amount of the order is
$4,000. The marble will be used for in
terror work on the Fulton building, Pitts
burg. which Mr.. Phipps is constructing.
ESCAPED LCNATIC CAUSES MUCH
TROUBLE.
Elroy Kent, who escaped from the Grim
inal ward OF the Waterbury ASYLUM
August Il and has since been at large.
created considerable excitement in West
Townshend last Friday. According To
current talk in that town Elroy Kent and
his brother Llewellyn started for Rocking
ham with a load of potatoes last FRIDAY.
morning. The potatoes were delivered and
the two men started home with "a load of
provisitions, consisting OF flour, sugar and.
it is understood, liquid fire. Some tim.
in the evening George Kent. son OF
Llewelyn. was attracted by shouts and
groans and on going up the road about
~ rods from his house found the over
turned wagon with a pool of blood be-
meath it. A short distance from tho
wagon young Kent found his father lying
near a brook, his nose broken. n large
cash in the back of his neck and his face
and head badly cut and bruised. The boy
at once summoned help and his father
was taken home Immediately. When he
regained consciousness on Sunday he
stated that he and Elroy had a row and
the horses ran, overturning the wagon on
of him. He says he remembers that
an iron was stuck in his neck and that
he told ElrOy to remove it, but instead of
so doing the latter tried to drive it in
still farther. Kent does not remember
anything that occurred after that ana Is
not positive whether he extricated him
self from under the wagon and crawled
to the brook or was dragged there by
Elroy. His pocketbcok has been missing
since the fracas. 1t is said that Elroy
slept in a barn at South Windham Friday
night, but before morning had left for
parts unknown. 1t is also said that he
had been in Townshend for three weeks
previous to the trouble.
STATE TEACHERS MEETING.
The committees hat will have in charg.
the work of entertaining and looking
after the teachers who will attend the
State institute TO he held in MONTPELIER
October 10, 20 and Il have been announced
by Superintendent +. j. Brownscombc
who has the matter in charge. Present
prospects indicate IL large attendance.
probably at least 500 teachers. 70 house
this large number of visitors the commit
tee in charge will solicit and need the co.
operation OF the citizens and will make n
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and roomirg places. The committee on
entertainment of the centennial celebra.
ton has kindly turned over its list to this
committee Of teacher and these lists will
be used in securing rooms for the visitors
to the institute. The list of committees
rs announced is as follows: Music, T.. l..
Thompson. Miss Katherine I. Coover, Mrs.
Kate f.. Terrill, Miss Emma u. Foster,
Miss Lucy c. Robinson; board and rooms,
Mrs. Viola j. Billings, Mrs. w. n. Their.
ault, Miss Bessie b. Bowers, Miss Rose
Lucia. Miss Mary J.. Osgood; reception,
Miss Caroline NJ. Griswold. Miss Martha
NJ. Hazcn, Miss Louise Il. Gleason, Miss
Alice l.. Bcckwith. Miss Lewis; exhibi.
ton, Miss Agnes NJ. Choatc. Miss Lucia
A.. Hadley, Miss Carrie T.. Wiley, Mis-.
Marie Rockwell. Mrs. Jessie Booth; OK.
hibits, from outside, Miss Choate. Miss
Matte Rockwell. Mrs. +. n. PARROT
Miss Eta S. Chamberlain, Miss Parker
Miss Howe; entertainment. Miss Lucia,
Miss Gleason. Miss Chamberlain, Miss
Foster, Mrs. Booth. Mrs. Parrot.