Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-03-01
NEWS OF VERMONT
More Important Events Grouped for
Free Press Hcadcrs--Rcport OF
state Board of Health ON Brai-
tIcboro Water Supply.


The long expected report from the State
board Of health to the lSrattloboro vntcr
board has reached that village. The board
of health recently visited the sites of two
proposed reservoirs for furnishing the viii
lagc with water. together with their wat
orshcds, the brooks. and Sunset lake. The
sources considered were the Pleasant VAT
ley supply. which is now being added to
the chestnut fIll system owned by
George T.. Crowel. by which the VILLAGE
is now being supplied, and the llallnday
brook supply. which tho water board
contcmplatcs using in ease no arrange
mcnt is made for tho purchase of the GRO
well SYSTEM The report saws: "From
the data thus collected. together with the
reports of different analyses made of the
waters from these sources, we regret that
we do not feel warranted at this time in
making any unqualified recommendation
of either source, nor do we wish to decide
now on which is the better" The water
board stands for taking immediate action
in tho matter of securing a supply which
shall be owned by the village. and for
tolerating no delays In view of this il Is
interesting to mote that the demands of
the board require a considerable delay
In the latter part Of the report is the fol-
lowing: we recommeno that, before de-
Gliding Il question Of so much future i'm
portanCo to your people, you take time to
have all these waters analysed at vari-
Gus seasons, the watersheds studied, ana
careful surveys made of the country
drained by each. noting all the possibili-
ties for CONTAINING ton by both vegetable
and animal mattc.. And We do hereby
call for maps and plans Of these various
watersheds. as provided in section of act
No 10, laws Of 1902, as amended in 1901"
So far as known no maps and plans Of
these watersheds are in existence.
DEATH or THE REV. L. PROUTY.
The Rev. Edwin Prouty Of Franklin.
ont Of the most widely known of the old
time Methodist preachers in that part Of
Vermont. and much respected and re-
vrred citizen. died ~ his home yesterday
morning IN his SGjh year. Tho funeral win
be held AT his home Saturday at twelve
o clock and at the church al Fast Frank
lin at one o'clock. Mr. Prouty had been
in failing health for a few years and in
the last three weeks had lost strength
rapidly His wife died about 10 years ago
and he had been V'l cared for in his, do
cliniug years 10y his grandson. T.. II.
Chambcrliu. ANA Mrs. Chamhcrliu. For
many years Nj. Prouty bad been a very
active man. taking prominent part N
town affairs. serving frequently as mod
orator at town meetings and. although u
democrat living .H "a strong republican
town. represented his town one term in
the LEGISLATURE. Besides mana pine his
large farm, he canned for himself in his
earlier days Il wido and euriablc rcputa-
ton as n local preacher and hold various
successful pastor1tos III this county and
elsewhere.
WEALTHY MAN BADLY HURT
Frederick Y. Dickinson. q wealthy Brat
tleboro resident. vino owns and occupies
a Handsome house not far from the Rudy
ard kiplinS place was thrown from his
carriage Tuesday afternoon and his left
hip WAS fractured. Ills age makes the
fracture more serious than it otherwise
would he considercd. bu, his physicians
thinks he will make a guod recovery. Mr.
Dickinson ANA his driver were riding
along At narrow y1ud ncal the Dickinson
estate, when Il COW in The woods fright
cnol tho horses The horses jumped to
ono side. overturning the Carriggc and
throwing tue occupants to the ground
with considerable force. \ passer-hy So
cured mattress and assisted in carrying
Mr.. Dickinson home. fho driver suffered
an injury to on ann.
DIDN'T SEE GENTLEMAN BUR
CLAIR.