Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-06-01
NEWS OF VERMONT
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Free Press VeRdcrs-1nspcctlOn Mt
Norwich University June > to ~.

General Order No IL. issued from
the adjutant generals office at Fair
lee, says that the annual company
drill and inspection, together with the
yearly parade for DRILL discipline. in
spcction and review or the section of
artillery Norwich University, will lo
held at Northtield, June 9Th to 1ith,
both days inclusive. with permission
to be absent from Northficld June 9TH
to 18th. inclusive. Major Frank l..
Howe. First Regiment Infantry; Cap
tain IT. c. Moseley. aud Lieutenant -.
L. Morse, Company y, First Regiment
Infantry, Vermont National Guard. arc
appointed Il board OF inspection, Cor
survey, to examine and report upon
tho condition Of clothing. ordnance and
quartcrmastcr' stores, for which the
quartermaster general of Vermont is
responsible to the United States gov
eminent. The board will meet at North
| field. Vermont, juno sd, at 900 a. m.
CAPTAIN HADLEY RESIGNS.
Special Order. No -, issued from the
acknowledgements office at Farlec,
says Captain \. y Hadlcy. quarter
| master. First Rec meut of Infantry.
Vermont National Guard. having ten
breed his resignation and the same
having been accepted to take effect
June 1st 1908. his honorbalc discharge
from the service is hereby announced.
and he Is placed upon the retired list
| of the National Guard of Vermont.
with tho highest rank held by him in
| the National Guard service. The fol-
lowing appointments in the First Rcgi-
mcnt, Vermont National Guard, is AN
nounccd: Charles +. Durham to be
captain ana quartermastcr of the
| First Regiment. V \. g.. in addition
to his present duties as ordnance Off
Ger.
| SUICIDE. AT BELLOWS FALLS.
| Mrs Sidney Perry, we'll known in club
and church circles OF Bellows Falls. COM
mitted suicide late Monday afternoon by
hanging herself. She had been in i'll
health and Respondent for n long time.
which is given AS the cause for her rash
act. Mrs. Perry was 90 years of age Her
husband wen, TO Grafton Monday. but she
decided not to accompany him. although
she had intended doing So Upon the ar
rival for supper at the house of several
boardcrs, kept by her, they found nothing
prepared and supposed the woman had
gone away. When MIR. Perry returned y
search WAS begun at once and the body Of
the woman was found hanging from a
door in the wOodshcd.
ILLEGAL. FISHERMEN FINED.
| Two prominent business men of North
Adams, Mass. were before Judge Bates
in Bennington municipal court Tuesday,
and fined for catching trout under six
inches, in Stamford one OF the men gave
his name as Hubert, and had 80 short
trout in his possession. lie was fined :!
for each and costs. amounting to Sl31.S'.
The other man claimed the name of In
dorwood. and had only two short trout.
He was fined SO each and costs. amount
ing to $39.S7.
SMALL FIRE CAUSED BY EXPLOD-
ING GASOLINE.
Shortly before six o'clock Monday night
lire was discovered in the storehouse at
tached to r. T.. Wholden's tin store in
Ludlow. \ barrel of gasolene exploded
tcausing the names to spread rapidly. \
dense smoke arose from the burning Saso-
lcne, and the whole building Was in
flames in n very short space of time. The
hrc was kept from the main structure,
land from the adjoining buildings except
one OF a. j. Browns tenement houses AT
the rear, which was burned somewhat on
the roof and back. and was damaged even
more by water. 1T WAS occupied by al
Italian family by the name of l'olatta
Mr.. Whelden places his loss at about
81 600. The building was valued at from
$3.50 Ia $500 and was filled with goods. u
large line of refrigerators being especially