Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-03-14

A reward is offered to ascertain the truth
and the boys whereabouts.
In April the directors of the Vermont
Mutual will be called upon to fill the
vacancy in the presidency caused by
the death of Col. Fred 10. Smith. The |.
feeling is that vice-President George o.
Stratton will be promoted
The Central Vermont railway has under
advisement the establishing Of repair
shop at New London, Conn. Now all
locomotive repairs have to be made at
ST. Adams which is a long haul from the
New London division.
In the last nine months Of 1906. the re-
port of Rutlands building inspector shows |
the following constructions: Houses. 27: |
business blocks, 6; factories, 1: hen hous-
es. Z; barns, g. sheds, 10; garages, 2; Ice
houses, /; office buildings, 2; parish |
houses, l. pattern house, 1.
Tho pure food law which compels con-
fectioners to use the real maple article |
instead of maple extract substitute will
increase the business OF Vermont's maple
sugar makers this season. one concern
reports the receipts Of orders for GA tons
within a day or two.
| Patrick Brown. Barrels chief of police
| for eight years. has been turned down by
the Guy councll ana ia,roi'hau lava
Faulkner elected In his stead. Chief
brown Is the o'i'cer VINO was e"o. Wy
"lai cihs.s "i.e' preah.'s up " ideo.'''0
fight in Socialists hall In October, 1903
! A team OF horses belonging to oscar
THOMPSON of Barre went over a 1Oo-foot
bank there saturday. One horse was in
stantly Killed and the other was only
signify scratched. Inc driver escaped
without injury. The accident was caused
by the s'ed shpPinE over the pank at
sharp turn IN the road
F.. o. Graves, a retired bennington
banker, is the defendant in a suit for tho
alleged alienation Of his daughters af-
iec''"n9. II iS pious". ny ro'io'' i' 'ep-
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The soapstone business is booming al
Athens The Union Soapstone company
has hired a house which will be used to
board its increased force Of help. An
average OF elSht or ~ men nave oeeh
'''lploSeu an "'''ei' Nv SUM Is "a"
~ N"e9''i " o' Su' i'i'o 9''o' oi"ei'u ny
'He ''d"e'
Frank t. Clark, who has been elected
constable of the city of Rutland for the
18th time. has held that office ever since
Rutland became a city. the first year
alone excepted. Mr.. Clark is a republic
va" """ iou' ''N 'D''','''
winning ou' III d io"' -.oI'e'e" Ns"' 'aSI
Ntth ny Il Diuldllly VI 40
Edward Chase a prosperous GuldhaIl
farmer and Phil Davis, a l5-year-old boy,
whose homo is in Bridgton. Me, were
iafter a fox Just at dusk Chase told the
boy to keep quiet and he would shoot.
but lust as he fired the lad moved direct
Ily In the line of fire and received the
"hoie charee III the mead
The YES and no vote on license in pre-
yious wears at Bellows Falls, town of
Rockingham has becn as follows: 1903.
total GA. yes SO no 355 yes ma iority 224:
1904. total So; YES 391: no 444, no majority
G3: 1905. total 1.1CO: yes $40. no 55s no ma
ioritv 1s: 1906: total 1.S0S; YES 5S7; no 5O1.
YES majority &c 1907. total l.0ss; yes 542,
no 52G vcs majority 49,
! county by farmers who are making roads
into their sugar orchards as the snow IS
not deep. The general impression is that
> the sugar season will be a good one
owing to the extreme cold weather which
. has kept the trees frozen The sap will
I run much faster and be much sweeter on
that account
M'S' n' ., Ma'''i,r' t,, ."e 10, 'i'o.''e,
OF an ops.o' peiouS he''o"' rams s''oo,
J., BOY "riiieu "eiSell VIVA l'"ol s'lop anu
= ""'Pp -"
s,ult was Miss Emma Locke whose lack
of physical strength to resist Mrs Man,
> ming will likely cause the case to be
taken into the courts Miss Locke bears
" an excellent reputation as a teacher.
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! pruiho'ei mas 'o"sn' 'i'e '."'e proper y
V N MOI th'ie'u u 'io i"ri' VI 'o'ei''i A!''''
lor wv" anu oti'e' matters Oh value
MI Aiiiioi' openeu up 'h.S quarry sever"
Z years ago put MS aSSoc''tes oec.iheu ''
L contribute the hecessa'y c"p''ai' WI
$ urlHith purposes 10 ior'h company IL
ne" 1orK ana pes'h operations SOON th'
co'ii"s seaeo'