Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1910-01-20
VERMONT NOTES.

There were 81 births, &c marriages,
during the past year.
At the heginning of last year a deficit
of S7i7 20 stood against the Bennington
y NJ c. A. but the association begins
1910 with n clean slate
Mrs. Arthur Stilwell Of Chester dieG OF
pneumonia Monday within a few hours
of the death OF her husband Her moth
erin-law is III with the same diseas-.
Robert & Walker. who has been placed
at the head Of he Rock Island railroad
was born in Rutland. He Is but 70 years
old.
Leonard W Foye of Rutland a railroad
employe, has filed petition in bank
ruptcy with liabilities of s3iS 80 and no
assets. Most of his creditors are doctors
and druggists
A skidd.ng log caught James Welsher
Of Barre by the foot. crushing tho mem
Der badly and injecting injuries that will
incapacitate him for work for In
definite period.
Arrangements have been made for
bees at ST. Johnsbury June 1s and II.
Special instructions Will be forwarded
to all the hives in the State
James Cross of North Shaftsbury was
thrown from load Of logs on an icy
mountain road ono day recently. He
Was caught " n chain and dragged sew
eral rods, sustaining cuts and bruises.
ne Cclg l,1-nt Of ~,
locth birthday of john Page Brown Of
LUDLOW was a shower OF go post cards
one Of which came from the Rev 5.
W. Htdwen of Middebury. himself a
Centenarian
A total of &c prisoners have been COM
mitted to the Orange county jail the past
Year. The e. allowed to work outside
have earned S,"!94. OF this amount
So. 05 was paid for prisoners clothing,
leaving a balance OF si50,S9 to the State.
The old board of directors Of the
Caledonia County Fair association have
been reelected The receipts last year
were sil5 and the expenses so,o72, the
largest deficit being due to permanent
4 improvements on the grounds.
\ blow from shovel reduced the
nose of Mike Frank of Rutland to Il
pulp Sunday evening About dozen
Polanders engaged in boose-fcast and
the pulverized nose above mentioned was
one of the results Of the after meeting,
The Rutland Improvement league IS
/ casting longing eyes toward the Fisher
/ Tannery company Of Bethel, whose plan,
was recently burned to the ground. Il
hot tnn ri
consider outsider bids. About 50 men are
employed.
Colonel Billings of Woodstock has
presented to the State a large photo
grapn Of the late eX-Gov. G. J. Bell
I It has been received at the state House
and will he hung in tho executive
chamber.
The streets OF Barre looked like a
woodward Thursday afternoon after a
trolley car had collided with a load Of
lumber The nriver succeeded in clearing
the track but his rear sled slued and was
/ thrown against the car. Three windows
OF the car were shattered.
After waiting In the woods for his
master two days and two nights beagle
belonging to IA. .. Kent Of Montpelier
was found patiently sitting in the woods
with no thought OF deserving his post
The dog went into the woods with Mr.
Kent and strayed OFF.
There were 80 births in Barre last
year, Italian fathers taking the lead
with 93. and there being lo3 American
mothers. Fifteen nationalities are repre
sented In the list. There were 70 mar
riaSes during the year with ~ foreign
born srooms and 46 foreign born brides,
The ITardwick BAPTIST Church, wiz
| no capital stock. organized for the pur
pose of supporting the gospel maintain
Ing public worship and performing al
the social and religious duties ordinaril,
devoiyng upon church society, fe'
Yesterday articles OF Incorporation l.
the office OF the secretary OF state.
Quarry rights Of Ernest Ii. and Au
gusta Nj. West and Ira Glover in Dorset
Manchester and South Wallngford. In al
aoout $50 acres, have been transferred
10 inc Vermont Marble company. Tn,
srahtors retain their rights in the Nor
ross-Nest Marble company and the
Cody quarry In Dorset and the White
stone IN Dandy.
the prize hard luck family IN Vernon
Is said to be that of Alfred Platt o
liydeville' Mrs. Plat has been sufferin,
from tuberculosis for some time and bal
been lately stricken with measles; all fou
children are III with the same disease ant
Mr.. Plat Is Just able to he about TN
house after severe attack OF pneumonia
which he contracted as he was recoyerin,
from broken arm.
Tns American Art Marble compan!
Of Fair Maven, WIN capital stool
of 100000, organised for the purpos