Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1896-04-09
OF INTEREST 70 veRMoNTERs.
Members OF the Achilles Family Of west
Derby Expect q Fortune.


West Derby are expecting important de-
volopments before long. The family on
the maternal side Is descended from that
grand old soldier OF Revolutionary fame,
Gen Montgomery, who died in night
attack upon Quebec, Dec. 31st, 1T5 1t
appears that about 119 years ago Gen.
Montgomery leased an important tract of
land on Manhattan Island to certain par
ties for the term of 80 years. The lease
expired some is or 10 years ago. Mean
while great city has been built up around
the tract in question. One of the buildings
is Trinity church, New York, so that there
Is no question of the immense value OF the
property. A daughter of one Shobbell
Achilles was married some years ago to
w. II. Hall of Vancouver City. oregon,
lawyer. 1t was he who discovered that his
wife and her relatives were heirs to the
property in New York. He Immediately
began proceedings to such good effect that
offers of settlements in large amounts
began to be made to the heirs. 1t is re-
ported that they were offered $4,000 each
to quit claim, but they have held on. NOW
1t is learned that the heirs have been
warned to meet in New York on the Ith OF
May next to prove kinship and to receive
the first installment of what promises 10
be an immense fortune. The heirs so far
as we know of them are: Mrs. Abblc
Achilles and her son Charles OF George
vile, =. c.; James and Emory H. Achilles
of Newport, VT. Eugene Achilles OF WASH
ington: Horace Achilles OF Troy; II. II.
Achilles of Santa Paula, Cal; Lyman
| Achilles of Bolton, b. O.: Luell and Kelsey
Achilles of Farnham, both daughters OF
Charles: Mrs. James r: Achilles OF George
vile, and Mrs. Wall of Washington. ore.
A young man calling himself James
Aborn Warren was arrested by officer
| Knox in his room at his room at the house
of Orlando Wooster on Church street,
Rutland, about o'clock Wednesday morn.
| ing SAYS the Herald. He had neither bag
| gage nor money when arrested. The charge
| against him is obtaining money under
| false representations. Warren put in an
appearance in the city a week ago Satur-
day. He obtained from George T. Collins,
| the artist, list of wcll-known ladies In
| Rutland and then began canvass FOR
| tickets to q series of five art lectures or
discussions" as he termed them. lie
| explained that the discussions would pc
held at Baxter hall, that there would be
| no admission fec, and that those only VINO
held cards would be admitted. lie charged
s250 for the course, and his pleasing adj
dress and clever conversation on art mat
ters enabled him to drive quite business
for a time. At least 80 ladies paid him S25o
each for a card, which was in form as fol-
lows:
This card serves to introduce and admit
| NJ and guest to series OIL
five discussions on American art subjects,
held in the Baxter music hall, Rutland,
VT, under the patronage of THE AMERl-
CAN ART BUREAU.
| Dates, April 4, II, is, %, May e
p. m.
The police authorities arc of the opinion
that Warren collected not far from 500.
T. l., Temple on Friday read despatch
in the New York Tribune from Saratoga,
giving ar accoun. of a similar swindle
practiced upon the fashionable people OF
tho latter place. The admission card was
identical with the one used at Rutland,
and three of the dates were the same inc
| lecturer announced for the opening night
was f. Hopknson Smith, the artist. He
was also in the list given by Warren,
| Warren played the same game at Al
| bany a few days ago and kept quite Il
crowd sitting in a public hall until the
truth dawned on them. Chief Elworth
was informed of the facts and. as he has
had his eye on Warren for some days, he
telegraphed to Saratoga for description
of the man who there passed by the name
| of Mason. Not receiving any satisfactory
answer from Saratoga Elworth had the
Church street house watched and COM
municated with Hopkinson Smith at New
York. Smith tclcgraphed about . O'Clock
Wednesday morning that Warren was a
fraud. The telegram came in when Knox
was on duty, and he made the arrest be-
fore Warren was out of bed. Warren Is
about 81 years of age. and has dark brown
hair. eyes and mustache. His voice Is
soft and he has the air OF man of re-
dnement. When arrested he made no re-
siStance, nor did he deny his guilt. He
simply remarked that he was ready 70
take his medicine"
North Troy Is looking for boom now
that the Big Falls has boon sold tc
Parker & Hunt and o. w. Fowler & Son
There are several valuable water privi-
leges I'm tho property purchased, and M
estimate Is made OF the power which
might be developed, but it is believed thai
the great fall alone can be made to de
vcop 1000 horse power all the year anC
1900 a portion of the time. There is al
ways a good flow of water, and the powe
Is so near the railway as to make Is yer!
valuable for manufacturing purposes. NJ
definite plans are announced by the pur
chasers, but 1t Is understood that they in
tend to develop the property and tn
water power to the fullest possible extent
A three-year-old heifer belonging to Ed
ward HaZelton of Bridgcwatcr Centre
gave birth last week to a calf whicl
measured four feet in length and weighe,
100 pounds.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Woodcock OF Cor
NTH celebrated the 5Oth anniversary o
their wedding on March %. About 10
gathered at their home in the evening
At the last meeting of the board of trad
the Lyndonvile Journal was instructed T.
issue an edition to advertise the advan
tages of the town. j. H. Walbridge of ST
Johnsbury has been engaged TO write u
= the village for this edition and has com
= menced work. The board of trade has
proposition from the Windsor Machin
@ company to locate there, a factory equip
ped and furnished with power being tn
= inducement asked for, and for which tn
(; company will pay six per cent interest.
= The commencement speakers at 81
e Johnsbury academy are as follows: Vale
= dctory, Emma 4. Richardson of Rich
mond; salutatory Lena f, Annis of 81
: Johnsbury; honorary grafton, Sheldon X
Boright OF Richford; honorary essays
Florence Locke OF West Burke, Luell
Merrill of ST. Johnsbury. For the frs
time in the history OF the academy tn
vaedictory Will be given by q woman
Hamilton Brock, the st. Johnsbur,
horseman, was in Boston recently an,
brough back with him the fast stopper
Barney, 2:08A. The Boston Globe says
Barney was bought last spring in Ken
lucky by Ed. Miles for Chauncey Sears
and when the PAGER was put in Brock
hands the knowing ones said he woul,
only be wasting time. The fast hors
wore an iron head-picce that looked some
thing like n blacksmth's filing vice an,
had the reputation of doing Just about a
he pelased with any trainer that sat be
hind him, Brock went to work to gail
the confidence of the much a bused horse
and soon discarded all the severe rigging
Before the season was over Brock an
Barney were good friends and knew hoI