Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-08-23
NEWS OF VERMONT
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Free Press Rcndcrs--Ihc san Jose
Scale Has Appncred In vcr-
mont Orchards.

Prof. William Stuart Of the University
of Vermont, Burlington, has just returned
TO his home from Franklin county, wher.
he has been this week on a tour OF inspec-
ton among tho fruit sections. Professor
Stuart says the apple crop in Franklin
county will be less than half the usual
harvest and the quality would not be up
to the average. Professor Stuart when
questioned in regard to the appearance Of
San Jose scale In an orchard IN Charlotte
said that the disease was spreading and
that Il had now been found In " orchards
covering several acres owned by a man
named Emerson from Boston. No at
tempt was made by the owner to eradicate
the pest excepting to occasionally spray
the trees which made little difference with
its spreading. Professor Stuart advised
cutting down and burning the trees infest-
cd. 1t Is probable that an act making II
obligatory to take all possible measures IA
exterminate the pest, and prohibiting nur.
scrymen from sending into the State trees
so infested. will be submitted TO the next
Legislature.
BARRE GIRL ATTEMPTED SUICIDE.
Cadie Cohen. the 15-year-old daughter Of
Joseph Cohen, of Barre, attempted to COM
init suicide Monday afternoon by taking
a dose of paris green. A physician was
called Mt once and after working over het
for two hours the girl revived and IS rest
ing comfortably and will recover. This
girl stayed at the home of a friend Sunday
might without obtaining permission from
her father who severely reprimanded her
on her return Monday afternoon. and ths
girl says, horsewhipped her. She went to
- IT ..,t. -. rappiginu hpr nun
'ishment 10 report her fathers action ,and
without waiting for further developments
returned to her home. mixed the dose OF
paris green and took Il.
BURNED BY EXPLODING GASOLINE.
Mrs. r. n. Burke Of Barre. wife Of the
alderman. was burned about the head
and some damage was done to the base
Imont of their residence on Maple aVenue
Just before two o'clock Tuesday after
noon, by an explosion Of gasoline. Mrs.
Burke was in the basement cleaning somt
clothes, using n gasoline stove when the
gasoline caught fire without apparent
cause. The explosion singed Mrs. Burke
about the face and hair. but she was ablt
to get up stairs and give warning. An
alarm was rung in from box l6 and the
quick response Of the department saved
the house from any serious damage
~4though some slight darnr &c was done In
jthe basement, the loss by fire being con.
filmed to the wash room and its contents,
During the excitement Of the removal OF
iEoods a pocketbook containing a sum OF
money was missed and has not been
located;
BETHEL MAN FOUND.
About ten days ago Christopher r
Nnbla sc Da+Lol Ioft lf, bo,.o g. ,;zn
in Canada. A week later his friends
whom he usually visited wrote tn they
had not seen him. C e. Noble, his
nephew. of Bethel, went to hunt him up,
and a dispatch Saturday evening stated
/. that the lost man was found. but the
particulars were not giver.
BARRE SHORT OF
The extreme dry spell has caused.
n rapid shrinkage in the Barre city
water supply. The Orange brook res
ervoir got so low Monday 1t was neo-
cssary to shut it off. and the whole
city is being supplied from the Bolster
reservoir. The supply is rapidly d.
minishinE. and TO avert n water famine
the emergency pump on the Steveni
branch was started Tuesday morning
and water from the stream Is being
pumped into the Bolster reservoir.
REDEDICATION AT BENNINGTON.
Services in connection with the centen.
NAL in the dedication of the First Church
of Christ at Bennington Center. that were
commenced Sunday. were concluded Mon.
|, day afternoon, when most of the exerc.Sei
carried out at the original dedication Of
the church January l. 1906. were followed.
The order o. exercises included dedicatorr
sermon preached by the Rev. Daniel
, March, pastor Of the church when it was
dedicated. There was Il call Of the roll.
of the church at the time II was dedicated
responses We're made by the descendants
, of former holders or proprietors OF the
t pews in the church. After this there w.
a roll call OF the members of the churo.
at the beginning of 1862, to which the,
= were ii number Of responses. The services
were closed with a reception at which
there was a general handshaking and re-
Vival of "reminiscences.
LIQUOR RAID IN BARRE.
The police made a raid on the housI
of Peter Blum on Granite street M
Barre Saturday night and seized fvd
quarts OF whiskey. Both Blum and his
wife were arrested. They were brought
into court Monday morning on the|
charge of selling, and the case was con'|
tinued one week. They were placed un
der bail of $3.50.
BENNINGTON NOMINEE.
, At the republican caucus IN Benninstor|
; Saturday night William J. Gokay, A
; leading young druggist, was nominated al
|, candidate for town representative. Thj
justice ticket of Is includes the follow
$ ing: c. o.. Phillips, Edward LatranchiseI