Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1908-04-16


large wing has been added to the
| main building with more than 100 cells
| and other needed improvements are
| under way.
The store Of S. j. Segel IL CO., Of
Barre. was Quilted by fire late Mon
day night entailing loss of between
$4,000 and 5000 which Is covered by
insurance 1t started in the basement.
| The state incubator record is held
| by Thomas Benjamin of Bennington,
who had 101 chickens hatch from 100
| eggs. He lays the extra chicken to a
double yolk.
Charles T. Hall of Montgomery Center
purchased last week at public auction
| the property Of the Veneer Box & Panel
company at Grcensville, Me, paying
| $25.0 900 for the same.
For the first 10 days of this month
| the average number of veterans at the
| Soldiers Home in bennington was SO.
Now there are 81 there. One death
| has occurred, that of Peter Shumway.
| No new members have been admitted.
| James II. Williams, ST., president Of
| the Bellows Falls National bank, has
| been incapa citated from work since
| year ago last February. With Cashier
James H. Williams. Jr., i'll the past week,
the bank was temporarily short handed.
Rutland county sugar makers say
this has been the best season in 20
years and the trees have not begun
to bud yet Trees have averaged five
pounds each while two and a half d
season has been considered a very
good run heretofore.
Another of vermonts long married
couples is Mr.. and Mrs. Orison Put
nam of Woodbury. They were mar
ricd November 80 1912, nearly &C years
ago. Mr.. Putnam is 50 and his wife
81 Eight and 1o-mile walks daily are
taken by Mr.. Putnam.
Although Superintendent Browns
combe of the Montpelier city schools
has received nattering offers to go to
| other schools without Vermont he
states that he will accept none Of
them as he feels that his work at
Montpelier is not completed He has
brought the schools under his charge
to a high level of efficiency
The Dakota cyclone" as the Rev.
II. s. Taylor of Mooers, n. Y, is term
ed by western papers. struck Barre
Sunday, says the Times, and brought
with him n whirlwind of divine truth
and revelation. Nothing hinderng he
will preach next Sunday evening at
the holiness revival services on What
Are They Doing in He'll"
Jeremiah Deadly, alderman from
Montpeliers "scrappy sixth ward, is
one of its most popular citizens He
has been railroad man for 90 years.
a farmer, merchant. politician and phi
losopher and at the age OF 10 ran
away from home to sail the bounding
main for two years and a half as a
cabin boy.
Ten business men of Rutland held a
preliminary meeting Monday and
discussed forming an aero club
in that city. Ascensons once a week
are planned and A. Leo Stevens a New
York aeronaut, has offered to make
two trips in the air free Of charge to
show folks what 1t is like. balloon
of its own will cost Rutland $500. 1t
has gas enough so there will be no
extra expense along that line.
| lie village Oh AdnDTluEepOTt IN mo
town of Rockingham has one of the few
Union Meeting House societies in New
England that has successfully kept
small village from being overchurched
| for over 20 years. This is the only church
| in CambridGeport and its officers are
| from all denominations, or none at all,
| and are elected every year. Preaching
is regularly supported by different de
| ,i,,lt tha lot
| odists have been In charge with the pas
| tor at Athens as preacher.
| The St. Adams high school base ball
team is captaned this year by William
II. Donovan and its manager is Donald
| r. Hyde. The schedule follows with
games at home unless otherwise stated {:
April o. Enosburgh Falls high school :;
| May 2. Peoples Academy: May Q, St.
Michaers College; May II, Montpelier
Seminary: May 10, Peoples Academy at
Morrisvlle; May Is. Enosburgh Falls high
at Enosburgh Falls; May 49, Montpelier
| high at Montpelier: May 20. Montpelier
| Seminary at Montpelier; May 81 Platts-
burgh high school: May g. Montpelier
| high; May q, Bellows Free Academy at
| Fairfax; May 80, University Of Vermont
| freshmen June 3. St Michacls College
| June u. BeIlOWS FTe" HCduclly June
10. Burlington high schol at burlington
June 10. Burlington high school.
A new feature has developed in the
breach of promise case of Miss Kath-
crime G. Dunlcavy " Edward j. Fen
ton of Brattleboro. Miss Dunleavy
and her brother are ordered by Judge
Taylor OF Hardwck to state what they
know about the disappearance of let
ters, receipts and photographs from
Mr. Fentons desk in his store. The
suit was to have been heard at the
Iopening Of Windham county court at
Newfane yesterday The injunction
issued commands the Dunleavys to ap-
pear before court Of chancery at
Newfane in September The original
suit was brought for $4,000 and Mr..
Fenton in his plea AYERS that he re-
fused to marry Miss Dunleavy. who
is stenographer. because of miscon-
duct on her part.
A former resident of St. Adams A. w.
Coote of Godlield, New, has been visiting
old friends in the Railway City and has
talked to Messenger man about the
| possibilities Of the West. He says that
any lover of the simple life in Vermont
had best pay no heed to the lure of the
western mining camp. It Is land OF
| marvellous possibilities and only men that
are capable of grasping large things arc
needed. Towns grow In the interval OF
sun up and sun down and Rawhide a
ut, I, l.1~t a..