Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-08-19
VERMONT NOTES.


with Periey A. Gilbert Of Burlington as
principal. He has taught several years,
staying three and four years In q place.
Only about $500 Of Barre taxes for
1909 remain unpaid. The city treasurer re-
ce,yed no less than 10000 tho last two
DAYS before the books were closed.
The danger Of feeding banana skins to
hogs ia said TO be proved by the death
Of several swine on the Evarts farm Mt
windsor. A New Hampshire farmer
found that the skins killed his hogs
through giving the animals Indigestion.
Joseph McGuirk OF Sandy Hill. N. T.,
was seriously injured while watching a
game Of base ball at Rutland Thursday.
A foul tip hit him in the left side under tho
heart and rendered him unconscious for
an hour and half. II was a solar plexus
IN order to avoid conflicting dates and
the necessity OF having three shows n
week. the manager OF the Bennington
opera house WAS Obliged 70 refuse
Havana" Tho Thief" and "A Chinese
Honeymoon"
Tho Vermont Soapstone company has
practically decided not to use the water
power at Cambridgeport but cart the
rough stone to Saxtons River. Tho old
wooden mill owned by NJ. P. Barry will
be rented side track put in and electric
power used.
TIE seiectmen Of Windsor decided that
no autopsy was needed In the case of
William c. Wheeler whose body was
found In wire fence Wednesday morn
II. hNiu n
Investigated but an examination Of the
body does not appear necessary.
IN the vicinity Of Chester. tho apple
crop will make a poor showing this year
Early potatoes are yielding well. how
ever, and the retail pvice is 20 cents per
peck In spite Of DRY weather the bligh,
has not yet made It's appearance on the
vines.
The Black River Valley Orange as
ISOLATION will hold its annual :nIr on
Tuesday. epter,ber :. AZ the old g-ound,
between Proctor and Ludlow. The big
pumpkins and mammoth squnshes will
find ample room In the new buildings
which have been promised. Sports VIII
not he neglected
w. c. Rcnehan Of Hope farrl near
White River Junction. is showing len,or
tree with n full grown lemon just turn
ing yellow. The tree also bears 4 number
Of green fruit He has peanuts under
cultivation and another unusual thing IN
his garden is the trailing vine of tho
sweet potato.
Lamoille county has had hut eight clerks
since It's organization in 1896. Smith n
Waite the present incumbent, has held
the office for 3 years and ranks fourth
It ia said. In the State for length OF SER
vice. Col. Edward r. Sawyer has been
clerk three times, covering a total Of Il
years.
The Italo- American club Of Rutland will
celebrate bennington battle day. Angus,
49, with big time at the fair grounds
An excellent show Of fireworks Il promised
as $50 worth has been ordered. Uniformed
companies from Whitehall and Rutland
will give an exhibition drill a. one Of the
features Of the celebration.
The shortage OF feed makss farm
crs willing to sell at low rates cows
that buyers from Missouri and Ohio
are picking up in Washington county.
Thirty-seven that were purchased Mt
an average price OF s25 per head were
loaded on the ears Thursday ~ Mont
pelier for shipment TO Sedalia. Mo
james S. Sanborn Of ST. Johnshury
launched n 24-foot power boat on Lake
Memphromagog last week. This Is the
fourth that Mr.. Sanborn has built dur
ing spar. moments when not occupied
with his regular employment. The old
proverb should now be changed to read
GO 70 sanborn. thou slnegsrd
Supt. G. F.. Sou'e Of the Central
Vermont railway has issued an order
that engineers and conductors mus,
trains before all passengers are on
ulariy applies at stations where trains
are stopped for water and where
water spouts drip after they are
ready to start.
A bold and cunning robber threw peb-
blcs on the porch Of Supt. J. D. Wright
of the Dellwood cemetery at Manchester
Thursday night. When Mr.. Wright wen,
ont and walked around to see what the
trouble was. the burglar entered and
$i6. A large posse secured the woods
and hiding places all night in vair
search for the chief.
The camp meeting at Ithiel Fails
Johnson. begins on Friday of th..
week and will continue until Angus
30. The Rev. B. q, Taylor. known a.
tht cyclone evangelist. Will preacl
the nrst week. and Richard Title an,
Ethel Albright will bc present during
make this the best meeting ever he!t
at Ithiei Falls.
The Mlddlebury-Vermont Marble com
pany has bought q acres OF valuable lar
In Bristol OF Henry Jimmo. Cores will b
taken from the property next week. TIL
marble IS variegated In color and take
a high polish. Thirty men are now EN-
ployed by the company at Middlebur,
and Mt the Pittsford quarry a gang o
eight II Mt work \ loading station ha
heen established on tho Clarendon {
Pittsford railroad within a shcrt distanc
OF the quarry.
Joseph Gates Of Guilford complained 4
tho county game warden that he had los
n heifer which a large buck deer hat
killed He claimed that the heifer hat
been gored ny the buck which had chased
another Of his cows few days age
Warden Frost found that the heifer hat
probably been killed by dogs as she ha'
been throttied. her tail chewcd of AM
her hooks chewed and torn. IT did no
appear to Mr. r.ost that a deer wa
the murderer.