Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-04-08
VERMONT NOTES.

Chester Changers have purchased a
lot near the depot and will build a
hall the coming summer.
1T is expected that the freezing Of
ice by the new company at St. Johns
bury VIII be begun this week
1t is time to read OF golf in Man
chester. The greens keeper OF the
Ekwanok Country club Is ready for
business.
Prices in the Bristol market satur-
day ruled as follows: Eggs. 1sc; but
ter. 25c to soc; potatoes in light sup
ply, 75c bu.
| The boy choir has been revived at
the North Congregational Church in
st. Johnsbury with Mr.. and Mrs Il. Z.
| Peters as leaders
vile tho night clerk at the Pavilion
Hotel in Montpelier went to the boiler
room Thursday night, some one robbed
the till of sl2
meeting of the librarians OF YER
mont will be held in Swanton Thurs
day. April %. Morning and afternoon
| sessions will he held In the library of
which Miss Hazel Stone is librarian.
According to the Waterbury Record
the new granite industry there is distrib-
uting $4,000 a month by it's pay roll i ne
plants have orders for several months
work.
To avoid crowd Of Rutland city
people, the license commissioners OF West
Rutland have voted not to issue any first
class license this year. The town will
fyro ola
The Pollard Manufacturing company
which was burned out at Chester
March "a, has secured temporary quar-
ters and will put in 25 machines to
furnish work for few of It's hands
until new factory can be built.
State Fish and Game Commissioner II.
c. Thomas OF Stowe has received the
resignation Of w. T. Reyes as superin-
tendent of the state FISH hatchery at Rox-
bury. a position he has held for IA
years
Six new stalls are being built IN the
Norwich University stables and Ave
horses have been added to the num-
Der on hand for cavalry purposes.
These will be available at the OPEN
Ing OF the spring term April 10.
Some sugar orchards in the noun
tains will not he tapped until this
week. The season Is 10 DAYS later
than last spring in Windham county.
The syrup there is very light colored
and Is bringing s1.25 the gallon, be-
ing Of excellent flavor. Snow four feet
deep among the trees Ia reported in
many places throughout the State.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Rettell, the young
Brandon couple who eloped last week
and were married In Ticonderoga. y.
Y, have returned and are diving with
the groom's parents. The brides age
is stated to be - and the groom g 81
After donn!ng their wedding garments
they left their clothes under a cover
ed bridge on the way to Leicester
Junction.
Before filing a vacancy on the Brattle.
boro board Of listers last week. the se
lcctmen offered the place to former At
to'ney-General c. C. Fits and urged him
to accept 1t. In recent address before
a society OF Vermonters in Springfield.
Mass, Mr.. Fttts stated that 33.O,o IN
worth OF property in Brattleboro escaped
taxation every year. In view OF this
statement the selectmen considt tired
Mr.. Fits the logical person for lister,
but he declined for lack Of time
l. used to be said after a prisoner es-
caned from the old Windham county Jail
Mt Newfane that the building needed a
now coat of whitewash. A new Jail was
tuit and every prisoner confined therein
for six months past has escaped. three
IN October and two last week II Is thus
y pparent thai the new Jail Is not all that
L ought to be. 1t Is heated by wood
stoves and the prisoners md the fire.
wood very convenient In wrenchng of
window bars Fine saws are also be-
Iieved to be struggled in through the
contents of the wood box.
Fire last week destroyed the house
and barn on the place at Derby Line
owned by Eugene Cowles, popular
singer in light opera and formerly with
ihe Bostonians. 1t was his familys home
Tor nearly century and he has been in
tie habit OF spending his vacations
there. His aged mother was Frustrated
at tie loss Of her home. Very little was
saved and the loss will amount TO SOW
erai thousand dollars. Mr.. cowles's fino
collection Of prints and photographs
with very valuable medical library
which belonged to his father. We're
burned.
Gershom Romance Rice. aged n years,
tho Bratteboro Civil War veteran who
IS DESTROYS OF marrying Miss Minnie
Doolitte aged 49, has on petition OF his
son been adjudged In need Of guardian.
Rice has appealed from this decision Of
probate court and will take the case to
county court. The decision does not bar
him from marrying the woman of his
choice. His son. however, has notified
Miss Doolittle that II guardian is ap-
pointed that he will ask 10 have a mar
! age annuled, Rice has several inirm-
lies and his son regards his contemplat-
cd marriage with suspicion. An ante
nuntal agreement was introduced at
tire hearing before Judge Schwenk In
which the elder Rice waived all his right