Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-10-17

The United States authorities have es-
| tablished a station the big reservoir
of the Chttenden Power company in the
| town of Chittenden 10 miles east of Rut-
land, to strip brook trout in order to OBJ
tain spawn for the fish hatchery at St.
Johnsbury. In return for the spawn. the
hatchery will give sportsmen interested
in the protection OF fish in the pond sew
cral thousand lingering brook trout
Henry Gallagher. the 10. scar-od colored
youth, who terrorzed the people Of Jack
| sonvile with incendiary fires and who
pleaded guilty to the charge In Windham
| county court, has been sentenced by
Judge Seneca Haselton to not more than
"A years and not less than 20 in State pris-
on at Windsor. A plea In the lads behalf
by his attorney was based on the fact
that Gallagher had had no home life.
Capt. Henry wilkins OF Rutland is the
possessor of rare ten dollar bill that
| bears upon its face an eagle, which, when
inverted. assumes the appearance \of
donkeys head. The engraving of the note
was done by an EnElishman employed IN
the treasury department. The ridiculous
caricature was not discovered until its
author. in a drunken spree told of it.
| Then the notes were recalled as rapidly
as possible and the joker was fired.
Tho Dorset Inn. which was built in
1850 and has in its time housed many
famous personages, has been leased for
five years by F.. {. Talbot, its present
manager. White other Vermont summer
| hotels have closed their doors for the
season. there are now 90 guests at the
| In hn ct ing ha nm.
tains in their most gorgeous dress The
foliage this fall is of wondrous and en-
trancing beauty.
Walter f. Howe. a Wilmington wheel
wright, has brought a, civil suit against
DR.. S. +, Dunn of that place for alleged
SANDER in naming him correspondent in
a divorce proceeding instituted by the doc
tor Mrs Dunn first filed slnt for divorce
to which the counter SUIT was brought in
which adultery was charged. Howe de-
MES the charge and alleges that DR.. Dunn
told several people that the charge was
true. Howe claims 5000 damages.
The veterans at the Soldiers Home in
Bennington have a new pet in Dick. the
buck deer which was rescued from dogs
by Mr.. and Mrs James Robinson of Rut-
IA doe which chews tobacco with great
avidty and which begs for the soothing
weed for hours. An old buck with a
broken leg. which is now at the Soldiers
!, Home. is not long for this world since
Dick has come.
Paul d. Cobb of Brattleboro received
painful gunshot wounds while hunting
squirrels with his father-in-law. c. l..
Amidon. He was standing behind tree
looking for game when Mr.. Amidon, ap-
preaching from the other eide. took the
part Of his coat that was visible for a
squirrel and fired. Several shot plowcd
| across his abdomen and some lodged In
5 his arm and leg. They walked FIVE miles
; to Bratteboro, where the shot were re-
) moved
Felix McGettrick, assistant district at
torney in Boston. was the star in a
sensation in the courts there recently
While prosecuting Lorenzo d. Perkins
deputy master in the House OF Correc-
ton, and Orrn D. Pray, night officer
on the charge OF assaulting prisoner
he deliberately accused the counsel foi
the defendants of endeavoring to inhu.
ence juries by appealing ia their politca
prejudices and said that criminal SEES
were not now tried on evidence.
, Miss Mabel Stolliker of saltwater. y
H., who was sought out at Remington
, by her irate father, over so years old. re-
, fused to return home with him and Is
= working in the collar shop there. The old
man worked himself into a fine frenzy
c and barely escaped arrest while In Ben
: nington. The young woman says her IA
,l,. -
to live with him. Her father took home
with him most OF her clothes in the hope
= that would induce her to return.
:, The Choate Manufacturing company
= Wilmngtons chief industry. Is in finan
p cial trouble, its creditors having filed d
= petition to have it adjudged a bankrupt
. ! The company's debts are estimated n
$40 900 but it has considerable property
- including a large MILL stock and other as
sets. W. 4. Choatc of Albany, y. Y, /.
the president of the company whose bus
t ness is the manufacture of school furni
n ture. The company was generally re
= sarded as in a prosperous condition.
: Association papers have been filed |,
o. the office of the secretary of state a
~ Montpelier by - public spirited citizen
h of Bennington for the organization O
a cemetery association. for the purpos
OF acquiring and taking charge of III
old Bennington cemetery and Of acquir
v ing other property for the same pur
- pose' This association has no capita
IN stock. Ex-Gov. John G. McCulloug
Is heads the list of those who have signe
' the associa lion papers
* When the wind blew down an appl
w.. tree in the yard of George W Wcscot
ID of Rutland, his uncle, w A. Green O
Boston, a retired chief OF the Bosto
fire department, was the right man II
. the right place. The fact that Mr.. Gree
- Is "a years old and that he was in Rut
=, land for a rest did not deter him fror
J., rolling up his shirt sleeves to saw an
split up the PROSTATE tree. Mr. Gree
-, Is Il native of Clarendon and went t
Boston when IS years old He was as
sistant chief of the fire depa at tn
time of the great Boston fire and re
calls many exciting incidents.
I'd RAILWAYS CALLED TO TINE.
~ In a circular letter to the variou
~ railroad companies In the State tn
Fl" railroad commissioners serve motto
that the waiting rooms and toile
u rooms must be kept in neater an
III more sanitary condition. They sa
that In their recent tour Of inspectio
i'll they were cleaned up for the occasio