Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1902-03-20
GOLD DUST
THROUGHOUT THE STATE.
TELEPHONE IMPROVEMENTS FOR
RUTLAND.

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placing underground of all wires on the t
principal sire It's If permission Is given by {
The city authorities. and improved and en-
arged fa,il ties. The company have rented
the quarters now occupied by Edward
Dana's law Offices, and will convert these
rooms into a public pay staten. The pres
mt central offices will be devoted eXcll-
sively to the local service. A new multi
pie switch hoard has been ordered and is
now here. 1t will be installed without de-
lay AS soon as the present be ord of al
derfncn is organized the company will ask
permission to place all their wires at least
on the main streets, underground doing
away with all unsghtly poles and wires
except on The less frequcnted streets. This
permission will no doubt be granted
promptly and willingly. for the removal OF
the poles and wires will be regarded as a
pronounced Improvement. The company
last year placed about five miles Of wires
in Burlington underground and proposes to |
pursue the same policy mere. ard at Barre |
Montpelier ard st. Adams. Their engi-
necrs have already surveyed the proposed
work here and the imprC cement, 1t is csti-
mated. viii cost about $4,000 Supcrin-
tendent G. w Scarf Of burlington is in
town looking over the field with reference
to the proposed charges and improvements
here.
CHINESE )IEARING IN RUTLAND
So Hoo Yin and yee Poy Young two
Cinnamon. who were are stod on a train
rear burlington, February q, by INSPECTOR
Alfred Andersen of New York charged
with entering this country illegally, were
eiven hearing before United States Com.
missioner James A. Merrill at the federal
building in Rutland late Monday after
noon. The two prisoners were given Il pre-.
liinary hearing when arrested before Com
missioner Merrill and in default of bail
they have since been Conhred at the House
OF Correction. The younger Of the China
men. Yee Poy Young, who is only abnut l.
| years of age has as counsel Fuller -
Smith of St. Adams, IT. w. Moloney Of
this city is counsel for the older man
| District Attorney James J., Martin prose-
cuted for the United States at the hearing
AntrS the witnesses was INSPECTOR An
dcrson who arrested the non. Yong 8on,,
STA Chinaman out On bail, who was
some time ago orde rcd depcrted and mas
| since been in parts unknown to his bonds
man, has just been arrested at Boston. lie
was brought to Rutland on the 2 O'Clock
| train Monday afternoon and delivered to
| trited States Marshi +. A. Field, who
placec him in the House of Correction for
safe keeping.
| MARRIAGE DELAYED COURT.
The delay of Washington County Court
on Friday is graphically described by the
Montpelier Argus as follows: Arthur
! Hartshorn Of Warren, stood Il great deal
OF good natured joking at the court house
! this morning. He was a witness in the
| Daniels case. As the story goes Arthur
! has been at work in Tunbridpe. and as he
! had decided to become n benedict he went
/ back to Warren for the happy event. As
| the story goes. although it may be elong
ated little, he had no sooner reached the
! Warren town line than a deputy doomed UP
| with subpoena commanding him to fail
al lat.sit n at
sion of Washington county court in this
I city. This was last Wednesday, and
| Thursday was his wedding day He was
| what an inhabitant OF France would call
| In re box" Postponement on such an
important event appeared out of the
| question ana, as the story goes, he decided
} TO chance it, The next day he left home
Tor the wedding altar. When it came to
the point where the minister looks over
the marriage certificate he found he had
, handed him the subpoena. The minister
, was troubled for a minute, but decided be
could not marry anyone on a supoena and
then there was hurrying for the prop 4
, legal document. According to reports tbs
/ marriage came off on schedule time
, though not according to Hoyle. County
court in this city had to take "A recess from
noon until o'clock Yesterday as no wit
, nesses were on hand and Mr.. Hartshorr
: was Of course the one the court was wait.
man himself. and was one of the first tc
offer congratulations when the matter was
explained.
LIVED IN THREE CENTURIES.
Joseph Fushy, who died in Montgomery
, March H. aged lOi years. was born in st
, Emma, Canada. and came to this Stat.
when about 40 years of age. He was mar
ried when Is years old TO Mary Lumbra
VINO dled seven years ago last October
Mrs. Fushy was some years younger thar
. her husband. Nine children were born t
: them of whom four survive. They are
Mrs Charles Baker of Montgomery; Mrs
, Mary LaFleur of Minneapolis MINI; Jo
seph, DR., of Winslcw, and Edward o.
Quechee. Solomon died in the army, anC
Henry was killed by falling tree som,
years ago. Mr. Fushy is also survived by
one brother, Baptist, who lives in Canada
ana is about SO years old the youngeS
of the family. Mr.. Fushy was the oldes
5 person in Northern Vermont and it may b.
of the state, Had he lived till Octobe
md he would have been 15 years of age
i And until a very few months before hi
T death. he was as spry and quick as a boy
He was man of temperate habits, ant
retained all OF his mental faculties to tn
last. He never had doctor but Cnce ant
at the last he died of no disease. He sim
: ply wore out. He died al the home o
Michel Domino, where he had been kind
- ~ ana tenueTly cared Tor, from WnlCl
:, place the funeral was largely attended OF
: Friday last The Rev. f. w. DONNA of
g ficiated. At the time of the food in Dec
ember there was a landslide which brok
in the building at Mr.. Romina's, YER,
nearly burying Mr.. Fushy alive. His onl.
remark was IT'S the Lords doing" Tn
=, known by many in his unobtrusive Quie
a way he has lived in three centuries an
has gone to his reward,
j AN INTERSTATE Y. NJ. {, A. CANT
s The managers of the Rutland Youn
Mems Christian association have receive
a special invitation from one Of the Ney
York State associations also from In
Maryland Delaware. District OF Columbi
1 and West Virginia associations to joi
+. them at Camp Mohican located on tn
o east side of Lake George, the coming sum
:. mer. George T.. Yibbetts of Washington
e u. c.. tri-State secretary of the associa
II ton. is now perfecting plans and will a
It once build large Adirondack mountai
S lodge. Mr.. Tibbetts Will act as genera
manager of the camp. The month Of Az
gust Is the time set for the senior camp. .
II number OF persons have already expresse
r, their intention Of spending their annue
vacation at this place. The month Of Jul
has been set as the time for the juniors
and all members between the ages Of eigt
|. and l6 years will be eligible to attend Th
ID members can go and come as they pleas
lr during this month In connection with tn
numerous features which are conuecte
with camp life there will be entertain
ments consisting of lpCtlrna an, bn,,s,, tr.,