Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-01-01

said tnat THIS alone would make an enOr-
nous sum, In fact sufficient to bankrupt
any company. Some 50 farmers who own
farms along the Connecticut river in the
district which would be affected by this
dam are considerably excited. Many Of
them think that their farms would be
practically destroyed in case the dam was
built and that the company will be with
out sufficient financial standing to make
adequate compensation for the damage
inflicted. 1t is also said that the Cheshire
county farm property opposite East Put
ncy would he badly affected.
A LAW BREAKER IN JAIL
Michael Golden OF Island Pond Is again
in trouble. A few days since he was fined
500 and costs for liquor selling. the fine
being paid by friends. He was then given
his choice to leave Island Pond or again
stand trial on the charge of assaulting an
officer. He elected to leave town and went
to Berlin. At the latter place he entered
the Grand Trunk ticket office and stole
from the ticket case a ticket, Berlin to
Island Pond, stamped II with the two
daters, and then mixed the tickets UP in
the case, that tho agent might not soon
discover the theft. Golden was intoxicat-
ed, and later dropped the ticket in the
waiting room. He was arrested and prose-
cuted for intoxication and theft. For be-
ing drunk he was fined s. and costs or 30
was fined $40 and costs or 60 days impris
onment.
LAST VERMONT CATTLE KILLED
The last lot Of cattle and sheep affected
with the hoof and mouth disease in Yer
mont was disposed Of Wednesday, when
lot Of sheen belonging to A. A. Goodell.
in Windham. were crematcd The work
OF funigatng and disinfecting the prem
,t.xrA !, l<o, Il
will begin at once and it is hoped that
no other cases OF the disease will be re-
ported. although there are one or two
herds quarantined In Perkinsville. There
have been 80 head In all killed in this
section.
RUTLAND COUPLE REMARKED.
John f. McGuirk Of Strong avenue and
Mrs. Maria A. McGuirk OF East street.
Rutland were united in marriage We'd
nesday night for the second time in their
lives by the Rev. n. ProulX. 1t was big
surprise to local people az the couple
never got along we'll together McGurk
is a we'll known grocer. He was married
the FIRST time in 1856 and a divorce was
granted to the woman last September on
the ground of cruel and abusive treat
ment Subsequent to the divorce an
injunction had been served on McGuirk
70 compel him to keep away from the
woman. The troubles of the couple are
we'll known in the local courts.
! TWO BOYS IN WELLS BREAK Up A
SCHOOL WITH REVOLVERS.
There was "a decidedly warm time a the
Pond IIill school in the east part of town
of Wells Friday afternoon, when two local
boys named Nelson and Marshall. reepec-
| lively who had been reading wild West
stories, went to the building and cleaned
out the whole establishment. The ST. AL
| bans Messenger says that both boys were
armed with cheap revolvors which they
had secured in some manner, and they
entered the school rooms and began opera
tons by ordering the teacher and the
Ipupils to go home. Miss Anna Jones'
the teacher, refused at first to do this
whereupon the boys leveled their revolvcrs
al her, and she then complied with their
orders. Edgar and Dwight Parks, two Of
| the members of the school. refused to
leave. whereupon Nelson and Marshall
seized them and choked them so severely
that there may he serious results. Nelson
then snapped his revolver at one of the
Parks boys, but it failed to go Off The
Parks boys finally succeeded in getting
away and they then ran home and told
their father what was going on at the
school. The residents of that part of tn,
town were soon aroused and they repaired
TO the school house but by the time they
arrived there they found that Nelson and
Marshall had fed to the woods. The two
intruders will he arrested as soou as they
put in an appearance In town.
DEMANDING TUBERCUL1N TEST.
Y. J. Spear of Randolph, OF the cattls
commission. reports that applications for
! the tuberculipe test are coming in freely
and that the board has enough work lait
out already to keep 1t busy during Jan
Iuary. Dr. Rich. acting under the fedora
government, is putting IN his whole time
lin Chester and vicinity trying to keel
the foot and mouth disease within tbs
quarantine area-thus far with success.
MARRIED NEARLY 80 YEARS.
Mr.. and Mrs s H. Robinson of Ben
nington celebrated Saturday in a quie
way. the 51th anniversary of their mar
rage. The ceremony was performed IL
Greenwich. n. v. where both were resit
ing at the time, the officiating clergyman
being the Rev. Thomas Rogers The earl,
part Of their married life was passed II
Brooklyn, n. y, and at different time
they have lived in other places. movin.
to Bennington April /. 1899. Both Mr.. an,
. Mrs. Robinson are about 70 years of age
and both have always enjoyed eXcelen
! health. Mr.. Robinson has followed tn
; Occupation of contracting and building
| Three sons have been born, ono of WHOM
is living, Melvin ri. Robinson, who reside
with them. Since coming to Bennington
they have made many friends, who Wi
unite in wishing them many years of lii
together.
, AN UNUSUAL CHRISTMAS PRESENT
II. l., Stillson and wife of Benningto
were the recipients OF "A Christmas pres
, cnt somewhat out of the ordinary 1t
IA panel, ha ndpaintod on velvet of a knigl
lemplar in "Crusader's costume" lii
size the panel being bordered by an Ell
biematic scroll Of Templar cmblems. I'll
donor is Mrs. Ella A. Bgclow of Marlboro
Mass. and the painting is her own hand
e work. This Poor Fellow Soldier of I'll
. Cross" bearing the blood red passio
I Itluss upon ms breast as the ancient Ten
t plars called themselves, makes IA strkin
figure upon the cmhlomatic background
A NARROW ESCAPE FROM DROWN
! ING.
While a party of skaters were maxim
merry on Benton's pond In Benningto
\ last Saturday, William Holister, son
Frank HOLSTER went through the ice
what is known as the channel, one of Il
deepest parts of the pond, A panic In
e mediatey followed, The skaters were al
y parently loosinG their heads, when Fore
S Jepson. one Of the high school athlete
= without thought Of personal DANCE
e plunged In and brought HOLSTER to II
u surface, and after a struggle succeeded
10 landing the boy safely on the ice. BY tn
e time Jepson was thoroughly exhauste
d and it was with difficulty that he WI
= gotten ashore.