Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-11-07

Henry Town of Calais sold a pair of
oxen to Fred Wilder Of Watsheld for
Sl45, but thought they were worth more.
lie put them up at auction and they
went as high as $40, but Town stuck to
his first trade and wilder evidently got
bargain.
The Stoddard Manufacturing company
of Rutland, manufacturers and handlers
of farm machinery and farm supplies.
has filed dissolution papers in the Office
of the secretary Of state at Montpelier
1t was formerly the Moseley g. Stoddard
Mfg Co. The members wish to settle up
their affairs and do not care to carry
on the business longer.
The Green Mountain Packing company
of st. Adams has been working a full
force overtime for some weeks and is vet
badly behind with it's orders especially
baked beans Pumpkins have been
canned at'the rate of 25 tons day for a
brief period. Sweet corn was only about
a half crop. Squash. apples. pears and
bccts are the other products.
Royal Z. Gammell. superintendent of
tho town firm at BartonsVlllc wandered
away while temporarily deranged. it is
supposed, and did not know where he
was until he came to his senses in a
barn in East Wcstmoreland. He walked
back. tired and footsorc still in y dazed
condition. He has several bruises and
cuts to emphasize his experience.
Tho burning out of chimney at the
birthplace Of Admiral Dewey in Mont
pelicr the other evening caused the in
mates OF the house no end Of uneasinoss
A garden hose did yocman service and it
was not necessary TO call out the fire
department as Chief of Police Durkce
saved that expense Four times the chief
has thus come to the aid of the hremcn
| in the past few weeks.
! A meeting of the trustees of the Nor
/ mont sanatorium was held THURSDAY
| afternoon in Pittsford to discuss fra
/ plans for the opening of the institution
about December l. DIR. Henry y. chad
wick of Waltham Mass, has been APP
pointed medical director and Miss Ids
E. Dodd of Montreal matron and
head nurse.
SO far as known the largest block of
granite ever quarred on Milestone hill a,
Barre Is that got ont last week at the
| Wetmore g. Morse quarry. It is a sheet
! 30 feet in length. 10 feet in width and o
feet in thickness. It came out in perfect
! shape and tho stone is of extra quality
, There are 1of,s75 cubic feet in tho block
| and the estimated weight is 1854 81
| pounds, or 1oeS7 tons
The station at Zylonite has not beer
capable of furnishing the amount OF
electric juice that was required tc
J enable the cars on the Remington &
North Adams Electric railway to make
time. To remedy this the manage
ment has been constructing a high
tension line from Pittsheld to Zylon-
lite and expect to have it finished
within 60 days.
The town Of Bennington having voted
the repairs of the roads into the hand.
| of the highway commissioners all tina
| the selectmen can do in regard to tn,
| next 10 the worst road In the State" i,
to call the attention of the commissioner
| in the south district to the letter from
the postoffice department at Washington
/ The continu7rce of rural free delivery
depends on action within 30 days as STATED
in the Free Press yesterday.
1t took sidney Holt of ESteYVille
Brattleboro, 10 minutes the other nigh
In prayer meeting to give his "testi
| mony'' and as his remarks are seldom
characterized by brevity he took oc
casion to answer criticisms which hav,
been showered on him. Mr,Holt defende,
himself by saying that he was Twins
under the American flag and that h,
carried flag in his pocket as a symbo
| of religious liberty.
| The Calais granite quarries are re-
, ported as working to their capacity this
fall and as unable to keep up with theii
orders TW enty-cight TO 30 horses are EN-,
poyed daily in hauling the stone to Mont
| peier Some ~oes to the stone sheds and
| others is shipped out of town points
| The Calais granite is an easy stone tc
cut and this works to the advantage OF
| the manufacturer although the price II
the rough Is the same as that from
| Barre.
Nearly 500 patient. in the State hospita
| for the insane at Waterbury are support