Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1910-07-21
VERMONT NOTES.

A two-story brick school house, 3Cx,o
feet in size will soon he built in Johnson
The cost will be 5000.
The annual meeting of the Vermont
Rural Letter Carriers association Will
he held In St. Jchnsbury August II
and L..
A granite deal involving $4,000 took
place in Barre Tuesday when the A. +.
Bruce dark quarry was sold 10 the Bout
we'll Milne & Narnum company.
"Bill" Slattcry Of Rutland was ar
rested Monday evening while attempt
ing to break GER seal in the railroad
yards in that city. The car contained
CONSIGNMENT OF cheese.
The Rutland city assessors announce
that Il much larger grand list may he
expected this year as property valua-
tions in general are to be Increased
to keep the tax rate at $3.50.
Mrs. Sylvester Wheeler Of Montpelier
stepped on a nail Tuesday and drove 1T
almost through her foot The nail was
about two inches long and had been
hammered through clcat
While mbng to a piazza roof
Monday Thomas NJ. Jones of Rutland
fell ~ feet and dislocated an elbow
The railing by which he was attempt
ing to pull himself to the roof gave
way, causing the fail.
While engaged N shlnglicg the roof
Of the old Durham building IN Barre
Tuesday II. y. Sanborn fell 20 feet to
the ground and sustained Il dislocated
shoulder. The fall was caused by an in
secure STAGING.
A delegation from st. John the Baptist
Roman Catholic Church in I9nosburs
Falls went Tuesday to Rurlineton to
appeal to Bishop Rico to retain the Rev
Nj S. O'Donnel. who has been ordered
to Randolph.
bafhing sewer problem faces en-
gineers at work in Brattleboro. In
abolishing the nuisance of broken
sewer on Vernon street by order Of
the state board OF health a caisson
sank II feet into quicksand and three
men had to jump lively for their lives
Following this misfortune came the
caving in of ditch that had been
cribbcd 10 test 600 feet of sewer,
Prof. j. w. Votey. consulting engineer
of the State hoard OF health, will he
called to advise In the matter.
1t is thought that dependency
brought on by overwork induced Miss
Grace Herne, daughter Of Mr., and Mrs.
william IIerne, who reside IN the west
part of Morristown, to attempt sui
eide last week Tuesday, She took
Paris green but it Is supposed that an
overdose acted as an cmcttc and saved
her life. The fact that she had taken
poison was not known uatil after din
ner, when She was found on her bed.
the family moved to Morrstown from
Burlington last spring.
1t IL reported that some OF the dele
gates on their way homo from the
democratic convention In ST. Adams
last week met pickpockets, who show
ed them no mercy. One delegate
claims to have lost n large wad and
two mileage books az Essex junction
ana two or three others lost their
ready money. A delegate from Wood
stock lost IS and valuable papers. He
borrowed s. from one of tho senator's
to-bc from Windsor county to get
home,
| John Imperial, the man whom the
| Orange county authorities want for
stabbing Edward McGlNnn in Will
Jamestown last week Monday, was seen
Monday Of this week on the hills near
his home in Granlteville with his two
children by his side. search soon
| after failed to locate the man. His
family are still living at their old
home. which is closely guarded ana
the officers expect to round up the man
soon as he Is con sidered one OF the
most dangerous characters with which
they have had to deal in some time.
s. S. Ballard OF Montpelier. secretary
| OF tho Automobile Club OF Vermont, mail