Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1908-08-20
VERMONT NOTES

ioss estimated at over $4,000.
Fully 5000 pounds OF brook trout have
been taken from Chittenden pond this
season.
Taft and Sherman flag was raised at
Brattleboro Saturday evening At least
1000 people attended.
Eugene II. Akley, nominated in YER
non for representative, has twice been
sent to the Legislature from that
town.
Removing the Wndham county seat
from Newfane to Rrattleboro will
likely be pushed by the latter town
in the Legislature this fall.
The people of East Burke take their
politics without any craftsmanship and
both the republican and democratic flags
are hung across the street on the same
rope.
Miss Gladys Sanders, former stu
dent at Montpelier Seminary, was one
of 36 students to pass the Colorado
bar examination, being the only sue
cessful woman.
thrown glass into swimming hole 10
keep youths from bathing therein, missed
so much corn and potatoes that he made
terms with the boys and urged them to
10 in swimming all they liked.
The Barre hospital came within 5000
OF paying expenses the past year The
number Of patients admitted was 12G
and nine died. To amount received
from patients was sS,l42.Ss. Five are
in the hospital now.
The Presbyterian Church OF Barre
has extended call to the Rev. j. d.
Mckenzie of Lancaster. Ont, to sue
coed the Rev. ". c. MacIntyre, who
went to Ogdensburg. n. Y, three
months ago.
Montpelier democrats ar having q hard
time finding a place to raise a campsig
flag a number of places have been Sc
lected but each time they have been frus-
trated by one property owner OF thu
other objectng.
Governor Proctor has appointed as dele
gates to the fourth International fishery
congress in Washington. September % %
H. q. Thomas of stowe Maxwell Evarts
of Windsor, Charles Downer of Sharon
j. S. Flint of Burlington and DR.. g. A
! Gale Of Rutland.
Jacob Richardson Of Concord recently
started to use tho telephone when a
bolt of lightning entered his head JUS,
as he had placed the receiver to his ear
H. was thrown to the floor rendered UNI
conscious and 1t was several hours be-
fore he could speak.
The 18th annual convention OF tn,
Kings Daughters and Sons OF Vermont
VIII be held at Brandon Septem Der
10 to II. Miss Clara Morehouse interna-
tional corresponding secretary. will de.
liver the convention address Nednesda,
evening, September 49,
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Dupuis of Ar
lington were tipped out Of their car.
riage and slightly injured when their
horse took fright at the automobile
OF the Hon. Robert T. Lincoln of Chi
cago summer resident Of Man
chester.
The ninth annual conference Of the
Vermont Chapter. Daughters Of the
American Revolution, will be held in
Montpelier in the middle Of October A
committee of information consisting of
Miss Dora Hodston and Miss Matte
Watson of Montpelier has been appoint
ed.
y little accident was occasioned on the
West River division of the Central Yer.
mont railway last week by passenger
train striking an eight ton boulder north
-
miles an hour. the locomotive GRACEFUL,
climbed the rock and the passengers were
well shaken up. No one was hur.
Timothy Ivers of Barre town. candidate
for Congress in the second district has
gone to Waterbury for treatment fol-
overwork. He diagnosed his own ca I'd
after extensive reading of medical works
and went OF his own accord He Is a
quarry worker and has lived in Granite
vile IL years, He says lie will get mo, G
pay after rest
farm house in Eost Pownal. occu-
pied by George Goodwin and fanlil,
OF New York as u summer residence
was struck by lightning Monday nigh,
and burned The occupants escaped ir
their night clothes. saving none OF
their effects. The building was ole
and the loss consists chiefly of the
contents.
Roxbury, which has not had a re.
publican representative since 1894 thi:
year has for candidates two Civil Wa,
veterans. each possessing an excel
lent record They are Carlos Fl. Rich
republican. awarded "A medal of homo,
by Congress for rescung a genera
under fire in the battle of the Wilder
ness, and Thomas F.. Kendall, demo
crat color bearer of the famous hght
irg 57th Massachusetts.
Ruth the two year-old daughter o
Mr.. and Mrs II. +. Palmer of Rutland
was seriously burned playing with
celluloid comb While her mothe
was absent from the room, the child
held the comb against the stove. Tn,
celluloid at once caught fire. burninl
the baby's right hand and the RICH
side of her face. Her eyesight will
| be saved.
| Brattleboro is inclined to young mer
for representatives. In 1904 Clark,
c, Fits was elected at the age OF "a
| in 1906. Ernest w. Gibson was chosen
when "a years old this year the re,
| publicans have nominated Herbert G
Barber, aged as NJ. j. Moran, tht
democratic candidate, Is in the con-
test for the third time.
Low water this summer and tho
great heat have caused the death OF
many trout so next year, wardens say
the season Will be a poor one for fish
ermen. Some urge making the open