Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-06-20
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
VERMONT NOTES
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Isaac Jones Of Poutney is in a serious
condition as the result of a runaway In
which his skull was fractured.
Grandma Sawyer of Tyson was born
on the ninth of June, 81 years ago. On
her natal day the ground was covered
with snow.
Oscar DeGreenia of Barton went wood
chuck hunting with a revolver and shot
himself in the hand, the same bullet
finally lodging in his heel.
Henry j. Page of Charleston was ar
re sted Wednesday fo- keeping his 1S-year
old daughter out Of school. He was fined
with costs s23.
The X. x. x. boys Of Hardwick are
planning a tramp over one hundred
miles The itinerary includes Montpelier,
v Waterbury and Mount Mansfield. En-
route they will live hobo fashion.
The secretary Of the Rutland Horse
Show and Breeders association, whose
exhibition will be held June 25, 2s and
%, announces over 400 entries, includ-
mig $50 horses,
Driven out Of San Francisco by
earthquake and fire, in which he lost
all his possessions, Bernie Colburn
came to Brattleboro to begin anew.
Fire again visited his last week,
burning his house.
Fifteen non-union men under guar1
are working the slate quarries of tho
Lake Bomoseen Slate company in spite
of the strike of FIVE hundred quarry
men in the Fair Haven belt now on
| The children of Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
Atwood of Bennington have eight grand
narents and great grandparents-two
grandfathers. two grandmothers, two
| great grandfathers and two great grand
mothers.
| Harry Wissell of Rutland stole bicycle
took a header breaking the front wheel,
| stole parts to make the necessary repairs
! and was finally arrested and given
| light fine Many wheels have been pur-
! Joined in the Marble city this spring
d. II. Dewitt. a travelling salesman of
Orwell. Is off the road with broken
shoulder and other severe bruises as the
result of a collision with a passenger
train at the Bennington station.
Robert Boyce Of West Woodbury. went
out to repair a piece of fence on his
farm and becoming bewldered lost him.
self and wandered around all the after
noon, finally getting his bearings about
two miles from home.
| Notwithstanding the fact that Hetty
Green is no longer a resident of Bellows
| Falls the grand list of that town in
creased over eight thousand dollars this
year. With Mrs. Green the town lost a
personal list of $4,000
Mrs. Joanna Cropo Of New Bedford,
Mass. who Is years ago crossed the
| Atlantic with her husband in a l9foot
dory is visiting in Bellows Falls. She is
the only woman who ever crossed the
ocean in this manner.
A woman giving the name of Mrs.
George Warren is the object OF a diligent
quest by the Norwich officers. Early in
the week she made her appea rance and
shortly after finding employment In the
family Of George Hunt, skipped out leav-
ing a six-months old child as a souvenir
|
Falls ran into live electric wire in
pasture. a thousand volts passe'
through his body. John Black and f. A
Pierce heard his cries and came TO hi
assistance but in effecting a rescue the,
also were severely burned. 1t is though
that the boy will live
Alvah l.. Tilton of Sutton is heralde,
as the strongest man in Vermont. Wher
at Lyndonville Acaremy he Wiped single
handed, a party Of IA hazers, The other
day Alvah was in Boston, where the
streets seemed crowded so he reached
out and Erasped by the collar, a medium
sized man who was In his way and de-
posted him in the gutter Alvah hal
pretty much his own way In Sutton,
Jessie NJ Chester, 10 years old, an
her fathers hired man George r. Robin
son, aged 81, have eloped from thei
home In Windsor to Canada: The girl
mother got wind of the plans Of III
couple and locked her daughter in he
room, also discharged the hired mar
But love laughed at locksmiths and |
a few hours the couple were on thei
way.
For the national conference Of char
tiles and correction to be held !
Minneapolis. Mimi, June 2 to 49, tn
following delegates from Vernon
have beeen appointed by Governo
: Proctor: F. II. Tracy of Montpelier. {
II, A. Stafford of Morrisvlle, John
Pickett of Bradford j. r. Weeks {
Middlebury c. p. Smith Of Burlington
Newman X. Chaffee and Mrs. Agne
Roberts OF Rutland, Mrs. D. N. Hayne
of Clarendon. Mrs P. r. Hazen an
Mrs. Walter p. Smith of st, Johnsbur
Mrs. John B. Chase Of Lyndonville an