Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-07-19
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Date Of Windham County Con-


The timely discovery of an error in call
ing the democratic convention for Aug
at Brattleboro was made Thursday, which
saved the democrats and probably the in
dependent republicans the embarrassment
of not being able to have their nomina-
lions printed on the official ballots for
September T. The nominations, in order to
be printed on the ballots will have to be
filed with the county clerk not less than
30 days before election. When the mis-
take was discovered the date of the con-
vention was promptly changed to Aug
ust l.
WOMAN ATTEMPTED To END LIFE.
Mrs. L. A. Blood OF West Townshend
Is i'll as tho result OF tnkinR strychnine
Wednesday,. but It IL expected she Will
recover. Her act followed the arrest or
Charles Morgan by Constable w. w. van
Ness of West Townshcnd. who wont to
tho Blood house, accompanied by ME-
Blood, nnd surprised Morgan and Mrs.
blood, who were there together. Morgan
IL n meat man ana called ut tho Blood
house on his regular route. Mr.. Blood
had caused Il to DO understood that he
ahould no out Of town q fpw days. Nor
gan waived examination before Justice
W. II. Taft and furnished bail In the sum
Of $500 for his appearance IN county court.
He has wife ana four children. Mrs.
Blood Is orEan!st at the church In Vert
Townshond It Is expected that divorce
proceedings will he instituted. The affair
has caused stir In both jamaica and
West Townshend.
STATE TEACHERS CONVENTION.
Tho stnto tonchers' convention ia to DO
held IN Middebury October is, 10 and 20.
The following local committees have been
appointed; Committee on arrangements,
Prof. w. L. Howard, chairman; COM
mittee on entertainments. Judge J. L.
Weeks, chairman; committee on school
exhibits, Prn. a. S. Hartman, chair
man. The convention was invited by Mr..
Howcs several years ago TO come to
Middlcbury but was prevented from COM
ing by the burning of the school build
ing. This year the prudential committee
and principal relying on the cooperation
of Middlcbury people, took the liberty
10 renew the invitation, believing that it
would be for the best interests of the
village and two of its greatest institutions,
the graded school and the college.
AUTOMOBILE IN THE RIVER
Z. a. Davis. cashier of the White River
National bank Of Bethel, had n narrow
escape from instant death Thursday af-
tornoon. lie had started for Lake Mitch
ell in his automobile and was expecting
to tax" party from South Royalton on
a pleasure trip. Just after leaving Royal
machine and dashed down bank twenty
fcot into the river landing there in the
auto uninjured, except for a general
shaking up. The machine was a wreck
and is still in the water, Help was called
from South Royalton and several went
down from Bethel
OLD HOME WEEK AND CHURCH
CENTENNIAL AT BENNINGTON CEN
TER.
Isaac Jennings. katherine ]. Hubbell.
Alice Robinson, Barker Vail, Mary r.
sanford and Arthur J. Hot len. commi,-
tea in charge. have issued 4 call witch
reads in part: zone hundred years ago,
on January /, 1906 the Church of Christ
in bennington. Vt, dedicated It's then new
house of worship. To-day we their heirs
a1j reverence 80 these wortnles VINO
builded 50 well We want to gather with
the sons and daughters who have gone
from the old home and still remember
with grateful hearts the teachings they
have had here We want to honor this
occasion as BELTS il. Bennington had an
other day peculiarly her own. made SO
by the sturdy valor of these sires. on or
Ia va to n he
old meeting house to recall the many for
gotten facts of that period. ono hundred
years ago, and to strive to re-enter that
spirit so far as possible that the bene-
dctlon of the memories may rest upon
us. We want you to come back and share
with US in this occasion and in this spirit
on Sunday. August 10. 1906. there will be
an historical discourse in the morning
and a communion service in the after
noon. On Monday the Goth. there will be
rededication OF the old building, some
old time singing and a social hour given
over to "reminiscences"
THE NEW REVISED STATUTES.
The arduous work Of revising the Yer
commission which was appointed soon af-
done. Hale Il. Darling of Chelsea and
W. \. Lord of Montpelier We're the COM
missoners appointed they have been assist
ed by John y. Harvey OF Montpelier and
\. S. Bailey of Essex Junction, and were
in burlington recently, making arrange
ments for printing the index and 800 copies
of the first edition. which It IS hoped to
get out before the legislature meets in
October. The volume will contain 6174
sections, which Is Ill more than the last
book contained The revised index will
cover nearly 800 pages, while the former
one occupied only 2Si pas The constitu-
lions OF the United States and Of YER
mont will be omitted from the new
volume.
FOUND BIG MARBLE CORE.
James +. Burns. n veteran marble test
err has removed a core of marble from
| the property of the Norcross x West
Marble Co. in South Dorset which Is
even longer than the one which he took
out year ago, and which was known
to be the largest ever quarried in the Uni
ted States. The core was removed from
| the land recently purchased by the com
| pany OF James Cody, 1t measures q feet
| t,..nl, 1f