Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-12-03
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costs Tor disturbing inc peace, Emllp
Maucini. another Italian. who did most
OF the pounding. was fined SO and costs
for disturbing the peace.
Arthur NJ. Vaughan, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. George II. Vaughan, Is another
young Woodstock man who develops
~gct-thcre qualities. Since graduating
from w. IL. s. and the state university
at Burlington, including "a practical
course at the Agricultural Experiment
station, he has had successful expert
ence in farming and for some time since
has been farm superintendent of the
Thompson's Island Farm school for
boys, in Boston Harbor. That his work
n his personality are winning recog-
milton is indicated by the fact that he
has been chosen by the Massachusetts
board of agriculture to speak before
tho farmers Institutes in the Bay
state. His special subjects are "Agri-
culture in the Rural Schools" and
Hoy to Interest Boys in
In his regular work on Thompson's
island MI. Vaughan is teaching about
n hundred boys the methods Of scienti-
hc farming.
LAND SOLD CHEAP.
At the recent auction Of c. NJ. Cobb's
property in Woodstock, the Wood
stock Aqucduct company purchased
for s4S5 three pieces or land CON
tiguous to its reservoir, for the
purpose of controlling its watershed and
maintaining sanitary conditions there.
The are the Nondoll farm of Sc acres.
the Dillingham; lot of SO acres, and the
''beehouse'' corner. of one-fourth acre.
George S Freeman bought the Emerson
land, 81 acres, in North Bridgewater, Tor
500, also the Thomas pasture of Is acres
for $50. Henry l.. Cobb bought the Ray
mond lot Of - acres for $3.50. and the
Grow land, eight acres, for 500. George
If. Vaughan took the Vaughan pasture, so
called. of 40 acres, for $50. Don f.. Thorn
as 80 acres of The Henry Cobb land, and
George u. Powell bid off the a acres of
Freeman land. These lands, comprising
in all 400 acres lie along the road which
passes the reservoir. Since the auction
George :. Freeman has sold TO Lewis
English. for sl60, GO acres of the Emerson
farm, reserving only the woodland. Inc
10 acres of St. John land was bid OH at
the auction by w. l.. Mack.
ELECTRICIAN AT SPRINGFIELD AC-
CIDENTALLY ELECTROCUTED.
g.. 4. Gould, head electrician for the
Springfield Electric Power company, was
electrocuted about 430 Friday while
attempting to adjust a transformer on a
pole containing "A live wires. The en-
ployes of T., G. Crosby and NJ. A Cool
idge, who are building a reservoir In
Weathersiield and laying a line or pipe
from Weatherstield to Springfield, had
been blasting rock in order to excaVate
for the pipe line. The blast Jared the
transformer off its fastenings, and the
electric power company sent Mr.. Gould
TO put 1t in place. lie climbed up the pole
without having the current shut Oft and
began work. After a short time the steel
spur on one of his boots came In contact
with one of the wires and a current OF
a,Oo0 volts of electricity flashed through
his body. killing him instantly. lie fell
over on to the arm of the pole and re-
maine there until the power was shut
off and he was taken down by the en-
ployes of the company.
LOOK OUT FOR A DUPLICATE BUN
COEK.
A professional man at White River juno
ton was sharp witted enough TO discover
a few days ago that an agent for a col
lection house was trying 10 work u hunco
game upon him. The agent had a contract
for each customer to sign. II read far
enough. When II was signed, the agent
presented what he called a duplicate for
the home Office. The Junction man closely
pursued 1t and discovered that 1t con-
tanned a clause not in the first copy,
which might put him to a heavy loss. lie
berated the agent in not exactly classical
language, tore up the first contract and
ordered him to leave the office in double
quick time. Better read every document
vou are asked to sign whether original or
Il so-called duplicate
YOUTHFUL THIEVES IN RUTLAND
SENTENCED.
Rutland city court was the scene Satur-
day Of the bringing TO justice of a lot
of youthful Offenders. members of n gang
who for some time have been committing
ncttv ..tealirrs of various kinds in tina
ritv and of whom several complaints have
come IA Grand Juror j. Walter Lyons.
Three of the lads. Harry Souicr. aged
IA Walter Reed. IA. and Francis OKecfc.
~ wore i'm court charged with entering
The Rutland creamery on West street
Thanksgiying day and stealing about 5.
from the money drawer. All the rcspon
dents plcadcd guilty and Squicr and
O'Keefe were ordered to b. sent tn tn,
Stato Industrial school at Ncrecnucs for
the remainder Oh thc't mihorlty' Inc cour'
than two nor less than one year au tn,
House of Correction. The boys told how
thew entered the creamery by breaking q
window In the rear and while two re.
NAMED on guard The other rihed the cash
drawer. The gang to which the Young
prisoners peionget na' Huv VI I'm
stayed there at night. a few days az,
some Of them were seen on the street a
TWO o'clock in the morning and one OF
them stole a horse blanket from a hors,
which was standing In the street. Basset'
& Pcrkins's market was entered bN
would-be thieves a short time ago anC
the gang is thought TO know somethinI
about il. Among ether things the three