Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-10-05
NEWS OF VERMONT
More Important Evauts Grouped Zee
Free Press I1eUdcrs.-DcRth Of ver-
so1t's Oldest Convict ut Wind.
sOr.

Albert q. Cram, the oldest prisoner at
, the Vermont State prison, died at $3.50
, o'clock Wednesday morning of senile de-
cay. Little is known of Mr.. Grams early
life. He was born in Antrim, N. H., Tl
years ago, and it is known that many OF
y his early years were passed there, nav
ing come to Vermont when Il man in
: middle life. Mr.. Cram lived for some time
In the town OF Greensboro. and was ar
rested on the charge of murder in the
second degree, convicted of manslaughtcr
in Orleans county court. and sentenced
for life October 10, 1894. For the most
: part of the time since he had been in
feeble health and for the past year he
0ad been confined to tho hospital, where
ae had been well cared for. He was a
model prisoner. bright. intelligent and
cheerful. His prison record was perfect,
and in the long term of years served,
had not n mark against him. lie always,
even to the last, asserted his innocence.
SHOT a 3OO-POUND BEAR.
A 3JO-pourd female bear WAS shot near
Camp Comfort in Bennington Wcdnes-
day by Carroll ID. Stone and Edward
Adams. The bear followed them and
, when it was within about ten feet
Adams shot over the eye and stone fol-
lowed it with a ball in the shoulder. 1t
was tho finest specimen seen in that
vicinity in years. Stone is a son OF the
: Don. Charles l.. Stone of New York.
RESIDENT or JAY ARRESTED ON
SEVERAL SERIOUS CHARGES.
As a result of q ncichborhood quarrel
at Jay, Arthur Starr is under arrest on
chages OF unlawfully carrying poison,
of administering poison to the cattle of
AJames Kelley. of destroying property OF
<James Kelley by throwing a stone through
a window, and fracturing the collarbone
= bf one of the members of Mr.. kelleys
Family. 1t is claimed that Mr.. Kelley,
who owns quite "A large tract of land in
9 Gay, refused to allow Starr TO cross the
property. This angered Starr and his
friends. Soon aftcrward one of Mr.. Nel-
ley's cows was poisoned, and later an
ther. One night recently a large stone
was hurled through a window, falling on
ahe bed in which one of Mr.. Kelleys
Family slept, breaking her collar bone.
At that time there was no direct evidence
against the man who is now under ar
rest. A few DAYS afterward II conversa-
kion, heard over the telephone between
Starr and another man, led to the arrest.
STATE c. +. PROGRAMME.
The programme or the 2otn annual STATE
Christian Endeavor contention, to be
held in Richmond October lib, is as fol-
lows: Wednesday afternoon-l:3 80. praise
service; las, welcome. by the Rev. f.. =.
o'reat of Richmond; $50, response, by ii.
e. Woodruff, first vice-presidcnt; 900, Of
1icers reports; $3.50, forword' 800, in
Formal social half hour. Wednesday
evening-1:30. praise service; 1:i5, appoint
ment of committee, and business, 500,
address. by the Rev. Gny c. Lamson of
Montpelier; $50, address, by the Rev.
George 5. Mills of Bennington. Thurs
DAY m~orning-S:45. praise service; 300,
Junior session, under the direction of
Miss Ellis. State Junior superintendent,
the Rev. George j.. Kennrott. junior
superintendent of the Massachusetts
Christian Endeavor union ana inc JUNIOR
seader AT l'a''.'!or'' 'u"'or RUN" '"o,'
6rcss, "Corrcspondcnce Department Chris
tian E.ndeavor,' Miss Kellogg, correspon-
dence department Massachusetts union;
Q1:15. conference hour; correspondence
a)epa rtm cnt." by Miss Kellogg. Junior
School of Methodist by Miss Ellis, "I.o-
cal Union Work. by ]. G.. Underwood.
Thursday afternoon-1 30. praise service:
las, missionary sessions, under the d-
rection of the Rev. BENJAMIN Swift Of
Orwell: address, by the Rev. DIR. Howard
Crosse of New York city: Silver bay re-
port; address. by the Rev. benjamin