Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-01-15

case inNolves the water companN'S taxes
tor the years 1895 and 1899. the company
claiming the town could not collect them.
rs the listers had not FLED an individual
list OF the personal and real estate OF the
concern. The court decision was adverse
TO the water company. which will carry
the case to the supreme court. There is
also similar case pending in county
court involving the years 1850, 1901 and 1872.
BENNINGTON RoBBER FINED.
Charles Frazer was taken before the
Pennington municipal court Monday sf-
ternoon where he pleaded guilty to Il
charge Of robbery. He was fined So and
costs. The robbery was committed at the
Mattieon store in South SALISBURY in
November, 1879, At the time the postotfice
there was hurglarized. Frazer has al
ready served term for the robbery of
the postofiico. He paid the fine and costs
and was discharged.
LIQUOR DEALERS FINED.
Three of tho proprietors OF the Bellows
Falls lunch rooms were before Justic,
Xino Alhee Monday morning as a result
nj a liquor raid Saturday night A +.
Wiunewisser, Simon Mcleod end Andrew
Meanv were adiudged guilty of keeping
with intent II sell and were fined N1.ls
each. states Attorney A. r. Schwenk
prosecuted tie cases. which were settled.
ADDISON COZ NT1 MEDICAL SOClEI9
MEETING.
The annual meeting of the Addison
County Medical society will occur at tho
Addison house in Middcbury THURSDAY.
the 18th, beginning at II o'clock in the
morning, Tho programme will consist OF
an essay. THE Treatment of Typhoid
Fever" by DR.. f. c. Phelps, discussion
by DR.. Edward Pilon; essay. The Ac-
tive Principles in Disease by Dr., F. S.
Weston. discussion by Or. G. W. How
ard; essay. Alcohol in Medicine, by Or.
III T.. Bogue, discussion by DR. O, NJ.
Bump; essay, General Paralysis" by Dr..
+. r, Farmer. discussion by Dr. H. l..
Townsend President DR.. William y.
Platt NJ Shoreh ham and Secretary NJ. II.
Eddy have worked TO make this meetinc
one to be remembered and consider tho
programme an exceptionally good one.
IL. Il, DORR GETS MORE PATENTS
ON HIS COAL DUST FUEL.
Capt. Henry Il. Dorr OF Rutland. who
recently invented a process whereby the
immense heaps ~ coal dust which have
: been accommodating in the vicinity OF the
coal mines in PENNSYLVANIA for MANY
years can be made into hard fuel which
burns fully as Well as the best anthracite
coal. has just been allowed a second pa
tent for his invention. The original COW
cred only two claims in connection with
the fuel hut the new patent covers seven
claims and Mr. Dorr thinks that his in
vention is now so well protected that moth
ing can be made by anybody else which
Will in any way compete with H. II is
probable that Mr. Dorr will within a
few weeks complete negotiations which
are now under way for the use OF the
process by the mine owners in Pennsvl-
vania for the purpose OF converting the
| large amount of dust which all Of them
have on hand into fuel. Mr.. Dorr has de-
| cned several offers of mine owners to
purchase the invention but will lease it To
| them, During the past two months MIR.
| Dorr has been making tests of his fuel
under all conditions in the various large
boilers about Rutland and the dust has
been found TO be the equal of anthracite
IT. every case.