Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1902-05-08


$500 month to support team OF u men.
7 1t is agreed that two games week will be
played in Rutland and two games abroad,
| leaving two days to arrange games with,
| outside teams.
LOSES sill OF HIS WINTERS WAGES.
Cyrus Mecho, a lumberman who has
worked in the vicinity of Wilmington more
or less of the time during the past nine
years. parted with Sill Of hard earned
money recently. the result of his work on
the spring log drives of the Deereld River
company, says the Times Mr.. Mecho re-
ceived his pay of the company Tuesday.
but according to his story. decided not to
go off in company with the other log
drivers, for the reason that he was afraid
of falling into temptation, getting full and
blowing In all of his money. So he pro-
posed to stay in Wilmington for n few
days until his companions had time to get
scattered, the supposition being that there
would be no temptation here and that even
If he did get intoxicated he would not run
the risk Of losing his capital as he would
in the city. Mecho accordingly made his
headquarters with Noe Durius. He hung
his coat up in the kitchen with sl11 tucked
away in an old tobacco bag. Just before
retiring he felt in the pocket and found the
money missing. He claims to be sure that
hung up, as during the evening he had oc-
casion to take out a small bill which was
put back in the roll again with the others.
GOLD CRAZE IN STAMFORD.
The gold craze has struck Stamford very
forcibly and we understand that several
very profitable veins have been discovered
in the north and west part of the town.
avs the Times We are beginning to think
something is going to happen when the
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north part transformed into gold mines
there won't be much left. Prof. Davis of
the Readsboro company has been prospect
ing here the past week. The Beckwith
farm on West Hill on which gold was
/ searched for several years ago is thought
not to contain enough to warrant it being
worked with profit, but there are farms in
the north part on which they claim it can
be worked with considerable profit. How
much the craze Will amount to time will
tell. but If people will take our advice they
will be tri1e slow in renting their farms
to so called gold hunters of any sort Its
safest to be suspicious sometimes.
NEW TRAIN BETWEEN NEW YORK
AND QUEBEC.
. new train known as the Quebec lin
tied" will begin running through Windsor
about June 16 in conjunction with the reg
ular White Mountain train, says the Yer
mont Journal. The train which will con-
sist of one day coach and several seepers
will leave New York at p. m, reaching
, Windsor about a. m, the Fabyans at a.
m. and Quebec at noon of the next day
Returning. it will leave Quebec at D. IN.
arrive at the FabyanS at p. M, and New
York at I a. m. This train will be put on
, to compete with the New York Central for
the through business between New York
and Quebec. 1t will stop only at functions
and will be run in two sections so that no
change at Wells River will be necessary.
! LONG SWIM FOR A DOG.
George n Willinson's dog Jack swan
the lake last Monday near the Swinton fer
ry, West Brdport, says the Register At
that point the lake is one-half mile wide
and was a great undertaking for Jack, as
he Is a cripple and also at this time the
water is rather cold for swimming, Jack s.
folks supposed him to have been drowned,
but he arrived home late in the afternoon
very much exhausted.
t CYRUS II. SMITHS BOY HURT.
Carl son of Representative Cyrus II.
I, Smith of Bridport. while at work with the
. town road machine between Hiram II. Bar
= tons ana A. II. Palmer's, had occasion to
: stoop down TO pick up the whitiletrees of
the team of Fred Harris. While 50 doing
one of Harriss horses kicked. striking
young Smith in the pit of his stomach and
knocked MN lrsehs'Uie says .ne nv
and his father called. Every effort was
made to bring young Smith to. but he
5 would rant as soon as Iesuscltaleu' ~
/ physician was caileu ana we strlch.u nun
I taken nome. fears were AZ nrst ehleFNti II :,
ed as TO ms recovery put iater ne lnl,'e "a
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. Plans are oeihs formulated 10 Hu'u re,
union of the former students teachers ana
graduates OF the orange county ura'hnidr 7,
school ana the Ranoolph state Horn'ai
school at Randolph center some uay III
Old Home week next august nauy
prominent graduates nave alreauS sls't
fed their Intention 10 nc present ana 10