Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-04-01

in the grades Of cities Of similar size,
but Barre is at present below many
others in this respect.
The South Royalton Power company
filed articles of incorporation In the
office of the secretary of state at
Montpelier Saturday. Power will be
furnished for the villages of Royal
ton and South Royalton. The capital
stock is $4,000 and the subscribers
are n. Curtis Fletcher, Ruth l.. Howe
and Robert b. Kettle of Boston, James
c. Harvey of White River junction
and G. S. Edison of West Lebanon, n.
II.
A gentlemen from West Rutland
who failed to give his name, would
have been run over Friday night had
not the express from the north been
few minutes late. John Butler. q
special officer, and 1sreal Lassor. a
switchman, found the stranger asleep
across the rails. too drunk to move. He
was dragged from the track IN time
| for the train to pass, was consider
ably sobcred when told Of his narrow
escape and proceeded to wend his way
! homeward.
! Capt. Edwin l.. ITovey of st. Johns
bury will be a candidate for depart
ment commander at the next annual
encampment of the Vermont Grand
Army OF the Republic. The late Capt.
! p. ID. Blodgett Is the only member of
! Chamberlin post who has ever been
at the head of the state organization.
and as the post Is one of the largest
in the state it will claim recognition
when the department meets at Bur
! lington in May.
| The members of the Advent Church
in South Vernon and Vernon villages
and Northiield Massa chusetts. have
| raised more han 5000 in their cam
vass for building church at South
Vernon. Their original plan was to
erect only a church and to that end
| they set out to raise $4,000. Their ef-
forts have been SO successful that
| they have decided to build a parson-
age 4. A. Durkce give $1,000 and Buff
| FUN G. Son of South Vernon $1,000
The site selected is situated nearly
| opposite the hotel Tho work of con
struction will be begun this spring.
| II. q.
was born in Enosbdrgh Falls March
-. 1921, celebrated his SSth anniver-
sary Saturday. His looks and actions
belle his years as he walks without a
| stoop and retains his faculties per-
fectly. When he was student al
Johnson. he frequently walked his &c
miles between there and home. He
later attended the academy at st. AL
bans and went to st. Adams to live
when 80 years of age. He was there
at the time of tho famous raid during
the Civil War. Mr.. Stevens has beer
n prominent Mason many years.
The Windham county authorities have
ordered the release from jail at New
fame of George Masivcslli, son Of the
Brattleboro retreat farm hand. The lat
ter's death can eviaertly not be PROVED
to have been a case OF poisoning. TIE
report from the state laboratory ha.
been received unofficlally by States AT
torney williams OF Bellows Falls and h'
thought no good end would be serve
by holding the boy longer The arres
Of the dead mans wife and male com
panion in Holyoke, Mass. was FOLLOWED
by their release. information being sen
| the police there that the couple nee(
not he detained on account OF Yer
mont.
A change in owners OF the Equine,
House at Manchester is announce,
through the selling of stock by p. w
and r. c. Orvis who have been prcsi
dent and treasurer and manager Of thu
Equinox company. to their brother
= George Orvis The latter las hoccm.
president and will have as his manage
a. T.. Martin, chief clerk of the hot q
for many years. There will be no chang
in the policy OF this famous summe
resort which ever since its establish
nent by the late Franklin ". Orvis ha
had some member of the Orvis family
at its head Mr.. Oryis expects to maxi
a number OF important changes such a
the adding of bath rooms and tho build
ing OF laundry distinct from the hotel