Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1910-06-30

purses and classes will prevail at Fair
Haven and probably ut Middlebury For
the races at the two first mentioned
places all classes arc filled.
| The Rev. w. c. Bernard. who has been
located at East Berkshire as rector
of Calvary Episcopal Church and who
has also had charge Of the church at
Montgomery, has assumed tho pastorate
OF st. I.uke's In Chester and the
church at Proctorville.
The Surprise Merchandise company OF
Barre. with n capital stock of 5000. or
ganized to do general wholesale and re-
tail business in clothing, boots and shoes
and wearing apparel has filed articles or
| incorporation In the Office of the secretary
| of state.
Mildred. three ear-old daughter or
| Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Hebert OF Dan
| by, was drowned in n watering trough
Saturday evening. She went to the trough
alone and ten minutes later was fouhd
standing on her head in fifteen Inches
of water. 1t is supposed that she drop
ped her pail and lost her balance while
reaching for 1t.
Seized with cramps while swimming in
! Clarendon gorge Sunday afternoon
Thomas Berg. 1S-year-oid son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Cigrid Berg of Mount Holly. was
drowned In spite of the desperate at
tcnpts OF two companions to save him.
The young man was brought to the sur
face in about eight minutes but died be-
fore physicians arrived.
John u. Spellman of Rutland says
that he may decide to become candi-
date for city representative az mat
ter of principle unless someone is
named who is up to the standard. He
says that he Is in favor OF a reforma
ton of the local option high license
law that would place the license COM
missioners on general ticket with
other town and city Officers.
When large block Of marble toppled
over rinning Michael Kruyzk's mech;
against a beam his Polish fellow work
men took fright and ran away. BY the
time an American had obtained assist
ance and released him he was dead. lie
was an employe Of the Vermont Marble
company at the Abortion NIL near West
Rutland was 30 years old and unmar-
rled.
. AS Aaron A. Soper. Mrs. c. S. Sopet
and her two children were returning tc
Bethel from South Royalton "Wednesday
June % the horse SHED at an automo-
bile. tipped the wagon over and the
whole party were thrown down a six
J foot einbankment and against a board
fence Mr. Soper, who IS 50 years old
: was somewhat bruised, but the Others
! were uninjured.
The idea of a safe and sane Fourth
Of July has been side tracked in Rut
land this year. The board OF health
has reconsidered its decision to inter
fere IN the matter and the board OF
aldermen have as yet taken no action
The board Of health adopted resolu.
tons recommending that the State
board take steps at the coming Leg
, islature to have a law enacted speci
flying the kind Of fireworks that car
he legally sold.
The selertmen of Brattlebor,
are getting impatient with state.
Attorney Charles f.. William:
2 Of Bellows Falls because he does not talk,
action against four druggists IN that towr
: on the grounds that they have sold iquol
not up to standard. The selectmen dur
o ing the month of April sent samples o.
liquor from the stocks of W. r. Root c
f. Grafran, c. T. Thomas and r. II
Holden to the state laboratory and tht
2 analysis showed that they did not NEE
= the requirements of the State pure food
. law or the pharmacopaiea. At the tint
I they called on the States attorney L
o prosecute but he has put the matter of
repeatedly. They now threaten o call tn
attention OF the attorney-genernl to thu