Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1904-04-21
NEWS OF VERMONT.
More Important Events Grouped for
Free Press Observation-Disclosures
Srnlc Exhibit shipped to st.
Louis.

Scale Exhibit Shipped to st.
Louis.
T.. & r. Fairbanks & Co.. of st. Johns
bury have shipped their last instalment
of scales to ST Louis for the Louisiana
purchase exposition and they will soon
be installed in the building of varied in
dustries. Tho exhibit includes Il full
line from the small and delicate press
cription scale to the 100-ton railroad track
scale. An old portable platform of 1900
pound capacity will be shown which was
in constant use for 20 years. and re-
production of the original wagon scale
designed by Thaddeus Fairbanks, the in
ventor of the scales which have made
the name of Fairbanks known around the
world. Besides this exhibit the Fair
banks company sent some weeks ago a
large instalment of scales to be used by
the exposition company as working scales
in various parts Of the grounds.
BURGLARY AT BARTON LANDING.
The hardware store of Twomby & Col
ton at Barton Landing was burglarized
the night of the 18th. as was also the feed
store of Brown & Skinner. At Twombly
e Colton's the thief succeeded in OBJ
tanning $3.50 after breaking out two door
The safe was not ipolested and no articles
have as yet been missed from the store.
Nothing whatever was left by way of a
clue whereby the offender may be APP
pretended. At the Brown & Skinner feed
store the thief broke out two panes of
erain "n Tho ot,ico nos thsr a',. n"s' ~,
two money drawers broken open, the safe
which was only partially locked was
| opened and the entire contents turned
| out on the floor. None of the papers were
| OF value to the robber and 80 were left
untouched The thief unwittingly asked
| TO nave check cashed at Henry
| Webstcr's Tuesday morning which will
! without doubt lead to his immediate ar
rest The check in question is Blair &
Dclarm check Of Newport. bearing the
| Endorsement of one Gero who on Satur-
| day last transferred the check to Lorimer
night the. store of Iorimer & McDermoid
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N"0
NEW SLATE COMPANY
lhroueh the e1rortS OF Robert r. Cush-
| man OF New YORK city a company has
| peeH Incorporated under the name OF the
| New YORK consolidated Slate company,
| TO deVelope the rich slate deposit known
as the Farnham property, which includes
| the Roach quarry in Poultney. This quarry
caved in % years ago. 1t has been pumped
| out and shows a very rich deposit A
| piece OF STATE ~ feet long, 10 feet wide and
| i've feet thick was found. Tho officers
| and directors of the company are: Presi-
dent, f.. j. Stanley; vice president, Rob
! crt T.. Cushman; secretary and treas
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|
| Wednesday evening Sheriff Miles re.
| ceived word that a woman had been as.
saulted by two men in the school house
| near Salem and in the vicinity of what
| was known as the Sh'"l,un Lumber co.
| mill. It seems l.. A. Parker, whose resi-
| dence is near the school house. is ianitor
and near night. Mrs. Parker went owe,
| to sweep the floor A. she approached
| the yard she noticed a team beside tn,
| fence. On entering the building she dis
covered two men apparently holding :
woman by force. and ran out with ;
scream ,s, Mord was Immediately sent t.
hand The woman who proved to be Hat
tie Martell, formerly known as Geer. o
| West Derby, a woman with rather a,
unsavory reputation. was found in IN.
house. but not in n condition ia furnish
| much information to the officers Indced
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