Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-09-02
VERMONT NOTES.

The rubber game between the knights
Of King Arthur Of Ludlow and those at
Chester was won by the latter Saturday
afternoon by the score Of 9 to g.
Joseph Cross. Jr.. Fairfax farmer,
has filed n petition IN bankruptcy giving
his liabilities s61S and his assets as
$3.50 with $3.50 claimed as exempt.
The name of Felix McGettrick. formerly
Of st. Adams. was filed at Boston Satur-
day as one Of two candidates for the
democratic nomination for district at
torncy.
Tho Dandy Mirror. a weekly news
paper which suspended publication In
June. Is to be moved from Rutlard 70
Ludlow and be issued there after Sep
TENDER I6.
The calendar for the September term Of
| Rutland county court contains 10 cases
for trial by Jury with % to be heard
by the court. The term will open Sep
TENDER at Rutland.
Two hundred attended the picnic Of the
Mendon. Pittsncld and Shcrburne Grange,
at Mendon Saturday. The speakers we're
State Master c. r. Smith OF Morrisville
and State Lecturer Mason S. Stone OF
Montpelier.
Henry c. Wilcox who had a refresh
ment stand last week at the Addison
| county fair. so badly stung by bees
| that he had to give up the job His hands
were terribly swollen and customers APP
parenty deserted him.
Joel Rabbit Putnam. for more than 20
years trial Justice at Bethel. was 90
years old Saturday. He was chrlstened
and confirmed in Christ Church. between
Bethel and Randolph. and has been lay
reader for more than 80 years.
Copious rains have raised the wat
ed in the st. Adams city reservoirs
far above the level of year ago
when the city was obliged to pump
water from the lake to escape from
n water famine.
The first beQuest to the Barre city hos
pi'al Is $2To from the Angela French
estate. The trustees OF the institution
have decided to place the money In 'mme-
diate use by applying 1t on the purchase
| price Of the hospital
r. H. Gausha of Bennington has some
bag In the cellar way far removed from
light moisture or earth. About a doz.n
potatoes have grown from one ranging
In size from wanuts down to peas.
The 10th annual conference Of the
Daughters OF the American Revolution
Of Vermont will be held with General
Lewis Morris Chapter ut Springfield
September l6 and II. The information
committee consists Of Mrs. w j. Acker-
man and Mrs. 3. d. Bowen.
West Rutland Youngsters placed
dummy on the electric car track night
or two ago and enjoyed the excitement
among crew and passengers when the
car was brought to a violent stop and
| the pale faced motorman said he had run
over man. The only harm was the loss
OF time required to investigate.
Miss Blanche Carlo Of Montpelier
was in a crowd at the entrance of
the Comi1ue theatre when smoker
turned quickly and damned the end
Of his lighted cigar In one of her
eyes. Both eye ball and lid were
burned and she will he lucky II she
does not lose the sight.
While foul play is not suspected
as the cause Of Harrison Parents
death at Dandy last week. tho arrest
has been made OF Charles Mulligan In
whose barn Parents body was found.
Mulligan is charged with selling Ii
quor illegally and has been unable
to furnish al.oo0-bail.
william, A. Shakespeare of Rutland, a
brakeman on the way freight. was badly
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ernoon while coupling cars. One leg was
crushed. He was hurried 10 the Proctor
hospital in a special car. The accident
delayed the northbound nail train near
y an hour.
The Pittsford fire department saved
the Rand house which Is occupied by
Dr. and Mrs. John l. Pinckney Sun
day afternoon. The family at
dinner when flames were discovered
around the kitchen chimney. All the
furniture in the house wns removed
and the FIRE extinguished with dim
Guilty.
The Central Vermont railway has begun
the distribution OF 72-pound rails along
the Missisquoi Valley division to replace
those weighing sc pounds to the yard
The rails are brought from tho New
London division and will permit the use
, OF much heavier locomotives In passenge,
and freight service from st. Adams tc
Richford.
Beside the frosts Monday night re-
ported by Free Press correspondents
at Richford Stowe and Middlcbury.
there was white frost at Barre. an
' other at Northfleld and light one at
at. Adams where the mercury fell TO
the 42-degrec mark. AT Franklin
county points south of there. the
frost was heavy.
Miss Maria l.. Reed. aged Il years, who
had been visiting her cousin. Mrs + u
Martin In Chester. was accidentally
drowned Friday afternoon. A pond which
supplies Mr., Martins shop with power
comes very near the back door of til,
:. house and 1t is supposed that Miss Reed
while reaching for some clothes hanging
| on a line, lost her balance and fell int
= the water.
With Bennington and Woodstock tht
y only Independent base ball teams IN tn,
t State and with neither beaten by Yer
mont team, n divided claim to tho Stat,
z championship would seem 10 he an eas,
It matter to settle. Woodstock has draw
o Its opponents principally from New
y Hampshire while Bennington has me
teams from New Yorh md western
3 ssachusetts
- Harry Stowe who IN tho orAar m