Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-09-23
VERMONT NOTES.

j. S. Moran of Woodstock. Va. has ac- +,
cepted the Office Y. NJ. G. A. secretary of
Addison county. He has had two years
experience in Virginia.
After searching three months for his
missing l6-ycar-old son, Peter kisler of
Springfield found him Sunday night in
East Boston.
Henry c. Kctchum of Worcester and
Aaron Goss of Morctown have been al
lowed increases in their pensions of $li
and se4 per month, respectively.
George G. Flint, the representative
from Brantrec in the last Legislat ure,
has been appointed national organizer
of the Grange and has gone to Ohio
where he will begin this work
Bratteboro base ball enthusiasm was
undanpened by the freshet that swept
away the bleachers last spring and they
will be replaced by large grandstand for
next seasons sport
The Orange County Telephone company
officials Indignantly deny that they have
been "swallowed up by the New Eng
land company. a report to that effect
having gained some circulation.
A splendid specimen of blue heron was
shot at IL distance Of 800 feet in the air
near East Pittsford by G.. w. Tarblc of
Rutland last Saturday. The bird meas
ured five feet and four inches from tip
to tip of wings.
About 700 pounds of trout have been
taken from Lake Mansfield this season.
Since May / 5000 fry and 10000 fingerlings
have been placed In the pond During
the season the club house has been re-
paired to the extent of $50.
Livery wagons must remain unwashed
end garden hose must be furled In Rut-
land until the water In the city reservoir
IS replenshcd by rain Tho pressure has
fallen below 90 pounds nut the danger
mark has not been reached.
Ex-Gov. G. J. Bell was taken sud
denly Ill while attending church nj
Walden Sunday and was taken to his
home, where he is gradually recover
ing. The governors health has not
been good the past summer.
The Rutland Milk Producers assocla
ton at their annual meeting Monda,
evening voted to raise the price of mill
pounds from October / to May |. This
makes the price 81 So the highest in years
Ad!utant General W. II. Gilmore re-
ceived Thursday from the State auditor
an order on the state treasury for 500
to pay the members of the Vermont Ma
tional Guard for drills and services a.
muster The amounts due the severa
companies will be sent out at once.
Mrs Oscar Brown Of Rutland celebrate
her eGth birthday September ~ in eXcellen
health. She was born in Andover AM
has always made her home In this state
OF family Of ten children five reached
the age of 20 years. while two others wer
past so when they died.
About GO people climbed Camel's Hum
Sunday. A Barre party carried II miro
with them and succeeded IN throwing
beam Of light to the hill at the rear q
Goddard Seminary. The signal. b
previous arrangement. was answere
from the hill.
The Rutland board of aldermen Mon
day night granted q franchise to tn
Home Telephone company of Vernon
, The mayor vetoed a similar franchise
month ago but as the telephone compan
has agreed to properly indemnify the city
this one Is expected to stand.
The thirteenth reunion OF the 14tl
n Vermont ReEimental association vii
S be held at Dunn's hotel Lake Bono
l seen. Friday September "a In m
event Of favorable weather dinner will
!. be followed by a ride about the lax
= on the steamer Arthur y. Cook.
:, The Delaware & Hudson termina
| toward which Rutland has been castr
goo goo eyes. has been returned TO Whit
hell ~ V July ~ 1t was moved
Saratoga, n. Y, but that place prove
- not so convenient and the Whiteha
merchants used their utmost efforts
n, bringing about the return.
e Patrick Coyne of Barre narrowly @
Al capod death Thursday morning by fallr
@ n distance of so feet He was repairr
n chimney on ST. Monca's Church wh'
is the ladder which was placed again
N the chimney slipped and fell from II
e roof. one rib was broken and his lie
IT shoulder was fractured Unless intern
'r internal injuries develop the man W
. bottle of Scotch whiskcy secret
in the old Monteith house at McIndo
G. Falls about 100 years ago has Just be-
=, discovered This Is the only brick hon
In that section of the State and eve
mart Of II was made or fashioned by ha
nm the ground, even the nails were ha
wrought and the brick moulded from
nearby clay bank.
u The new addition to the Rutland q
hospital will be thrown open for pub
N inspection this afternoon and eve
RS ing. A feature is a sun parlor The
We building will be used as a nurses hon
1T By this addition the capacity of the
cd stitution Is increased from Ii to 20 T
IT. staff Of nurses will be increased from
as to l6.
The 37th annual meeting of the v
:. mon branch, Woman's Board of Forei
"a, Missions, will be held in the South G,
,or gregational Church, 81 Johnsbury. \
"a September %, with three sessions 7
,r- speakers will be Miss Mary f. Price
South Africa, Miss Harriet L. Osborne
China. and Miss Lucia c, W.therby
Boston.
recover.
The Clement National bank of RI
land has refused to pay the tax
Inn 100 OF one per cent. on deposits
by required by nv law CT 1906
BILE paid for three scmi-annual perif
as but has not paid the tax due AT
lad !, 1903 1t is understood that
~ bank desires to make test case
ms the ground that :he law is uncons
me tutional,