Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1910-09-22
VERMONT NOTES


\ squad of more than 90 men has
turned out for football practice at Yer
mont Academy. Many old men are
back in the game.
Edward a. Rowland. representative
from the town of Georgia In the Legis-
laturc of 1908. died Monday of multiple
ncurtis after an Illness OF two months
He was A. years old.
a deer with a broken leg was found
by Il. W. Whitney Sunday in Spencer
hollow near Skitchowaug mountain. The
animal was nearly dead and its suffering
was ended with bullet.
The students Of Remington high
school have voted to revive the school
paper The name Of the publication
has not yet / cen determined Joseph
Brnnn i, cdltor-in-chlef
a petition in bankruptcy has been nled
by John n Salmon Of Sheffield. a farmer,
who gives his liabilities as 81, 1878 and his
assets as $50 OF which $40 is claimed as
exempt.
While tarrlnE n roof Edward Pratt
of bennington met with n serious in
jury. Tho ladder gave way and he
fell twenty feet to the ground. strik-
ing on his left foot. The ladder, fol-
lowing after hit him on the head
Admiral {. +. Clark Of Oregon fame.
chief Justice J. A. Aiken Of the Massa-
chusetts Supreme Court and q. f. Rogers.
vicc-presifient and manager IF the Millers
Falls. Maee.. Tool company, are following
Fort Ethan Allen, travelling by automo-
bile.
The following petitions in bank
ruptcy have been filed Charles a.
Bail OF Springfield has liabilities of
$3.50 and assets OF s425, Of which
$500 is claimed exempt. Edward r.
Moore Of Hyde Park has liabilities Of
s2.553.09 and assets of sl.940. Of
which s1.124 is claimed exempt
A hearing on the contested election
chsc in Barre town. in which the right
of William F.. Fisk to sit in the coming
Legislature Is disputed by William Earle
and Or c. n. Barber. started in Gran
iteviile yesterday. Judge n w. Scott of
Earre city presiding. Constable w. +.
Cutler was the only witness examined.
The 18th annual convention of the
Vermont branch. Kingf Daughters and
Sons. opened in Springfield Thursday
with a large attendance. 1t was held
the Congregational Church. the ar
rargements being In the hands Of IA
delegates from the Springfield circle.
the largest in the State.
Or. and Mrs. {. s Caverly and DR..
u GET.
day for New York. They sailed yestor-
day or the Cretic for IA trip abroad
including Naples, Rome and Vienna At
the last place they will remain two
months. DR. Stickney will specialize in
surgery and DR. Cavcrly will study health
conditions
Five of Rutands fly young men clad
in liVid socks and russi onatc waistCoats
stroiled into the Uwanto restaurant
, Sunday evening in a make-bcievc college
boy mood After thcy had succeeded in
making themselves generally obnoxious
by manner and conversation Proprietor
=. a. Frousc elected them with a few
well directed applications OF sturdy
foot
James Pedro of Worcester, prom
incnt lumber dealer, has several teams
AZ work hauling hcmlock bark to market
lie has a contract to deliver $50 cord;
at $685. per cord. Although the amount
of available bark is rapidly decreas-
ing the price is also on the tobogEan
because chemicals are being used In
its place for tanning. Ten years ago
the ruling price was IS per cord.
The health Of Vermonters Is gener-
ally good. according to Or. II. u. Hol-
ton. secretary Of the State board Of
health. Sixteen cases OF infantilc par
alysis have been reported to him, only
one Of which proved fatal. There are
n few cases of typhoid fever. Another
tour with the tuberculosis exhibit will
be made early in the winter, the itln-
erary to include many OF the smaller
towns.
1t Is claimed that Major Human A.
Grout Of Waterbury is the only survivor
OF the Mexican war living in Vermont.
he is father of Or. D. u, Grout, superin-
tendert II the Vermont hospital for the
insane Major Grout enlisted for the
Mexican war with the 9th New England
regiment and was wounded at Cheruhus-
GO. lie IS s. years old ana rises ut five
O'Clock every morning, when the wealth
or permits. to take long walk before
breakfast
A search is on for Miss Ruth Ayers
Of Salisbury, 17-year- daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs. George Ayers, whose
whereahout is n mystery The girl
started for the Rutland fair last week
"Wednesday with Miss Cecilc Dickinson
The Dickinson girl returned alono
after the pair had made a trip to Troy.
\. Y. and she claims to have no
knowledge Of the location of her
companion she was arraigned in JUS
tice court in an effort to gain some
trace of Miss Ayers, but persisted in
her story, Both girls attended the Mid
dlebury high school.