Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-12-16
VERMONT NOTES.

John Fradenburg one OF six men
drowned by the sinking OF a dredge at
Port Arthur, Ont. Friday. was a native
of bennington, where he lived until about
six years ago
A controlling interest in the Combina-
ton Tool company OF East Hampton.
Mass, has been bonCht by Chester par
ties and the business will be moved to
that town about January /.
Mrs. f. I. Hall OF Rutland has returned
from the Ladies' Toy Spaniel DOG club
show in New York with several ribbons
and ten special prizes won by her three
Deermont Kennel entries.
Orrin Griswold, who died Monday
at his home In Barre at the age Of
So years. was one of the forty
miners" at the time of the Califnoria
gold rush and made several trips
across tho continent
Shoplifters have begun their holiday
work in Rutland and several mer-
chants report losses. One dealer suf-
fered to thu extent OF $3.50 Monday.
but he knows the guilty party and
Thomas ODonnell OF Lowell. Mass, 70
years old Is missing. He was last seen
at Bellows Falls, where he was employed
by farmer and 1t Is thought he is still in
that vicinity. He is five feet eight inches
tall and of light complexion.
Judge and Mrs. James T.. Martin OF
Brattleboro Monday Issued invita-
In in NJ or
daughter Margaret Susan Martin to
hurry Montague Tucker, the ceremony
taking place Tuesday, December IS.
Mr. and Mrs jeremiah Steady Of Island
Pond celebrated the Goth anniversary OF
their marriage December s in remarkably
good health. Mr.. Steady will be "a years
old in June and Mrs. Steady is a. Nine
sons have been born to them. of whom
six are living.
Joe Lawrence and Will Colburn,
employees in Ludlow shoddy mill.
were painfully injured when a carboy
of acid which they were handling.
fell striking one of them on the shns
and the other on the ankle. resulting
in severe strains and bruises.
Christmas parcels directed to Eng
land and Scotland are piling up in the
Barre postofiice and will never reach
their destination because of the Christ
mas stamps attached to them. The
British postal authorities will not ac-
cept packages thus decorated.
Mr.. and Mrs. Duncan McFarlane OF
Greensboro Bend aged respectively So
and s. years. celebrated the 6oth anniver-
Thnt-
have lived on their present farm ever
since they were married. In the old days
Of the Montpelier Newport stage line they
ran a hotel.
When Mr.. and .Irs. ]. l.. Thompson
of North Fairfield arrived at their
destination Dec. after drive of six
miles they founu that their three weeks
old babe had been wrapped too closely
and had smothered The child was past
help when the error was discovered and
died in a short time.
The Massachusetts State board of health
caused tests to be made of milk from 70
Vermont diaries from which milk is sold
in that State. OF this number only 90 came
up to the standard. The owners of the re-
naming 80 herds have been notified that
they must bring their product up to the
standard or stop selling 1t IN the Massa-
chusetts markets.
The Rev. Sedgwick Woodford Bidwell OF
East Middlebury, 100 years old. by his own
hand and without the aid of glasses writes
for the Free Press a brief account of his
birthday last Monday. On the day pre-
vious he spoke in his home church re-
ceiving the audience informally after the
service. He received 1871 postal cards
from eight states and four cities.
The people Of Rutland were reminded
OF the old days Sunday morning when
| Sheriff f.. G. Fish and three deputies rode
| through the town with n toad of empty
kegs. They had Just completed two
hours search Of the Banquet house with
no results other than the empties. No ar
| rests We're made and none are expected
Tho empty kegs were taken to the county
| court house for safe keeping
| Henry l.. Kenyon. Tor many years a
resident OF Mortified, died Thursday IN
81. Louis, Mo. He VAS born in Bennng-
ton. served four years during the Civil
War; was appointed postmaster OF North
! field by President Cleveland. represented
that town IN the Legislature IN 1850 and
secretary of Dewitt Clinton Lodge, T..
& A. NJ. for 80 years
| Miss Ellen ,owney OF Castleton. aged
| 70 years. was found dead In her bed Fri
day. having succumbed to heart failure
some time the previous night. When no
smoke arose from the chimney of the
house where size lived alone suspicious OF
| the neighbors were aroused and the Sc
lectmen forced the door Her body lay
| fully dressed across the bed and a small
lamp was burning nearby.
While waiting in a doorway as the doc
tor FASTENED to a drug store to get him
= some medicine, Benjamin Flanders,
aged 81, an employe al the House OF Cor
recton. dropped dead Of heart disease
He was a paroied prisoner OF the institu-
ton, where he had been sentenced to
serve from six To ~ months. He was
born in Shrewsbury and leaves relatives
Mt Fttsburg Pa, and Ludlow.
The financial report OF the Brattleboro
Memorial hospital shows the gross ex-
/ penditures for the past year to have been
$1,000 OF which $4,000 was obtained from
the requests of the Thompson fund and
the remainder from charges at the hos
ptal The number of patients received
was 46i as against 3ol the previous year
The report OF the superintendent con-
| tains a plea for nurses home
| Turned out at ;: 80 O'Clock sunday morn
ing MIR. and Mrs. W. *. Dunton and
their five-weeks- old baby, who live on the
East Creek road between Rutland and
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