Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-07-23
NEWS OF VERMONT.
More Important Events Grouped for
Free Press Rcnders-Hcnvy Fall
urc of n Slate Manufacturer mt
West PawIct.

w. II. Hughes. well-known slate manu-
facturer and owper of extensive slate
auarries at West Pawlet and at Gram
vile, n. Y, has assigned to eX-Surro-
gate Peters of Saratoga, n. y. The liabili-
ties are placed at nearly 100000 and his
assets are estimated at half that sum-
lie was one of the directors of the
Farmers National bank of Granville,
and it Is said that he has borrowed of
the bank an amount In excess OF the
banks capital stock. He has not been
seen since making his assignment. 1t is
understood that he transferred all of his
real estate in Granville to his mother
in-law before assigning. 1t is understood
the recently incorporated w. II. Hughes
company will be In no way affected 1t
is capitalized at $4,000 The business
was established about 80 years ago by
n. w Hughes, a practical slate maker
who made fortune, leaving the business
to his son.
\ FOOT BALL SCHEDULE.
Manager Howard has arranged the fol-
lowing as a preliminary of Montpelier
Seminary, for the coming season. Sept.
| If, Alumni at Montpelec Sept. l. Brig
ham Academy. at Montpelier; Sept. -,
L. V NJ. at burlington; oct 3, St. AL
| bans High at St Adams; oct. II, Brig
ham Academy, at Bakersheld; Oct. l3.
St. Adams High at St Adams; oct. IL,
Goddard. at Montpelier; oct. q. Edmunds
| High. at Burlington; Nov. ?, Goddard,
Barre; Nov 10, Edmunds High. at Mont
peler; Nov. II, *. L, A. at Montpelier;
Nov 20, X. L. A. at Meriden. n. H.
BURIED IN a DITCH
While at work digging a ditch Satur-
day afternoon Eliab Bolton of Chester
was buried about four feet deep with solid
earth by one side OF the ditch caving in,
| 10 f,ll mil
workmen could find him by shovcling
Mr. Bolton was working alone at the time,
and D. o. Miller. who happened to come
along and knowing that Bolton was in
the ditch at work few moments before,
gave the alarm. When found Mr.. Bolton
was in a standing position and in the
act of lifting a shovelful OF dirt. and
was thought TO be dead. After he was
released he was taken to his home. and
at last accounts was apparently all
right. Mr.. Bolton is 70 years old, and for
II years of his life he was a sailor.
NEW SCHOOL BUILDING FOR RICH
FORD.
Another special town meeting was held
| in Aver opera hall in Rchford Tuesday
| afternoon at two o'clock to see If the
town would vote to instruct the school
| directors and selectmen to build new
| four-room school-house at a cost not to
|
would instruct the said officers to tear
down the old town house and use the
| material or the proceeds from the sale
Of the same, in building the new school
| house; also to see what means would be
taken by taxation. or loans. or both. to
| defray tho expense of building such
school house The sclectmen and school
directors were instructed to erect a
school house, the cost not to exceed
5000. a motion to tear down the old
town house and use the material in
the construction of the new building
was lost. The town authorities We're
instructed to negotiate loan to de-
fray the expenses of the building.
YOUNG BOY DROPPED DEAD.
Melvin r. Lewis, 10 years of age, drop
ped dead near his home in Stamford
Saturday afternoon lie was driving
cows home from pasture and his younger
brother, who was watching the cows, saw
him fall. He called to his mother. who
went to him as soon as possible, but he
was dead when she reached him. Death
was caused by heart disease, with which
he had been long troubled
INJURED IN A RUNAWAY
Howard Hart Shields Of Bennington sus-
tanned a fracture of the leg this morn
ing by being thrown from his wagon at
the foot of Mount Anthony. The first
known of the accident his horse came in
to Bennington Center village with part
of wagon Mr.. Shields was alone for
some time before any one reached him
The same leg was fractured few months
previous, and was caused by the run
ming away of the same horse.
WILL HAVE A VERMONT COAT.
Aubdon Phillips OF Glover has just sent
on over thirty fine coon skins most OF
them of his own trapping, with an order
to make them into IA coat. Mr.. Phillips
J when cold weather approaches will wear
"A fine Vermont coon skin coat.
RUTLAND POLICE MAKING MONEY
The patrolmen of Rutland have beer
reaping rich harvest under tho fec