Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-07-13
NEWS or VERMONT
More Important Events Grouped for
Free Press ReRders-Boy Drowned
While Bathing at Enosbureh
Fails.

Rodney, the 12-year- old son Of Mr.. and
Mrs. q. W. Holden of i;nosburgh Falls.
was drowned Saturday afternoon while
bathing in tho Missisduoi river. Young
Holden. in company with Max Bond. II
years old, went swimming shortly after
noon near Goults island. Rodney could
not swim. and while wading, he suddenly
got beyond his depth and went down.
l;ond Immediately went for assistance
and Henry Marsha and Mr.. Greenwood
removed their clothing and walked out
and picked up the body, which was in five
feet of water. Drs. Abel and Jcyal work.
CT over the boy for long time hut
failed to bring back signs CT life. Tho
funeral was held Monday afternoon
at two O'Clock. the Rev. L. Il. White
conducting services.
NO DATE FOR MRS. ROGEF.s's CASE.
Despite reports to the contrary, tho
United States Supreme Court las not
vet assigned u date for hearing the ap.
peal of Mary Rogers now under sen.
tcnce of death in the state prison at
Windsor. The citation on the appeal is
reiurnablc to the clerl; Of the supreme
Court NJ Washington by that time. Then
they will he Immediately put in shape
by tho clerk and printed, ard the case
Will be dockctcd in its order. The session
Of the supreme court opens on the second
Monday of October October % ana n,
that time Atty. Gen. Clarke G. Fits Of
Brattlcboro will move in behalf Of the
state of Vermont to have the cause adj
rancod for carly hearing. At this tin,r
Of course, nobody can tell how mary
eases Of the kind requiring Immediate
attention ttcrc will be. The date for the
hearing will be fixed Ivy the court at the
time motion is made by httrrncy-C,encra1
Fits to have the cause advanced, anil
1t is a reasonable presumption that the
court will assign rs early n date as pos.
sihlc in view of the peculiar urgency Of
the case.
SONS OF VETERANS STAFF OF
FICERS NAMED.
J. r. Ripley of Lyr iOnvillc recently
elected division commander Of the Yer.
mont Division. Sons of Veterans, t. s.
A., has announced tho follow ing staff
appointments: Chaplain. w. f.. Tracy IF
Johnson: secretary George y. 'rhoinp-
ron Of Lyndcnville: treasurer Allen s.
flolbr"ok OF I.yndonville: inspector, 81
w. Jones of Hardwick: COUNCILLOR W. NJ.
sargent or South ROya!tOn.
RARE VERMONT ORCHIDS.
A beautiful member Of the orchid fami-
ly, the Snowy Lady Slipper. was shown
last week by Miss Abbc Baldwin of I.ud-
low. who received a huge handful of them
from one of her boys in school. The flow
crs were picked in n swamp in Reading.
which supports enormous quantities of
them, and they are typical specimens Of
| the queer orchid family with their sinEu-
lar form, odd coloring and bizarre arrange
mcnt of corolla. stamcn and foliage. The
deep purple of tho flower is all the more
remarkable when one reflects that the da RI,
of the swamp is preiudicial to pigment
growth. A potato sprout in "A dark cellar
showing deep vermllion is almost a
logical parallel to the swamp orchid and
its marvellous hucs.
CASE or TYPHOID MENINGITIS.
! Eleanor. tho 17-year-uId daughter OF
| Charles IT, Dewey, treasurer Of tho Fen
ninctor County Savings bark and town