Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-11-07
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. VERMONT NOTES

The schools of Kutland town have 165
pupils.
Coal in Barre has been advanced IS
cents ton.
The annual district meeting of the Re-
bekah lodges of district No. 8, will be held
Friday evening with Naomi Rebekah
Lodge OF Bradford.
The Barre merchants association wants
cleaner money in circulation there and
a committee has been appointed to take
the matter up with the banks.
Miss Lena Britton of Springfield has
won a sSo0-prze offered by the president
of the American Humane society for the
best essay OH anti-vivisection.
The eye and ear test in the public
schools Of Windsor shows that of the 293
examined 60, or nearly 23.5 per cent, were
defective in one or both senses.
The corn canning factory at Windsor.
the largest in the country. has increased
the price that will be paid farmers for
next seasons crop from Sl4 to SIG a ton.
Senator W p. Dillingham; will address
the Mems League of the Congregational
Church in Rutland, Wednesday evening,
November 10, on the immigration ques-
ton.
Frank S Clark of Mortified. who has
been ccmmandant at Jordan hall, st.
Adams. has been appointed by the court
of chancery temporary receiver of the
school.
The women of the Methodist Church in
Rutland cleared So from their rummagc
sale last week. The Epworth League con-
Quoted tho sale of the final day and took
in about Al.
jury of substantial weight will de-
eide the fate of William Fairbanks, now
on trial in Windham county court at
Newfane The L men tip the scales at
2107 pounds almost long ton.
F'ifteen-ycar-old Lyle Baker of Barre
has been sent to the industrial school
for the remainder of his minority. 1t is
alleged that he stole $50 from his father
and several banks belonging to children.
Arthur G Hyland of Rutland may no
lame for life as the result of being
kicked by horse. The accident nan
pened in Shrewsbury and lIylands leg
was broken just below the hip
Rutland is to experience revival Of
roller skating, a rink being opened there
this week on tho third floor Of the new
Ifulett block on Merchants row. This IS
the largest hall in The city.
The census of Catholics in the village
of Brattr' has been completed by
~ Aomen of the Altar society Of that
church. The total number was found to
y, =. su.cu oao were females.
Two good cows and a two vear-old
steer have mysterously disappeared
from pastures in Barnard. Search has
revealed no trace Of their wherab bouts
md no breaks in fences nave been found
DR.. Millincton of South Londonderry
has a twin brother who lives in Harris
hurgh, Pa. The latter has been visiting
the doctor and together they have had a
raft of fun fooling people as 1t is we'll
night impossible to tell them apart.
Acting under instructions from the
State board of health Health Officer c..
G. Abel OF Enosburgh Falls has inspect
cd the slaughter houses and meat mar
kets there and found them in good condi-
ton.
The Rev. Charles r. lewis, rector Of
the Episcopal Chsrch at Poultney, IS
dead of heart failure, aged IS years. He
came to Vermont from Colorado three
years ago. A wife and daughter survive.
The funeral was held yesterday.
The sherman National bank opened in
New York Wednesday with three
prominent Nermonters on the directo-
rate. ex-Gov. e. c. Smith OF St Adams,
tiov Fletcher u. Proctor of Proctor and
Albert futile of Fair Haven. Mr.. Smith
s the president.
The ST. Johnsbury Y. NJ. c. A. lecture
course will open its 4oth season Novem'
Der "A. This is one of oldest lecture
courses in the country and had for enter
tainers Beecher, Stanley, Brooks anC
musicians like Camilla Urso, Remenly
and many others