Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-11-12
Of the president, who has iebored earnest

of the president, who has iebored earnest |
ly and faithfully beyond his strength and |
capacity during the last two years, es- |
specially for the interests of the univer- |
sty, and he now feels that he must take
q rest in order to recuperate. President
Brown expects to go South for the winter, |
planning to return about the first Of May
to resume his duties. In his absence 1t
Is reported that the trustees have dele
gated the powers and duties of the pres-
dent to the dean of the faculty, Prof c.
c. Brill. President Brown will start South
next week, accompanied by Mrs. Brown,
They will go first to North Carolina and
from that State to other points in the
South.
SERIOUS AFFAIR IN BRADFORD.
hearing on the Cookson case was held
in d. s. Conants office Mt Bradford FRI
day October 3d. before l.. II. Hale, JUS
tice of the peace. The defendant, Frank
Ford. was represented by j. r. Pickett
and States Attorney Conant acted for
the State. The case stated briefly is that
on Wednesday evening, October IA,
crowd, probably considerably under the
influence OF liquor, congregated in the
square after the Al. Martz show. Charles
Cookson. also intoxicated, was the butt
of their fun. Not realizing where 1t would
end, kerosene was poured on a light coat
| he wore and a match was touched to
| it. The fire was put out, but not before
he was dangerously burned. Frank Ford
was accused of setting the fire and is un
der bonds.
MAY SELL "vERMONT BUNGALOW"
| Reports have been in circulation several
days of the sale of Rudyard Kiping 8
| Vermont bungalow" three miles north
| of Brattleboro, to a prominent New York
err 1t appears, however, that negotia-
! VI a
Of a sale, but that the deal has not been
| closed.
ARRESTED FOR FORGERY
Llewllyn Thompson. formerly of Rich
ford, Is in Jail at Concord. N. H., charged
with forging the name of Clyde b. Tay-
lor of this place, to n postal money order
The offense, 1t is said. was committed two
years ago, but the postal officials could
not locate Thompson until recently, when
he was arrest In Philadelphia
SHOT AN ENORMOUS BEAR.
The final returns of the deer hunting
season showed 40 animals shot in Wind
ham county in the open season of II
DAYS or about twice the number slain
last year. Marvin Howard OF Londonderry
did not secure a deer, but he was salts
fled to bring down the largest black beaI
shot in southern Vermont in recent years
let from Towards rifle striking him il
the neck and breaking the backbone
Howard secured the bounty of $40 solo
the pelt for $50, and made enough OF
from the fat to bring $40. that hi
adventure was fairly profitable The beal
had evidently been in a trap years ago
as one front foot was gone, but th'
p stump had entirely healed.
s HARD ON THE LAWYER.
~ A Brattlehoro lawyer was driving {
- Putney recently when he overlook a SINAI
y boy. Upon inquiry he found that the la
a was bound for Putney and so gave him
+ lift. When he reached the town the law
:, yer armed that the boy had recently es
Il | capped from the State Industrial schoc
and was without visible means OF support
:. in other words pauper. The overseer c
Or the poor for the town of Putney hear
. what the lawyer had done and threatene
to arrest him on the charge of transport
ing a pauper from one town to anothe
y 1t is said that in order to escape tn
=. charge the lawyer paid the boys boar
: for several days until the matter was Sc
&c tied.