Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1902-03-13
NEWS OF VERMONT.
More Important Events Grouped for
Free Press Plaintiffs YER
dict for $500 Found in Tarbell-
Railroad Case.

;The jury in the case of Arthur w. Tar-
bell against the. Rutland Railroad com
pany brought in a verdict for the plain
tiff, awarding damages of $3.50, at the con-
clusion of the trial in Rutland County
Court Tuesday afternoon. The trial of the
case was started last Friday morning
and finished shortly after o'clock Tues
day. The jury was out about 40 minutes.
JURISDICTION EXTENDED.
The jurisdiction of II. r. Barney, train
master of the Rutland railroad between
Burlington and Bellows Falls, has been ex-
tended to take in the Bennington and Rut-
land division and the Chatham and Leban-
on Valley branch OF the system. 1t Is
understood that several changes are con-
templated in the train despatchers office
in Rutland. The force of stenographers
in railroad offices there has also been cut
down materially.
WILL NOT TAKE FREIGHT FOR Bos-
TON.
Instructions have been given the Cen
trail freight Office at Montpelier not to re-
ceive any freight for shipment to Boston.
Because of the strike on there among the
teamstcrs it cannot be handled. No freight
is being sent out Of Boston. everything has
TO go by express. If this condition of
things continues for any length of time
Montpelier merchants, especially the gro
Gers, will be embarrassed. The larger por-
ton of the goods received in this city are
shipped from Boston.
TAKEN AT SHIPPERS RISK.
The management of the Montpelier &
Wells River railroad has notified its agents
that if they take freight for shipment TO
Boston it must be with the understanding
that the company assumes no responsible
ity for the same, as far as the company is
concerned, in its delivery.
JUDGE IDE is BETTER.
1t was at one time feared that Judge lde
of the Philippine commission. who is i'll
at Yokohama would be compelled 10 return
home to recuperate before he would be
able to resume his duties at Manila, but
a cabCgram from Acting Governor W right
to Secretary OF War Root states that Judge
fde is rapidly improving and will he able
to take up his work again in about a
month.
TO FORM A CONSUMERS LEAGUE.
A Consumers League will be organized
in st. Johnsbury next Monday and
officers will be elected ut TINS
time. A good number have already
snified their intention to join this move
ment. Consumers League is an associa-
ton Of persons who strive to do their buy
ing in such a way as to further the well
fare of those who make or distribute the
things bought. The immediate aims of the
league are to abolish the sweating system
and to extend among all mercantile estab-
lishments the commendable conditions now
existing in the best. The league promotes
these ends by the use of n Consumers
League label attached to white muslin un-
derwear made under conditions approved
by the league. by the use OF a STANDARD oi
a white list of retail stores, and by pro-
noting the enactment and enforcement OF
better laws relating to the conditions OF
employment.
OPERATION ON MANS SPINE.
The first operation in the way of spinal
surgery ever performed in this section was
done at Brightlook hospital, St Johnsbury,
Tuesday afternoon. rhe patient was liar-
rson Richards who was injured in the
/ highway crossing accident at sutton last
week lie sustained fracture of the third
fourth and fifth dorsal vcrtebrae, and the
crushed fragments We're found pressing
| upon the spinal cord, so that he was COM
pletely paralyzed from that point down.
! The pressure was carefully removed, sec
tions of these bones being taken away en-
tire. If changes caused by compression of
the cord. have not already taken place, the
man will gradually recover the use of some
or all Of the paralyzed muscles. The case
is "A rare one in surgery and the outcome
will be watched with interest by the ply
sicians who are in attendance.
THE AVENUE HOUSE To CLOSE.
As a result of the judgment in the eject
mont case against +. NJ. Black Of the
Avenue House, St. Johrsbury, papers were
served by Sheriff Sullcway Tuesday after
noon, Mr.. Black will stay until Monday
when, unless some other Arrangement is
made, he is to move out ard the house viii
be closed.
LOWELL. TOWN OFFICERS.
Moderator. l.. Il. Welman; clerk |. Step.
fcnson: selectmen, j. i. Stephenson, Jnhr
Young and b. w. StaniaId; listers, JohI
Stephenson. II. b. Stanrard, Osmer Far
man. road commissioner, w. E. Patterson
school directors, II. II, Newtor. Il. Curti,
and Freeman Farm an; ovcrsecr of the
rCor, Osmer Farman; lst Constable, i. y
Patterson; 2nd constable, F. j. Smith
Total tax raised 165 per cent. Eirths q
marriages 5, deaths II.