Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1908-12-10
VERMONT NOTES.

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| Rrattleboro Saturday.
! The Company n basket ball team de-
/ feated Haverhill. Mass, at St. Johnsbury
| Saturday night. &c to u
Spanish coin dated 1884 has been
found on the farm of Joseph Dezotel In
Bakersfield.
Mrs. Charles DeLong of Shoreham
served lettuce and radishes December !
grown in the open in her own garden.
| Fire destroyed the dwelling house of
| A. II. Royce in East Swanton Friday
afternoon; cause. defective chimney: loss.
5000; insurance, s. 500
The white marble OF which the new
s4,00o. 0dO building of the New York State
educational department at Albany will
be largely constructed. is to be secured
from the quarres at East Dorset
William W. Tower, State agent OF
the Vermont Humane society. is dead
at his home In Rutland. aged 10
years.
! Low temperatures in Franklin county
Sunday morning follow: At Richford, IS
10 20 degrees below zero: at Enosburgh
Falls. Is below; at ST. Adams, Il below
at Swanton. six to eight below.
| OF 1o6 cattle on farms Of the Vermont
| Marble company between Center Rutland
and Proctor. 76 have responded to the
test for tuberculosis and been condem-
ned. More than GOO cattle on these farms
are being tested
On account OF the smallpox. the ses-
sion of supreme court. scheduled TO
open in Brattleboro Tuesday, has been
further adjourned. 1t will probably
be convened after the general term
at Montpelier in January
Tho appointment OF 7. H. Newberry of
Detroit as secretary OF tho navy has
| resulted in a corresponding promotion
for Walter A. Dane of Newport. his pit-
vate secretary, to confidential position
In the office of the new secretary.
Five cases Of smallpox are reported by
Dr. IL D. Holton in the family OF
liebert Parsons. Jacksonville farmer
The Jamaica and South Londonderry
physicians do not agree with DIR. Holton
In the diagnosis.
1t took until 6:3O Saturday morning to
clear the tracks OF the freight wreck in
Milton hollow. Seven cars were piled Mp
at $40 Friday evening as the result OF a
rear-cnd collision following the breaking
in two of n southbound train. A fireman
was slightly injured.
Charles Hartshorn who was born in
Lunenburgh October l. 1877. is dead at
his home In Roxhury, Mass. During his
long and active business he owned part
OF the Crawford and Fabyan Hotels in
the White Mountains and later was
member OF the Mt Washington Hotel
company.
Mrs. G. Elena Surrell OF Cuttings
vile has received widows pension
Of sl2 a month. also back pay of 12,-
s56, She has. by doing washinss, sup
ported eight children for Is years.
and has kept all In school until they
were l6 years old.
Norwich University has been connect
ed with the Mortified village water
system. Four hydrants have been placed
on the college grounds for which tho
university pays yearly rental OF $50
each. 1t also has whatever water it
may desire on n meter basis. It cost the
''i"sc ABOUT ", 4D 10 install tnlS service.
Eighteen head OF cattle. part OF a herd
Of 80 on the ID. Noyes Burton farm IN
ST. Adams town. were found to have
tuberculosis and were slaughtered
saturday. herd OF II on the farm OF
r. II. Hamilton OF ft. Adams city In
the town OF Westford were also tested by
DR.. ], c. Parker last week. They were
found free from disease.
Manager Partridge OF Blaisdel Bros
kindling wood plant at Swanton, has
received orders to suspend work. Tho
plant has been in full operation for
several months employing a large num-
Der of hands. IT is thought an over sup
ply IL the reason for closing as the firm
operates In all nine plants at different
points.
The Rev. S. w. Bidwell. retired, of
Middlebury writes the Free Press that
he was 80 years old Sunday. He Is about
and reads ana writes without glasses,
Keeps Il journal ana writes on various
topics lie 10 the only living man that
heard the cannon at the battle Of Platts-
burgh In 1874 while at his home in Starks-
boro' 1t was pleasant day In Septem-
Der, as Mr.. Bidwell remembers IT, lie
was at that time four years old.