Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1904-10-06

HEN THIEVES WORK IN A BOAT.
Friday night some one broke into II
room under the granite shed of j. T..
Walker and stole about % hens out of
a flock of 100 belonging to Hiram Chcs-
ley in st. Johnsbury. George Caldbeck
had three there and they were also
taken. Circumstances show that the
thieves came in boat for they could
row to within several feet of the build
ing. There were foot marks in the mud
near the building and feathers we're
strcwcd around rather promiscuously
and n new stake driven in the ground
where the boat was tied.
LYDONN COUPLE CELEBRATE ETH
WEDDING ANNIVERSARY.
The 5jth wedding anniversary of Mr..
and Mrs. William L. IIouGhton WIS Cb
served at their farm in Lyndon Satur-
day. about loo relatives and friends at
tending. owing to the stormy weather
dinner was served in the barn, after
which many kilograms were road and
also poems. several written by persons
moro than so years old. The actual am
niv"rsary WAS Sunday. which was Mrs.
floughtons Slst birthday. Mr.. lIoushton
is also in his Sst year Mrs Ifouchton
was Maria Aver of St Johnsbury and
their first three years of married ,ifc
were spent in St Johnshury. They had
three daughters, one son, two grand
''''>' ''' anu '"e e''"' si"""''""'
GRANITE DEAL IN BARRE.
James NJ Boutwell, OF Montpelier mas
sold to II. w. Narnum OF Burlington one
nan OF ms famous dark granite quarry
consideration for some time was con-
pIe,eu ON lhursdaF. the ne" iI'resI
'""h possession on saturday, o''"'er H.
'.c"i i'oi"'cu uiiucr the name any t,'r
vi 'h' i'"ul well arhu'n company Ia LIE
" '"P''"i S'ock Oh s-"'""' All pdIh III Nv
Incoil"r"torS are the preSeht persons l''-
NV Icy III interest," MI "i,u'' 10 ="
"'il'nN Ni''Heu Oh hnrilhston fiiS r'ri
T,",i'Nt III 'he business - ms S','' '"s
H. Nhinufh aEco Il. re st"uuat'u i,o'
'"c hNtrS'iE Oh Ntrhl""' "t w , s,
an" o', 'nr ,u' 'I'hH
! i""'he thc Jay II" LOOK ms siV'p0ni,i ~
i.arnihE ,hc granl'e business re Sh,.
..l'", urlii'd. WORKED az INC u'lr'.h ulu
his hands We're banged and sore, his bones
Stunts and h,e ni,,nosc tn learn everything
about the business. beginning at the very
bottom, lie had boon captain of the Uni
vor.i,v !, III tnar ,rho ,ew romnnnv has
n'' nn. r' ..a .,,n,r .'pm Among it
lnnt.wor,bv itnms arc no-ton derrick
ma =, 1,,i,,, toi.,i,r ap,ira II &c now.
instollin, :. move rn Ion ,,ir comrrossor.
and i, has a s,t of now h,iIdinrs-, house
and urn-th.,t cost .1ou., and a Man, for
rrrsbing erooito In ali IL. dotnilc tha
continent is the hast tl,,t can he had
Rack If mis- arc ., acres of the host ,n,,r
~ land in rurrc
EANk TO GO OUT OF III SlNESS.
! ,,ootirc oc five eto,kho,dore of fine
\ut,unal ha,,l nr Ivndon brld IN tho
!, ,,as ,n,od ,n go ,,,,, ,.n,,r,,nr,. li,,,,ij,.
,lon az thr hnnt,s 5nn shnrns Of etorl; ,,s
w,rn r.nrne.,tcd other IL, nor.or nj, nv
nroxv AMI il wIs a un,nimnus vote, mai
he hank ro irtn vnlnnt.,r,. I,,,i,,nttnr nm.
dor ,ho nrn,.isiors NJ soctione 5p.u .,,,d 5pol
W '"e n.t'o o'alnN ieylSe" ,a S'''u''S ~
probably require several months to close
up the affairs of tho bank and il Will be
some time bcf rr" the doors are closed on
all business. The bank was opened foI
business on the first day of May l>3o
,., ,,,,,
w '' "''A' No"~A r''' 81 ''''r''
Allen Briggs, Jr. Of Searshurg has
been after an old she bear and a cub
which h" has seen several times in
| the vicinity Of Cold Spring brook
He tried TRAPPING, but for some time
the animals were too wary to be
caught that way Last Friday morn
/ ing. however, Allen visited his trap
and found that there was something
| doing. When he found the trap he
found tn" cub, toe" and it was dead.
From evidences which h" found, yoling
,,i,Ifd ',,i'ih'. ,,,,,',, !; ,n,1 i, ,,1,
NOT Tree l'S'li from IN" trap 1t had
'Nld'n'iE mt us il'itd ON u sharp St"n"
| gu" h''i'" "S'i'' III iEH9 S"' 'h'
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