Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-09-04
VERMONT NOTES.


Peter LeClair of Barre, who ran away
with circus at Montpelier a week
ago. has been located at st. Adams.
Edward Morris Bowman, a native Of
Barnard, known the country over as an
organist, choir director and organizer of
large choirs, died in New York Thursday
night.
The members Of the Washington county
bar favor Judge Loveland Munson for
chief Justice and Superior Judge Willard
W. Miles for the vacancy on the supreme
bench.
The 23rd annual parade and field day
Of the Chester Depot fire department
August q was witnessed by the largest
crowd in Is years. The hose company
gave an exhibition drill
| Fred II. Harris of Brattleboro won from
w. G. Grant of Winchendon, Mass, in
the singles final of the Toy Town Tennis
| club open tournament at Winchendon.
The match went five sets.
A silver coin bearing the date of
1875 was unearthed by an Italian
workman in Brattleboro Friday. 1t is
the size of a silver dollar and is sup
posed to be an ancient Spanish coin.
Mr.. and Mrs J. V. Babcock of Mont
pelier observed the 52nd anniversary Of
their marriage Thursday. Mr. Babcock
was born in Danvile Il years ago but
has made his home in Montpelier since he
was II.
While splitting wood Wednesday, Aug
! =. Ira T. Eastman of Montpelier. aged
50. overtaxed his heart and fell dead on
the doorstep of the home of his nephew.
with whom he was living. He leaves no
immediate family.
| clerk in East Barre reports seeing
a black snake five feet long in that
vicinity. Previous to that he had been
told by an Italian woman that she saw
one 10 feet long taking the milk which
she fed the pigs.
The annual meeting of the Auto
mobile Club of Vermont will be held
at the Pavilion Hotel in Montpelier
next Saturday afternoon at one o'clock
for the election of officers and the
transaction of other important bust
ness.
Governor Fletcher has issued parole
pardons to two Barre persons. They are
George Tabor. who was sentenced to the
house of correction for burglary, and
Mary Quattropani who was sentenced tC
! the house Of correction for illegal sale
Of liquor. Both have already served their
minimum sentences.
The Caledonia Forest and Stream
club and the Caledonia County Farm
ers' association held "A joint meeting
at Joes pond in West Danville Satur-
day with an attendance of 500. The
Hon. T. N. Vail of Lyndon Center and
the Hon. f. A, Darling of East Burke
were among the guests present.
Arthur Alphcus Smith, aged 49, o.
Stamford died at the North Adam.
(MassD hospital Wednesday, AUG. =. from
typhoid fever. He was in business frs
in Boston and North Adams and about g
years ago went to Kansas, where he wa
a cattle broker, He also had some min
ing interests in that part of the country
y He returned to North Adams about eigh
years ago. He is survived by a brother.
At a meeting last week in Moutpolie
= of the State educational board, a petition
|, was received from Barnet citizens askin
). permission to allow certain pupils of tn
= lions besides McIndocs, where 1t woul'
A petition from Ludlow for teache
training course in the high school wa
refused on account of the large numbe
already granted in the State
= The Womans Christian Temperance
Union VIII have rest tent and al
: emergency hospital at the State fai
- at White River Junction in place o
!, the one formerly occupied by the Y
= NJ. c. a. 1t will be located in from
- of Floral hall September 10 to 10, in
=, elusive, Mrs, Estella Morse of Roch
- ester will have charge, assisted ID
Mrs, Annette w Parmelee of Enos
, burg Falls, who Is a graduate nurse
A baby show Will be held on Thurs
- day September Is, at one o'clock, an
" all mothers with children under tire
- years of age are cordially invited t
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