Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-08-29

VERMONT NOTES


Bethel white granite has been chosen
for the building Of the First National
bank of Albany, n. Y.
Jordan Hall. the new military school at
ST. Adams, Will open September Il with
students from ten States and two foreign
countries.
John H. Moore, st. Johnshury let
ter carrier, has been appointed band
leader of the Indian school, tHaske!l
Institute), at Lawrence. Kans.
Mrs. Sophia y. Hall OF Pownal, aged
90 years, had her first trolley ride last
week on trip to bennington. Mrs. Han
has Travelled to a considerable extent on
railroads.
received word from his brother in
Kansas that the latter has corn A
feet high, with ears eight feet from
the ground.
a large sized krgfisher sailed against n
window in the Montpelier postof1ice and
broke his neck. The iantor secs here an
eloquent testimonial to his skill in wash
Ing windows
j. NJ. Bushec of Rutland is suffering
the bursting OF an emery wheel at
which he was working in the Howe
scale works
Paris green and salt have been found
mixed with grain in tine hangers of soy
cral Jacksonville horses. Horses have
been made very sick in some cases but
no deaths resulted.
A white frost is reported from East
Dorset. but only the most sensitive lants
were injured. Weather prophets in good
standing say that this is "A sure 'ndica-
ton that cold weather will hold off until
the limit.
At tho tenth annual reunion OF the Ed
son family August 20 100 cople met
In maple grove near T.. A. Edison g
house in Chester. The Edison drum corps
an organization 30 years old, was present
and furnished part Of tho jollty.
While trying to make trolley >ar
tow him through Merchants Row,
Rutland. an Italian. was thrown from
his bicycle and slid several feet on his
face His features were all mixed up
and one shoulder badly injured.
Two hundred and nifty dogs from all
over New England and even farther
away, have been entered for tho Rut
land Kennel clubs dog show Some
of the CANNES are valued as high as
81, 900 each.
Rutland county merchants are to join
the Retail Merchants association. Tho
| Rutland Improvement League and the
Grange Of the county are 70 cooperate
in oustns trading stamps and premiums
and ward off the parcels post.
| The six-year-old son OF Fred blanchard
of Jacksonville VAS thought to be lost
| and telephone alarm was sent out.
About midnight he struggled in, having
fallen from a hay NOW while asleep and
received a severe blow on the head.
Angelo d santi and Peter lame. the
Rutland Italians, who were arrested in a
street brawl over Angela y Santi. in
which Charles tineli was killed, have
been given hearing and bound over to
the grand jury in the sum Of $500 each.
| Friction from the wagon wheels ignited
a load Of hay at West Rutland. First
thing the driver knew his whole cargo
was on fire and he made high dive be-
tween the horses for his life. He was
badly bruised and the animals WAS burned
severely.
Mr. and Mrs James Robinson of Rut-
land have a three months Old fawn
rescued by them from dogs and reared
art!tlcially for household pet It is as
tame as any dog or cat, is still very
tiny and is a continued object OF inter-
est to hundreds Of visitors.
Hooker Corser & Mitchell of Brattle-
borU deny the rumor that they are to
remove their overall factory on account
of the mpossibility of obtaining girls for
the work, The company simply con-
templates the establishment of a branch
fractory in some other town
AS little Emily Davidson, daughter Of
Mr.. and Mrs. +. X. Davidson of Rutland
was leaning from the Hydev.lle dock at
| Lake Bomoseen 20 wash her hands the
woodwork gave way, throwing her into
| deep water. She is a good swimmer and
is none the worse for the mishap.
Wild tales come from Hartford,
Conn. through the Springfield Repuo-
| lican about the experiences of John
Roberts Of Barre. He was tearing up
both hands full of green backs, whcn
he was trying to give away. when the
police took him in.
Several Middebury students have Joined
| the search for the elusive meteor sup
| posed to have fallen in that locality.
| Campers on ponds and lakes in that 10
| cality say that at the time of the phen-
| omena the water suddenly became SO
rough as TO render boat launching impos-
sble.
| Mlddlehury has been bothered beyond
| endurance by gypsics and when q band
| OF % settled down on the outskirts Of
| the village recently they were ordered to
| vamoose and orders were telephoned
| down the line of march to keep then,
stepping until they crossed the border Of
the State.
! Tax Collector Pollard OF Montpelier ia :
few hard cases on his hands He made
dozen calls at one house and finally.
| finding the doors locked, gained entrance
| drought the hatchway, He went into
every room hut one. the door to which
was locked. He cody took the casing OFF
| and located his man within. The matter
of taxes was then quickly arranged.
The bennington street car line has been
| completed bu the New Haven people,
| who are back of II, are staggered at its
| cost, The road is but II miles long, but
| is probably the most expensive bit of
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