Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-07-20
VERMONT NOTES.

As the result of gay Polish wedding
in Springfield Saturday night seven men
were araigned in municipal court They
INDUCED in n free-for-all flght after I'm
bibing copiously of wedding beer.
Brattleboro has won at the National
Young Peoples Christian union convention
Me, a banner for having tho largest
membership TO Join the church
rwenty-year George Duclos of Ira
has been sentenced to rot more than
eight and not less than four years in
the house Of correction for burglary. He
stole wearing apparc, from the home of
two Italians.
A small boy named James Greig of
Enrre was bitten in the palm of his left
hand during n fight between two vicious
BULLDOGS. The boy was endeavoring to
keep the dogs apart when one of them
fastened his teeth in his palm.
After a separation of 81 years Ed
ward Elworth OF Austin Mimi. is Wis
iting his brother. Chief OF Police T G.
Elworth of Rutland. The two had
not met since 1850 when Edward left
Benson for the West,
Dead nsh can be seen all along the
river and brooks about Chester as n re-
suit of the dry and hot spell. there be-
Ing not enough water to keep them alive
1t l. thought by fishermen that the dam
age to trout will be the worst ever
known.
While aiding In the making up Of a
train In the bennington yards of the Rut-
land railroad Rex Shaclictt of Rutland
had his right hand crushed. He was
attempting to couple the cars when the
engine backed suddenly and his hand was
caught in the "knuckle."
While three policemen in Rutland
were using their electric flash lights
In search for a supposed burglar a
resident of the street thought he had
unearthed a plot to enter the house OF
some Of his neiRhbors. SO he hed
himself to the police station, where
he discovered his mistake.
a 15-ycar-od boy George williams Of
Montreal rem away from home last week
and was found in Rutland in the lumber
yards with five cents IN his pocket TO
said no was driving n delivery wagon
In Montreal when he made mp his mind
to leave ard Gid so right there. HI had
worked his way to Rutland via burlington
and Whitehall.
Skuking about through the woods of
Ira, avoiding meeting people, sleeping in
woods and OUTLYING barns. Young man
has managed to tcrroiizc the little town,
and so the Rutland sheriff took him into
custody lie will probably be charged
with NagrancY He appears to have done
hard travelling, to be about - years of
age, ana Is uncommunicativo.
Augustus l.. Roberts. proof reader in
the government printing office. is visit
INK in Rutland after 90 years absence
He formerly was employed for 30 years
by the futile Publishing company of that
city and George A. Tuttlc once offered a
prize of 500 to any person In the State
s'ho could put up moro type than Mr.
Roberts In given time but the offer was
never taken up.
The young man arrested for proving
about Ira SAYS he WAS driven away from
the homo OF his parents, Mr., and Mrs,
Cyrus Mchaud, vino live on a small farm
at Whitngham. Michnud had about 81
on his person, and as II not know that
he begged anywhere q charge of vaS-
ranCy cannot be made against him, and
so the Rutland officers are undecided just
what to do with him.
The fact that their machine waa not
! travelling faster than IL miles an hour
probably saved Mr.. and Mrs. w. 3 Page
when the forward wheel broke. ditchins