The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-05-20
NEWS OF VERMONT
TOLD IN PARAGRAPHS
Minor Events from the Vermont Field, Condensed
Tor Our Busy Readers---Brief Notes from
Tar and Near of General Interest
and of Local Importance.

dIlu vi LOCdt
For a distance of 900 yeards along
Main street in Middlebury, the viii
lage trustees have ordered that the
speed of automobiles shall not ex-
coed six miles an hour
Alpha Camp, NJ. w. of A., Burl-
ington, has decided to erect a tent
in the Woodmen's camp for con-
sumptives at Colorado Springs. A
special assessment of $3.50 has been
levied.
IN match last week at Brandon,
Judson A. Wright of Middlebury,
who is in his 73rd year, led the
marksmen by bringing down 46 out
of 80 birds thrown. Mr.. Wright is
known as the grand old trap shot"
Of Vermont,
Phineas Parker, Vermont's Oldest
whist player, is willing to challenge
any one in the state over 80 years
old. He has five children, five grand
children and three great grand
children. a condition which he will
waive in the case of those accept
| ing the challenge.
Stella Gugan and Maud Moore,
both of Burlington, were sentenced
i to Albany penitentiary at hard labor
for six months Saturday for vag-
rancy and disorderly conduct. The
women struck Pittsburgh some
time Thursday, spending the night in
J a box car and associating with
Plattsburgh undesirables.
Rensselaer, Polytechnic Institute,
Troy, n. Y, ended junior week at
Mi5dlebury college Saturday by
shutting out the varsity team, II to
Only one hit was made off Nc
Cren, the R. P. I. pitcher, while
Wray and Rock were batted all over
the lot and received miserable sup
port.
During the last quarter, there have
been 20 patients discharged from the
Vermont sanatorium at Pittsford
only two of whom were not improv-
ed. The others have been apparently
cured of the disease arrested. The
capacity Of the sanatorium has
been increased by the completion oil
the addition to 40.
Cairo Temple, Ancient Arabic or.
der, Mobiles of the Mystic Shrine
Will meet in Burlington, June 25
instea of in Rutland this week Fri
day as was proposed. The change
was brought about by Illustrious Pc
tentate Thomas Bragg of Rutland
who learned that legislation of i'm
portance was proposed at the i'm
perial session at Louisville, KY.
The balloon Greylock, which mad
an ascension from North Adam
Sunday morning with only one per
son in the basket, w. F. Whitehouse
of New York, passed over the villag
of Bennington at $40 o'clock
| tn III
the balloon made the trip from Nortl
Adams to Bennington, distance o
eighteen miles, in less than forty
five minutes.
Shortly after dinner Friday after
noon, David Leno, about 80 year
old, of Ripton, started to operate
circular saw in the wood working
mill of Henry Wood. Three of tn
fingers were cut off close to the lef
hand and two of them mangle6
Ether was administered while tn
physicians dressed the hand bu
Leno died. He had an affection O
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death was caused primary b
shock.
At the annual session of the Yer
mont Rural Letter Carriers associa
ton at Brattleboro, August 25 an
20, the list of speakers will includ
Col. H. E. Taylor, postmaster 6
Brattleboro; ex-Congressman XII
l tredge Haskins, Brrattleboro; Cor
gresham Frank Plumley and D. J
: Foster. F, G.. Fleetwood of Morris
Vile, Inspector w W. Sawyer {
Burlington and State Highway Con
r missioner G. w Gates, of Franklin
On hour will de devoted to the tel