Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-10-21

u" '''utE attire 10 alarm his neighb ory
Investigation failed 20 show any signs NJ
burglars.
AT the auction sale of tho nersona,
property OF the late Warren u lrre,,t,
of Jericho last week many ar.iolaa -.
value because Of their ontio,,it, ,yor,
dispoeed Of. Among them was n sp.rs
drum which saw service under Con
stark at the Battle ~ bennington 7, 10.
bid in by w. V t'arr Of burlington Az
autograph violin over 100 vears ola 90,
bought by DR. Hopkins Of Jericho Can,er
Mr.. French was n singular charocto,
VINO made business Of collectina
antiques.
The Rev +. T.. Kellogg Of yVaterbur,
was sunday one Of the busiest clorgvrnon
IN the state. At nine O'Clock in +bo
morning he conducted service M ,bo
Stnte hospital At 1890 o'clock preached
from his own pulpit at the Conore,a-
tional church. following which he lead
Bible class. After n short intorrnissto,,
for dinner he drove rs miles IN South
DuXburY to conduct n ser,icee and va.
turned home to complete the dnv with ,
drive OF % miles 10 stowe and return a,
which place he addressed a union sorvica
that evening
Thomas J. Newton. one Of Vermont,
interesting characters. is passing his las,
years IN the littl" town q Albany on tho
Biack river. Born in burlington in 1876
MS parents moved to Massachusetts
when he was small boy At the aga
of ~ he Served as patrolman on the Ro-.
ton police force and while emplovnd i'm
mat capacity was murdcrou-lv assaulted
and nearly killed with slung shot in
the hands Of a thug who nllstook him
FOR another policeman He served I'm
the Civil War and In The battle q,
Gettysburg received wounds that in later
years resulted in the loss Of his eve
sight. For many Years after the war he
worked at the trade .of stone mason.
Stimulated by the perusal %, dino INV
els gang Of Brattlehoro youths So.
forth Friday night to terrorizo the town
With SLOUGH hats drawn over their eyes
and rsvolvers in their hands they parad-
ed through the streets and made them
selves generally obnoxious. Their career
was brought to a sudden termination
when ono of their number held up Bert
Basien. ignoring the lads orders to
throw up his hands he was greeted with
blank cartridge shot fred within 10 feet
or BIS face. Tho cigar he was smoking
was blown from his mouth and his face
was hlled with burned powder and wad-
ding. One piece Of waddrg lodged in an
eye and the sight OF that member was
saved with difficulty
II. NJ Hume Of BrookIvn. who
spends his summers al sudbury. was
arrested about a month ago for auto
mobile speeding. since which COM
plicated legal tangle has arisen. 1t
seems that the ofense was committed
in Addison county. the arrest made
by an officer from that jurisdiction
and trial on the case held in Middle
bury but Rutland county claims tho
fine OF $50 imposed. Mr. Hume plead
ed guilty over the telephone. JuIge
+. G.. Swinnerton Of Rutland was in
Monday to straighten out
the affair. He claims that Mr.. Hume
was arrested and pleaded guilty in
Rutland county and that therefore
the fine is payable 70 that county.
Valuable pearls in comparatively largo
quantities are found IN Kirby brook, nine
miles from st. Johnsbury. r. A. Moore
and +. NJ Harris OF that village havs
been collecting pearls for several years.
more as a pastime than n business but
with considerable resulting revenue. Mr..
Moore Monday found two very valuable
pink pearls. the first Of this variety hs
has discovered in the forty-odd wears hs
has hunted them. One Of the gems found
Monday is said 10 be worth so Weighing
70 grains. Last year NJ. Harris found
one that weighed 20 grains and was an
praised at slCo These two men when
boys began their pearl fishing in the
Winooski river near Marshheld ard
Montpelier which In those days was a
rich field. Children watching the votera,
hunters recently began a search on their
own hook and one little girl found
pearl that brought so
Henry Edwards of Benson has a
potato that weighs three and one-halr
pounds. From the same field Ny Ed
wards gathered 80 potatoes that flied
. bushel basket. Speaking of large
potatoes and big crops f. l.. Morse
n Hartland recently dug a hill OF the
lack cowhorn variety which contain
ID ~ potatoes. 80 of which were mar
ketahle. This hill was planted in
August. 1903. NJ. Morse having about
a peck OF old potatoes which he bur
led wishing TO get rid Of them. r.
Y. Dana OF North Pomfret Is talking
about potato raised by him, which
lips the scales at three pounds AMI
wo ounces Mason Mills Of West
Woodstock has n tuher weighing two
oounds and IS ounces and W. J. COL
Ton and Jake Duncan 81 the same
town have each mentioned potatoes
wei Ching two and one-l alf pounds.
At the annual meeting OF the Franklin
County Fair association held October e,
It was voted 10 increase the stock ~
SO coo and 10 pay dividend Of I'VE per
cent. on the present stock November l.
There are now 4dO share. for sale nj 80
The association has balance Of s7J
in the treasury, Before next years fair.
which will be held from August 80 10
September :. new barn will be butt
and repairs made TO the gateway. The
following officers were elected President.
C. w. Gates Of Franklin: vice-presdent.
Dr. william, s. stevens. Of St Adams,
secretary. W G.. Fa-sett. 81 Enoshurgh;
treasurer, G. r. TwigS Of St Adams;
general superintendent George F. Steh-
bins Of sheldon; superintendent OF races,
j. Pomeroy. Of East Fairfield; auditors,
p c. Hammond. Of Frsrklin 4. J.
Beebe Of Swanton. Or. r. NJ Brown Of
sheldon: directors. Harry Scott Of
5. c. Towle of Berkshire, ].
C.. Towle Of Eroshurgh, C. II. Brush Of
Fairfax. r. Sturtevant of East FAIRFIELD,
s. ~ Gibbs of Fletcher. Q. w Gates ot
Franklin, \. T. Curtis Of Georgia. Myron
Farr Of Hishgate. =. w. Wall ~ Mont
Somery, w, II. Fills OF ST. Adams.