Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1902-12-11


referred to and ali of the cases save two,
Hunt VS.. Eden and Benson VS.. Foss, were
disposed of. Indications are that these
two cases will not come to trial. The petit
jurors were called and took the oath. The
judge gave them no charge, simply adj
monishing them TO refrain from convers-
ing with anybody when they are on
case. They were excused until Wednes-
day morning. The case of State vs. Ira c.
Flemming, arson, which has been on the
docket for many years, was nol-prossed,
because the principal witness was In the
Philippines and the next important wit.
ness was dead.
EDEN ASBESTOS MINES CLOSED.
w. F. Slmmonds bookkeeper for tho
Asbestos Company OF Eden, was in town
Wednesday on his way to his home In
Fall River. Mass. lie will go from there
to Providence, where he has similar
position in the main Office OF the company.
He says that the company will soon close
their mill in Eden for the winter large
number OF workmcn left the mines Tues
day.
REIGN OF TERROR IN RUTLAND.
The police of Rutland are at loss to
know how to handle the various outbreaks
which are occurring almost daily in con-
nection with the strikes OF the machinists
formerly employed by the f. r. Patch
Manufacturing Co., and the Lincoln Iron
Works. as they are practically powerless
to properly attend to these matters, and
also to patrol the rest of the city with
the police force at the present size. Both
the strikes have been on since early last
May and the feeling between the strikers
and the men who have taken their places
grows more and more bitter every day,
the feeling on the part of the strikers
being greatly intensified of late by the
fact that both OF the companies seem to
have no difficulty in maintaining practi-
Cally full forces of non-union men. and
in getting out all OF their orders In good
season The non-union men nearly all
board in houses In the Nebraska section
of the city and are under guard by depu-
ty shoriffs hired by the companies for
that purpose. Nearly all the men carry
revolvers and when they are attacked
by the strikers or their sympathzers they
have not hesitated. it is claimed to shoot.
The non-union men state, on their part
that many of the strikers are armed and
IL is necessary to carry weapons in order
to protect themselves. Revolver shots
are frequently heard in the vicinity OF the
company boarding houses and the police
believe that shots are fired by both sides,
but so far as is known there have been
only slight injuries as a result. None of
the police seem to be anxious to do any
very strenuous work in the vicinity of the
houses, and the Nebraska" district care
fully avoids the streets in question except
during working hours. There have been
no negotiations looking toward a settle
it looks as though the strikes would last
several months longer at least
LAMoILLE COUNTY OFFICERS.
The new county officers in Lamoille
county were sworn at Hyde Park Dec. |.
D.. o. Thomas qualified as first assistant
Judge and Al n. Boynton as second assis-
tant Judge. S E. Waite received his tenth
appointment as county clerk, having first
been appointed March %. 1886. This is the
longest record of continuous SER
vice of any clerk in the history
of the county. A. D. Robbins qualified as
sheriff For his deputies he has appoint
ed the following; c. w. Potter, Belvldere;
T. NJ. Potter. Jeffersonvile: L. L. Butts,
North Hyde Park George +. Town. Nor
ristown; w. NJ. Smith. Cambridge; c. r.
Burt Stowe; Frank Green Johnson; +. +.
White, Eden; r. a. Wiley, Waterville;
w. G. Jones. Johnson; A. b. Sinclair.
Jenersonville. All OF these are reappoint-
ments except Jones and Sinclair. who are
new men. The following county officers
have been reappointed: Edna V. Wiswcll,
county treasurer; Edward Il. Sawyer,
county auditor; Edna V. Wiswell Lyman
B. Shcrwin, Noyes q. Wood, Jail com
missoners; +. G.. Fleetwood. Fred Full
lngton. f. l. Slayton road commission
erS
BUILDING NEW TROLLEY ROAD.
Work has began on the the Manchester,
Dorset and Granville railroad. The road
will be % miles in length and will connect
with the Rutland railroad at Manchester
depot and with the Delaware & Hudson
road at Granville, NY. 1t will open a
large marble and slate region in the
towns of Dorset, Rupert, Pawlet and sur
rounding towns. The company will have
large force of men at work soon and
will complete the road to Norcross
Brothers quarry at South Dorset this
winter IL possible
ALLEGED ROBBERY IN MONTPE-
LIER.
John Call and Frank Jackson were ar
rested in Montpelier Wednesday on Main
street by Chief Reagan on the charge of
larceny. The complaint is made by Flea
nor Nicholas who charges that Call stole
from her S25, a pocketbook containing
papers to the value OF 500, and a diamond
ring valued at $40 The police say it was
reported to them that Call was at her
residence in the Manor" Tuesday and
helped bring in wood. In the course Of
the wood contract Call opened a small
bag in which Mrs. Nicholas kept some Of
her valuables. They say Call returned
SIS. the amount Of cash raken, but Mrs
Nicholas claims not to have received the
papers and the ring. The money was sent
by a sister Of Major Johnson to pay his
funeral expenses. and on recovery was
turned over to Gleason & Co., on account
OF the expenses incurred. Jackson was
taken as an accomplice, 1t being alleged
that woman overheard Jackson ask
Call what he had done with the money
and he Is reported to have replied II have
it safe, and we will get out of town as
soon a 3 possible" Call returned from the
house OF correction about a month ago
after serving a sentence for bringing stol-
en- goods into the city. Another charge
for breaking into a freight car still hangs
over him. Jackson, his partner, was ar
rested at the same time. They We're
and were bound over to the March term OF
county court under bail of $500 each.
THE ARTHUR MONUMENT.
Memorial Day, 1868, has been selected
as the date for the dedication of the monu-
ment authorized by the State of Vermont,
to mark the birthplace of Chester Allen
Arthur in the town OF Fairfield, The
Legislature of 1900 instructed Governor
Stickney to purchase tho monument and
have it suitably inscribed The general
oversight of the work was intrusted to
J, NJ. Boutwell, & Co., of Montpelier and
the stone was cut by Ryle g. Mccormick.
The monument consists of n base and die
rock face granite, the base is . TT. Q in.
4 It. . in. / IT. in, and the die IT..
0 In. IT. 9 in. 5 IT. in. On one side
OF the die Is panel with the following
inscription in raised polished letters: ION