Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-11-25
VERMONT NOTES.

BY the will Of Oscar NJ. Lawton,
filed for probate at Brattleboro. tho
Wilmington library gets $1,000 and
the cemetery in that town $4,000
Marshneld. taking lesson from the
recent disastrous confiagration, has 80
cured pledges Of s642 for the purchase Of
a flrc engine.
Marshall q. Gates. prominent farmer
OF Chelsea, was found dead, hanging in
his barn. Sunday afternoon. He was a
sclectman OF the town and had been road
commissioner
Eugene Kennedy of Chelsea has made
LOO barrels of cider from II 900 bushels
of apples the past season. He saved GO
bushels of seeds. Apples were no. SO full
OF Juice this fall as usual
Miss Anna Elizabeth Mcl.1nathan, who
was married In Chicago Thursday to
DR.. Wilfred r. Grenfcll OF Labrador, lived
for many years In the family Of C. C.
Chadwick IN Johnson.
Fred Elwcll Bennington carpenter,
fell 10 feet from the roof of a four-story
building and 30: off with 4 broken nose
and leg. The fall started when he missed
his footing while stepping from ladder
to the roof beams.
j. l.. Wilbur, Chicago banker, has
bought three estates in Manchester COM
prislng about Loo acres. for a considera-
ton Of 100000 He will occupy the fine
residence Of the late A. NJ. Gilbert, KIN owl,
/ as Strawberry HILL"
The Marshhcld Building associa ton has
decided to rebuild the district recently
burned over The site of the Pythian
block is already cleared AMI the new
structure will be on a larger scale than
tho old one.
The Rev. j. A. Thompson rector OF St
Andrews Episcopal Church in ST. Johns
bury, has placed his resignation IN the
hands OF Bishop Hall, It to take effect
December !. Mr.. Thompson has been al
st johnsbury five years.
Lack os water pressure rendered tho
Barre are department helpless Thursday
when a fire was discovered in the s. O.
Bennett house on East street and it was
totally destroyed. the loss being placed
at $500 with insurance of $500.
President c. II. Spoon err OF Norwich Uni
versity announces the receipt Of checl
of Williamstown. widow of Capt. J. +
Answorth, Norwich, '53. This money Is tt
be added to the endowment fund.
The dedication services of the new Meth
odist Church in bennington took place
Tuesday afternoon. are sermon being
preached by Bishop j. j. Berry of Buff.
alo. The name of Hetty Green appear!
, in the list of contingent contributors.
A meeting of the editorial writer's of the
Normont press will he held at the Pavil
ion in Montpelier at ten O'Clock a. m.
Friday. December 8. FOR the purpose o
discussing State issues. Political discus
sion will be strictly barred.
The government report on forest prod
. ducts ranks Vermont as 30th IN the lum
:. Der producing States with 596 active mills
. The aggregate Of hard wood lumber Gu
- in thousand feet. board measure. wa
30lOl7, value s4sl7.35O; soft wood. 2l5,sl
u. value $3,5l04lS.
i The Rev. c. j. Vahlstrom, for severa
8 years pastor Of the Swedish Congrega
0 lional Church at East Norwalk, Conn
d has accepted call to the Swedish Con
e cregational Church in Proctor, succeed
n ing the Rev. Gustav Winan. who ha
IS gone to Waltham. Mass.
Walter Wilson Of Brattleboro. aged
" years, died Thursday night as the resul
~ Of a kick from a horse. He was calm
- on acquaintance at a livery when a vic
:. ious beast suddenly kicked him in tn
:, abdomen. Little is known of the ma
'. and his body awaits claimant.
8 Charles II. Davis Of Brattlehoro. frs
e lieutenant OF Company I. V. y. g., ha
II teudered his resignation to Col. j. {
n l,stcV. He has beer. in the service
Years and was a. Chicamauea. After tn
Ia war he was offered a commission in ii
II >oluntee~ service in the Philippines.
. Death from coal gas asphyxiatior wa
=, iarrowiy escaped by MIR. and Mrs. Nj
- CHrthy of Castletor Thursday night. NJ
Mccarthy awoke with 4 feeling
y sufocaton and was SO weak that
= could not stand. He crawled to the doc
" however. and succeeded In opening 1t
One OF the most successful meeting
n In its history vas held by the State boar
Il Of library commissioners at Ludlow FIR
Il day President John NJ. Thomas OF Mid
3 dlcbury College and Miss Blanchard
Newark, n. j., wcrs among the speal
: ers.
8 The federal fury in the case OF Thoma
" c. Craven. Il railway mail clerk, charge
y with stealirs pass from the Rutland st;
: ton. disagreed and were discharged Sa
, urday. Tho respondent: Is cat on bail
1850 and It is expected his case will
again heard IL February.
v Two panthers ano four large blaC
r bears were seen within the past mont
v not quarter OF n mile from the railroG
q track In Bolton. lnrge posse has star
v ed out to round up as many OF II
\ beasts as possible.
e Mr. and Mrs. Martin Murray
south SALISBURY celebrated the
=" golden wedding anniversary Su
day They were married at Bennint
" ton by the Rev. J. NJ. Cloarec. no
~ vicar-general Of the diocese CT Blu
.. lngton.
s. Washington county politicians are re
n; ting anxious about the granite strike.
had been hoped that the result of the ce
sus next April would entitle the coun
G. to three senat tors instead Of two. La,
30 Of employment may so reduce tho popul
tion that this will no; he brought abo
by the count.
The Pillsbury- Baldwin company OF la
ton. with a capital stock OF 500, 900 o
ganized TO do general plumbing bus
ness, has filed articles of incorporati,