Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-11-05

before the Ancient and Honorable Ar
tillery company in Boston June T. 1902 by
Abiel Abbot, pastor of the First Church
in Haverhll. In this print the old style -
Is noted. discourse is also given which
was pronounced in the chapel of the
University Of Vermont April 20, 1913, oc-
casioned by the death of Doct. Cassius II.
Pomsroy A. NJ and Mr. Ebenzer Gilbert,
members Of tho sophomore class by Dan
iel Clark Sanders, d. D., president.
RUTLAND LIQUOR DEALERS Or
GANIzE.
The Rutland liquor dealers held a meet
ing in Modern Woodmen's hall Monday
evening and organized a branch of the
National Liquor Dealers association by
eleoting the following officers: President,
Fred Fem; recording ana nnanclal sec
retary, w. A. Brown treasurer, stephen
Cragin: sergeant at arms, p. H. Sullivan;
guard =. f. O'Neil. The office of vice
presidents will be filed at the next meet
ing G. Il. Elbing of Boston, organizer
for the New England States, was present
and installed the officers.
BOY AND TEAM DROWNED.
Gilbert Leonard, aged IA years. oldest
son of John Leonard, was drowned in
Stone pond in Glover last Thursday az
ternoon. He started for the old Vance
place with their horse and lumber wagon
after some wood, and it IS thought that
he drove the team into the pond although
for what purpose no one knows. The
horse was drowned and when young
Leonard $ body was recovered few
hours later he was clinging to the animals
| neck with his feet tangled UP in the
reins. The funeral was held Saturday
| afternoon at the Catholic Church at Bar
ton. This is the third death in Mr.. Leon
| ,,r1'x Go,
sympathy is expressed for them.
THIEVES IN A MEAT MARKET
The meat market of Mr.. Charlton in
| Rutland was entered by thieves Sunday
night. The proprietor stated that the
| thieves carried away large amount OF
beef, salt pork, lard and vens.on. lie
| thinks that part of the plumber was
taken Sunday afternoon, the front door
of the store having been carelessly left
unlocked, but that most of it had been
taken at night, as the back door mad
been broken open. Considerable meat
was found back of the store, where the
| thieves had dropped it.
BARTON MAY GET INDUSTRY.
f. N. Bilodeau of Newport is negotiat-
ing for the Seldom Bickford shop in Bar
ton with the intention of starting a bob
bin factory there. 1t will be remembered
that Mr.. Bilodeau's plant at Newport was
burned some time ago and after consid-
ering the situation he has decided to
come to Barton village to locate providing
certain concessions are granted him. This
matter will probably be brought to the
attention of the people again later.
ATTEMPTED SUICIDE.
1t has leaked out that ]. c. Weld, deputy
collector of customs at West Berkshire
made an attempt to commit suicide las
week Tuesday He had barred his throa
and was apparently intending to shoe
himself either there or in the breast will
a revolver when detected by his son. Mr.
r. Weld. so it is said, is confined to the bee
, by nervous prostration. The air is full
of gossip and rumors as to the motive
, for the act. as is usual in such cases
, but thus far the reports are of sucl
o an uncertain character as to hardly 1usti
fy their publication at this time in tn
proper fear of doing injustice to limo
cent men by their wider dissemination
y Capt. George w. Bureson, of the head
q qua rters staff of the collector of custom
o in Burlington, was in town Wednesday
and Collector Olin Merrill himself cam
. here Sunday.
n FOUND GUILTY OF RUNNING A
; GAMBLING MACHINE.
= Tho third trial of State W. Charles +
t Morse, charged with running a gambln
= machine in Bennington, was conclude
late Tuesday night, the jury returnin
3. a verdict of guilty. In both the othe
J. trials the jury failed to agree Mors
:, ran a slot machine the State claimin
d ii as gambling device. The machin
e has been ordered destroyed but an appea
e was taken. Morse was fined $50 an
: costs.