Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-12-16

IN Mechanlcs hulldlnS, Paul Revere
and Talbot halls. Mt each of which
turkey will be carved. The guests
will include the governors Of Vermont
and Massachusetts,.
That the so-called Producers Dispatch
which has erected a sterilizing plant In
Middlebury, and is paying high price
for milk Is the property Of the New YORK.
Central & Hudson River railroad and will
cut the price If it succeeds I'm doing ayav
with competition, was the declaration
made by w. A. Grovenstein, president II
the Boston Dairy company, at a rneetitJ
in Mddlebury Wednesday night. lie ais,
claims that the milk train over the Rut.
land has the right OF way over all other
trains. Although the railroad ships milk
10 New YORK state. almost twice as far
as he does to Massa chusetts. flo claim,
mat ne Is charged ten per cent, more for
the short haul and is given Insufficient
time to transfer at Bellows Falls.
According to one OF the head officials. 4.
the Rutland railroad has lust passeA
through one or the most prospero,j
years In its history. The supply au
demand for cars has been evenly ba
anoed and shippers have not been kerS
waiting AS vet no Inconvenience has Y
been experienced because Of the
switchmen's strike hut If Il continues
its effect will be felt to some extent
here.
While party of % Rutland young peo-
pie were at supper In the basement of tho
town hall at Ira Friday evening follow
Ing concert in the room above build
ing timber supporting tho upper floor
loosened, topped over and struck Leland
Fish on the shoulder and Knocked him
down. Then turning 1t struck N'ss Ruth
Pearsons on the side Of the head, render
ing her unconscious. Their Injuries will
not prove serious.
In severa, cases the order issued by the
State board Of health that tho Rutland
reservoir watershed he cleaned up has
not been oheyed. According to city Off
Gladstone OF the worst offenders IL Mark
Tenney. whose barn sits but a few rods
from the banks OF tributary stream,
surface water drains from which empty
into II. The state board Ia said to have
authority to enforce It's order in this mat
ter and prosecutions are expected In Q
short time.
young physician from North Adams.
| Mass, while passing by night through
one of the widest sections Of southern
Vermont on his return from the bedside
of a patient i'm Stamford lad a most
! blood curdllug experience. A wildcat
followed his rig for over half an hour.
some of the time in the underbrush.
abreast Of the horse, repeatedly emitting
wild screeches The horse almost collapsed
under the strain and the doctor was
! glad to get home.
Following the arraignment Of the
! Rutland board Of aldermen by the
| Rev. Mr. Spence because they didn't
revoke the licenses Of convicted drug
gists. City Attorney ". C. Gebber has
| advised that body that they are liable
| to prosecution II their duty s not
performed. The druggists themselves
| are said 70 he anxious to have their
| licenses revoked. one of them went
| to the city clerks office with his IL
cense and begged them to take it, but
he was refused He said he wished
TO wash his hands of the whole mat
ter, now that he had paid the fiddler.
The Rev. W. II. Spence pastor of ths
| Congregational Church in Rutland, took
! occasion at vespers last Sunday to bit
terly criticise the action of the board Of
/ ~
victed fifth class liquor license holders.
| He declared that in failing to revoke the
! licenses OF the three druggists. who were
recently convicted and fined for Illegal
| selling. these officials acted in direct vio-
! lation of the law. The alderman named
| by Mr.. Spence are ]. j. Lalor. j. G. Bris-
lin. Peter Mullee. W. H. Ealsh, T. f.
Miner and Caleb Buffum. In conclusion
| he significantly remarked, Remember
! next March"
SEVENTH DISTRICT X. p. MEETING
The annual convention Of dis,rict 40. I
knights of Pythas, Domain OF Vermont.
was held at Castle hall. with Otter creek
lodge Of Mddlebury, Tuesday after.
! noon and evening.
The ranks Of knight and esquire were
performed by"the lodges from the un-
written work was exempted by Grand
Vice Shancellor 3. II. Boright. Vergenes.
Rutland and Middlebury, and supper was
served at the Addison House.
The district comprises Rutland. Ben
nington, Mddlehury, Pountney and Pen.
nlngton.
FORESTRY ASSOCIATION MEET =.
The annual meeting of the Forestry
Association OF Vermont will be held Il
BrattleborO December II. The afternO 4
meeting will be in Festival hall at three
o'clock In addition to the TRANSACTION {
the regular business of the association,
several topics will he discussed inforW2
~. State Forester Halves VIII make some
recommendations for the Improvement 4
our forest fire service suggested by his
Investigations of the past summer. Mr.,
e. n. Green has n plan for the organized
ton of an association to acquire rimhef
lands to he managed in the public inter-
est, which he will explain. Mr.. Hitch
cock will have a few words to say on the
taxation of forest lands
Al the evening meeting. to be held IN
the auditorium At eight o'clock, the oh ef
address will he by Prot J W Tourney Of
the Yale Forest school. Professor Tourney
is well acquainted with Vermont cond!'
tons and is sure to give an interesting
and profitable discussion Al the even.
ing meeting brief addresses will also ID
given by Mr., Halves. by the retiring
president, Professor Jones, and by thu
presdent-elect.
AMERICAN MONKEYS.
(From the London TimesD
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