Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-04-06
VERNE r NOTES

stowe lumbcrmrn report snow on
the mountains seven to eight feet
deep.
w r. Place of Essex Junction has
a thermometer which registered seten
degrees below zero Sunday morning at
five o'clock.
Rhode Island Red pullet of Brat
tlchoro laid an egg sunday morning
measuring eight by six inches. The
hen has made n speciality of laying
large eggs this spring.
Four men of Victory have been
placed under arrest by Warden T.. g.
Lund because they were engaged in
killing deer. Their trial Will be
held at Lunenburg.
Gabriel Rouc, workman at the
Boutwell,. Milne & Varnum quarry at
Granitevillc, was severely injured
Saturday when n large stone fell on
his right leg breaking the bone.
The road commissioners Of Caledonia
| county met Tuesday at st. Johnsbury.
The total appropriation of the county
| for permanent highway construction is
| s6.15o.
occupied one day, there being but four
cases up for trial Tuesday at the session
| held in St. Johnsbury. The full bench was
present
Aaron stevens of North Stratford, n.
| H., was arrested in Brighton Monday
on a charge OF killing deer out of sea-
son. He furnished bail for his appear
ance at the October term of Essex county
court.
Perry Wade, driver for the Rockingham
Hotel in Fellows Falls, was found dead
in his room Sunday by the night clerk,
who heard him fan Fear Of a possible
operation for appendicitis and an UNI
| fortunate love affair are thought to have
prompted him to take poison.
The report that there was fear Of
an epidemic Of scarle, fever in Rut-
land Is unfounded. Only four cases
have been reported. During the past
month there were co cases of humps.
nine Of whooping cough. two Of diph-
Jhoria. and four of scarlet fever.
Tor the second time since 1t was quar-
ried. heavy granite block fell from
! the wagon that was carrying it to a Barre
shed with 1G horses holding it back ard
| four dra wing H. the wagon was descend
| ing n steep hill when the stone rolled
into the road. 1t was finally loaded and
made tho rest OF the journey.
Melvin Wadsworth. Vermonts oldest
odd Fellow, in his o9th year, is passing
the remaining years Of his life in the
socioty's home at Ludlow He is still
| able to write n legible and interesting
letter In his early manhood he was e
stage driver between Bennington and
North Troy. He was also a wel-known
sportsman and trainer of bird dogs.
Tho labor leaders at Graniteville
announce that they have the largest
number of members in the quarry
There are over 1000 men working in
the Quarres. of whom 500 are menu
hers Of the union. In spite of severe
weather. work in the Quarries has been
in n nourishnE condition and the only
complaint has been that there was not
stone enough for orders.
Important regulations regarding the
sale and distribution of milk in Rut-
land have been made by the state and
city boards of health. Hereafter
there will be no distribution Of mink
in bulk. All milk utensils used by
dealers shall be steamed sterilized and
the milk has to he cooled before bot
Ting. The new regulations will pre-
vent warming up the morning milk
and selling IT for fresh evening mink
and also the swapping of milk in bulk
between handlers of the supply.