Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-05-13

40 to sI,aoo.
The net operating revenues Of tho Rut-
land railroad for March showed an in
crease OF $3.097.75 over the corresponding
month of 1908. The net operating in
come increased 81 .sse1s in like period.
The Rev. l. =. Booth. formerly OF
Morrisville, has resigned the pastorate
of the tnivcrsalist Church in Chester
and gone to his former home in STAFF
ford, Conn.
The Barre city council has been au-
thorized at special city meeting TO
construct a large storage dam for city
water on Orange brook to cost APP
proximately $4,000.
Principal Ratti of tho Pittsford high
school will devote the coming two
years to the study Of language in the
University of Grenohlc. France. which
he will enter in october.
Having engaged Judge bed s. stan
ton of Morrisville for it's Memorial day
speaker. the G. A. Il. post at Morris
willie has taken time by the forclock
and secured the Hon. F. G. Fleetwood
for the address in 1910.
Commissioner Thomas reports the fol-
lo wing shipments Of brook trout fry
from the state fish hatchery at Roxbury
Monday: To East Hardwick, 100. Por-
ter brook, Sharon, 100; Springfield.
ZOO.
The house in which the constitution Of
Vermont was adopted in III at Wind
sor is now used for a store house. The
town should take measures to preserve
It. said sherman Evarts. postmaster at
business and professional mems ban
Quet
Fishermen in Windsor county say
last winter was the most favorable in
| many years for trout. plenty of water
! and no freshets to Kill the FISH. They
therefore, look forward to an excel
lent open season beginning this week
Saturday.
Miss Mary s,ickney of Rutland
daughter of W. Il. G. Stickncy OF
| Bethel. has designed n memorial tab
let in horror Of William Rollin Ship
man for a. years professor of rhetoric
at Tufts College. Medford. Mass. The
tablet will be placed in the colleg'
chapel and unveiled at commencement
The faculty. alumni and friends o
Middlebury college have raised the Sin
O0o necessary to complete the DR.. ID.
| Pearson fund for a womans college AM
the philanthropist's check for $4,000 /
expected the coming week Amount
ranging from 81 10 5000 were secure
by the energy ana ability Of Middle
bury's new president, DR.. John NJ. Thoin
as.
Jeffersonville. Cambridge Junction an
Cambridge may he lighted in the nea
future by power furnished by the Nei
mont Power & Manufacturing compan
81 st. Adams whose plant is at Fa'rfa
Falls II is understood that a compan
has been formed for the purpose c
lighting these villages. Should it nc
. materialize. the St. Adams company ma
contract FOR the lighting itself.
The annual meeting Of the Vernon
Pharmaceutical association will be he
ST the Prospect House at Lake Bonn
seen Tuesday TO Thursday. June - to
The first evening there will he vaud
vile entertainment: the second day
he devoted TO business with trip on II
lake for the ladies; the third day will !
clude a business session in the morniI
and athletic sports in the afternoon.
pl Mr. and Mrs. Choatc Bellows ma
e rowLy escaped death in an accident
mile from Bellows Falls late Frid;
night The horse was frightened by
t locomotive as they We're driving
their home In Walpole, y. H.. back
r over a stonewall and threw Mr.. ri
Mrs Rellows down rocky bank. I
wagon was left hanging in tree.
q Bellows fell in gravel pit with +
scalp laid over his eyes and Mrs, BE
lows suffered Internal injuries a
!" several broken ribs. She was unco
scious several hours.
x The order OF the State board
I. health that skim milk and buttermi
'e delivered to farmer patrons for fec
y ing young stock must be scalded
~ the crcameres to kill tuberculO
% germs Is proving disastrous to oalN
~ and young pigs In the vicinity
~ Barre. Several animal. have died fro
the use of such scalded milk and
~ result number Of farmers owni
the largest diaries have purchas
cream serarators for home use inste
OF taking their milk to the cream'
, les.
The Connecticut River Power 60
pany, which has nearly completed
!" dam and power house on tho river
!. tween Vernon. VT, and iihsdale, \.
a. will pay the town OF liinsdale Z
IN year nearly $4,000 in taxes. When
ed plant Is completed and in operat'
he the valuation Of the property will
ed increased and the taxes Will incre'
he proportionately. Although the pow
to house. which extends out into
he river ESQ feet, is on the Vermont s
4" and Is reached from Vernon it is Wi
in the territorial limits of New Han
he shire. The company's charter provid
Is, that the company should either CO
OF struct the power house in ilinsd
he for the purpose Of taxation or pay II
On town a forfeit OF $4,000.