Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-12-02
VERMONT NOTES.

The Bennington physicians believe that
the prevalence OF scarlet fever in that
town is due to chldrens parties and
rummage sale.
| John Lalor of Bellows Falls has been
elected captain Of the Holy Cross football
team for next season. lie has played end
for the past three years.
Superintendent of Education Mason 8.
Stone announces that the result of the
fall examination of teachers has been
nearly tabulated and will he published
soon
Rutland county probate will he busy
for the next two weeks with hearings
rela tive to Illegal commitments OF the
insane. There are ~ cases to be consd-
cred, the largest number in any district
In the State.
Edwin w. Cove of Hard wick, a farmer.
mas filed a petition in bankruptcy with
| Clerk OF tho United States Court r. 8.
Platt He claims that he has liabilities
Of si,7115o and assets of S.. los So Of which
SJ.34 is claimed exempt
The trustees of Lyndon institute
have received an additional beouest
/ of $500 from the estate of the late
Dudley p. Hall. making total OF
! $4,000 from this source
The Rutland railroad is Installing a new
coal handling device at their yards in
! Rutland. by means OF it the fireman has
only to pull a lever to load his tender
and the price of handling is reduced from
10 cents ton to about three-quarters of
cent
During fire at Sutton. II man arrived
on the scene with pail of water, but the
excitement was great that he forgot
| all about the water, and it was only when
the fire was over that ne realized he was
still carrying the fun pail about with
him.
The baptist Church in Bennington has
accepted the resignation of its pastor
the Rev. Frank K. Morris. lie is at
presnt In a santarium at Binghamton.
n. y. recovering from a serious surgical
operation and resigns because OF i'll
health.
SIR. and Mrs Orson Putnam of
Woodbury. last week celebrated the
67th anniversary Of their marriage.
Mr.. Putnam is 81 wears old and his
wife is Sc. She has never worn
glasses though her sigh, is now fail
Ing.
COMPLICATIONS attended $500 fire in
Barre when one engine horse fell down,
two lines of hose burst and the alarm
whistle sounded the wron- number. The
fire originated In a defective chimney in
house owned by q. w Mann and the
building was burned to the ground.
The Orange county 'an has been rebuilt
at cost OF $4,000. Two tool-proof cells
with four-inch concrete floors have been
installed and on each floor are six modern
steel cells with sliding doors. Eacn cell
Is equipped with two cots. toilet and
lavatory with hot and cold water.
Arthur Cur.'er of Brandon became lost
in the storm Friday night while hunting
for COWS in a mountain pasture ana died
Saturday from exposure. He was UNI
familiar with the ground and searching
party found him at two o'clock in the
I morning, dazed. wet and chilled through
An accommodating Rutland city clerk
issued n marriage license to a couple.
strangers in town, piloted them to "A
minister rendered his services as a wit
ness gave away the bride and ploted
inc couple 10 nOtel, ana Dd0e mem
farewell with feeling of duty well Gone.
Between 10 and 70 members of Cairo
Temple. Ancient Arabic order Mobiles Of
tie Mystic Shrine, left Monday night for
New York where they will attend the
ceremonial session OF Mecca Temple
About % of the number were from Rut-
land the remainder being from Burling
ton Mddlebury. brandon and other
points
In the Massachusetts superior court
.udson Woffendon of Wilmington recent
~ won verdict of $50 from Dr. c. l..
| Upton of Sheburnc Falls. The plaintiff
. claimed that as he was leading a colt in
4 the highway the defendant came aone
in automoDlle. striking the colt and in
juring it seriously.
In an interview on the football sit
uation President John NJ. Thomas OF
Mddlehury College gave as his belief
that the rules must be reformed or
the college authorities will be forced
to forbid the game. He would like to
see a fair trial OF tho Rugby game in
the eastern colleges.
The slaughter of Vermont spruces for
Christmas tree purposes has commenced
in good earnest. On Monday Is carloads
passed through Rutland 1t is estimated
that Is carloads will be cut in the south
ern part OF the State this year. making
the total loss in number OF trees for that
section of over 100000.
Unless something unforeseen develops
the Rutland county National bank and
the Baxter National bank of Rutland
will be Consolidat ed In the near future
DR.. j, A. Mead is president of the lat
ter. while Henry +, Field is at the head
OF the former institution. Dr, Mead states
that the change s TO be made to save in
operating expenses, ,apital invested and
salary list.
The caretaker of the Brattleboro can
ming factory reports that Il man wearing
n conViCts garb hidden by a pair of over
ais applied at the plant Sunday forenoon
and was given q gray overcoat Railroad
men saw the same man hustling for the
Nassa chusetts line later in the day. Eff
suit,
George and Gilman Drown OF West
Burke went to a spring in the edge
of the woods. about 80 rods from
their house, when strange animal
emerged from the underbrush, resent
Ing their intrusion with an uncarthly
screcch. They thought 1t WINS a pan
Their but didn't stop to make sure, at