Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1904-03-24

as they were not seen together, It is
not certain that they vent together. Har- |
rington has always liyed IN that section |
and has a wife and ono child. Mrs. Elwell |
has Il husband and SON
VERMONT ACADEMY REUNION |
BOSTON
The board IF trustees III Vermont Acad- /
envy at Saxtons River will meet in Bos- !
ton on March 30 TO consider important
business competed with the institution,
and the same evening the Vermont Acad- |
cmy club of Boston VII hold its fifth
annual banquet at the tFotel Westmin- |
ster. The trustees will attend the dinner,
and Eugene Foss and others or the board
arc listed to speak. OTHER speakers and
guests will be President Huntington OF
Boston University, DR.. wallace Buttrick,
secretary of the general education board
of New York, DR.. Edward Ellery, prin-
cipal Of the school; Or. Horace Mann
Willard, former principal; William c. Bur-
we'll of Providence so, and Max +. Powell
of Burlington. Vt. So Music will be fur
nished by "A male quartctte of alumni.
ACTIVITY AT BETHEL QUARRIEs.
The Z. p. Ellis company has just re-
ceiVed at the Bethel qlIarries two car
loads of spruce sticks from Worcester
VI ! pun IOSf1. uc StithS NhIJ Ill
length from - to 81 feet. A dozen heavy
teams of draft horses hav been pur-
chased by the Ellis company for use in
drawing tho granite from the quarrics
to the railroad at Bethel. From there
the blocks are shipped to Northficld,
where they are dressed and thence for
warded to Washington for the construc-
tion of the big union railroad station.
SOME POINTS ON BOB CATS.
A fine specimen of n bob cat is on ex-
hibiiton at Aliens studio in Bradford,
1t was shot by a Mr.. Mills Of Topslam
and stuffed and set up by George French.
This animal has a. large head and strong
or limbs than tho domestic cat. It's color
is a pale yellowish gray with dusty
stripes. The tail is shorter than the tame
kind and is barred with dusky rings. The
wild cat breeds in hollow trees and usual
~ produces four young. They hunt for
their food mostly at night, never eating
anything vegetable except from neces-
sity.
FOUND DEAD ON THE TRACK.
David Elliott, a brakeman employed in
the Boston g. Maine railroad yard at
East Dcerfield, Mass. was found dead on
the track at an early hour last Friday
morning. How he was killed is not
known. The switching crew were shift
ing cars. when Mr.. Elliott was missed.
and search being mad he was found be-
tween two passenger cars. his chest
crushed, and one hand severed. De
ceased. whose residence was at Island
Pond. was formerly in the employ Of the
Grand Trunk company, and had only been
at East Deerfield two or three days.
TWO POWNAL MEN ARRESTED FOR
~ MURDEROuS ASSAULT.
John Forge and his brother were ar
rested near Pownal Monday night and
brought to bennington village, charged
with assaulting John Watson that after
noon etwecn Bennington village and
Bennington Center. Watson, who is an
electric light trimmer. was on his way to
the village from Bennington Center about
four O'Clock when he met two mon. whom
ne did not know. They stopped him. how
ever. and began to talk. inducing him to
leave his wagon. Watson avs that they
appeared under the influence of liquor.
He states that without any provOcation
one Of the men suddenly produced a bar
of iron and struck him over the head
The blow knocked Watson down and the
men pounded him for n time. finally
jumping into their wagon and driving off.
Watson soon recovered enough to come
to this village, where his wounds We're
dressed. The man was in Il sorry con-
ditiOn, but it is believed that his injuries
will not prove fatal. Deputy Sheriff Fred
Godfrey and Jailcr Arthur Russell were
Informed of the assault and started in
pursuit of the two men. They overlook
the alleged assailants near Pownal. when
the officers attempted to arrest thcm
the two men put up a vigorous fight.
Deputy Sheriff Godfrey received a blow
over the head from the iron bar, which
the men had. and ono of them bit Mr..
Godfroy's left hand very severely. The
officers continued the fight, however, and
finally succeeded in suhduinE the mon
was identified as John Forge and the
other as his brother. A hearing will be
held in a day or two. the exact time not
having been fixed az yet.
ANOTHER ARREST IN COLT POISON
ING CASE.
Deputy Sheriff John Nash arrived in
Bennington Monday evening from Airing
ton with Robert Bown. whom he had ar
rested on Il charge of being implicated
in the poisoning of the colts belonging
to Robert Blair. of which Eugene Sar-
pood and John Doyle We're convicted in
county court. 1t is stated that Doyle has
made n confession, which implicated
RoWn Bown, who is a German, was one
of Sargood's chief witnesses.
VERMONT CONFERENCE. w. r. NJ. S.
The Rev. James Limester, president of
the Anglia. Chinese College, Foo Chow,
China. will give the anniversary address
of the Woman's Foreign Missionary 500
ciety at the Vermont conference in Mont
pelier, Thursday, March 81, at . p. m.
IT will be a rare privilege to hear him,
as he brings recent news from China.