Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1904-01-28

CnanOIer ana AYe. =. RI. BlaCknlor wers
| appointed a committee 90 took after the
Eravestones Of the soldiers Of the Rcvolu-
| tionary War who we're buried In the cemc-
| terry at bennington Centre. The care OF
| he Bennington battleship's haGs which
tho regent has cared for. are to be under
control Of q committee: Mrs. l.. A. Graves.
Mrs. f. ". Bradford and Mrs II. I. Nor
| ton.
MAN WITH CREAMERY MONEY AZ
SENT
The troubles that have followed the
recently organized Pownal Creamery
association eliminated one day this
week when Deputy Sheriff Wilson
| served writs on - subscribers TO shares
| in the association who have not as yet
paid in their stock in that association
and also attached the machinery in the
plant to protect those subscribers who
have already paid for their shares The
Pownal Creamery association has been
in existence for Some little time ana
the plant has recently been completed
| and machinery installed. The o. Press
prich company Of New York had charge
Of the work. Q. rressprich, Jr.. col
lected several hundred dollars due from
stockholders and went to North Adams
Saturday morning He intended to
Graw on 3. j. Grady Of Fownal, but as
he owed Mr.. Grady. tho latter refused
to honor the draft Mr.. Pressprich has
the KEYS to tho now building and fear
ing that he might undertake to re-
move the machinery, 1t has been
watched by two oficers stnce last sat-
urdsy nsht. Claims arc made that
attempts to reach him by mail. or tele-
phone at where Prss.prich claimed his
business ONCE was have been futile.
and no one could be found there that
| would talk business.
RARE BIRDS IN LUDLOW.
Mi~e Baldwin OF the academy faculty In
Ludlow MAD. n notable discovery last
Saturday afternoon. namely. a pair Of
prairie horned larks. Originally they In
hs bited the rrairies but have followed
the cleared fields East. The pine gros-
| breks are fairly abundant liz the village
this winter They resemble soNnwhat
the robin. and the boys are say ine that
they are seeing rchins. Principal psald
Of the academy reports some crosssfiis.
rare sight to bird-iovers. Both the
crossb.lls ana the pine groseeaks are
birds from the Far North II may be
that the severe winter has driven then
South.
aUCCresrUL POTATO GROWER.
benjamin r. shsttuok Of somervil,.,
Mass. formerly % Weston. Vt, raised in
Houlton. Aroostook No, on ~ acres
of land in one feld S,7tr bushels Of pota
toes that ware ma rf.ets bic. 1877 bushels
small potatoes without any rot Tie .ays:
II shall plant y, acrrs This year. We
plant IN 'hroIe ny ground and use no
manure: us. Fertilizer; plant with = twc
! horse nlsnta- that drops s"ed Nnd fer
til'.er a. the sara time and covers the
seed over sna whom tho potato begins 70
prick through the ground Pit I'll. team
with p!ow to work and turn = furrow
from each way on 10 the row OF potatoes
and lat them como up through ana then
'se the cultivator and the shovel rloW.
W don't Do any hsud ho~irC We throw
spray FOR bugs with two-hcrse sprinkler
and paris green AND little later we Use
bordeaux mixture in sprinkler for rust,
which keeps tors green until va dig tho
potatoes. Average yield so bushels per
acre. Potatoes rot coarse"
BARRE'S SCHOOL INTERESTS.
The school census Of the city Of Barre.
Just completed. show. that there are 2,5al
persons OF school age. between ave and II
years. in the city making gain OF 1871
during the yeGr. The increase Is largely
| in excess ~ that ef any OF tho past Ave
years. At the last msetins Of the school
commissioners AL bids for the erection
Of the 1s-room school building on Elm
street wer. rejected, md the city will CON
struct til. building by the day. Whom
completed mi. win make the ninth school
building ~ the city.
LICENSE REVOKED.
The license co.nmi4-ioner. Of Mench--.
ter Friday notified William Coulston-.
proprietor 81 tire Colburn House ut Mar
chester Center that they had revoked his
license, which IL Of the frst -lss. In the
hearing hold January Is. they found
that every clause OF the license law had
beer violated
TOWN A LOSER By LICENSE.
According to the figures taken from
Bennington town treasurer reports, from
the time that the present license law went
into effect. the town is a loser to the
amount Of $ox on the amount OF costs
incurred in the prosecution OF cases up TO
tie hrst Of December. For the months
OF March, April and May the deficiency
wa. sHs for June. July and August it
was 500 ana for September. Octob.r and
November il vas $3.50 -
VEIN OF WHITE MARBLE FOUND.
Eighty feet below tho turtaco at the
Norcross-West quarries at South Dorset
4 layer 81 white marble has bren found
snd this Is being used in the construction
( the New York library building Mr.
Norcross has the contract for the Har
/ ward Medical college At cost Of about
81, ooo re, and a large amount Of gray
marble Il being shipped for this purpose.
REGISTRATIONS AT BELLOWS FALLS
There have been at Bellows Falls fur
! ther changes IN the Cscein company dur
irs the past few days ana the heads Of
the several departments of the ONCE and
factory here have handed their re>isna-
tons to the president Of the company, ".
l.. Hail, at the New York onice. The men
who have resigned are A, p. Charles,
Gushing Adams, II. H. Church, A. r.,
Summers, john Resnier ana Marcus Al
len.
LYNX KILLED IN MONTPELIER
4 lynx vas brought into NorthAel q
Wednesday which va. killed the night
previous by Alvia Saith and John W.
Getty nesr the William PlsstriAse farm.
II measured feet long from tip to tip
but va. not very fat Smith ana Getty
saw the an!mal IN the road. They jumped
of their sled and armed With .led stakes
chased tho villa cat until they corn-rc-.
it and then bat,ed 1t over the hend. For
more than three years Wild cat has
frightened many people and 1t is thought
that this was the one, III. bounty on
lynx is 81.
ITALIANS SENT TO PRISON.
Concctti Dccredito and Frank Crorn. two
Italians OF Rutland. were ecnt.nced Fri
day morning to not less than year
nor more than year and O. half IN
States prison for adultery. Both have
families.
! THREE OLD NEIGHBORS DIE THE
EAME AFTERNOON