Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-12-26
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
VERWOWI NOTES

Windsor county court adjourned Satur-
day until December 20
Mr.. anu Mrs. Charles G. .}eaudette of
| White River Junction celebrated their
golden wedding Friday.
dozen sons OF bonny Scotland left |
| Barre last wee. for visit to the old |
country.
John Cheney of Bloomington has never
had to summon II physician still last
week lie Is nearly ~ years old.
A bill for a federal building at Bratte-
| boro has been introduced in Congress by
| Representative Hasklns.
Chester Whitcher OF Hardwick. aged s.
years, cut a cord Of four-foot wood the
other day with an ease that was note
worthy.
kingsbury Foster graduate or God
dard Seminary, Barre In the class OF
1881, has been appointed superintendent
Of the government assay Office at New
York city.
The past week was fine for rabbit hunt
ing around Chester but tho woods are 50
| fun Of deer tracks that II was hard to
Keep the dogs from running after the
bigger game
An increasing attendance at the read
ing room of the Brattlcboro public library
sunday afternoons insure tho continuance
o, the new custom. The patronage at
first was very light
Non-arrlval OF boilers has delayed the
work on thu addition to the hospital at
the Soldiers Home. bennington. but il is
hoped TO have the building ready BY the
first Of January All the available beds
in the old part are in use.
lydc Mari has presented a bill for
5000 against tho estate OF j. G. Hutchins
or Montgomery Center for injuries re-
Ceived In Mr.. Hutchins's mil, in 1906. An
other bill for Al.50o was presented by VII
liam Mari, next friend to Clyde Mari
Professional burglars blew open tn.
safe Of tho Adams grist mill at Bellows
Falls the other night and secured s14 in
cold cash. They wrecked the safe with
nitro glyccrne and left the Office in an
awful muss
A mixup IN relayinE telegraph
message from North Carolina caused the
relatives OF Fred Krelngcr to assemble
= at railroad station in Barre to meet
his corpse. Instead he walked off tho
train worry much alive. The telegram
read PRED died"
because warrants were never issued to
the non-commissioned officers Of Company
/, Brattlcboro, giving them authority TO
} hold their positions. Col. j. Gray Estey
has ordered that they be revoked. the
effect OF willie. is to reduce the uon-coms
to the ranks.
The date for the Christina dinner and
tree for tho people of the mountain region
around Rutland has been fixed by tho
humane society for Friday. Dunn Broth-
ers have donated the use OF their hall for
: the dinner and Manager Boyle will fur
l nish the opera house for the Christina
u tree exercises.
Two Vermont boys W receive their
commissions as -nsigns IN the United
states navy shortly, having served their
two years of active duty following grad
uatior from tho Naval Academy. They
are both from St. Johnsburv. Leigh
o Noyes. now on the gunboat Helena and
= Henry G.. Fuller Of the cruiser Colorado.
. A chaotic condition OF affairs appears
to exist in the fire department at R1t-
land Chief Engineer c. T.. McDermott
= AYERS that he has been suspended and
&. just who IL in command is not officially
o stated Those who should know most
, | about the row arc unwt!lin- to say any
thing.
George Armour, who escaped from the
State prison at Windsor IN October ac-
compani--. by Oliver German of Burlng-
ton, Is again behind the bars he was
. recognized in Herkimer. y. y and tho
policeman could run faster than Armour.
y He will say nothing about his Waud"r'nss
or about Germain.
;, Stamford, four miles north OF tho Mas
a sachusetts line, will lose much OF its
Ciretna Green side by the law which re-
quires that a complete record Of all mar
rlases be sent to the city ar town clerk
2 where either of the contracting parties
reside. In the past Massachusetts
y couples desiring to be married without
: publicity have had the ceremony per
8 formed in Stamford.
: A man under the influence Of liquor
had himself driven to the Rutland city
II hospital, where he proceeded to frighter
o the nurses by demanding adrnittance ant
e medical attendance. The police were sum
r moned by telephone and to the officer!
: the man stated that ne supposed he wa
&c at the old ladies' home. They volun
"a tecred 10 escort him there and substituted
a. "A cot at the Jail instead.
Instead of the citizens Of Bellows Fall
subscribing $1,000 for the establishment O.
the oxford Linen company there it ha
y been found difficult to exceed the sum o
- 100. The linen people are dsappointe
= but not discouraged although they nsser
! that 40 effort will be made to force a.
y" industry. that Is rot wanted on BELOW
~ Falls. All the company wants IS 5000 Il
" place with an equal amount that it vii
- bring from New York.
The Good Roads association of Wind
ham county has 1foptt NrEOluft on