Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-02-15
NEWS OF VERMONT
More Important Events Grouped for
Free Press Readcrs-Mrs. Ruth
Allen smith Of Putuey Nearly
1O2 Years Old.

ma Snltn aS Sne Is Known III i'utncS.
lives until next June. and she has every
reason 10 believe she will, she will celc-
brate her 102nd birthday. To-day she is
easily the oldest woman in the Green
Mountain State and more remarkable
old natron is hard to find. Until less
than IA year ago she could read without
glasses but to-day she must wear theni,
and She also has become slightly deaf.
Other than that she is as spry as many
l20 years her junior. While she is Obliged
to use "a cane when she goes out doors.
she never thinks of such IL thing in the
house. and she finds no greater enjoyment
than reading n good book, knitting OF
Sewing. Mrs. Smith makes her home
with her daughter-ii, law and daughter.
Mr.. and Mrs. a. W. Abbott on Depot
street. She was born in Eoyalton Mass,
June I. 1904, and nearly 50 years ago came
to this town. From a two-fanIily settle
ment she saw putncy become q thriving
Vermont town. She has known every
PRESIDENT Of the place. She is "A grand
daughter of Lieut. Jonas Allen one of tho
heroes OF Bunker hin. Her father was
too young to shoulder a inuskct, ana sho
distinctly remembers the time Whcn II"
land hcr two uncics left Royalston for
Boston to be mustered into service Tor
| the war Of 1872. II ito not feel as old as |
| look. ! lived my carly life when women
stayed at home and knew nothing OF whist
parties ur CLUB lfc. If the women to-day
Ishould follow my example they would live
! longer. Hut to-day there are 50 many
! thiugs To take w Il young woman TIM
| that she runs herself to death. Mr..
ISIi,h is nosittvr that ncr remarkable
uf,.rrvittiou l. due To the care she cXcr-
cis,d when a voting woman.
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r"vol ier. u new suit of Clothes gloves
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with candy The clue which led TO his
arrest was furnished 10y local Jcwc!er
ut whose store ].arabce had purchased
Il chain.
CABOOSE WENT DOWN BANK.
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| INGlNE ROLLED DOWN HILL
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Ioclock "Wednesday evening. A train com
posed of engine No POS and five carload
Iof granite was coming down from til
iquarricS, the engine being in charge q
IClaude Davis, engineer. The train becam
iunmanagoable and on reaching the sWitcl
Sa"k could not come to Il full stop Tn
Icn"!nosr, fireman and train crew junpc
ana no one was injured. The Switchbacl
IS situated at nigh elevation ON Il sid
Mi III a pasture. The locomotive Wen
loll the rails mt the end of this switchbaci
Jana ran down the steep hill side kccpin,
right side up for $50 fct, then brok
ithroushthc frozcnSround. took Il half turn
afound ana roi!ed over several huhdre'
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tbcn hro,, au.av from tbo on,iro an
on~ira etonp,d ol,ut ioh, r,ds trn,,
the u,nin Liehvay lending tron Rotbcl +,
Rovaltor. and the tender stonneJ nbou
four rods from this road. The engine i
badly wrecked The cars did not leave tn
track At the switchback. except tho from
end of the head car. The accident show
1.-THE value of switchbacK, as had it beer
a road without such switch the result
might have been Tar more serious.
WOULD NOT ACCEPT CADETSuIF
lanes n Darling onnlovol IN III
reportorial staff Of the Barre Times. ha
received notification of his apuojntInen