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

OF 900 arrivals at the hotel in Chester
last summer. 900 came by automobile
The first rural mail carrier to use an
auto in covering his route is Thomas
Ualloran of Bennington. lie Is the ilrst
carrier appointed at the first postoffice
Established in Vermont and In his ~
years service. he has Travelled nearly
275. 900 miles or around the world 10 times
The Vermontors going to the annual
encampment OF the Grand Army Of the
Republic at Salt Lake city, Utah. will
leave IN two l6-secton sleeping cars via
ST. Adams wednesday, August A. a spe-
cial car will accommodate the Iyn-
donville Military band Of 80 pieces.
Bert Bcdcm Of Greensboro Bend thinks
he lost between S25 and $50 from his
clothing Saturday night while In company
with his cousin. John Redell, and youth
/ named Buck. He reported his loss yes
tcrday. Cousin John and friend were
thought 70 have gone to Hurdwick.
| Tho committee IN arrangements fer the
| annual banquet Of tho Vermont Fish ana
| Game League. which will he held TT Hotel
| Champlain. Fluff Point. y. Y, september
| H. has aeccrt aired that Nicc-Prealdcnt
| James s. Sherman and Speaker Joe
! Cannon Of tho House OF Representatives
arc available and that they will keep
the date open Other notable speakers
/ II Is announced. will be secured.
Charles Getciel unidentified and harm
less. escaped from the state hospital for
tho insane Mt waterbury yesterday morn
ing while assisting tho farmer In spray
/ cote bpn tp hsp
when the man was at the other end Of the
field. and headed toward Montpelier from
which city he was sent to the asylum IN
| 1903 Getchell is described as six feet tall.
So years of age and of sandy complexion.
He escaped about two years ago and was
! brought back.
Before October .5. the portion Of sup
ervisor for tho census for the state Of
Vermont will be filed by President Taft
a number Of candidates are In tho field.
among those mentioned for the position
being Walter p. Gates Of burlington city
editor Of the Free Press, who held tho
position Of State supervisor in 1aoo: Gil
| bort a. Dow. assistant city clerk of Bur
lngton: Lynn NJ Hays Of Essex June
tion. we'll known in newspaper and adver-
Using circles. and secratary Of tho Yer
mission; G. G. Frye Of St Johnshurv 2
lawyer; T. s Hayes of Bellows Falls. In
surance adiustcr and statistican: ]. G..
tllery of rrattloboro. newspaper man:
and T.. s. Kingsley. formerly town clerk
Of Athens The pay is $l5on and one dol
| lar for each thousand or fraction of thou
sand Of population enumerated with an
appropriate allowance for clerk hire Pres
ident Taft's appointment will be confirm
ed by tho Senate.
An important archaeological discovery
has been made in India by Brainerl
Spooner, a former resident of Brattle-
boro who Is now In the employ Of the
British government. He is stationed at
Peshawar. on the northwestern frontier
OF India. and is superintendent OF arch
aeology in northwestern India and the
province OF Beloochistan. Mr. Spooner
may have discovered the bones Of Bud
dha. these being among .ong-sought for
objects among scientists. In letter to
= Brattlcboro relative. Mrs. Frank "
Weeks, Mr.. spooner SAYS: After two
years of digging. ! have definitely dis
covered the most famous pagoda. OF
stupa, of ancient India. built Kina
Kanishka in probably the first century OF
: our era, and h recovered the relics
which We're buried in the center. The
casket has not been cleaned. and dom
know whether II Is copper. gilt or has,
gold nor whether Il is inscribed or not
There is every reason to suppose thai
this was the oldest and original deposit
in the stuDa, and IL this proves to be 40
then the three little fragments of bone IT
the crystal reliquary which was contained
In the ornate metal casket, are the true
bones OF Gautama Buddha himself ant
are the first authentic relies Of the Bud
dha so far recovered in India. which
hope and have reason to expect viii
prove to be the case"