Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-04-29
VERMONT NOTES.

| sugar makers in Windsor county
report half crop.
The funeral Of Mrs. Diantha Math
ewson who was 90 years old, was held
at Lyndonville Saturday
Mr.. and Mrs. Sylvester Cameron Of
Barre celebrated their golden wedding
April q.
Grass has started we'll and there is
very little winter Kill on account of
the ground being frozen less than US
ual during the winter.
three weeks summer school is to be
held in johnson beginning July 10 UNI
der the auspices of the state board of
education.
The new board Of trade at Barre
starts with rs members and the de-
termination to have the new federal
building built of Barre granite.
The bodies Of Mrs. W. Hawley and
her baby boy were buried in the same
casket at lIubbardton saturday. The
young mother and child were burned
! to death at Mil Village in Rutland.
Three second class licenses have
been issued in West Rutland to the
Tho only difference is that one saloon
last year was of the first class. The
fee is $1,000.
state Bank Commissioner +. c.
Williams Of Newport states that he
nids the savings banks In Vermont
in even better con 1ition than a year
ago owing to II noticeable increase
IL the amount OF deposits.
Major Chauncey NJ. Wiley OF Barre
has been elected colonel of the Yer
mont regiment of the Uniform Rank.
the knights of Pyhias, vice G. NJ.
Rrownell of Burlington whose COM
mission had expired. Colonel Wiley
has been in command for two years
during the Illness Of Colonel Brownell,
More than 100 Vermonters and their
friends will sit down at the banquet
tables IN Washinrton, -. (. FRIDAY
evening when the Vermont state as
ISOLATION of that city holds it's annual
sugar party in the National Rifles arm
Dry Brief after dinner speeches Will be
made by members of Congress, jurists
and minister's.
\ decisive step toward a Masonic Tenn
pie in Brattleboro has been taken by
buying Or. i. II. O'Connor's residence
On Main street. lie has the privilege OF
staying in the house year. temple
costing from $4,000 to $1,000 Is planned
but no definite plans hnve been made as
TO whom it will be begun.
The largest stone ever quarried by the
Wordnu~y Granite company at Hardwck
ana possibly the largest in New England
Was blasted out last week. II measured
20 feet long. 20 feet wide and IS feet
thick and was blown e. feet from the
side of the quarry. 1t contains 1850
cubic feet and would weigh 10000
pounds or 1880 tons.
Mrs. Bertha Bcnsoh of New York
city, woman Of means, fatally
wounded herself last week at her
summer residence, "a log cabin. near
Newfane, when she put bullet
through her head from temple to tenn
pie. Mis-. Bensch had been respondent
since the suicide of her husband. H.
F. Bensch at the Massasoit House
IT Sprin gfeld, Mass. two years ago
She was IS years old and leaves FIVE
children.
Amos Wing Of Mendon has been held
in 500 bail to await a hearing in Rut-
land on the charge OF poisoning two
cows valued at SO belonhias to Mrs. NJ.
L. Peikett Il neishuor. states Attorney
J. 6. Jones. who Investigated the case,
found Parts green mixed with meal in
al to al
cd to have arisen over 2 spring Of water
on Wings land which flowed across Mrs.
Perkett farm and was used for domes-
tic purposes The cows lived one day
after becoming i'll.
Some huge dimensions are given as
those OF mammoth block Of granite
! owed h. +. l.. Sn III & CO. al Earre
last week. TIE length Is 200 feet. the
w' IN ~ ut 50 feet and the depth "a feet.
Two charges If powder had to he used
to make the break. The weight of the
huge mass IS approximately 6a,l20Ov0
pounds and it would make LIS carloads
PROV !Ginc the cars We're OF 5000 pounds
capacity. The firm commenced work on
this channel two vears ago last January
going down p feet.
A government building will he erected
in Northhcld this year for the United
states weather bureau and the proba-
uiities are that bank building will also
go up during the season with the posi- |
bility Of one or tWc other buildings of
some importance as we'll as a number Of
dwelling houses. Bids for. the construc-
ton Of the weather bureau will be open
e. May Is By the agricultural depart
ment a Washing on The plans call for
a substantial hr'ck building with granite
trimmings. The bank which may be built
with be for the newly organized North
Hcld Trust company