Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-11-30
NEWS OF VERMONT
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Free Press INSTRUMENTATION Dis
covered Mt plymouth Five
COrncfN.

Attorney Mortimer Hinchman of Rut-
| land has been at Plymouth Five Cor
ncrs at different times, for several
months past, prospecting for platinum,
which was discovered III that locality
about four years ago. but which has, up
to this time, remained practically I'M
developed The geological formations of
| this state are particularly well adapted
to rich deposits of platinum which is
| generally found in layers of coarse
grained granite. Mr. 1inchman has re-
Gently perfected a process Of extracting
the metal, which is the most satisfactory
method that has yet been discovered.
| company has been formed TO work the
mines at plymouth and is now perfect
ing plans which will be put into opera
ton within the next two months. when
some important results may be expect
ed.
BARRE EOY MISSING.
charles Griffin of Barre. twelve years
old. is missing from his home on WASH
| inpton street and so of his fathers money
is also missing. Tho boy went To bed
as lisual Monday evening with his twin
| brother but Tuesday morning he was
| mis- sing About $50 o'clock the hoy went
| into Il furniture store there and bought
| a chair for which he paid SI3. Next he
| went to drug store where he purchased
Il pound of candy and treated a lot of
boys lie then disappeared. When uu"s-
toned a. 10 where he got his money. tho
boy SAID he cirncd it selling papers and
popcorn. Barre and Montpelier officers
are looking for the boy. This IS tho Soc
ond time ne has taken money aud LEFT
home.
NAN l'tl |. Is rFI'r.
A workman by ihc name of Patterson.
who is employed ~ the West End Lun-
Lcr company of pittsfold, fell 10 feet
on Saturday afternoon. sustaining in
i,.rics TO both his feet and to one ankle,
but his recovery is anticipated Patterson
was at work erecting a smoke stack 1T
tic mill of the com! arN. tie polc tnnt
hc was using as ladder VAS not SUI
nciontly ruvod and it broke With his
weight when he was about 60 f,ct from
the ground. After falr. about 80 feet
Mr.. Patterson struck IN rope that
broke his fail soncw hat ANA caused him
to land on his feet. The Drs. Green" of
Bethel wore called and dressed his
wounds aud thcv think that nr L. likely
years old
ZOE CATS REPORTED rilIcE.
Hunters and woo flsnor who have spent I
much time in tine woods this fall are
commenting earnestly on The great m |
crease in tho numhor of bob cats IN the /
woods. These animals. which fow years
o-c were net hrt rarely arc row 50
hume rous in some parts Of inc state :hat !
| person can go but short distance /
through the woods without meeting on, |
Uf them They are getting big and say /
age too and arc :rosrcrirg at a great
rate. The place tho cats are reported
from in the greatest numhcr; is along
the Green Mountain ranges where the
forests are thick. They lave always been (
numerous. but this year they arc par |
ticularly so. Many of tho animals have |
hecn killed. bu, their numbers do not
l show any signs of diminishing. Places
have been found where tic big cats have
pulled down deer and made Il meal of
the carcass and this gives the hunters
cause for concern. Tho reports of wolves
coming back to tho state arc PIT in the
shade lv the reports OF the Increasing,
numbers IF these lung-lcueci and short
tailed cats. The Vermont bob cat travels
ors sroa'i nf tho animal as tho iicivco.
othcrs call ii the lynx. while tho term
bob cat is most CONNIE My aNrii'd. An
adult bob cat is graNish rrlord animal
with long legs. round head characteristic
Of the cat family small cars ard StuhhY
tail. An average sized bob cat VIII stand
rs inches high though he may not appear
| near 81 tall because Of his crouchire gait
| and will weigh about - pounds. 'ih" teeth
| are these Of tho ether members OF the
cate tribe long sharp ana set in power
| FIJI jaws
IODINE" EOYs SUBTLE
| IT. tho case Of Andrew Fits Ns. Ercd
Fairbanks. Martin Co,nolly. William
| Connolly and Harry Morton. tho four
| boys arrested in Randolph Monday. No
| >emhor II in connection with tn, ''lo1iu"
| club" thrce Of the boys, Martha and
William Connolly and Fred Fairbanks.
| have settled tho claims for personal dam
ngcs in full ana these suits have been
| drorrtd. Morton did rot anpear in tho
| case at all as his codnscl did not com
| slider him in the case. The three boys
settled the case in full rather than hay"
il taken into court and the cntrc matter
has been dropped.
DUMMY FERRIS" DEAD.
John Ferris Of Fayston, famlia,'y
known as Dummy Ferris" died ut the
home of his sister. Mrs Lizzie Griffith.
Nov. 81. from Brights disease. Mr..
Ferris was born in New York City a years
agc and when l. morth old he fell out
Of bod and his mother. after soothing
the child. put him to sleep nnd h" slept
so long that when he awokc u" corih
not hear and since that time lie has
been deaf and dumb. About ten years
a.o he went 10 Cape COD whore he mar
riCd a deaf mute but She died IN less
than twn years after their marriage. An
other peculiar thing is tho fact that at
one time Mr.. Ferris worked for "A deaf
mute. Mr. Ferris ih'n returned to Yer
mont where he has supported himself by
his daily labor. Because of his honesty
and integrity hc was esteemed ana re-
spectcd bv all who knew lin. Funeral
scrN ices were held at the residence of
Mrs Griffith ON tho 23d inst, tho Fey.