Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-12-17
NEWS OF VERMONT
Moro Important Events Grouped for
Free Press Headcrs-Two Fur
Coats stolen from n Hutland
Firm

rim.
The manufacturing plant of f. w. Bis.
sell 4 Co. on Strong avenue in Rutland
was entered by thieves Saturday evening
ana two fur coats taken. No clews wore
Icit which would indicate the Identity OF
| the thieves. Elmer Bissell. n member OF
the hrm, and his wife Lad been a the com
pany logging camp during the day and
had driven into the city arriving at the
/ company = office about $50 o'clock. Mr..
ana Mrs. Bisseil entered he office and pro-
ceedcd through to the private Office, where
/ th"N took off their fur coats which they
| liHd been wearing and hung them up.
When they entered two men and a hoy
were waiting in tho office, tho two former
| having been employed by the company and
We're waiting for their pay. Mr. Biesoll
| ordered them out saying he was going 10
close, and started for home with his wife.
one Of the men, named William Frazier.
| whom ho paid at tho Office. walked as far
as the house with him and then proceeded
down tho street shortly after Mr. and
MIS-. BlsSell arrived at the house Albert
f'lsse,l. another member of the firm ar
rived from the camn and tho two mon
after eating supper returned To the Office.
| When they arrived there they noticed tina t
PAM of glass had been broken out of tho
window in the private Office and wondered
that it had not been fixed during the day
They nailed up the window and after re-
naming in tho Office for a short time re-
turned homo. When they went TO the
office for the coats Sunday morning they
were missing
WILL. MARRY IN LONDON.
Tho marriage Of Miss Margaret Annette
Henry of Waterbury, daughter Of the
late Sylvester Henry. TO Albert Spencer
NJ aric a. in, i.,
January. Miss Henry. with her brothers,
frank $. Henry Of Cleveland, Ohio and
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Henry of Saratoga,
y Y. are booked to sail on the steamer
M!nnehaha of the Atlantic transport line
January >.
OCCUPANTS BARELY ESCAPE.
y house owned by William Pike and
occupied by Herman Poryoa situated
about a quarter Of q mile east of George
rhralls place on North Main street in
Rutland, was totally destroyed b. fire
carly sunday morning. together with -
contents. The fire had gained n tremen-
dous Roadway before tie occupants OF
the house were awakened and they had
barely time to escape with a few clothes
which they put on after reaching the
shed. Mr.. Peryea thinks the fire started
from the chimney. He said that there
had been fire in the chimney saturday,
but nothing had been done about it and
he thought that it had gained Roadway
during the night and set the woodwork
atirc. Mrs. Peryea walked UP shortly af-
ter one O'Clock and discovered the FIRE.
She called tho others and they had barely
time to snatch a few clothes and run to
the she'd. whore they put them OF Al
Of tho clothes that Mrs. Poryca saved
worc thin dress and pair Of overshoes.
and with only these clothes on she waded
through the snow to a friends house
about half a mile distant.
FIRE AT POWNAL CENTER
The house of Ward Niles at Pownal
Center, adjoining the Myers store, was
burned Sunday. The fire broke out while
the two families occupying it were at
church Nearly all the furniture was lost
Tho insurance on the building was 80, 600.
The amount on the furniture is not
known. \ stiff wind was blowing but the
adjoining building was saved.
V. y. c. OFFICERS TO BE EXAMINED
DECEMBER Is.
Special order No. 4 issued from the adj
jutant- generals office. says: The follow
ing officers (olccU including those to hy
elected in Company c, Will report at Brat
tlcboro at $50 p. IN. Monday, December IN
1905 for examination TO COL j. Gray E.
tey, commanding First Regiment lntar-
try, president of the board Of officers ap.
pointed to meet by special orders, SO. )
4. q. O.. dated March X laoo. as amend
ed by special orders. No. g. \. @. o.. dated
May ~ 1896 t. 5. INLAND. captain Com
pany A; Ernest w. Gibson. captain Com
pauy /; John w. Tinker. captain Company
II. Fred Il. Thomas. captain Company II:
William \. lde, first lieutenant company
j.. c. H. Davis. first lieutenant Company
/. Harry T. Noi.lton. FIRST lieutenant COM
many II: Clarence u. Sonter. second icu-
tenant COMPANY II. W. T. Batcheldov
second lieutenant Company /: q. r.
Parks second lieutenant Company d,
Grant Lincoln. second lieutenant Com
many A. The ouartermastor- general will