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During the year 1902 Mrs Mary
Blanchard of Pownal, 81 years of age,
pieced bedquilt in which there were
1877 pieces.
The old stone store at Keeler's Bay,
South Hero, kept by the Keller Broth
ers, was burned Wednesday morning.
The stock was insured for $1,000 and
the loss is about $4,000.
Hammond Sinclair says he was held
up by highwaymen in Jericho one night
recently but that he struck his horse,
which jumped forward, knocking down
the stranger, over whom the wheels
passed.
A gang of swindlers have been doing
an extensive business in different parts
of the country passing gold-washed
five cent pieces as IS gold pieces.
Some of the coins have appeared in
Rutland.
The company of Fall River men who
expended $500, 600 in the asbestos plant
in Eden has been disappointed in the
deposit, both in quantity and quality.
The company has bought new mines
in Canada and may move the machin-
cry there.
George @. Anderson OF Barre re.
tanned the state checker championship
in a series of games against N. A.
Bailey, the former champion, in Rut-
land, last week. The score stood I
games for Anderson, , for Bailey and
games drawn.
Oresmus Sallies of Montpelier was
killed at the new Central Vermont
bridge on the Barre branch Monday.
He was digging for the foundation OF
the abutment when a stone from the
old foundation fell on him, killing him
instantly. He leaves wife and one
son.
Geo w, Burleson, deputy collector
of customs at St Adams, has been APP
pointed chief deputy collector at Bur-
lington to fill the vacancy caused by
the death OF Gen w. L. Greenleaf
Capt Burleson enlisted in the civil war
as a private ana was mustered out as
captain.
Rev Edward NJ. Fuller rendered his
resignation as pastor of the First
Baptist church OF Barre Sunday, the
resignation to take effect March 1. He
resigns to become field secretary of the
Baptist State Sunday School Assoc
citation, with headquarters probably
in Burlington.
Former Governor Roswell Farnham
died at his home in Bradford Monday.
He was governor of the state from 1880
to 1882, during which time, with his
star, he represented Vermont at the
Yorktown celebration. During the
civil war he was lieutenant colonel Of
the Twelfth Vermont regiment.
A strike was ordered on the Barre
and Montpelier street railway at three
O'Clock Sunday morning, The con-
ductors and motormen who made up
the local representation Of the Anal
gamated Association of Street Rail-
way Employees OF america met at the
company's car barn Saturday night
and at midnight voted to again submit
the unions proposition of 20 cents an
hour for 10 hours work TO Superin-
tendent F. p. Andrus, who was called
out Of bed to the car barn to meet the
men. He stated that he could not ac-
cept
The body of Patrick McGarry was
found Sunday morning about 10
O'Clock, in the new opening of the Al
bertson quarry, about one and one
half miles north OF West Rutland,
with cash five inches long IN the
back of his head. Considerable mys-
terry surrounds the affair, as the death
must have occurred late Saturday
night and no explanation can be given
as to what the man was doing near the
quarry at that hour, Suicide and even
foul play have been suggested, but It
is generally believed to have been an
accident.
The largest liquor seizure ever made
in Burlington was that Of Saturday
morning, when Sheriff Horton and
Deputy Sheriff J. A Brodie searched
freight car in the Rutland railroad
yards and the bottling works of Eu-
gene F. Fowler and secured So half
barrels, SO quarter-barrels and FIVE
cases OF beer. Taken altogether there
were nearly 1900 gallons of beer seized.
In the car there were As half-barrels
and 81 quarters, while at the bottling
works there we're 10 half-barrels, FIVE
quarters and five cases. The beer
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