Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-11-23

tin for hospital in Brattleboro. should
be paid. The trustees of the hospital
named in the will claimed it should be
paid to them. Tho town claimed that as
the will gave the money to the town
in trust it should be paid to the town
and controlled by trustees named by the
town The question was raised by James
J.. Hooker first seectman. who seeks to
defeat the avowed purpose of the hos
pital trustees To establish a tuberculosis
hospital. The court directs the executor
to pay the money to the town. to be paid
over to the hospital trustees when they re-
uuirc it. The town Will appeal.
TUNBRIDGE FARMER BUNCOED.
w. II. Forsyth, who lives on the old
Hall place or Frank Porter farm in Tun-
bridge h" bought last fall, was
huncocd by 4 stranger atOut thrce weeks
ago. and in order to warn others. and
possibly to secure the arrest of the fellow
who did" him. he tells his story as
follows: "A mar giving the name of
Frank 4: Chase of Bradford. Vt, came
to my house and wished to step over
night. He said he was a Spectator and
had lust bought NJ. tiugr's potato,s;
that he had been looking ut some of the
vacated farms and that ho had Lett his
horse at "A Mr. Tayior's ANA his rife and
cvcrooat at Mr.. Diure's Il beloved tn,
man and kept him until Monday morn
ing when he said he was going to see the
White farm and thought of buying it
said he had over no acres of land besides
soc sheep and several good farms, two
ne pt 10 CT
Monday morning complaining Of tho
cold. let him take my far coat but that
was pretty heavy and after h. had gon
as far as Mr., Pkley's he returned in n
wash of sweat and as he cane up h,
said oxen. oxen" Ne will have an old
sled here and you can draw up Noul
wood" ! said, Did YOU buy Mr. Pix
lcy's oxen? He said, Don't you tell any
one" tie said. II lack Just sl; let me
lave il ana will drive the oxen up at
noon when | come back and | will get
you the money when We go Ia Chelsea
THIS afternoon for had agreed tc
carry him there in the afternoon and he
WAS to get me the money for my pota-
toes. "iIc said he had bought Mr.. Druge's
but he had put lime on them to keep them
from rOtting and he said they did not
sell so well and that to fill his ear Il,
wrnid give me SOC | told him did not
have the right change, only three :. bills
II can bring you back the change ant
got the whole Of it when we go To Cholei
tonight ''said he So | let him have tho
81, a macintosh and pair of gloves. "'
have not seen nor heard Of Kim since. II.
told such Il plausible story | did not sus
poet hirl. "The man was rather tall
dark complexion. claimed he had beer
shot in the Cuban war IN his right han,
and drew n pension, also had all his from
teeth on the upper jaw kicked out by on
Of his black mules. His face was Scared
IIc had "A mustache and wore n dark sui
Of clothes, pretty we'll worn.
WATCHING FOR COUNTERFEIT
BILLS IN VERMONT.
Secret service men are working Yer
mont as the result of the discovery of
new counterfeit SO United States bill
that is being circulated. The bill Is dc
scribed as Series of 1901. check letter c
plate number undecipherable. j. w. Ly
ons, registrar; Ellis II. Roberts. treas
urcr." II is a fairly good counterfeit an,
is made by a process called the pilot
plocess Good workmanship has mad
the numbering and seal closely like tn
genuine bill, both in color and detail. Tn
most noticeable defect Is i'm the picture
Of Lewis and Clark. The portraits appea
fiat owing to the absence of light an,
shade effects In the background. III