Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-08-01
VERMONT NOTES

James Conlin, a Civil War veteran, died
Friday at his home In Rutland. aged rs
years. He served In Company II. 7th
Vermont
]. j. Preston Of West Rutland, a veteran
Of the Civil War. died Friday. aged 70
years He was member Of the 18th
Vermont regiment.
Henry L. Bean Of Bellows Falls dropped
dead at his home Thursday evening He
was conductor for many years on the
Central Vermont railway.
st. Johnsbury's pageant early In Aug
ust will enlist the services Of 26s dancers
the largest number Of outdoor dancers
at pageant in this country.
st. Johnsbury school directors are to
ask for new school building to relieve
present congested conditions. A definite
plan is to be submitted to the voters.
The Lake Bomoseen Yacht clubs
regatta, planned for Monday. August ~,
will be held Thursday. August 10, instead.
Rutland's stores will be closed for half
holiday.
Damages Of one cent were awarded the
| defendant by the jury in the case Of Del
bert Stone VS.. W. L. Hunt Of South Lon
donderry. The case was tried at Wind
ham county court at Newfane.
Edwin Carter. the i0-year-old son Of
| Mrs. Charles X. Lucas of st. Johnsbury.
has been arrested for holding lighted
matches under the wrist of the little
child OF MIR. and Mrs. J. W. Tinker.
While craning his neck to see the &C.
J q ~ In ~ nd -
driver Of an automobile ran his machine
against a stone wall. As the machine was
going slowly, not much harm was done.
William T. Foley Of West Rutland. who
! has just returned from Denver. Colo.
stood In front OF the city hall when the
alarm was sounded for the recent flood.
! He saw houses buried three feet deep in
| the sand.
Because he sold butter at short weight.
w. w. Smith of Cuttngsvile was fined
$40 and costs In Rutland city court Satur-
day morning. Inspector Moher found that
two-pound prints of butter sold were
three ounces short
| The disease known a. pellagra has re-
Gently caused the death of a person in
orleans county. 1t is the first case
!
since the cases reported last fall from
! the vicinity of Rutland.
When the fuse on a storage battery
of an inbound car at Barre blew out
Thursday afternoon. sparks were scat
tered about and two young ladies' on
the front seat jumped into the bushes
for safety. AS the car was not going
very rapidly they were not NO..
Damages to the amount of $4,000 are
asked by Frank Handley AS executor of
the estate of Earl Clark. his brother-in-
law, of the Rutland Light & Power COM
pany. Clark was killed in the trolley ac-
cident a few weeks ago at Parsons Curve.
The case is returnable at the September
term of Rutland county court.
An engraved brass tablet to the mem
! DRY Of Or. Reuben Jones will be placed
on the walls of the old meeting house at
Rockingham. He represented the town in
the first three Legislatures and was
chosen by the Liberty boys to write the
answer to the officers OF the King 8
court in their account of the massacre
at Westminster
The Rutland county democratic con
vention was held July "a and was
the most harmonious Of years. The
state and national tickets were en-
dOrsed. The county ticket nominated
is: Senators. II. c. Cheney Of Rutland.
DR.. f.. b. Gift of Fair Haven. Jesse
Billings of Rutland town. Thomas Dew
ers of Brandon; assistant judges
George c. tnderhill Of Rutland, f. f.
Hitchcock of Pittsford; States attor-
ney. James T.. Sennett OF Poultney;
sheriff. A. C. Mason of Pawlet: pro-
bate judges, =. c. Hulihan for the
Rutland district. Daniel johnson for
the Fair Haven district.