Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1908-09-24

NaNcrIy vi Hu'iahu, president OF the
! State board OF health correctly dag
nosed the case as military tuberculosis.
The annual West River Valley Grange
| fair will be held at Londonderry Thurs
day, September "a. A fine display OF
horses, cattle sheep. swine. poultry and
New England products will he made
Among the speakers for the occasion are
ex-senator q. w. Pierce Of Brattleboro,
present master OF the Vermont State
Grange, md Judge e. W. Gibson, sena-
tor-elcct from Windham county
Announcement has been made Of the
marriage OF General Passenger Agen.
Franklin f. Barbour of the Rutland rail-
road and Mrs. Bertel Gillian. widow of
the cartoonist. Bernard Gillian. at
Cana oharie. n. Y. Mr. Barbour kept
the matter entirely secret and nothing
was known OF 1t until Il weekly news
paper from central New York arrived In
Rutland
Silas Montgomery, a seven-year-old
boy of South SALISBURY, died last week
from an illness caused by being hit by n
snow ball last winter. The boy was hit
In the eye and the injury resulted in
growth which medical skill could not
overcome. The boy had been treated in
the hospital in the city of Boston and
had been seen by numerous specialists.
none OF whom had ever seen a case OF
the kind before.
At the request OF the State board Of
health George W. Pierce OF Brattleboro,
master of the Vermont State Grange, has
| appointed the following delegates to the
| international tuberculosis congress to be
held In Washington d. c., September 81;
Or. Edward Campbell OF Bellows Falls,
DR.. r. l., Osgood OF Townshend. DR.. II.
y. Colby Of Sudbury 1T. L. II. Bugbee
| of Putney and Judge +. II. Pier OF Raw
sonville. all members OF the Grange.
Tho state board of railroad commits
sioners has announced It's formal decision
on the petition for a new railroad station
at White River Junction. saying We find
that the public convenience demands that
said passenger station remain in It's presy
ent location, and public safety and con-
venience requires that the necessity OF
crossing said eight tracks ut grade. In
going to and from the station, be clint
mated by the construction of subway
for teams and pedestrians between the
points
Owing TO the great scarcity Of native
cartridges some bennington men arc
planning to stock the mountain slopes
with Hungarian partridge as soon as
even before. the present open season
closes In December. 1t Is claimed for tho
imported birds that they will endure an
even more rigorous winter than usually
prevails in Vermont, and that they can
be raised IN captivity until old enough
to be set at large something that has
never been accomplished with the native
grouse.
About $50 men are now employed build
Ing the dam across the Connecticut river
between Vernon. and IIinsdae and on
the road work on each side of the river
During the day about $50 men work on
the dam, and force OF 100 men work
through the night. About 100 more are
building roads to take tho places Of those
which will be flowed when the water sets
back. Concrete Is being laid for the
foundation OF the power house, which
Will extend from the middle Of the river
to the Vermont side.
The Crescent Valley IIote, al Pawlet Is
! being torn down by n couple Of Pawlet
! spectators who Will acquire a share in
the material for razing 1.-THE Crescent
, alley was built in 1854 and has been man
! aged at various times by different hotel
men. but without success The money
which built the hotel WIS put In by
farmers mostly, but the investment was
a poor one. and many Of them were
nearly ruined through the investment.
, It cost about 10000, and for the past
few years has been owned by o. +.
Black, who acquired It on mortgage
A search of the premises Of Frederick
, Bartlett in the town OF Rockingham
by Springfield officers recently revealed
large amount Of goods that have been
, stolen from cottages along tho Connec-
ticut river. Bartlett and his two sons.
Eli, and Felix were arrested. taken to
Bellows Falls and arraigned before
Justice r. T. O'Brien on the charge of
grand larceny. Ell waived examination
and was bound over to tho fall term OF
county court now in session under bonds
OF $500 which he was unable to raise,
and was taken to Newfane Jail. Felix
who is only twelve years old, was sem
fenced by Justice O'Brien to the Yer
mont Industrial school at Vergennes for
the remainder OF his minority. No case
was found against the father, Frederick,
and he was released.
The State federation of Woman's
clubs meets in Brattleboro October I
e and 8, not october and !. as has been
reported elsewhere. The meetings be-
, gin at nine o'clock Wednesday morn
D ing and continue through Thursday.
l There will be reception Wednesday
evening and lecture or concert
Thursday evening. Further notice OF
all these meetings will be given. The
arts and crafts exhibit will be held IN
the Baptist chapel from 10 n. M. 10 Q
p. M, on both days. Among many
other things exhibited will be speci-
mems OF books, calendars, cards, etc,
from three famous printing establish
lments: The Roycroft Shop OF East Au-
rora, ~ Y. tho Mosher Print OF Port
2 Hand, Me. and tho shop OF Alfred Bart
lett Cornhill, Boston. All these things
2 will be for sale, although the object
I of the exhibit Is to show what really
3 ana book printing is. All members of
n the Brattleboro club are urged to at
r tend the meetings AMI TO visit tho arts
3 and crafts exhibit
MY child was burned terribly about
Dr Thomas Electric Oil. The pair
n the child saul tpto