Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-08-26
VERMONT NOTES.

| A feature of Sharon's Eth annual OBJ
servance of Old Home Week was n din
ner given to those over 10 years of age
| The seat of honor was occupied by An
drew NJ. Wiley. who is over 80 years old
When J. S. Emery of Rutland ceebrat-
ed his s5th birthday the first Of this
week. he received a shower Of letters
from relatives residing in is different
States.
Just how dangerous the San Jose scale
is. may be realized from the fact that
one female of the species creates a bill
| lion of the scales annually. The scale Is
| reported to be spreading rapidly In
| Windham county.
| Arthur Larabee. South Ryegate
young man, was killed Sunday at Clark s
drug store in Woodsville. n. H., by be-
ing hit by the governor on the engine
which was being used to freeze Ice
cream. His skull was crushed
Edward Kinney, the l0-year-old son Of
Mr.. and Mrs James Kinney of West Rut-
land played with a dynamite cartridge
and lost the thumb and index finger of
his right hand. The other fingers were
so badly mangled that amputation will
probably be necessary.
MIR. and Mrs. Horace Swan are Rut-
lands oldest married couple. having lived
of age and their birthdays are within
eight days of each other. Both are ac-
tive people. read without glasses and cas-
lily recall happenings of 20 years ago.
The season at Camp Watson on the
lake shore at Milton has been a most sue
cessful one, as many as i3 have been
registered there at one time, the present
number being 81 The campers have
raised s1775 for the Warner Home at St.
Adams.
Word comes to Barre from Franklin
Center. +. O.. that the Rev. W. d. NJ
Beattie. rector of the Church of the
Good Shepard in that city, fell while
putting up a swing and broke three ribs
in his right side by striking a limb and
also hurt one shoulder when he hit the
ground.
Or. James K. MacGuire of West Rut-
land, a well known physician in that SEQ
ton, died at the Proctor hospital Tues
day evening whore he had undergone an
operation for cancer Of the stomach. He
was graduate of the University of
Michigan. was 66 years old, had prac-
ticed in West Rutland lG years and leaves
wife and son.
d. F. Davis of Barre was elected sec
ond vice president Of the National Assoc
citation of State Pharmacy Boards at the
annual meeting In Los Angeles. Cal,
last week. The meeting was held Jointly
can Pharmaceutical association and the
American conference Of pharmacy facul-
ties
While on her way to attend a picnic
with her husband and children, Mrs
Nutbrown OF Webstervlle. Village in
Barre, was struck by pebble from a
quarry blast and both bones OF her right
arm broken. None Of the others in her
party was injured. The usual warning
had been sounded but the Nuthrowns
considered that they were beyond tho
danger mark
The Robin Hood Ammunition company
OF Swanton has begun the erection OF n
new plant which will consist of a main
factory and warehouses and half score
Of other buildings. A large force is en-.
gagged in digging trenches for the founda-
tons. The buildings will he built of ce-
ment blocks. The location is half a mile
from East Swanton village and between
the tracks of the Boston & Maine and
the Central Vermont railroads. the site
comprising ten acres. This land was
bought several years ago, with n view
10 the extension of the plant. The build
ings will be completed by January !. A
few weeks ago Swanton voted to exempt
tho company from taxation for a period
of 10 years.