Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-09-26
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VERMONT NOTES


the platform at the West Berlin rail-
way station when the train came In.
TWO men got off and iostled him In
one of the features of the 14th annual
fair Of Caledonia Grange East IIardwick,
Scpte mber rs, will be a baby show with
prizes for tho two handsomest. Senator
W. =. Dillingham; will deliver the adj
dress OF the day.
passing, then took tho train again
when it was under way. Soon after
he found that his watch chain had
been cut and his tmepiccc was miss
Ing.
A pur ball ten inches long. eight
inches wide and weighing two pounds
was found by Hayes Bigclow of West
Brattleboro in his corn field. He viii
exhibit the curiosity at Valley fair
this week.
w. S. Barry, n Boston man, unac-
quainted with the wild animals of Yer
mont ran across "A black and white
creature in Middlcsex with such tell
ing results that he is wearing a new
suit of clothes,
Miss Hattie Blay of Barre town
claims man called at her house and
asked for q cup of tea. when he went
he took Miss Blay's watch with him.
Henry Wheeler was suspected and ar
rested but was not identified by the
young lady.
A small sum of money and watches,
cutlery and razors to the value of s2j.
were secured by burglars who entered
the store of George Tilden in RoxburY.
They took pane of glass from q
window in entering and left no clue
as to their Identity
When Miss Mary Ready Of Rutland
awokc Saturday night she found that she
could not close her mouth. doctor
hurredly summoned found the jaw
dslocatcd. The unusual occurancc is at
tributed 20 an unconscious spasmodic
action of the muscles of the jaw.
A Rutland man, who passed part
of the summer at Lake BomoseeA,
gained considerable sport through
spreading the impression that he was
a fish warden. No nsh not safely
within the limit Of tho law were
brought to the hotel dock during his
stay.
\ thorough fright was given Mrs
Flora Bliss and daughter of Montpelier
when two men entered their rooms in
the Hillside building. Miss Bliss
heard noise in the kitchen ana threw
the door wide open. At once they
started for tho window. through which
entrance had been made, and escaped
The Van Camp Packing company Of
&c ~
900 pounds OF milk q day at it's con-
densod milk factory. The schedule OF
prices follows: September. 1925: Octo-
her, s1.35. November s1.45; December,
s1.55; January. G9OS), sL55; February,
s145, March. Sl.35.
A gradual deadcnne Of the tones from
an automatic piano In punch" Days
billiard parors In Montpelier led 70 the
discovery of mouse nests within. They
had gnawed tho felt off the hammers in
their house furnishing activity. The
piano will have to be sent 20 the factory
for repairs.
The team of VI. T.. Chase Of North
field frightened at train, started
through the principal street on the run.
The wagon wheels became locked in
those OF another wagon, swinging the
horses into a s2co-plate glass window.
No damage was done except to the
window.
A valuable marc owned by Howard
& Yearly, Brattleboro lvcrymen. collidcd
with another rig and a shaft WIS driven
into her side over foot Just back Of tho
heart Death resulted In a short time. The
accident was due to tho street lamps not
being lighted and the village Will likely
be called on TO settle the damages.
new inmate Of tho state Indus
trial school at Vcrgcnncs is a lad
named Montgomery from South Rye
gate. His msdemeanor consisted Of
breaking into the Italian quarters on
Blue mountain. He rined the trunks
of the quarrymcn, stole watch and
turned tho faucet on n barrel of beer,
spillng all the contents on the floor.
A Boston paper says that beans will
be advanced to 10 cents Il plate in a
short time with the possible further
raise to 20 cents. The portion issued for
ten cents at the present time Is said
to be Just about large enough to make
fair sized necklace The advance in
price may be attributed to a very short
crop in South Hero, where tho ordinary
harvest is 20, 0Oo bushels.
The Brattlcboro board of trade have
induced the Boston & Maine and Central
Vermont to put on an extra train be-
tween Sprir giield and White River June
ton when the winter schedule goes into
effect. October 8. 1t Will arrive at
Brattleboro northbound at nine o'clock
In the morning and will pass through
that place on the return trip at $40
in the evening.
j. W. Clarke and Il. T.. Avery, two
New London men, started down the
Connecticut from Brattlcboro in canoe.
When trying to shoot the rapids below
Turner's Falls their boat upset, spllling
out their camping OUTFIT and a sum Of
money, bu; the water was so shallow
they had no difficulty In getting ashore.
Three holes We're pounded In tho bottom
of the canoe.
A Boston milk contractor spent
three days in Grand Isle trying to buy
milk for S1.65 per hundred but did not
succeed in getting a sufficient amount
to pay for handling 1t. The farmers
were afraid that they would lose tho
butter customers of the cooperative
creamery. Tho contractor said he was
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