Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1908-01-30
Observation-Disclosures
VERWOW1 NOTES

Thomas C. Cheney Of Morrisvlle will
be the Memorial day orator at Mortified
this year.
owing to lack of snow numbering op-
crations at Stowe are practically at a
standstill.
MIR. and Mrs. dwight Williams of
Jericho will celebrate their 50th we'd
ding anniversary to-day.
William Collision of Barton, who was IS
years old Christmas day. has cut and
drawn eight cords Of wood this winter
without assistance.
Chaunccy G. Austin Jr.. of ST. Adams
has been mentioned there as good
available timber for the office of at
| torney general
The Fair Haven shirt factory is rushed
with orders and there is every indca-
ton Of a busy season for the 400 and
moro hands employed there.
The postofrice at East Orange has been
rdered discontinued February %. 1t will
be superseded by a rural delivery route
starting from the office at Washington.
The Rutland railroad IS said to have
during 1851 and its earnings for the same
period are reported to have been over
So. 0oO, 900.
A. II. Jaquith. a Vernon farmer, ran
his sleigh over snake two feet long
on the road to Brattlcboro. The snake
is exhibited as an unusual curiosity
for this time Of year.
-yl,a ha,. ,hSnr h
ed $500 towards replacing the electric
light plant in that village which was
| destroyed by fire on the night OF Janu
airy ls. The plant was owned by Don
Judkins.
The lake froze across from Grand
| Isle to Cumberland head January "a
and has not broken up yet. January
"a was the date on which the first
team crossed to Plattsburgh on the
ice last year.
Joseph e. Jones of Rutland and
Frank w. Williams of Brandon an
! nounce themselves as candidates for
states attorney of Rutland county. r.
A. Lawrence the present incumbent
will not run again.
Everett w. Lord, superintendent of
schools in Rockingham from 1900 to 1902
and since then assistant superintendent
| OF education in Porto Rico has returned
| to Boston, where he represents the ma
| tional child labor committee in New Eng
| land
| Mrs, Idedard Lanctot, who died at Gin
| ton, Mass, at the age of 81 years, was
the mother of John lnctot of St. Johns
\ hur CNa hol
five are living. 80 grandchildren, 10
great grandchildren and four great great
grandchildren.
The voters of the town of Rutland
| have decided to build n school build
ing and town hall at n cost of $1,000
to take the place Of She school house
burned a few weeks ago The town
never has had a suitable place 70,
| town meetings
| All tho fruit, tobacco and drug stores
were open as usual in Rutland Sunday.
| Mayor Richmond. who a few weeks ago
ordered their closing on that day. says
| now that he does not think it devolves
| upon him to do anything in the matter,
but that the city prosecutors should take
| action.
Bishop Han of Burlington officated
Monday at the funeral OF the Rev. will
| lam b. CHIT at Fair Haven Mr.. Gift,
who was 43 years old, had been rector
Of St. Luke's Episcopal mission at Fair
| Haven for six years. He was a graduate
| of Middlebury College and is survived
! by a wife and son.
| In the annual report OF Chief OF Police
| Whitaker OF Rutland. that official re-
| commends the appointment OF two more
regular officers and gives the number of
arrests made in 1907 4s2. The total
| amount of fines and costs imposed in
city court was s4,s34.59. or this sum, s.
| 4S3 ~ was paid in cash.
| A premature blast at the quarry of the
Mahar Slate company at Fair Haven
nearly cost the lives of two rem Mat
| thew and Robert Mahar. Tho latter was
| badly injured and has lost the sight of
| one eye. Matthew was burned about
the face but will be able to blast some
more in two weeks
Major and Mrs, II. w. Hovcy and
Miss IIovey have returned from
| the Philippines and are stop
ping for the present at the hotel
In Mortified, Major Hovey was for
n~G commandan' at Norwich Uniyer-