Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1896-03-19

Tho posts in the third story are II feet
high, AID the rooms are all well lighted
by large arched windows. The main hall,
3Ox4O foot located in the southeast corner
of the building, .s a beauty. The VAIN
scoting is in hard pine, the walls are An
| ished in delicate tints, pleasing TO the eye,
with frescoed ceiling and borders to
match. The paraphernalia room Gx12 feet
opens off from the main hall to the left
Next to the hall b the tyler's and prepare
ton rooms The reception room, 2Ox27
| feet, in the southwest corner of the build
| ing is connected With the banquet hail.
22x39 feet, by large double doors, with a
kitchen in the rear. The banquet hall is
| supplied with tables and chairs for seating
rs people and the kitchen is equipped with
fine outfit of silverware, orockcry, etc.
The Masonic hall and reception room are
| fitted up with all modern conveniences,
furnished with elegant quartered oak fur
niture upholstered in garnet plush, with
allwool and tapestry carpets, and hand
some organ. Crescent lodge now numbers
nearly 40 members, being one OF the
strongest Masonic bodies in that part of
the State The formal dedication of the
new hall will probably Take place some
time in Juno next, but no definite arrange
ments to that end have yet been made,
Charles Craig was arrested at Lyndon
vile Friday, March 6, charged with forg-
| ing checks on the Hawks Electric COM
pany of Boston, which he had attempted
to pass, succeeding in one or two instances.
The prisoner acknowledged his guilt and
was promptly turned over to Sheriff Sui
| loway and is now boarding at the State
expense. Craig was formerly employed by
Charles Norris, a representative of the
Hawks Electrical company. who has been
L .l.t- 1l..l.A x1,1t ta
place. February % he purchased some
clothing at Il. d. Steele & Co.'S. store at
st. Johnsbury presenting a check on a
Boston bank for $3.50 signed by the
Hawks Electrical company, in payment
for the goods. Manager Taplin of the
clothing firm was a little suspicious, but
accepted the check and Craig went on his
way, presumably rejoicing Tho check
was taken by one of the St. Johnsbury
banks and forwarded to Boston where 1t
was protested. The matter was put into
the hands OF Sheriff Sulloway and he had
been looking up the case for several days
previous to Craig's arrest. Friday morn
| ing Craig called at w. ID. Poolc's store
and attempted to pass another check for
s27 40, signed by the same concern. in pay
ment for a pair of shoes. Mr. Poole re-
fused to accept the check, informed Mr.
Norris of the circumstance and Craig was
Immediately arrested. The prisoner was
taken before Justice Worcester at st.
Johnsbury Friday. and placed under $1,000
bonds for appearance at the next term oil
County Court.
The venerable Capt. Charles Hutchin-
son has presented the town of Pomfret
$1,000 for a perpetual fund, the annual in
terest of which Is to be expended for the
relief of the deserving poor who are not
paupers. The town some years ago re-
ceived a like bencfaction, for the same
purpose.
The Rural New Yorker has an illustrated
article showing a piece of permanent road
made last spring by Road Commissioners
| A. Hopkins of Rupert 1t was bad mud
| hole near the station where many loaded
teams passed and was fixed without great
expense. Mr.. Hopkins first powed 1T to a
depth of two feet and removed the dirt
! with wheel scraper. He then filled the
cavity with stone drawn from Il stone wall
purchased at small expense. He covered
| these to a depth of eight inches with
coarse gravel taken from a brook and the
dirt was scraped back on top. making a
rounded road 40 feet wide. Eight inch
drain tile were put in every 20 feet from
| the edge of the stone to the bitches on
either side. These take off the surface
water and the result is n hard road that
will be likely to last for many years.
Elijah Miller of West Brattleboro mar
rowly escaped being shot few days ago.
| He was seated in his home, talking with
friends. when an old gun which was stand
ing in the corner of the room slipped from
| its place, and, falling, struck the hammer
and exploded. The charge just barely
passed Mr.. Miller and entered bureau
standing against the wall.
Mrs b. c. Morrison of Lyndonvile met
with peculiar and painful accident the
afternoon of the 18th while sewing. She
dropped pair of shears which struck on
I the top of her right foot. severing an ar
/ terry, causing the loss of much blood She
7 is now able to walk, but Is still somewhat
lame.
AS Mrs. II. Il. Day and mother of sharon
were returning homo home during the late
thaw the sleigh was overturned by drop
ping into ditch and both occupants were
thrown out, the horse getting away and
ran at furious pace toward the village
it overlook Charles Harrington and a
little grandson, who were on their way &c
the village. Mr.. Harrington being little
deaf did not hear the team and, without
warning the Infatuated animal jumped or
the sleigh, throwing Mr., Harrington
out who had the reins, leaving the boy to
his fate. Both horses continued to run
and when about midway of Baldwin's hill
the sleighs came in contact, throwing the
boy between and dragging him for several
rods. His head and one knee were badly
bruised but no bones broken
The musical convention held at Sheffield
last week under the direction of Prof a.
r. Cowles of Newport, was a pronounced
success. There were nearly 100 people in
the chorus and prominent singers from st
Johnsbury, Newport, Barton and other
neighboring towns were present
The new Lyndon board of trade starts
off with 90 members, with good officers and
promises to be an important factor in de-
vclopng the business interests OF the
town. Officers are in communication with
a large machine manufacturing concern
with view of inducing them to locate
there.
The Windham County Court convened
at Newfane March 10. Judge Lovclant
Munson presiding, 1t is hardly proba bic
that all of the 157 cases on the docket viii
be disposed Of
The Dorset Mountain Marble company's
mill is being put in shape for starting
soon.
Wiliamstown had memorable siege ir
its ong-drawn-out March meeting, oc
cupying Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday
hn W n on oil ot