Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-05-23
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VERMONT NOTES
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are 1863 polls; personal property, S51,S6
real estate. 2l.e5la. acres, $2l6,ss5.
Gen. N. NJ. Curtis, national inspector
of soldiers homes, has made his official !
at the Soldiers Home at Ben
nngton the past week.
Peter Sears Of Starksboro has small
DICK that has carved her name in the
hall of fame by laying an egg w by
81 inches and Weighing six ounces.
The nation organizer who has been
in Fair Haven inspecting the slate strike
there, states that the affair has ceased
to be local and will become national in
scope.
William Holmes of Randolph. aged %
years. hurt his back the other day while
raking up the yard. He tripped on
pile of dirt and fell over backwards. but
is now up and about the house again.
The winning Ash story of the season
told in Bennington by Peter Agan VINO
not only made good catch but who says
that he had % cut tn, big trout n two in
order to crowd them into the basket
The Rev. c. r. Van schaick, former
State missionary. took up his pastorate
at the Baptist Church a Pownal Sunday
He will shortly move his family there
from Bennington.
j. Richmond Childs, principal of Thet-
ford Academy. will enter upon his new
duties as superintendent of schools in
Barre town and Wiliamstown July /.
There will be A. schools under his charge.
The new church for St. James's parish,
Woodstock will be 81 feet long and buiit
of the native stone which is already on
the ground. The entrance will he through
a massive stone tower % feet square and
80 feet high. The seating capacity OF the
church will be 235
The Reformed presbyterian Church at
West Barnet was formerly rededlcatcd
Thursday. A feature Of the exercises
was the presentation to the church OF
handsome reading desk by the pastor, the
Rev. Mr. Brownell. which he construct
ed.
The Gath anniversary of the Brattie-
boro Y. NJ. C. A. was observed SUNDAY
evening by a large union service 1T
which Gov. r. ID. Proctor ana Congress-
man Kittredge Haskins were speakers
There was a special chorus of 30 voices
and an attendance of about LOU
The second annual show of the Rut-
land Breeders association will be heid
in Rutland June %, 26 and p. The ex-
hibits will include Morgan stations, oratt
horses hackneys, carriage horses, high
steppers, Jumpers. roadsters four-in-
hands, saddlers, tandems, ponies ana
many special features.
Instead Of being dead Harry Arthur.
aged 20 years. who disappeared from MS
home in Rutland last August. Is very
much alive and is writing letters BACK
from Suloway, n. H., where he is work
ing. No reason is given for his mys'eri-
Gus disappearance and for mental an
guish caused relatives.
The good record r.a e by the Barre
| fire department the past two years mas
| caused the reduction. of insurance rates
| on mercantile risks IL per cent Inc re-
| duction applies to property on which ao-
| W noes were made a few years ago fol-
| lowing severe fires which were due 10
inadequate fire protection,
A plumber named Leslie of Barton
went to Boston recently. lost "" OH
stocks. retur:ed home and lost $1,000
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straits he became insane and when taken
to the asylum at Waterbury ny y. D.
Joslyn had to be carried from the team
to the train and vice versa bound hand
AID foot.
Involvement is demanded by the bust
| ness men of Brattleboro in the way Inc
Central Vermont railway handles frelgh'
there The board of trade has appointed
n committee to collect data OF all grieV-
| ances against the railway company foi
presentation Of a complaint to the rail
road commissioners IL betterment of eX'
listing conditions is not noticed shortly.
Wesley f. Minis, principal of Brattle
boro Academy, has been engaged at
salary of $3.50 as expert supervisor O
schools in the union formed by the towns
oy Gulford. Vernon, Halifax and Dunn
erston. His sister Miss Mabel Minis
will succeed him ct the academy. Mr.
INNS declined to accept the principal
shin OF the high school at Essex juno
ton.
The Gates Memorial library is now opei
at White River Junction. The building
;s the gift of the late Amos Barnes o
Boston In memory of his friend Georg
w. Gates The Loyal club of women ha
worked enthusiastically for 10 years t.
secure a library for the village. The new
; building has capacity for 1000 volume
IN tho main room with present shelf room
for 5000. There are 1000 volumes in tn
library
The Memphremagog House which wa
j, destroyed by Are at Newport, was
fashionable hosiery In its palmiest days
IT har had as guests no less parsonage
than King Edward OF England when tina
sovereign was the Prince OF Wales: tn
MARQUIS Of Dufrerin. n viceroy of Can
, ada: Dom Pedro. emperor OF Brazil
Thomas Bracket Reed, representative t
Congress from Maine and speaker Of tn
House OF Representatives.
Goddard Seminary, interscholasti
= champion In track athletics throug
2 the victory at Burlington last sprini
refuses to enter this years contest un
less all the schools entering the com
o petition sign the eligibility rules pro
Q posed by the Vermont Schoolmaster
I club All Of the large schools on tn
1 west side of the State have signed bu
e a number Of the east side schools al
l. delinquent.
e are to be made to the State prison
: Windsor A large part OF the 5000 al
| propriated by the last legislature wi