Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-03-07
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Fred Bresctte of Norwich. a farmer has
filed a petition in bankruptcy. giving his
liabilities as 81 .+97 81 and assets Of l.l2s
An error In the license returns from Ira
Yesterday gave that towns vote as 34 yes
and 70 no. It should have been a yes and
80 no. placing the town In the dry col
umn as it was in the Free Press sum-
mary.
At Hartford town meeting former Gov
ernor F. Z. Pingree WAS reelected town
clerk. having held that Office since 1859,
with the exception OF the two or three
years he was in the union army during
the civil war.
Senator Page has presented a petition
In Congress from the Congregations
Church at Essex Junction asking that
legislation be enacted prohibiting the i'm
portation of liquors into dry" territory.
Principal Stannard OF the Barton high
school. with party Of 10 young men
under his jurisdiction. arrived In Wash
ington Saturday to remain until tonight.
They are accompanied by Postmaster
Webster of Barton.
Albert V. Preston of sharon win
celebrate tho 5Oth anniversary of his
mem bership in the Masonic order to-
day when exercises in honor Of the
event will be held in the town hall at
Sharon. An address by Grand Secre-
tary II. II. Ross Is on the program.
which will be followed by a reception.
BY the narrow margin of three feet
one of the coaches on the Rutland
railroad northbound mail train missed
going over the embankment over 50
feet high Saturday between Cuttings
willie and East Clarendon. The car
bumped along over the ties at a high
rate OF speed. A broken wheel nange
caused the accident.
The operating revenues Of the Rut-
land railroad for January were sea5.-
1868. an increase of sG.915.3l oye-
January of 1911: expenses. soOs.Os3o,
an increase OF S2l5.s0 net operating
revenue. s21.6,3.3l, an increase of ss :
"''''l' total net revenue, s27.6T331.
an increase OF $e.G9o,5l; one 18th an
nual taxes, s1l.o1S.ls. an increase Of
s1'2SS5s' operating income, sls.s5513.
an increase of s5,46O9s
Senator Page has presented in the r.
>. Senate petitions of citizens of swan
ton East lIighgate and Franklin in
favor Of parcels post system. lie has
also presented petitions from the central
lapor union of St Johnsbury asking for
legislation to prohibit the use OF unneces-
sary poisons in watch factories.
member of the Vermont delegation
AT Washington has received a letter from
Il constituent In which the writer SAYS
ne understands that the government has
issued hook containing "a complete his
tory or all the vegetables grown in the
world, and asking that copy b. sent
MN forthwith from which he may se-
leci stock for planting. II IA volume Of
thht Size could be published. which is :,
manifest iinpossbility, ii would have IL
be shipped by freight
The postotflr- authorities inform KAp.
resentaliVe Plumley that they have un.
der adNisement the re-locating OF the
mall route from South Lancaster. n. H.
10 I.inenburg, in compliance with the
desire OF the Vermont town. 1t has also
been decided by tho department Ia re,
appoint Postmaster Bayley at Heebs
Plain provided he appoints AS nssstan n,
u Vermonter 10 serve the patrons or
l$hs XaEmoat atas % he 0ifioa