Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-09-13
NEWS OF VERMONT
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story by Two Rutland Men.

A large female bear attacked two men
four miles south of Rutland Sunday.
Frank sullivan and John Conlin of Rut-
land started for Shrewsbury with "A team
of horses early Sunday morning. and.
when four miles outside of the city on the
Cold river road, a large bear and two
cubs sprang out of the woods by the
roadside and attacked the horses. The
men attacked the savage animal with tho
whip. and the bear then turned 80 at
tention to the occupants of the wagon.
While one drove. the other fought OF the
bear with the whip and in this way they
managed to get by in safety.
WANTS PURER WATER SUPPLY.
Another attempt is being made to re-
move some Of the sources of pollution
at the source of the Rutland city water
supply. The city owns a tive-acre lot in
Mendon where most of the feed streams
are located. Marcellus f. Wheeler OF
Rutland is anxious to obtain the land
and offers to move from the stream
bank a barn said to be detrimental TO
the purity of the water supply on con-
dition that the city sell him the land
reasonably. 1t is probable that the deal
will be made.
SMALL APPLE CROP.
. The apple crop in Bennington county is
considered n failure, and will rot be over
of the usual supply. Quantities
of apples have dropped from the trees,
the fruit in most cases having been stung
near the stem by Insects. Not much cider
will be made.
LARGE BARN BURNED.
A large farm barn filed with hay and
farming tools, belonging to Joseph Foley
and situated about two miles north of
Abercorn, Que, and I'VE miles from Rich
ford village, was struck by lightning
about . O'Clock Sunday evening and burn
ed. Some tools saved. The loss is $1,000
or more. The insurance is reported at
5000. One of the severest electrical storms
ever known prevailed in that section. For
a long time the lightning flashes were
almost continuous.
MRS. ELMER BEGINS HER 31ST YEAR
AS TEACHER IL BRATTLEBORO.
The record OF Mrs. Stella s. Elmer
of Brattleboro among the public
school instructors in Vermont is ex-
c%eptional. Mrs. Elmer began Tuesday
her 3lst year as a teacher in the Brat
tleboro high school. She entered the
high school as a pupil in 1856, before
the schools were graded and before
graduating exercises were In vogue,
and went from there to the high school
in Springfield. Mass. Then she taught
in Newfane. Claremont, N. H., and the
Brattleboro primary school. entering
the high school as n teacher in 1864
| ylThnp fhA 1ntA ID - Ein hoo, Co. Oc
years principal. was at the head. Az
ter the fall term in 1869 Mrs. Elmer
then Miss Elmer, left the school and
was married to James p. Elmer of
Canton. N. Y. She returned IL years
later, In the spring of 1882, and
taught continuously ever since. hold
ing a position next in importance to
that of the principal. At first she
taught various branches, but her spe-
%cialties have been Latin and mathe-
MATES. She now teaches Latin and
advanced algebra. Since 1882. when
the school first awarded diplomas, 526
pupils have been graduated, and not
one has a feeling toward Mrs. Elmer
except that of deepest respect. Mrs.
Elmer was born in Putney, August IL,
1914. and came to B~rattleboro at the
age OF IL years. MIR. and Mrs. Elmer
have three children, James Leslie, now
OF Guilford, who was with the 5th Y.
$, cavalry in Texas and was n lieuten-
ant In the 4Sd L. S. infantry in the
philippines, Mrs. George S. Wright OF
Bethel. whose husband is principal OF
the Whitcomb high schol. and DR.. Ray
mond :. Elmer, a dentist in Bellows
Falls.
DEER REPORTED VERY PLENTY.
Emerging fearlessly from their retreat
a little after shutdown, large herds OF deer
appear almost every night in the vicinity
OF Rutland. The stringent game laws