Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-08-08


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Caledonia county court has TAX IN
final adjournment with record for
the term, closed this week. as follows:
Jury trials. &; by tho court is: numb r.
of divorce cases heard. 49, divorce
granted, 3; continued for further
proof, 2, dismissed. l.
Twenty able bodied men have been
organized into a fire department in Hyde
Park with NJ. n. Goodhue as chief en-
| eneer. The appa ratus will b increa std
and a recent test showed that the water
system is capable OF furnishing a steady
stream of large dimension for 70 hours.
Tho lowest bidder on the installa-
ton of safos in the new federal build
ing in Rutland, n Cincinnati concern.
quotes sh14 AMI $500, respectively, for
strong boxes in the money order di-
vision and assistant postmaster's Of
fee.
Donald r. Page, A. F.. Of Haverhill
Mass. has been engaged by the committee
Of Brigham Academy to fill the vacancy
caused by the resignation Of Principal A.
A. Kempton Mr.. Page is graduate Of
Dartmouth College and has served Brig
ham Academy faithfully MS assistant prin-
| cipal for five years
| 1Aeut-Gov. q. H. Prouty OF Newport
| chairman of the Vermont commission to
! jamestown, is now a. the exposition ana
| has wired home the following report OF
his official visit: Things are in fine shape
now at jamestown and the Vermont
building is all right" Mr. Prouty is ex-
pected home the middle Of the week
Vermont Academy, saxtons River, has
added to its faculty A. A. kempton. who
has been for the last four years tho sue
cessful principal of Brigham Academy.
Mr.. Kenpton is graduate of Brown
University Of the class Of 1896. As assoc
ciatc principal he will have charge of the
boys department at Vermont Academy.
While J. g. Drew os Wheelock was
driving out Of hay field. tho wheel of
| his wagon dropped in a hole and threw
| him to the ground and cracked a rib.
Mr.. Drew is u years of age. Summer
Warner, another aged man Of the same
| place, was thrown from moving
machine the same day and had .wo ribs
| broken.
| INTee boys, from fbTdttleDOro, Be0nlnR-
| ton and Northneld, Mass. ran away
| from the Kurn Hattin homes in West
minister and reached Brattleoro. a dis
lance Of 10 miles, bare-headed and bare
footed. The chief of police OF Brattleboro
was notified and tho three lads were
corralcd and taken back to the institu-
| ton.
Some OF the prisoners in Woodstock jail
have been assisting in the having on
| Sheriff Thomas's farm. where the deer
are very tame. One Of the men fell
asleep and fawn curiously approached
| him. When the man awoke the animal
was but few inches from his face and
| he was 80 frightened that he ran
screaming into the underbrush several
rods away.
| Mrs. Laura Goff Smith. formerly OF
Richford. died at Clapton Center. Kans..
| July 25 at the age of 100 years and
| four months. She married Philip
Smith at the age Of Is years and be-
came the mother of eight children, but
one of whom is now living She was
in excellent health until short time
previous to her death.
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bay at Loyal Spauldng's, Panton, where
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The state hoard Of r,ilrooa oo,,,,is
siohers nave ordered the adjustment
OF Two grade crossings at West Dunn
merst"n on the West River branch Of
the Central Vermont railway. The
company already has abolished three
grade crossings this year pursuant to
law enacted last year 1t was nee
essary to abolish one more to comply
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