Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-02-27
VERMONT NOTES.


land has collapsed. according to George
r. Chaffcc. who owns the site of the
playhouse.
Tho city Bank & Trust company of
Barre has been incorporated with
capital stock of $1,000 Organization must
take place within two years.
The old Banquet House at Rutland
may be opened again under the name
of Hotel Hamilton. improvements
are to be made on Il large scale
While eating an oyster stow at the
Barre city Hotel Tuesday. Edward +. Far
rington found 81 pearl the size of It shoe
button II glistons with the brilliancy of
an opal.
Artci Lighting urc in the furnace Frcd
- Rcctl'y of Earro tossed tho match
ovcr his shoulders, starting a fire that
noishbors had to night strenuouslS to
suhduD
The body of the unknown man found
at Bclov. Falls has been identiiied as
thai of George r. Robbins Of Newport
y. II. Ne had lived at Bellows Falls
20 years ago.
Edward II. Smith of Springfield, Il
laborcr. has flied u petition in bank
ruptcy giving liabilities Of s53l.6' and
assets Of s3s2. Of witch 800 is claimed
exempt
Dynamite had to be used Saturday to
clear away bad ice jam at ,he railroad
station at WaHngford, TIA" track hay
ing boon flooded 10y al overflow from
roaring brook.
While walking on the ice of Lake
/ Bomoseen the other evening q. H.
Graham stepped into the place where
ice had been cut. Companions man
aged to get him out.
The funeral of John HartwelL the old
cst person of Cavendish, was held Mon
dav. He was born ana lived on til" farm
which had been in tho family for ncarS
100 years lie was 90 years old.
! When be- slipped and fcll Lauri" s"df
fodi If Rutland. employed at the Howe
Scale WORKS spilled a large ladle of no
iron, a part Of which went into his shoes
badly burning one foot.
Damage of $500 to 5000 WAS done Tues
dly evening when lace curtains at the
home of Nh and Mrs. Frank Murray a
Rutland caught fire from stove Th'
flames shot up through the partitions t.
the attic.
David H. Hendee, aged - years, wa
killed by train on the Bennington
branch Of the Rutland railroad Tuosda,
morning in plain sight of his home !
is thought that he did not hear the train
approaching.
The body Of an unknown man wa
found Friday I'm a clump of trees at Bel
lows rails by three school boys. \ noarl
empty quart bottle was found on hi
chest. He was apparently about 8
years of age
w. j. Van Patten of Burlington ma
been elected president of the New
England [urn Hattin Homes and tn
Rev. Benjamin Swift OF Woodstock
vice. president During the past yea
the endowment fund has increased
from 100000 to $1,000
Fire that broke out early Monda.
morning in the house occupied b.
Michael David at Barre dld 5000 dam
age. An ovorhcated stove set fire t
clothes hung near to dry. \ ca
downstairs put up a howl and wok
the sleeping family above.
When Mr.. ana Mrs l.. A. Howard to
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found that it had been broken into an
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ne l""- controversy ne'"e'n l"v 10"
OF N"'P"'' an" '"' h'""NS rams O'H'
; company, """n' Il" assessment VI III
company property mas h'"H stt'''d ID
an agreement I" pa! taxes on 81 Na'"i
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ne '"''i ''"urN 'aptlS' aSS"'iau"
VIII ASK th' I'aptlSt St't" cohNehuo
"'N' "''H'" 10 ai'"IlN' Tor d heihoIl'
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III the state ne llfSt ohurch wa
""ii' ]" 900 al hal'SpurS III
monument Is proposed |" ne OF gran
i'e an" "'oIHc
Certified Judgment has been issue
against simeon lhilbottc of Rutland an
a clos" Jai. certificate authorized is a II
suit OF a verdict for $5.ooo damages awar,
cd isaac Mayo, his brOthcr-in-laW
[ The suit was caused by the biting off Z
o"e VI Mayo ears 10y i"'I'"'te'
memorial service was held at i;u