Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-02-01
VERMONT NOTES

At tho annual show OF the Hardwch
Poultry association. which opened Tues
day, no birds are on display.
THE Sleeping Beauty" given for the
benefit OF poor children in and about
Rutland, netted s23O. 30. Tho operetta was
played by children.
When the thermometer registered 10
below zero Il robin hoped upon the
porch Of the residence of N. w. Fisk at
Isle La Motto January "a
The Consumers Ice and Fuel com
pany Of Rutland has flied articles of
association. giving its capital stock as
$4,000. with shares OF 800 each.
The Rev. William r. Spence has re.
signed as pastor OF the Congregational
Church or Rutland to accept a call to
the Congregational Church of Oberlin.
Ohio.
Arthur D. Wallet of Rutland claims
record for raising chickens in cold
weather. Out Of q setting OF 10 eggs the
latter part of December, there were
Matched nine strong and healthy chicks.
! Mrs. Annie Taplin OF Barre sustain
ed a. severe fall Saturday morninp
when she fractured her left leg. Mrs.
Taplin, who IS 70 years old, became
dizzy while preparing for a bath and
fell to the floor.
The st. Johnsbury Academy baseball.
team has hopes of annexing the State
championship for preparatory schools
the coming year. The schedule includes
13 games and the season will last from
April 90 to June a.
The School street school in Rutland
al nff
count of the funeral of little Lucy hi
Mello, who met tragic death wher
her clothing was set on fire by matches
with which her little brother was play
Ing.
| Commissioner Of Public Safety T. r.
Patch of Rutland recommends the pur-
chase of an automobile fire truck, be-
, lleving that it would materially decrease
, fire losses by getting apparatus on the
ground more quickly where roads are
heavy or the distance long.
, Carelessness in thawing out steam
pipes in the basement OF the Holy In
nocents school in Rutland Monday set
fire to some paper and rags y boy sent
down TO finish thawlng thu pipes used
t a lighted broom which lie ran tho
= length of the pipes. lie fought the fire
e alone but became discouraged and an
/ alarm was rung in Chemicals extin-
guished the blaze.
In order to aid people in detecting
y spurious bills. of which there are many
= in the vicinity Of Barre, the Barre Say
r ings Bank & Trust company is exhibit
j ing an exceptionally good counterfeit
The paper is particularly good has tho
two lines of colored silk threads and
4 feels like bank note paper. The Ink :
= not as dark rs government ink and tho
G portrait of President Lincoln is poorly
done
Edward Richardson Of Worcester gave
Il stranger a So bill to be changed in
I Albany, n Y, and now Is minus his
t money. Richardson was approached in
n the postoffce at Albany by a man who
t invited him to a moving picture show.
n They later met another man. with whom
I they matched coins and So bills. All the
third fellow had was a 50 bill and Rich
ardson also gave him his $50 TO be chang
ed. But instead OF being changed 1t dis
appeared.
Ethan Tatro. 16 wears of age. son
Of Charles Tatro of Richford, lost con-
troll of his sled Saturday afternoon
, while coasting. The hill was very
icy. and the sled shot under a plank
guard fence. His head struck a post
cracking his skull in two places and
, resulting in conclusion Of the brain
He was taken to Montreal and a large
portion of the skull was lifted from
the brain. He survived the operation
. and Is said to have a chance for re-
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