Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-03-05
NEWS OF VERMONT
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MiddlescX for Is years and never saw so
much water and ice in the road as there
was saturday night. Mr.. Kelly had "A num-
her Of passengers for Waitsfield and More
town, and when they met Clayton, his son,
who drives the middle day trip to Middle
sex. they saw by his appearance that he
had been through an unpleasant expert
cncc. Near the buckley cemetery at
MoretoWn the water was up on his horses
sides. When he got TO Bert Woodss place
the water and ice were in the road and
mp to the wall on the high bank, four feet
deep for an eighth of a mile. He turned
into the field and crossed bitches i'm the
deep snow and came into the road again
uoar the stevens place When he got to
Jason Hin place he found water and ice
from there to the school house. about a
quarter of n mile. He had to take to the
Held again for some distance. 1t required
some nerve but he got his passengers
through all right When Mr.. Kelly ar
rived at Morctown he and his passengers
had to remain all night because of an ice
jam at the Frank Buckley place. George
Buckley had IA gang of 20 ut work early
in the morning. chopping out the ice and
clearing the way so that at about 10
O'Clock the stage left for Waitsfeld. V. l.
Griffith Of Waitshcd thought he could go
through where the stage had gone and
tried it. He had to sit on the back of the
slcigh to keep his feet out of water. Mr.
Hart, who lives near Mr.. Buckeyes. was
at Moro,own and was obliged to go
around over the Duxburv hills. about nine
miles, To get home. Mr. and Mrs. II. q.
Ward. who came from Burlington on the
six o'clock train, We're obliged to go over
the Moretown common.
BOY GETS Ills LEG CRUSHED.
Fox Of Rutland. had his right leg badly
lacerated while playing about the turn
table in the railroad yard about II o'clock
Monday morning. The boy was sitting on
the table when his companions started to
turn it and the boys leg was crushed be
tween the table and tho abutmcnt Young
Fox will be confined to his bed for sew
cral weeks.
BUILDING TOO EXPENSIVE IN RUT-
LAND.
Contractors in Rutland look for an un-
usually dun season this year in the build
ing line because of the demand made for
an advance in wages by the carpenters
and the brick and stone masons together
with the high price Of building material.
This is especially applicable to dwelling
houses Several residents had planned to
build handsome dwellings the coming sea-
son but because of the almost prohihitive
expense they have changed their plan
The de nandS made for an increase IN
wages are for a. cents u day by the car
pcnters ana 30 cents "A day by the masons
The contractors have not yet made answer
TO these demands. They state that it is
the public who must pay these prices, not
themselves. and il the public is willing
they do not object. There is some talk of
compromising with the carpenters at an
advance Of % cents day. c, T.. Paige, a
local builder. who usually gets II large
percentage of the dwelling house work in
Rutland. will devote all his time this sea
son to large contract he has In Burlng-
ton. lie will not take any local contracts
Real ostat" men say that little money
can be made in putting up houses to rent
H. Rutland because the cost of the strrc-
lures requires that the rents be placed at
such high figures that tenants will not pay
them.
SHOCKING ACCIDENT AT SOUTH
BARTON.
Charles Walker, a brakeman living at
Barton Landing, met with n fatal accident
at South Barton Thursday night at about
six O'Clock. The train south bound, left
Newport abou, 4:S0 and Walker after set
ting the switch ut South Barton. in at
tempting TO get on to the train again with
"A flag in his hand slipped and fell under
the car with the result that both legs
were cut on DelbW lne Knee. lie was
taken home at the landing and DR.. Wright
called hut the poor fellow only lived about
two hours after he reached home.
ETHAN ALLEN RELICS SECURED.
The Argus and Patriot office has re-
ceiVed from T., A. Pratt of New York
a cobble stone taken from the floor and
brick from the roof of the cell once
occupied by Ethan Allen. The building in
which this cell was located was once used
as a British prison, 1t was built in l75s,
and is now being torn down. These
relics. which have attracted no little at
tention, will, in accordance with the re-
quest of MIR, Pratt eventually be placed
i'm the cabinet at the state House.