Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-01-22
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caboosc and several cars were completely
demolished.
SMALL. PON At PROCTORSNtLt.E.
Two eases of small pox have been dis
covered in the family of Frank j. Farr
of Proctorsvlle. The sick children are
| about six and 10 years old. Tho disease
liz supposed to have been brought to them
by friend from Clarcmont. y. ". DR..
fioton of Brattleboro, secretary Of the
state board Of health, with the local ply
sicians, has the matter we'll in hand
and II is hoped that no further eases will
result.
GOLD NINE IN 1t DI.OW.
y party of capitalists from Now York
! city. who have been in the vicinity of
Ludlow with engineers and experts for
several weeks, have purchased the old
gold mine Oh thc farm of Joseph Snow
of that town, and will begin the working
! of tho mine within II few weeks. They
VIII form a company under the Vermont
laws rs soon as possible. The men who
ar" interested I'm the project report that
the prospects for getting out a paying
amount of gold are very bright and they
hay" every reason to believe that the
venture will he more than u success.
! The price which they paid for the land
was not large rs the former owner had
no faith IN the mine. Several hundred
/ pounds of ore have been sent away with
In tn" past month by the prospectors,
and tb.,, r.nort that tho ,est yyas d.
! cidedy satisfactory.
!
! GRAIN FAMINE THREATENED.
1t may not he generally known ,ev-
| ccpt to those affected, that In Vermont
''c,c ~ anu mas p'e'' ioi $500 W NJ
- ''''' w e'a',' "". 80 % - -, -
~. way u 'du"' l" ,"r "a ann ~
ioh'Pch'' ''c H'n' vi ~ w '"'leE
/ ''''" WIN" 'u"'N
,nc' '"''""iH o"s - ~" e.''uiN
pu' '"rct "tch an" s'i'pi''','9 W o"t-
~ '"s,o'n''S nav p'ao',,a''a 'e.acu'
ms 'p'u'''on ~ NOV me Ic'uN VI N"".
| iFc ~ S'au. ~ Wv ,o'n,rN ,o' I'm, In,
IL ''"ir' N"t !" ~ II, NV We "'''' '.'
i"il"iuH .a''iW' .'"' II !" w $50
m'"rAe.s' 10 'ilus,r".e. !" i'a''eH
~. ~ ~" W! ne " ~. -st.'.,
'hln ever neiorc p'l, IL Is stored III 're,snt
."'9 81 ''''UaeU ""u o'"t' 1913
less I" move it. The coal famine is in
/ part responsible for this. but shortage
most cnnrerns IN" roads This porticular
s.c,ion of Nov england IL in worse :, rats
/ tbn,, any othrr horausc tho Grand 'rrunk
svstom ovor which mos, of thc Western
! frciaMs come. is suffering from a great
rusb of business and a shortage Of cars
/ locomotives and coal Grain houyh, il,
! Nove,rher and the first mari of December
tl,v Duilov Il CO.. is attn on the side tracks
/ In Cbir..yo and no roljof I'm the situation is
/ lno,,cd Tor min snrinp. The greatest
| .bororr l. in tho stock of corn There
is ,.arV ii,,l, corn I'm all Now England
all mo old etork is ,loecd ON, and "a
/ rnnn,rativa1v Uttlc WAS secured nv cast -
orn dealers; i'm the fall this grain cannot
he houqht now at any price. Oats and
mill foods arc more uIontv but there IL
NJ onn,,pb NJ fhoee To anvwhcre ncar
an tho Inmand lust now tho Situation
Is M, eerious for in January the demand
| from, farmers and stock raisers ia AL
r,ve light Int when the feeding mont his
| 81 N,rrh and Anr;I como n is nlainlv
torescen there Will be a call for grain
and feed stuff which cannot be satisfied
| ,rboro is M, dnrp.r If a famine i'm this
! immediate vicinitv hut in thc large ont .
! eide territory which donends on Mont
) ,nlier for a praip sunnlv the matter will
he dinoront
!
BEN Nj NOTION BATTLE MONUMENT
MEETING.
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IN, ~, LIMA. ''.p''ls y, .'o n,'''iI's I'''
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az i'''ca =" nV'.'','t ,on Nee.'t'u"E
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! rn', y, ch,'r,iec, r. Da,a,si,,,a, =,
l.. Stllson and Edward L. Bates. Major
a. Il. Valentine. the president was in the
! or January 1ono ard NJ sneciaI ,no,ting
-, Inn, - 14n, y.cro ro,d and annrovnS
Maior A /, Nalontir, for tl,n cornrittec
/ or t,nitor's ho,,sc made 3, verbal renort
,s r. me work already done ~, the com
| p,i,,oo i'm r.snoct to it, Investigation ac to
,ost and &c rorresnondo,cn i'm tho matter
,f tho rou,cn,,letna nurchasn of tho "E,l :
ward Pohinsn,I" veal estate, An INFORMAL
,Us,.,,.si,,, vas ,b,n had u, tho rn,,nhors
present ms to the size of the lot. It's value.
etc ON motion it was voted that the
,na,t,r ,,f H.. i,nitor's hnusr Inc continnrd
,vith the same novars ns given then, ny
nr,.vious r,soIutious and votes of his as
.urintinr Tho fnllnuin,, w.r. elected
officers uf tb, association for the wear en-
qu,ro. PRE- sid.nt ~ Valentino virn-
rresid,.ut ON, Scott. secrctnrv Edward
Datn.. t,.,eur,.r C.ory. T., Graves.
i1i,octnr, Nm, ~ NIccuIIn,I,h rnrroll :,
| pnoo lr,inr r. ,:ihaon LYMAN T. An
ho,t Nil, =, Unl),ny n Valentine
lanes X p.tcbold,r Charles T. Dewey
Inhn r. Sh,,rtleff DIN scott. auditors
oIin scott LYMAN r Abhott Charles n,
DarIin. The governors of Massachu-
sets, New Hampshire and Vermont are
tors Of tbis association
MAN KILLED BY TRAIN AT ST.
ALBANS.
,,,o,.,, GLEN -, rou.or v,idcn stree,