Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-05-24
MONTPELIER.

gruesome story was in circulation
I'm this city Friday morning to the
effect that t.. i. Douglass had caught
a large trout AT Greensboro pond in
side Of which he had found u woman $
Eor, ON which was diamond ring
and an opal ring The fact that a
Clergyman and young lady f"w
years ago were never heard from after
they went boat riding on this pond
lent color to the story A telephone
ssage to Greensboro, however, soon
secured the information that it was
blankety blank lie, and that Lew"
Douglass could never catch any trout
at Greensboro so long as he flshed
with 90 little bait.
The Scotch-Hill Slate company of Fair
Haven filed on Monday articles % in
corporation in the office OF IN" secretary
of state. This company ts Incorporated
for the purpose of quarryinE slate and
its headquarters will he at Fair Haven.
It has capital stock of $500
Mrs NJ H. Farrar and daughter and
Miss Nina Mccormick left Monday for
Saskatoon. Manitoba where they are to
reside in the future.
Tho case Of Lewis Gould vs.. Morris
wages. which was begun i'm city court
last Saturday before Judge + NJ. Har
vey. was completed Monday. Judgment
was rendered for the plaintiff
The Vermont Eclectic Medical associa-
ton will hold its annual meeting in this
city on Wednesday, and Thursday, June
8 and /
Earl ". Williams. who was arrested
Monday i'm Morrisvilc for running over
and iniuring the daughter Of Mr.. aud Mrs.
Harry McComhe. returned home Tues
day. his bail for $500 having been furnish
cd by capt Frank Kenfold. Mr.. Williams
claims that he was not responsible for the
Inn fortunate accident. According to his
version the injured girl was playing in the
street, became confused, and ran In front
OF tho automobile he was running. The
date for the hearing in the case has not
been fixed.
Charles Albert Lopez. the New Yori;
sculptor. who died recently. Is we'll re-
membered in this city where he formerly
conducted a school of sculpture. Mr.
Lopez also designed and executed the bust
of the late Hon. Hiram A. Huse which
now stands in the State library.
Mrs Matilda Lavalley died Tuesday al
the home of Mrs William Lafieur, her sis
ter on Town hill, aged "a years. Mrs. La
valley had been i'll for n long time witt
heart disease. She is survived by hus
band and one son.
Because of the fact that the grad
uating class of Montpelier high schoo
Is to take a trip to Washington il
June ii has been decided to combine
the exercises for class day and com
menccmcnt day and to hold both II
the opera house, Wednesday evening
June ~. The class numbers - mem
bers but they are not superstitious il
regard to that nor regarding tho dat
of their commencement exercises.
Lloyd, the siX-ycar-old son "
George Barnes, was bitten in the Chccl
Tuesday evening by a shepherd dol
for which no owner could be fount
: The boys injuries arc not serious an
the dog has been put out OF the way
, \ meeting of the stat" and BaldWi
, street Whist club will he held Frida
afternoon at two O'Clock with Mr..
g +. NJ Kendall.
4 Mrs. Alice c. Clark died yesterda
at her home on State street after a
illness of eight months with tuber
!, culosis, aged 81 years, She was a ma
NJ tive of this city and was daughte
q of Mr.. and Mrs William canning IN
: survived by a husband and tW
n children
e \ rainbow trout measulins
= inches and weighing two pounds WI
$ caught in Dog river yesterday b
|, Michael Canning.
# Mrs. j. O. Sherburne of Bradford
n to come to Montpelier to make h'
70 home with Earl Shelburno, her son.
y While cleaning out his back stor
J. yesterday Edward Gin found s.
gold piece which had probably be"
o there for several years. The bac
II room where this coin was found anon
T. the rubbish. was in the old prohibitio
10 days, n much frcquented bar room ru
5 by Jack" l.ocklin.
d The Rev. George Smith and Chaunc
4 Could Of Worcester are much CN'l
6 cisod over the disappearance of the
two young sors, IT is said the boy