Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-02-16
NEWS OF VERMONT
More Important Events Grouped fer
Free Press Readers-Lieut. Harmon
Elected Captain Of Co. X,
v. n. q.

ond Lieut.. Greenan was elected first leu
tenant. and First Sergeant w. n. Forbes
was elected second lieutenant Gen. T.. l..
Bates presided at the election.
DEEPEST IN Is YEARS.
Samuel Carlton OF White River juno
ton, the veteran hunter and guide AYERS
that the frost this winter in this section
Of Vermont and in the neghboring towns
of New hampshire has penetrated into
the earth deeper than in any preceding
winter within the last - years. The
water in mains laid four and five feet be-
low the surface. have been found frozen
solid at the Junction. Frank Collins. SUI
perintcndont of tho Hartford Water COM
pany. has been busy several days thaw
ing out house pipes by the aid of cleo
tricity ut West Lebanon.
WAS VERMONT'S OLDEST PRACTlC-
ING PHYSICIAN.
Dr. John Brock Darling died at South
Ryegate Monday. Dr. Darling had been
in poor health for nearly a year, but
had been able to serve as medical counsel
until about the first Of November. Since
then he has been confined to the house,
and, for the last month, to his bed. He
was born Oct. ~. 1912. in Groton the son
of John and JANET tBrock) Darling. He
received his academic education at
/ Pcacham Academy and at Phillips
Academy Danville He started the study
of medicine in 1913, with DR.. Nelson, then
of Barnet, and continued his studies
with DR.. Cobb Of Peacham and Dr
McNab of McIndoes. He attended courses
of medical lectures at Woodstock and
Pittsficld. Mass. Medical schools. and re.
eeivrd his doctors degree from Wood
the Same wear he married MARGARET
Shaw. In 1872 he took the gold fever and
went to California. returning the next
wear and starting practice in south Rye
gate. whore nc has been located over
since E,si,os practicine his nrofessior
Dr D,r,inp b,s c,rriod IN an oxtorsi,o
lun,lor h,.i,.s, hui,d;r, 1.-Two min -, south
Rvcrato which was later onor,,od Lv I
n. Darling and Al f. Sargent In COM
n,,,. win hi. ca, t,r,o. ho c,, :,
lo,p limo owned tho ,rcnor,l n,orcb,rdis.
business which is SIR, ,oc,,.d i, hi.
hui,diro and RIM hv U.i,,i,,,, ,rorr, ~,
N,v to,b ,sos br ,rl Nv, nar,;,,n
ico,ohr,,od ,boi, 5o,h r.odd,r., o,,,i,.or
gary mr. and NIrs darling b,,,o civ sons
= ana tbroo dough,ors al, ~ ,,hn,,, 49,.
l,ivirc Tbov arc Mrs NJ T. s,r,ort -,
lSouth Rverato. lanes u Of mis- ci,,
mr. coorgo "a. ~ pyoc,to. Dr II - -,
yyoo,s,.;,,.. ~ ~ v.;,Ii,,, ,r D,.o..,.s
M y T. ~ 1ou,au n,.s. pohars'. -,
Toe Arco,o. C,lif Mrs Ch,r,os va.,
row Of philade,nhia and Mrs Coorro
Roben of Ryegate. All the children. ex-
cept Robards. were present at the time
wv" AANCeEo 1OioONID'
f., l. Benson of Woodstock went to his
stables at his wood W orkng establish
mcnt to feed his horses about 3 o'clock
Sunday afternoon, gave them some hay
and left them all apparently good health
An hour later Robert Woodbury. went to
the barn and soon reported to Mr. BEN
son that three of the horses were sick
Within half an hour fourth horse was
: taken sick and DIR. Corey was summoned.
He found every symptom of arsenical
:. poison and only by the promptest
D measures were the animals saved.
r They were apparently in terrible pain.
0 The four horses were in adjoining stalls
s and had been fed the same hay and
= grain as others in the same barn and In
t another building. which strengthens
suspicion that they had been dosed with
I paris green or some form of arsenic for
the purpose Of killing them. There is no
n po.so a,' "'' , .,' p'ou"'e' .'"' ss"p'
little doubt hut that the affair was n
-, case of malicious mischief and not al
y accident.
ROW, mo e,c,,p, n,.,,,o
y ~" ,,,e ''"''NN
II
t. An effort is being made to increase tb,
II number of libraries in Veromnt Muct
Q has been done in the past ten wears. I'm,
j" there are stlii n hundred towns without
,. in Washington county. If n town wisho.
- to take advantage of State aid article.
n must l.. inserted in the wnrn,nc fn,
j. March meeting. to sec if tn, town vii
l. elect n hoard of library trustees mn, 60,
=, what sum, if any. the town will annronri
ntc for th, maintenance. If , rr.o nuh.
y lie library. If the conditions AFRO com,
- ,tiod with application may Inc mad.
J. Through the library commission IN III,
10 state which will furnish n hundred do,
t. lars worth o: now books for foundation
cc,n,nission which e1ve moro ao,,in.
10 in rorma,ion mov bo nrocurod f,or, ~.
e. st,to ,ihrarv comn,ission Jr,r,o1,,,n aa
IL linn is NECESSARY tn sccure rosultc ,hi