Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-06-05
VERMONT NOTES.

barre 3 grand list is S6i50O, an increase
over last year of 5000, partly due to the
abolishing OF Offsets
Henry A. Richard, a native OF wooo.
bury and veteran of the Civil War
died Sunday at Montpelier.
Etlo Prestini of Barre Is suffering fror,
plood poisoning in one hand caused by a
small cut made by piece Of bone in
meat he was cutting.
Susie Gomez of Barre has been son.
fenced to four months at the house Of
correction at Rutland for selling liquor
illegally. She is % years old
q. Fl. Grimm has returned to Rutland
AFTER a trip around the world. He is the
iirst nome Of party of four men who
started to circle the globe.
President Wilson has sent to the Sen.
ate the name Of A. II. Gleason to b.
postmaster at st. Johnsbury in place Of
Arthur Stone whose commission explred
January g.
The first Observance Of bospital "a,
day at Rutland Monday resulted in roIs-
ing fund of $3.50, which does not includa
boxes at hotels and other places tn ne
opened later.
Mack, a Finlandcr escaped from of.
ficer Riley while being arrested at Gran.
iteville Monday morning. charged with
beating his wife. No trace Of the man
has been found
Charles Ledwith Of Wells River was
drowned Sunday while playing on lopa
in the Connecticut river. He was Il
nj
Thomas Ledwlth.
Joseph NJ Bushey of Rutland has been
with the Howe Scale company 40 years
being the oldest man in point of contlnu-
Gus service with the concern. He has
lost but little time on account Of illness
or vacations.
During May the house of correction at
Rutland received q commitments. The
Rutland county jail had Al compared with
81 the preceding month.
Mrs Daisy Davidson of Barre has paid
a fine of $500. Her house was raided a
week ago and she was originally SEN
fenced to six months at the house of cor
rection for selling liquor Illegally.
Joseph Rice who enlisted in the army
and gave Rutland as his birthplace, has
deserted at Fort Adams, r. l., and re-
ward of $50 has been offered for his cap
ture
1t is believed that Tony Sponthe
the section hand buried under a mass of
timber and earth at Poultney Thursday,
has a chance for recovery, although he
received a fractured skull, broken arm
many bad bruises and internal injuries.
n al
Rutland for the convention Thursday,
Friday and Saturday of the New Eng
land Grand Council of the United Com
mercial Travellers, Of whom 1000 will at
tend. The three councils in Vermont
have 600 members.
Twin fawns were born Sunday to
BILLY" and Fanny" the occupants Of
the deer corral at the Soldiers Home at
Bennington. This is the third occurrence
of the sort in four years. since the young
buck and S-~n We're installed there by
former Game Warden Harry Chase.
Norwich University is on the list of
those colleges and universities whose
honor graduate will be appointed to a
second lieutenancy in the United States
army without examination other than
|
| but recently signed the order.
! Sheriff c. e. Mann of Windham county
| arrived al Rutland the other day over a
month ahead of the release time of Earl
/ Putnam from the house of correction,
where he is serving sentence for illegal
| liquor selling. Putnam is wanted for
breaking into the Winhall railroad sta
ton and stealing mileage books
Riley b. Hatch, a graduate of Middle
bury College in the class of 1857, died at
his home at Peterboro n. H., saturday
morning. He was born at Williamstown
in 1872. He was a member of the House
of Representatives for four years begin
ming in 1868. For 10 years he was treas
urer of the Peterboro Savings bank.
Ray Goodale's automobile ran back
ward across the sidewalk on Main street
hill at Brattleboro Saturday and into a
machine shop. Manclni the proprietor
saw the automobile and started to get
out OF the way. His ankle was caught
between the doorway and machine, but
, not seriously injured. The brake on the
automobile failed to hold when chains
were being adjusted
ing in the wall, Alston Conwell a steeple-
jack employed in the work Of raising the
old elevator at Brattlehoro, saved Rich
ard Murray from plunging 80 feet 10 the
ground when a staging gave way be-
meath him. Conwell with Murray cling
ing to his hand was hauled back into the
building by other workmen.
The Rev Henry j. Kilbourn. pastor OF
the Mystic Side Congregational Church
at Everett. Mass, has received call TO
a leading Congregational Church at Mon
treal. He is a graduate of the University
of Vermont In the class of 1898 and Of
the Union Theological Seminary in 1876.
His first pastorate at Alburg extended
for three years. his second at Bradford
for eight years, and he left there to go to
Everett.