Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-03-02

TO Windsor prison from Boston in an at
tempt to have the poison struggled into
the possession Of Mrs. Mary Rogers, the
murdcress, Governor He'll stat
ed that no arrests had been made as yet,
hut that the case had not been dropped.
lie said that IL tho person was apprc-
hcndcd nc or she would be severely dca II
with. The governor stated that he would
pay no attention to the threatening let =
tcrs that lie had received regarding the
Rogers case.
KILLED ON CIRCULAR SAW.
J.. r. Perry. employed at the johnson
g. Nash lumber mill at North SPRING
field, fell backward upon IL circular
saw about three o'clock Thursday af-
tcrnoon. cutting II cash over II foot
long ana about five inches deep. The
blade passed through the shoulder
blade and all the ribs on tho left side
entering the lung. The victim died
about midnight. lie is survived by It
wifc and three children. rho large
gang OF men employed at this lumber
mill did not feel disposed. after the ac-
to complete tho days work and
the mill was closed. This is the second
terrible accident that has happened at
this mill. some - years ago Jamc
Lect. it is said. fell on IL saw in the
same place and position and wus iit"r-
ally cut to pieces, dying Immediately.
MAY RAISE RAILROAD FARES.
Tho officers of tho IratiIcboro stree.
Railroad company are considering n
plan To increase the fare on their line
and there appears to be no doubt That
the fare will be raised tn six cents
which would yield from 81 900 to So
90 more than tho present income. rho
road is i'm very bad condition. the prcs
Ont winter beng a severe strain upon
it. and everybody realizes that somc-
thing must lac done soon If It, is To ht
kept out Of the hands OF the bond,iold
ers.
y. NJ. c. a. SECRETARY RESIGNS.
Victor s. Reed. general secretary oi
the Young Mems Christian association
in Brattlcboro. has handed his rcsigna.
ton to the directors. TO take cffec
May !. Mr.. Reed came to Brattlcborc
in September, 1908, succeeding Ccorg,
e. Wilson. now general secretary of tn,
kalamazoo. Mich. association. lie in
tends to take up railroad associa tior
work. but has not decided where ii,
will locate.
FOUND DEER'S ANTI.ERs.
Fred W. Howard of Randolph is pre-
pared to offer conclusive proof that dee
shed their horns annually to thos.
sccptics WHO presume TO deny that fac
of natural history. Tic has in his posses
sion Il pair of anilcrs which he picked il
the woods Il week ago. perfect in over.
respect, hut sOftoncd and porous at tn'
roots SO tina. The animal was able to rul
them of.
\ RUTLAND OPERA SINGER.
Miss Edith Vail Ross, daughter %
Mr.. ana Mrs. Edward V. Ross of Rut
land. IL member of the Conricd Metro
politan Opera company of New York
will take Il two months road tour will
that company. leaving New Yorl
ton March c to II; Pittsburg. Pa.
March - to IL; Cincinnati, O., Marcel
II and is; Chicago, March 20 10 %
Minneapolis, March 81 to Is; Omaha
Ncb.. March % and so: Kansas City
March ~ and April /; Salt Lake City
April 4: San Francisco, April to +,
Los Angeles. April II to is; Dallas
TEX. April 81; Houston, Tex, April
%; New Orleans. April "a; Atlanta
Ga, April 90; birmingham. Ala. Apri
IS; Nashville, Tenn, April 80. Th
operas to be sung upon the tour ar
"Lucia,' 'Iarsifal.' 'l'lcdcrmaus.
"Gioconda.' "Hugucnots," "Mcist"r
singer and "Rigolctto. Miss Ros
will sing in "I'arsifal,' "FIcdcrmaus
and "Meistersingcr'
ANNtA!4 MEETING or THE. FRS
MASONIC DlSTHlCT.
Tho district meeting of the Masors @
the First Masonic Distric. WAS held Il
South Royalton last Thursday aitcrnoc
ana evening. There was Il very large at
tendance, and in the afternoon the l.
\. degree was worked by the Wndso
Lodge in D. very cccditable manner
After this work, the ladies' of the East
ern Star served an excellent banquet l.
the church. where lis were fed. Th
church was tastcfully decorated Will
large boquets, with the colors of tho Sta,
In the evening the NJ. NJ degree VIA
worked by the officers of Rising Su
Lodge Of South Royalton. Master, ID
f. j. Fish. conferred tho degree upo
his own son, and another singular &C
incidence was the fact that three GEL
erations of the Fish family were pres
sent. the son, father and grandfather
Among the Grand Lodge officers pres
cnt were O. W. Daley. NJ. w. q. NJ; MI
Montague. =. G. NJ. of Woodstock; ii. II
Ross, grand secretary of Burlington; il
l.. Ballou, grand lecturer of Chester; MI
Powers. G.. S. II. of Hartford, and Dis
trict Deputies \. ]. Iiuse of Randolp
ard G. T.. Moshcr of Rochester.
LIQUOR MEN PAYING TAXES.
Since Tax Collector II. T.. Gordon c
BrattlcborO flied with the town cicrh
list of about 80 delinquent taxpayers
Largo number of those whose nam"s wcr
on the list have paid up, which wi
allow them TO vote. 1t is asserted thi
the dclinlucntS WHO IaNoT llNcliSc 'lit VI
| are not able tn pay their taxes are ha,
| ing their taxes paid by certain liquor IN
tcrcsts without the State which woul
profit by having the town vote yes"
HELD UP CARLOAD OF TOBACCO.
Il. w. Aiken OF Putncy had an attach
mcnt placed on part OF carload OF t.
| bacco owned by the Mchl Leaf Tobacc
company OF Peoria, ILL.,, Monday. NJ
Aiken sold his tobacco To the Mehl con