Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1902-07-17
CASE GOES TO SUPREME COURT.

B. Moore, Health Officer.
CASE GOES TO SUPREME COURT
For the past four years the Bennington
water company has refused to pay any
town, village, highway or school taxes
assessed against It. The claim of the
company was that the last quadrennial
appraisal. when the valuation Of It's plant
was raised over 100000 was excessive and
illegal The town brought suit to recover
the taxes for 1898 and the company fur
nished n bond to reimburse the town
should the case be decided against 1t. TX
Gov. Stewart was appointed special mas
ter in chancery to take testimony and re-
port to the county court. He has Just
submitted his report to Judge Tyler Ct the
present session of the court The gist of
the report is that the grand list on which
the taxes were assessed is faulty, that the
question whether tho acts passed by the
legislature in declaring the Quadrennial
apprasals OF 1894 1898 legal Is valid or not
he leaves with the court to decide. More
than $40, 900 is now due besides the interest.
The company will carry the case to the
supreme court-The Argus.
FIREBUG IN RUTLAND.
A fire of incendiary origin at an early
hour Sunday morning partially destroyed
an unoccupied house on Killington avenue,
in Rutland, owned by Frank w. Gary.
| The blaze was discovered by DR.. e. l..
Hall, whose residence Is only a few feet
! from the building, which Is one story and
a half high and about 20 by o feet square.
| The fire was going briskly when discov-
cred. A telephone alarm was sent to the
IRE station and at 5:45 o'clock n general
alarm from box No. "a near the Brock
house was rung. Company No. 2 respond
| cd and found every room in the house In
| Guiding the woodshed, ablaze. A line OF
hose was laid and after about 45 minutes
work the flames were put under control.
The roof was burned and the interior of
! There is no clew to the Identity of the
hrebugs. The fact that it got such a
start before being discovered would indi-
cato that the fire was the work of more
than one person.-The Herald.
FINED FOR DRIVING POOR HORSE.
A. Riseman OF Bellows Falls a Jewish
peddler. was nned by Justice Newman
| Weeks in Rutland Monday morning on
complaint OF Humane Officer W. W. Tow
er. charging him with driving horse that
was worn out and totally unfit for SER
vice. officer Tower discovered Riseman
driving along Merchants Row Monday
morning. Tho mans horse was badly
CALLED and was very weak. Mr.. Tower
immediately arrested the man and he was
later arraigned before Justice Newman
eeks. Riseman pleaded guilty to the
charge brought against him and was fined
81 and costs Of 1886. He paid the fine
and was dlscharged.-The News.
| GRATED FINGER IS HEALING.
Notwithstanding the fact that the tr
of Joseph Coles finger was completely
| severed and apart from the stub for sew
eral hours before the two were sewed to-
| gether, it is very probable that the com
plete finger will fully heal and regain Its
strength and usefulness DR.. c. w. Stro-
bell OF Rutland, who performed this move
operation last week, spoke as above t
Free Press man. The finger which wa:
| ground In two by the sharp edges OF mar
bic blocks, is healing nicely and the dress
1 ings will probably be taken off this week
i When the man first presented himself tC
DR.. Strobell the severed tip was lying II
the dirt at the yard Of the Columbian
Marble Quarrying Company. where thu
accident occurred. 1t was found at Stro
bells orders after some little search anc
later being brought to the doctors Office
in a pickle Jar was sewed to the stub.
SURE OF Y. NJ. C. A. BUILDING.
At the special meeting last Saturday o.
the Island Pond Business Mems Associa
ton the report of the committee appointed
to solicit funds necessary to secure thu
Railway Y. NJ C. A. building in that vii
lage was presented. The sum OF $3.50
was asked from the citizens, and at a mas!
pledged. and the committee reported tina
since the meeting the full amount had beer
pledged. Next n building committee wa.
II appointed by the chairman, composed o.
u Porter II. Dale. A. Letarte. Geo. b. Nc
Kelvey, Geo. A. Cane, Ora NJ. Carpenter
i A collecting committee of three was alst
appointed. namely, Geo. S. Robinson, Err
nest L.. Greene and L. r. Jones. teasurer
The subscription list is in the possession
i of Mr.. Jones. the treasurer Of the asso
citation, to whom subscribers are requested
to promptly pay the sum they have pledg
ed so as not to delay the work-Esse,
County Herald.
; FAIRFAX'S NEW ACADEMY.
Smith & Walker. architects OF Montpe
Her. are preparing plans for the new
building Of the Bellows Free Academy a.
Fairfax. This academy starts of With tn,
largest endowment Of any educat ional in
stitution in Vermont outside Of Middlebur,
college and Y. " M. Twenty-four year,
ago a Fairfax man named Bellows lef
SIS. 100 to the town to found an academ,
when this sum should have reached $3.50 900
This money was invested In Chicago ant
Rock Island stock then selling very low
hut which has had a phenomenal rise II
the last few years. The stock was CLOSED
out In the neishborhood OF $l70. although
It is now selling at about $50 n share. TIT
: income was invested from year to year II
Rock Island when prices were down, 8,
that the wise trustees In a score Of year
increase the original subscription 10 fold
From $4,000 to $4,000 will be spent OF
, buildings and tho rest, which Is now Il
cash, amounting TO $2OO.0C will endow tn
Academy.-The Argus.
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