Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-02-26
NEWS OF VERMONT
More Important Events Grouped for
Free Press Readers-Max L. Sever
ance, a Montpelier Youth, Dies in
the Philippines.

Intelligence has been received in Mont
pelier by Henry Severance that Max H.
Severance, his son, died at the hospital
ut Mindanao, Philippine Islands, on Feb
ruary g. Mr.. Severance had been in the
hospital for sometime and a letter writ
ten by him on Christmas day stated that
he expected to return home by the next
transport MIR. Severance had been in
the Philippine islands about three years
He was graduate of Montpelier semin-
airy in the class of 1894 and had worked
on the Barre Telegram and Montpelier
Journal Later he was connected with
the Boston Journal as special correspond
cnt and went to the Philippines in 1899
with the 18th U. s. regiment. He was
mustered out in May. 1901, since which
time he had been a newspaper man at
Manila as correspondent for the New
York Sun and the Associated Press, city
editor of the Manila Freedom and editor
Of the Manila Critic. No particulars have
been received by his father regarding his
death or as to whether the body will be
brought to Vermont
WILL REBUILD IN BARRE.
The ruins of the buildings, the Currier
and the Sheplee blocks in Barre. which
were burned early Saturday morning,
have been viewed by large number of
people, many coming from the surround
ing towns. AS yet no steps have been
taken to remove the tangle of twisted
water pipes, wires, and other remnants
of the fire. A curious incident in connec-
ton with the fire Is that Chief Charles
Campbell of the fire department, dream
ed Wednesday night, that that section
was burned. The only discrepancy be-
tween the dream and the reality was that
the dream fire covered more territory
than the real one. The two burned build
ings were included in the dream Of the
chief. The Thursday night before the
fire one of the fremen remarked to the
chief, This would be a fine night for a
fire, wouldn't It," Don't speak of a
fire." replied the chief II was fighting a
fire all last night" He then explained
how he had dreamed the night before
that the section of Main street between
the Worthcn block and the Combination
Cash store building all burned, and that
the firemen had terrible time fighting
the flames. The Currier and the Sheplee
buildings were between those two points.
1t is probable that the burned territory
will he rebuilt this spring. Already the
merchants have secured temporary ac-
commodations. 3. w. Hooker &c Co., in
n little store on Pearl street. the Boston
Bargain store on Pearl street, Sowden &
Lyon with Eastman Bros, just across the
street. the Union Clothing store with the
Blue store on Depot square, Neale &
Knight are negotiating for the purchase
of one of the other dry goods stores of the
city. Dr. +. M. Lynde has taken tenn
porary quarters in the Miles building.
The Burgess family. which was one Of
those burned out, lost 1890 in household
goods with no insurance whatever Among
the articles that they lost were n motor
bicycle and a piano. the latter having
been moved in the day before the fire. 1t
is stated that A. +. Sortwell of Cam
bridge, Mass, will commence soon the
erection Of n handsome business block
on his property on Main street, just OPP
posite the burned tract.
QUARRYMAN INJURED BY A SLIDE.
John r. Mahar Of Poultney was serious
" injured about o'clock Tuesday after
noon in an accident at the Green Noun
tain slate quarry. located two miles south
of the village Mr.. Mahar and several
other men were working in the pit when
n stone slide occurred, the rocks being
loosened by the afternoon thaw and
blast that had been discharged a few
minutes before. One of the large stones
struck Mr.. Mahar on the head and back.
producing several severe wounds on the
head and face and rendering him uncon-
scious. II is feared by DR.. Ellis. who was
in attendance, that Mr.. Mahar has also
received internal injuries, as his suffer
ing is severe. He has wife, who has
| lust recovered from serious illness, and
has four small children.
HAVE SETTLED WAGE DISPUTE.
At meeting OF the Granite Manufac-
turers Association held in Barre Monday
evening the new bin of prices for gran
lite cutters was accepted as reported by
the conference committee. The same bill
accepted by the cutters Thursday even
ing means the complete settlement OF the
differences between those two bodies. An
agreement is yet to he reached between
the manufacturers and the other allied
branches. The new agreement provides
2 basis of 81 per day. an eight hour day.
semi monthly payments, to continue five
years beginning March ]. During June,
July and August the men have Saturday
afternoons off. The report was quickly
accepted Monday night but long con-
sideration of the tool sharpeners' report