Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-10-22

Cushman has leased several hundred
acres of land on which the mine is To-
Gated. With the lease he gets privileges
of building roads. erecting buildings and
other rights necessary for mining pur-
poses. The samples of rock that have been
obtained and tested contain a large per-
centage of magnetic, which enters large
ly into the manufacture Of steel. A suit
able building for further experiments is
to be erected at once, and these will be
conducted through the winter. 1t is the in
tention now to commence active opera
tons in the spring.
KILLED on RAILROAD CROSSING.
ID. Harris Holt of Clarendon avenue
West Rutland was struck and instantly
killed at the 'Thrall crossing Saturday
afternoon about four o'clock by the 8 :6C
o'clock train from Rutland over the Rut-
land &, Washington division of the Della
ware d Hudson railroad. NJ. Holt, who
had been painting a house near Pleasant
street, was returning home on foot when
the accident occurred. The engineer
saw him approaching the track and blew
the whistle repeatedly. Evidently Mr..
Holt, who was quite deaf did not hear
or see the approaching train, but stepped
directly in front Of the engine. The engi-
neer reversed his engine and the train
came to a standstill within it's length.
feet from the spot where he was struck
and was badly cut and bruised. Death
was instantaneous.
WILL ISSUE NEW LICENSES
The Brattleboro board of license COM
missioners voted Saturday night to issue
new licenses to take the place of those
recently revoked, provided appica tons
are received. The new licenses will con-
tnue for the uneXpired term the old ones
were to run and the charge will be pro
rata.
DROWNED IN LAKE BOMOSEEN.
William Anderson of Center Rutland
was drowned Saturday in Lake Bomoseen
while boat riding with AXel Holinkrst,
Both men were employed by the Vermont
Marble company at Center Rutland and
the shop in which they worked was closed
Saturday for repairs. The two went to
Hydevlle, whore they hired a boat and
roWod to Conee's picnic house, distance
of about four miles. When the men were
ready to return the lake was very rough,
being covered with whitecaps, They had
rowed back past Neshobe island. about
one quarter of the return trip, when Hol-
inkrist who was rowing. became tired
and Anderson started to relieve him. He
stUCd up in the boat to change seats,
when lie lost his balance and fell over
board. When he fell the boat turned on
one side and the water poured into the
beat half filing it. During the mix ur
one oar was lost overheard and foated
away. Tho roughness of the water and
the loss OF the car so handicapped Holm
krist that he was unable to reach Ander-
son before he sank the third time A
number Of men were working on the shore
near by at the time and. attracted by
the cries, had started in a boat to the
rescue. Anderson sank the last time wher
they were within about 80 yards Of him
large number of men were engaged
yesterday in dragging near the spot, bu'
the body was not recovered.
NEW PLANS FOR HANDLING TRAINS
Tho contract giving the Rutland rail-
road track privileges over the Boston q
Maine beyond White Creek has expired
and will not be renewed. Under a new
arran cement Boston & Main crews viii
handle the Rutland trains when they
strike the Titchburg rails. with the eX-
ception of the sleepers and flyers. These
trains will be run by a crew from the
Boston & Maine and one from the Rut-
land. making the through trip between
Troy and Rutland.
TO ENLARGE SCALE WORKS,
Officials of the Howe Scale Co., OF Rut
land announced Monday that they ha6
| purchased six acres of land adjoining the
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