Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-05-09
VERMONT NOTES

| 81 oohhspury is 10 have n new hotel
on which 1t Is being planned to expend
about 10000. The project is being pushed
by the Commercial club of that Mace.
Albert w. Billado and w. w. Nichols Of
Rutland have been granted a patent on a
horseshoe with adjustable calks. 7, ia
adapted for the use Of dray horses where
q sharp calk is Of little use.
George Elrck, the young son Of Mr.
and Mrs. James Erick of Barre ha6 a
narrow escape from losing all the fingers
lof his left hand when 1t was caught in a
cog on derrick. Two fingers were
amputated above the first joint
Patrick Brown Of Barre was severelv IN.
jured in the jaw when lever on Jack.
used In loading a piece of marble few TN
| and struck him. His tongue, which was
between his teeth. was badly lacerated.
Brattleboro Odd Fellows are to have q
new home, lot for that purpose having
been purchased at a cost Of $4,000
Charles Carpenter of Barre poured kero.
sene on fire in the kitchen stove and
as result was severely burned when the
live Goals flew out on him. He was
unable to open his eyes because Of his
burns, but It Is thought his sight will
be preserved
Because Of the brutal treatment of his
horse, John Colombo of Lyndonvlle was
sentenced in Caledonia county court
Thursday to six months at the house Of
correction. His horse. driven TO its limit
fell in the road and there he left It. 1t
was found the next morning and had tc
be killed to end it's agony. Colombo Is
thought to be insane and may be trans
ferred to Waterbury.
carpenters strike is In progress in
Rutland and about 10 workmen have quit
work Contractors have refused to give
days pay for eight hours work and
consequently little building Is going on
inc builders association has taken no
oflcial action. but II Is thought that II
the strikers hold firm the situation viii
become acute.
The operating expenses of the Rutland
railroad for March were $40, 07O9s and the
expenses were s220.73s.33, giving n net
operating revenue of sisS32s5 For the
three months ending March 81 the opera.
ing revenue was s1l5, @G93
Michael Haley OF Montpelier. an en-.
gineer on the Grand Truck road. on
the run between Montreal and Rouses
Point. dropped lead In his cab Friday
morning at Rouses Point while pre-
pairing to take out the Grand Trunk
mogul
The Second Congregational Church
of bennington celebrated the 10Th an
nual meeting Of the parish Thursday
evening
Brattleboro, through the efforts OF
its board of trade. is to have a Gew
manufacturing concern. a last block
factory is to be located there by sew
eral New York men, the construction
OF the plant to begin Septemb er /.
About so hands will be employed.
Edward Deforge is to be tried at
Barre Friday on a charge of being
implicated In theft of goods In
summer shack at East Montpelier be-
longing to a group Of young men.
Judson Hall. aged SO years. is still
at liberty after escaping from the
Brattleboro Retreat where he hal been
confined a year. He has record for
having escaped from other institu-
lions
The Brattleboro House property is
to be made into public square. s15.-
900 having been voted for that purpose
Friday night. Toward the proposed
: railroad improvements in the town.
$4,000 has been raised.
An electric car In Rutland Saturday
evening struck a wagon driven by X.
z. Bentley. Neither Mr.. Bentley nor
the horse was injured, but the wagon
was demolished.
| tv,nr . No DVot .lalNA
tuberculosis association ar Charles G.
Staples. Ruth y. Thompson. Ella Scott
Warner. Maud L. T.. Fits the Rev. D.
; Z. Trout, Fred w. Reed and Arthur +.
Roberts. Application has been made TO
the State board OF health for permission
TO establish a tuberculosis camp.
Mr.. and Mrs. f. 7. Cutler of Barre
celebrated their 10Th wedding anniver-
n sary Sunday evening. when 10 members
: of the ladies' union and others of the
: Cniversalist Church went in a body 10
g the house to congratulate them
h horse belonging TO Joseph L. Arkley
n and attached TO heavy delivery wagon
r created havoc In the e,reets of Barre
h Saturday afternoon when it dashed at
t full speed up and down. The contents OF
o the wagon boxes and barrels loaded
$ with excelsior, were thrown rign. and
h left.
t The Central Vermont locomotive No.
q SS6 sideswiped a loaded freight car sun
$ day morning that did not stand clear OF
il the track in Barre. The cab ripped
s from the engine and the engineer. fire
It man. conductor ana two brakemen had
n 10 jump 10 escape injury.
Harvey a. Could. aged 81 years.
dropped dead on the street in Chester
Monday of heart failure.
James Griffin or Brattleboro is suing
the Boston X Maine road for 100000 In
Winlham county court in session at
Newfane The case will be concluded
this week
The cost of the just concluded term
= of Washington county court was S3,323,
:. which is considerably less than in sew
y eral years past.
n President Benton OF the Udiversity
= of Vermont spoke Tuesday at Ben
: ninGton in connection with the library
O institute being held there this week.
h His subject was samuel Adams Pa
= triot."
~ The spring session Of the Connecti-
u cut river valley conference was
u held at Brattleboro In the Unitarian
y Church Tuesday and Wednesday even
ings of next week
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