Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1908-03-05

MGR n2rotinr. date and c'oicc Of place
being left to tho executive committee
Mis- Edna Rdnalow is dcad at Rutland
as the result Of injuri". received when
tho sleigh in which she was riding wa S
struck 10y trolley car and she was
thrown ont and pinned under the fender.
u viii be- remembered that Mss Ranslow
h-avcly directed the work Of her res
cucrs as she lay with neck across the
rail since tho accident. which occurred
nearly three weeks ago. tIorc had been
little hope of her recovery. Miss Rams
low wa p years OLD
james Grccnia OF Swan,on narrowly
escaped injury from an infuriatcd bull
which he was leading to St Albans
Friday for shipment The animal
was fastened to a sleigh ana every
thing was serene until Woods bakery
was reached. when for some reason tho
bull became wild and throw Mr.. Green
ia on thc ground. The bull became 50
violent that IT was necessary to shoot
him. Oliver charland borrowing a rinc
ard doing tho deed
Oh age caused tho death las, week
of Amasa Austin Greene. who died at
tho home OF his brother in-law at Rut-
land. Mr.. Greene. who was % years
old lived on the Greene farm for Sc
years and was noted for his draught
horses which sold for $500 n pair and
over. His commissioners If carly days
in mo state militia and Of "spring
training we're very interesting. lie
was ono - tho SO troopers who repro
scntcd tho martial spirit of Rutland
and who assembled annually in gorge
Gus uniforms upon the village grccn.
Tho annual meeting Of tho Vermont
state League Of Postmnstcrs Of tho
Fourth Glass will r. held at White
River Junction July 20. At a special
meeting o. tho league held Last weci,
at It Johushury. a fun and free dis
cussior Of postal affairs was entered
into by poStuastcrs from many places.
One Of the resolutions adopted wa
that fourth lass Offices should be al
lowed TO close for ono hour at dinner
and ono hour ~ supper time. The es-
tablishmcut Of rural free delivery. il
is believed would make this perfect
lv satisfactory arrangement for tho
genera public.
John W Swasoy Of Montpelier. who
boa SITS thai he never made a prayer or
drank a drop Of liqucl i'm his life. oh
served d.. NlSt birthday Feb. &C 10y
making fcW social calls and visiting
his farm 10 arrange for tho spring
planting. Two canes arc tho only in
dcation that Mr. Swasey is not Just as
young as he used to be. He taught
school many wears and has always been
a famous pcumau. His hand hasn't !
Lords prayer on n gold dollar without
the aid Of glasses. Mr. Swasey claims
a record Of 81 wears as writing mas
ter, for he contends that he is still in
the ring.
William II. Cobb. watchdog of the Ad-
| Olson county Jail is to resign as jailer
! and keeper of criminals in April after
nearly 40 years service. Although he is
! ~ yea-S old. D. is not age which leads
| him 10 sock tn" simple life hut rather
| the III health Of his wife who is seven
years his senior. Mr. Cobb is veteran
Of the civil War and N entcrprisiua
farmcr llr has been deputy sheriff TO-
&C Ncarr ana I'm ~" s. years tuat nc la,
been jailcr has had thousands oG Grim
!nals under his care. one % his NOS
UNPLEASANT experiences was when MIR
Myron Elirch hanged herself while con
hnod at the M'dtlc5ury Jail His grand
father. Eliphalct cobb. was one of tho
| first settlers in New Haven and Was d
drum major in the War of the Ee,o,u.
ton.