Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1908-02-06
VERWCN7 NOTES
Observation-Disclosures

| The Barre Hospital Aid association
netted s5s33s from its bail last week.
The Brattleboro Y. M. C. A. has prac-
tically wound up its affairs, hnding its
debt between 5000 and $3.50.
AS part of the bankruptcy proceed
ines Of Louis Rittenberg. the Saxton's
River wooden mill was sold at auction
last week to Henry frankie OF Phlla-
delphia He paid around $4,000.
The r. & T. Fairbanks company Of ST.
Johnsbury has increased the working
hours at its scale works from eight to
nine a day. The reduction in hours was
made about a month ago
The check list for March meeting at
Bennington has been posted. 1t contains
a few more than $50 names. an Increase
Of about 100 over last year and indicating
that the population OF the town is s,ese
| strong.
During 1907 there were sA building
licenses granted in the city OF Barre.
Fourteen tenement houses and one
business block were erected. the re-
mn lnder Of the permits being for mi
nor buildings.
| The advantages possessed by Island
Pond as an ideal summer resort are to
be exploited in 1850 illustrated booklets.
A subscription paper is being circulated
there TO pay FOR the cost OF print
ing.
two-story framed school building In
South Dorset was destroyed by fire Sun
day morning. II is believed to have been
set as the janitor says he cleaned out
all the stoves the day previous and left
no fire in the house.
wallace c. IAmpson, real estate
dealer of Manchester Depot. dropped
dead Monday morning a few minutes AZ
ter shovelins the snow OF the walks
in front OF his house. He WAS 81 years
old, native 81 Peru and moved to
Manchester in 1868
Figure. from the annual report ~
City treasurer viii l.. Davi. Of Rut-
land follows: Total debt Of city. s577.
sl5,s5; receipts for 1907. ss.s.7s5s1:
expenditures. 3.S,tis.7o debt. due the
city. tG55o.7l; number of taxable polls.
s14e.
The Mons League Of Rutland will OBJ
serve Lincolns birthday, February y.
with banquet and post -prandal exer-
cises. The address Of the occasion will he
delivered by the Rev. ". n. DeBerry OF
Springfield. Mass, the foremost negro
preacher OF New England.
Commitments 20 the House of Correc-
ton al Rutland for the month of january
number 30 as compared with 90 in De
cenfber and as low as ~ in some months
the past year. The commitments to Rut-
land county Jail for January were So a $
compared with 4e in December.
Nearly $50 cases Of whoopng cough
were reported to the Rutland health
ofhcer during January. These cases
were distributed among 81 families.
Other contagious diseases during tho
month were: Scarlet fever 8: measles
,; dphtheria, =. chickenpox and
mumps. ! each
Charles G. Endlich, aged g. years, is
dead at his home in Brattlehoro. He served
in the Franco russian war and soon az
ter its close came to this country Until
his health failed five years ago, Ire had
been employed by the late Jacob Estey
and by Mrs Levi *. Fuller widow Of
former Governor Fuller.
The senior class OF the Brattleboro
high school plans to visit Washing ton
instead Of having a forma' commence
ment The excursion fund now
amounts to $3.50 and the seniors hone
to raise $500 more by n fair to be held
February 90. The expenses OF last
years class on the Washington trip
were about $500.
Edward Mack Of West Rutland has
established the running record be-
tween Rutland City and his village
covering the four miles in - minutes
He made the distance over snow and
Ice at steady dog trot and shaved
the previous record FIVE and a hal,
minutes. Incidentally nearly $1s'
changed hands on the result.
The manager OF the ST. Johnsbury pro-
tessiona, basket ball team has recon
sdered and will consent to his team
playing the Brattleboro team on the
dates selected by the latters ma nage.
ment The series for the stat. cham.
pionship will therefore be played Fcoru.
airy II and % at Rrattleboro and Febru.
airy /. and 20 at 81. Johnsbury.
The report OF the Soldiers Home a,
bennington for the last 10 days Of Janu,
airy Is as follows: Average present, So
average accounted for, present and ar.
| sent, 81. On the morning Of January 81
: SC answered to roll call. Or. J. Y
Hamblin. a member ~ Co. p. 5oth y. Y
engineers, has ece,tly been admitted
to TIE homo.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cyrus Babbltt Of South
Londonderry have been married y:
years. They observed the anniver
sary quietly owing to the i'll health o
; Mrs. Rabbit but were cheered by tn,
presence OF their four children. They
were born in Londonderry and hav,
lived there almost all their lives, Mr.
Rabbit is So years old and his wifi
IS 81.
w. j. Dare OF Brattleboro, a railwa,
postal clerk, has been in four wrecks
In as many years The last was thu
one on the Central Vermont at Jewetti
crossing near the Connecticut line las
week. Although Mr.. Dare has had
number Of narrow escapes he has new
! er been seriously injured, He cover
the Brattleboro and New London rul
on alternate weeks and this leaves hin
opportunity to study birds. In which h
is much interested,
The extreme cold weather at St. Johns
$ bury last week caused such a cracking
of the ground that many thought the vii
lace was in the throes Of an earthquake
Early Friday morning the ground begal
to emit sharp reports of such violenc
that twice houses shook, beds rookie,
and people were awakened from thei
=, sleep. At daylight assures were found 1!
ctL ltr.