Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-04-20

rendered permanently innocuous." Con-
GLIDING he writes: "As a citizen of Wa
terbury hereby publicly and emphatical-
~ protest against the continuance Of this
seemingly illegitin1ate issuance of pre-.
scriptions." Mr.. Kellogg closes by show
ing the figures for March, when he rays
that of the 2ol prescriptions. PIG we're
given by the two physicians named.
SEC. SHAW VISITED ERArTLE.
BORO.
Erattleboro had a visitor OF note
Thursday night and Friday in the per-
son of Leslie NJ. Shaw, secretary Of the
treas,,r though few people knew llo
was In town. Secretary Shaw went from
Washington to New York on official
business and came from there to Brat
tleboro to see local bank men In regard
to loans in which his firm in Iowa is
Interested. He stayed at the Brooks
House and On Friday was shown about
town by Congressman Kittredge Has.
kins. He met the veteran town clerk
william s. Newton, In the latter's office
and gave him an invitation to go to
washington. promising to entertain him
while there. and also promising to send
Judge Newton his photograph. The sec.
retary was prompt IN fulfilling his
promise, Judge Newton receiving the
picture on Wednesday,
NEW COUNCIL AT SPRINGFIELD.
Minnchaha Council OF Pocahontas No.
5. with 81 charter members. was in
stituted in Springfield Thursday even
ing ut the wigwam of Red Cloud Tribe,
No. is. Improved Order of Red Men
The degree work was cxemrlincd by
Pocahontas Council. No T. Of Erattlc-
horo. with Miss Amy Aschroft as Poca-
hontas. who also raised the elected and
appointed chiefs 70 their stumps The
ceremonies were in the charge ~ Alex
ander Gilmore. of Postcn. great chief OF
records OF the Great Council of Mass
achusetts. The alleged officers are
focahontns, Mrs. Anna I. Farr rrophe-
tiers. Mrs. George II. Vittum: Wenonah,
Mrs c. F. Morse; Powhatan. fred c.
Davis; keeper of records. Miss Viola
Tanner: collector OF wampum Mrs j..
w. Stiles: keeper of wampum, Mrs
William Sparrow.-Ths council and the
council at Erattleboro are the only ones
in Vermont now working. These coun-
ellis as are the tribes of Red Men
throughout the State. are under the i,rs-
diction of the Great Council of Mass
achusetts.
HORSE HAD SPINAL. MENINGITIS
pr. ]. L. Rathbcnc. OF Brattlcboro.
veterinary last week chloroformed
chestnut mare owned by w. C. Nit
chell which was i'll with spinal
meningitis. DIR. Rathbone says that in his
n years of practice this was the first
characteristic case of spinal meningitis
that had come to his attention.
FARMER RAISING PINES.
Two seasons ago George f. Lockwood
SIT out five or six hundred white pines
in his pasture along the Church hill
road in Woodstock. They are now
in height from two to si% feet. and Mr.
lockwood is to he congratulated on be-
ing about the first farm owner to at.
tempt any forestry work in that section
In the same ncighborhood. Al years ago,
Charles View and his father found a
white pine on the hill opposite the View
honestead-the only one they could
find in thai vicinty-and set it out by
tho roadside opposite the house. From
flourshing specimen, have grown up
around about many young pines of all
sizes from Two to fifteen feet high or
more. A row Of ten or a dozen larger
ones near the house are especially no
t,eable and add much to the beauty and
value of the premises.