The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1907-06-06
VERMONT NEWS.

granite from Vermont points viii
thus be materially relieved.
Among recent patent issues an
nounced are the following: to Chas
F. Crosby, Burlington, for a grass
cutter; to Edwin E. Gobie, Brattle
boro, for paper hangers trimmer
to Urban A. Woodbury., Burling-
ton, for railway switch.
/ For having designed a Buste,
Brown advertisement for the Egg.
O-See Cereal Co. of Chicago, little
Miss Francis P. Hays, daughter ,ot
Mr.. and Mrs. L. M. Hays, of Els
sex Junction, has been awarded a
a first prize.
Louisa, the little daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. James Whithead, was Sc
verely burned on the neck and face
Friday morning while playing
around bonfire near her home in
st. Adams.
Emerson Smith of Bristol, who
for over twenty years has been as
ISOLATED with the firm of Drake,
Smith & Co. of Bristol, box manu-
facturers, has built small wooden
structure in Rutland and installed
machinery to the value of $500 for
making pressed brick. The plant is
on the farm of W. F. Patch who
fol the past year has been turning
| to account an immense sandbank on
the farm for the manufacture of ce-
ment building blocks.
The Hon. Mason S. Stone of
Montpelier, state supe, intendent of
education, has just assisted in or
ganizing another educational dis
trict made up of the schools of
Newbury, Ryegate, Groton and
| Topsham. This is the nineteenth
district organized in the state. John
S. Gilman, principal of New bury
high school, is to be superintendent
at salary of $3.50 a year.
Ernest Hooker of Brandon re-
Gently caught in trap near Goshen
bear which weighed 225 pounds.
He chloroformed it w th the inten-
ton of taking 1t home alive but the
bear died on the way.
Albert Flint of St. Johnsbury
appointed by Senator W. P. Dill
bingham, has passed the required
examinati ton and entered the naval
academy.
J. A. DeBoer, of Montpelier, has
returned home from an extended
business trip If the West. He made
i three speeches while away, address
ing the Vermont Association at To
peka, and also policy holders meet
ing He also addressed the Kansas
City Underwriters Association
Mr.. DeBoer reports that crop con-
ditions in the West are much better
than newspaper reports have indicat-
ed. While the corn and wheat crop
is light in some sections the increas
ed acreage will bring the total crop
to IS or 80 per cent of s'Plenty."
About one inch Ct snow fell in
Middlebury Tuesday night of last
week, and Wednesday about two
inches fell In Ripton. Many early
planted gardens were ruined by the
frost and snow. Old settlers cannot
recall SO cold spring.
At the semi-annual election of of
ficers of the Knowlton Debating
Club of Tufts College Summer E
Darling of Hardwick, was chosen
president, and Harvey E. Averill, OF
Barre a member of the executive
committee.
Masonic week will open in Bur-
lington MOI day, June 10, with tie
meeting of the Coucil of Delibe Ia
ton of Scottish Rites, at 2 o'clock.
The Grand Commandery will meet
Tuesday at 10 o'clock, and at 7:3O
in the evening the Grand Council
of Vermont will meet in annual SEES
sion. The 18th session of the grand
lodge will open at 10 O'Clock We'd
nesday, continuing Thursday. G.
A. Calderwood of ST Johnsbury 10
grand master. The grand chapter
meets on Friday Wednesday eve
ming will come the annual meeting
of the Masonic veterans association
and Thursday evening the annual
meeting of the Order of High Priest
hood will be held.
Vermont Academy carried off the
State championship banner Thurs
day in the second annual interschol-
astic track meet held under the au-
spices of the University of Vel mont
From the start the contest was an
exciting one, one school beir 6 ahead
for a time, and then the other gain
ing the lead. Of twelve schools en-
tered for the meet, only three sent
their teams, Burlington high school,
Vermont Academy and Leland &
Gray Seminary. The final score