Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-04-18

st. Johnsbury Academy. The dispute will |
be settled tomorrow at the meeting to be |
held in Montpelier.
The base ball coach Of the Montpelier |
Seminary team this season will prob |
ably he John Atkinson Of Washington
d. c.. who is in the employ of Senator
Dillingham; and has accompanied him to
Montpelier for the past two seasons.
The Remington county fish warden re-
ceived Saturday $1,000 trout fry for dis
tribution in the larger streams Of the
country The fish were sent from the
state fish hatchery and were all in good
condition.
The Barre city school commissioners
are trying to get around the need for
new school building by erecting a
two-room addition to the Brook street
school house. The greatest congestion
of pupils is at that school.
In the hope of outstanding the water
supply which has been decreasing SER
iously during the last few years New
Haven has voted to reinstall water
meters which were in use there some
time ago.
All Franklin county courts of the In
dependent order Of Foresters will meet
in St. Adams Monday evening. 3. J,
McPhee of Toronto, deputy supreme
chief ranger will address the conven-
ton.
A change IN granite firms at Barre is
announced. Charles r. Scott, managing
member Of Wells lamson & Co., has
al. |"
Vownshend's interest in the Arm of Scott
& Townshend
Plenty OF building will engage the atten-
ton OF White River Junction the coming
season Work at Billings Park, s25, ooO
school building, a large addition to the
Junction House and a raft of small Jobs
are on the docket.
Next week the case against DIR. J. II.
Ryder Of Bellows Falls. who is charged
. with causing the death of Miss Iva Martin
of Proctorsville is set for hearing in
Windham county court. The girl died in
his office October 80, 1906.
South Londonderry reports that while
the railway has complied with the law
regarding the posting of passenger rates
and freight tariffs in the station, where
they are handy 20 turn to, not one person
In a hundred can figure out what they
mean f.,-
The gross receipts from The Drum
mer Boy OF Shiloh given at the Rut-
land Opera House four evenings last
week under the auspices of Roberts
Post G. A. R. We're about $500. This
sum less expenses will be added to the
fund for helping needy soldiovs and
their families.
| The Dog River Gun club OF Mortified
! has elected these Officers: President, w.
! A Shaw: vlcc-preside,t, W. P. Springer;
| secretary II. l.. Britain: treasurer. G..
Starrett; field captain, H. c. Mosley; as
sstant field captain, William Allen exc
! cutive committee. George Durham; l.. A.
/ l. Chapman. s. c. Kimball
Fifty seven attended IA road meeting
/ in White River Junction Thursday.
Thirty commissioners and selectmen
were present from Windsor county and
about Is from Orange county. 1t was
pronounced one of the largest and
most enthusiastic meetings of the kind
ever held in Vermont.
A genuine grandfather's clock which
has licked away for more than two CEN
turtles is going to the Vermont building a
the jamestown exposition. 1t Is the pro
perty of Mrs. II. Charles Royce of St
Adams. who is the great-great- great
granddaughter of the famous revolution,
airy general. Isreal Putnam, OF Con
necticut
In the sugar bush OF j. A. Spauldins
of Cavendish rs gallons were taken from
r.,
show that on one tree there are 3
buckets On nine trees were ll2 bucket!
and from them 1875 gallons OF sap wer,
taken at one gathering. Mr.. Spauldnt
calls this the best sugar season in g
years.
Fifteen applications for eight liquor II
censes in Bellows Falls have been filed
They include four for frst-class, eigh
for second class. three for fifth class
Last year the commissioners refused I,
grant any bottle licenses. If they see fl
they can grant four first-class licenses
two of the second class and two drug
gists licenses.
Nathan l.. Cobb was made a master Ma
ago, April 8. With one exception all TIL
: niversary was observed at Castleton by
lunch and smoke talk attended by mos
of the members of Lee Lodge and by Ma
sons from Rutland, Poultney, Bennington
, Fair Haven ana other places.
The bronze tablet four feet by tw
and one-half, that Is to be placed on tn
William Lloyd Garrison marker at Der
nington has arrived there. The marle
q will be erected next month. Tho table
4 bears this inscription: Fifty feet yves
= of this spot william Lloyd Garrison edit
ed the Journal OF the Times, October
ls2S-March q. 1920.
t At meeting of the trustees of Lyr
G don Institute Saturday. Cardinal
J. Goodwin of Essex. Mass. was chose
principal for the next school year
/, succeed NJ NJ. Harris. whose resigns
/ ton takes effect In June. e. " Pc,
d kins, principal OF Lyndon Academ
d was also chosen one of the teachers
the same institution,
: In Poultney the other day at the DO
e ton" slate quarry. a hve-inch drill ";
= used In boring six holes into which
n pounds Of dynamite and $50 pounds of n
tro-glycerine were poured. When eXplo
NJ ed earth and rock to the depth of 70 fe
.. and covering an area of 2,400 square Re
~ was thrown to the pit below. 1t Is fgu
n ed that the quantity Of rubbish remove
l. would weigh IA, 400 tons.
Ivp,,,a arriving his dauphter TO the raj