Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-10-17
VERMONT NOTES.

Mrs. Pr,melia Miles, the oldest wom-
an of Newfane, is dead at the age of
81 years.
Barre republicans have formed Taft
club ana made plans for weekly meet
incs until the election in November.
Peter Lombard for 81 years a painter
of Barre, IS dead of what is known az
painters collie He had been i'll 10 days.
The Vermont State Medical society
closed its annual meeting in Montpelier
Friday with "A morning session at the
city hall.
Rutland's district nurse, Miss Cora
Porter, made 100 calls last month, was
1875 hours on duty and had nine medical
cases.
Barre clergymen are to visit the NOV
ing picture houses there and decide
whether any of the pictures should be
censored. They are to visit the shows
In small groups unannounced.
John simmons of West Pawlet has
been found guilty in Rutland county
court of larceny of goods to the value
of SIS from Layden & Burdick's store
ut West Pawlet.
Charles Adams of East Cabot Is dead
as the result of being thrown from
wagon. He received internal injuries.
The accident happened while he was
returning from creamery
The public service commission may
eliminate the dangerous grade crossing
on the road TO Danville. east of what Is
known as Pumpkin hill 1t is considered
the most dangerous of the crossings on
the St. Johnsbury ~ Lake Champlain
railroad.
| Mrs. Eertolni Of Barre has had her
sentence Of nine months in Jail suspend
ed She claims she is compelled to sell
liqLor to supIor; herself and three young
children, because Barre SLOWS her only
s. I. month for support.
Eannas Tirkko of Brattleboro, about
| ~ years of age. was severely injured
when he fell from the top of the big
caisson near the New Hampshire and
OF the Boston d Maine bridge. which
Is being built south of Bratteboro. He
fell l. feet and sustained internal in
juries besides several broken ribs.
| John Lynch, = lumberman, was found
badly hurt Thursday night when he
fell or was thrown down the flight OF
stairs leading to apartments above a
saloon in Rutland. He received an ugly
| cash over tile left eye.
Rutland had deluge of brown moths
Friday night covering walks and build
ings in the lighted business section
| Storckeepcrs and employees were out a
an early hour Saturday fighting tn,
moths with water and brooms.
The annual harvest festival in Rut
land for the benefit of the Old Ladies'
Home is to be held october 80. The Rut
land Missionary association is back o
the project.
The ordination to the ministry OF AL
berthe Stimson Phillips win take place a
the I'niversalist Church at East Montpel
Ter this afternoon.
One new case of smallpox has beer
reported at Barre. that of Miss Agne
Hale, aged Is, in whose family one o
the early cases was reported.
The Rev. a. c. Griffin. who has beer
curate OF st. Monicas Catholic Churcl
at Barre for two years, is to be trans
ferred to st. Aloysius's Church at 81
Johnsbury,
Walter w Brown OF Rutland.
laborer, has filed a petition In bank
ruptcy giving liabilities of s4174O an
assets of SLOTS. of which sS5 |
claimed exempt.
The Wells River passenger trail
struck the Calais stage at the statio
, at Montpelier Monday night. despit
the fact that bystanders warned tn
| driver that the train was approaching
) Nobody was inJure,
During the electric storm that swer
over Waterbury Saturday night bolt c
I lishtnng struck the Moody n Almon cleo
trio transmission line to WaSsav-~s--s