Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1904-07-28
NEWS OF VERMONT.
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Osly Neg sAsw At BattIeboro.

VnIy Dog Sh0W At Batt1ebOfO.
Tho Valley Fair Kennel club has com
plctcd arrangements practically for its
dog show which will be held in connection
with the 18th annual valley fair in Brattle-
bOro september u and ~. =. ]. Bricklcy |
OF Boston will Judge Boston terriers,
French and English bull dogs, and Harry |
w. Lacy Of Boston will look after other
breeds. The shows classification is very |
generous this year and there are a large |
number Of specials. The premium list |
Will be sent out next week, entries clos
ing September II with II. G. Rice, secre-
tary of the club. This Ia the only Amer
lean Kennel club show that is scheduled
to take place in Vermont this year and 1t
is expected that fancicrs from all over the |
state will be present.
WOMAN MET BEAR IN HIGHWAY.
While Mrs Rufus Case Of Rcadsboro |
was crossing the mountain towards Bcnn-
nTton village Saturday near Howcs pond |
the horse stopped suddenly and showed
Signs of great fright. Looking for the |
cause Mrs. Case saw in the road but a |
short distance in front of the horse a |
large black bear She tried to cry out but |
was so badly frightened she could not ard !
there was no chance to turn around in the
narrow road. The bear looked Mt the rig
a moment then trotted loisurcly into the |
woods. She came on her way, notified
several men who went hunting after bruin |
but Wcrc not successful in finding him
These animals have been frequently seen
of late by berry pickcrs on the mountains
DROWNING NEAR SPEINCFI
Adm Densmorc. aged 25, was drowned
in the Comm cticut river four miles from
Springfield Sunday noon. With his par
ents and sister he was passing Sunday at
summer camp. His sister and another
girl were In bathing and were standing
on some logs that began to float away.
Young Densmore ana VIII Stomer started
in n canoe to get the girls and in some
waNthc canoe struck the logs and cap
sized Dcnsmore, who could not swim.
grabbed Stomcr around the neck and
dragged him down, nearly drowning him.
Stomer was rescued in an unconscious
condition but Dcnsmore's body was not
recovered for two hours The girls were
also saved,
TO ENLARGE MARBLE SHEDS.
The Barney Marble Co. of Swanton is
planning to extend its business. The pres
ent plant is not large enough and the
company will shortly begin charging on
both ends. ON the east end there will
be Il 4u-foot addition when VIII lie used
for polishing and finishing marble. Th're
will be two floors. the same as in the
pI'Sf'll ullillillSs VII tit NtSl tll'l tiI'ic
will be large storehousc for coal, cap
able OF holding the winter supply.
a BIG STRIKE IN WILMINGTON.
over half of the men employed at the
mountain mills, owned by the DeCriicld
Valley company, and located in Whining
ton, struck Wednesday evening immed-
ately after receiving their pay for last
month. The men claimed that in addition
to having to work over 10 hours day,
for which they receive no extra pay. the
food furnished them at the company's
boarding houses was very inferior quail
ity. To the requests for extra pay and
suitable food the ma naeeinent had made
no reply. SO as soon az the pay was hand
| ed out over 10 Of the 60 men left. most OF
them for their homes in Maine The mill
is one of the largest in New England. the
average daily output being over 5000 feet
Of spruce timber.
WATER FAMINE At RUTLAND.
The water supply OF Rutland failed Sat
urday because Of the continued dry
weather. and the city is almost entirely
without water for either drinking pur-
poses or fire lighting No water is running
through the mains. except in a small por-
tion of the city which is lower in the val
| ley. The conditions Will be worse unless
| heavy rains comes. 1t was not known
| that the water was low until Just before
!
severely criticised.
SURVEY OF A PROPOSED RAIL
ROAD.
| Work on the railroad from Bethel to
| the granite QuarricS six miles above the
| town, was begun Monday. The road will
/ be built by tho f.. Il Ellis Granite COM
! pany of Northicld. and VIII eventually
| be owned by the Central Vermont rail
way. 1t is now estimated that il will only
! require one switchboard to climb the
mountain and that the road will cost in
! the neighhorhOod of $4,000 The granite
near Bethel Is the peculiar white granite
now so much desired and there is much
| reason to expect that the development of
| these Quarries Will mean the upbulding
| of great industry.
BRINGS SUIT AGAINST RAILROAD
Guy II. Start, bakersfield attorney
and son of Judge III. Il. Start of the
supreme court, has brought a suit for So
/ O"l against the Central Vermont Railway
company for alleged injuries, said to have
! been received in a railway accident near
| Cambridge junction, March ~. The plain
| TIT alleges that he was injured about the
legs and body and an injury about tho
! head has resulted in the loss of hearing
! in one ear. The suit is brought by Sen
ter * Sentor Of Montpelier and is return
able in Franklin County Court. 1t is I'M
!
more suits for Franklin county persons
| for like amounts.
GENERAL STORE BURNED.
Tho thrce-story block at East Wallinc-
! ford. occupied by w. 4. Spaulding AS n
| general store. and by the Rutland Rail-
road company as station was destroy
ed Saturday. The fire began at eleven
o'clock. probably from a spark from an
engine. The loss the store and stock
IS !l5,o0r and on the station is 81 500. Mr..
/ Spauding lived over the store. The wires
are all down. The postoihce WAS in the
store hut the mail and money were saved,
Most of the freight in the station WAS
saved.
DEVELOPMENTS AT RICHFORD.
1t is reported that the large Canadian
! Pacific flour sheds at Iichford have been
| rented to the American Cereal company,
which now does business in the elevator.
| and that possession Will be given October
| ! next. The Cereal company employ at
| present over ~ hands and II is expected
| that it will employ nearly 30 men this
| winter as Richford will be made Il New
| England distributing point FOR its various
| cereals and also feed ion stock. 1t is al
SO reported that the Canadian Pacific rail
| road will build a new flour shed eco feet
long and of an improved design 1T New
port
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