Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-01-22
NEWS OF VERMONT
More Important Events Grouped for
Free Press Readers One Boy
Drowned and Four Others In
Serious Condition.

Five boys whose ages ranged from \ 10
l. years, two being the sons of James Iiv-
ingston, two the sons of James Stoppic
and one the son of Edward Kinney ali
of Dandy were skating on the Otter Creek
river near Dandy about ~ o'clock Satur-
day morning. VIXEN the ice broke and all
fell into the water. They crawed out
and started to walk away but about ~
feet farther the ice broke again letting
them all in once more. Four of the boys
boy could not get out He WAS finally
iishcd out by the other four but was un-
conscious. Physicians were called but
after two hours work were unable to re-
Nivc the lad. The other four are in a SER
ious condition owing to exposure to water
and cold but they will recover.
ANOTHER PICTURE ENHANCEMENT
FRAUD.
Because she refused to he swndled, IA
Brattlcboro woman was seized by the
throat by a photograph agent Saturday
and threatened with violence. The woman
was Mrs. i. A. Roberts, and the agent
was }. y. Galway OF Manchester. ~ H.,
who said he was from Burlington. CD
way went to the house a week previous
and exhibited Il Photographic enlarge
ment IN "A handsome gilt frame. lie Of
fered TO enlarge the photographs of Mrs.
Roberts ana her husband and put them in
"A fran" like the sample for s.. Tho offer
WAS accepted and the agent departed with
tbs Photographs He returned on Friday
night and handed Mrs Roberts the franz
ed pictures and asked for So in payment.
Mrs Roberts noticed that the photo
graphs, which wore mounted side by side
ON dark cardboard, were oval in shane,
while the original photographs were rec
tansular.so she supposed they wcro repro
duCtions they were 10 larger tlitn the
tf, hot r,r,l,l hf,t
frame was much cheaper in quality and
moro expensive in price than the one she
had bargancd for. For these reasons she
refused to accept the photographs and
the agent agreed to put them in Or frame
like the original sample ana rcturn with
them ON Saturday. Tie already had de-
livercd photograph to Mrs Clayton Dan
icls, who lives in the next house. Mrs
Daniels was not satisfied. but she had paid
for Tho work. The agent returned Satur-
day afternoon and when Mrs. Roberts
realized if she had not before. that tho
whole affair was a genuine" swinde she
saw that instead Of being Photographic en-
largcmcntS the photographs woro the
ones she gave the agent on his first visit
She told him, so. but he denied IL. Then
she asked him where her photographs
worc and he said they would he mailed to
| her. Mrs. Roberts could SEQ that the
! prints had been soaked off their original
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DISCUSSING A CHAIR FACTORY.
special town meeting was held at the
Gates opera mousse IN Nhite hFer juno
tion AT wv" O'Clock trldaF afternoon 10
soc If the town would exempt from taxa
ton the Gates Clalr Coz IN Hartford VII
lage Tor Ten years from the commence
ment OF the business ne company is UNI
dorstood 10 nave PASSED under the control
of t. S"uto 90" VINO nave IA factory