Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-05-09

VERMONT NOTES
Observation-Disclosures


curfew law.
Col. Herbert S. Foster of Calais will
be the Memorial day orator at North
Calais.
A summer school will be held at the
Johnson normal school from July to
August 8.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. G. Howe of ST. Johns
bury celebrated their bOth marriage
anniversary Friday evening.
Stone masons at Rutland who struck
in sympathy with those in Burlington
returned to work Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs Davidson NJ Barr Of
Chester last week observed their golden
wedding at their home In Chester.
Professional May flower gatherers have
| invaded the extensive arbutus beds near
Bennington and yet plenty remain.
The income from liquor licenses at
Barre this year will be slOSo0 of which
| the state receives half
For removing a diphtheria sign from
his house. George Williams of st.
Johnsbury has been fined $40 and costs
of Sc.
The incorporators of the gas company
which has obtained n franchise ut New
port are: H. NJ. Mansur George McDer-
mott, Frank ana George Flint
The Memorial day speaker at Enos
burEh Falls is to be Col. Albert Clarke of
Boston. The Rev. f. L. White will preach
tho Memorial sermon.
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Mystic Shrine, that conducted 80 initiates
across the hot and arid sands at St.
Johnsbury Thursday.
Dogs are reported to he killing sheep
in droves in Addison county. one farm
er near Middlebury has lost 10 out of n
flock of 60 sheep within the past few
weeks.
| The daily average attendance at the
Soldiers Home In Bennington for the
month of April was 20, At present there
are Il in the home of whom o. are in the
hospital.
Or. f. NJ Pond of Rutland whose
valuable residence ana contents were
burned last summer will rebuild. He has
received s16.17j insurance, $500 on the
house and sl1,7,5 on the contents.
Theodore y. Vail Of Lyndonville has
been elected president Of the American
Telephone e. Telegraph company at a
special meeting of the board OF directors
held at Boston.
L. p. Finch. FORMER inmate of the
Soldiers Home at Bennington, has been
readmitted after being away a year. lie
returned with wife who has taken
rooms near the home
The village of Manchester is to have a
new postonicc, located ABOUT 80 fee.
from the present one and off the prn-
cipal street. It will be larger and much
better equipped.
James Rassett, Benningtons weather
man. reports the past month the coolest
April in the 10 years he has kept re
cord, It's average temperature was A
degrees 81 degrees below the normal.
A staging breaking at Fair Haven
caused Peter Lornadeo to fall 80 feet &c
the ground. INJECTING serious If not fatal
injuries. He struck on his back and was
terribly bruised
Certain lawyers in st. Adams maintain
that liquor licenses there are Illegal be-
cause they read from May to May
inclusive" BY using the word inclusive
it is claimed that the commissioners ex-
ceoded their authority.
Fully 500 members of Cairo Temple
Mobiles OF the Mystic Shrine assembled
at st. Johnsbury Thursday evening and
watched 80 candidates from different
parts of the State cross the hot anl
arid sands.
Four of the children Of p. c. Ryan o
Cambridge were taken suddenly i'll las
week from p,omaine poisoning The fam
lily had eaten breakfast food, thos,
using cream becoming sick while thos,
who used milk suffered no i'll effects.
The Congregational Church of Ben
nington last week observed its lis
anniversary The society is ono OF III,
largest in Vermont with membership
of over $50. The church property !.
valued at $4,000 and is free from debt
Thirty-fve business men Of Morrisvil,
have petitoned Congressman d. J. Foste
In opposition to a parcels post. The peti
j.. ton will be formally presented Mr.. Fos
ter with many others at the opening o
Congress.
The State fair project moves at Whit
= River Junction. according to report TIL
civil engineer tn lay out the half-mi
! track Is there. the horse sheds are TO b
2 recovered and the mile track put in shap
: for training
S The directors Of the Brattleboro Chora
Union have decided to continue IN
s organization as long as all bills are pa
3 and the society owns some property. IT |
Z hoped to resume active work in tn
z fall
Scarcity of coal Is reported in Brattle
y boro and famine II moOted although on
7 Of season One coal dealer has receive
but four cars the past month out of
billed TO him. and there is hardly enoug