Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-12-12

pletcd IN the Baptist Church a. South
Londonderry the rcdedicatiou of the
"dtiico took place Thursday Tho pnS,or
the Rov. Mr.. Thhalls. was assisted by
the Rev DR. Dawson OF BurluEton. The
church was organized iu 1911 and passed
through many vicssitudcs NOS having n
church building until the presen. one was
quilt in 1870 The present repairs have
cost 100. Tho building is Of brick. ana
the money was spent on tho interior
Patrick Flynn Ia back at his old lob
as sexton of st. Peters >hurch. Rutland
Father Brown had to send for him TO
resume work at an increase in salary
for it was no Use. Things lid not go
right without Pat at the helm The
water froze IN the pipes the sisters silly
cred in the convent and the children #
the parochial school nearly persisted from
the cold. SO with 80 years of service be
hind him, rugged health and a nrmer
hold on the job than ever, it Will be re-
markabie If Pat doesn't round out a full
half century as sexton Of st. Peters.
Fearing further disturbances among It's
workmen, tho Connecticut River Power
company has armed It's night watchmDn
with revOlvcrs and they will stick to
their job although the cook has had cold
feet and Quit. All the seven ring leaders
in this weeks riot arc in Newfanc Jail
serving sentences FOR intoxicatiou and
disturbing the peace Il appears that the
timely arrival of the Waterman from
tho New HAMPSHIRE side was all that
saved the one on the Vermont end of
the big dam from being dubbed to
death.
i. G. Lind, aged 81 years. came near
losing his life by fire the other morning.
waking UP with choking sensation
caused by smoke which filled his bed
room. He lived alone in the center of
the village OF South Ryegate and con-
Quoted a tin shop IN the building next
door which was destroyed as well as
the house. HIS loss is estimated at
$1,000, with an insurance of only 81 ,3co
Neighbors carried ont what they could
Of his furniture and nearly all the shop
contained 50 that the loss will not lie
total.
In marked contrast 10 the one arrest
In Montpelier during the month Of no
Vomher for intoXication comes Barre's
record. In November there were 70 cases
which is about the average for this
month. For the year ending December
there were 467 criminal cases I'm city
court which is 10 more than in any pre-
vI1us 70 months Tho state has saved
something this year as Judge SCOTS
salary of $500 would have been 500
greater under the fee system which was
abolished by the last Legislature.
hospital for the insane at Waterbury,
caused by the resignation of DR.. Waldo
j. Upton. has been filled by the promo
ton Of DR.. w. l.. WATSON TO assistant
superintendent, Dr.. II. d Bone to first
assistant physician, and Dr. A. l.. Larncr
of Iinesburgh, a new member Of the
staff, has been appointed second assist
ant physician. Dr. Lainer was graduated
from the University of Vermont medical
college in 1904 and has since practiced
in Hinesburgh. The action of the trus-
tees is announced by Superintendent
Don c. Grout.
ANOTHER WOMAN FARMER.
1t is due to Mrs. Harriet Gibson. aged
IS years, that her name be enrolled with
other women farmers OF Vermont. Her
large farm with rambling old farm
house the Gibson homestead. is IN the
town Of Shrewsbury. Rutland county,
four miles from Cuttingsville and every
where else Since her husbands death.
nearly Il years ago. she has managed
the farm entirely herself, hiring and d.
rectnR men as needed. and working both
in the field and the house, although tho
wife OF the chief helper does most OF
the homework. Left with the farm
heavily encountered by debt she has
nearly cleared II and has bought the lat
est labor-saving machinery which she
rents to farmers in adjoining towns,
Among other WAYS Of making money.
she has taken summer boarders for a
number of years, in addition to the resu-
lar hard work of the season. Nor has
farming and troubles made her narrow
minded and bitter She has found time
to keep informed Of all important issues
the world over. and is in sympathy with