Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-01-18
NEWS OF VERMONT.
More Important Events Grouped for
Free Press Renders-SchooI Hos
pitnl Opened AT Troy Confer.
encc Academy.

The Troy Conference Acaemy at Poult--
ney is the only preparatory school in YER
mont which has a hospital of it's own. The
building. which was built according to
plans suggested by DR.. c. S. Caverly Of
Rutland, president OF the State board of |
health was thrown open for occupancy |
this week, and already has patients. The !,
building is heated and ventilated accord |
| ing to the most modern ideas, and Is most |
conveniently arranged. On the first floor |
there are two wards, each SO by Il feet !
baths and a Kitchen The second floor !
will contain nurses quarters and private
rooms for patients.
| ATTEMPTED no BREAK JAIL.
| Daniel Phelps, a 19-year-old youth from
Williamstown, Mass who was remanded
to Jail in Bennington Friday for attempt
ing to run a locomotive out of the local
railroad yard, tried to break out of his
cell Saturday night. When the prisoners
were given their supper in the evening and
Mrs. Russell, wife of the jailer, was ac-
counting for the dishes taken to the pris-
oners' cell, it was discovered that knife
was missing. Mr.. Russell however, found
the knife secretcd in the cell occupied by
Phelps. In the rear wall of the prisoners
cell there was % loose brick and in the
morning it was found that Phelps had
in some way taken a number of the bricks
in the attempt to- make "a way TO liberty
He had undoubtedly concealed the knife
in expectation of using it to dig hole
through the wall. 1t is question wheth-
er Phelps is vicious criminal or par
italy demented youth, who has become
irresponsible through the reading ot
trashy literature. When arrested early
; Friday morning he was in the cab OF one
Of the locomotives in the yard in Ben
| Inington. He had opened the throttle and
was preparing to start the-engne. lie
was taken TO Jail and later Municipal
Judge f.. l.. Bates held him under bail of
81 900 for the grand jury.
OVERCOME BY COLD.
, John Danforth. vino lives in Shrews-
bury, had his feet frozen Friday while
!, returning from funeral in Rutland
and will be unable to walk for some
. time. DanfOrth started to drive home
= alone. and, the temperature being 10
!, below zero. he was overcome and be-
. came unconscious When he came to
he was in bed at a friends house many
:, miles from home, where his horse had
n taken him.
G SEVENTH MASONIC DISTRICT MEET
It ING.
y The programme for the annual istrict
: meeting of the seventh Masonic district
y meeting, which is to be held in Swanton,
Friday, February ., as completed by the
= district deputy is as follows: In the aft
e ernoon comforting OF the first degree by
e Frontier Lodge, No II, of Franklin,
y with lectures by Barnes Lodge, No. lo' OF
=, Bakersfield At p. IN. the banquet will
h be served in Billiards. hall by the King
# Daughters TO be followed by an hours
~ post -praniial exercises The Rev. w. j
le NJ Bcattie of Enosburgh Falls is to act
&c as toastmastcr In the evening the
l. third degree will be conferred by Sew
lie enty-slx Lodge. No. Il. of Swanton, witt
n lectures by Eagle Lodge. No. 67, of Eas
IF Fairfield After the evenings work spe
cal elcctrics win he run to St. Adams
st to accommodate those from st. Alban
I'll and points south and those from aloni
b. the line of the Richford road. 1t is ex
is pected that several of the grand lodg
IL officers will be present
q EN-GOV. HOLBROOK WAS PRESENT
=, Ex-Governor Frederick Holbrook. pres
g, ident of the Vermont Savings bank, II
-, | BrattIpDOrO, VINO Will DE StuiS o'N
- he lives till the 18th Of February. attend
=. ed the banks annual meeting on Wednes
y. nesday and presided. as he has done TO
.o so many years. though ne thought it no
y. best to remain for the corporation din
vi ner. Gov. Holbrook's general health cor
be
-, tinues good.
vi RUTLAND CHILDREN GET PRIZES
at Miss Fannie T.. Fish. supervisor q
Mt. drawing in the Rutland public school
he has received word that Fred Fredett'
lid grade . East Washington street schoo
on was awarded second prize and Arlen
at Dice, grade :, Boulevard school, thir
nj nrize in the monthly contest of the scho'
aid arts book open to public school ch'idre
ffs of the United States for work in draw
ing. Besides the prizes certain numht
~ Of drawings receive honorable mention
,es and among these is the work OF Ru'
mo Candlish, grade 4. Woodstock aveh'
~ school The second prize is school ar
ort kit" consisting OF box containing too
required for elementary drawing al
= painting and a badge with silver decor'
iot ton. The third prize is box or wat
color paints and q badge.