Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1896-04-16

Deerneld, one on the Glastonbury branch
and two sections on the West branch, all
under the control of Arson Cross OF Will
mington. The drive will probably occupy
about % days. A large quantity or these
logs come from the disputed territory
or the territory to which Gen. j. G. McCul-
Tough Of Bennington claims title. Joseph
Gilbert, jr., will have the Somerset ter
ritory in charge as heretofore, with about
20 men under him. His gang will drive
about 100000 feet. These logs will all be
floated into the big pond at Mountain Mills
and worked into lumber, etc, during the
summer
The city of Rutland has authorized the
issuing of temporary loan warrants 70 the
amount of $4,000, payable within 30 days.
The warrants were taken Wednesday-$1O,
600 by tho Baxter bank and $4,000 by the
Rutland Savings bank The rate of inter-
est to be paid will be per cent.
Prof. Peary, the Arctic explorer. VIII
lecture in the city halr at Rutland Friday
evening under the auspices of the Young
Mems Christian association.
a Boston pel manufacturing concern Is
expected to locate In Fair Haven soon, as
site has been given by Lyman Town.
The building will be begun at once. About
$50 hands will be employed. A number of
the citizens have raised $4,000, which will
be one-half of the stock,
william &. Koran OF Rutland met with
a fatal accident Sunday night about 10
O'Clock at the house of John Hanley on
Barnes street at West Rutland. Koran
left the house with the intention of UNI
htching his horse. at the side door exit,
where Koran went out, Is a stone hatch
way leading to the cellar This hatchway
| Is about a foot to the right of the house
| steps, and has no railing for protection.
| The niSat was very dark and Koran, being
unfamiliar with the place, turned to the
| right sufficiently to throw himself head
| long into the bottom of the hatchway a
| distance of five feet He struck on the
| left side of his head which was twisted
| under him In such way that death re-
| suited from strangulation. About 80 min
utes after Koran left the house the people
| became frightened and made n careful
| search, but were not successful until near
| ly II o'clock, when Mr. Koran found his
son. Koran was 26 years of age and was
n stonecutter by trade, but had been en-
ployed as a clerk at the Berwick until
quite recently. He was to have been mar
ried the 21st inst.
An athletic association has been formed
in the Chester high school, with Fred
| Wiley as president, John Batchelder as
vice president. Perley Powers as secretary
and Norris Davis as treasurer. r. w.
Gibson Is captain and manager.
Work was begun Friday on a guard wall
which will surround the grounds at the
House Of Correction at Rutland. Tho
wal! TO be built of stone, will be faced
with rick and be 16 feet high.
Ruiland's issue of s75, 900 OF 20 year per
cent gold bons has been taken by &c.
Stanwood e. CO: Of Boston, at 10690.
II. +. Gates e Co. have bought the L. p.
| Peck Marble quarry west of the village
| of Brandon and will soon begin work there.
Quite a number OF important cases for
damages for personal injuries brought
against railroads, cities and towns, are to
bs heard in the Rutland County Court.
The question has arisen with the court OF
what Is the best evidence in a case OF that
kind and the court Is disposed, with the
consent of the parties Interested, that the
use of the modern science "shadowgraph'
of the injuries claimed would be the best
evidence. Consequently the court may
direct in some cases that an electrical
test be made. 1t will prove a means OF es-
tablishing a fact in evidence. 1t rs botn
now and novel but several instances are
said to have occurred in other parts or the
country, where the courts have directed
that the test OF the snadowgraph be made.
There Is tract of land in Bennington
countv between West Sandgate and
West Rupert where once was n
f'ourishing school district with Its
school house and teacher and all the ap-
pliances of civilization of that time, now
grown up to forests with only occasional
patches OF pasture land. On the highest
peak, known as the Knapp mountain. Is
still to be seen the greenest grass land IN
spring sloping down towards Rupert
There is on the Knapp farm graveyard
so long uncared for that trees as large as
the primeval forests have grown up among
the graves.
The regular quarterly meeting of the
Rutland county Medical and Surgical So
ciety was neld at the Bardwell House,
Rutland, Tuesday afternoon. The next
meeting will be held at Wallingford July
"a The society inteneds to invite promi-
nent physicians in this and neghboring
States to be present at that meeting.