Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1901-07-25

down to $3.50 a week, he should have an
increase of 500 a year. He said nothing
but continued until June when the board
refused his application for an Increase OF
salary, and he left June /, getting paid
only at the $500 rate. lie claimed the
500 and the court allowed him at the $50
rate as he had kept the cost down to $50
a week, counting himself and wife in the
computation. The defence took an APP
peal.
A Rebekah lodge, entitled Twilight. No.
46, now consisting of "a members. was in.
stituted at jacksonville Friday, July 18th.
Ia the evening degree work was con-
feIred on a class of u, and after closing
the meeting all repaired TO the dining
room. where Strawberries ice cream and
cake were served. The grand master. $.
r. Waite of Hyde Park, was present also
about % from Evening Star lodge of
ReadsbCro and five from Dennis lodge OF
Erattleboro. Meetings are to be held the
second and fourth Fridays of each month
Tuesday morning about go while at
work on the gravel train at the lower end
of the yard at Island Pond, Edward Dunn,
brakeman, was crushed between the coup
lings Of two cars and MORALLY injured,
diving in less than three hours later. He
had been separating a loaded train from
some empty cars. and stepped in between
the cars and the train for what purpose
is not fully known. While standing there
the slack Of the train which he probably
did not notice drove the cars together,
crushing him between the drawbars.
While Francis Conroy of North Main
street and X. w. Adams OF Holly street
were engaged in tearing down house on
Main street in Rutland Wednesday after
noon, the second floor upon which they
were working. gave way The men were
thrown to the ground and large amount
of boards and timber fell on them. Con-
roy received a scalp wound and was
struck in the back by heavy timber and
was also hurt on one elbow. Adams was
struck in the forehead by board and a
nail protruding from 1t gave him an ugly
cut.
William c. Tyler Of ST. Johnsbury has
received ord from his sister. Mrs. James
GRAY, that the British government have
just granted her permission to return to
Pretoria after an absence from her home
of two and one-half years When the
Boer war broke out Mrs. Gray at once
left the city, and her husband who was
pastor of the Presbyterian church there,
was given his choice by Kruger TO enter
I the Boer army or leave the city within y
hours. Mr.. Gray chose the latter course
and was for a time chaplain in the Brit
ish army. Later he became librarian or
the Pretoria library, receiving this ap-
. rDintment from the ITlLlSl
by the time this is read, however. the
family will be united after their long exile
from home.
A large silo wes shipped Thursday by, the
Moscley q Stoddard Manufacturing com
pany OF Rutland to the Lyndhurst farm
at Nassau, ~ Y. This silo is 81 feet high
by 81 in diameter, and will hold 349 tons
of enslage. The company has completes
the large silo, 40 feet high by . in diane
lN,,t11 linz ,N4~et
their saw mill on W est street. This Is
probably the largest Silo in this part OF
the country and is the largest ever erect
ed by the concern. 1t Is capable OF hold
ilE AS tons of ensilage. The slo business
, of the Moseley & Stoddard Manufacturing
company has had a remarkable growth
during the present year and between 2o'
and 300 slos will be sent out before The
close of the season. Word has Just beer
received that the Ohio Ensilage cutter
which is handled by the company has beer
adopted by the managers of the Pan-Am
erican exposition fol- use In cutting The
feed for the cattle on exhibition there
Ella j. Peaselec, formerly of Ludlow, l.
seeking a divorce from her husband join
u. Peaselee of Newbury, y. II. Her petit
ton states that she was married in May
1899, at Ludlow. The couple lived III Lud
low until March, 1900, when they removed
| to NeWbury, where they lived until las
month, when Mrs Peaselee left her hus
band and sought refuge with friends. Sh'
claims that while III with an incipent tn
nor her husband compelled her Il
; work In q mill and in the fields, whcr'
she was obliged to plant potatoes and lea,
Il horse attached 10 a cultivator. Sh
= further says that she tainted away from
sheer exhaustion, and that her husban,
assaulted her with kicks and blows
Meanwhile she says that she was obliget
TO do all her housework and that her nus
, band refused to pay her physician or II
, any way contribute to her comfort or re
, lief In 1900 she underwent a surgical op
cation at the Massachusetts Genera
Hospital, and OH her return says her hus
, bands abuse was renewed. Now she seek
not only divorce, but such compensate
as the court will give her. Her husband
bank accounts in Concord, Manchester
and Newport, n. H., have all been attach
ed.