Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-03-12

and on that occasion the old couple with
their II children were in line to receive
their friends. II was the first time in
the history OF the family that all had
been together at one time, someone hav-
ing always been absent from home.
LICENSE COMMISSIONERS IN
BRIGHTON.
The scectmen of Brighton have appint-
ed three license commissioners for the
town of Brighton. namely O. l.. Mansur
Tor two years, w. H. Bishop four years
and A. o. Dechcne six years. Tho com
missoncrs have subscribed to the re.
puired oath, and have organized by elect
ing W. II. Bishop chairman and sccrc-
tarY. These commissioners herewith give
notice that they will prosecute to the fun
xtcnt all violations brought TO their
knowledge. No fear. no favoritism. The
law is not to be brought into contempt If
they can prevent II.
POULTNEY MAN BADLY STABBED.
Or. o. +. Clough of Poultncy was called
out carly Thursday morning to dress the
wounds of several mon who had been
badly punished as the result Of Il dis
graceful free fight which took place on
the road between PoultnoY village and
Hampton, N. Y, during the carly part
of thu night. There were about ten men
in tho party most Of them residents Of
I'oultncy. and they had been spending
the evening over tho limo in New York
state and were suffering tho effects Of
| license law The fight began Will" they
We're on their way back TO their homes.
Miles Foley was the most severely in
jured, He had been stabbed seven times
with long knife and otherwise bruised.
lie will probably recover, but will be laid
up for some time. Foley has wife and
seven children dependant upon him. Soy
| Grad others of the party were In need Of
medical attendance. \ number of ar
rests arc expected in connection with the
case.
DRUMMER NARROWLY ESCAPED
DEATH.
Mr.. Colldudcr, representing Fox. Fult2
O. CO. of Boston, nearly committed in
voluntary suicide in Enoshurgh Fails
Thursday. He had been suffering from
facial neuralgia induced by troublesome
tooth, and took u quarter grain tablet of
suphatc of morphia to relieve the pain,
afterward having the tooth removed. lie
came TO Swanton and while there nearly
collapsed from the effects of the drug.
IIe was taken TO tho office of Or. G. y.
Dunn where hypodermic injections of
lStrYchnine and liberal doses of strong
coffee enabled him to throw off the state
of coma induced by the drug.
SMALL STRIKE AT LUDLOW.
Tho soaters at F,lams chair factory
in Ludlow, seven in number, went out
on strike Thursday morning. The cause
of the strike was a cut down in prices.
The strikers claim that Il. l." Fullam cut
the prices OH two grades of chairs about
a month ago. The prices for seating
chairs numbers one and l. were cut one
and two cents respectively. Last Thurs
day morning another cut Of two cents
was made on chair number Il The seat
hot 1.g,
Last Monday afternoon they notified Mr..
FUllam that they would allow Il cut of
one cent and return to work. Mr.. FUlam
refused the proposition. The strikers say
they will not return unless they get the
price demanded. Mr., l.. &. Fulam says
that there has actually been no reduction
in the schedule Of wages, as the hands
were given coarse stock which was much
better to work with than that they had
been using, and that tho old hands say
they would prefer the new stock at tho
new wages to the old at the higher
wages. Mr.. Fullam has settled up with
the strikers. and has engaged help t.
take their places as far as possible.
a RUTLAND MAN NARROWLY ES-
CApES DEATH WHILE DRUNK.
Rescued from almost certain death while
in a drunken stupor. William Pier of Rut-
land has the questionable honor of being
the first drunk tried in Rutland under the
new law. He was found March
lying across the railroad tracks not far
rom the station. Dead to the world he
! mad to be carried to the lookup. Within
two minutes of his discovery a freight
train backed down over the tracks whcv,
/ pit t,d 1ni,, Tho nrisonor came In
Tuesday afternoon and at night pleaded
eruiItv and was drcd Vie did not tel
whore he got III" knock out fluid as 10
1iccioeuro Car nov. bc required
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1,oatb Ia. drownirr cano March
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tho road between Proctor and l'itSfora
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