Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1908-03-05

VERW0NT NOTES

Thursday of W. Il. GstcN, who died on
his birthday, Feb. =, after a Ions i'll
moss, aged rs years.
At twilight the other nCht a black
bear visited 10 prc risrs OF W. ". Rucg
o. ST. Alt,ans + II. TGc NAL vas NOR.
frightened than the isuiily and ran away
Fire the first OF aat week DESTROYED
thc farm huusc and harn owned IVY
William James in Georgia; loss, 81 900
Insurance, $500. \ dcfcctive chimney
Is believed to have been the cause.
when the sleigh hroec down carrying
/. Halripe on and l.. karlaudcr OF Dan
hv. IT," lie oc tic former wa dis
Charged anl a ou.ct tore a severe wound
III his scalp.
TIC Creamery Package Manufacturing
d, 1'Ha0y OF '.utland. viii, mas bccn
rUH'iing its plant i've days per week. non
goes back on fun time schedule. \ no.
Il. e-hlc Increase in business and bright
81 outlook jastidcs the change.
Cecil Keefe Of Proctor, aged nine
years. lost control of himself while dc =
sccnoing East uountan on skis and
In attempting to avoid a tree ran into
gate post and broke his right leg bo-
low the knee.
F'ifty-one families have report ed
uhooping cough to the Rutland health
office during February Each family
averages three cases OF the disease Two
eases of scarlet fever and one each Of
uphtheria. mumps. measles and typhoid
fever are also reported.
Louis Taft. a Jumper in the granite
plant Of a. Martensin at Barre. was
badly injured Friday morning Ho
was caught under block of granite
that he was unloading and his right
arm was broken and his left hand
badly bruised
The funeral wa held Saturday
afternoon Of Josiah Gale, one of the
oldest residents OF Barre. He was SO
years old and died from, apoplexy on
tho East hill farm where he was born
and where HIS father settled in 1900.
Mr. Gale was the last of family OF
IL children.
The oldest man to attend tho G. a.
r. encampmcnt at Montpelier was
probably J. +. Brooks OF Mortified,
who is So years old. The youngest vet
Grams were l.. j. Goodwin. wallace
Noyes and Edward Baker. all under 63
years Of age.
white wyandotte hens arc laying
some noble eggs for G. NJ Bonctt Of
st Johnsbury. One. especially con-
sccntious in her work. laid six eggs
mat weighed 21l4 ounces. all more
than six inches in circumference and
seven inches long.
The Bellows Falls board Of trade has
declared itself as almost unan'n nous in
favor Of accepting the Carnegic offer of
$1,000 70. new public library building.
Tho board would like to have it built the
coming summer a site yet TO be Sc
lccted. The question of &C -eptins the
gift will be voted on Tuesday.
The Rev. D. L. Sanford. rector of I'm
manuel Epscopa Church at Bellows
Falls, has resigned to take effect the first
SUNDAY after Easter. Mr. Sanford took
charge of Emmanuel parish IS years ago
last October He has no other rector
ship in view and may decide not to en-
gage in regular work until later in the
year.
The Rutland County Fish and Game
League has been promised 3OoO,0o9 wall
eyed pike fry for stocking the big rcser-
\oir at East Pittsford. There is already
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drinking fountain in the center of
the main waiting room ut the railway
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Tho Brattlcboro board OF trade has
been notified that Clawson- Hamilton
Commercial College of New York mas
w. ''''sA 81 IA. lass No'''
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Charles H. " Villains of Bellows Falls
has formally announced his candidac Y
for the Office Of states attorney OF Wind
ham cnuntv. Arthur Y. D. Piper Of ia
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