Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1902-10-02

the electric road company has taken UP
the matter and offers-to build track on
the Barber farm. which the company
owns half way between Saxtons River
and Bellows Falls. The road offers to
put in the track at its own expense, and
rent to an association, at a reasonable
rental, or Will stand half tho expense OF
building the track and give free lease for
ten years. It Is quite likely that an as
ISOLATION will be formed in the near flu
ture. Many are in favor of organizing
fair association, starting off next year
with an exhibit, which, though not equal
Ing the Valley fair at Brttleboro. would
prove the beginning of greater things.
WILL, CAN NO CORN AT NORTH
FIELD.
No corn will be canned at the Payson
factory in Mortified this fall. This state
ment was made Friday by Superintendent
Lowell and it caused a number of men,
women and children to feel the loss of the
dollars they possessed in anticipation.
The season has been rainy and the sweet
corn crop Is almost total failure. II all
that was grown for the factory this sea-
son could be delivered at one time the
amount would hardly equal the weight
of the corn that was canned each day
year ago. The little that developed is
Icing shipped to st, Albans where a cam
ming factory is in operation portion of
each day
GRANITE DEVELOPMENT IN BETH LII
| The Woodbury. Granite company has
purchased the granite property OF Mrs.
r. c. Harlow on Christian hall in Bethel
and hos force of mon at work clearing
off the ledge. An unlimited supply of good
granite is in sight, and the only question
seems to he the thickness of the sheets.
To he suitable for all kinds of work a
thickness of three feet or Whereabouts is
| required. On the outside layers thick
ness of nearly two fcet has been found.
StX RECRUITS FROM ST. JOHNS
BURY.
The recruiting station of the United
States coast artillery which was establish
ed in tho Pythian building in st. Johns
| pury a few weeks ago has succeeded in
finding six young men who are ambitious
TO become soldiers The recruits n re Clar-
ence Walcott, Victor ~ Mitchell, Robert
A. Cummings, Herbert Morts, Gilbert H.
Williams. George Hull ard Albert r.
Woods. The two latter have seen previous
service. Mr.. HUI with company D at
Chick9nauga and Mr.. Woods with the
4sth volunteer infantry in the Philippines.
All have ben assigned to a fort near Bos-
ton.
co. B. 18TH VERMONT REUNION.
Company B Of the 18th Vermont regi-
ment held reunion in Bratteboro Sept.
%. S. A. Smith, the prominent manu-
facturer of that town who was a drum
mer boy with the company, was elected
president of the reunion organization, sue
ccding the late Capt r.. b. Arms of Bur-
lington. Company * of the 9Th Vermont
regiment also held a reunion that day.
WGNDHAM COUNTY COURT.
In the case of Myron j. Pike admins
traitor vs. the Hoosac Tunnel and Will
mington Railroad company in Windham
County Court the Jury returned a verdict
last week for plaintiff to recover
$500 damages for the death of Bion Pike
who was killed in November last at Whit
ingham station while acting a brake
man for the defendant company, by fall
ing from a box car which he was setting
out from the train. The box car had a
ladder on the side near to the end by
which the trainnen climbed to the top.
The law provides that such cars shall be
equipped with ladders at the end. and the
plaintiff claimed that Pike met his death
after uncoupling the car on account of the
difficulty of securing firm footing in get
ting back on the car The defendant
made the claim that Pike was addicted to
the use Of liquor and was partly intoxica-
ted when the accident occurred, this fact
accounting for the accident. a bottle of
liquor was found on his body when taken
out from under the car Chase and Fits
for plaintiff j. l.. Martin and O. F.. But
terrified for defendant The following di-
vorces have been granted the past week;
Gertrude Baker fro m lIalbert A. Baker
for refusal of support, Lydia A. Carpen-
ter from William J. Carpenter for wilfu
desertion; James J. Knight from Martha
r. Gale Knight for wilful deserton; Hat
tie f.. Knowlton from Myron NJ Knowl
ton for refusal to support; Eta l.. Chand
Ter from Charles l.. Chandler for wlfu
descrtion; Mary l.. Clark from Chandler
Clark for refusal to support; Mary West
phahn from Andrew. Westphalen for re-
fusA to support; Sarah NJ Farnum from
John Farnum for wilful dosertion Eli
OF c. Holden from Eliza Holden for viii
fu desertion The following crimina
cases have been disposed of during tn,
past week: State VS.. George Armour
Respondent pleaded to breaking into {
freight car at Brattehoro and was sen
fenced to the house of corr ecton for no
more than two years and six months anC
not less than two years. State VS.. Ed
ward Thayer. Respondent pleaded guilty
to break nE into the dwelling house Of c
s. DeWoolf in Halifax and taking money
and jewelry, and was sentenced to th'
house of correction for not more thar
two and one-half nor less than two years
State vs. Thomas Griffin. Responder
pleaded guilty to larceny at Bellows Fall
and was sentenced to the industrial schoo
during the remainder of his minority
State VS., John Jonnotta Responder
pleaded not guilty to the charge of break
ing into a freight car at Bellows Falls anc
! taking goods therefrom and II. D. Ryde
became his bail-Bellows Falls Times.
MAY FORM NEW MASONIC LODGE
Some % of the leading Masons of tn
4 State met in Pythas Hall in Barton Land
I ing last Saturday afternoon to see abou
or not, Of in ho