Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-01-10
NEWS OF VERMONT
nor. Yn;oortnut Mvcnts Grouped for
Free Press Observation-Disclosures in
Vermont state in 1909.


Co.. Troy. n. V, furnish the following
failures in Vermont state as filed for the
year ending December 81, 1906 Petitions in
bankruptcy, les; other failures. II; total,
10. Number n filed by counties: Addison
G; Bennington, 3; Caledonia. 20; Chitten-
den, 20; Essex, 4 Franklin, -: Grand
Isle {; Lamoilie. O; Orange. s; Orleans, -;
Rutland. 16; Washington, 81; Wndham. IA;
Windsor, 15: total, ITO. Total liabilities,
for 1906 $500, 20414; failures for 1906, l91,
total liabilities $6j3, 4a4.56: failures for 1904.
l02; total liabilities, SS972ss.9l.
A. T. STONE ELECTED PRESIDENT
The st. Johnsbury annual village meet
Ing Wednesday elected these officers.
president, A. +. stone; clerk. c. p. Weeks
treasurer. H. W. Blodgctt; collector G.
Il. Crosby; trustees, Frank L. Spaulding.
Curtis l.. Follcnsby, Daniel T. Gilman;
auditors. Z. L. May, +. c. Mayo, j. L.
Puffcr. The matter OF chief interest at
tho meeting was the adoption of the vii
largo charter as amended by the last leg
islature. enabling trustees to better re-
gulate the sale OF small beer. The present
board is opposed to granting any beer
ealoon licenses. and will soon call
special village meeting to pass upon n
new COce OF bylaws.
OBSERVED oath BIRTHDAY.
Several of the friends and relatives of
Mrs 1Tirzah White of Brdgewater called
on her last Wednesday afternoon TO help
her celebrate the 94th anniversary OF her
birthday, She received many appropriate
presents besides several letters of con-
graduation from absent friends Mrs,
White, although past the allotted four
SCORE years and ten, Is as bright and
active as most at half her age Last
summer she took the entire care of her
garden che has done for the past
years, aud her garden equals in pro-
duct that of many younger people.
Those present Wednesday passed
very enjoyable time and in leaving all
wished her many happy returns of the
day.
FOUND DEER'S ANTLER IN ROAD.
G. A. J. White was driving through
Pinney Hollow in Plymouth December 20,
Ind when Just east of the James Wood
place he saw a large deer antler with
four points lying IN the snow beside the
SLEIGH track. Mr.. White picked it up and
found traces of fresh blood on 1t, where II
broke from the bucks heed Fresh tracks
t1f Ine Snow anO1chItu rndt viz tiIAiiisbA i't'i
probably Jared the antler partially loose
by jumping over q fence and down a
rteep bank and then shook it off as he
trossed the road.
RUNAWAY TEAM STILL MISSING
A most peculiar runaway occurred IN
Bellows Fails Monday night OF last week.
A Greek hired a horse of William Gassetts
In Windsor and came to Bellows Falls to
call upon his countrymen here. The run
ners caught in the electric railroad tracks
and overturned the rig. He was thrown
out and the horse started 10 run up Rock
ingham street AS soon as he recovered
himself he started to find them but TO this
day no trace OF the team can be found.
The owner has secured the country all
about for many miles but inquiries fail
to discover the whereabouts OF the rig.
The case is one that battles any solution,
SHOT AN ARTIC OWL.
John D. wilkins of Rutland shot a rare
specimen Of the grey owl which measures
four feet. four inches from tip to tip, on
Bald mountain Thursday. The bird Is
one of the rar rest specimens ever obtain
ed there. as 1t is usually found only in
the Arctic regions. 1t is very thlckIy
feather the growth on its back being
almost two inches deep, and its legs are
feathered down to the claws Only When
the small game, mostly Arctic hares, on
which 1t lives are scarce does II venture
So far south as this. 1t is considered a
much moro valuable specimen than the
highly priced white owl, seen in this VIC
Unity occasionally. Mr.. wilkins shot the
huge bird in the breast, not damaging the
~. hQ
chased by the Rochester Clothing Store
and will be stuffed and added to the col
lection being made by that firm. Another
large wildcat was also brought to HUT
land Thursday by Linus Sargent of Chit
tcnden the same man who shot a wild cat
devouring q mink in one OF his traps
two DAYS before. He caught the second
one in fox trap.
CHIEF MAIIONEY WILL NOT GET IS
CENTS A MILE FOR THIS TRIP.
Because he was ignorant of new law
enacted by the las1 Legislature. Chief
of Police Mahoney of St. Adams took
n useless trip Of 200 miles with prisoner
Saturday. 1t has heretofore been
customary TO commit to the House Of
Correction, Rutland, prisoners prosecuted
for ordinary offences in all parts OF
the State, The new law makes 1t OBJ
iigatory for prisoners convicted of in
toxication and breach OF the peace TO
serve sentences IN the counties where
prosecuted. Chief Mahoney brought a
drunken man 10 Rutland to commit him
FOR 30 days. but Superintendent Morgan
would not accept him.
A SUCCESSFUL OLD TRAPPER.
]. b. Phillips of Waterbury. who IS
70 years old reports that with Is traps
between October is and December !,