Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-11-14
VERMONT NOTES.

/ II" nome bi MlS Htllt fitlt III ltfll-
land was entered Wednesday. Nov. 6,
money being stolen from Il purse. IN
epidemic of robherics appears to have
broken out in the city.
The annual conference of the Military
order %, Foreign Wars was held at the
Montpelier Country club Thursday even
Ing. Capt r. l.. Howe Of Mortified was
elected commander.
United states Marshal Horace w Bailey
received GO applications for naturalization
papers at Hardwick Thursday. They in
Guided first and second papers.
Ten churches were represented at tho
institute held in Rutland Thursday after
noon for the promotion Of efficiency in
Sunday schools and young peoples work
Nearly 90 people take part in tho
presentation Of The 7 'od Piper of Ham
lin" in Brattleboro last week, under the
direction OF the Woma:.s ciuh.
]. 7. Remington. contractor and
builder Of Pennington whose operations
have extended over many of the towns
OF southwestern Vermont. died Thursday
In his e3rd year
out Of $40 apple trees planted by Or.
F. l., Osgood 81 Saxtons River not one
escaped injury by deer, OF 1910 trees
MIA nted by Col John f. Paddock in Bellows
Falls, l. 40 have been 'pinched'' by deer.
Irishmen OF Barre are planning to hold
a meeting in the interests of home rule
as soon as the ban on public meetings
caused by the smallpox scare is lifted.
Hugh Webb Of East Arlington paid an
election bet by rolling peanut down
the Sidewalk Wednesday noon. He WAS
greeted with ieers
| Fire Thursday night destroyed the farm
buildings Of William Wilder AT Cambridge
port The house and barns of Daniel
| a huge shaft of granite, intended for
n monument, has been lost while en- route
from Barre to North Chile, y. Y.
| j. e. Newton Perrin of Berlin. who will
be o. years old November a. voted the
republican ticket Nov 8. as he has al
ways done since the party was founded.
Mr. and Mrs Charles W. Phelps oe
Dorset celebrated their Goth wedding an
| niversary sunday Ever since they
were married they have been residents
| of Dorset
|
| Friday morning November Is. and Will
continue III November o. both dates in
elusive. Only deer with horns not less
than three inches in length may be
killed
Since November the health officer
in Brattlcboro has quarantined IL cases
of humps, and seven houses have been
quarantined because of dyphthcria,
Mrs. Viola Miller has brought suit
against Charles T.. Spring and Edward
s Tubbs all OF Bratteboro. for zoo,
damages to herself and her horse In an
automobile accident October >.
small panic was created in Barre
| Thursday morning when two wires OF
the Consolidated Lighting company.
wires became crossed and separated
Two ends of the strand hung lmpl,
over the sidewalk, while the opposite
pair fell between pile of boards ir
the rear of house, whence small
columns Of smoke began to Issue
Vincenzo Scali of Websterville wa.
arrested Wednesday. Nov. 6, charged
with assault. The charge specified tn,
sending OF a bullet through Mary Dun
lop's house Sunday night with inten
to Kill. lie had been elected from III,
house because OF abusive language.
The Boston News Bureau says: Alder
Is. Tenney T.. A. Bradley, II. A. Gidne
and ID. W. Leavitt have incorporate,
under Massachusetts laws the Mont elie
Barre Light q Power company with q,
authorized capital OF $2,l0A00O. comprisin,
ll'oN preferred and 1000 common shares
, par 800. 1t 10 understood merger of tn
electric Light. power and traction com
! panies centering in Montpelier will b
effected These companies arc tho Vernon
Power & Light company and the Con
solidated Lighting company The preferre
stock is six per cent cumulative.