Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-10-26
DUCEY- BRODIE.
VERMONT NOTES

Miss Mary Faulkner of Nottingham Is
charged with sending obscene literature
through the mails. She was indicted at
tho recent session Of the United States
court.
Dennis Hurley. n Rutland road engineer,
had the instep Of one of his feet crush
cd while on his run from Rutland TO
Burlington Saturday. His foot became
caught in the reverse lever.
Robert Mcconnell OF Rutland. in tho
employ of the Howe Scale works. may
become blind as the result of receiving in
his eyes splashes of hot iron being pour
ed. He is 10 years of age and had been in
the employ OF the works but three weeks
In Rutland county court Mrs. Helen
Moriarity Of Castlcton is sueing the
Equitable Assurance company for $3.50
due her, It Is claimed, on a policy
She slipped on some ice I'm the winter
of 1903, receiving severe injuries.
A few cases of diphtheria have
broken out in Rutland schools. one
case in each of the Park and Church
street buildings. The health author,-
ties have not been able to trace the
origin of the disease from one school
to the other.
Shore stallion and six mares, import
ed from England by Theodore Vail. have
reached Speedwell farm at Lyndonville
They are heavy draft animals and were
bought for the purpose of introducing into
this section this valuable breed of horses
The stallion is two years old and weighs
about 1900 pounds.
y siiddng automobile In Rutland broke
one Of Mrs. ". D. Shermans legs Sat
urdaY night and crushed her ankle. on
account OF her advanced age her Injuries
are considered serious The automobile
WAS being driven slowly on the wet and
slippery road, and as the driver swung
the car around Mrs. sherman was knock
ed down.
William Brown OF Barre had n narrow
escape from asphyxation Saturday. Pre-
pairing bath he lit the gas jet used
for hc"' rs water and failed to shut of
anoth,' connected with the stove
Pereo.' passing through the corridor
heard '.' Troans and found him pros
tratc ON the floor 1t took strenuous ef
for,s on the part of physicians to re-
suscitate him.
Emilio Eel Of Fowler II years OF age.
will lose the sight Of mis- left eye, which
was pierced by an arrow, The boy as
sorts that he WAS shot by a PLAYMATE.
who, however. says that Bell was catch
ing arrows which were shot into the air
and breaking tho frall pieces of wood
into bits. AS the fatal arrow fell saws
10 it,f- Tot
hit him fun in the eye.
The postoffce department has refused
an Increase for rental in Brattlehoro and
there seems to be some question as TO
where the United States mail is TO he
distributed In that city for the next five
years or until the new federal building
Is punt The present quarters were leas-
ed Tor five years from December l. 1906
by the government for $500, but the Sc
lectmen raised that figure to 81 100, when
the present lease expired
The Rev, II, c. Ledyard OF Canton.
N Y" has accepted n call to the pas
torate Of the Cniversalist Church of
Northneld, and will commence his du-
Ties on June l. He is an ordained
minister but is at present taking n
course In theological school from
which he will be graduated In Juno.
Until Their he viii conduct services
the frst Sunday IN every month.
An automobile containing a wedding
party Monday morning In Barre crash
ed against n house after swapping off
telephone polls and crushing an iron
fence. The occupants we're little hurt,
The accident was caused by tho steering
naars falling to reapond to the driyer's