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Burlington has voted to issue $3.50
O0G bonds for the purpose of erecting
municipal electric lighting plant.
The Gagane shirt factory at Island
Pond was burned Saturday and is a
total loss. Two hundred or more EN-
ployees are deprived Of employment.
Thomas Better "a, a farmer in Pan.
TOT, died Friday, from the effects Of
burns sustained month ago in at
tempting to save his personal effects
from the FIRE which destroyed his
buildings
A largs number Of soldiers who bad
just received their pay at Fort Ethan
Allen, engaged in free fight at Win.
oosbi Saturday. The civil authorities
we're unable to quell the disturbance
and help was summoned from the
fort.
The state board of health recon-
mends the building Of $50, goo filtra-
ton plant to issue pure water supply
for the city Of Montpelier aud has is
sued an order that 20 more cottages
shall be built within 200 feet Of Ber-
lin Pond.
Judge Wheeler Of the United States
Circuit court has sustained the judge
ment Of the county court in a verdict
for $4,000 in the case of Robert G.
Bacon, administrator of the Winifred
E. Randall estate of West Chester
field, against the New England Order
of Protection.
Capt. William II. Gaige died at his
home in Poultney Friday after a two
years illness with paralysis and spinal
trouble He was born in Caremont,
N. in 1871. He was veteran OF
the Civil war, having served four
years. he was captain at the close
of the war.
Burglars entered II, o. Kent's gro
Gerry store 10 Montpelier last Thurs
day night by raising one of the side
windows and entering the store room.
About $50 vas taken from the cash
register and money drawer. The
theft was not discovered until the
next morning when the store was
opened, and there is no clue to the
burglars,
Silas L. Griffith, tue lumber king
is planning to expend $50, 600 ir the
erection Of public library and read
ing room in Dandy MIR. Griffith will
Gil one room with curios which he
has collected 10 all parts Of the world
Mr., Griffith will also build an electric
light plant to furnish lights for the
village.
Mrs Charles Sumner and sou Clyde,
of Ludlow, we're on the mountain
fighting fire when they saw large
lynx emerge from hollow log lying
on the ground. They found three
young lynx inside the log. They were
taken to the house and have since
been kept alive with the assistance of
a cat aud bottle,
The b. s. Gallup Lumber Company
which owns $500 acres of heavy tim
Der land in WIndbam and Bennington
counties, will ship g. 1000, GOO feet Of
lumber annually over the Rrattleboro
& Whitehall railroad il suitable ar
raogemeuts can be made for les trans
portation. The company also con
templates the erection of large fac
tory in Brattleboro.
E. C. Crosby of Brattleboro and NJ.
A. Coolidge Of Fitchburg have heen
awarded the contr, ct to build, for
s95, 600 a system of water works for
the village OF Springfield. A dam will
he built at an expense Of 800, 600 in
Weatherstield and the water will be
carried from there to Springfield, az
/ miles. Messrs Crosby and Coolidge
have built several lines of electric
road in New England within few
) ears, ami they have large interests in
a water power plant in Three Rivers,
! Canada.