Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-01-14
VERMONT NOTES

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The S2nd annual meeting OF tho Yer
, mont state Dental society Will be held
in Rutland May 49,
The body of deer was found IN
Bakersfield Saturday. 1t is thought the
animal was wounded during the open
season in November
The test of the herd of 20 cattle on the
farm of -. Noyes Burton at west Swan
ton showed co had tuberculosis and they
were Killed.
4 social club is proposed In Barre to
he composed of men of Canadian birth.
About 20 attended the preliminary meet
ing and manifested considerable interest
IN tic project
Two hundred users OF New England
telephones in Rutland have changed from
10 to four-partv lines as a result OF n
special campaign conducted by the COM
pany's contract force.
The fourth and one of the most sue
ccssfu exhibits Of the Vermont Poultry
association was concluded in Barre last
week rho receipts were ample TO put
/ the association on the frmest financial
/ footing Of its history.
The sixt'eth wedding Anniversary of
/ Mir and Mrs. Myron Paige was quietly
Observed with family gathering Mt
q cir home I'm West Salisbury Sunday,
5anuarY .. Mr. and Mrs. Paige are both
active and well preserved.
The Rev. =. A. Smith, who has been
pastor Of the Methodist church at Nor
| risvile for the paet five years. has an
nounced his intention not to accent n rc-
loppointment at the session of the YER
mont conference TO be held next April.
Deputy L. s. Marshal Frank II. Chap
man Of Rutland has received descriptions
from the war department of 175 more
doser;ors Which makes total Of ga who
have deserted from the army since July
!, 1908.
The state board Of medical registration
commenced Yesterday at tho state House
Montpelier a three days examination o.
candidates Officers will be elected to-
day. Eleven candidates are taking Tho
examinations.
Smith Warren. the year-o,d
son of William Warren. Of Morrlsvile
g. in g critical condition as the result
Of Injuries suffered by being struck b.
falling tree. lie was watching his
father fell the tree and in trying to set
away from It ran directly under It.
w L. Bixhy Of East Barre is Mt tho
Barre ci;y hospital suffering with
broken leg and the other dislocated at
the kneo as the result of a runaway
accident in which his horses. after being
frightened by an automobile. ran with
great force against a telegraph pole.
During the year 1908 there were ISL
births and % deaths in Montpelier. In
1907 there were l6l births and -
deaths OF III" children born last
year, ~ were females and 90 males
OF the parents. 927 were born in Ann
erica and 135 in foreign lands.
William Wilson was arraigned in
Montpelier city court Monday
charged with a statutory offcnse on .
l4-ycar-old girl of Montpelier. tle
waived examination and in default OF
500 hail was remanded to iail to
await the action Of the grand jury
Mrs W. NJ Smith of stowe has
piece &C continental currency, No. 1888,
inscribed as follows; This bill entities
the bearer to receive seven spanish mlled
dollars or the value thereof in gold or
silver according to the resolution OF
Congress passed at Baltimore February
%, 1777. y. Smith. VIM. Spencer
The town of Ando,er ap,a PIRATES SIS
annually for the purchase of books for
its library # from 1900 to 200 volumes
and vet the lihrariano report for 1905
shows 1862 volumes and COS magazines
were taken ont. Some ~ books and 800
m2gaz!nos were given the library which
Helped ont the So appropriation.
Wallingford is progressive Its citizens
have voted to have the streets lighted by
electricity aud 30 incnndescent lights of
80 candle power viii he installed By the
RutlanG Light s. Power company Lad
ders and buckets for the fire departm ent
have arrived and a new fire alarm sys-
tenn VIII soon be in working order.
Practically no dwelling houses are for
sale IN Rutland and the city may exempt
new houses from taxation II citizens 50
vote. At the present time there Is little
disposition among homo seekers to build
dread Of cost and n lack Of knowledge I'm
matters o. construction being among the
reasons.
The number Of tramps lodged in tho
village lookup n Bellows Fails last year
was G9l for which the corporation will
receive from the town OF Rockingham
tl7e.75 4 decrease of village cxpendi- !
lures for :hc year of s9locl Is shown in !
Tho annual report.
Tho report Of the visiting nurso at
81. Albans for the month of December
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