Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1910-01-27


! OF glasses but his face was cut and filed
with dirt. The accident happened at the
Patton quarry.
Mr.. and Mrs Willard Leland of North
Springfield celebrated the 5oth anniver-
sary OF their wedding Friday and Mr..
and Mrs. John Stratton of South New
fame observed similar event Wodncs-
day. Mr.. and Mrs. Emory r. Bruce of
south Newfane yesterday observed the
Goth anniversary of their wedding.
One of the oldest men in Rutland.
benjamin n. Burt witnessed n wrestling
bout The other evening. !, reminded #
him of the old days. some e5 years ago.
when there was but one street in Rut-
land and when every boy OH the stree,
was n wrestler. He thinks it an ideal
winter sport and also a splendid training
to repel burglars.
At the annual meeting of St Johnsbury
Hose company No. 3 held Saturday
Joseph st. John retired from the Office
Of clerk and treasurer after 81 years rs
a volunteer fireman 81 Of which have
been with the St. Johnshurv department
Mr.. St John began his fire fighting career
with the Montpelier department when
bat Il years old.
James Sargent native % Vermont
who di. recently Mt Rochester. y. y,
when a young man came into national
prominence through his invention OF the
time lock for vaults. he prevailed upon
the government to adopt his device by
picking the locks on the vaults at Wash
ington. He was born in Chester and lived
| =, II 70
: pr F.. II. O'Connor has been elected
president Of the Valley Fair association
| The last fair netted s7lb a. Dr. OCon-
: nor Is graduate OF s.. Ioseph's College
In Burlington the University of Yer
mont. the Montreal school of philosophy
and the medical departments of tho mi
! vcrsity OF Vermont and Dartmouth He
pitched two years on the Dartmouth
. nine.
y The Farrar Lumber company OF Derry,
i y. H.. which has a capital stock of so.
0on. has fled a copy Of its charter with
= the secretary of state and is authorized Ia
= do business in Vermont. The principal
business OF this company is cutting. saw
ing and shipping lumber. Its Vermont
= representative is Leonard A. t'arrar OF
$ Gated.
The case against Robert Eddy OF Wall
, | ingford, charged with the murder of
- Mary Jane johnson on the night Of Octo-
Der 9. 1902. will be retired in Rutland
county court. beginning March :. Judge
I Hall will be the presiding Judge and II Is
| estimated that about 50 witnesses will be
called. At the first trial the jury report
ed a disagreement after celebrating A
hours.
Rutland officers seized a large amount
l., of liquor in two raids Saturday. Raj
: faele Musca,iello at whose place a barre
= | of cider and another Of wine were taken
| was so surprised and alarmed that h.
Jumped through q window and made hi.
escape. AT place operated by Mrs
z Elizabeth Narciso in Pittsford the Off
d GERS stood under the window while tn,
o proprietress unwittngly threw bottles o
o booze into their waiting hands. Mrs
u Narciso is a widow with six children
4 man whose identity unknown a
the time was brought to Brightlook hos
e pital at St. Johnsbury Thursday evenin.
d with huge splinter driven through hi
n throat. When an operation was perform
= cd It was discovered that the tongu
d was nearly severed. He has chance 70
r. recovery. It was found Friday morn
ing that the patient was Amer j. Nc
Grath. who was employed in the op
l. Grafton Of an edyer by the Moose Rive
Lumber company at Damon's min,
e A small boy will within the next cigll
Is days attempt to carry +0-pound steam,
| III, a,l fv1, IIt t1D,
CastIcton in four hours. Two Rutlan
clerks have n bet OF SO on the stunt
J. The wager was brought about when
l. Castleton woman purchased II trunk +
M Rutland too late for the last "trip q
10 the electric express. one clerk in tn
- trunk store allowed that he could carr
- the baggage over in four hours an
the deal was made.
'g The American News Vending Machin
'N company Il corporation organized undo
n the laws Of the State Of Maine aud hal
IN ing it's principal office in Portland, he
IL filed n certified copy of its articles of a.
rs sociation in tie office OF the secretary
State and has been granted certifca'
as to do busiucfs in Vermont, This Gsnpan
III Is engaged in manufacturing. 'easlnl
n buving. selling and operating all kline
ne Of slot coin machines, 1t has a capiti
TO stock Of 500 500 Its Vermont office wi
nc be n: ST Johnshury and T.. y. Somel
Of Barnet will be It's representative.
bv After n lont. bloody fight with an ansi
To bull dog Friday Adolphus Nondettc
of West Rutland finally succeeded in Gu
MT ting the animals throat. Mr.. VOndett
ce who IS ~ years old, has lust passed Il
10 Odell farm about mile and a ha
NJ south of West Rutland when he motto,
a COW lying on the ground With a !,
broken. He walked over to inresiiga
ur and while filling his pipe the dog r;
re- out Of q nearby house and sank h
ne teeth in the mans left arm. Vodct
'o' grabbed the animal ny the throat a,
" called to an Italian woman ~ bring mi
liz n knife, with which he severed Il
beasts wndpipe. He suffered, howeve
,in the loss OF n large amount of bio,
Id and is In serious condition.
=" The freshet of Saturday work
-. great havoc at North Pownal. Sc
~ eral houses on Burgess fats were (
undated and the occupants had TO
taken from the second story windo,
OIL by boats, In the immense lake forI
OF ed In tho valley some 40 cattle, hors
nd and deer swan around, trying in va
OF to get a foothold on the banks. Att
The the four footed beasts had spent I
m greater part of the night in the wat.
ing while people We're being rescued, a
tention was turned in their directio