Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-06-03
VERMONT NOTES

The Central Vermont railway has paid
the State the judgment Of the supreme
court for $50, go in the disputed tax case.
Abble Duggan. a domestic. has sued
T. j. Heaphy Of Montpelier. proprietor
of the Pavilion. for 5000 for injuries to
her hand which was caught In an ironing
machine last December.
Another honor has come to Brattleboro
through the winning Of the intercollegiate |
tennis championship by Fred X. Harris |
of Dartmouth College, the son OF Charles !
A. Harris of Brattleboro
While Orson Tinkham OF Bennington
was planting corn last week he hoed up |
q f,ne specimen of flint spear head. The !
shank may have oeen slightly broken.
but the long, sharp point Is all there
just as the aborigines made 1t.
Supt. Mason S. stone is engaging speak
ers for the summer school at Nutlanu.
A canvass of the teachers in Bennington
and Rutland counties assures the success
of the undertaking and the tentative stage
is passed.
Rutland is to have a s2.51O-isolation hos
pital or pest house which will be built
southwest of the poor farm following
plans approved by the board Of aldermen.
TIL, Memorial day appropriation for
Roberts post Of that city was 500.
The official program for the hrst annual
State tournament which is to be held
under the auspices Of the Rutland Gun
club June l6 and Il shows 10 events the
first day and eight the second. Many
money prizes and trophies are offered
and there will be 20 merchandise prizes.
A civic league has been organized In
Brattleboro with the following officers:
President, G. L. Dunham; vice-presidents,
Mrs Charles ERae, Mrs. ] Harry Estey.
Mrs George c. Averill, Mrs. c. l."
Stickney; secretary. w. e. Smith; treas
urer, Mrs. C. G. Staples.
The Methodist Church at Newport.
which has been without bell for 80
years. has been supplied with one by
Mrs. z. NJ. Mansur. 1t is "A inches in
diameter and weighs 4,44o pounds. The
original bell wa destroyed when storm
swept off the tower.
Commissioner Thomas shipped 1so,-
Oo0 brook trout from the State hatchery
last week at Roxbury, which with
shipment of $3.50 TO Readsboro Tuesday
with the exception OF some 1914 finger
lings. There are 5000 lake trout in the
hatchery.
Matinee races will be held at fair
grounds in Rutland weekly this season
under the auspices Of the newly organized
driving club Of which the following are
officers President. II. r. Noyes: vice
president, Charles Campbell OF West Rut-
| land; secretary. A. A. Prouse; treasurer.
W. s. Smith. A race will be held the first
week in June and July meet is
planned.
The soldiers monument, given by the
patriotic citizens Of Woodstock, members
of George C. Randall Post and the
Woman's Relief Corps. was dedicated
Monday. II adds greatly to the beau
ties of Monument Parl, in which 1t
stands II has an eight-foot base and
is % feet high. The figure at the top Is
seven feet In height and represents q
soldier at parade rest.
Mrs. Ernest Daniels. a pretty woman OF
Il years, drank an ounce of carbolic acid
at her home in West Rutland Wednes-
day, May 26 and died soon after. She
leaves a husband and two sons. aged five
|
struggle. over the hardships of which
Mrs Daniels became Respondent. Hel
family relations were otherwise happy
She was the daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs
Daniel Case Of Castleton.
The Improvement association Of Hart
ford village was organized more than Il
years ago under the leadership OF the
Rev. 8. l. Briant with the assistance Of
the Hon. Birdseye Northrup Of Connect
cut, the promoter of village improvement
in many parts Of the country. !. points
with pride to the fact that one Of Its
early members. the Hon. .. E. Pingree
was the first governor Of Vermont and
OF any other State east Of the Mississippi
to make arbor day State holiday
Mrs Ruth Allen Smith OF Poultney wa
l05 years old Monday. Her health Il
not as good as 1t was year ago ant
there will be no especial observance O.
TIC day though friends will call and sh'
will be remembered with gifts Of flowers
Mrs Smith has lived with her daughter
Mrs Albert Abbott more than 10 years
: her husband George S, smith havinl
, died AZ years ago. Her son-in-iaw die
the past year and also sister. Mrs
I Lucy s. Jackson. at the age OF SO years
Col ]. Gray Estey has appointed Col
Linn d. Taylor of BrattleboYo quarter
master of the LIST Vermont regiment. will
: the rank OF captain, to succeed Georg
II. Thompson of Bellows Falls who ha.
been made adjutant. Captain Taylor wa
q colonel on the staff OF Governor Nc
| Cullough and was n member Of the Yer
mont National Guard for six years. TIL
auartermaster sergeant will be Ere
Dunklee OF Bratteboro who served 4
the Spanish War ana was at one tim
a lieutenant Of Company I.
The 18th annual convention OF the Vel
mont Equal Suffrage association will
held in the Methodist Church at Bari
June 4 and 8. The following will ha,
parts in the program: The president, Mr.
Julia a. Pierce of Rochester; the Rev
Il. C. Downey. w. T.. BREASTED and II.
Thayer Of Barre the Rev, Mary Trarai
Whitney. Rochester; Miss Mary n, Cas-
Andover, N. a.; the Rev. Walter Dol
Mortified; II. b. Blackwell, Boston; Mr.
Annette W. Parmalee Enosburgh Fall
Mss Grace Robinson. Rochester.
In the Memorial day procession At 6
Johnsbury, new military organizatit
attracted much attention. II was Il
Guard of Honor, branch OF Sherms
Court, Catholic Order Of Foresters.
members wear the regular military 8,
of the cadets Of Indianapolis and u
tho infantry drill regulations Of the u.
army. This company Is the only one
Tits kind among the Foresters OF Vernon