Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-04-04

conference In SESSION the same week
| Ransom's Lake Champlan ico stage
made It's last trip March q. and the first
| for 1907 January 26 says the Plattsburch
| Republican. The earliest date of crossing
In q years was January g. 1905. and the
latest April 10, 1899. Tho longest sea son
was In 1887 when the stage ran from
January II to April 3.
The Rutland railroad depot at Ches-
| ter had a narrow escape last week
! when a brake beam dropping on a Nat
car threw the car from tho track. 1t
| plunged along at a slow speed ana
stopped six inches from the depot door.
At usual speed it would have gone
| right through.
! The Brattl"boro Society Of Scanstrcsses
has practically decided to retain Con-
gresham kittridge Iiaskns as It's at
tornev in the coming fight for the rights
If seamstrosses and shop girls in the
! Thompson fund left them. The income
! from this fund amounts TO $1,000 annual
| ly.
Tn" annual report Of tho bennington
publ" library shows that 80 volumes
have been added during the past year. Il,
| by purchase and two hv gift. Tho boott
circulation for the year wns 1852, little
below that in 1905 but ahead of that n
1906. TIL" average circulation for the three
years is i769.
A hundred men commenced this week
| to set out thousands Of little spruce and
pine seedlings at Shchurne Farms. Dr
Webb's paatial estate at Shelburnc. This
is an annual custom there In 1871 there
|
and tie following year 10000. The seed
linRs are started in large nurseries at the
farms.
with $4,000 worth Of timber awaiting
shipment on the West river branch of tho
Central Vermont railway. and not salts
fed with the railway manage ment' $
promise that freight facilities viii be pro-
vidod for its removal TO market, tho lum-
hcrmen will bring existing conditions 20
tho attention Of the state board Of rail-
road COM issioners
As milk from two model diaries in
Bennington has fallen below the standa rd
set by the state board of health. It has
occurred to practical dairYmen whether
IT. is not possible TO take too good care
Of the COWS. Tho daries referred 70 are
those of two wealthy summer residents,
j. e. Colgate and Lyman Van Santvord.
who are in the business for plea cure and
not profit and keep their cows in unsur-
passed luxury.
Jealousy j. given rs the motive whic \
led Albert +. Palmer aged 20 Years. 20
kill himself at Fair Haven Saturday even
ing The tragedy followed quarrel be-
tween the young man and Miss Nora
Bentford. We was not able 10 fire until a
hand To hand struggle had taken place
with his brother, william. who had heard
Albert's threat 10 kill himself Tho shoot
ing WAS Witnessed by Planners parents
who ran to the door when they heard Miss
Bentford scream.
a practically air tight. three-story
brick and concrete structure has been be-
gun at the stereuscnpe factory of the II.
G, White company at North Bennington
The course Of the river has been chang
Cd to accommodate this building The
windows will he sealed and air will he
drawn in through screened pipes and
heated or cooled as the condition OF the
weather demands Every precaution will
thus be taken 70 prevent the spo'ting Of
negatives by dust.
.
be- gwen in Rutland next Monday even
ing Toy Leon Russell o. Pittsford +, is
hoped Will net $500 for the unfortunate
man. He was kicked in tn. head a few
years ago and the sight OF both eyes
destroyed. There Is already iGO on
depos: I'm a Rutland bank and i is the
am of the promoters To purchase for
NJ Russell and his Two sisters a home
whore they can make l!vins by IA sing
poultry ana other things.
They are milking cows BY machinery Al
the stock farm of john A. Mead OF RUt-
land, leased and operated by the firm
of Blanchard 4 Fish Traced back 10
The power behind the machine, it : the
Chi;tendcn brook which is milking cows
in tho Otter Creek valley. by means Of
the electric power generated a. Ch.tten-
den Eighty-hve cows are MIXED in very
much less time than by hand and the
quality of the milk IS better Perfect
cleanliness IS secured as all parts of the
machine which the milk touches are
thoroughly sterilized before and after
milking,
ST ALBANS itIoHi'S SCHEDULE.
The schedule Of tn" 81. Adams nigh
school base ball team follows: April p,
Bellows Free Academy Fairfax. al 81.
Adams; MAY T. Plattshurgh high school
at Plattsburgh. y. Y; May 4, Plattshurgh
nigh school It, S.. Adams; May II, Bellows
Free Academy. Fairfax. at Fairfax; Nav
49, MONTPELIER Seminary ut s.. Adams;
May Il, Montpelier hieA school, at Mont
peler: May Is, Montpelier Seminary. At
Montpelier; May %. s.. Mchsel's College,
Wnouski, at Winoosk; May %. F.nos-
hugh Falls high school at E.noshurgh
Falls, May 30. burlington high school nj
St. Adams June J. Montpelier high school
at St. Adams: June Z. st MiChaels COL
lege Wnooski, a. s., Adams; June $.
E,noshurgh Falls high school at ST. A.
bans; June IS, Burlington high school at
Burlington.
BRATTI.EBORO =. O. RECEIPTS
The gross receipts OF tho Brattleboro
postotficr, on postal account, during the
year ended March q. amounted 10 $50,
III 70, an increase of s4Sl7 over same pc
III 20 lu,a