Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-07-09
NEWS OF VERMONT
More Important Events Grouped for
Free Press Rcadcrs-A Painter mt
Chcstcr Fell 90 Feet from
Church Tower.

Fred worrell, who is about 20 years
old and resident of Bartonsvile, fell
about 60 feet in Chester Tuesday, June 30,
from the befry of st. Luke's church
while at work painting. He was on a
staging al the time. and In trying to move
himself to one side the board slipped off.
letting him down. When about 20 feet be-
low the staging his foot caught In rope,
which broke the power of his fall some
what, otherwise it would have undoubted-
" have killed him outright. He struck
the ground on his right side on a grassy
plot Young Worrell was taken to the
Fullerton house, where Drs. Ray, Ravens
and Stevenson made an examinations
they found no bones broken, but arc
afraid of serious internal injuries one
year ago young Worrell had a fall from
Il building IN Charleston. n. H.. where ne
was painting. breaking his legs and sew
eral ribs at the time. He has wife
and one child
MRS. MOFFAT PLEADS NOT
GUILTY"
Mrs. Alice Moffat who was locked up in
Bennirgto Jail under indictment charged
with attempting to poison her husband,
was before Judge Mattison Tuesday. June
30. She pleaded not guilty and fur
nshed hail in the sum of 5000 for appear
ance a the December term of the County
court The reports from Manchester that
Mrs. Moffat had made confession are
denied by the states attorney, who says
she actually denies having ANYTHING to do
with the crime.
Loss BY FOREST FIRES IN BARTON.
! An inspection Of the territory burned
over by the forest fire in Barton some
time ago brings ont the fact that the
| loss was lose than was estimated
| at thar tino u cn,ored , district Of
some over 1ya miles Most of the ter
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land nearly all Of tho va1uahIe timber had
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''' VI
CHICKEN THIEVES IN BENNING-
TON.
Chicken thieves have been very much
in evidence in Remington recently. A
few nights ago George Burgess mad A
hens ard II ducks stolen from MS hoh
cd the hen-ho'se Of Admiral FIELD secur
| ed four OF his most Naluahie mems, GU
their throats and lett them lying on th'
tloor.
rI- A.r,rtu, .A11 Us,rtE,R FINED
{ hea'tie >, baneS'ier OIL bTat'ieooro
NuuNaru NlI!ns oro'nei IN 'a"' Wa
arrested ana hhed luesuay' June
o"' LOT last anu rechieSS utiNiiIt' ~
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out straltHt III ms CHor' 10 Set
lrienu TO tne uePot III 'i'le l" uoa'u
trah 'or Ne" loth' ~ Sa'c 'eIl''-i I"
! thc rallroao crossing sa" thc teaih com
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gate was do"h' ne gate teruet hle
I 'nat tne morse co"l" not s'op us oreah
I neck pace III 'liil' 10 aNold coiliuihs WIZ
me gaze so ne raised the gate 10 Iet IN
l team pass men me pussN WIeoI
1 struck inc ralls the 1oit threW the morse
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= ground 'hlei OF romeo r. . nan arrest
on tfaleS'ler ana TOOK MN neiore Just'c
w D. Morgan VINO imposed me ol
ana COSTS amounting 10 @"."' Stdtc
. ATTORNEY a r. SchWehk conducted IN
= prosecution
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:. thur l.. Weeks Of St. Adams, will /
sent an interprater win come nm fro,
Hoston when needed Tho Chinese wi
como directly, from Vancouver Rritis
Columbia Ia Rich ford ar Malone \ V
/, all tho ip,mirrapts being dclivcrcd ar ~
h detention t,uildipp hora whorc tho raj
d ro,1 companv win care for them Her,
tofore m,nv have stonred ar Mortre.
l. until their papers were verified. If tt
z proper papers were not secured the
y, hearing. The Canadian Pacitc ships fro,
china arrive once in three weeks and n
railroaI comnanv homes ,o dtvert SOW
VI Of the business which hitherto has cor
le to car francisco To it's line The buil,
le ing on Powell ST owned nv II {, CON
It insg formerly used az an overflow scho
x huiIdinr has been leased nv the cover,
10 mont and rcmodclod for detentir
Al building On the first floor are oeic
ii and a toilet room, for the ofscja,s ard
er slerpinr room for the Chinese on The so
la oud eoor are a large slocnipp roo
le md toilet room for tho Chimes