Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-04-11

| For their protection against assailants
women Of Minneapolis have been au-
thorixed by Chief Of Police Heaiey to
carry small silver police whistles.
Papers have been filed in the secretary
of states office BY the Union Typewriter
company Of lion, N Y, corporation
with capital stock Of 32Oooo.o0o
Ira Lord Of Colchester, a merchant,
has filed a petition in bankruptcy. CIV
Ing his liabilities as S1,22s.6S and assets az
N.0lS. of which $3.50 Is claimed exempt.
Henry Johnson. who killed himself at
Houghton, Mich. left his widow a note
reading: Now that you have a chance
to get third husband. for Gods sake.
don't talk him to DEATH"
Eight cases Of smallpox have broken
out In the village Of Deweys Mills in
Hartford and the place has been put I'm
der quarantine. 1t Is believed that the
disease was brought from Canada by a
workman.
The body of George Mead Of Rutland
was found by Mil Village man near the
sidewalk on North Main street Thursday
evening The man had been dead only a
short time. He suffered a sudden attack
Of heart failure.
Charles Barrett of Mendon was ar
rested April 3, charged with break
ing into Mrs. Frances Cardelle's cottage
at McLaushlin's Falls and stealing food
and clothing. Several of the stolen ar
ticles were found in his house.
A carpenter named Sinner, employed
on the Brown & Carroll company's stone
shed in Barre. fell from the top of the
building April 8, a distance Of 30 feet,
Landing in pile of snow, he escaped in
jury.
on the Barre branch OF the Central YER
mont, fell from a moving freight train
shortly before two o'clock Monday aft
ernoon and sustained a badly crushed left
foot when a car wheel passed over him
| A wagon own ed by the Cutler Liv-
cry Stable company of Barre was de-
molished Saturday afternoon when run
into by trolley car. The rig was
driven by an Italian VINO attempted
TO cross the tracks in front of tho
car.
The damage done to Barrels streets by
the overflow OF the river Sunday night Ia
ing 4 Power company suffered damage
to the amount of $1,000 An oil tank with
a capacity OF 10000 gallons was carried
away.
| While helping to wipe the dishes after
supper Wednesday April g. Mrs. Eliza
beth Williams of Rutland, while visiting
Mrs. Louis Duprey. became Ill, staggered
to chair and died in a few minutes
OF heart failure, from which she had
before suffered a grave attack.
George Gordon Of Barre may lose the
sight Of both eyes as the result OF an &C
cident Friday morning. While operating
bullset in the Scott Brothers stone shed
small fragment Of steel from the head
Of the hammer hit him full in one eye.
The eye will have to be removed.
The beginning of radical change
In the Rutland Railway. Light and
Power company went into effect Sun
day. A 45-minute through schedule
from one end Of the company's line
to the other was installed. consider
ably shortening the running time.
The commencement honors at St
Johnsbury academy have been announc.
ed as follows: Valedjctorian, William
Bahcock OF ST. Johnsbury; salutatorian
Miss Mildred Hatch Of Randolph; speak.
ers elected by the faculty, Arthur Little
Of st. Johnsbury and Walter Cleveland
Of Coventry.
Fred DeNicola of Barre, who was
struck on the head Friday morning by g
flying guy rope at the Boutwell, Milne 4
Varnum quarry. died Friday night at the
Barre city hospital. The body was .aker
to East Barre and the funeral was helt
Monday morning at st. Stephens Church
at Graniteville.
f. o, Emerson. aged So employed by f
c. Crosby of Brattleboro, fell two storie,
April while at work dismantling tn,
Betting block and was severely injured
about the back and his left hand was
broken. He was standing upon flool
timber. when he stepped upon some lath:
and fell 20 feet.
Philip E. Dim OF Rutland was strucl
by trolley car Friday morning when h,
was crossing the track and stepped IRON
behind n wagon. which had shut off hi
view Of the track and the approachin,
car. The fender saved his life and al
though severely injured his recovery is re
sarded as certain.
Her heavy fur coat prevented serious
injury when eight-year- old Grace Morgan
Of Barre fell through one Of the firemen
. chutes in the central station April 8
, With several little girls she was attract
cd to the station by a piano and Will,
listening to the music stepped back ant
through the hole. She fell Is feet
The State forestry department vii
maintain a wireless telegraph station thi.
! year on Mount Killington, according tt
} a recent statement OF State Forester
} Halves. man will be stationed Their.
all the time and Will notify wireles.
stations at either Proctor or burlington
whenever he needs help In fighting fire
The Williamstown library reports Il
the State library commission that Their,
have been $50 visitors and LILO book,
loaned during the short time It has beer
open. The Huntington library, which be
! gan It's work In 1910. reports an appro
, priation increased from SIS to 500 and {
circulation Of 1855 In a population OF 100
; George Marshall Of Poultney wa
) found guilty of receiving stolen propert,
valued at so by jury In Rutland count,
court Saturday. He concealed In hi
0 house goods stolen from the Glenwoo,
! Hotel at Lake Bomoseen by his wife
. Mrs. Ella Marshall. and Edward Clayton
both OF whom are now confined at tn
House OF Correction for the robbery
The town OF Dandy with a population
q Of l.00 seems to lead the State In bool
reading. The l.o0l people have averages
! nearly Ia books apiece during the las