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

A camp of Sons of Veterans is to be Or
ganizcd in Swanton.
Peter Rand of Island Pond has raised
two pumpkins that weighed 81 lhs each.
A dog in Somerset recently freed a
cub bear but tho animal was not cap
tured
The Kings Daughters of Swanton
started out to raise loo for the library
was awarded tho petitioner.
| Rufus Il. Godfrey of bennington has
| been appointed license commissioner to
succeed Sheldon II. lockwood, deceased
Tho annual convention Of the Essex
sunday School association will convene
at Guidhall September 80 and Octobe,
| !.
| About 800 acres Of wooda nd in Wood
| stock have been burned over and about
$1,000 worth of pulp wood destroyed
About 200 men worked all day Sunday
lighting the fire.
William Cullen Bryant OF New York
! city. owner of an extensive ice plant
In New York. has purchased o. r. Out
| toms place In West Brattleboro and
will build a summer home there.
Principal +. u. Smith Of Brattleboro
| advocates shortening the course IN
public schools from IL to ~ years.
lie would abolish the ninth grade to
accomplish this.
| Frank Lawrence of Townshend re-
Gently Killed hawk measuring four fec,
and 10 inches from tip to tip of the wings
| by throwing a stick and hitting II on the
head.
Miss Katherine G. Dunlevy OF Brattle-
boro. appointed assistant reporter by
Judge Miles in Wndham county court
will succeed c. S. Chase as off1cial re-
porter at tho next term.
! Forest and Newton Hagar recently
saw three bears on iIagar Mountain in
| Woodford. one of the boys went for
rifles and the other tried to watch the
bears. The animals escaped before arms
could be secured.
Extensive forest fires raging all around
| Island Pond and n great force of mer
are employed fighting them. Alex Gou
lette lost by fire l65 cords Of good hare
wood that he had piled up on the Burk,
|
ed VIII Meehan's property.
Iiveryman w. l.. Fairbanks of Spring
field. received a check for SIS from
| stranger who claimed to be horse
buyer. which was worthless. He dis
covered 1t In time TO catch the man a
Chester ard received so in cash fol
his trouble.
| William Leach employed at Mbersont'
granite quarry in Websterville was In
stantly killed Friday when big blocl
| of granite tipped on him. HIS body wa!
badly torn and one leg broken. Work
men had great difficulty IN releasing tn,
body.
| AS the result OF the confession o: Annie
Rosen. John Pike Of West Rutland pro
prietor OF a general store. was arrested
last week charged with arson. Tho cir
said that Pixie. a business rival OF her
father. offered her money II she woulc
burn her fathers block.
| When the reservoir at West Rutlano
! ran dry last week. steam pump wa
taken to a spring and the water mains
were filled therefrom through 10 feet o
hose. The spring is only six feet squar
and about a foot deep but the water ha
not been perceptiby lowered.
Miss Grace A. Canedy Of Brattleboro
aged 10 years. died last week as the re
suit OF burns received while cleanin,
gloves with gasoline. She would hav
been badly crippled had she lived TIL
accident was caused BY a kerosene lam
ignitng the fumes from can OF gaso
line.
The handy nearness Of pile OF san'
| ena bled Edward c. Crosby, a well know
contractor and street railroad man. t.
fall e feet and not break a bone. II
was experimenting the building OF
grain elevator and was walking on n lad
der when It broke. He landed head frs
| in the sand
Arthur Berwick attempted TO board
moving freight at Lyndonville Saturda
night and was thrown under the wheels
one leg was taken off below the kne
and the other So badly crushed tina
amputation viii be necessary. He wa
taken to the Brightlook hospital in 81
Johnsbury. where he is In a precariou
condition.
At a convention Of the Independence
party held in Rutland Saturday evenin
Qumby S. Backus of Brandon. job
J.. Spellman and Samuel l.. Hurmir
OF Rutland and Robert c. Rolf OF Swan
ton we're named as presidential electors
John d .Spellman was authorized t
appoint a State committee OF one fror
each county.
Between June 20 and September IL on
thousand automobile parties were re
glstered at the Equinox House In Man
chester. The party average brings tn
total OF persons arriving by motor be
tween 1000 and 800. Nearly all of thes
cars were en- route over the Idea
Tour" established by the Automobile clu
OF America In June.
Two important questions Will com
up before the next meeting of the Yer
mont Wheel club. One Is to Sc
whether the present membership limi
, of 175 be abolished and the other
whether the age limit be reduced fror
81 to -. With the applications 10
! membership which are now pendin
D the limit Is reached and It Is under
stood that there are others who ar
. anxious to Join.
Beside st, Johnshury. where the re
tags OF tag day" on the houses led nee
! pie passing through to spread the repol
that there was smallpox In town, Bra
tleboro has had ita smallnox .cara Co.