Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-06-27
VERMONT NOTES.


Figure on an until-found advertising
campaign for that job-hunting Job Of
yours.
The pageant given in Bratteboro netted
over $500, which will be turned over to
the playground equipment fund
Barre is to have a new hotel. Sub
scribers are asked to Join in tho
project as business enterprise
Nearly $1,000 is to be offered in prizes
at the Barre driving park on July and
.. On each day there will be seven
events
Tag day at Brattleboro resulted in
s335S0 being turned over 10 the rest room.
1T was the fifth campaign Of the Kind
for funds.
Mrs. Charles +. Phillips of Brattleborc
fell as she was dragging a hose acrost
the lawn. and although sh fell on turf
she fractured one hip.
Work on the extensive Improvement,
planned for the Rutland fair grounds has
been begun for the fall show. a new
floral hall is to be built
a reunion of students of Beemar
Academy Will he held at New Haven
on August IL. August II is to be OBJ
served as old Home sunday in the
town.
Woodstock is to have new two.
room brick schoolhouse, for whict
Sl2,500 has been appropriated by the
town. 1t is to accommodate 10 grade
pupils.
Franklin shedd, one of Rutlands
} Oldest citizens hnfb in,
dcncc died Saturday night, aged 81
years lie was born In Pittsford Janu-
airy II, 1921.
AS many as loo children Of the north
END OF Barre seek recreation daily at thu
chidrens public playground The chill.
dren are under the watchful eye of
woman in charge.
Pawlet had scare June 10, when
| l.. W. Culver's home was burned and the
/ CONGREGATIONAL Church endangered tina
steeple repeatedly catching fire Tha
damage to the church was several hun
dred dollarc
Sunday baseball in West Rutland is a
thing of the past, as h' residents have
| entered a protest Two factions, one fav-
oring the game and tn" other against 1t.
have precipitated appeal to the States
| attorney and the game is not to be-
Dr. L, 4. Bishop. who this year COM
pletes his duties as principal of Mont
pelier Seminary, was presented with a
silver loving cup June H. Professor
c. II. Richardson on behalf Of the class
Of 1857 presented the school with $500 to
he known as the Bishop fund.
The Northern Supply companys
building at Swanton collapsed near the
Central Vermont tracks June 10 1t
was occupied by the Lapelle Poultry
Food company and the heavy weight
of many carloads Of grain and feed
wrecked the building. which was two
stories high.
Thomas Winters escaped from the coun-
~ jail at Rutland shortly before noon
Monday. After helping clean the corri-
doris he asked the natron OF the women's
department for some cloths to dust with.
She left the room and he walked through
her office and out. 1t was several hours
later that his absence was noted
The Barre Gun club won q victory at
the first days shoot of the fourth annual
Vermont Trap Shooters League at tho
Riverside traps in Barre June Is Two
teams. Montpelier and Barre, contested
for State honors, and Barre won 207 to
.Oi.
The strike OF the carpenters of Rut-
land has been called off, although they
have come to no agreement with the
contractors. The strike began May ! and
affected IS men. All or the men, how
ever. have been working some for them
selves and some for contractors
, DR.. Il. d. Mosher and Mr. Quinn OF
, Granville, ~ Y. barely escaped death
when the formers automobile turned
, turtle two miles east of Castleton Corners
| Tuesday. June Is 1t turned over twice
, before it was brought to a stop Or.
Mosher had his right shoulder broken and
r Mr.. Quinn. who was pinned beneath tha
side Of the car, was uninjured
The Rev J E. Naylor. Baptist State
missionary pastor for Vermont, has re-
signed his position TO take effect not later
than July ;. He will spend the next three
years travelling and investigating social
; conditions. The summer will be spent In
Vermont with headquarters ir Rutland.
and IN September he will start on lee
turing and writing tour toward San Fran
cisco.
The Womans club of Bellows Falls
. will have about s375 70 rurn over to
ne new Rockingham hospital as the re-
suit OF their enterprise in getting out
one issue of the Bellows Falls Times.
o The sum OF 500 was demanded AT Brat
,leboro as the fee for license for a
t moving picture and vaudeville theatre
= contemplated by Mrs. Emma c. FAR
rington This is 81" more than was ask
ed for a license for a similar theatre
a few months ago. and Mrs Harrington
ANNOUNCES that she will not pay the fee.