Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1902-09-18
NEWS OF VERMONT.
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Mountain Train q W eek Later Than
Planned.


Mountain Train q " eek Later Than
! Planned.
The White Mountain train running be-
tween Burlington and Faybans that was
to have been taken off Saturday. Sept M
Der 20, will be kept on until September n.
arrangements to that effect having pcen
completed by the officials of the Boston q
i Maine. Central Vermont and Montpelier T.
/ Wells River railroads Experience OF past
years has shown that travel to and from
the White Mountains Is as heavy tho last
week In September as II Is any week OF the
season and to accommodate such travel
this train will be kept in commission a
week longer than usual 1t Is probable
| that next year it will not be put on so early
az mountain travel before July Is always
very light.
KILLED NEAR NORTH BENNINGTON.
The body of George Deforce of North
Adams, Mass, was found near the tracks
of the Boston & Maine railroad, near Hoo
sick junction, few miles from North Ben
nington, by tramp Saturday. The matter
was reported to Hoosick Falls and the BODY
was removed to the undertaking rooms or
Watson NJ Holmes An autopsy was per-
formed by Drs. J. c.. Shaw and w. E. Foz
of Hoosick Falls. and they gave the causes
| OF death shock, fracture of the Skull
and neck and hemorrhages. The body was
horribly mangled 1t appeared as II he had
fallen on the tracks, and the wheels OF a
| car had run over his face diagonallly.
crushing it beyond all recognition. one
arm was almost entirely cut off. The only
means of Identification were letters in the
l pockets. One of these was to the effect
that Deforce. who was "A cripple, was GO
ing about the country selling small articles
in hopes of raising money enough to com
n cd a
| Northfield Mass A letter showed that
he was recently discharged from the
Frakln county hospital. at Greenfield
Mass, and another showed that he had
been in the North Adams hospital. he was
"a years old. His father, who resides in
North Adams was notified and the re-
I mains were taken there.
GAVE SHERIFF HIS BEST wHIsKEY.
There was an expectant look in the eyes
i Of majority of the liquor dealers in Ben
nington Saturday morning. for the roundup
season was at hand. Although in several
of the places the proprietors are said to
4 have known what was on foot. they aid
not close up. but awaited with tho indiner-
ence of stocs the official visitation. The
deputy sherffs got at II early, and before
| II o'clock had gone the rounds and were
to he seen struggling back with numerous
| suspicious looking bundles tucked under
their arms or distributed among the pockets
4 of their clothes. A quantity of liquor was
found. it is id, in a number of the pla es.
An amusing episode took place at one of
the joints raided if the story now going
the rounds is true. The dispenser of drinks
in this particular place was an unsophisti-
Gated youth, who had not long been in the
business. He was industriously scrubbinE
down the bar when the deputies entered
and did not comprehend when the leader
said: "We've got a warrant. Give lis a
bottle of whisky - DOiptirg several of
those rcceptacles standing in martial ar
ray behind the bar. The I'd of d" hardly
glanced up as he reached behind him and
showed n black bottle across the bar. The
officer put out his hand to pocket the stun,
when the bartender observing the well
groomed appearance of his patrons and ap-
parently deciding they were worthy Of the
best in the house, in terrupted with wait
minute. That's not good stuff Here's
some Hunter" and pushed A quart bottle
of the goods mentioned at the uncomplain-
ing official. The quart was pocketed and
the representatives of the law marched
out Of the room. Another patron of the
place, who had stood by while all tNis
transpired informed the dumbfounded
barkeeper of the visitors identity 1t is
stated also that the proprietor of the place
later informed the youth that after this
once his services as fnetaker would not
he necessary.-Rutland Herald.
CHILD ~ ItNfsD TO DEATH.
Ethel the seven-yoar-old daughter of Mr..
and Mrs Edward Watson. BENNINGTON,
was burned to delth Sunday afternoon
She had been out in the yard playing and
had some matches. 1t is supposed that In
lighting one her dress caught fire. Her
screams brought out her father and mother
who found that her clothes were ablaZe.
Mr. Watson seized her I'm his arms under
taking to put out the fire and his wife assist
Isl fr,1I, q.
d, being hardly an uniniured place left on her
body or head. Her father is also badly
burned about the arms and body and 1t
il feared that he inhaled some of the fire
into his lungs. Mrs. Watson was burned
considerably The little girl was taken in
to the house and was conscious to the last,
and gave some directions about the cum
eral She died before a physician could
reach her.
WOMAN WILL BE ABLE TO WALK.
/, Word has been received from Mrs f. J.
Stiles Of Rutland who has been at New
York for several days for the purpose OF
obtaining two artificial feet, that her trip
to New York will undoubtedly be success
/, full and that in a few weeks she will be
, able to walk again after being unable to do
, so for more than year. Mrs. Stiles sus-
tained the loss of both of her feet which
were torn off by lightning at Bolton Land
ing, y. Y, about thirteen months ago
About three months later she moved t.
Rutland with her husband, the Rev. f j
Stiles, a Baptist clergyman. who deserted
her last April, leaving her entirely desti-
tute. The money with which to have ar
. tihcal feet made for Mrs. Stiles was raised
= by local people early last week Traces OF
I Mr.. stiles have been found in New York
city and at Jamaica, L. l., within few
q days, but it it has been impossible to cat CT
p him MS yet. His friends in Rutland fee
+ sure from his actions that the Rev Mr.
v Stiles has become demented. His wife has
, received no word from from him whatever
: since last April although he said at the
- time of his departure that he would not
= be away more than two days
a VICTORY FOR THE STRIKERS
Z The molders Of the Lincoln Iron Works
I Rutland, who have been out on strik,
since the first part of last June, returned Il
. their work Monday morning to the number
: OF about twenty. and the mechanical par
: of the works was in operation for the frs
time in over three months There wer,
{ nearly fifty of the molders who went out or
A strike, but only twenty returned Monday
Z morning, as the result of tho agrecmen
which was made Saturday afternoon be
tween President John n. Wood1n and thu
n molders union. The reason for this de
- crease in numbers is the fact that over hal
y of those who struck last spring have founC
employment in other places at such shor
notice, 1t Is believed, however, that nearl,
all of the fifty who struck will return In thu
course of "A month or soon as they car