Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-07-16
NEWS OF VERMONT
More Important Events Grouped for
Free Press Rcaders--Buttcr Maker
Leaves Creamery without
Notice.


found the door of the creamery locked.
Fred Dodge. the butter maker, having
left very unexpectedly and without notice
sometime between Thursday noon and
Friday morning. The company being no
tilted. Mr.. Snyder, one Of the firm, came
on ut once and the creamery was doing
business Saturday as usual.
INIICMANITY or PARENTS RE
NEALED.
man named Kimball Of Charleston.
recently from Virginia, a sort of Seventh
Day Advcnturer accompanied by his
wife and little son appeared i'm Westneld
recently and called at Frank Chipnan's.
Ethel Kimball, who has been sick unto
death Mt Chpmans is the daughter of this
man, Kimbal by his first wife. who was
Chipman's sister. The treatment which
Ethel had received from her father and
stepmother was so abusive and cruel that
Nhc fclt she could endure it longer,
and so last winter. assisted by friends,
she left Virginia and came to her uncle's.
and later obtained n place to work mt
one Of the neighbours. She was a quiet.
kind-hearted, faithful girl who won the
confidence and interest or her employers.
During the past two or three weeks she
has been suffering n severe and dangerous
Illness from spinal troubles. During this
illness she has been faithfully ana ten
derby care for by Mr.. Chapman at his
home. The treatment she had received
from her parents was such she felt she
could not see them. nor did she wish them
to attend her funeral in case of her dea tn
On their first call the parents were dis
suaded from seeing the girl and left to re-
turn In the morning. The girl passed the
night in great fear and trepidatiOn When
kimball and wife appeared in the morn
ing. they We're met in the road near the
house. by one of the selectmen of the
town and by one of the deacons of one
Of the churches, and told 1t was not
thought best for them to see the girl
that the doctor forbid 1t. and they should
not permit it. Kimball denounced the
whole affair as a scheme Of the devil. but
concluded to drive on. If Kimball returns
here causing any annoyance or disturb
ance, he may feel that the devil is after
him with n vengeance We understand
that tho girl has on her body marks of
whippings administered with strap with
a buckle on It. We also understand that
kimball and wife are still liable to prose
cuton for their cruel treatment.
MUST PAY FOR THE HOUND.
O. II. Mossman Of Barton brought suit
against Walter Hostridge of Drownville,
Il. /, for shooting valuable hound.
The trial was held at w. w. Miles office
last Friday. Mr.. BostrdEe claimed that
he shot the hound at about "a certain
hour and while it was chasing a doe and
two fawns and that it has been chasing
the deer for over an hour. Mr.. Moss
mans evidence tended to show that the
dog was with Mr.. Mossman and party
at the time Mr. Bostridge claimed to
have shot it, and If shot near the hour
claimed it must have been only a few
minutes after the dog had left the party
Mossman recovered $3.50. The hound was
very valuable one as 1t was a swift
runner and was to have been entered in
the races this fall.
RUTLAND HOSPITAL. MATTERS.
At the monthly meeting of tho Rut-
land Hospital association held Monday
evening the small poN situation was
thoroughly discussed and considerable
business transacted. Tho quarantine un-
der which the hospital has been held
since June @' on which date Charles D.
Eastman died ut The institution of hemor-
rhagic small pox. was raised Tuesday.
The room in which the man died will
be newly papcred and painted and the
whole house thoroughly diSinfcCted and
renovated All of the patients at the
institution are doing well and some OF
them. including the Italian who was stab
bed in the stomach, are ready for re-
lease. In order to prevent any more con-
tagious diseases being brought into the
hospital, DR. c. $. Caverly and DR. c. 4.
Gale of the board of directors were ap-
pointed as a special examining committee
to which will he referred all doubtful
cases before they are admitted to the
| hospital. For the accommodations Of
those outside of the hospital who wish
to hire a nurse for n few hours at time
it was voted to allow student nurses To-
do outside duty at the rate of 30 cents
an hour when the time does not exceed
three hours. When the time of service
exceeds three hours but does not exceed
10 hours s. will be charged,