Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1908-07-16
/ VERWON7 NOTES

Il VEKWCWI WOI Eo
House of Correction. This time he stole
Levi Wooster of Rutland. aged II years
is now serving his fifth sentence at the
bicycle.
Base ball games Saturday resulted as
follows: At Barton, Barton Landing l.
Barton 0: at Bellows Falls, Bellows Falls
10. Bratteboro 3.
Peter Mclaughlin of South Dorset was
severely injured Monday morning. both
legs being badly cut by a moving ma
chine.
The Vermont Independence League Is
to hold It's State convention in Rutland
| today to elect delegates to the national
convention in Chicago. State ticket
may be nominated.
To boom Rutland the publicity COM
mittee of the Rutland Improvement
League is supplying Marble City mer-
chants with stickers for use on let
ters and on packages ent out of town.
A specially designed badge will be worn
by Vermont knights of Pythas and
Pythian Sisters at the national conven-
ton of the orders to be held next month
in Boston.
A. S. Crofield of Manila, delegate from
the Philippines to the national republic
can convention, has been visiting in st,
Johnsbury. He was graduated from st.
Johnsbury Academy in 1876.
The Vermont board of dental exami-
Cheney of St. Johnsbury president and
DR.. J. Holmes jackson of Burlington
Secre tary.
Seventeen shade trees dying on three
streets in Rutland caused the advancing
of many thories. Gas may have killed
some and the rubbing Of limbs against
electric light wires, the others.
Rooms on the first, second and third
floors of South hall at st. Johnsbury
Academy are TO be finished for the &C
commodaton OF out-of-town students
and the dormitory Is to be placed in
charge of two men teachers.
The gross earnings of the Rutland rail-
road fell off $52.94SH in May in compari-
son with the same month last year. Ex-
penses were reduced S23, 40l 0S The gross
earnings of the road for May were s2ls,-
2o5 Il ard the expenses, sl66, 4544S
Involuntary bankruptcy proceedings
have been instituted against Murray II.
Dodge, Westtield merchant. Liabilities
of over $1,000 are claimed. the Interna
tional Harvester company being one of
the creditors
John Hartigan of Woodstock, n. H..
has sued the Deerfield Lumber company
for $4,000 damages for the loss OF his
right arm AT the time the accident
happened September II. 1907, Harti-
gan was running a plansr.
Rutland has been without a fire alarm
whistle since May IA and this lack of
means to summon the call men proves
serious menace to the safety of the city.
We'll do something pretty soon is the
slogan of the fire committee Of the board
Of aldermen
A new order in effect this month re-
quires granite manufacturers to mark
their shipments before loading on rail-
road cars and the shipments must bear
the consignees name before the road
will receive them. contrary practice
| has obtained at Barre.
Mrs. George Davis of Danv1lle died
Saturday afternoon Of heart failure in
duced by the extreme heat. She re-
turned from visit in Boston that after.
noon and was stricken on alighting from
the train at St. Johnsbury.
The special Windsor county grand jury,
called to consider the case Of homicide in
| Bethel, indicted six Russians on the
charge Of murder In the second degree.
The trial is set for July 10 and promises
| to be long one,
| The Fourth Of July casualty list in
Montpelier follows: Richard Truba aged
"A, hand injured by explosion OF blank
cartridge: Fred Racine, aged 10. bitten
hV dog after shooting a pistol al the ami
NAL: ilfred Lane. burned about eye by
unexpected discharge of Roman candle,
The Rev. S. NJ. Bidwel aged 90 years
| December next, was the officiating
clergyman at the marriage at East Mid
| dlebury Sunday of William Calvin and
Mary ] King. both of Ripton. Mr.. Gal
vim was married by the same clergyman
Al years ago.
A half holiday each Thursday dur
|
| pect for the clerks in Rutland. The
Retail Clerks association has taken
the matter In hand and Is conducting
an active canvass with gratifying re-
suits.
1t has been decided to hold the win
ter meeting of the Vermont Bird and
botanical cubs at Middlebury. prob
ably In January. The New England
Federation OF National History soci
ties will have an exhibition at that
| time.
Tho third annual midsummer festival
of the Caspian Lake Musical association
will be held In the Congregational Church
at Greensboro August 10 to 20. The chorus
this year will render The Village Black
smith" and Lovely Appear" from
Gounod's Redemption
Barre granite has Won out In a spirited
night for the Indiana monument on the
battlefield OF Tippecanoe, the successful
bidders being Mcdonnell & Sons, The