Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-03-21

| IN August, 1910.
| The largest block of granite ever taken
/ from the e b. Ellis granite quarry AT
, Bethel has Just been hosted out with a
specially built derrick and been taken by
special car to the cutting sheds al
Mortified In the rough the block
weighs IS tons and measures 6x1o feet
| 1t is one OF the six that will he taken
| ont for statues at the union station at
Washington which Is being built OF the
Bethel white granite Of the Ellis COM
pany.
Assistant Judges Il. NJ. Lewis of Wells
and F. NJ. Plumley OF Sherburne have
announced the following license com
missoners for Rutland county towns
| Rutland, w. r. Kinsman. w. F. Burdt,
j. Walter Lyons; West Rutland. II. G.
Bloomer, Frank p. Morse John Nolan
Castleton, A. II. Lake. Judson y. Hooker
Michael O'Day; Fair Haven. George Dial.
rymple, L. w Ownes, Thomas Hayes:
Wells G. u. Lewis. George Goodspeed
Lester l.. Hopson Pttsford Thomas r
Boguc Perley II. Kondrick. + f. Mooney
Tho sale OF one-cent postage stamps at
the Wilmington postoffice increased from
300 in 1904 10 5000 II 1905 and 80 go in 1870;
This increase in 1905 of nearly 20 o0o over
that Of 1904 it attributed TO the
sale Of souvenir post cards as that ie
i,.st ohou. tho o,,n,bcr cold -, +or.r 49,.
past wear Some think the sale Of sou-
yorl, pos- cards ,ends to roduoo t,,
number of United STATES uos.al card.
used but Tho Wilmington record chow
tina, IL ooo were sold in 1904. 400 in rao-
and nearly 1000 in 1906.
~ p. -. EMS "i F"u'tneY has an
army 'l"N' "H'ch was u'"d ny ten.
"'''Re NaShIhEtoh' "h'I' IN command
~ IN" continental forces during the
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The Rev. {. : Nuttor. H. y. who has
res gned the pastorate Of the Methods
Church in st. Aliens 30 take effect at Tho
end Of the conference year, contemplate
moving with Mrs Nutter 90 Boston tn
latter part "f April lie Is an authority on
hNmoloRy and desires more time 10 devote
to his literary work Or. Nut'or has liy-
ed in s. Adams i3 years five Years rs
pastor six years as presiding elder %
tn" St Adams district of the Nermon
conference, and the last two again a.
pastor of the chLrch Among cergymen
mentioned to succeed him are the Rev W
Il. Dukeshire of Montpelier. me Rev. r
xon..a -, sa,,h pa,.a,,n, ,,o,,s',, l,
der of the Montpelier district
HA-NlA hAti'AhAS L. 9oCltl1.
About n Ver,nonters avai,ed themselves
iof the orportunitv 10 eat nanle sugar at
the SAN Marco Ho,el SANTA barbara cal
Tuesday evening. March - Among hose
present we're Lucius Co,burn Mr. and
Mrs r II. Field Mr. and Mrs / g Wi
son. Judge and Mrs. r.. D. smith = 7
Smith. Mr. and Mrs. g. w. Stoweu and
daughter. Mrs A ]. Chamberlain. Mrs
John REYNOLDS and children besides
number Of Verronta-y VITO reside IN th.
house. While seated at the tables FAST
liEht photographs were taken Of the part,.
after which all adjourned "a the nnrI,r.
| and A Vermont society was organized
| with The following officers: pr,sident
, Luclrs Colburn; treasurer Glare Re-
nolde: secretary Alice 4 N-ilouehh,-.
, committees of ARRANGEMENTS chairman,
r,,,a w. - v ~ W w. g.
PartCh, Mrs. John Reynolds. Headquar-
ters were established at The "Colourn,"
where The president assured all present
, they would always receive hearty wei
come
c,>- chr, r,c,.r ,oc.
Fish and Game Warden Harry Chase OF
Pennington county has received word
from State ommiss oner II @. Thomas
of Stowe that me of the difficulties in the
shipment of trout fry Snd tngerlings from
the State hatchery has been remedied
The railroad companies held hat the anti
; pass law of he State Legislature made i.
impossible for them 10 transport the trout
or the messenger who has hitherto ac-
comyanied each iiipment without the
payment of express charges and transpor-
, ,ation fare. General Passenger Agent e
, A Nimmo of the Rutland railroad has
however. informed the commissioner that
the road will carry the trout and return
, the cans over its lines when accompanied
, by a messenger with a mileage. The