Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1904-03-10
NEWS OF VERMONT.
More Important Events Grouped for
Free Press Rcaders-Bethel WOmnu
Dies ut Age Of 1O1 Years.

Mrs. Sarah II. Chapman of Bethel died
Saturday. aged 1ol years and six months.
The funeral services were held Tuesday
and the Rev. J. Hall Long. pastor Of the
Congregational Church offteiated. She
was a member Of Woodstock Chapter. ID.
a. r.. being one Of tho few remaining real
daughters She was for many years n
commandment Of Christ Church She was
n we'll Informed woman even in her latest
years and took IA lively and intelligent in
tercst In current events. Just before her
Tooth birthday she was greeted by Presi-
dent Roosevelt on the occasion Of his visit
to Bethel and on her birthday she attend
ed a reception in her honor given by the
townspeople at the town hall personally
responding TO the congratulatory addresses.
Last fall she oiliciatcd as bridesmaid at
the Freeman-Chld wedding.
EARRING WOOD 70 WILMINGTON.
Car after car Of wood is still being
brought from out Of town TO supply the
Wilmington demand for dry wood Sew
cral of the farmers who have plenty Of
wood To be cut have said this week that
they are unable to find anyone they can
hire to cut it at any price. There are GER
tainly no able bodied men looking for
work IN town. il there were they could Sc
cure n Job of cutting wood any day. Prob
ably moro people are burning green wood
az present than for Il great many years.
If ever hefore quite a number have said
that this is I'll, last year they will he
found spending their time searching for
dry wood If coal can he had
no SUPPRESS COCK FIGHTS.
Dodgers offering $50 reward for the con
viction of persons renting buildings for
cooking mains. or action as principals
or attending such mains have been dis
| tributcd in Bennington.
! DEFENDANTS TESTIMONY IN BEN
NlNGrON POISONING CASE.
Tho entire session of Bennington couu-
| ~ court "Wednesday was taken up by the
| defence in the case of state ". Eugene
! Sargooi and John Doyle for the alleged
| poisoning Of colts. Both men testified to
| not knowing anything about the poison
ing Of the colts. They testified that the
| evidence against them was false TO Mrs
Hicks's alleged drinking habits; 10 fire.
| duent uIarrols between Mr. and Mrs.
! Hicks. Other witnesses testified regarding
the same thing The defence s trying to
prove that Mrs Hicks poisoned tho colts
and that she probably tried To poison her
husband with a white powder rhe testi-
monv was completed Yesterday afternoon
ana arguments in behalf of the State were
| begun by y. {. Archibald
TRIPLE. DEATH OE pOWNAI. MEN.
For a week past three young men, all
OF whom spent their youth in Pownal and
lrft here to pursue fields OF labor else
! where. have been seriously i'll. All three
tor" tn" name of Barber, though of diff
f-rent families and by a strange coincid-
cnc" all died within a few hours Of each
other I'll" three were Edward Charles
Barher of Albany Edwin Augustus Bar
hor of Greenfield, Mass, AMI Solomon q.
Barber of North Adams.
DEATH OF WOrLD-BE Suicide
Burton w. Parsore son Of Mr. and Mrs
Albert Parsons of Casticton, died Wcdrcs o.
DAY a tho home Of Mr.. and Mrs. j,
Mound after about three weeks Illness.
tie was a years old. Mr.. Parsons at
tempted suicide by shooting about three
weeks ago and has lain in a critical con-
dition since that time. The funeral serv-
ices will be held at tho home of j. Mound
Thursday afternoon AZ two O'Clock
FOUND ABSCoNTfNCi DAUGHTER IN
\ SAP HOLDER
toward Ravelir and george Elliot of
HanksNille started ont last week in prlr-
suit of Mr.. Ravel,ns daughter. Flora.
who left home with Eddie Payne, ~ sol
der vino iAd deserted from Fort Ethan
Alien. Young pdyuc had been staying at
Mr.. I:avelins all winter. They traced
them to Warren, where they found that
tiltN Hdl bctf staying At george AlklnS :.
They had got word that they were being
looked for. The girl was found in a sugar
house in a sap holder Young Payne wa
not found Nh haVolin brought his daueh-
ter home with him.
NATIONAL GUARD EXAMINATIONS
A special order Issued from the adj
jutaut-seneral' office saws: The follow
inc named officers (clecD including those
to be elected in Company A, will report
at Brattleboro al 10 a. m. Wednesda V
March 30. 1904, for examination to Col
j. Gray Estey, commanding first regi-
ment infantry. president of the board O,
officers: Edward p. Woodbury., captain
Company NJ; Fenwlck G. Taggsrt. first
lieutenant, Company NJ; Orrs n. Parker
second lieutenant. company NJ; William
a. Rust. second lieutenant. Company f.
The quartz rmaster- general will provide
for the actual necessary expense of tn
ofhcers-elect. and two days per diem foi
the members of the board.
REV J. f. WRIGHT RETRACTS.
In public letter the Rev. J. Edwaro
Wright Of Montpelier rctracts the state
ment made ny him at a no-iicense rail-,
that there are . government license hold.
ers in Montpelier He says: "Candor re-.
quircs mo to say that have learned il
confirmation of Mr.. Ellss investigations.
that ! was in error in affirming in a re-
cent address that q United States specla
tax receipts We're held in Montpelier.
made the statement in good faith, In wing
abundant reason for believing it cOrrect
and up-to-date: but it proves to be an
Client history. II was the fac, in June
1893. but II was not the fact in Feb.
rusrN, 1S-.
G. J. BELL. GOES TO ST Louis.
G. J. Sell OF Walden, master of tn.
Vermont State Grange. has gone to st
Louis to attend II meeting Of the Nationa
Grange executive committee to be hello
March 10 to arrange for headquarters foi
the order at the Louisiana purchase cx-
position.
STEAM CARS FROZEN DOWN.
The thaW Of Thursday flooded the rail
road yard north of the passenger station
IN Newport to the depth of eight inches
and it tro%e ~ suddenly during that nigh
that tn, water did not have 4 chance {,
dram OFF and the consequence was th
cars IN the Yard was frozen solid e
the track. necessitatng hard work al
day Friday I" release them.
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