Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-07-23
NEWS OF VERMONT.

VISIT BY SONS or THE REVOLUTION
Tho members Of Philip Livingston Chap
| yer, sons OF tho Revolution, of Albany will
visit the Bennington battlefield next
month The party wishes to take measure
| inehts near Baum's intrcnChmcnts and at
inc tory breastworks. 1t is stated that
one member has discovered some new
information concerning the size of the
continental storehouse at Bennington. for
| me possession of the contents of which
| the battle was fought. Tho Bennington
| oattle monument now occupies tho site
| OF the storehousc. which contained many
OF tho supplies of the northern depart
ment of the Continental army.
TOOK NATIONAL GUARD ELECTIONS
Owing to the short notice given to
| the newly elected national guard Of
! ilcers only two of them were present
at the examination held at Brattlc-
boro Thursday before an examining
| hoard consisting of Col. j, G.. Estey of
Brattleboro, Maj. II. r. Dyer of Rut-
| Iand. capt. &. T.. Durham of Burling-
ton and Surgeon George r. Anderson
or Brattleboro. The two who took the
examination were First Lieut.. A. j.
Hayes of Co. a and Second Lieut.. w. e.
Washburn OF Co. f at Mortified. They
were both successful, their general
average being about So. There will
not be another examination until fall,
but it is probable that n recommenda-
ton will be made that the officers
elect, Capt. Il. $. Hyland and Second
Lieut.. G. H. Harrison, be authorized to
serve in their elective ranks until the
time OF the examination. Capt. Hovey
of tho 2ith infantry. who is stationed
at Northncld, was present at Brattle-
boro. lie has been ordered 10 Scagrit,
y. j n "a NJ NJ "a N
encampmcnt to he held there. Capt.
IloVeY has received notice that he pass
ed his examination for major, and he
expects to receive his commission about
August !. 1t is hoped that he will act
MS inspecting officer at the annual en-
campmcnt to be held at Fort Ethan Al
len next fall The officers of the YER
mont national guard have been ordered
to provide themselves with dress uni
forms including saber belt and other
equipment before August /.
RECEIVED A CLOCK FROM WALES.
II. J. Williams Of Poultney has lately
received an old clock which is very in
torcstinC. 1t was shipped to him from
Wales. where for nearly a hundred years
is was owned by Mr.. Williamss father.
1t is what is now called n grandfathers
clock, and is in an excellent state of pres
ervation The works. which have run
for about a century and a half, are in
good condition, and aside from a little
cleaning and retouchirg of the Arabic
figures on the dial, nothing was required
to set tho machinery a-going. and the
cnviabe old relic is again at it.
YOUNG. THE HORSE THIEF
rho funeral Of Charles Rufus Young.
tho horse thief. who was captured at
Arlington last week Monday and who
died Tuesday, July "A at the House
of Correction Of injuries received in
jumping from the stolen rig, was held
at tho House of Correction Wednesday
morning Mt 10 O'Clock Tho Rev. T.. NJ
Haynes dictated. None NJ the mans
relatives were present Tho burial was
In tho prison cemetery. Ed Crandal. who
was, it is alleged, an accomplish Of
YounC's in stealing the Blanchard mare
and Powman stallion from the barn Of
George Ruanc at the fair grounds last
Saturday night, has not been captured
The man was traced as far as Shushan,
n. Y, hut is not known where he went
from there. Sheriff Peabody thinks that
Cr1ndall stayed with Young up to
o'clock Monday morning, when Young
thought that hc was going to die and
surrendered himself to sheriff Wilson.
Young said that he gave his accomplish
money before he left him. At the time Of
his surrender Young had only g on his
person. When he was released from the
Windsor prison May IL he had 500.
1t now appears that the two thieves
spent all day Sunday in hiding ut East
Manchester near the toll gate on the
road leading over the mountain to Peru
and Winhall. They. with the horses,
were sccretcd in a small ravine behind
n clump of trees only a short distance
from tho highway, and from their hid
Ing place had a good view Of the toll
gate and watched tho officers all day as
they came and went, As tho gate is
only a short distance from the road load
ing south. and the men did not want to
he scon passing il together. ono
Of them lcd the stallion across the fields
and out into the road beyond. II is said
that as he came into tho road man
came along driving another stallion and
that tho two horses made co much dis
turhanCe and noise the thieves abandon
cd their stallion. leaving him in thu road
and driving on with tho mare. Tho stall
lion was found n few minutes later by
a man who knew Of the theft and word
was Immediately sent to Sheriff Peabody
who was directing tho chase.
MISSING Girl. MARRIED
Malvina Corheil. who mysteriously dis
aDnoared from her home in Barre a week
ago has heen heard from Her parents
have received letter written In French
dated ut Upland, n H, July Is, in which
she tells them to take no sorrow on her
account az she Is we'll and married to
Frank RouX and is happy; that her hus-
band has bought house which they
will run as boarding house and already
have II boarders. Her parents have also
received n letter signed Frank and Nal
vua in which they state that they wore
married by a minister, that they have
always loved each other, and have cor
responded regularly, and that they arc
going to Nashua on visit in three
weeks.
BUILDING LARGE RESERVOIR IN
WEhTHERSFIELD
The unusually uninhabtcd woods and
mountains of Weathcrsheld. are now
scene Of bustlinG activity. II. c. Crosby
and NJ. A. Coolidge having begun
operations under contract to furnish
the town Of Springfield with a water
system for domestic fire and manu-
featuring purposes, At present lSj
men. are at work on the job, besides
Ten teams boarding and lodging
house, store, etc, have been erected
for the accommodation of the men. EN-
cavations are being made for the found
alton of a dam and for a Pinch pipe
line which will convey the water from the
reservoir to the town. The dam Will be
built of concrete on solid rock and will he
act hiuh foot 1t no