Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-09-23
RUTLAND COUNTY
BRANDON.


farmhouse at Forest Park farm. which
is now the property of the State. to be
used for a school for feeble minded chill
dren The interior of the house is
being entirely torn out. n number of
new rooms will be made, including sew
eral bath rooms and an entirely new
heating system will be installed In the
spring large dormitory will be erected.
DIR. Frederick Russell of Waverly,
Mass, has been engaged as medical
superintendent and has arrived in town
to take charge of the work-Miss
Alice Stafford. who is living
with her sister. Mrs. Marcellus Thomas
of High street, suffered painful injuries
Thursday morning by falling down a
flight of stairs leading into the cellar.
Neighbors heard her cries and went to
her assistance and DIR. Estabrook was
called No bones We're broken, but she
was badly shaken up and received sew
eral severe cuts.
Thieves broke into the hardware store
Of f. II. Button early Monday morning
and took a number of razors. watches.
knives and two Winchester rifles. They
gained entrance by a back window, 1t Is
thought. They then went to the home OF
Arthur Buttles, who lives back OF the
Episcopal Church. and tried to steal his
automobile Mrs. Buttles was awakened
by sound outside. and looking out of
the window saw the car coasting down the
hill. She awakened Mr.. Buttles who ran
into the road and fired revolver at the
thieves. who could not start the car.
After 1t had reached the bottom Of the
hill, the thieves ran In opposite directions,
Officer Sisco was notified and a search of
the neighborhood made. but no clue to
the thieves was found.-At n meeting of
Neshobe Grange held Saturday evening,
committees were appointed to take charge
of the grange fair, which will be held Fri
day and Saturday of this week in grange
hall in the Hastings block. A display of
farm grown vegetables will be shown and
fancy articles and home made candy will
be on sale.--Miss Florence Elliott has gone
some time with friends.-Mrs. W. A. At
we'll and two daughters went Monday to
Middlebury, where they will reside during
the college year. Tho Misses Atwell are
students at Middlebury College Mr.. and
Mrs. Byron G.. Moon have returned to
their home In Troy. N ", after being
Miss Hazel Bowker has returned to her
duties In Rays store after weeks vaca-
tion.-George Briggs Of Montpelier visited
friends in town over Sunday on his way
West on n business trip.--Reginald Ray
went Monday to Hanover. n. H.. where ne
will enter Dartmouth College.-Mrs. F. f.
Rogers, Mrs. Thayer Townsend and Mrs
e. j. Cray are spending the week at the
Rogers cottage at Lake Dunmore.
There will be a regular meeting Of
Silver Lake Lodge. No. 40, X. Of r..
this evening at TAO o'clock-Seward
French. who has been spending the sum-
mer at Lake Dunmore, has returned to
burlington. where he Is student at
the University of Vermont. Addie
Graves, who has been spending several
months with her aunt, Mrs H. NJ. Clip
son. went Tuesday evening to Washing
ton. ID. c., where she will spend the
winter.-Frank Meehan announces that
the dances which have been held at the
pavilion at Lake Dunmore Tuesday and
Friday evenings each week will be con-
tinued until Nov. IN. ]. Cronin went
Monday to Middebury. where he will
visit relatives, Plude has returned
from Boston, where he underwent an OPP
Grafton Mt a hospital-Mrs. Vona Briggs
mas returned to her duties as cashier
at the Nutting store after spending two
weeks In Springfield. Mass.-Miss Delsa
Severy and Miss Mabel Riseing went We'd
nesday to Middebury, where they will
enter college,-Miss Shirley Farr
and Miss Maud Lavely. who have been
spending some time at the Farr sum-
mer home. returned Tuesday to their
homes In Chicago