Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1896-03-26

Windsor has been sold at public auction.
A meeting of the members of the club Will
probably he held in the near future to
close up in full the affairs of this organiza-
ton.
Attachments have been served on prop
crty in Readsboro and Wilmington for one
OF the most important land cases ever
heard in Vermont. 1t is a suit Of the Ben
nington and Glastonbury Manufacturing
company-practically Gen. j. G.. McCul-
| Tough against the Newtons, John c. and
Moses, the Deerfiold River company, with
some contractors who worked under them,
for wilful tresspass In cutting timber on
the lands of the former in Glastonbury.
! The suit is for $4,000, land to the extent of
| 10000 acres Is covered by IL and the claim
| is for triple damages under the statute APP
plying to the cutting of trees entirely with
out right. Such damages are very rarely
| awarded there having been very few
cases where IL has been done In all Ner-
mont history, though the report of Gov.
pngrec as referee in the Davenport case
against the Newtons Is believed to carry
with IT such an award. In this case the
| Bennington and Glastonbury company
claim that they ard their predecessors in
| title can show ownership of the land for
! half a century or thcrcabouts. paying
taxes on it. building n railroad into the
| forest, constructing extensive mills and
for a long time doing an extensive business
]
Tho Newtons claim title under deeds from
people claiming TO bc the hcirs-at-law of
seven of the original grantees of the town.
/ Their deeds are to Charles S. Chase, Whit
! ingham, attorney for the Newtons, who in
| turn decided to them and their companies.
! Under this claim the Newtons and their
contractors have begun extensive lumber
ing operations having done cutting, as the
! plaintiff alleges. on lots that cover 5000
acres. The case IL returnable at the June
| term Of the Bennington County Court.
Barber of bennington and Waterman,
! Martin and Hit of Brattlcboro are counsel
for plaintiffs and Chase of Nottingham
and Batchelder of Arlington for defend
ants
Several small burglarics were committed
Tuesday night of last week at Woodstock,
the plunder amounting TO a few dollars.
Some time before $3.50 p. m. A. l.. Woob &c
Sons store was entered. the thief going in
and out through "a rear window, smashing
one of the lights, breaking into the draw
ers and securing a few dollars, including
a bag of pennies. He was scared off just
as he began work on a box of chocolates
Wednesday morning 1t was found that
Thomas Smiths shoe store had been en-
tered the same way, this time the pane
of glass only 10x17 inches being cut out
with a diamond taken from Sayward's
shop Some rummaging was done, but
Mr.. Smith missed only 80 cents. taken from
his money drawer In Sayward's every
thing locked up-tool chests and cupboards
was broken into. but only the diamond
taken, this being returned the same night.
Suspicion was directed toward John Dun
bar, johnny, Jr.." and he was arrested
Wednesday morning. some of the stolen
property being found on him. lie con-
fessed to most of the depredations, though
insisting that he did no mischief in Say
. wards shop. He Is II years old. on
Thursday young Dunbar was brought be-
fore Justice Hazcn on the charge of bur-
glarizins the stores of A. l.. Wood & Son
and Thomas Smith, and bound over to the
County Court in the sum of 5000, or 500
on each charge.
A. Il. Mann & Co. of Boston, who will
succeed to the prison contract at Windsor
on the expiration of w. d. Bracket &
Co.'S term, May l, have made contract
with Burt Chellis of Claremont to erect a
factory building on the site of the present
building outside of the prison yard, which
Is to be moved away. 1t is understood that
the now building will be two stories in
height, and somewhat longer and wider
than the ono it Is to replace.
The great Carnegie steel works near
, Plttsburg have just had very large order
completed at st. Johnsbury for
railroad pattern scales for use in
, their big rolling mills, and large
orders for platform scales for Russia and
the last month.
/, The Montvcrt hotel property at Middle.
+. town Springs has been sold to T. w. Eager
5 and Aven BevcndEc of New York. They
D have already commenced to repair the
$ building.
=, A committee of the Granite Cutters
| union at IIardwick has waited upon such
4 manufacturers as have not established q
regular pay day ana notified them thai
March is the last month union men viii
t work without pay day.
= Or. C. S. Cavery, DR.. w. NJ. Stearns
e City Engineer smith and Alderman Fuller
went to Mendon Saturday and examined
( n number of houses where the water sup
$ ply of Rutland is said to be constantly
2 contaminated. They visited the house
t whore there was recently fatal case OF
t typhoid fever, Prompt action will be
[ taken in the matter.
t The quarry and mill of the Rutland
: White Marble company at West Rutland
g has been purchased 6y New York syn
: dicate, The WORK Of repairing the mill ha.
4 been begun, and II is expected that tho
d quarry will be started as soon The
t weather will permit.
h 1t is said that the proprietor intends thi;
year to raise tho Crystal Lake House il
n Barton and put under another story, raist
4 the small house and connect the two. Tn,
n inside of the hotel viii be fixed up in mod
= ern style.
a About % bankers met at Montpelier yes
d tcrday and formed the Vermont State
Bankers association. The following of
. ncors were elected President c
= i. Smith of Burlington; vice-presi
y dent, +. Stewart Stranahan of ST
Albans; treasurer Il. o. Leonard OF Brad
n ford; executive committee, William II
Il Dubois of Randolph, Carroll S. Page o
Hyde Park. L. II. Burgess of Burlington
k j, w. Brock of Montpelier, William S
,. Boynton of St, Johnsbury, George i. Daw
n ley OF Brattleboro, and Wayne Bailey o
t Rutland.
: Prof. n. J. Davenport of Sioux Falls
! s. D., son OF the late Charles n. DaVcn
i port of Wilmington ana hattlcboro, ha'
a just received a lettcr from the publishing
u house OF Macmillan & Co., accepting hi
! book on "Outlines of Economic Theory
q The work will be published both IN New
!, York and London. The acceptance wa
II first cabled from London and Mr.. DaYen
!. port has accepted an offer sent later b!
- mail.
4 Henry d. Marsh, n councilman of Bos
! ton, a well-lSnown society man and eldes
~ son of Daniel j. Marsh. treasurer of th
), Five Cent Savings bank recently marie,
n Miss Anna Frances Lillis, daughter O
% Mrs. A. i. Lills of Brattleboro.
y RECENT DEATHS.
n Mrs. Hannah Ward of New Haven, wild
r. ow OF the late Ira Ward died Sunday o
p II days. Mrs. Wards maiden name wa
J. Crnmton and she was married to Mr.
k Ward November l6, 1917, and they lived to
nhOnt