Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-01-05

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The quarterly report for tho Yer
! ,pont Soldiers home at Bennington
hhows that the present membership of
the institution Is los, with 26 in the
hospital During the past three months
four inmates have died.
An aged fiddler wearing a summer
suit and straw hat, has arrived at
Pompanoosuc in Windsor county after a
sojourn in Florida. Despite the zero
weather Saturday, he alighted from a
train at Springfield and proceeded jaunt-
| lily on his way.
! Mrs. Lois G. Moulton OF 81. Johnsbury
has taught school for 40 terms and is
still teaching with success She was
born in 1910 and began teaching when
only If. The territory she has taught in
embraces many towns in northern Yer
mont and New Hampshire
S. s. Ballard. secretary Of the Auto
mobile Club of Vermont. has already re-
ceived nearly 100 applications for mem
bership In the club during 1911, many Of
which are for new members. The club
has present membership Of about 500
and it is expected II will run fully 1920
during the present year.
a meeting Of the Addison County Sun
day School association vas held We'd
nesday afternoon at MiddeburY. with
the president, Willis Cady. presiding.
Plans were made for tour OF the
towns of the county, beginning January
s at Cornwall and Wcybridgc and closing
with the annual convention January %.
to ha ball A.
ISOLATION day will be observed on Janu-
airy % The Hon. Judge ]. T.. Weeks and
Middlcbury pastors were present.
During n visit to Hartford, Conn. the
famous Civil War guerilla, Col. John =
Mosby, met W. NJ. Beeman, captain of
Company +, LIST Vermont cavalry, whom
Colonel Mosby captured at Brandy Sta
ton October II, 1863, and held as a prie-
oner of tho southern confederacy for 10
months. The aged warriors discussed old
times for two hours. Captain Beeman
after his release from Libby prison, re-
turned to his home In St Adams and
later removed to Connecticut.
l.. A. Bratton of Brattleboro, for hunt
Ing without taking out a license there
for, was recently fined 5000 and costs.
which he paid. O. l.. Coolidge Of Black
River. for allowing his dogs to chase
deer. paid a fine Of $500 and costs OF
1913. In Lamoille county court Frank
Benor of Belvlders paid n fine OF 800
and costs for taking deer out of sea-
son, and for a similar offense Glenn
Tillotson and Harvey Newton, both of
Lowell paid each a fine Of 500 and cost
of 1913 The Lamoille county court has
three other cases on the docket for vio-
lation of the fish and game laws.
battle royal was waged Thursday
afternoon by about 20 youngsters, mem
bers Of rival gangs" I'm the yards Of the
Columbian Marble company in Rutland
The ages Of the boys ranged from nine
to Ii years. The battle was over the
possession Of territory they both claimed
Hostilities began with snowballs but this
method proved too mild and then chunks
Of Ice were rosorted to and finally sticks
and stones Several Of tho boys were con-
siderably damaged Many of the BOYS
mothers interfered without avail. but the
Waterman at length scattered the force.
At the end there was an imposing list
of casualties.
editor and now publisher of the anar-
chistic weekly published at Barre is the
defendant in a $500 slandcr suit brought
by Joseph Sassi. The trouble dates from
quarrel between the two, in which
financial matters OF the publication were
involved. Sassl some time ago forced
himself out Of anarchistic circles b.
taking out marriage license when he
took unto himself a wife Instead OF
following the socety's rule Of going be-
fore member OF the society and agree
Ing TO live With the bride for a certain
length Of time. After this the men be-
camo enemies and 1t is said that upon
their meeting one day Geleani made Il
vile remark concerning Sassrs wife.
Friends induced sass to start legal pro
ceedings.
The committe on instruction of Mont
peler Seminary has Just issued its re
port which commends the work Of tho
students and teachers ae we'll as on
dorSes the MANAGEMENT Of the institution
since it's reorganization in 1909. The Sem
mary honor roll for the fall term ha
Just been announced as follows: FIRST
honor all studies above 80 per cent. Ger
trude Bliss. Ruth Bruce, Irene Dwineu
Dora Douglass, Alethe Roberts, Franci,
Marion and Victor smith second honor
1.-TWO subjects 90 per cent. and none below
So per cent? Beatrice Atherton. EVELYN
benjamin. Maude Benjamin. BERTHA Bu2-
zeH, Winnfred Jeffords, Mable Near
Avis Pattrcl Alice Waldo. Maidero
Walhridgo, Hazel Wheeler, Carrie vii
liams, Harold Dwnell. Eldon Marti,,.
William Niles, Alden owen and Chestar
sargent.