Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-10-03
VERMONT NOTES.

Vermont Academy defeated the high
school football team at Keenc, n. H.,
Saturday, 80 to o.
The Vermont Colonial Danes arr to
meet in Montpelier on October 6. This is
the first time since 1898 that the society
has met there.
The Hotel Poultney was destroyed 10y
fire Thursday evening. The loss is esti-
mated at 5000. The fire was caused by
an overheated chimney.
Mrs. Matiama Donadomana Of Barre is
out on bail of 800, having been arrested
because she is said to have struck G.
b. Boz across the face with a broom.
The permanent fund Of the Baptist
State organization amounts to $21S,60l.5l,
as announced by Treasurer Howard
Crane at the last day of the convention.
While her husband lay desperately i'll
from the effects of shock. Mrs Jonas
Aldrich of Rockingham died without
warning of heart trouble Tuesday after
noon.
Zaccheus Sheldon of Hartford. IL
travelling salesman. has filed petition
in bankruptcy, giving assets of $3.50 with
$500 claimed exempt and liabilities OF
sl.e967C
Simeon Philbotte of Rutland will have
to pay 5000 to Isaac Mayo, whom he
assaulted In the passage of pleasantrics
he chewed off Mayos ear Mayo is his
brotherin-law.
The Rev. and Mrs. A. " Woodruff of
Colchester. who have been attending the
Baptist state convention at St. Johns
bury. celebrated their golden wedding
on the first day of the convention.
Work on the development Of the Clar-
endon property of the Rutland Light &
Power company will be begun this week,
and II is expected that the dam and
the plant will be in operation by De-
cember !.
A disease called "blackleg' or quarter
i'll" has broken out at Weston among cat
tie on the Peck farm and eight have al
ready died. Serum has been used to save
IS head. The disease Ia caused by vege-
table microbe.
feature OF the Baptist State con-
vention at st. Johnsbury last week was
the presence Mt all the sessions of Mrs.
A. c. Mitchell, the only living charter
member Of the organization and whose
age Is 80 years.
Frederick Winnewisser, the four-year-
old son of Mr.. and Mrs. Frederick
Winnewisser of Bellows Falls. was Kid
mapped Friday afternoon from the home
of his grandparents at Walpole, N. II.
Mrs. Winnewisscr has been separated
from her husband, and ii is thought that
tn child Is in the possession of his
f'ther's people.
Ihe reward offered by Sheriff f. c.
risi for information leading to the ar
rest and conviction of Valentine Hahn.
who assaulted Miss Nellie Meehan at "A
school house in Sudbury last fall, has
been divided between Miss Meehan and
Mrs. Hattie Narcotics Of Sudbury. each
of whom got $3.50. Hahn was sentenced to
is years at tho State prison.
Property of Silas Gliding. a well-known
Castleton farmer has been attached for
s.J0o by Sheriff l.. c. Fish in a suit in
Rutland county court brought by DR..
A. G. Root OF Albany. N. Y. an action to
collect bill of $1,000 charged by the sur
geon for removing an abscess from the
back of one OF the defendants ears. The
case is returnabIe at the March term Of
| court,
An autopsy performed by physicians at
the State hospital at Waterbury on the
body of Frank ID. Spencer, who died
Thursday. revealed the fact that death
was caused by pellagra. a rare disease, Of
which only three cases have been re-
ported in the State He was admitted to
the hospital August 9s from Peacham
Pellagra Is a skin disease with severe con-
stitutlonal and nervous symptoms.
| The case to be taken up wednesday
In Rutland county court Is that Of
Thomas Rooney, executor OF the estate
of Ellen Rooney. against Percival w.
Clement, Involving dealings between the
| two when Mr. Clement was mayor Of
Rutland. The plaintiff says that the fun
| amount agreed upon in regard to the
purchase OF the Rooney farm to clean
up the water shed at Mendon was not
paid by the city
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