Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-03-28

VERMONT NOTES
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.


of North Bennington, It's indebtedness
less the assets was shown to be s2l92l.
A tax of "a cents on the dollar wns voted.
Barre borrows 81 900 on n temporary
loan ut 4.73 per cent. The Granite
Savings Bank e. Trust company was
the lowest of three bidders.
The Y. NJ. G. A. lecture course at ST.
Johnsbury the past season was the most
successful in years. the net proceeds be-
ing S3?5.
Frank T.. Howe editor of the Bennng-
ton Banner, is steadily improving IN
health following an operation for the cor
rection of a hernia.
A Poultney officer haled five Poanders
before a justice and they were fined with
costs a total Of 1866 for breach of the
| peace which consisted OF the invasion of
n young ladys room on Sunday night.
Spring finds the old veterans at tho
| Soldiers Home in Bennington leaving
on their furloughs. Four have gone
the past week. The homo has been
taxed to its capacity this winter
Miss Lillian Newton Of Bennington,
| who attempted to leave this world by
taking carbolic acid. is in an lnhrm
airy at Troy. still insisting that she
will kill herself later Her face and
mouth are badly burned.
The Proctor Base Ball association has
organized for the coming season with
these officers: President. y. n. Archi-
bald; secretary q. H. Brush; director fol
three years W. r. Daggett captain, Johr
Stanley; manager, {. J.. Todd.
The reappontment Of last years boar
Of license commissioners at Bellows Falls
IS taken to mean that its satisfactory
administration will be continued and tina
no licenses will be granted for the sal,
OF bottled goods
Mrs. Mary A. Parkhurst. aged SO years
resident Of Woodstock. has completed ;
patch work Quilt Of the wild COOS
chase" pattern which contains 1000 pieces
She did not cut the pieces but they have
all been sewcd together by her.
The Fellows Falls Painters union ask
cd for an cight-hour day with minimum
wage of 500, - cents more than has beer
paid for a nine-hour day. A compromls
has been effected by $3.50 for a nine-hon
, day as heretofore.
Owing to recent rain and snov
storms. Rutlands health officer advise
the people of that city to boil thei
drinking water While not in a dan
gerous condition, It's muddy stat
makes II best 10 be on the safe side.
, Here is TIE egg story OF 20 Irasburg
pullets owned by Mrs. Ernest l., Perry
who says that in SO DAYS ending Januar
81 she sold IS dozen eggs and during tn
80 days ending March she sold 81 doze
besides using a dozen month hersel
all laid by the 20 earnest workers.
= After an illness Of about week wit
pneumonia, Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Palmete
of Wilmington died within a few hours {
each other. Mr. Pamcter was 63 year
e old and his wife 50. son. Erving I
. Palmetcr of Barre. and two daughters {
Wilmington survive.
II Despite the fact that many Of the brool
n in Bennington county have been froze
o almost TO the bottom the past winter. "
o outlook for fine trout season is OF y
r best. So says a veteran fisherman wi
r has looked the small streams over. II
d season will open Mayl.
An unconflrned report goes the rount
that former President Grover Clevelar
" will be the principal speaker a the nit
' summer meeting Of the Vermont Fish ar
Game League THIS summer Secreta'
y Root. 1t is stated. will he unable to
present
i When John King, aged 70 wears, di'
the other da ut Wilmington, man VI
had been caring for him disappcarc
also a bank book showing deposits
1900 in Greenfield. Mass. bank and
roll of bills. Payment on the bank no,
g was stopped King was employed on
lumber job in Somerse. and WIS tax
to Wilmington after he became Ill wi
' pneumonia.
la 8. +. Lake, who was married II
or weeks ago to Mrs. Jennie Huling. wide
Y; of Columbus Huling. dimes that his
J. vorCed third wife has brought suit
t. $4,000 for alienation of affections agar
al the present Mrs. Lake. who is wife No.
4 Mrs, Lake. No. 3, has refused to deny
affirm the rumor.
y, Vermont has a fund OF $s,0o6.11 {
~ pay due soldiers Of the Civil War u
~ der an act of 1861. Many claims Il
>, presented every year buI few are pr
~ nounced valid. only six, aggregate
sos, have been allowed since 49,
TO- The latest is one for 5000 in favor
Mrs. Greasy Of Springfield. Mass.
James W Gould of Chest
~ was found dead from heart disease in
barn where he had been working.
~ represented his town in the legislature
~ 1850 and was doorkeeper of the Ho'
~ of Representatives in 1854 He was b'
av IN Windham In lS42 brother, NJ
i Charles j. Gould, Is in the govcrnm
-, service at Washington.
re The people Of bennington village "
es considerably alarmed the other afternc
nd by the continuous blowing Of n whis
Ter on Rutland locomotive. The break
nd OF valve spring rendered 1t impossi
he to shut on the steam. The big M
on lasted 20 miles In all from South Walli
to ford to North Bennington where anot
he engine was attached to the train.
"a Pop" Villains. the old timer who pit
49, / ed good ball for ST. Adams in 1904, bel
day his seasons work as coach Of
49, base ball team at Phillips Exeter Ac
w envy. He manages an independent te
in Portland Me. during the summer, h
49, ing been There the last TWO seasons. Pc
49,, bath robe is stil remembered on
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