Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1908-05-14
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
VERMONT NOTES


Harry u fiutchins has been commits
stoned postmaster at klmorc.
About 100 trees have been set out in
Barton Landing this spring.
A reward Of $50 is offered for the rc-
! covcry Of tho body Of Arthur Inkle. the
lumbcrman drowned a short time 20 at
Belvidcrc.
Twentysix patients are now at the
Vermont sanatorium Mt Pittsford. A
number will be discharged the last Of
this month
G. Turner Of Rutland. having ascer-
tanned that his collie puppy was poisoned
by one Of two women In the vicinity OF
his home. offers 800 to anyone who saw
the act and will inform him Of IT,
Alfred T.. Bishop Of Island Pond has
been appointed deputy collector OF
United States customs with station at
Island Pond. He succeeds F. ". stolte,
| resigned.
Beginning to-day the r. Z. Patch
Manufacturing company Of Rutland will
close for the week each Thursday night.
The four-day week schedule will con-
| tinuo indefinitely.
| Tho death occurred Yesterday Of Frank
| H. Burt. "A former alderman Of Barre and
member Of the firm Of Burt Bros Granite
company, after a six weeks illness with
heart trouble following a surgical opera
! ton.
| Barre city has reduced its tax - cents
and it is now $50 on dollar of the
| grand list The rate would have been
| stu lower, IT. IS said, but for thc granite
strike which resulted in the removal Of
not few taxpayers.
| FIX Mayor g +. Paige Of Rutland an
architect and builder. has bought an or
anec grove ct Covina. Cal. - miles
from Los Angeles. and will make his
| home there There are = acres in his
ranch, is of which are set with orange
trees. Mr. Paige plans To add two acres
more Of orange and a few of grapes
| Tho nov ira cling derrick. erected for
the Woodbur Granite company at
Bet hcl by the Vermont Construction COM
pany Of Burlington was put in running
order this wee, II has tho largest carry
ing capacity 81 any used in New England
for this line OF work and its cost was
$1,000
| Tho trustees of tho State hospital for
the insane at Waterbury have asked tho
Montpelier hoard Of fire underwriters
for lower raj Of insurance on the hos
pital building The original rate of 81
has been r~dlced to s., 30 and now a fat
rate of $50 per 1900 is sought If this
can not be granted, the trustees may ask
the state to insure its own buildings.
A pair of An-ho-scs belonging to
| Norman J. Mckenzie of Graniteville
went over a E-foot ledge and landed
| in heap at TIE bottom of the quarry.
Not bone was broken and the team
bids fair to be soon a. good as ever It
took derrick 10 get the animals out of
the hole and at first one horse could not
walk but that ras because ne CHANGED
to be at the bottom of the heap.
While fishing the shore of Lake
| Memphremagog near the clyde river,
George Gotta. a ad about Il years old,
was struck BY bullet which penetrated
his right lung. Mystery surrounds the
| accident as no one in the vicinity is
| known to have rad gun at the time
and no report sas heard. The boy is
resting comfortably and the physicians
believe he will recover.
President Roosevelt has transmitted to
Congress the joint memorial forwarded
| to Washington by the Vermont and New
| York Lake Champlain terccnteuary COM
| missions. The memorial has been re-
| ferred to the committee on foreign rela-
tons and printed as Senate document
| No. 40 1t is probable tAat Governor
| Proctor while in Washington this week
| at the conference of governors will fur
| Their the interests OF the celebration.
Michael Collins Of Clsrcmont. y. H.. A
| former resident of Rutland dropped dead
| in cafe there Monday. lie had been
suffering with a heart trouble and had
been visiting his daughter, Mrs. NJ f.
Daley. for several weeks. Mr.. Collins
was h3 years old and from 1873 TO 1902 was
| employed as machinist by the Howe
| Scale company. He then moved to
| Claremont where he worked for the Sui
Ivan Machine company He organized
tho Rutland band in 1876 and for several
| years was its leader. He was corn It
| soloist Of note.
The sixth annual meeting Of the Addi-
| son County Association of Teachers and
Patrons and State Teachers institute
will be held at Mddlcbmy May u and %
| IhoSc 10 take part VII be: Or. ID. {.
Noble and Prof. c b. Wright of Middle
bury; Superintendent W. =. Abbott, Proc
tor; Maude S. Wade, Starksboro: w. n.
Cady. Mddlebury; Superintendent o. *.
| Collins, Shoreham; Maude Summers. Bos-
| ton: Prof. W. T.. Howard. Middlebury
| Anna V. Cooley, Bristol Principal A. s.
| Hartman, Middlcbury: State Slperin-
tendent Mason S Stone of Montpelier
and County Examiner Bradley G. Ros-
ers The officers of the association are:
| President. Prof. G.. +. Wright. Middlebury
! College, vicc-presdent. the Rev. Father
j. ID. shannon. Midd'ebury; secretary
and treasurer. Miss Mabel Deiano, shore
| ham, executive committee, Supt A. W
| Eddy, Bristol. Prin, A. g Harrima n,
| Middlebury, Prn. r. g. Rodgers, YER
Scnnes.
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