Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1908-05-21
VERWOWT NOTES


bury has sent 10000 brook trout fry to
Rutland county. most of the shipment
being for the Whpple Hollow brook at
West Rutland.
The MempltremagoG driving park at
Newport has been sold to Or. j. H.
Gaines Of Newport and |. q. Blake OF
New York city, proprietor Of the New
port stock farm. They will put the track
in first class shape for the races to be
held there this summer.
The observance ri Arbor day in Hart
land under tho auspices of the Hart
land Nature club was most successful.
r. Of the IL schools hoing represented AT
tho exercises. over 100 children attended
and every scat in tho Congregational
Churcn was taken by interested citizens.
Governor Proctor has appointed ". +.
Hammond of M.ddlcbury IA member Of
the state fair commission to succeed
Joseph Battel. resigned The following
were appointed members for three year, !:
A. p. Gardner. Pownal; c. NJ. Fletcher,
Canaan; r. y. Vail. Lyndon. W. e.
Dodds, South Hero; orlando Martin
Plainfeld.
No ono in st Albans has any recollec-
iiun of Theodore Aliens connection with
the famous raid there in civil War times.
Allen died IN New York this week and
was widely known throughout the sport
ing world as "'rhe" Alien. Stories about
the man contained human interest
touch ccntcring on his connection with
the St. Adams raid but appear to lack
basis in fact
A committee consisting Of Judge n. l..
Clark Of Castleton, +. NJ. Butler. e. H..
Howe and r W Browne of Rutland
| and +. W. Williams Of brandon Will
represent tho Rutland County Bar as
sociation in arranging for the proposed
meeting Of the state Bar association at
Lake Bomosecn IN July 1t is planned
to have the meeting take the form Of an
| all days outing.
A verdict awarding the plaintiff s.? NM
damages has been rendered in the Wind
| ham county court case OF Walter f..
Howe vs. Or. stephen r. Dunn. both Of
Wilmington. Howe accused Dunn Of
| circulating story rejecting on hin,
| tHove) and Mrs Dunn. the doctor wife
| Dunn admitted that he circulated the
story but attempted to justify himself
by alleging that tho story was true.
The placing Of a ces>pool in the va rd
| of the school house on the principal
street in West Rutland caused complaints
to he mad to tho school directors and
tho SeleVtmcn and finally to the State
I'd Of health. The latter has sent a
letter to the local health officer in which
it approves of the cesspoo but warns
citizens against using tho water from
wells CeSspools should nc used generally.
SAYS the board. till a sewerage system
can he installed. Tho boa ri states that
what West Rutland needs is sewage
disposal plant.
| About - Italians began work last
week on the extension of the Bethel
granite railway from its present terminus
| to the Woodbury. quarry This road.
| which is five miles long. was built three
| years ago by the Central Vermont rail
way. the r.. 3. Ellis Granite company ad-
| vancinS $4,000 of the cost. The output
at tho Woodbury. quarry has greatly in
| creased and the former method Of haul
| ing it's stone by teams has become toe
| great an expense. Difficulties of da m
| age adjustment with the Ellis company
over whose land the road has to pass
have delayed its construction. Engineer
! ing difficulties will render the cost OF
| building out of all proportion TO the
length of the extension, which is only
| about half a mile.
| feature OF tho Franklin county "
| {. T. L. convention at Swanton this week
| was the presentation of a large framed
| picture of the late Miss Frances r.. VII
| ard to tho pupils OF the union schools
| The gift was made by the county union
| tho State president. Mrs Ida II. Reed %
| Shelburne, making the presentation
| speech These officers were elected
| President. Mrs Nellie Gilbert Of East
! Franklin; vice president. Mrs. +. j. Par
melee OF EnosburG Falls; CORES pondinl
secretary Mrs Marion Chamberlain ~
| East Franklin, recording secretary, Miss
Sarah NJ. Elrick of Swanton. treasurer
! Miss Nellie Manuel OF Riohford auditor
| Mrs. Ella Wood Of RichfcCd, L. T. I.
| secretary. Miss Elsie Pease Of Swanton.
| Henry q. W,lcutt, sexton Of tho Uni
| versalist Church in Brattlehoro droppec
dead Of heart disease Thursday after
| noon as he was preparing tho chuCf
for the annual roll call to be held there
| that evening.