Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-01-24

l.. G. Harris, cx-town clerk OF Som
ersct, will start for Winnipeg to join
his son, i. /. Harris. they will go 60
Red Deer. Alberta. where they have
taken government land.
Among tho commissioners appointed
ny the President to test the weight and
hnoness Of coins received at tho L. :.
mnts during the past year is Olin
Merrill OF Enosburgh Falls.
r. H. Brown OF Montpelier has Il
1oj-ycar- old banjo clock, invented ny
the Willards OF Boston i'm 1905. Aftor
a 2G-ycar rcst il Is l5ccpng GOOD time
running within a minute a month.
Mrs. Hcnry y. Erskrc Of Williams
town. who has the appearance Of being a
frail woman. has carried or her farm
since inc death Of her husband A
change in hro;hcr-in-laws assisting Mrs
Erskino is announced 20 take place soon
An effort TO revive the sons Of Veter-
ans organizations in Williamstown result
ed in meeting attended by two s. ~
vs.. At one time there was camp there
20 which % Of the resident sons belong
ed
Nine Norwich University initiates Of
the Theta Chi fraternity. clad in rags
and tattcrs. did alleged funny stunts in
Barre the other day under the eye of up
per classmen. The freshes are "frat
men" now.
The ancient Spanish fraud has been
tried on +. r. Morgan Of Fairfield. II
consists Of plausible letter about money
which Mr.. Morgan may obtain by send
ing some Oh ms own 70 defray certain
'os's VI proceuurc'
There was ont in Vermont Inc, ,.oor
1I1.G5iO0o foot OF snr,co tip,hor rn,r.
w 10 nor cont. of tho whole ont ~ rho
country; 52.74f.ooo foot of rnon,e ~
10000 Of birch ard --S-. 0oo root Of
]. l.. Kuowlton of Lowell. Mass. excel
tor Of the estate Of Judge Hovt II
Wheeler. says the statement that the pro
perty to be disposed Of VIII amount to
slo5CO in erroneous. There is no method
determining It's value until appraised
The Congregational Church ct New
fame has received $500 from the estate
Of Mrs. Mary Gushing Page OF I.eomin-
ster Mass. as n memorial of her moth
or, Mrs Luch carter Cushing, n member
Of the church for more than half a
century.
Eight men have been mustered into
Uncle Sans army at the Brattleboro
recruiting station. In = few months II
is probable that the station will be re-
moved to Bellows Falls. but not until
tho district around Brattlcboro has been
thoroughly Canvassel
Adclbert Danyille, who escaped from
the Brattloboro retreat. jumped from
the car window while being taken
back. plunged through the Ice in
White river and made his way to the
Rov Mr.. SprinRcr's house in Hartford
whore he was recGptured
Caledonia county fair will h., held this
wear Soate.nter Il. IS and 10. The treas
urcr reports receipts FOR last year. So
7t4e5; expenses. p7S7.ss Admissions to
the Fair amounted 10 &C. q5o6o. Tho assoc
clation's debt was reduced by the sum
OF s1.-Oo and now stands at 5000.
Under the new railway law all passes
and cut rate tickets in which the gem
eral public does not participate are
discontinued. This Is crccting the
school children and workmen who have
travelled for o. cents mile on the
Barre & Montnelier street railroad.
Windham county's new deputy clerk
g Hcrnon T.. Eddy. register Of probate
and a law student In the office OF Attor-
ncv-Gcnpral Clar c. Fits. In 1902 Mr.
Eddy represented Stratton in the Leg
islature. being q years old and the
youngest member of the house.
purchased Of Mrs. Francis NJ. Spear
Of iartland hor dairy and sheep farm
Included in tho deal arc IA acres Of
land q 12-rco-n farmhouse. Il large sugar
orchard and valuable tract Of timber
lard
,, ~ , ,,,s,, .rat.t,,
horse lGcstatic. 9:0la, Tho prompt work
Of Frank Lang and his assistants with
the barns fire equipment saved string
of 10 fast ones Crossed clectr!o wires
did the damage
AZ '"e 'oH' Hs'0'' VI Wv 10y .o"
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Methodist Church at North Remington
under charge of the pastor at Bennng-
ton instead of under the ono at White
Creek. ~ Y, as heretofore.
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