Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-11-21
VERMONT NOTES.

The Church street school building in
Rutland has been renamed, and will
hereafter be known as the Longfe!low
building.
DR.. Frank u Rich, a graduate Of the
University of Vermont. died Friday at
his home at Maynard. Mass. He was
graduated from the university in 1880
]. O. Frost of Vernon has been granted
500 damages against the Connecticut
River Power company for trees out by
the company.
John Nilds. son of Mrs. l.. D. Wtlds OF
West Topsham, was badly burned while
kinding u fire. He used kerosene and
the blaze flared up in his face,
Miss Harriet Stone celebrated her sSth
birthday Thursday at her home in West
Brattleboro She was born in Wilmington
In 1924 of Puritan stock.
Mrs Mary Flaherty, one of Rutland's
Oldest residents. died Wednesday, Nov.
10, Of senilc debility. She was 96 years Of
age and was born in Ireland.
George f. Warner. a travelling sales
man, widely known throughout New Eng
land for quarter Of a century, is dead
at his home in Brattleboro.
Rutland expects more than
men at the New England graz
Of the order Of United CONNER .
ellers. on June 6. and I, 1918.
Bert Osgood Of Worcester Is in Nash
ington county jail charged with takinur
two turkeys from the f. c. Harris farm
Harry Osgood escaped when Constable
Johnson attempted to arrest both men.
But nine patients are being treated at
the Rutland hospital, where usually the
list Is between % and So For some days
there has not been even a minor opera
ton, so hcalthful Is the condition OF the
city.
Benjamin Sawyer was adjudSed IN con-
tempt of court IN Washington county
court Friday and ordered to pay 81 and
costs OF proceedings, and also TO pay 81 a
| week alimony to his wife for the benefit
Of his minor children.
William Mlnogue was precipitated
distance of about 25 feet Saturday night
! when his automobile dashed over an EN-
bankment at Fair Haven. He was only
| slightly hurt but the machine was wreck
| ed Mud in the road caused the car to
| slew.
The largest buck reported shot in the
| vicinity of Barre was secured by Merton
| Wright on Kicker mountain, weighing 81"
rounds dressed The average weight or
! the 264 deer shot last year was lef
pounds.
Edward c. Potter, aged Is, and his SIS
ter. Mary Potter, both Of Shrewsbury,
| figured in an exciting runaway Saturday
in Rutland when the colt they were driv-
ing became frightened at an express troll
| ley. Neither one was hurt,
| one of two fine st. Bernard dogs owned
hv A. w Perkins of Rutland was shot
Monday morning, supposedly by some eN-
/ cited deer hunter The dog was not killed
although the bullet passed through Tvs
body very close to the heart.
John Roberts of Rutland. aged II, and
! David LOGAN OF Ira, also II, were arrest
ed SUNDAY at Albany. n Y. charged with
! vagrancy They ran away FRIDAY, TAX
ing their clothing and two guns They
were turned over to the Humane society
at Albany.
Frank Carrigan and Jerome Casey Of
| pittsford became lost while hunting IN
the Chittenden woods Saturday and spent
Saturday night wandering about. They
were found at eleven o'clock Sunday
morning greatly fatigued and suffering
i from cold and hunger
Cleverly sewn into his trousers. Joseph
Guard sentenced in Rutland county
| court to spend four or five years at Wind
sor for knocking down and robbing John
+. Parker Of Pittsford, almost succeeded
in retaining $40 of the sl2 and some cents
stolen from his victim. His asking of tho
deputy sheriff for change for a $40 bill
led to a closer search for the money!