Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-07-16
NEWS OF YER MONT.
More Important Events Grouped for
Free Press Rcaders-Barns Mt the
Soldiers Home TO he Repaired.

According TO recent vote Of the trus-
tees, considerable additions are being
made to the barns at the Soldiers Home
IN Bennington, SO that soon as com
pleted ten more cows may he kept and
the butter used at the home can be made
there A silo of 100 tons capacity is also
to be added Other improvements to out
buildings are in contemplat ton Tho
fountain which is said to be the highest
natural one in the world. is also being
placed In first class condition A new
cement bottom is being put in the basin
of the fountain. Tho basin is 900 feet in
circumference but because of tho action
of the cold and ice in the winter it Is a
hard matter to keep it in repair. No ex
ira appropriation by the State will be
necessary for the repairs.
EFFECT OF HIGH LICENSE AT
WORK HOUSE.
Governor Mccullough and board. with
state Prison Directors Woodhn Of Rut
land and Cudworth of South London
derry, made the annual inspection of tho
House of Correction i'm Rutland Satur-
day. There are 20n prisoners at the in
stitution. This is the largest number
ever imprisoned here There has been
an increase of 70 since the license local
option law went into effect. May I.
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Assistant Judges G. D. Wheaton and
O. H. Bump Friday decided to instruct
the county treasurer to issue warrants
TO collectors in all the towns of Rutland
county to collect a tax of II 1-2 per cent
on the grand list Of 1903, payable so days
after tho warrants are issued. for the
purpose of paying for the extensive re-
pairs now in progress on the county
court house This special tax was au-
thorized by an act of the last Legsla
ture.
SHERIFF LOOKING FOR \ DEACON.
High Sheriff wilkins Of Windham
county has Il warrant in his pocket for
the arrest of Deacon Franklin l.. Pierce
of Putney. whose person is sought on
the ground of cruelty working CALLED.
sore lame and maciated horses when
unfit for labor" The warrant was is
sued by states Attorney Schwenk of
Brattleboro on evidence furnished by
Mrs. jennie f. Powers, agent Of the
Humane society, and she in turn brought
her complaint at the instiga ton Of
Pierces neiehbors and after comforting
with the seleCtmen of Putney. AS long
ago ~ last August Mrs Powers visited
Deacon Pierce's mill at Brookline and
found four horses with bloody gals.
Pierce was warned and promised to do
better. In February last Mrs Powers 8
attention was again called tn the case
by complaints, and she made aAther
visit Conditions were the same as in
August But the deacon had Just been
burned out and Mrs. Powers decided to
be lerient made no prosecution. but told
! MI. Pierce that she would round him
up If he did not treat his beasts better.
He laid the whole trouble to the hired
, man. who promptly repudia ted the thing
and threw UP his job. Last week Fri
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and found conditions unchanged. Conse-
quently she returned to Brattleboro, pre-
scented her evidence to States Attorney
Schwenk and the warrant was handed
over to Sheriff Wilkins to serve.
EVOLUTIONARY MARKER TO BIZ;
ERECTED.
II. o. Miller w w Wakefield and Ed
ward Boynton of Westtield. three Of the
committee on marking the Hazen road,
were in Newport last week to secure a
stone tablet to designate the terminus Of
that revolutionary road in orleans coun-
tY. When the monument shall he un-
velcd in the month of August, it is de
signed to have all the schools at West
field and Lowell in line on the occasion
The unwilling will he done by a young
lady of one of those towns who is A
descendant OF an officer Of the Revolu-
tionary War. The occasion will be one
unveiling an old revolutionary band viii
furnish music.
INHUMAN SHIPMENT PREVENTED
Dr. L. H. Mills of Newport, State
agent OF the Vermont Humane society
received complaint that a Canadian
Pacific car from North Troy, bound fol
Somervile. Mass. was overloaded witt
hogs. sheon. calves and yearlngs. HI
inspected tho car and condemned it anc
it was switched off to the stock yard:
and unl0aded. Mr. Tosene. the shipper
was notified. The next day, July 4, th'
car was reloaded. some Of the stock be
ing held over and shipped Sunday. Thu
shipper is informed that he cannot over
load cars with cattle, also that it il
against tho law to load any COW or bull
over one year old into a car with calves
sheen or swine. unless such COW or hul
is securely confined in a compartment
separate from such calves, sheep O
swine. except mich COWS with calves
Acts of 1900, No. lol, Vermont Statutes.
THE VALENTINE MILL SOLD.
? The extensive plant of the Valentine
Knitting company in Bennington. which
has been idle year, has been sold to tn
Coy Bahcock company Of Bellows Falls
\, which Will Immediately begin the manu-
\ ffacturc of waNed papers, employing a
first about so mon. The consideration
was about So 0oc.
AUTOMOBILE RUILT IN VERNON
IN 1888
\ Providence. r. l., newspaper print
: an interesting story Of tho famous Brat
tlehoro automobile Of 1893, as follows