Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-05-02
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VERMONT NOTES

The Memorial day address at South
Finn of Springfield.
Ryegate has voted TO raise the pay
of its town officers from $50 to 50
a day dating from April 1.
A Peacham man reports making
yht pounds Of maple syrup to a tree
and the sap was still running. The
trees stood in the open and had large
tops
The Central Labor union of Barre has
honored most of it's old officers by re-
election. James Cruickshank was chosen
again as president James Mulch as secre-
tary and George S. Weeks as treasurer.
The Bellows Falls & North Walpole
Gas company having secured franchise
from the village Of Bellows Falls, is now
after similar privileges from the town of
Walpole across the Connecticut.
Vicious dogs have depopulated the hen
yards of North Barre poultry keepers
to the extent of 80 or more and there is
much bitterness felt among the neigh
bors.
Arthur j. Holden has resigned the
Craftsmanship of the board of trustees of
Bennington Center because of additional
responsibilities created by the recent death
OF his father. Sena tor Holden.
Barre has voted to pay city officials and
all employees every week. The salaries
are the same as last year: Mayor, $3.50;
aldermen. 20 cents an hour; clerk and
treasurer, $3.50; assessors, $3.50 a day.
Complaint is made in Barre over the fire.
quency with which the power from the
Vermont Electric Co.'S plant gives out
OF late. The breakdowns are twice day,
but good time is promised soon when
everything will be running perfectly
Two more cases of diphtheria ha Re
developed at the st. John sbury hospital.
Catholic institution. One is Sister
Sanstiman and the other Miss Belle
Montgomery of East Hardwiclk, who is
recovering from appendicitis
Game Warden W. w. Tower is after
some small boys who have been shooting
robins near the freight depot at Rutland.
There is law governing such offenscs but
no penalty that adequately FITS the
crime
Daniel Carpenter Of Bennington Is 90
years old. His birthday Saturday was
quietly observed. He has been blind for
several years but has enjoyed remark
ably good health until within a few
weeks.
That 1t does not always pay to be ac-
commodating is illustrated by what hap
pcned to a Remington clerk. A customer
came in with wasp on his collar. The
clerk cautiously brushes away the insect
and got stung.
a three Year-old Bennington young
ster having his hair cut for the first
time by a barber grew loquac.ous and
said his father rubbed IAN onion on
his to make it grow The small BOY
allowed that water was all mother put
| on his.
one boy the oldest of eight Ludlow
school boys and girls has been sent to
the industrial school at Nergennes for
| the remainder of his minority for lewd
| conduct. The sentences of the others
were suspended and they were placed
| in the charge of the probat ton officer.
The license commissioners of Benning-
ton have awarded the eight liullor licenses
to seven Of the old holders and second
class license to l.. j. Morrisey where j. II
| whitney has conducted a liquor store The
application of George a. Miller for a first
class license was refused
Henry c. Ide. former governor gen
eral of the Philippines. and his daugh-
ter, Miss Marjorie Ide expect TO pass
| the summer at the country place of
| Con gresham and Mrs. Bourke Coch-
ran. Mrs. Cochran is the daughter of
Judge lde.
Col. Joseph Battells valuable Morgan
stallion, General Gates. considered one of
the best Of his class ia New England has
been sold to the L. S agricultural farm at
Weybridge. Colonel Battel secured this
horse only few years ago In California
and brought him to Middlebury.
The h. b, Ellis company is getting out
at its Bethel white granite quarry one OF
the largest stones ever quarred there Its
dimensions will he , feet, inches by S
feet inches by feet inches. 1t weighs
40 tons and is destined for the union sta
ton at Washington.
The Vermont Marble company of Proc
tor. it is rumored in Middebury. will pur-
chase the water power of the Green Noun
tain Pulp company and use It for general
ing electricity The paper company was
burned out and is uncertain about rebuild
ing.
The breaking of a boom on the West
river at South Londonderry scattered 30
1000 feet of peeled hemlock logs owned by
NJ. ]. Hapgood of Peru and B. +. Milling
ton of South Londonderry. The logs that
got away formed part OF 1000 00O feet held
by the boom.
r. l.. Haynes, principal of the high
school at North River, Me-, the past four
years has been elected superintendent OF
schools for the union formed by Whining
ton. Nottingham, Readsboro and SIAM
ford. He will assume his duties July l IT
II salary of s1,4oO
The Rev C. w. Jackson, for five years
pastor of the Baptist Church at Bellows
Falls, has resigned to accept a call to a
church at Brandon Manitoba, n town OF
1900 and 1870 miles west OF Winnipeg He
Will begin his duties there in June Mr.
Jackson is trustee OF the Baptist State
convention and president of the Baptist
Young Peoples union of Vermont.
| Frank Martin, better known AS ella as