Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-02-14

The Hon. John Barrett, native of
Grafton. Windham county, Is going to
shake up the dry bones in the bureau
of American Republics OF which he Is to
be the director in accordance with an
enlarged programme to develop closer
relations with Latin American.
Although standing further away from
the blast than any OF the other work
men, Henry C. Ycaw working with the
road gang at Brattlcboro. was struck by
n piece of rock which was hurled 300
feet and his scalp cut open and one eye
badly injured.
In tho case of Master Carroll Ripley
Of Poultney, who is recovering from ty-
phoid fever, the attending physician as
crbes the cause of the disease to raw
oysters Of which the boy had eaten free
ly. The village water Is beyond rcproach
and the sanitary arrangement of Mr..
Ripleys house Is the very best
The International Toothpick company
with headquarters in Boston has pur-
chased the plant of the National Wood
working company at Bradford and plans
to begin work March making toothpicks
by the million. The new enterprise plans
to employ 60 hands with n payroll of
over 500 day.
The remarkable growth in the New
England Telephone business the past
year finds Brattleboro we'll to the fore.
gain of 232 subscribers was made
there in 1905 bringing the total up TO
75S. The total number of subscribers
in the western division, which includes
Brattleboro, Is $4,000, a years gain of
$500.
The controversy which RACES hercely as
to the name for the new village in the
town of Westminster may end In the
selection of the name Neck and Neck.
| There's little in n name as is proved In
the case of Little Neck, r. T., the inhab-
itants of which frequently get their mall
all right when II Is addressed to Rubber
Neck, L. l.
With Judge Gibson and a jury of six
| men waiting to try the suit of the Rev.
| II. A. Jones of Wardsboro against the
! Methodist Church OF Chesterfield, n. H.,
| for the recovery of 800 salary due. the
| presiding elder induced the parties at
/ law to make a compromise Each side
| paid its own costs. but how much Mr.
Jones received is not announced.
| The fact mat Edwin klcntnnsoH ol
Brattleboro. under cover of darkness. was
assaulted by a woman who threw acid in
his face was ke~t hushcd up for several
days. a physician stated the acid to be
lysol. a caustic antiseptc which will
not permanently disngure Richardson's
face but the sight of the left eye Will
likely be destroyed.
Again we are reminded that the relent-
loss years are rapidly carrying away the
few remaining representatives of gem
Grafton whose presence among us mas
I been one of t. g chief charms of the social
life of Woodstock: and it Is safe to say
that no one of them will he more widely
missed than Mrs. Mary Collamer Hunt,
who died few days since in her eighty
sixth year.-Nermont Standard.
Tho executive committee of the YER
mont Baptist convention has made pre-
llminary arrangements for the annual
meeting at Rutland September % TO 26.
The speakers will include: The Rev. DR..
George w. Webb, Chicago; the Rev. Or.
o. =. Clifford. Buffalo; President y. F..
| Wood Newton Theological Seminary; the
Rev. F. f. Marble. Cambridge, Mass,
Professor St. John of Holyoke Training
|
Fred z. Bass, graduate Of Norwich
Iniversi,y Northtcld. in the class OF
1902 who is with Post 81 MCCord, steel
construction builders of New York, is to
have charge Of tn" erection of the great
tower that will complete the big office
building of the Metropolitan Life Insur-
ance company. The tower is to be the
lortl.st structure in the world, rising 10
n total height of 657 fee; and five inches
above the curb level and comprising
forty-eight stories. and its estimated cost
is S3Gp.0O0.
A dispatch from Kansas City. Mo.
says: The Rev. Seymour A Baker. one
of the founders of the republican party
pros slavery agitatOr, Presbyterian
minister and an editor of note, is dead a.
his home here. of pneumonia. He is 3
years old, a wel-known Nermonter. G
native of Arlington and always loudly
! proclaimed III" advantages of his state
He is said 10 be the oldest minister in the
point of age and service in the United
States.
The goth wedding anniversary of Mr.
; and Mrs. Lewis A. Purmont was largely
attended at their fashionable home OF
Massachusetts avenue in Boston. Mrs
Purmont was formerly Miss Ellen Eliza
beth Spauldng of Quechee. Scores o
presents were received and over 100 Bal
Staters called and extended congratua
tons. Mr.. Purmont is a we'll known tray
cling man among the Vermont -four hand
ers.
T THIEF DETECTING SOCIETY.
With SIPS In the treasury. the Addison
and Bridport Thief Detecting society ha
organized for another years igh
D against crime as follows: President, q
n F. Sollace, Bridport; vice president 7
b. Norton, Addison; treasurer, j. c. 5
! Hamilton. Bridport; secretary, w. @
. Kinds, Bridport; committee Of safety
. (Addison), r. G. Gulley, a. r. Clark
Hon. NJ. F. Barnes, f., w. Whtford c
> j. Torrey, OBridporD, j. c. S. Hamilton
0. s. Gibbs, q. r. Walker, q. r. Sollact
c. II. smith, pursuers (Addson), y. w
Smith, II. s, Deming, s. f. Smith, II. L
Spaulding, II. A. Sickle, G. w. Barber
! j G. Thomas. p Il. Norton, Brldport,
4. C. Prchlo +. n. Eldredg", Edric
= Spaulding. s H. Walker. Harry Sollace
y Frank A. Nison, George Conn. j. \
$ Spaulding.
= FIGURES FROM BARRE REPORTS
i Barre's finance committee in maxim