Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-07-22
VERMONT NOTES

The Hon. Robert r. Lincoln. son OF tho
great emancipator. was elected president
of the Ekwanok Country club at Manches-
ter las: week.
lightning struck the barn ~ Nv,es
iiemenway about three miles below
Windsor village Thursday and +, was
destroyed; loss, $4,000. Forty tons OF
new hay were burned.
Guy y. Smith has one of the oldest
straw hats in Vermont. II was braid
cd at Guildford Just 80 years ago and
looks more than that length Of time
out Of fashion.
Gov. G. II. Prouty has appointed O.
NJ. Barber Of bennington, VI. c. Web
Der OF this city and O. s. Annis Of
Troy a commission to arrange and
provide for tho issue of a digest Of
reported decisions of the supreme
Court Of Vermont.
a of the crop conditions in
Windham county follows: TIay of good
quality. crop below the average: corn,
very backward tobacco. good Yield pota-
toes. plants topped well, large crop ex-
pected; oats. good; garden produce, we'll
matured; fruit, abundant.
The Rev. Or. s. +. Gale, who died in
Jacksonville, Fla. Friday night. was
born in Vermont s. years ago and SER
we'd with distinction in the union army.
For % years he had been superinten-
dent Of Congregational missions in
Florida, Georgia, Alabama and North
Carolina.
It is thought that the burglarizing of
the Central Vermont ticket office at
Barre early Saturday morning was the
work Of boys. Less than 81 left in the
cash drawer was taken. the ticket and
mileage cases not being disturbed. En-
1, trance was made by breaking a pane Of
glass and slipping a bolt.
Rutland wants the shops and criminal
Of tie Delaware e. Hudson Railroad
company which it was announced last
week are TO be moved from Whitehall.
y. Y. to Saratoga. Mayor Carpenter
states that Rutland will offer sites and
other Inducements. The y. & II. officials
will accord him an interview and look
the ground over this week.
In official records made by Ayrshire
COWS for milk and butter for 35 consecu-
tive days, Rena Myrtle $3.50. owned by
G. NJ. Winslow of Brandon, ave l2.179
pounds of milk and SAC pounds of butter.
Acelista 1904, also owned by Mr.. Wins
low IN five consecutive years gave an
official test of 5000 of milk and 2.1a3
pounds Of butter and dropped five calves.
a summer school for the teachers In
the graded and district schools Of Rut-
land RpnnipnfOp and adjacent cp,trYiaa
will open in Rutland this morning. The
istructors for the first week will he T,
f. Bagnall Of Adams, Mass. Miss Ella.
beth Hall of Schenectady. y. Y. Fred
II. Daniels Of Newtonvillc. Mass. II. F,
Congdon Of Rutland, &. H.. Drown OF
Wallingford and ,. r. Locke of Rutland.
Eight new libraries tho past year Is thu
record number for many years past. Thu
towns to establish them are Bridrort.
Glover, Charlestown, Bennington. Ply.
mouth. Whiting. Richmond and Goshen.
The state library commission reports that
the smaller towns are making free use
of the privilege Of annua aid given them
by the state Legislature and that the
travelling libraries furnished by the Stats
are in great demand.
An attempt Of the Home Telephone
company to enter Rutland city is meet
ing with opposition on the part Of the
mayor and other citizens, The company
is a Vermont organization and It's char
ter gives II the light to operate in Ad-
Olson, Washington, Orange and Rutland
counties. Assistant Judge F. NJ Plum
ley of Sherburne, representing tho COM
pan", says II has the right ito enter
Rutland.
E~noshurgh seems likely to have a
breach of promis, suit. 1t appears
that Fernando C. stevens. about 30
wears old and a bachelor, and Miss
Mabel Rernor of East Enosbureh took
out n marriage license July 3. When
Thursday arrived, the day set for the
wedding. stevens instead Of partict-
pating in the proposed hied
himself to the town clerks office and
decided his share of a farm in East
T~nosburgh to his brother, w Schuly-
Ter. Miss Bernor has retained coun'
sci.
A few miles from the village Of Ver-
shire lives Amasa Iackel. who was 10 in
April and who is ono Of the oldest mon
in that section Of Orange county. Hs
has seven grandchildren and six great
grandchildren and with him live his son.
Flizer H.. who was born In sheldon. his
granddaughter Ms. Jessie Clark. q ma
tive Of Rraintree. and Laura Clark. HIS
great grandchild. who was born in Yer.
shire As for Amasa. he was born in
Swanton and belongs to a family noted
for its longevity. his grandfather living
to be 100 years old. Mr.. Lackev and his
seven brothers served In the Civil War
and no two were in the same companv,
His father. who died az the age Of 90,
served in the War of 1872 and his grand.
father was a soldier in the continental
army under General Washington.
With the close Of the season for trout
fishing last week, report comes from
Windham county that the success OF thu
law, which was passed at the last ses-
sion Of the Legislature making the open
season there one month earlier than in
any other coul ty of the State. has ex.
cecded expectations, The primary object
of fishermen and the stripping OF the
streams the first few days Of the season.
The first two weeks found the water cold
and high and although the fishermen met
with good success. the trout were rem
dered wary and were not easy victims.
Good string continued to be the order
throughout the season and II "a stated
that here are probably more good FISH
left in Windham county brooks than a,
any time for the past Is years,