Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-12-07
NEWS OF VERMONT.
More Important Events Grouped foS
Free Press RcnLcrs-PrOspertyt In
llrattlcbOrO.

The closing month of tho year 1903 finds
Rrattleboro more prosperous than at
any time in the last decade. Every in
dustry is running fun time, some of the
employees are obliged to work over hours
and tenements are scarce that the
formation of building corporation to
look out for people who are seeking
homes is under consideration. The town
has gained largely in population in the
past five years. The Estcy Organ COM
pany is employing more hands than
at any time in the past IL years. and
the growth OF it's pipe organ depart
nent. established four years, ago has
been very rapid. The Hooker, Corser
4 Mitchell overall company continues
on its expansion and now has nearly
200 hands at work Other important in
dustries of the town report prosperity
and an encouraging outlook
MORE DEER ILLEGALLY SHOT.
County Game Warden Chase of Ben
ninston has discovered more evidence of
illegal deer killing in that vicinity. This
time he has found the entire carcass
OF Il doe deer. killed some three or four
weeks ago. near the Hodges clearing on
Ola stenhury mountain. The doe was shot
In the breast with large calbre bullet
and the fore feet were tied together in
dicating that the hunter has either car
rcd the deer on his back or intended to
do SO. Whether thu doe was killed near
whore found or had been carried there
and left. the warden was unable to
determine. The warden has been nves-
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found near the William Blade meadow
in " oodford last week and has learned
that the animal was killed near sun
down on saturday. November IL, and
| that Mt least two persons were con-
ccrned in the killing. In his dctermina-
tion to run down the pOachers the game
warden has offered two rewards. $25 foi
information Uhe informer's name to be
wnhheld) that will lead to conviction
ana $50 for direct evidence.
SUIT AGAINST STREET RAILWAY.
e. l.. Stafford administrator of tn,
| estate of Richard J. Wallace of FAN
| Haven has brought suit against the Rut-
! land Street Railway company on the
ground of negligence for $1,000. Wallace
WAS run over and killed by trolley ca,
in Rutland August :.
BOY COMMITTED SUICIDE.
| Jacob Snde Of Springfield, aged u
! Years, committed suicide Friday by hang
ing in barn on the premises of +. u
Preston. Young Sinde has for the pas
two years worked on the farm Of +. Il
Preston Young Sinde has for the pas
hieh school in Springfield village, bcinS
in the junior class and hard worker
| The cause If his act is not known, bu
| IL is Thought that he grew dcsponden
over close application to his books.
CROSS MOUNTAIN RAILROAD Too
EXPENSIVE.
The question having arisen as to wha
had become of the project to build rail
road between Rutland and Montpelier
concerning which there was much tall
about two or three years ago. n Herald
reporter interviewed one of the men whS
was prominent in agltating the project
He stated that he was instrumental il
raising about $50 among the RutlanC
business men to defray the expense %
surveying the route. This was one-thir,
lof the amount necessary. the other two
Thirds being raised by the business mo-
LOT Montpelier, about SOTO, having beef