Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1908-10-15
VERMONT NOTES

In Rutland, aged 70 years. Three times
In his youth he journeyed to California
In search OF gold and at once found "A
nugget which he sold for about $40
According to q. Herbert Pape Of Barre.
the Vermont branch of the New England
Democratic Progressive League has con-
tributed 1900 to the national democratic
campaign fund.
Charles Forest OF Proctor, a 13-year-old
horse thief, has been sent to the indus
trial school at Vergennes for the re-
malnder of his minority. lie stole the
equipage Of DR.. j. b. 1Ianrahan OF Rut-
land.
Tho FIRST signs put out by the state
authorities announced the open season
for deer hunting from October 25 TO 81.
Discovering that October y was Sunday,
new signs were distributed saying that
the season includes the last six days ut
the month.
A Boston buyer is offering from 81 to
$3.50 per barrel for winter apples in the
White river valley. The larger prize 10
for Mcintosh reds, the variety which
thrivos so well in Vermont and Is a
prime ~favorite In the metropolitan mar
kets.
A. VI. Titchout Of Hardwicl has read
In the Free Press about champion wood
choppers and writes as follows: II used
to think ! was q wood chopper. At ono
time | cut in q hours - cords Of four
foot wood. birch and maple, and split
and piled IT,"
The Vermont branch Of the National
Society OF Daughters Of 1912, OF which
Mrs. c. L. r. JENNIE of Brattleboro ~
president, has Issued Invitations to cere-
monies at Montpelier October q when a
tablet IN recognition OF the soldiers AMI
sailors OF the War Of 1912 viii be I'M
yelled.
The Rev. IT. z. Burur. pastor of the
Baptist Church at Putney. has tender
ed his resignation 20 take effect No
vember !. He has received an unso-
licited coll to ;he Baptist Chupch in
Berlin. \. H. a city Of over 1900
population.
Fire Sunday destroyed the $40. 1000
residence OF Charles ". Woolson on
Maple DELL farm in Springfield. y
wood fire IN the furnace started u
chimney fire which set the surround
ing woodwork on fire. The property
~ N'Ai NHN'IfI ~ I4Sul di'I ana VIII
DO rebuilt az once.
Arthur Carriean. a 16-year.oid signal
boy ut the Turner quarry of the Rutland
Florence Marble company at Fowler.
was caught by a derrick rope Saturday.
dragged over the edge cf the pit and
hurled to the bottom. a G stance Of CD
feet. Death vas instantaneous He was
the sole support Of his widowed mother.
y Methodist PREACHERS meeting and
the annua convention of the 81. Al
bans district Epworth League will be
held at Georgia October &c TO 2S. The
preachers meeting will be opened
Monday %cvqning. october &c. with an
address by the Rev. George f.. Stokes,
field secretary of the missionary So
ciety for New England.
Mrs. william Hickey died Saturday in
Haydensvillc. Mass. at the age OF -
years. She leaves n husband and two
sons. the Rev. Edward Hickey OF Spring
field, Vt. and John Hickey OF Hartford.
Conn. Tho funeral vas held Tuesday
morning at ten o'clock Mt st. Mary's
Church in Haydensvile. a solemn high
requiem mass being sung.
TWENTY-FIVE years ago the town OF
Westmore was represented in the State
Legislature by William Wilson and
across the aisle from him sat Represen-
Iative Stafford OF W~allingford. The latter
died Tuddenly during the session but Mr..
Wilson lives to see mis- son. I. A. Wilson.
represent Westmore this fall and D. r..
Stafford, the son OF his old friend. the
representative from Wallingford.
Pitcher Ray L. FISHER Of Middlebury
College made n iame for himself the past
season working Cor Hartford IN rhe Con-
~nect.cut League. The papers pronounce
him n veritahle and for Manage Dowd.
lie pitched 70 games, winning IL and the
other was a tie. He allowed but six hits
a game and struck out sa, He led his
team with the stick. batting at .3l2, his
Aelding average vas 1000,
Volunteers at Richford are search
Ing the ruins of the grain elevator de-
stroycd by fire October : Bones have
been found between the elevator and
engine house. Supposed TO be those Of
William Barney, engineer, who was
on HIS way TO the rnolasses tank to
clean It out, and bones were found on
tho track by the sid OF the elevator,
supposed to be those OF Mrs. Jerry
Jellefour. A few other bones were
found, nut tlere - no way 10 luentlly
them.
The 14th annual meeting Of the
Vermont state Horticultural society
viii be held November 4 to 6 in Arm
Dry hall. Montpelier. -Four prominent
outside speakers have been engaged:
j. II. Hale of South Glastonbury,
Conn; II. w. Co~ll!nGwood Of New
York city: Prof. [. =. Hendrick OF
Geneva. y. T.: Prof. f. p. Sanderson
Of Durham. y. II, Liberal premiums
will be awarded on all meritorious ex-
hibits and reduced rates are offered
on the railways. The secretary OF
the society is Prof. William stuart OF
burlington.
At Springfield early saturday morning
Peter Raymond. a l3-yenr-old boy who
lives with his stepfather, William Blodgett,
entered the ~latter's room and stole his
pocketbook containing $3.50. Immediately
afterward he started for the village
purchased Il suit Of clothes and a pair OF
shoes. and started toward Chester.
Deputy sheriff w. l.. Fairbanks was
vile station on the Rutland railroad. He
was arraigned before Justice NJ. L. law
renee and was sentenced to the Vermont
Industrial school at Nergennes for the
rest OF his minority.