Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1901-12-19
THROUGHOUT THE STATE.
Jack Connors," Who Escaped From
Bratt eboro Retreat, Captured


Jack" Connors, formerly Of Rutland,
who made his second escape from the re-
treat FOR the insane at Brattchoro over
year ago, was CAPTURED by Deputy Shrr-
if y. S. Whitaker and Chief of Police
John Blanchard at Calvary cemetery in
Rutland Thursday Afternoon about II
clock. Conncrs formerly lived on
Meadow street and came a few days af-
ter be escaped from the retreat first. to
Rutland, where he was caught and recom-
iritt"d. He stayed only "a short time and
vas out again about a year ago with no
trace of him to be found. He arrived IN
Rutland Thursday morning an when cap.
tured In the afteri oon Soid h was visit
ing his fathers grave. He cried like 4
child when taken 10 Jail by the officer.
Ccnnors claims that during the last year
he has been working at Ticondorogl. y.
y. lie will probably be re-examined and
committed to the retreat again
STATION AGENT INJURED.
Charles 4. June. station agent at I.eiccs-
ter Junction, was badly injured Wedncs-
day evening by the explosion Of 81 gasp
lcne engine which was used Tor pumping
water from p creek to a tank from which
water is drawn for locomotives Mr. June
had filled the tank and won't into tho en-
zinc house with a ligfted lantern to shut
down the engine, when there was IN sx-
ploSion which completely wrecked ma
building, throwing Mr., June several feet
on to the railroad track lis face. hands
and arms were terribly burned. other
portions Of MS body We're also burned, but
his face and arms suffered the worst Tho
eieine had been leaking fasolcne and no
d"utt the explosion was caused nv MIR.
June going nto the room With "a light.
TEMPORARY DEPOT AT RUTLAND.
The Rutland Railroad company will file
a building notification at the meeting II
the Ioard Of alderpcn next Monday ercn-
ing in connection with tire construction Of
a temporary railroad STATEN. to be used
hilc the present structure is being r.
moved and new enc built. The notGca-
ticn will state that it il TIE intention Of
the company to so alter and repair tive
train shed, situated i'm the railroad yards
just west of the frain track and q little
north of the present station. so it may ne
used as passenger station and for tho
business Of such a station while the Other
work is being done. The work of recon
structing the train he'd will probably be-
gin as soon as the Formally required by
the ordinances is gone through with.
A MARBLE DEAL.
George f. Royce Of Rutlsnd who recent
ly sold to the Rutland-FlCrtn Marble
company the True Blue quarry and marble
lands in Pittsford has been recently in
vcsting In Brandon marble. He first
bought IS acres in the northern part Of
Biandon, situated on the road that leads
to Nddleburv, of F. d. Thayer, who also
sold to Mr.. Royce house and lot to the
north % this property. Mr.. Royce then
bought two other lots Of jennie E Miller
and w. +. Scott stll further to the nortn.
He increased his marble holdings by the
Purchase Of a 20-Gcre lot lying south Of
the ihayer lots OF c. 3. Hail AID farm
of 30 acres north Of the Scott lot of Ar
reid Manchester. The property thus ac-
CURED extends about a mile along what
Is krowh as the Rutland Florence and
l1c'listcr vein. 1t is situs ted about "A mile
north Of the Brandon Italian quarry and
! five miles north Of the Rutland FlOrcn ,e
quarry, half a mile from the Brandon sta
tion and quarter OF a mile from tho line
Of the Rutland railroad. ! he rull ut che
Corona marble quarry, in which MI
Royce has a large interest. can he used in
working up the output from the newly ac-
CURED property, and probably 100 men will
be employed in this new industry u"xt
summer. Mr. Royce is making arrange
r1ents to put up on the ThaYer lot two Of
the largest derricks ever built to haul
marble from the quarry,