Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-09-14

| - II
| Wilmington rho " or,.r,. N,,..,o,sr,
| Cinty elected those nff;,.r. ,,,os,,.,,
| Mrs Alice Alton ~ O,at.rioo ,,ro ,.i..
| president Miss Carrie tn1.,urod ,r (,
| Johnst,j,v. sccrctnrv Nrs r.or, II 1,,,,
| Of Rrattlcioro. treasuror Mr., er.i,
| Reach of BrattIebcro. e-ecutive commit.
| tre, Mrs Maria T:nkcr M Nforrisv;IIo Ni.s
| f.ucie calef of washington nrr the nov.
| Francis Eimbalj cf Rich,nond
| ,,,,,, -
| H''H' 'oH SHHt l.
| Frank Erwin If Middittown was s.ri-
| ously injured by falling dcwn TIE elevator
shaft at Grcy's horse power shop in that
town, Wednesday nieht. Erwin, who Is
.,,o,' .'.,',.. o'u' was '.oN'ns aoout inc
| 1t Is believed that he walked into Tho
shaft without seeing the opcfinr. Tho
| man fell distance of more than IL feet
tnd one of his legs was broken so badly
that the bones came through the skin
at the knee Tie WAS also badly bruised
| and cut about the head and face.
FOREMAN MET, .rEpptpt T., Dr,,r,
Ihonas sullivan, foreman on the estate
OF . J." Griftth. was killed about ten
CLOCK Thursday morning upon the side
OF the mountain cast of John Il. Griffith $
lie was experimenting the getting out of
spruce timber for the mill and had just
finished loading IL team and stepped back
u short distance, He was standing on a
log by tho side of the road partly behind
a tree Il little to one side of the runway
looking at IL tree coming down When
the top of the tree was near him and IN
feet to one side it hit a stump, throwing
The end of the tree over. hitting him on
the left side near the bowels and throw
ing him some II or IL feet down the hill.
Tho log rolled over him tearing open his
side and breaking his skull and bot h
legs killing him instantly.
- ..
N''Hh" 'o->\ r''> io.>'
The preliminary announcement of the
56th annual convention of tho Vermont
State Teachers association, to be held
at the State house October 10, - and 81.
are Justly distributed The convention
vii, open on Thursday afternoon. Oc-
tober 20 with an address of welcome.
response and presidents address follow
ed by the appointment of committees:
Governor Bell is expected to deliver an
address at this opening session. On
Thursday evening DR.. w. ]. Tucker.
president of Dartmouth College. will de-
liver an address. A reception to lady
teachers and the annual banquet of the
Schoolmastcrs' club will be held. on
Friday morning, October %. Supt, John
Kennedy of Batavia, N. Y, will sneak
on 1.-The Batavia System" the address
to be followed by three practical talks:
7. Discussion Of Batavia versus other
systems, in charge of Prn. Z. II, Nor
rill: II. Rural school, extension of work
and influence, peculiar problems in rural
SCHOOLS SCHOOLS, nature work. school gardens and
n,, ,,. ~ r"'", SCHOOLS III
Teaching of writing. j. S. Cooley Wor-
cester, Mass. The afternoon session will
he occupied with an address, THE Tran
silent and Permanent in Education by
George IL. Martin. agent Of the board of
education. Boston. Four conferences Will
follow the principal address. Miss Edith
Nichol Will conduct tho Drawing and
Art conference. Prin. +. ]. SarSendorph
mat IN English which includes the teach
ing or composition. grammar and litera-
ture in the various grades of the schools;
the discussion of manual training will
he in charge of Prin. Edward y. Collins;
high school mathematics will he consid-
ered under the direction Of Prin. h. e.
Rodgers. Addresses on THE function
oil the state in school education" by the
non. Walter T.. Ranger and Public re-
spohs;plii'v for the public schools" by
Dr. A. H. Winshlp OF Boston will occupy
FRIDAY evening. Saturdays meeting. the
iast OF the convention. Will be devoted
10 business and to addresses on How
10 tel story by Sara Cone Bryant
OF boston and by Prof. John NJ. Tyler
OF amherst College.
STAMFORD COPPER MINES Cr.
OPENED
The 'oppcras Hill mines, which have
neen IDLE Tor some time. have been re-
opened ana arc to he worked by new
company with new processes that prom
Use most favorable results A mill is
under construction already. The feature
OF the new process is the abatement of
the smoke nuisance by the magnetic Sc
r"ration Of the mundic from the copper
lHrltes' The Elizabeth Copper company
has been organized to take over the
lease and option held by Messrs. John n.
Judson and Lewis 5. RoWand on the
property of the old Elizabeth Mining
ford win Ancm,t ,,o ,,s', SUN s.rhi-
dent: Mr.. Berfhold. secretary and treas