Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1908-06-11
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
VTRWOW7 NOTES

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ported four true bills
Candidates for senator in Windsor
county include l.. F.. Sherwin of Chester
and f.. Il. Finn Of Springfield.
Three divorces cases were heard In
Bennington county court at Manchester
last week. The grand jury reported two
bills and three not found.
The Dcmeiitt & Palmer Packing COM
pany has secured mt Randolph 200 acres
OF sweet corn for this season, a larger
acreage than heretofore.
G. c. Frye of St. Johnsbury will be
the temporary chairman of the Caledonia
county republican convention at st.
Johnsbury July ,.
6lst wedding anniversary was OBJ
served last week by Mr.. and Mrs. Hobart
Il. Ford of St. Johnsbury. Mr. Ford is
81 years old. Ills father lived to be So
and practiced fancy skating until he was
over So.
The Windsor county republican convcn-
ton is to he held in Wo Jdctock Friday,
June %, at 1899 a. m. H. II. Blanchard
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chairman and ". H. Moore of Wood
stock, temporar. secretary.
The organization of the Windsor Coun-
ty Bar association has been effected with
these officers President, T.. X. Buck of
Windsor; secretary, Charles Batcheder
of White River Junction; treasurer,
Homer l.. Skccls of Ludlow.
William II. Berry, aged - years. a
colored barber at Bennington, became
unduly exhlaratcd on liquor at Wal
loomsac, y. y sunday. made a disturb
ance on tho electric car. alighted at
sodom, wandcrod into the pond and was
drowned.
Governor Proctor has pardoned Edward
Holm of West l,utland who was taken
to the House of Correction February 10
to serve 333 days for assaulting his wife
with intent to Kill The tine at the asy-
lum under obsc walton was considered
part of the term Of imprisonment.
About $50 monl ers of the Bankers as
socia ton of Ma ;sachusetts with their
wives will visi Remington to-day
! the weather is favorabl, they will visit
the Soldiers Horne and hold a banquet
in the grove Specit, trolley cars will
convey the party over the Nortl Adams
division.
a special Pullman will be- provided for
the Vermont del cation to the national
republican convection at Chicago. ledv-
ing ST. Adams Saturday evening via
| Montreal and tn, Grand Trunk OF the
| In delegates ana alternatcs. Rufus b.
Godfrey of Remington will likely be the
only one unable % SO. fle is is an al
| tcrnate.
Forty-sevcn years ago Saturday co. A
| % Vermont, left ennington for camp al
| Burlington preparatory to going to th'
| front. 1t was the first company sent out
| from that town to take part in the Civil
| War. Five OF its members are now liv
ing in Bennington. Col. j. u. Walbrdgc
J. A. n Williams. AnCrcw J. Downs
Lcander NJ. Towsley and William II
Sears.
Judge H. C. Bates. late of the Philip
pines, is visiting his brother, William
Bates, at West Derby. Judge Bates nov
lives in Berkeley, Cal He comes las
died en- routn from heart failure. He il
| rapidly convalsscing
The old stone mill. located on the Joh'
| Jones Slate Company's property, mill
and half from Castleeon village, wa
burned Saturday evening. entailing a los
o: about $4,000. only partially insured
and throwing about 40 men out of work
r. W. Spear of Newport, clerk OF tn
| State railroad commission, makes publ
a report on petition by the directors u
| the ST. Johnshury & Lake Champlail
! Railroad company to have two crossing
| between Pottersville and Wolcott elmi
mated. The board finds that the Potters
| VILE crossing is the most dangerous am
| orders 1t abolished. The pass Is to be /
feet in height and ~ feet in width, Is L
he ready for use by November /. 1905, an
the expense divided as follows; Town O
| Wolcott, 10 per cent; State Of Vermont
Il per cent; St. J, 4 l., c. company, i
| nor