Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1902-10-30
NEWS OF VERMONT,
More Important Events Grouped for
Free Press Readers-Man Badly In
jured in Threshing Machine
at East Roxbury.

A bad accident happened as Nh Will
lianss threshng machine was at work
for d. L. Buck in East RoXbury, Monday
forenoon. James Merrill. who was work
ing for Mr.. Williams, got his hand caught
in the cylinder, mangling it in shocking
manner Drs Wnck of Northfeld and
Ellis of Brookfed were called and re-
moved two fingers the bone of one to the
wrist and are in hopes to save the rest
Of the hand He was taken to A. j.
Loders, where he will be cared for until
able to be removed to his home in Will
Jamestown.
DISTRICT GOOD TEMPLAR'S UNION.
The district Good Tempars Union held
| in Cabot last Saturday was no less of
success than any of its predecessors
large, enthusiastic attendance being pres
ent. The afternoon session, which was
private, was devoted to the interests of
the order The annual report and adj
dress of District Deputy w T. Morse Of
Cabot was listened to with much interest,
showing large gains 63 per cent? in mem
bershp. Other features OF the report
showed instructive comparisons recon-
meudations etc. being taken into con-
fdental consideration. The evening SEES
sion at the Methodist Church open to the
public found a full house and apprccia
tive audience. The programme consisted
of Rotations. songs and an address by
gregational Church The address was es-
lecially good Astounding in much sound
sense and practical points. supper was
served by Winooski lodge to its visitors,
which bountiful supply was heartily en-
| joyed by all. The union was a source of
much inspiration to all and much effort
| will be used by the different lodges in
their respective communities TO create
| public temperance sentiment. All lodges
were reported to be on a good sound and
enduring basis. The next union will be
neld at North Montpelier in February
MILh TOO SMALL FOR MACHINERY.
It is not often that a building has to
he taken down for the purpose OF get
ting the machinery into it which the
| building was erected especially to con-
tain, but that happened a short time ago
at the new mill of the Rutland-Florence
Marble company al Florence, While the
| mlll was In process of construction a
large travelling crane was being built at
| the shops of the f.. II. Patch Manufacture
| ing company in Rutland. Ii was supposed
| that the builders of the mill would leave
n space at one end of the building su'ii
| GENTLY large so that the crane could be
| taken In. The crane was completed just
as ordered and of the dimensions called
| for, but when it was taken to Florence il
| was found that the contractors who
erected the mill had not left enough space
| by several inches and II was found neces-
sary to take down large part of the end
Of the mill for the purpose of getting the
crane In. This has now been done and
the crane has just been put in position,
without any great damage having been
| done to the mill
GOT FOUR DEER AND A BEAR.
| party of 10 Pittsford sportsmen are
camping on the mountains north of
| Slab city" One of the members re-
turned Monday morning and reported
| having four deer and one large black
bear dressed and hung up in camp. The
hear will weigh about 800 pounds and was
shot bv Norman Collins of Holden, a boy
about "A years of age,-Rutland News.
The first senior debate of the year was
| held yesterday morning on the question
| Resolved, That the Chinese exclusion
act should De maintained and vigorously
enforced" Rrodie and Harrington led the
affirmative and Dane and Dodge supported
the negative of the question. The debate
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