Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-08-15
VERMONT NOTES


Miss Cora X. Porter the district nurse
of Rutland. made 1lS calls from July II
TO August s. She spent 1877 hours on
duty.
Henry Lavoice, aged 81 years. died Fri
day at his home at Pittsford as the result
of injuries received in runaway ac-
cident.
At the Worthley family reunion in
Washington Thursday. so were present
the largest gathering Of the family in
eight years
The State championship cup for doubles
In tennis was won Friday at st. Johns
bury by Harris and Nelson from Porter
and Collister.
Rutland has a list of 80 nominees for
the position Of queen of the Rutland car
nival on September 6. Miss Alice Pagan
leads with 149 votes.
Preparations have been begun for the
placing Of the Larkn G. Mead bust of
Lincoln in the lower corridor of the State
house at Montpelier.
When the automobile of w. E. Haskell
of Brattleboro struck a hedgehog. the
leather covering on the lower end OF the
stearing post was filled with aulls.
Miss Viola Mack of Rutland was
grabbed by the throat by u strange man
the other night. She struggled free and
shrieked, whereupon her assailant fled.
Theodore n. Vail of Lyndonville
and Elmer a. Darling of Burke nave
<~ll
chase OF steam roller for the town
OF Lyndon.
Because they claimed that the fore
man of the job did not belong to the
union, cement workers on North Main
street in Barre ceased work yesterday
noon.
The Matson Machine & Tool com
pany Of Bethel has purchased the ola
prison shops at Concord. \. H., for
merly occupied as planning mill by
Danforta & Forrest.
In the freshet at Barre last Easter, &C.
cording to City Engineer Reed water
cubic feet per second. an equivalent OF
I l.740,0CO gallons every minute.
| An iron tank weighing about six
| tons will be used for the water sup
ply at the Austin Institution at Brat
tleboro. 1t took five two-horse teams
to take the tank to It's location.
Eva, the little daughter of Mr.. and Mrs
| Alexander Charleb Of Rutland. fe
from trolley car while attempting &c
| change seats with her mother. but es
capped with a bruse on her forehead
|
Of Emmanuel Church of Bellows Falls
| for 35 years. He has so much loca
history at his command that when a
question: arises the general remark Is
| ASK Conant."
| A Progressive party cluo was forme,
at Highgate Wednesday, August Z. l.. O
Nye was elected president f \. Sunder
land vice president; Lewis Raymond
trea surer and Homer Cutler, secretary
About 30 Joined the club.
Two authors have developed in Rutland
One is Miss Beth Il. Gilchrist, who is t,
have published "Heen-Over-the-W Wall,
and the other Is Miss Edith *. Dunton
known as Margaret Ward, the author O
the Betty Wales books for girls.
Charles Cameron. postoffice burglar
was captured by Patrolman Angus Mac
kinnon of Bellows Falls the other night
He has operated extensively In Canada
New York and New England States
reward of 800 had been offered by tn
postoftice authorities for his capture
The Interstate Poultry and Pet Stoc
association has entered into an arrange
ment whereby It's fourth fall show will b
held In connection with the Rutland fail
the seventh annual Rutland Horse Sho,
and Breeders association and the Rutlan
} merchants street carnivfl |, The dates wi
be from September to 6.
or the II candidates at the recent eS
animation for dentist at Montpelier eigh
were successful. They are: Paul +
blanchard. Rutland; Chester f. Cleave!
MONTPELIER; Richard J. Fitzgerald, Mon,
oelier; Henry A. Folsom. Montpelier
Harry q. Hammond. Burlington; Fredel
lex p. Reach. North Troy; g. r. Morton
brandon; Karl s. Webster, Orleans.
. FAIRFAX MISSIONARY INSTITUTE
The session OF the Fairfax Mission
q ary> and Bible Institute recently close
: the sixth in its history. The aim
10 deyelop IN the churches more ei
a fectye type of leadership along tn
lines of missionary, Sun schoo
Religious and country life interest
The leaders were we'll iapted to the
various departments. and the discus
sions Of practical topics which wei
D rarsel were often of great intere'
ana could not fail to be of value
o The Fairfax people were most aos
;, pitable and generous In providing f1
q nftornoon recreations. and the who
}. AFFAIR was kept stirring and breez
4 under the general management of II
n Rev s. p. Perry OF Fair Haven, II
= president of the institute.