Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-07-29
VERMONT NOTES


The rifle practice for the Vermont Ma
tlonal Guard will Jbc held In Northfield
next week The regiment does not go
out Of the state this year
A Polander working in tho yards of The
Vermont Marble company, Monday, was
struck by o flying chain which practically
tore off his scalp. II Is believed he will
recover.
Cairo Temple, Ancient Order of the
Mystic Shrine will hold meeting in Rut-
land August to decide upon the plans
for n shrine temple they are to erect
in that city
Leon Green of Albany. who is charged
with stealing a horse and rig in Hard
wick. has been held In the slim of 500
for appearance at the December term of
Caledonia county court.
The Slipping of a stone from derrick
at the quarry of the Woodbury. Granite
company mt ffardwick Yesterday morning
crushed Louis Dunnels and broke both
bones Of his right leg.
Three bears were seen In the field OF
r. =. Congdon In Danny last FRIDAY.
These animals are said to be plenty IN
that vicinity since deer have become so
common.
George S. Wright. principal of the North
field high school, has been asked to accept
tho position of superintendent Of schools
In ST Adams. If the Mortified school
commissioners will release him he will
accept the position.
bennington has a resident who was once
"A wedding present. Doc" Miller, a negro
who conducts small repair shop, was a
Virginia slave before the Civil War and
was given by his master as a wedding
present to the latter's daughter
Fred Blair of Isle La Motto. who was
arrested in Rutland for breaking into a
car, has been bound over to Rutland
county court in the sum of $500. The Of
ncers believe he is responsible for other
breaks in the Rutland yards
| The town of Mortified has voted to
exempt the proposed addition to the
Philips and Slack granite plant from
| taxation for period of 10 years and is
thus insured of a large addition TO the
granite industry in that village.
From 80 to - members of Vermont
State Optical association sre expected to
attend the second annual convention to
be held in Rutland. August and ;. Be
sides papers and lectures by experts
the association plans an excursion to
Lake Bomoseen ard banquet.
Fire destroyed an old landmark at
South STAFFORD late Wednesday night
| when the store of Samuel 3. Buell. was
burned. Most of the stock was lost but
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books were saved. The loss is stated at
$500 partially covered by insurance.
The building was over lOo years old
d. w Cooley of waterbury is re
building the trestle of the Mt MANSFIELD
Electric road at Waterbury Center. The
trestle Is 900 feet long ard GO feet deer
at the highest point The trestle Will be
used during the reconstruction and i
IS estimated the work will cost Owe
$1,000.
Mason Drown of Burlington, who Il
serving a sentence in the House of Cor
rection, will have to face charge o
grand larceny as soon as his time eX
pres. IT Is alleged that while work
ing rs a trusty outside the institution
he has taken copper and brass from tn
f. r. patch Manufacturing company.
Among the lecturers engaged at God
dard Seminary, Barre the coming yea
are Gov. G. H. Prouty OF Newport. Presi
dent NJ. n. BuCkham of the tniVers"
. of Vermont, President f. w. lamilto
Of Tufts College. c. II. Darling. collect"
Of customs at Burlington. the Rev. c.
| staples of burlington and State Foreste
a. f. Halves.
D. r Davis of Barre, secretary of III
state board of pharmacy. made publ
Saturday the names Of the successfl
: candidate who 10 days ago took ii
examinations before the board at n
State House for Registered pharmacist
Three passed, +. Lorne Mitchell
Richford NJ. II. Waters ~ Castleton an
+ Fred c. Locke of Chester.
Information was received ut mlitar
headquarters in Montpelier Saturday III;
the LIST Vermont regiment will send +
y team this year for rifle practice at Can
p Perry. ohio. After the remaining con
; Hpanies Of the regiment. who have no, bee
to the rife range at Mortified. have
weeks practice there it is proposed
, select the best marksmen from each con
y pany for a regimental shoot.
!. The following Vermont failures ha'
IT been made public by the filing of Il
: bankruptcy petitions with Clerk +,
s Plat Of the United States court: Claren
,e G. Pierce of Montpelier. a harness wor
y er. liabilities. $S6S A. assets. $5a0S oxenl
e 500: Long Ladcau of East Montpelier,
a meat pcddlcr, liabilities. s,o3S.29, asset
1. :alS al, exempt. $500; Jeddie w. Blow
ar Colchester. n laborer liabilities, s757
E assets sl33. exempt, $575.
It Or. J. II. Cole of Bennington, pres
It dent. ID, f. Lawrence of Brandon vic
president and director, and r.
ID Buchanan of Brandon, treasurer and bus
ness manager, is the organization of
new company that will handle no
- invention konwn as solid revors!h
II propeller for motor boats. This propell
permits motor boat engine to rever
q, without stopping The head office Of Il
- corporation will be IN Bennington,
l. Frank bingham of Randolph found
horse he had turned out to pasture liz
8 to tree in an adjoining field with OF
% foot tied so 1t could not move. In Il
n, | animals struggles the rope around Il
y, animals neck had worn the neck do"
l., to the bone and II had terribly brus
it's head. 1t was necessary to XIII q
II animal The horse evidently was hou'
n by malicious person, but no arres
- have been made.
e bill In chancery has been filed wi
is the Windhnm county clerk at Brattlebo
II which is brought by DR.. Alexander BE