Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-03-16
VERMONT NOTES

Ray Spaulding of st. Johnsbury has
been elected president of the senior class
OF Boston University, college Of liberal
arts.
The annual fair OF the children Of the |
Center CONGREGATIONAL Church Of Brattle-
boro Saturday was big success and |
drew over COO rcople.
The Plat memorial library of Shore !
ham has placed branches in six houses
in remote districts ana has found the
plan erect success
'rhe school commissioners vote in Rut-
land was swelled by tho ballots of a few
women who took advantage VI their right
10 vote OF the school question
Tho Rev. Or +. A. Bishop. principal Of
Montpelier Seminary, has been appointed
ny Governor Mead a mcmAcr Of tie state
board OF education to succeed O. y. Math-
ewson OF Barre
The Cohleieh library Of Lyndonvlle Is
maintaining branch IN Lyndon. open
every Saturday afternoon. with it's entire
stock renewed each month by fresh sup
plies from Lyndonrile
Deer in tho vicinity OF Ncndon are be
ing chased by dogs. Thursday a huge
buck emerged from the woods in an OK
haustcd condition and riuneed through
closed gate. 1t purSred it's course a few
yards and dropped life.css
Adels.re Rousseau. ouarryman of
Graniteville, N2s badly injured March :.
when a tripod NJ a steam GtiL, weighing
100 pounds fcn ON him. ArcalIne both
arms ana inlurins MIN internally. The
drill fol- as he was scttinE it mp ana he
was pihieu u'''ei IL ''' S'H''d' minute
Failures IN New England am"hg whole
salcrs. retailers and manufacturers ~
granite products have aggregated s%i0,oD
ir the pas, four months The retailers
and Wholesalers have had poor winter
In collections and as a result he manu-
facturer has had to suffer and. I'm many
cases, been compelled to shut down.
In accordance With a law PASSED L.
the LEGISLATURE Of 1910 Governor Mead
has appointed Repre- .entatives T. H.
Cave. Jr.. Of Barre aud y. X. Chaffoc Of
Rutland commission to devise and pat
in use new system OF bookkeeping in
the office Of the state treasure, al tho
state House.
Arr.geu.rts tor - patric,,,e dav in
Rutland include parada Of many
societies. Public and parochia schools
will he dismissed for the day after the
morning session. many merchants will
decorate their stores and there will be
religious services. as we'll as an entertain
ment at the opera house afternoon and
evening.
suro~,r,e,dart 9 Adams of West
Putland recommends new high school
hn,lding In HE third animal ronort TO tho
eoboo, directors students are cramnod
he says. There are 100 children auarter-d
| in the Main street building. where the high
| school is located. Desks and seats are
old-fashioned and unworthy Of an up-to-
date high school. \ new building would
also tend to broaden the courses of
! study.
The Milestone Graritc company Of
narre 1rranizcd for the purpose of
o,arrvirr. manufacturing. buying AMI
selling Granite and quarry land. with
capital stool, Of t75,con has filed articles
( Of Incorporation ia the office Of the SEC
rotary OF state, rs have the Green Noun
tain craft shops OF Post MlIIS. with Il
/ capital stock OF $lo"" ar" me camp
! Farwell corporation OF NcWbury' with
capital STOCK OF S'""'
The epecin granite train from Mont
poiier and Barre. that was run last year
to Chicago over the Grand Trunk rail
road. is to be put on again about May
/. This train runs solid to Chicago, max
ing the run in four days. and vas Very
popular with shippers 10 points west of
Chicago, Of which there ave many in
the two cities. II is understood this train
will run two days in each week, oh the
same schedule as last season.
Fred H. Harris of Brattleboro. a Dart,
month senior who Is the champion tenui,
rlaver OF Vermont and also intcrcolleciat,
cl,mnior had thrilling expcicnce las
,to.k while descending Mt. washington
IN skis We wos unable TO reduce hi
.n.ed and dt.covored after \ sllle of 1op
,,o. So, h. vac headed ,or tho rncl,s
II. ID ,,.ua g,,bs ~ email trao. an,
e.h. $780, ord ~, chance courb, .
,,.h IL voe throw, ara tod1,
tain in safety lie is CAPTAIN Of the Dart