Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-06-08
VERMONT NOTES

A pure white Aibino woodchuck has
been captured by Fred Perham OF
Pownal The animal is about as large
as a mans FIST and about As long as
hand
After walking % miles In half a day a
trusty from the house Of correction at
Rutland was captured in Pittsford Mon
day evening The man had changed his
clothes in a lumber camp.
Constable NJ 3. Nichols OF Barre Is be-
ing sued for $40 by James Kelly for shoot
ing the Iatter's dog. The dog was found
without a collar and was taken In charge
by the constable and marched to execu-
ton.
Goddard Seminary through the bequest
Of the late George Watson of Reading,
Pa, has received $500 Mr. Watson had
no connection whatever with the school.
except through sister who taught there
over quarter of n century ago.
e. w. Wheeler OF Rutland had his left
ear near.y torn off Saturday when he was
thrown out OF a carriage the wheels of
which struck n large stone in the road.
He landed on his head and was In q dazed
condition for some time.
Mrs. Teresa Zambruni Of Barre was
fined 81 and costs OF SIS for whipping a
girl whom she caught peeking ut her
through the window. Some of the boys
in the ncighborhood came to the girls
assistance with a base ball bat and
considerable connection ensued
Out of over 100 hives inspected in Shafts
bury j. r. Crane, state inspector of bees,
ncr nd in
instances In such condition that
destruction of the swarm will be necessary
Other apiarles in and near Bennington
were badly afflicted with foul broods.
Upon being struck in the side by a car
pushed along the tracks at MARI & Cor
don's shed In Barre. a workman had time
to catch hold of the brake BEAM as the
car was moving slowly, and keep his body
away from the wheels until his cries at
tracted the men, who stopped the car in
time to avoid fatality.
A farmers meeting was helJ Tues
cay at Chester, under the direction of
State Commissioner OF Agriculture Or
lando l.. Martin, who spoke on the differ
ent kinds of farming that can be carried
on In the State. Andrew Elliott OF Gait
Ontario specialist of the Canadian
farm institute. spoke on Farm Demon
stration Work"
It cost Barney Putnam. Ernest Woods
and Charles Fenton s1O3,36 in fines and
costs for fracas they INDUCED in Satur-
day evening In Rutland. They became
cmbroiled over an argument concern,ug
Fenton's Wife. Putnam came out OF the
scrap with three knife wounds. and for
several days was in the hospital at the
house of correction.
A large attendance is expected at the
annual meeting of the Lake Mansfield
Trout club at Lake Mansfield In Stowe
June "a. This will be the opening OF the
new addition TO the club house which dou-
bles the capa city of the house The expense
of the addition and Ice house has been
about $4,000, Fishing will begin on June
| IS TO supply trout for the annual dinner.
| Rain in the vicinity of Chester Is great
| ly needed to prevent a large shortage in
the hay crop. The plowed fields where
seed has been put in are dry In many
| places and 1t is feared by some of the
farmers that they will be obliged to re-
| seed. especially corn The roads, too. are
| ir bad condition and pastures show only
slight growth Of grass Dairy owners
are beginning to give cows extra feed.
While at work in the office OF the Co
| purn-Harper company of Barre burglars
were frightened Monday night. Doors
| leading from the shed through to the Of
| flee were found open and part of a bur
| glars kit OF tools. Marks upon the safe
| which contained several hundred dollars
| We're also found where an attempt had
| been made TO force II open. This is the
| second break within a year In this shed
| the first attempt being more successful as
| the outer door of the safe was blown
| open.
ANNUAL MEETING OF GREEN
| MOUNTAIN CLUB
The annual business meeting OF the
| Green Mountain club will be held ir
! Stowe Saturday. There will be two ses
sions of tho club. AT loij n. m. and 200 p
| m. The Mount Mansfield electric railway
makes good connections for Stowe n
| Waterbury with trains both north anC
south on the Central Vermont The chic
business OF the meeting will be the re
vision Of the constitution. TIL headquar
tors for the club will be at the Greer
| representation from the various sections
formed throughout the State will be il
| attendance as we'll as the councillors anC
other Officers.