Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-10-09
VERMONT BREVIT1ES.


Archibald C. Hurd has been re-engaged
for the eighth time as the Windsor
county Y. NJ. G. A. secretary.
Harry Miller has been arrested at
Penacook ~ H., charged with stealing
a horse and wagon at St Johnsbury.
Miller said he bought the outfit for s25.
Special Policeman Rufus Blanchard OF
Rutland was fined s. and costs Friday for
breach of the peace. He was found
fighting with another man.
Barre's aldermen have put the motor
speed limit at 10 miles within the city
limits Reckless driving, particularly
near schoolhouses. prompted the action.
MIR and Mrs. Ira Waite of Peru ccle-
brated their 63rd wedding anniversary the
other day. They have lived Al years IN
their present home. They are So and 81
Years of age.
Charles Basdorfer, the Mineola, l. L.,
aviator, who suffered serious injuries
while flying at the Mortified fair early in
September, was able to leave last week
for his home in New York.
Ira H. Quigley of Island Pond has
filed a petition in bankruptcy, giving
/
of which $500 is claimed exempt.
Word has been received in Barre Of The
death at Nelmaio, Italy, of 5. Balzarina
who lived in that city for % years. a
wife daughter and son are living in
Barre.
A fire that started in the basement of
the Union Pacific Tea company of Rut
land did $500 damage Sunday afternoon.
Smoke and water caused most of the
damage.
The William B. Jones Granite company
of Barre has filed articles of association
and will erect a modern stone manuIac
turing plant in the Barre granite belt
within a year at a cost of $4,000.
The football team of the Vermont
State School of Agriculture won its
fourth straight victory of the year Satur-
day by defeating Montpelier Seminary at
Randolph Center by score of 26 to o.
DR.. Clark Burnham of Brooklyn, who
has summer residences in Dorset and
Manchester, was fined $40 and costs of
$40 for practicing medicine In this State
without passing examinations and secur-
ing a license.
Dredging the river bed at Bratteboro is
about completed and with a day or two
more active work will be begun in con-
/ structing a Golfer dam so that the abut-
ments to the new bridge may be built.
Ernest Cameron was awarded a verdict
of 500 and costs against Oramel S. and
Perry b. Joslyn of Waitsfield whom he
sued in Washington county court for
alleged injuries received in a flstic en-
counter in 1911.
In Orleans county court October ! the
! jury returned a verdict of s2i5 for the
! plaintiff in the case of j. II. Silsby & Co.
VS. c. A. Kingsley. The case involves a
timber land purchase, and 1t is expecten
that 1t will go to a higher court.
| r. w. Tillotson has beer chosen man
ager of the State Agricultural school at
| Randolph Center. For the past two
years he has been a student at the
| school, graduating with honor. His home
was formerly In East Montpelier.
The two fires at al West street, Rut-
land, in the Union Pacific Tea company
one Sunday and another Monday night
are being Investigated b. Chlef Of Police
| Young and Fire Chief Dunn. Fire was
discovered both times In the basement.
Chief of Police Jesse Young Of Rut-
land has announced that Rufus Blanch-
ard, the special policeman fined for
breach of the peace, vii! no longer serve
on the force. He is the thir, man to joir
; the eX-special club.
The Rev. f. G. Woodwork, late act
ing pastor of the South Congregational
Church of New Britain. Conn. has been
engaged as acti" pastor of the North
Congregational Church OF St. Johnsbury
and will begin his work there Sunday
Dyer's store at Salisbury was entered
last week and robbed of $95 worth
of clothing and other articles. Occupants
above the store were awakened and
frightened off the THIEF who had ar.
rayed himself in new clothes, leaving hi,
old suit in the store,
The operating revenue of the Rutland
railroad for the month ending August 81
was $685., 45l,6 60 and the operating expenses
were S23S, 23S.SS. The net operating reve
nue. was sl25.2l2H For the six months
ended August 81 the net operating reve
nue. was $685. l50.46,
J. NJ Bushey of Rutland in an attemp
to avert collision with an automobile suf
fered fractures OF Dotn bones OF the rlgh
leg below the knee when he quickly turn
ed his bicycle The wheels became root
ed" in heavy dust and the bicycle sit
from under him
There were "a commitments to tn,
, Rutland county Jail during September
, and nine to the house OF correction.
There were "a deaths in Rutland dur
Ing the past month and Of them three
were by accident, OF the rest, apoplex.
led with three cases.
Judge Wendell =. Stafford of Washing
ton ID, c., has consented to the publica
ton of "A book of his speeches. whicl
will be issued in St. Johnsbury. 1t vii
contain pictures of Judge Stafford an,
the Robert Burns monument in Barr
which he dedicated several years ago
Judge Stafford Is a native of Barre.