Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1910-09-01
VERMONT NOTES

Another clamhake for tho benefit OF
Brightlook hospital. ST Johnsbury. will
be held labor day There will be Speeches
| by Gov. Prouty and Congressman Plum
| ley.
| A petition in bankruptcy has been filed
| by Calvin b Niles of St. Adams, a lalorer
who gives his liabilities as s26s.47 and As.
sets 500. all OF which are claimed
| exempt.
While on a Sunday picnic Herbert tho
| l2year-old son of William Rock Of
Barre fell and sustained slight injury
to his right knee. Blood poisoning set In
and he died Thursday afternoon.
The oldest known native of bennington.
| Franklin Z. Day Of Rochester n Y,
| celebrated his tooth birthday Thursday.
| He has never worn glasses and his eye
sight is nearly as good as in youth.
The Camp Barnard association of Col
| chester. with capital stock Of 5000,
organized for the purpose OF conducting
| summer camp at Colchester. has filed
articles OF association in the Office of
the secretary OF state at Montpelier
Tho annual reunion Of the 18th Yer
| mont regiment win be held in Franklin
September s. The regimental history will
be ready for delivery at that time The
principal address will be delivered by
Albert Clarke Of Boston and a poem will
be read by Mrs Dora S. Eddy OF Stowe.
An attempt was made Sunday night to
burn the grocery store of N. Nj. Burr,
| located south of Rutland. Thieves en-
tered the place and stole large quantity
| of tobacco. cigarettes and cigars and upon
leaving ignited a bran sack under the tran
door leading to the cellar The building
was saved.
| c, a. Churchill. a contractor who IS
erecting a building In Barre. had a mar
row escape Friday afternoon. The can
| on the top of derrick came off and fell
to the ground and one OF the guy ropes
struck Mr.. Churchill on the head. He
sustained a cash several inches long un-
| der his jaw and another on his head.
Old passenger conductors and other en-
ployes of the Grand Trunk at Island
| Pond, who still remain idle as the Result
| OF the strike, are growing uneasy. James
| Murdoch of Toronto. first vioe-president
Of the brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen,
was In Island Pond last week and paid
the members Of the union their strike al
| lowance. At conference with the men
he assured them that they would be re-
instated according to the terms OF the
agreement with the road.
The question of the relations Of the
summer visitor and the library seems TO
| be very important, Some of the libraries
are inclined to make a special charge 70
| them for the use OF the library and not %
allow them the same privileges which are
enjoyed by the citizens OF the town Such
a course seems to be very unwise. Tho
centennial library ut Morrlsvillo has
placed them on the same footing with tho
rest of It's patrons and In many instances
has been rewarded by valuable gifts.
Engineer Babcock of the Central Yer
mont derrick car, which was wrecked AT
Riverton Sunday, has been having bad
luck for some time, About two years ago
MS wife fell and broke a leg, shortly
after which he was injured on the derrick
car. About three weeks ago Mrs. lNb-
cock was again injured and compelled
TO use clutches at the time her husband
was hurt last Sunday Since the wreck
II has been learned that an unknown man
lost tho end OF tho third finger on his
right hand
In an old trunk. unopened for a gem
Grafton discovered recently I'm Wood
stock attic. were found packages Of let
tiers addressed to Charles Marsh three
Of them from Daniel Webster. four from
jeremiah Mason, by many considered Il
greater lawyer than Webster.
one from John Jay, first chief
Justice OF the Supreme Court
of the United States, Dewitt clinton,
George Clinton, governor of New York,
| William sullivan Josiah Quincy and
Roger Sherman, n signer Of the DECLARE
ton of Independence and one of the COM
mittee OF five to draft that document.
There Is possibility that Vermont
automobiists may be forbidden the uso
OF New York highways without first TAX
ing out license in that State Secretary
| Of State Samuel s. Koenig has asked tha
attorney general to give his construction
of the section of the highway law cover
ing this point. 1t Is considered probable
that the Vermont highway commissioner
will exclude all New York cars. putting
them In the same class as with the New
| Jersey cars. the owners of which are
compelled to register In most every State
because their State law compels every
nonresident owner to do SO In New Jer-