Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1908-08-06
VERMONT NOTES

The Stone Missions Union of Rutland
will attend the next meeting of the IIod
Carriers Union In Il body, in an effort ~
settle the dispute which caused the hod
carriers to strike In June. The two bodies
are widely separated in their claims.
state Geologst Perkins Of Burlington
has examined a deposit of asbestos on
the Nosc farm in Mcchanicsvllc arI
pronounces 1t to be Of excellent quality
and tho quantity sufficient to warrant It's
development.
The Ice cream parlor Of Charles Ross
In Groton was entered Thursday night
by burglars, the money drawer being
rihed, but no money was stolen as Mr.
Ross always takes It to his home when
closing for the night.
Guy Chase. aged 10 years, son of IT, r.
Chase, general merchant of Towns
hend. was drowned while bathing In tho
West river Wednesday July % It Is
supposed he was choked by peanuts, as
partly chcwed peanuts were found in his
mouth.
J. d. Cote of Bellows Falls has secur-
ed the contract for building the new IL
brary In that village and will begin It's
construction at once. Mr.. Cotes revised
contract price Is SI3.7o9 As the finished
product must not exceed $1,000, this
leaves the committee q 1000 for grading
| and several other neccssa rics
Thomas A. Austin completed Frida :.
20 years of service as regular carrier on
the Brattleboro postofce force making
q quartet Of carriers who have served
n score of years in that office. The
| three others, Dennis Il. Tasker, William
f. Barber and Spencer W. knight, COM
pleted their 20 years of service year
ago.
Miss Mary Larock Of Randolph Is suf-
| fering severely from blood poisoning In
her left hand that became infected from
sore on her thumb. which was treated
as u felon two years ago and healed
over. 1t has lately been worse than ever
and she will soon go to the Mary Hitch
cock hospital in Hanover. n. H.. whose
surgeons think It will be possible to save
| her hand.
The Woodbury. Granite company of
Bethel have relnquished the contract for
| furnishing stone for the new station at
| Barre. Their bid was $50 below tAe
Barre bids. When Barre men learned
| that Bethel granite had the contrac:
| they put up such a kick that the railroad
company asked the Woodbury. compan;
to cancel the contract. 1t was small
job and the Bethel company was willing
to cancel.
The Windham county democratic con
vention at Newfane made the following
nominations: For Senators. DIR. Q. NJ
George of Rockingham and John f. Gal,
of Guilford. for Judges of probate
Charles W. Butteriield of Rockingham
and George X. Davis of Newfane; fol
assistant judges of the county court
James f. Kecfe OF Rockingham ant
Harry y. Haus of Brattleboro fol
sheriff, Walter II. Hall of Wilmington
for States attorney, Arthur p. Car.
penter of Brattlaboro: for high bailirf
Edwin II. Brown of Dummerston. Eek
Mayor James f. Burke OF Burlington, the
democratic candidate for governor OF
Vermont. addressed the convention.
Tho drought throughout Orlean.
county Is severe. Fields that have beer
hayed are brown, especially on tho hills
and dryer farms. and hay that Is not ye
cut Is turning red and driving. Pasture
are suffering for lack OF rain though m,
small rainfall has helped. Cows are dry
ing up ana many are feeding grain
Oieaie' es 'epo'' s'eat s'i'nhase II
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'e' 10 o''e vi so'i'e CONCERN nc ma
''op - iepor'eu isn'er tneh usual De
'""'e Vi Wv "'o"sno an" s"''e otAe
iop' are 'ui'e''"s' FROM some section
e'"s'"oppe!s are rePorteu very pient'iu
anu arc "''u''"s GROWING gram ana adu
ms " VIC s''o''ass Oh 'he pastures
The band Of gypsy marauders VIII
caused SO much trouble in Castleton an
Shrewsbury reached Ludlow Thursda
afternoon. They were met at Bale
, bridge by s. A. Cotton. first selectmar
and eight special consta bles who wer
appointed for~4s hours and escorted to tn
Cavcndish line where n body of citizen
of that town hustled them along. Their
We're about IS gypsies and IS horses. Whe
the band reached the John BixDy plac