Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1898-08-18


$1,000 The building when built cost in the
vicinity Of $4,000 1t is understood that
should the proposed overall factory be
started, the building would be placed Mt
the disposal of the company should they
want IT,
Tho hearing before W. Il. c. Sticltncy Of
Ludlow AZ special master in the case Of
the Consolidated Lighting company
against the Barre and Montpelier Trac-
ton company for specific performance
OF contract will he held In this city either
the 18th or 10Th of the present month.
Harlan w. Kemp Monday agreed to al
low his name to be used as a candidate at
the caucus next Monday evening, for the
office Of representative.
Levi Longway died at his homo on Court
street early Monday morning from con,
sumption at the age of Al. Tho funeral
was held Tuesday morning in St. Angus
tines church at $3.50. lie leaves a wife and
two children.
Tho case of Fred Patterson. who was ar
rested Sunday for burglarizing the West
Berlin postoflice. was in course of hearing
before Justice j. II. Lucia until nearly
midnight Monday and an adjournment un-
I'll Tuesday afternoon was ordered. In
all seven witnesses were examined. Pat
tcrson was prone to implicate another
party and plead innocence to the charge.
At tho hearing Tuesday afternoon JUS
pear at the County Court to be held in
September.
\ SIX year old son of William Ewing
fcll from the bank wall in the rear of Cup
til's shop into the North Branch river, Il
distance of about five feet about 1879
O'Clock Tuesday morning. The mother
saw the child fall and rushed to the scene
sprinsing into the stream after it where
the water was nearly four feet deep and
rescued him.
At a meeting of the school board Mon.
day evening Miss Carrie Wiley was APP.
pointed teacher to fill IA vacancy.
/ The Mlnard- Brunette case which has
been fCrmentinC the courts for the past
two weeks or more was settled Tuesday
when Justice J. II. Lucia rendered his de.
tisior In the case, dischargng the respon
dent.
/ y proposition for real estate transfer
relating to the proposed Montpelier anc
/ Warren street railroad is on and If II
should be carried into effect 1t may NEAR
surprising things for the electrical power
/ business in TINS section. 1t Is learned
/ from an undeniable source of authority
| that a man deeply interested in the pro
posed street railroad and an officer In The
Barre and Montpelier street road approach
ed Joseph Knapp in Moretown sometime
ago and made Il proposition to him for thu
purchase of his farm. Mr. Knapp was n
al to purchase his farm for and refused
dli offers. Mr.. Knapp was approached
again and this time the man told him tha'
he wanted the water power privilege tina
mis- farm contained ana made him an offe
for the same The sale was mutually
agreed upon but when the time came fo
making the transfer Mr. Knapp refused
Ia sign the deed and thus the sale fel
through. 1t is understood that the would
he purchasing party assured MIR. KNAPP
that the car barn and the depot for tn,
road would be located at that place an,
that II was the purpose of the compan,
to lay out large park in that locality, /
possible on the farm in question. 1t 4
said ly those IN n position to judge tina
this water power privilege is one of thu
best on the WinOoski river. 1t is located
about half mile below the Middlese'
electric lighting plant and just at thu
mouth of the Mad River Valley. Shout,
this scheme develop which it probably vii
do In time, power will be taken from th
point to Operate both the Barre and Mont
pclicr and Montpelier and Warren stree
roads The vicc-president of the road. II
.. Ward of Moretown, called on MI
Knapp and assured him that the road t,
Warren was going to be built and that N
was going to burlington to confer will
the directors of the Barre and Montpelie
street road relative to the matter Their
is a strong feeling of interest in the mat
ter of building the street road to Ware,
and the business men in thi
city are heartily in accord wit
the scheme. The statement here
with given comes from maj
who Is interested in the deal in question
relating to the watcrpower privilege bu
Tor valid reasons prefers that his nam
be withheld from print at this time.
Frank A. Bailey left this city yesterda,
I n mn m IA
brother. Luther j. Bailey, who is criti
cally i'll with fever and dysentery. Luthe
Bailey Is IA member of co. Il. of Barre
James y. Peck, Jesse A. Root and A. y
Stratton of this city and George II. En-
cry of Barre are candidates for examina
ton for positions in The postoffice service
the former for clerk, and the three latte
for carriers. It IL required that the pa
pers shall I've filed before September |.
The marriage of Miss Mary Adeln,
eldest daughter of Sergeant-at-Arms an
Mrs. r. c. Phinney, to Mr.. Sidney Els
worth Mcintyre of Rutland, was solemn
iEed at Christs church yesterday mornin
at . o'clock the nuptials being performe
by Rev Arthur w. Stone of Rutland. as
sisted by Rev A. \. Lewis OF this city
The bridal party, the bride leaning o
the arm of her father. walked down tn
broad aisle of the church as Iohengrin'
wedding march was sung by the Cecil
quartette. The bride was given away a
the altar by her father and the ring ser
vice was used. The ushers were Fred A
Rowland, Robert f.. Phinney. Fred "
Bancroft OF Boston and John w. Titcom
of St, Johnsbury The newly wedde
couple will enjoy brief wedding trip.
BARRE
Lena Baker of this city and John Blar
chard of Willamstown have been boun
over to await the action of the Orang
county grand jury on the charge of adu
try alleged to have been committed at Wi
Jamestown on some date in March las
They both furnished bail in the sum q
SDn Mrs Baker Is the wife of Isaac Ba
Kcr of this city.
Mayor Gordon on Wednesday wrote
Senator Proctor asking him to use his ei
forts with the war department to secur
the presence of the Vermont Regimen
here on the occasion of the Comapny Il
ncld day which is to occur on Wednesda,
September I.
w, c. Nyc is being prominently urge
rs the republican candidate for represei
totive from the town of Barre,
; The new granite plant of Mackie Hu'
tey g. Co., is nearly ready for use, an
will be one of the largest granite plant
in North America.
Much complaint Is being made bccaus
Of the slow way in which the foundatio
Is being placed for the new city buildins
/. Two months have been consumed and tn
same IL not yet completed. The Gu
tors are already at work on the blocks c
granite for the building, being in 'bu
pen" on the Burnham meadow.
Papers are being made out for the trans
fer of the land on the Gauthier farm
Wiliamstown to the city of Barre for III
use of the city in connection with III
water works.