Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-02-16

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Free Press ncaders-Northneld Man
Confesses He stole Colo watch.

Ffce Pres0 NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Man
Confesses He stole Cold watch.
George Gonycau Of Mortified was ar
rested Monday morning, charged with
the THEFT of a gold watch, valued at $50,
from Lena Whitney, a boarding house
keeper Of Western avenue. Grand Juror
G. a. rlumlcy issued a warrant and tho
arrest was made by Constable w. W.
Holden. Conycau surrendered the watch
lie was brought before Justice S. H. Kent
and admitted that he took the watch
from a table Sunday evening. while in
an intoxicated condition. Bail was fixed
AZ 500 and the respondent was bound
over TO the next term Of Washington
county court. Conyeau claims that he OBJ
tanned his liquor at the Whitney board
ing house. Tho man is employed in New
York. but came here to visit his parents.
A BARRE PASTOR RESIGNS.
AZ tho morning service at the First Pres
bytcrian Church in Barre Sunday a letter
was read from the pastor. the Rev. rho.
mas II. Mitchell, who is at Clifton Springs.
n. v. which stated his desire to resign
as pastor OF the church on account of
Obliged to give up his work temporarily
about two months ago because of his
health and went TO Montreal and other
places to rest but it is understood that
he has not materially improved while
away and his doctors advised him to
give up all work for the present Mr.
Mitchell stated that he had no definite
plans for the future other than to re-
gain his health
n. A. DUBCC TO LEAVE MONT
PELIER.
| RI. 4. Dubuc OF Montpelier. president
OF tho Granite Construction Co.. and
we'll known in base ball and other sport
ing cir'les. will shortly remove to Massa
chusctts. He has contracts for erecting
at Fall River. Mass, a $lG0,nO church. n
$4,000 parsonage. a $4,000 school building
and q $50 nl0 hospital and desires to BE-
near his work
BANkRtP'f'S LICENSE REVOKED.
| The bennington board Of license conf
n,issioners has revoked the license held in
The name of Fred i. Howe at the Put
man House and the place has been closed
The revocation was under the clause in
the law that provides that a bankrupt
shall not hold license. Mr.. Howe re-
comfy filed a petition in bankruptcy. Ho
has always sublet the saloon to George
Miller who has conducted it since the
present law went into force. It is on
pectcd thai the present proprietor Of tho
Putnam will take out a license at the
beginning of next year.
RUTLAND RAILROAD TO MAKE I'M
lPROVEMEN"'S AT BELLOWS FALLS
| BY the moving Of several officials OF
the Rutland railroad from the Glenn.
ent building to their new quarters in
! the station. which is practically COM
pletcd. the first action has been taken
toward improving facilities for hand
! ling freight and passenger traffic OF
this branch under the mana cement of
the New York Central. Rumors have
been general of late that changes would
soon he made in the working force of
the road in Rutland. but 1t can be stat.
cd on good authority that no such move
! is con tcmplated at present by the man.
agement of the New York Central.
The matter OF changing the running
schedule Of trains and other important
business will lie considered at the
meeting in April. At Bellows Falls
extensive improvements will be made
The New York Central has purchas cd
of Charles 4. Farnsworth for $4,000 the
Ray farm, north of tho village. in
GLIDING "a acres of land on the mea-
dow and 10 acres on tho hill. Thirty
| four acres Of land adjac cent to the mea =
dow also has been acquired. for which
$4,000 was paid the owners. G. s. AL
bee and Mrs. IT. l.. Albce. This land
will be used for a yard and n round.
house for locomotives. TO be erected in
the near future. President Newman
plans. 1t is said. are to perfect an orr
| ganizatior modelled OH tho lines Of the
Pennsylvania. So far as they have ma
tured. no becomes the head OF sys-
TEN comprising about $4,000 miles of
railroad. and occupies place not
eHuallcd by the Pennsylvania system
which COMP ses only 1900 miles. Ex-
tensive reorganization of the different
branches is not looked for. however, at
present.
a NEW INDUSTRY FOR RUTLAND.
Rutland is to have a new industry. The
Rutland Waterproofng company. with 4
capitalization Of 5000 in 500 shares
has been chartered. and was organized
in Rutland. The company consists OF C.
L. Stewart O. H. Coolidge, A. G.. Cool
idec. II. T.. Coburn and f.. p. S. Moor
At Re meeting in y. Il. Coolidec's Office
these officers were elected: President, II
r.. Colhurn; vcc-rresdent c. l.. Stew
art; secretary and treasurer. O. III. Cool
idee. -. II. Coolidge will be genera
manager. and Mr.. Stewart supcrintcnd
emf Machinery Is ordered. and the manu-
tacturc Of all kinds of waterproof ar
ticles will be commenced as soon as pos
sible. Mr.. Stewart is the inventor Of rub
hermit. liquid compound which. whei
,applied to cloth renders it waterproof. Il.
chief advantage over rubber goods is tina
it is unaffected by cold or heat becoming
tncthcr stiff nor sticky. 1t may he ster
ilized in boiling water. potash. or witt
soap 1t is unaffected by alkalies OF
. acids. Machinery is now ordered in Bos
ton ard New York city. ana is expected
50 that business will be begun within
month
WOMAN JOINS HUSBAND IN ASYLUM