Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-08-27
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furnish as good supply as can be found.
In these enterprises we have buried half
n million and as the boys say; ut Is
out Of sight" but the results are here.
GOOD water. good sanitation, good health
and the best Of good hope for the future.
good neighbors have come to our as
sistance in other ways, one has Siit in
gas, another electric lights. another tele-
phones and street cars, so that for our
age as city we have many conveniences
and some luxuries."
AN AGED DRUNKARD FINED.
States Attorney r. A. Bailey Of Mont
pclier was In Roxbury on Monday, called
there to prosecute Michael Sullivan who
caused a disturbance in that town, Sun
day night. Upon investigation the case
did not prove so serious as was as first
supposed. He was arraigned before JUS
tice George .. Young on charge Of breach
of the peace to which charge he pleaded
not guilty but was convicted and fined
$40 and costs of $500. lie was then tried
for intoxcation and again pleaded not
guilty but was convicted also of the
second charge and fined s. and costs of
S9lG. He took an appeal on each of the
charges but late in the afternoon he
was looking for money to pay the fines
and waive his appeal. Sullivan Is 73 years
of age. He came home at night and be-
gan to raise trouble with his family,
so that they spent the night elsewhere
and left him to cool off in the house
until morning when he became in more
aHable frame of mind.
NEW HEAD LIGHTS FOR ENGINES.
The officials of the Rutland railroad
are making preparations to have their
engines equipped with acetylcne gas
headlights in place of kerosene oil ar
rangenents now in use, and the inventor
of the acetylene light, California man,
is now in Rutland to attend the proper
equipment of the locomotives. The ace
tylene light is far more powerful and 1t
is claimed that 1t is much cheaper than
the oil lamp. and If it can be made to
work properly as it probably will, the
company will substitute it on all the
engines. The inventor of the acetylene
light will remain until the system Is in
satisfactory working order lie has al
ready had one of his patent illuminators
placed on engine No III, and others will
soon be equipped with 1t.
AN ATTEMPTED ASSAULT IN
CHELSEA.
Wednesday evening, August 10Th, at
about eight o'clock as Mrs. Lorenzo Spear
of Nershirc was riding home she was
assaulted just above the Hatch school
house, nearly two and onehaf miles
above Chelsea village by man who rush
ed out from a thiCket beside the road
and, jumping into the back end of her
express wagon, clappcd his hand over
her nose and mouth SO as to prevent
her screaming. He then dragged her out
of her wagon to the ground where they
had violent struggle and she succeeded
in making such loud cutlery as to at
tract n neighbours dog which came bark
ing and thus frightened her assailant
away. Despite the severe nervous shock
and painful bruises she received, she was
yet able to re-cnter her wagon and drive
half mile further to a neighboring farm
house where she was cared for and later
In the night accompanied to her home
just beyond Nershire Height. DR.. Corwin
of Chelsea was summoned to attend her
and early in the morning the husba nd and
neighbors examined the scene Of the af-
fray but were unable to get any trace
OF the assailant. This is the most out
rageous criminal assault knokn in this
vicinity for more than n generation.
AN ATTEMPT TO GET MCCLURE
PARDONED.
The friends of Marvin a. Mcclure, who
three years ago was sentenced to serve
seven years in the House of Correction
in Rutland tor aiding and abetting
Charles w. Mussey in abstracting funds
from the defunct Merchants National
bank of Rutland, are making a deter
mined effort to secure his pardon. James
A. Merrill of Rutland has been engaged
as counsel and letters are being sent tc
prominent men all over that part of the
State to secure their influence in behalf
OF Mcclure, The argument advanced is
that it is unjust to keep Mcclure II
prison while MISSY, the principal, /.
free. There is a strong sentiment es
pecially among those who lost by Nc
Clure and Mussey's transactions, agains
granting a pardon and If there is any
likelihood of success it is probable tina
n counter movement will be started. Only
"A few persons knew Of the movement t.
pardon Mussey until the pardon had beer
granted