Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-05-20
VERMONT NOTES


Misslquoi Park at Highgate Springs
will be opened Monday. May "a. when an
excursion will he run there from Cana
da, it being Victoria day.
The Central Vermont railway has clos
ed u contract for 5000 tons of coal for
its southern division to he delivered at
New London, Palmer and Brattleboro.
Morrstown has voted to sell it's town
farm as being too expensive a PROPOSE
ton. Paupers will be cared for other
wise.
About 30 members and friends attended
the 10th annual reunion of Company ID
Of the Spanish War in ST. Johnsbury
Saturday evening.
The Rev. Charles n. Morris has resign
ed the rectorship of the Chester and
Iroctorsville Episcopal Churches to take
effect July l after two years service.
b,ation will he held at Roaring Brook
Park in Barton by the Orleans County
t'eir association on Saturday, July g.
For a distance Of GOO yards along Main
street in Middlebury. the village trustees
have ordained that the speed of automo-
CiIts shall not exceed six miles an hour.
A foreign missionary institute will be
held in Essex Junction Tuesday. May
%. under the direction OF Miss A. A.
Bingham of Remington. state secretary
Of the Womans Baptist Foreign Mis-
sionary society.
IN match last week at Brandon. judi
son A. Wright Of Middlebury. who is in
his 73rd year. led the marksmen by
bi inging down 46 out Of 50 birds thrown.
Mr.. Wright is known as the grand old
trap shot" Of Vermont.
A double funeral was held in Ches-
ter Monday for Mr.. and Mrs. Edward A
Fairbanks. Both died from heart trou-
bic within 81 hours of each other Mr..
Fairbanks, who was 10 years old. died
Saturday evening and Mrs. Fairbanks
Friday.
Phineas Parker, Nermont's Oldest
whist player. is willing to challenge any
ras five children. five grandchildren and
three great grandchildren, condition
which he will waive in the case OF those
| accepting his challenge.
The Rev. i. l.. Billiard. formerly OF
Brandon. in preparing a Champlain ter
centenary story writes that he stumbled
| upon an old volume of rare interest. "
| 1t is recalled that Mr.. Billiard had a like
experience in Boston bookstore prev
| ious to his leaving Brandon.
rhe Robin Hood Ammunition compan
/
Of prosperity. So far this year more or
ders have been received than the entire
sales last year. New machinery Is soor
to be added which will greatly increas'
the capacity Of the plant.
| The international Paper compa n.y.
los drive Is on its way down the Con
necticut to Bellows Falls. There are TO-
| 100000 feet Of logs In the drive and it il
| expected to reach Bellows Falls in abou
10 days. II was held back two weeks 70
the fear OF another rise in the river.
AS the result OF being denied a lcens
to sell intoxicating liquor. the Romoseei
House In Castleton. that villa Ges onl.
| hotel. is closed and surrounded by a wiz
fence to make the fact doubly plain. W
II. Webster the proprietor, is takinl
care Of transient trade in large hous
across the street.
Since the last report OF COMMISSIONS
II. q. Thomas of Stowe regarding tn
work done at the State fishery at Rox
| bury. between seven and eight h,Indre,
thousand trout fry have been shipped t
different brooks and ponds In Vermont
The shipments yesterday amounted L
1850.
| The BrattlebOro listers expect to In
| crease the list of taxable property abou
$1,000 this year. The largest single in
crease is that of the Hooker, Corser
Mitchell company from $500 to $4,000 a
the result of a disclosure made in a sui
whereby it was learned that the ne
earnings of the company were more tina
10 per cent,
The Woodbury. Granite company n
Bethel has the contract for the ston
for the Roman Catholic Cathedral TO b
constructed in Minneapolis. MINI. A
the granite will be quarried in Bethel an
cut at the sheds there. The contrac
calls for 10000 cubic feet of granite a
given $50 men for a year and a half fror
June /.
-hc Bennington battle monument ha
been wired for electric lights and wa
lighted for the first time Monday. Hitcl
tIt0 in order to make the ascent Of tn
structure 1t was necessary to use lar
terms. Over 1900 signed the visitors res
lister last year and II Is expected tha
more than that number will appreciat
| the new method of illumination this sea
son.
During the last quarter there have bee
20 patients discharged from the Vernon
Sanatorum at Pittsford. OF this nun
Der there we're only two who have nc
improved. The others have been appa
renty cured or the disease arrested
There are now 2S patients at the institu
ton. The capacity OF the sanatorium ha
tcen increased to 20 by the completio
OF the addition.
A large attendance marked the annu;
spring meeting of the Congregations
Club of Western Vermont held at Pro,
tor Friday when the following officer
we're elected: President, Prof. c. !
Wright of Middlebury; vice-presdcn
the Rev. w. II. Spence of Rutland, Sc,
rotary. the Rev, G, &, Adams of E;sse
Junction: treasurer. r. r. harrington
Brandon; auditor, F. NJ. Wilson OF Ru
land.
New York capitalists have leased
acres OF land containing marble on III
farm Of ]. d. Pratt in the southern pa
OF Clarendon and expect to open qua
~ there the coming summer surfs<