Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-05-22
VERMONT NOTES.

Because he sold brook trout contrar!
to law, Harry Niles, one Of the bes
known fishermen in Remington county
had to pay Il fine of sl5 and costs.
Governor Fletcher has appointed L. II
Edgerton of Rochester as assistant judge
of Windsor county to fiji the vacanc!
caused by the death of c. II. Markham.
Ray Andrews OF proctorsville is helC
I'm the sum of 500 for Rutland count!
court charged with passing a forged
check for SIS on j. w. Archibald o
Ludlow.
Howard Varnev aged II years. charged
with the shooting of Floyd Nicholas
aged 10, will he tried the last Saturday
in June before Judge Schwenk at Brat
tleboro.
parade at one o'clock in the morn.
ing will be held at Rutland early ir
June by the United Order of Bagmen
an offshoot of the United Commercial,
Travellers.
John Moorhouse, a carpenter living or
the East Montpelier road, may lose the
sight OF one eye as the result of being
struck in the face by plaster wher
razng a house.
Brigham Academy claims the cham
pionship of northern Vermont by defeat
ing Peoples Academy. to /, Friday.
Saturday Brigham defeated Bellows
Free Academy, 10 to ..
Willard Smith of Shrewsbury. a prom
inent farmer, IS dead at the age of 81
Years at the farm where he was born and
spent his entire life. He dropped dead in
/ his yard Saturday morning.
John A. Craigs automobile struck a lit
tie Italian boy of Rutland Saturday aft
ernoon The youngsters head was badly
cut and his jaw injured, but he will re-
cover. He was playing bail in the street
Clyde Hullott OF T'utney fell on his head
Friday when a load of hay overturned.
lie was thrown to the ground with 50
much force that ono ear was badly torn.
Several stitches had to be taken to make
the ear stay In place.
Assistant CHIEF Ernest Powers of Mont
peler was severely burned Friday morn
ing while fighting n fire at the Montpelier
House. Hot steam badly scalded one OF
his hands as stream of water was put
on an overheated chimney.
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trades unions will extend pecuniary as.
sistance to striking granite workers OF
Aberdeen, Scotland, according to plans
made at meeting of labor men Monday
evening. Aberdeen workers helped Barre
workers in 1892
Win the Thermometer registering 81
degrees at Bethel Tuesday about 300
wallows We're seen on telephone lines
/ ana the roof of a house by Wesley
collins. They appeared nearly frozen and
/ 1t was some time after the sun thawed
them out before they were able TO fly
away
Inc Montpelier Historical society has
been presented with copy Of the Olive
hranch' a newspaper published at Bos-
ton In 1872 containing serial story by
Judge D. y. Thompson. The Montpelier
society has the only photograph of
Judge Thompson known to be in
existence.
The 18th annua. convent,or ..
Grand Council of New England & the
Order of United Commercial Travellers
of America will be held at Rutland June
., and T. on the morning of the last
date big parade VIII be held when
1000 members OF the organization will
participate.
The death of Ethel Briggs. n girl who
Imysterlousy disappeared from Benning-
ton u years ago. occurred at Boston the
o,her day of injuries received when a gas
oline stove exploded Her adopted father.
Caleb Briggs Of Bennington had spent
much money In trying to find her, Short
ly before her death she rallied and told
attendants who her father was.