Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-04-23
NEWS OF VERMONT
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Murder Trial Expected in Ben.
nington County Court.

regular term of the Bennington county
court that convenes in Manchester the
first Tuesday in June. The term promises
to no one OF tho most interesting held
in that county for years. 1t Is the grand
jury term and among the cases which will
come before that body are those of Mrs
Mary Rogers, Miss Stella Bates and Levi
Pcrham, charged with the murder of
Marcus Pogers in Bennington August II
last. Should indictments ne found, the
cases will be tried at the Same term. 1t
is generally believed that Miss Bates will
turn states evidence before the trial.
Thus far the women have denied any
completely with the crime. They are in
the House of Correction at Rutland. Per-
ham is in the county Jail
HAD no UNITED STATES LICENSE.
Deputy United States Marshal Luke
Parish Of Randolph and T.. IL. Tracy OF
Montpelier were in Barre Monday after
noon and at about quarter of three
O'Clock arrested "a man named Rcdpath
on Railroad street on the charge of sell
ing liquor without a United states license.
The oflrrers took the person to Burlington
on the $3.50 train to await a hearing before
the United States commissioner.
WORKMAN PAINFULLY HURT.
George Granger. who is employed at S.
Aliens Sons slate mill at Fair Haven,
met with Il severe accident Saturday
morning. While unloading a largo slab
of slate it SLIPPED, scrapnE a part of the
flesh from the calf of his right leg and
tearing the ficsh from the sole of his foot
to the bone He was taken to the once
of Or. G. F. Grimm. where his wounds
were dressed. after which he WAS re-
moved to his home on Furnace street.
YEARS LEAVE FOR FROF. EATON.
After two decades of unrcmitting work.
Prot. William Wells Eaton. instructor in
Crock at Middlcbury college, will rciin-
Guish his II hors tor n year. which Will
be passed in travel in Europe with his
wife. Professor Eaton was called to the
Creek chair at Middlcbury college in l>s2
ANA for several years was Instructor in
both Greek and German. He was born
at Colchester. Conn. August a. 1876. His
| father, James Stewart Eaton, being tho
author of the Eaton series Of mathc matt
cal textbooks. Professor e. ton was fitted
for college at Phillips Academy. Andovcr,
Mass, and entered Amherst in 1916. He
graduated in 1>6s. member of Phi Beta
Nppa, and was the valedictorian OF tho
class. His college fraternity is Isl Up
Silon After graduation Mr.. Eaton taught
fer one year in Monson Academy be tore
entering Andover Theological Seminary.
where he remained two years Two years
Of toachirs in Phillips. Andovcr, were
/ followed by thrcs years OF study in
classical and comp1rativ i've philoloEy in
Gocttinccn and Lnlpsic. During vacations
Mr.. Eaton travelled in Greece. Italy and
other countries Of Europe. Returning TO
his native country in 1876. he was assist
ant TO the associate professor OF sacred
literature at Ardover Theological Scnlln-
AIRY. From 1850 to lSs. ne was engaged in
translatnG ana editing Thaycr's New
Testament Green Lexicon" Prof. Eaton
married on December 80. 1876. Miss Nary
Myers Wright, Word has been received
hero OF the promotion OF Hiram
Parker Williamson to an irstructorship
in romance languages ut the University
of Chicago. Mr.. Williamson graduated
from Mddlebury college in 1906 For the
past four years he spent his vacations in
France. and rumor has 1t that hc is soon
to we'd an only daughtcr OF a French
countess residing in PARIS.
A PUZZLE ABOUT STATE LINES AND
BARNS AND PASTURES.
The recent order. issued by the state
cattle commission prohibiting the driving
of cattle from Massachusetts INFO Yer
mont, and vice versa. because of the
quarantine on account of the hoof and
mouth disease. besides causing much an
noyance to n number OF farmers in the
Immediate section Of Bennington, has also
brought out some interesting cOmplCa-
lions which the local cattle inspectors
appear to be unable to solve. There are
number of farmers in Pownal and STAN
ford who reside near the state line and
some of whose farms are located partly
in hasSa chuScttS and partly in Vermont.
Under the new order of things these
farmers arc afraid to turn their cattle
out to pasture, for II they do and the ca Z
tie pass from one pasture to another
(Which might be located in a different
State from the first) the farmers would
be liable for violation OF the law. one
farmer in Pownal has n large barn ono
half Of which is located in that town and
the other half in Willamstown. He is
now wondering whether he is liable If he
drives his cattle from one end of tho barn
to the other. as he has to do when he
wants to water them. The inspector at
Williamstown has referred the matter to
the department ut Washington, but has
not Yet received an answer to his inquiry.
CHILD DROWNED IN A WASHTUB.
A two-ycar-old son of Angelo Trueba
of South Barre, was drowned in a wash
tub Friday afternoon. The child had been
missing twenty minutes when search was
tub in the kitchen. There was only lit
tie more than foot of water in the
tub.
CITIZENS ABUSED THEIR PRIV
LEGE.
| Postmaster Cannon OF Bellows Fall.
| has received an unfavorable reply to the
petition sent to Washington recently In
| regard to keeping the lobby ~ tho post
office open Sundays and holidays. wher
the office is not open. The reason Eiver