Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1902-10-30

shattered, and Mrs. Lynch had a severa
shock, but has recovered from It's effects.
"A large number OF transformers were
burned out all over tho village noles
split and other damage done. causing a
loss to the Electric Power companv Of
several hundred dollars. The lights ar
the station went out with a report as
from gun. The lightning presented a
magnificent sight as ii played around the
cross that surmounts the steeple of
Christ Church. From nelghboring towns
come reports of the burning of houses
and barns. The storm spread over A
large area. Monday night the contrast
was very marked, the ground being COW
cred with snow.
OPERATORS OF THE BETHEL TAN
merry TO DISCONTINUE WORK
Phelps &, Harrison. operators of tina
Bethel tannery, have decided to discon-
tinue operations at Bethel and will remove
TO Leominster Mass. where they own a
factory. Carl D. Cushing the owner Of
the Bethel plant is looking for q new ten
ant, Griffin Place who formerly operated
the tannery when it was in it's most flour
ishing condition, was in town last week
looking over the plant. Mr.. Place lives in
Woburn Mass, and formerly conducted a
very successful tanning business at Bethel
for a period OF about 10 years. r. L. Clark
or Boston representing a st. Louis firm
has also inspected the plant.
BRIDGEMAN SERIOUSLY HURT.
James Macomber of Woodbury. was Sc
r1ously injured in Bethel Tuesday, oct. Il
whlle working on the iron bridge of the
central Vermont railway above Bethel vii
lage. lie was caught by the hosting rome
ana thrown upon the drum. No one no.
ticed the accident at the time and it was
several seconds before the machinery was
reversed and the man was released from
ms dangerous position. An examination
by DR.. o. d. Greene showed that one hand
was badly cut, one finger broken and sew
eral fingers dislocated and one shoulder
dislocated.
DEATH OF DR. RUTHERFORD OF
NEWPORT.
DR.. j. C. Rutherford died at his home in
| Newport the night Of the 10Th OF heart dis
ease. DR.. Rutherford was born in Schen-
ectady, n. Y, in 1878 When "a years old
he began the study of medicine in the office
OF Or. Newell of Lyndonville, and later
went to Woodstock, graduating in fS49 He
came to Newport in 1860 and in 1851 was
commissioned surgeon by Governor Fair
BANKS, being mustered out in lS6j. He had
continued the practice Of medicine in New
| port until recently. Or. Rutherford had
been an Odd Fellow for 81 wears and IL
Mason for sc years. taking all the degrees.
including that Of Knight Templar He
| leaves son and a daughter. The funeral
was held on Thursday afternoon.
VALUABLE DEPOSIT OF MICA.
C. /. Stewart Of Rutland has sold his
| mica property at Sherburne to the Penn
! sylvania Mica Mineral company of Read
! ing. Pa, for a consideration of 50 000 Tho
| property. which is known as the Esta-
| brook farm, consists of about $50 acres II
! land. on which is a valuable vein of mica
and steam plant for mining. Mr. Stew
| art is stockholder and director OF the
! new company. Mr.. Stewart discovered
| the mica deposit about two years ago. lr
! bought the property last year and opened
| the mine sufficiently to demonstrate the
| quality Of the deposit. The mica is in L
| vein of white quartz and feldspar. The
vein is about 10 feet wide and runs along
the surface for about y rods when it
dips under the surface and runs into a
mountain. Edward II. Stevens of Read
ing, IA, an expert mica mining engineer.
has examined the property and gives Il
very flattering report. He thinks the
mica is of fine quality and that the sup
ply is inexhaustible. Mr.. Stewart last year
took out about IS cubic yards of rock,
which produced about 5000 pounds Of
mica, or an average of 90 pounds To- the
cubic yard About 10 per cent OF this was
good sheet mica, which sells for 81 900 -
ton when cut and fitted for market All OF
the scrap mica can be ground and iiu.ls
a ready market AIr Stevens said in his
report that the returns from this scrap
mica would be douby sufficient to pay all
mining expenses, leaving the retur 3;
from the sale of sheet mica a net PROF
Mr.. Stevens says that the demand for
mica exceeds the supply. The property
has heen examined by several other eX-
perts. all of whom agree that it is "a very
valuable deposit. Some fine specimens Of
gold have been found in the quartz Tho
mine is about l. miles from Rutland aud
seven miles from Stockbridge the nearest
railway station The new company has
mined about 500 pounds of sheet mica this
fall and in the spring the directors expect
to erect 20 horse power engine at the
mine.-Rutland Herald.
LOCAL MEETING OF THE D AR.
The St Johnshury Chapter u. A r.
} met with Mrs. Elisha May saturday Oct.
is Ihe programme ibuIudLl that
stormy period in Nermonts history pre-
vious to her recognition by Congress and
the time of her early Statehood with a
sketch of the life Of her first governor
, Thomas Chttenden. The members OF tho
chapter propose to place the American
Monthly Magazine, the organ of the ma
} tional society d. y. r., and the Vermont
Antiquarian, a quarterly magazine just
, established and devoted to historical and
J genealogical research, in the public
! library. Mrs. j. W. Ttcomb was elected
a delegate to attend the annual meeting
OF the Continental Congress in Washing
ton D. c., Mrs Robert Mackinnon being
the alternate delegate.
PLANS FOR ISLAND PONDS y. NJ.
c. a.
Architect lambert Packard has conf
pleted the plans and specifications for the
new railroad Y. NJ. c. a. building to he
erected AT Island Pond, and it would seem
that the structure is to be a model for us
its purpose. The building is to be 3lx-t
feet of semi-colonial architecture with D.