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Frank Delorme of Williston was ar
rested and brought to the Cbittenden
county Jail Friday morning on the
charge of burglarizing the store Of c.
d. Warren in Williston.
The Elias Lyman Coal Co of Bur-
lington shipped an order OF one ton of
coal to a woman in Winchester, Mass.
Friday. There is no coal there at any
price. The cost to the purchaser was
IS and $3.50 extra for freight. This
firm is supplying the schools in Barre,
Montpelier and st Adams.
Work at the Norcross marble quarry
at Dorset is almost at standstill be-
cause of the scarcity of coal. AS the
marble from the quarry is being used
in the construction of the new New
York Public Library, the work on that
fine edifce has had setback and is
proceeding very slowly.
The scarcity of coal in some of the
smaller towns was illustrated by
telegram received Friday by the
Strong Hardware company OF Bur-
lington from f. w. Clark of Wood
stock, who wanted so pounds OF black
smith coal sent by express. The order
was promptly filed by the concern.
Major H. Edward Dyer of Rutland
is exonerated by a general order is
sued by Governor Mccullough of YER
mont relating to the inquiry concern
ing certain members OF the Rutland
company of the Vermont National
Guard in regard to their conduct while
at camp. The report finds that Major
Dyer was IN no way responsible for
their conduct but scores Capt Stickney
severely.
The Vermont Marble company has
just secured an extensive contract for
furnishing the exterior marble work
for the proposed new Roswell p Flow
err library, which will be erected by the
daughter of the late governor Of the
Empire state, at Watertown, N. Y.
Mrs j. b. Taylor, the daughter, has
given SI5, 600 to be used in the erection
Of the building and nearly half Of this
amount will be paid to the Vermont
Marble Company for marble
In connection with the coal famine
an interesting incident has come to
light in Barre. o, b Cook, who gen
orally lays in a bountiful winters sup
ply each year, failed to get it the past
summer and this winter is burning
what accumulated iu past years. 10
this is some coal that be bought in
1864 at Montpelier and drew to Barre
With oxen that winter. Mr. Cook says
it burns nearly as well as the new. 1t
has been at the bottom Of the bin and
covered up all this time.
John Stanisky, a young Polander,
was seriously injured Friday morning
soon after beginning work, by getting
his clothing caught in the fast revolv-
ing belt Of the hosting power near the
large derrick in front of the Patterson
mills at Proctor The accident hap
pened while he was trying TO replace
on the drum a rope which had slipped
out of place. His body was whirled
around the shaft near the belt and was
bound around so tightly by his cloth
ing that the latter had to be cut to re-
lease him.
Five boys whose ages ranged from S
to y years, two being the sons Of Jas.
Livingston, two the sons Of James
Stoppile and one the son of Edward
Kinney, all OF Dandy, were skating on
the Otter Creek river near Dandy Sat
urday morning, when the ice broke
and all fell into the water. They
crawled out and started to walk away
but about 20 feet farther the ice broke
again, letting them all in once more.
Four Of the boys crawled out but the
youngest Stoppile boy could not get
out. He was finally tished out by the
other four but was unconscious.
Physicians were called but after two
hours work were unable to revive the
lad The other four were in a serious
condition owing to the exposure to
water and cold but they will recover.
500 Reward, 500.