Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1908-07-16

sgnated, and to have the rife contest
announced for July Is at Fort Ethan
Allen postponed until the Mortified
range can be enlarged and put into shape
General Gilmore took the matter under
con sderation.
No question remains in the minds of
Rutland county officials but that tho
three much be-battered tramps who were
blown up near Proctor last week were
trying to make an explosive for an I'M
lawful purpose. Ono OF the men, James
Hail. Is at the House Of Correction and
the other two are safe at the hospital
where their injuries will connne them
for some time to come. 1t is believed
that the men were implicated in the
robberies Of the railroad stations at
Proctor and Pittsford and in the attempt
made at Fowler. Detectives are trying
TO get the necessary evidence on which
the men can be convicted.
Remington has more real estate for
taxation this year than last but con-
siderable shrlnkage is shown in personal
property and there are not quite so many
polls az In 1907. The figures for 1905 are;
Real estate. $3671,o24; personal property,
sl,W0,5s6; number of polls 4.l56. Tho with
irawal of 10000 legacy made the big
mole In the personal property list which
fell off about $4,000. The towns largest
taxpayers are: bennington Gas CO., list
S125.0o; II. G. Colgate and wife, S22 sol;
William f. Hawks, Sos $50: Holden,
Leonard & Co. sl92,502, f. -. Jennings
and wife. 1852 John G Mccullough
and wife. sl5l61l; Henry w. Putnam,
s1s2,5s7.
The Springfield Printing company which
was incorporated last week has bought
the business Of the Reporter Publishing
/ company. publishers Of the Springfield
Reporter, Of which T. w Stiles Is editor,
also the job printing plant Of +. Il. Hall.
/ Possession will be given August I and
the two plants will be combined The d.
! r"ctors of the new company are Allyn J.
/ Crosby, president VI. i. Lawrence vlca-
! president; Harry A. Bingham, treasurer;
/ +. Il. Hall, manager; II. G. Tupper
clerk. Mr.. Bingham also will be editor
! Editorial Offices have been engaged In
the new bank building. The mechanical
| end OF the business will be in the charge
Of Mr. Hall. The capital stock of the
new company Is $1,000.
Announcement is made that Super.n-
ham public schols has been appointed
to a like position In the schools of Hack
onsack. n. J. He will there have charge
900 pupils and a corps Of 80 teachers
Mr.. Merriam has been in Bellows Falls
SIX years AMI has become we'll known
among the educators Of the State Dur
.ng his term of office the salaries OF the
teachers in Rockingham have been in
Spd n "a mi
has been introduced in the schools, a
room being fully equipped for shop work.
Mr. Merriam is now attending the sum
mer school at New York University. his
second year there.
Three tramps are in the hospital at
Proctor recovering from a mysterious
explosion which occurred near Proctor
recently. A few handfuls of dyna-
mite were found In the bushes near
where the accident happened and the
theory is that the noboes were en-
gagged in melting the explosive with
the object of extracting the slycerine.
The hospital physicians continue to
find bits of tin in the bodies of the
men and It was necessary to use a
chiscl to get pieces OF the metal out
of the bones OF one mans legs. Parts
of the can which contained the explo-
sivc were found rs feet from the fire
over which the mon had placed 1t. The
men claimed they were making tea
for breakfast in can which they
found beside the road. All three
were rendered unconscious and it was
night before they were removed to the
hospital.
At the annual meeting in Brattle-
boro of the Vermont society. Daugh-
tiers of 1872, the following officers
were elected: President Mrs c. +. r.
Jenne of Brattloboro; vice presidents,
Mrs. c. II. Thompson and Mrs. H. Z.
Bond, Brattleboro; recording score
tary. Mrs c. b. White. Brattleboro;
corresponding secretary Miss Alice f.
Morse, Brattleboro; treasurer. Mrs.
Frank G. Field. Brattleboro; registrar,
Miss Della NJ. sherman, Brattleboro;
| historian. Mrs l.. r. Lord, burlington;
chaplain. Mrs Agnes c.. root. Benning-
ton: auditor. Mrs c. +. Richardson.
Brattleboro; councillors for three
years Mrs. c. H. Spooner of Northtield.
Mrs. H. T. ballard Of t1ontpelier. The
autumn meeting of this society Will
he held in ,Iontpeller in October at
which time the bronze ehlet, in mem
DRY of the soldiers Of 'crmont who
served in the War of Sl2. will ne
placed and unveiled in Nh state
House. The reports of he officers
showed that the past year has been a
prosperous one for the society. Among
other work done was that of mark
ing the graves OF soldiers of the War
of 1872 in Barre, Guiford and Brattle-