Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-04-04
THE BURLINGTON FREE PRESS: THURSDAY APRIL a. 1907

slide down quickly and tear bad hole
in himself on spike or other protrud-
ing object. Twelve stitches we're neces-
sary to close the wound.
Game Warden. Harry Chase Of Ben
nngton has had the game laws printed
in italian and English and posted copies
along the line of the new electric railway
! that the foreigners may know what is
coming to them If they shoot any more
| robins.
| L. l.. Ingalls,, superintendent Of tho
| Vermont Industrial school at Ncrgenncs.
has rendered his resignation. Il Is under
| stood that a more lucrative position is
open to him. He has proved popular
official. He took charge OF the school
| five years ago succeeding g. A. Andrews.
Charles T.. stevens of Rutland, formerly
of st. Adams. has just celebrated his seth
birthday. He retired from active busn-
ess IN 1900 and still enjoys good health.
His wife. who was Miss Helen D. Shat
tuck of ST. Adams. is S. years old. Thcy
were married in St. Adams In 1873
Under instructions from State Cattle
commissioner Wilson. Dr. G. y. BARBER
diseased The owners received 10 per cent
Of the appraisal and these figures were
very fair. general desire to have tuber-
lculosls eradicatcd is manifes throughout
the State
Tho Mathews Slate company Of Poult-
ney has acquired tho Swamp quarry ..
A contract has been let calling for COM
pletion by May I Of n mill 73xaS feet.
, Two inclin"s are to be built. l50-horsc
power engine has been installed and ~
men will h" employed as soon as they
can be secured.
Tho readjustment of salar ies which IS
going on in Barre results in the raising
of stp"nds paid hookkeepers and steno-
Rraphors and the further cutting of tho
health officers salary from s22i to $50
Last year Or. j. W. Jackson received 500
At recent meeting he wished to know
If his resignation was desired
Bethel was the scene of a thrilling rum
away, when Mrs. Willis g. Davis and two
children were swept down a hill. across
tho railway track and over an s-foot bank
, where thcy were pinned under the buggy.
Mrs. Davis and daughter were uninjured
and the former sat on the horses head
till help arrived. The boy, aged II years,
vas rendered unconscious and unable t.
speak intcllgibly for several hours
Albert Wheeler Of Barre took an origi.
nal way to break his finger lie reached
, behind him for n milk can upon which tc
sit down when he first finger of his righ
hand was caught under tho cover of tn.
can Losing his balance he sat down OF
the can before he could remove his fin
ger and II was fractured in two places anC
badly lac"ra ted. It will be permanent,
lame. it is feared.
man who builds his house upon ,
rock in South Dorset is safe. says S
Clone. There is little use Of fixing III
, ones home. he SAYS. because a ma rbl.
= quarry worth 5000 may be under caci
homestead Being liable to sell out mos
any day for half a million. Improvement
. don't amount TO shucks for either III,
y house Is torn down or moved off to b,
. used as daso shanty.
Tho postoff,ce authorities at Montpelie
find that people there are not acquainte,
9 with the fact that post cards with pic
G lures or ornam ents OF glass or mica ar
. not mailable The result ls that batcl
. Of d has 1ust been forwarded 10 the de
partment al Washington instead of golnl
to desired destinations. II the obiectiona
l cards are enclosed in envelopes they g
all right.
z A third veteran Of the Mexican an,
= Civil War is announced in James A
Templeton Of Worcester. who served II
the same regiment with Major circuit o
Waterbury In Mexico and in the LIST Yer
= mont cavalry in the other war. Mr.
; Templeton is in his SSth year and no
Il very "Spry' but ne IS able 10 cat thre
square meals a day and hopes to lv
to vote for W. J. Bryan for President Il
1913.
) An eccentric Randolph hon. weary a
n the montotony of her oggsstencc con
t founded the other members of tho Ply
t mouth Rock society BY producing a sof
shell marvel three and one-hals inche
long. having two compartments unite
:, by a half-lnch link and presenting tn
appearance of a dumb-bel. In one com
partrnent was the yolk and in tho othe
! ! the white Of nm egg The production wa
the subject Of many admirlng cackle
from her sister hens
The general outcome of the now high
way law, by which $4,000 is to be giver
towns if they vote an equal amount. ha
| been very So SfaCtory. one hundred ant
seventy-ono towns have taken advantag,
, Of the act. and. under it. have raised, II
| round numbers, $500. Franklin count,
is the banner county so far reported
: every town having voted the special sum
= | This gives the State slnoODD worth OF per
= manent highways in addition to the regu
: lar > per cent. required by a previous Law
|