Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1910-09-15
VERMONT NOTES


Wednesday afternoon adjournment was
taken until Ten o'clock Thursday morn
ing. This time they kept at it until an
election resulted. three times sending to
liriatol for II new supply of ballots.
After celebrating three DAYS the Rut-
land county grand jury have found i've
true bills. They recommend that the
present dining room for women In tho
county jail be abandoned and that new
quarters be provided FOR this purpose
They also advise that the women be given
separate cells. as the present system of
upper and lower bcrths is considered
detrimental TO the health of the inmates.
Sin new portraits are soon to DO hunk
IN the State House at Montpelier those
of Governor G. II. Prouty. Ex-Governor
&. ). Page. the late Governor c. j. Boil
Captain sawyer. and Generals Wells and
Starnard. The last two will DO placed In
the corridor near those of Admirals
Clark and Dewey. Those of the governors
VIII be hung in the executive chnrnbor,
while the position Of the sixth picture
has not yet been decided upon
A petition has been presented to the
Barre city council asking for an amend
ment to the city charter changing the
hour of opening the polls at all elections
from nine o'clck to six o'clock in the
morning to accommodate the many voter.
who 90 to work at seven O'Clock and are
always Obliged to lose a part of the day.
when they cast their vote A special act
similar change in MONTPELIER has resulted
in a largely increased vote.
a fresh young man struck the wrong
woman on the back with a souvenir ward
stick at the Rutland fair last Friday. 1t
happened that sho had purchased toy
whip ana she wore 1t out on his face and
shoulders to the amusement and satisfac-
ton of the large crowd Of witnesses AS
he fled she pursued him, keeping up a
mercilcss flashing until his face was
streaming with blood and nothing but
the butt of the weapon remained in her
hand.
Among the 50 odd divorce cases on the
docket OF Rutland county court two are
quite unusual. Mrs Rosanna +. Davis
of Wallingford seeks separat ton from
James Davis. with whom she has not lived
for q years. Their married life was of
/
Duinaw of Rutland wishes to sever her
martial relations with Nelson j. Dumaw,
to whom she was married July last.
, They lived together a month and three
days.
An outdoor wedding took place on
Grand Isle Thursday. Tho contracting
parties we're Miss Sarah L. Hoats.
daushter of MIR. and Mrs. Homer L.
! Iodg OF Rutland, and William w. Smith
Of Deer Lodge, Mont, and the officia ting
clergyman was the Rev Ralph II. Mix
of Grand Isle. The ceremony vas per-
| formed in bower ut the summer home
| OF the brides parents overlooking Lake
| Champlain. The guests included Mr.. and
Mrs. John Corbin and daughter Of Bur-
linston.
The officials Of the Rutland County
Agricultural association have refused to
pay Stanley Y. Beach, the aviator vino
brought his monoplaLe to the fair last
week, for the reason that no flight was
made. lie claims that engine troubles
We're the reason for the failure to make
good. The monoplane was hustled out Of
town for fear of attachment. The Schmidt
| brothers If Rutland received their pay
As they succeeded in getting off the
ground with their biplane on tile last
day OF the fair.
thousand dollars was picked out nj
the pocket of Newell Heath of Brattle-
horo At Aver Junction, Mass. last week
He had started for Fitchburg, Mass t.
deposit his funds In q savings bank. He
carried 800 I'm cash and q cashiers check
for 5000 He discovered the loss Of his
wad on the train and a passenger In III,
seat behind him handed him his money
saying That he had picked it UP o. the
floor. Before he reached his destinati
II wGs taken away from him again am
no had 10 borrow money from the Aye,
chief OF police to get home. Payment o.,
the check was stopped
a solution placed In the Rutland CITY
| Reservoir 10 purify the water has result
ed In the death of a large number of fish
according to W. L. Williams, tho care
| taker. He says that he and his helper
have removed many trout and suckers a.
their decoinposed bodies rose to the sur
| face of the water. This statement wue
confirmed BY Health Officer c. f. Ball
| but Prof. ]. w. Votey OF the State lab
oratory is inclined to ropudiate III.
whole story, He says that d few fish
were killed IN the feeding streams at tho
hrst application on account of tn,
strength of the Hoution, but that This
mas now been rernedied. He Is to make
a personal investigations