Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1902-10-23
NEWS OF VERMONT
Rumors That General CIRCUITS Estate
Will Not Pay Debts.

1t is in the air that the late Gen. w. w.
CIRCUITS estate may not clear up enough to
pay his debts This report will come as
II great surprise to the Vermont public,
which had long looked upon the general
as a wealthy man, as northern New Eng
land ideas of wealth go. Three years ago
it was understood that he was worth
100000 and he was known TO have made
money In copper stocks after that. Where
his fortune has gone is mystery, and
the first suspicion Is that 1t was lost In
speculation story is given out that
Alexander Dunnett of St Johnsbury, his
attorney, several weeks ago went to his
bedside to draw his will, but came back
with the conviction there was no prop
erty to dispose of. 1t is said that senator
Proctor holds mortgage on General
CIRCUITS home place In Kirby for $1,000:
that his personal property is mortgaged
to certain members of the Grout family,
and that there are loans standing against
him on the books of several Vermont
banks. OF course all these reports are
strenuously denied by persons who may
he presumed to have an interest In con-
tradcting them, but the stories are per
sistent, none the less.-6t. Adams Mes
Senger.
ALLEGED HORSE THIEF CAUGHT.
Frank Nadeau was locked up in the
cage at Island Pond over Sunday accused
. from Marvin White, the night of October
j.. Deputy Shcriffs Bemis and Moulton
found the horse In Nadcau's possession at
East Charleston. The man was given
Hearing at the latter place before Justice
Royce Monday and was held for the
crand jury in $500 bonds failing to secure
which he was lodged in Jail at Newport.
ESSEX COUNTY S. S. CONVENTION.
The Essex County Sunday school con-
-. loII ~, Ig1ap NJ,
ember II and u. large attendance of
sunday school workers is looked for and
several speakers from distance will be
invited Valuable papers on Sunday
school matters will be read and discussed,
and at least one public meeting will be
held
FOUND A THIEF IN THE STORE
Friday night Fred Paquette, cashier for
the Bartlett Co, in Island Pond, had oc-
casion to enter the store and found him
self face to face with Stillman Fletcher,
who had gained entrance by the cellar win
dow. Fletcher had secured a little over IL
dollar in change from the money drawer,
and when surprised was enjoying Choco-
late creams. He was arrested by Deputy
Sheriff Bemis. and Saturday was before
Justice Parsons on a charge of breakiugi
and entering. He waived examination and
was taken to Guldhall Jail Monday, and
now awaits the action OF the states attor-
neY. The prisoner young man, was mar
ried short time since and came here from
Barton to seek employment. lie evidently
found it.EsseX County Herald
REUNION OF THE 18TH VERMONT
REGIMENT
The tenth annual reunion of the 18th
Vermont Volunteers Will be held at the
G. a. r. hall. Lyndonvile Wednesday,
October % The Womans Relief Corps
will serve dinner at Il o'clock. The annu-
al business meeting will he held at one
o'clock AT 2:45 appropriate exercises will
he held to which the public is cordially In
vited. 1t is expected that Redfied Proc
tor, the old colonel of the regiment, will
be heard among the speakers. The late
Cen. Circuit was the lieutenant colonel of
this regiment. The first reunion of the
regiment was hold at Lyndonvile ten
years ago at which time one hundred and
seventeen members were present IT is
expected that more than scventy-five Will
be present next Wednesday. The retir-
ing officers Of the association are: Colonel.
w. 4. Eggieston; lieutenant colonel, A.
w. Bean; major, Curtis Mooney; adjutant,
j. T. Gleason
ANNUAL. MEETINGS or VERMONT
FIRE ISURANCE COMPANIES.
At the annual meeting of the Vermont
Mutual Fire Insurance company held in
Montpelier the following persons were
elected directors for the year ensuing:
Addison county. X. H. Prcble; Bennng-
ton county ]. r. ,Iudson: Caledonia roun-
ty, Elmore r. ldc Chttcuden county, j.
S, Hickok Essex county, g., orsc S. Rob
inSou: Franklin county, \. l.. Galusha;
Grand Isle county, H. w. Marvin; La
noble county. Thomas c. Cheney; Orange
county, James X. Lynde; Orleans county,
!. \ Webster; Rutland county, George
1rigss Washington county, Fred f..
smith, Louis Gleason. Melville T.. Smi-
lie. James 4. Sabin. George o. Stratton;
Wndham county James |. Martin; Wind
sor county, William w. Stckney At a
subsequent meeting of the directors the
following officers were elected: Fred f.
Smith, president; James r. Sahn, vice
president. James r Sabin, secretary; W.
r. Dewey, treasurer; Louis P. Gleason,
auditor: executive committee. Fred T..
Smith. James r. Sabin, Louis +. Gleason,
| Melville z. Smile.
The annual meeting of the Union Mutual
Fire Insurance company was held We'd
nesday afternoon N Montpelier at which
time tho old board of directors were elect
cd and Elisha Lowe Of Newport and r. a.
Howlard of Montpelier Were added to the
list to I'LL vacancies The directors elected
the old board Of officers. Resolutions were
adopted on tho death of II. A. Huse.
FIVE CHlNAMEN CAPTURED
Quite an important capture Of unlawful
Chinese immigrants was made Tuesday
oct. Il through the efforts Of the Rut-
land federal officers, and rs a result the
thiHdmou were ordered departed at a.
| hearing held at the local federal building
| Tuesday afternoon and evening. A But
IlLi police officer noticed five Cinnamon
u the smoking car of the sleeper which
| arrives I'm Rutland from the north at l2:l5
O'Clock. The officer thought that the men
| jslcd i'm a suspicious manner and AT once
iutlhed Deputy United States Marshal f.
H. chapman, who after communicating
| with Marshal Fred A. Field, telephone
to North Bennington to have thu mon de
tanned there, which was done. Mr.. Chap
man went to North Bennington ON the
1l:lj o'clock train Tuesday morning aud
returned with his capture on the $40
o'clock train in the afternoon, Interpreter
Charles Lee of Boston was summoned and
! arrived ON the $40 o'clock train. The
men We're Immediately arraigned before
! United states Commissioner j. A. Merr II
| in the federal court room. The hearing
was adjourned at o'clock until 1880
o'clock in the evening and was completed
about $3.50 o'clock The men gave their
names as Yee Kim, Coon Mouch Sue, Coon
| Jack and long Hing, ON examination they
! al agreed that they landed at Vancouver
| but told various stories as to how they
reached Burlington, although they admit
ted that they came across the line togath-
er. One said that they reached Burlington
in rowboat; another said that they came
by team; another claimed that they came