Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-03-19
NEWS OF VERMONT
More Important Events Grouped for
Free Press Readers-C Contribution
for a Free Public Library in
Barnard.


Barnard.
At the town meeting In Barnard ii was
voted unanimously for a free public
library. Charles s. Danforth. merchant
In Dedhar,. Mass, made an offer to give
$500 for n starter to the project. provided
the town would furnish a proper place
and protection for the books and annually
appropriate $50 toward adding and taking
care of the same. 1t was agreed that a
room in the town hail. known as town Of
fccrs' room, can be fitted for books with
little expense and a librarian one after
noon in u week might be all that would be
necessary. The town then proceeded to
elect five trustees who will take action
toward procuring State aid. Mr.. Dan
forth was born on the old farm, as was
his father, Albert II. Danforth and
where his grandfather. who was one of
the first settlers and first physicians In
Barnard, located 100 years ago. The large
white house now owned by NJ. ii. Cham
berlin, so conspicuous on the North road.
was built by old DR.. Isaac Danforth. be-
tore 1870. Here he raised and educated
six sons, three becoming physicians. In
memory of the Danforth family, father,
grandfather. five uncleS and two aunts,
all buried in one circle, 1t was Charles
BIS desire to make this gilt. 1t is thought
that others who are natives of Barnard
and are now financially prominent In dis
tant States will make additions to the
Barnard library, SO that the good old
town may not be behind it's neighbors.
TO ADOPT COOPERATIVE PLAN.
For several months past plans have
been considered by the Readsboro Chair
company for establishing a profit sharing
basis for it's employees and at present they
are rapidly nearing completion. President
Newton states that 1t was the object of
the company to reorganiZe and recapital-
lzc the company and issue some of the
preferred stock to it's employees on the in
Stallment plan The chair company has
enjoyed an unusually large business for
the past few years and as every indication
points to the fact that in the future the
business of the company will be larger
than ever before, ii was deemed advisable
by the management to adopt the new plan.
The profit sharing has been adopted by
some of the largest manufacturers
throughout the country and in every in
stance it has proved successful beyond
the most sanguine expectations. Stock
Will be issued on the merit system and ac-
cordlng to length of service and the fact
that no stock will be sold to any person
not directly connected with the company
is sufficient proof that the officers have
the welfare of the employees at heart and
IN so doing reward, in a measure, those
who make the success of n large concern
possible
EXPECT A GOOD TROUT SEASON.
Fishermen in the vicinity of Bennington
state that the prospects for a fine trout
season were never better than they are
now. The streams have been full of wa
ter all winter and the weather has not
been cold enough TO freeze them up solid.
Pools which have been visited showed an
abundance of trout and the fry is very
much in evidence. The winter has also
been favorable for hunters. and more
game than usual has been brought in.
More wildcats and animals of that species
have been killed this winter than before
in many years
VERMONT GOLD LAND SOLD.
John +. Bassett of Wilmington returned
from Providence, r. l.. Saturday night,
where he had been on business appertain-
ing to some real estate. Mr. Bassett stat
ed that he had disposed of the property
known as the j. II. Boyd farm about two
niles from Wilmington village and which
he recently purchased from his brother
Manning. The terms of sale are based on
the supposition that gold is to be found
on the place. If the ore assays $40 per ton
Mr.. Bassett is to receive $500 and "a half
interest in the product of the mine. This
\
Mr.. Bassctt says that of four or five tests
made, not one assaycd lower than SIS per
ton. The purchaser is Walter f. Kelley
| of Providence and as experts will make
the test in a few days the outcome of the
transaction will soon be made known.
A DOE SHOT IN WOODFORD.
a big fat doe which had hrowscd and
'fondled' around one of the Dunville
lumber camps in Woodford all the winter
is seen there no more. Last Friday there
were three fellows hunting in Dunsvlle
and had dinner at James Higgins's. At
nghtfall the report of rifles was heard
near the camp. The next day workmen
allcSe that they saw where an animal had
been dragged away to where there were.
| thick brush and the SNOW crmsoned with
/ blood. This being so. it is evident that
| the law breakers shot the dear. hauled
| II to the secluded spot and cut its throat.
/ In the evening about o'clock, three men
We're seen in the moonlight to come out
| across LOTS TO the City. Later in the
! night it is said that the doe was brought
out aud team carried it ''over east"
The name of each of the three men Is
known, and certainly this as a plain case
! for Game Warden Gleason to make a
thorough investigation.
IMMENSE LOADS OF LUMBER.
| George Rogers of Island Pond brings in
a report of the amount of lumber hauled
| in by six teams. belonging at Joseph Bond
villc's camp at one trip, that beats the rec
ord. The six loads are given below, with
the teamsters names: John Scott 942t
feet, Fen Wisely 1854 feet, Peter Bard
$50 feet, James Aulcan $50 feet Joseph
Gay $40 feet. These We're all good sized
! logs. The last load hauled by John Con
nelly consisted of So logs and scaled 7.47C
feet making a total for the one trip of As, =
| 5u feet.
THIEF IN A LUMBER CAMP.
Aaron Brown, the cook on Wright &
| COS lumber job in Woodford, was out
/ from the camp early Tuesday morning
and alleged that John Wycon. workma II
on the job. had stolen $40 in money and a
| gold watch and chain from him. a light
snow fell Monday night and Brown and
another started in pursuit of Wycof long
/ before daylight, and easily tracked him
as far as the old Deacon Brown place.
then the ground was bare. II was learned
later that Wycoft "gobbed" SIS from
another workman.
TO BURN THE FARMERS Hay.
Ir Frank A. Rich. Vermont agent for
the government in the determination OF
| the foot and mouth disease, has pur-
| chased OF the farmers in Chester and its
| locality, whose cattle and other stock
were diseased, the hay on the premises
This hay, of which there is about 800 tons
now in the barns will be taken out
hauled into open fields and DESTROYED by
burning. While there have been no new
cases in Vermont for nearly n month