Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1902-12-25
NEWS OF VERMONT
More Important Events Grouped for
Free Press Readers Senator Mel.
sons Gambling Case In Mont
pelier Has Vanished.

The civil case Of William Sage against
Senator Frank J. Nelson of Rutland coun-
ty, to recover $50 was not returned be
fore Justice NJ. T.. Smile of Montpelier
Mt the appointed time and no papers had
been brought when the time limit ex-
pired. The supposition is that the case
has been settled and dropped. Senator
Nelson was served with copy Of the writ
and notified to be on hand, but he did not
show up. II. J. Johnson, Une o: the star
witnesses. stated that he was subpoenaed
when the writ was served to hold himself
In readiness to appear but had not been
told the suit had been discontinued.
Bennington county representative escaped
having n subpoena tackled on to him by
leaving town before the case got under
way. William Sage the plaintiff, absol-
utely refuses to discuss the case, while
Senter & Senter. his attorneys, profess
ignorance of its disposition.
KILLED ON ELECTRIC CAR TRACK.
Erwin Randall Of North Bennington
was run over and instantly killed by a
car on tho Bennington and Hoosick VAL
ley railroad late Saturday night. 1t was
the last car coming from Hoosick Falls
In charge OF Conductor John Shananan
and Motorman John Guden. Between
Nalloomsac and North Bennington is a
sharp curve and as the motorman round
cd IL ne 11OtlCeO the man lying aCrOSS NV"
track He tried to atop his car but was
too close to do it and it passed over him
The car was stopped, the body taken on
and taken back to North Hoosick and
from there to nm urdertaker's at Hoosick
Falls. An autopsy showed that death
was caused by fracture OF the skull in
ternal hemorrhagc and shock. Randall
was So years of age, and leaves an in
valid wife in North Bennington. to which
place the remains were brought The
coroner decided that no inquest was neces-
sary as the death was purely accidental.
RUTLAND STRIKERS BELLlGERENT,
There was a bad mix-up in Rutland
Saturday ycning between the striking
machinists Of the Lincoln iron works and
n party OF vorkmen whom the company
had brought there from New York city to
take the places Of some of the strikers.
The strikers had heard that the men we're
coming and they met the train at the
DEPOT. When the non union men appear
cd they were stopped by the strikers, who
made strenuous efforts to induce them
to return to New York hy the next train.
At this point the officials of the Lincoln
| iror works and the officers who are IN
their employ doing guard duty. appeared
and tried to escort the new arrivals from
| the depot. general miX-up ensued dur
| ing which blows were struck. The com
| p1ny was in the end victorious, as they
/ succeeded with the aid of the local police
| force in getting their men away from the
depot and taking them to the company
boarding houses.
BELIEVED TO HAVE Persisted IN
THE SNOW.
| Nahs m Bemis of Chester aged about Z;
years has been missing since December
1. He has lived about one mile above
Gassetts station on the Cavendish road
| Mr.. Bemis was last seen on December G.
about 10 n. M. The next day n neighhoI
who was passing thought the premises
looked peculiar, as one window was oper
and the day was Il cold one. The door
was found unlocked and to all appear.
anc-s there had been no fire for some
time. as the water in a pail beside the
stove was frozen and the poultry and
horse seemed very hungry. Tho select.
men were notified and search by 20 MGR
was kept up for one whole day. but NJ
trace of Mr. Bcmie could or has beer
found 1t is thought he wandered away
and persisted in the snow Mrs. Bemi,
was viTiting relatives in Bartonville a
the time.
HEADQUARTERS OF STATE GOVERN
Mt'NT.
At a meeting of the assistant Judge.
Of Bennington county Saturday after
noon these appointments We're made
County clerk. Harry T. Cushman: treas
urer. George +. Graves: auditor T.. -
yelling; county road commissioners Dan
e T. Bates. Pownal. Fernando West
Arlington. f.. q. Bacon. Sunderland. Gen
Il. L. Bates, the newly appointed NUM-
cipal Judge of Pennington, assumed hi
duties Saturday. Edward &. Bennett h,
Decn appointed clerk of the court. IN
rooms on the ground floor of the Parl
block now occupied by {. a Maurcr nav
beer secured as court rooms ana will b.
occupied as soon as the present occupan
can get out This will practically be tn
headquarters of the State government 20
N" next two years as the judge is sec
rotary Of civil and military affairs. an,
the clerk is executive clerk to the gov
ernor.
HAD SUCCESSFUL WEEKS HUNT.
u. T.. AldriCh, farmer Of East Shrews
bury. returned Sunday from huntin!
trip in the woods in the north part of tn
town. lie brought with him about tn
largest amount of game which has beoI
captured by any local hunter for som
time. He killed three foxes. three mus
rats, three mirkS. three raccoorS and fly
skunks He sold the skins of all the ami
mails in one lot for sl3, which he consid
trs good pay for weeks work. Skunk
are still so plenty in this vicinity that the,
are doing considerable damage and III
farmers will make strenuous efforts t
kill a good share of them before sprin
40 that the devastation caused by thes
pests among the crops will not be re
peHted another summer.
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