Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1910-09-01
VERMONT NOTES

Licenses for 2,90i automopi'es h"Ne
been issued this year by secretary OF
state q. w Bailey.
while hauling a heavy load OF marble
at the Vermont Marble company's MIL IN
West Rutland Aug. "a Martin Gala
han was caught between two blocks and
badly injured about the legs and feet.
As tho result Of an argument Giovanni
Pedota waylad, stabbed and seriously
wounded Custantino Nitagtiano Wednes-
dny Aug "a at the rear OF the Howe
scale works In Rutland, where both were
employed Pedota made good his escape,
following the railroad toward Troy
Frederick Leeds. senior warden Of 81.
Johns Church in Randolph. has been in
communication with the diocese Of Ar
kansas, where he has been urged to take
charge during the winter Of two missions
In towns of about 1000 population each.
He has the matter under consideration.
The following petitions In bankruptcy
have been filed: BY Dennis NJ Proven
cher of Danvilc, a ,aborer, who has la
bilties of 1888 and assets of 80, all claim
ed exempt. BY Charles H. Woods OF
Barre. an electrician and laborer. VINO
claims liabilities of sSos.lk and assets of
$500. all exempt.
The engagement is announced Of Miss
Catherine II. Ross. daughter of Henry
r. Ross of Rutland, well known insur-
ance man, and Or. Edmund r. Pond OF
Rutland, one Of the foremost surgeons In
southern Vermont. Miss Ross Is an ac-
| compl!shed pianist and has taught music
| 4, tn ut y
While getting mnpCws for bait Fri
day evening Frank sawyer Of Fair Haven
was drowned at the Fast bay near Low
Hampton. y Y. With Charles Young he
was preparing for a fishing trip to Lake
! Bomosecn and while wading about In
comparatively shallow water stepped into
hole and never carnc up alive. The body
| WAS recovered.
Six ribs broken from tho spine. com
| pound fracture of the right leg and a
badly bruised hip are the injuries sus-
talncd by Dana Horton of Clarendon Fri
| day when his horse took fright at an au-
tomohile. Mr.. Horton was returning from
| the cheese factory when he net the car
OF J. f. Buxton Of Middletown Springs.
He got out Of the wagon and stood at
the horses head When the machine ran
past slowly the ANIMAL Jumped. striking
Mr.. Horton In tho chest. He fell to the
ground and the horse dragged the wagon
over him.
| Horse thieves are operating IN Benning-
ton, John Beagle of South Shaftsbury
drove to that town Friday and hitchel
| his steed In front of store When ne
wanted to use 1t again 1t had disappeared
! He learned that man had driven It away
and gave chase. Failing to come up with
| the thief. he returned 10 Bennington and
notified the States attorney. who by tele-
phoning and putting a force from the
sherff's department on the trail, soon
apprenhended the man. The prisoner gave
his name as Frank Baker of Oklahoma
and said that some one kindly gave him
the rig horse was stolen in Troy. N,
Y, and Friday was located in Benning-
ton and returned to it's owner.
| O. l.. Martin Of Pla,nfield commission
er OF agriculture. has just completed
tour OF the apple growing sections Of the
| State. He finds the outlook to be rather
Encouraging. In many places the entire
yield was destroyed In the bud by late
frosts. In Addison country he found per
cent. of a full crop. Chittenden little
less. Windham and Windsor counties 20
per cent. In the orchards of Mr.. Holmes
Of Charlotte, who last year had an i'm
mense crop. there is from 60 10 10 per
cent OF a full crop. Grand Isle and South
Hero have about 60 per cent. and Isle
La Motto SO per cent
/ Vermont's famous sky traveller c. G.
Bonnetts has his new aeroplane. the
| first to Re built in this State ready for
a trial. IT is Of the Curtiss type. % feet
over all. and has an engine of 1870 horse
power. The total weight with the driver
is little over COO pounds. Several ex-
perts have pronounced it the best model
that they have seen. II has been named
Vermont, No. l." Mr.. Bonnette began
his balloon ascensions when a young man
and has been up over 800 times. \ few
years ago he fell 100 feet at the Rochester
fair and sustained a broken arm. a bro
ken leg and conclusion Of the brain
Strangely enough when he had recovered
ne did not remember an incident concern
ing the ascension. He was formerly &C
compan!ed by his wife in his balloon as
cension but u years ago az Malone, y. Y.
she fell % feet TO the ground and hel
back was broken. She still lives and
though cripple, takes an active interest
in her husbands plans.