Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1908-08-13

company last week at 81 50 the ton. 1t
was hauled to Bridgewater, 20 miles
away.
Rains have ripcned the blackberries in
Windham county and large quantities are
being picked. The berries are of excellent
size and quality.
NJ +. Rooney's lumber mill at West
Bridgewater was burned Saturday morn
ing with a large quantity of lumber and
machinery. The loss is estimated at IS, 900
Fairfield democrats have nominated Ed
ward f. Nolan for town representative.
He received 1l3 votes against 1903 cast for
j. r. Barry
A curiosity is reported by Morris Lee
of Gilmore. place in the road about
the size of a peck measure which is al
ways dry when the earth around is wet
from rain and dew
One Of the fresh air children at Rut-
land is deprived of her vacation by being
summoned home to do the homework
Five hundred waits have been entertained
in Rutland the past six weeks
Chester has two candidates for town
representative, the Rev. Henry L. Ballou
of the Congregat ional Church and
De Witt Davis Both are conducting an
active canvass for the nomination.
The horribly manglod body of Theoph-
lus Cling. a middlc-aged Richford labor
er. found on the Canadian Pacific
railway tracks near Abercorn, que,
August 4.
Five residents Of Bclvidere have ages
aggregating 432 years. They are: Mr.
Fcnow, aged 92 Slas Foster, SIS: Curtis
Brown. 81; John Hunter. 81; Mrs. Silas
Foster. 49,
Citizens of West Rutland consider that
the attempt being made in their town
to build permanent roads without steam
roller is costly economy, that it Will be
a complete failure in fact.
The Barre Granite Manufacturers as
ISOLATION will take an excursion to Cape
Ann, Mass, August Is, going by special
train, to he entertained by the Rockport
Granite company.
The gross earnings of the Rutland rail
road for the month ~ June were $685.. SS4 "a
and the expenses were Sl57. 1888 making
the net earnings SIS. 1853 THIS is an in
crease Of s324s.i9 over the same month
last year
Noah S. Walker of Clarendon has sued
the Vermont Marble company Of Proctor
to recover $1,000 claiming that sand from
It's mill damned brook flooding his
meadow in West Rutland so that it is
no longer At to raise hay.
The Rev A. Frank UTord. who has re-
signed as pastor OF the Baptist Church
in Fairfax. will leave about the middle
OF September for China. where he will
take up work in the mission field. Mrs.
Uford will accompany him.
More than 100 little ones made beauti-
full sight as they marched in double
file around the common at Brattleboro
Saturday afternoon in the annual baby
meet The column was led by the twins
of Mr.. and Mrs, Austin Nichols,
Everett w. Shumway, formerly local
editor of the Rutland Herald. was mar
ried in Dorchester, Mass, August 4. his
bride being Miss Elizabeth Maxwell OF
Boston. For several years Mr.. Shumway
has been on the Boston Herald as re-
porter and desk man.
A strenuous campaign for the republi-
at Rrattleboro ended Saturday evening
when Herbert G Barber won out in u
three-cornered fight The total vote cast
was 1l34 of which Barber had 574, Robert
c. Bacon 3,3 and Lyman E. Holden 201.
| Tryin. to save h!s tool chez, after his
house and barn were struck by lightning
Bert Goodale of Waterbury was badly
burned about the face and hands. The
buildings were destroyed with eight tons
OF hay and one hog. Most of the house
hold goods We're saved; insurance, 5000.
It is expected that Governor Proctor
will attend the meeting at Rutland thi:
afternoon when the head of the republi-
can State ticket George II. Prouty OF
Newport and ]. A. Mead Of Rutland, will
meet the various candidates for county
officers and the town committees.
While fishing with a boy friend George
Noble Of Moretown aged 10 years, fei
into the Winoosk river and was drowned
Tuesday August l. He came from the
Boston Orphans home three years Az,
and had worked for Howard Bruce. HI.
companion. Earl Daniels tried in vai,. i,
save him.
Mr.. and Mrs. f II. Peterkn of Wood
stock have been notified of the tragic
death Of their son, Delmar. aged q years
at Portland Ore. He was riding with &
young woman when "A strange man free
five shots at Peterkin and four at tn,
woman. He then turned the revolver upor
himself and all three are dead.
While it is not expected that the mum
Der of visitors to the Bennington battl,
monument will be as many this year a!
last, more than 5000 strangers have reg
istered there. The greatest number come
though a dozen other States are rep
resented.
Charles A. Guild of Chatham, Mass,
has been selected from - applicants L
be principal OF the Swanton high school
He is graduate OF Amherst College. il
46 years old and has had IS years eX
perience as a teacher. A few years ag,
he was principal OF the high school a
Enosbursh Falls.
Leut,-Col Frank l.. Howe OF the Yer
mont National Guard has resigned hi
commission. He was captain of Com
pany + of Mort hleld in the Spanish
American War and has served man.
years in the State militia. An election It
fill the vacancy will be held at North
field today.
N. l.. Divoll of Rockingham village de
feated NJ. H. Ray and DR.. +. L. Osgoot
In a spirited caucus at Bellows Fall
Saturday afternoon for the republican
nomination for town representative from