Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1910-08-04
VERMONT NOTES

of s31S OF when SolV 10 eH'''P''
citizens Of this state have been granted
the following patents: Elroy A. Chase
Of Mortified, stonc-cutting machine;
Frederick II. Vcarney OF lyndonvii",
halter.
Novor H. O. Carpenter has been tenn
porarilv appointed postmaster in Rutland
Inv the stireties on tho bond of the late
Postmaster sheldon. The candidates for
the pormanent office are: G. T. Fairfield.
1. G.. Bagley, fred \. Field and Assistant
Postmaster g. +. pcasc.
congressman Frank Plumley has
promised the national republican con-
gressional committee n months time In
the coming fall campaign. In poli'icni
spcechmakinc tour. He has not yet been
assigned engagements and does not know
what section Of the country he will he
placed in.
Frederick G. Ellison of Springfield has
received an order from the fret assistant
postmast general that the postofIice at
WeatherHed would be discontinued
after Saturday. For some time there
has been very little business at the post
| Office from the fact that all the people
in that locality have their mail delivered
| from the r. f. n.
The Rutland county sheriff's depart
inent has been requested to keep watch Of
pawn shops and secondhand stores for
booty taken at the Pollard store In Ludlow
Wednesday evening, July q. The burglars
crawied through small window and
carried away ST. in cash, suit of clothes.
two pairs of shoes, % watch chains and
a dozen watches.
The two weeks session of the Vermont
summer school for teachers at Rutland
! closed Friday. the ATTENDANCE having
reached s.. In his address Thursday be-
fore the teachers DR.. =. :. Caver]y. presi-
] dent of the State board Of health. made
the startling statements that two Vermont
schools had recently been closed because
of their low moral tone.
L. w. MCGOWAN. 81 years old, an en-
ploye Of the Fellows Gear Shaper COM
pany IN Springfield. was arrested July
81 on charge of stealing tools from his
fellow employees He was arraigned on
two charges of petit larceny, to which
he pleaded guilty and was fined s. and
costs in each case amounting in all to
sN.2S, which was paid by brother.
F. y. Normandeau of Barre has been
awarded the contract to erect the dam
for the new reservoir for the village
OF East Barre. The reservoir is to
be built just below the old one and
Will he of larger capacity. 1t will
be put in az an expense Of between
$4,000 and 10000. Mr.. Normandeau
Will start operations on the dam to-
morrow
Martin V. b. Vance of Lunenburc. aged
70 years. state senator from Essex
county. died July - form the effects of n
shock which he suffered the previous sun
day evening. Mr. Vance had been ii
prominent business man here, He had
held the office of town clerk and treasurer
since lSs?. He was veteran of the Civil
War, having enlisted in co. p, 1st VI.
Cav. as private. He was discharged AS
a second lieutenant. The deceased has no
surviving relatives.
John LooNnland of Bennington,
about 30 years of age. committed sui
eide Thursday evening by drinking
carbolic acid. He had been in poor
health for some time and dependency
is given as the cause for the rash act
He leaves widow and two young
children. The family had been resi-
coming here from Swanton. where
Lookiniand had been employed at the
Robin Hood powder works.
The Advent Christian Church in Rut-
land has extended to the Rev. George
Osman of Crousville. Me. n formal IN
vitation to become their pastor. Th'
Rev. Mr.. Osman. who preached in tn,
local church last sunday, has accept
ed and will begin his duties here tbs
first or second sunday in September
Mr.. Osman has been engaged in min
isterial work for about 10 years. hay
ing held pastorates at Presque Isle
r Me- Worcester. Mass, and Crousvlle
Maine.
n During the severe lightning and thun
e der storm which occurred in the vic!nit
n of Mdilebury about ten o'clock y. m
Y July p large barn belonging to Free
e Conan of New Haven was DESTROYED wit
T its contents With the barn perishe
e three horses and one cow Three Sleigh
e three sets of harnesses. farming tools,
$ tons of hay, about FIVE tons of straw wer
s also consumed The loss of $500 is part
II ~ covered by insurance. Tmmediatel
d after the lightning struck the barn
was Il mass OF flames and it was amos
$ impossible to save any II the contents.
: While closing a window during the raj
e storm of July q. Miss f.mm
q Wilcox of Middebury had both hand
~ caught between the window screen an
II the sash She was held In this postio
e for over two hours until her screams a
- tracted the attention of man WHO wa
-" passing by. He Immediately secured