Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1908-10-22
VERMONT NOTES

rain.
The 10Th annual meeting of the grand
lodge, knights Of Pythias, OF vermont
will be held at Waterbury october Is and
20.
For a price reported to be about $4,000.
the trustees named In the will OF the w.
g. Bixby of Vergennes have decided to
purchase the Hotel Lenox property as
a site for tho library building there.
Seine fishing was begun on the Cana
dian side OF Missisquoi bay last week.
The first haul brought In % shad which
sell readily on the ground at 20 cents
each,
| 1t Is reported In White River Junction
| that the New England Telephone conf
pany contemplates running another
heavy trunk line from there to the west
| side Of the State
II IS feared that large territory will
be burned over by forest fire which has
| got beyond control in Enosburgh. 1t
started on the mountain owned by DIR.
William Stanford Stevens OF st. Adams.
Unless heavy rains relieve the situa-
ton White River Junction will this week
this water Is boiled 1t IN believed that no
danger will result from It's use for do
mestio purposes.
| Representative Howe of st. Johnsbury
will be asked to secure the charter for a
proposed electric railroad at the present
legislative session. Nothing was done
there although two previous charters
have been granted.
Tho potato crop IN the western part
of Rutland county is a failure and peo-
pie In Fair Haven. Ca stleton and Hyde
VILE are buying ut tho Rutland stores
and having the potatoes shipped to them
by express. They save money at that.
| State Superintendent OF Education
Mason s. Stone will address the Lake
| Mohonk conference of Indian and other
| dependent peoples at Lake Mahonk. n.
Y, to-day on The Philippines and
Opportunity"
| President Roosevelt has commissioned
Dr. o. w. Sherwn of Woodstock a first
| lieutenant IN the medical reserve corps
| of the United States army, 1t Is an hon
orary office which is bestowed upon ply
| sicians In the several States.
Cloudland farm, which includes 1000
acres OF some of the best land In Pomfret
and famous herd OF Jerseys. has been
sold by Capt Elton A. Smith of Wood
stock and Smlthville. n. j., TO w. B..
Emmons OF Falmouth. Mass, who owns
Il large sheep ranch in the West
Charles Gilchrist OF Hardwick, aged 10
years. Is suffering from Il bullet wound
in his left shoulder He was accidentally
shot by a young companion. Sidney Pa
tome, while they were at play with %
caliher rifles. They had rented the guns
at hardware store.
The best preserved man for his years in
Rutland is Lionel G. Fish. who is So
years old. He has been to the top of Mt.
kilington IL times the past summer. AL
though others. who have climbed the
mountain, have considered the road I'M
passable for teams, Mr.. Fish has driven
to the hotel twice this year.
DR.. John r. Cow OF Somervlle, Mass.
has accepted call TO the passionate OF
the First Baptist Church in Brattleborc
and will take up his duties there Novem.
Der /. He will succeed the Rev. George
y. Lawson, who resigned TO become
principal Of Vermont Academy. Mr.
Cows father. tho Rev. George B. Cow
was pastor In Brattleboro 25 years ago.
: The war department has furnished
Norwich university with equipment fo
cavalry and heavy artillery. Preparations
are being made for the building OF 6
riding hall and tho university hopes Il
secure about Io4 horses for the use OF the
: retired Is taking a strong interest II
. the establishment Of cavalry at his alma
mater.
]. G. Bellrose. secretary OF the STATE
board Of pharmacy. has announced thu
names OF the successful candidates wit
appeared before the examining board a
f, Montpelier. They are: Luc!en J. Trudel
Of Rutland: Frank Roark OF East Barre
. J. p. Alternately Of Bristol; Buell. NJ. Rof
-. Of Windsor: Otto IT. Mertsch Of London
derry. ~ H.; Martin II. Sheltus OF Barre
!, Frederick A. Brandes OF Webster. Mass.
= Between TOO and 500 men arc now EN-
/. ployed on the dam being built across tn
e Connecticut river at Vernon. While II 4
: impossible to tell Just when the grea
. work will be completed. there is ever,
| reason 10 expect tnat unless nlBn Wate
y interferes the dam will be finished befor
n April /. From tho present appearance o
y the river. one can hardly conceive Of Il
T. rising high enough TO cause trouble, tn
water is as low now As It has been an.
time for nearly 20 years.
Brattleboro merchants agreed amonl
themselves few years ago not to bu,
e advertising space IN programs, schoo
y papers and the like. This jeopardized tn
d existence OF the Dial, the high schoo
n paper, which has since been maintaine
i by funds from outside sources. The NOR
l. chants appear to be Tavering from thei
d fixed determination as the Valley fat
4 programs received q liberal advertisin
@ patronage and several other program
d have carried advertisements In Brattle
a boro firms
:. About 1000 acres OF cumberland on IN
. west side OF Mendon mountain wa
burned over Saturday and Sunday. Blu
- for tho excellent work OF the residents O
=, Mendon. Ch!ttenden and East Ifttsfor
a the fire would undoubtedly have destroy
#, ed many thousands OF dollars worth c
~ timber and buildings About 30 me
"A worked all Saturday and Sunday ther
were about $50 men on the scene, tn
J. flre being practically surrounded. TIL
u loss Is estimated at several thousand do
. lars.
Il Electric Railway company was quite
y ny nre Sunday morning the name
Is destroyed two large combination pas