Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-03-09
HELD ON CHARGE OF FORGERY

tracted the check from the mali Il
year ago, afterward gave himself up and
was sentenced byJudee ". ~. Wheeler
to eight months in the House of Correc-
ton for tampering with the mails. a
was arrested on forgery charge Satur- |
day at Townsend on complaint of States /!
Attorney II. d. Ryder of Bellows Fails.
ENGINE HOUSE BURNED.
The Central Vermont engine house in
Jeffersonville was burned Sunday
morning at seven o'clock. The watch
man. George Fortier, got tho engine
out of the building so that nothing but
the building was lost. The fire caught
from an ovcrheatcd stove pipe.
COMPANY DISBANDS.
The Lornc- Elwyn company. which
dsbanded in Rutland Saturday, will
play Il return engagement at the Park
theatre the second week i'm July. All
but five members of the company left
on the midnight train Saturday for
their homes. Mr.. Elwyn and Miss
Gladys Grey, the leading woman. will
pass this week in Rutland. The COM
pany will come together for the sum-
mtf III tcultm, MISS, April =
- ZERO DAYS TEls WINTER.
Tho largest amount of zero days in any
orc month ever recorded in Newport was
in February. 1865 when there we're % out
of the IS days on which the thermometer
reached zero or below In January l.~i.
there were 2i davs out of the 81. and i'll
February. % days out of the 20. of zero
\ 4,
- zero days. while last year. H. same
date. Paving 81, rhs record is taken
from thermometer at Newport House any
time in the .. hours We expect the rec
or'l will reach S. days this year.
BEER SEIZED IN PROCTOR
Leputy Sheriff Startur seized at the
express office Friday II one-quarter bar
rcls of beer. and about dozen jugs of
stronger drink, which were col signed to
a Hungarian workman, who intended to
get married NJ. Sunday. The seizure was
made on complaint of Grand Juror Hol-
den under a warrant issued by Justice
| Butler. states Attorney Lawrence oil
Rutland was .ked tor advice Icy the JUS
tice. and he counselad the making of the
seizure. The beer and liquor are stored
in the sut-cellar of the Vermont Mar
BILE companys store. the owner plead
ing IN vain for their release.
| a REMARKABLE OLD RELIC.
| j.. II. Doughton Of Barre has one Of
the most interesting souvenirs OF primi-
tative civilization owned by any person
IN the State. It is in the forri of II sur
v"yors compass. and was one Of the first,
no fret IL,
tic American continent. This instrument
was made by Perisrine White. vino. it
viii he remembered. was born on The
inc the landing of the Pilgrim Fathers
May flower while it was ancnored of the
shores of the New England coast waiting
This relic has been in Mr.. Doughton' :,
| iimily since it was first purchased from
tho maker. the pOuehton's being among
the hardy pioneers who landed frCm the
| MayGoWrr. The compass is encascd in
IL case Of hammered brass. which wds
imported in rough block from, England.
and lthoricusly beaten out b. the hand
tools used in those days. 1t is mounted
upon Il tripod of cherry wood. and these
legs are also the product Of that time
when Il mechanic was compelled to use
n jack knife in place of the turning lathe.
The instrument is in a remarkably fine
state of preservation. the needle beins,
rs true as when it. first left the work
shop of its maker
WOMAN RETURNS TO CHILDREN.
Mis-. Emily Hall Of North Pennington
who it is supposed had deserted her
children. returned Friday. She says she
has been in Cohoes, and was unable 10
| lpturp IN acCOlpt of Illness
RYEGATE TO FAVE. A HISTORY.
Most OF the leading citizens Of Rye
, gate contemplate having history OF
. thcir town written up and printed. The
data collected by the late Mr. Miller OF
that town is placed In the hands of MIR
l.. W. Wells OF Newbury for coMpila-
!. tion, Who wrote the best town history
of his own town ever gotten up in Yer
: mont. Some features Of that town i.
unlike any other town in the state. The
} town was frst settled by "A company
, from Scotland. who purchas ed the Who'll,
township OF Ryegatc. They were a sturdy
l Woodworking race. and their descend.
ANTS are numerous. and have settled IL
every State in the Union, and rark high
as citizens wherever they 60 Many
! Ut them or a musical turn brought with
= them their bagpipes, and some of thoss
: instruments are still in existence to this
day. treasured by their descendants
These carly settlers were employed II
building the OLD military road, knOwi
As the Bailey axen road. through par
of Orange. Caledonia ana Orleans Coun
, ,ies. from Newbury to Peacham, theme,
to tIasen's notch on tie mountain II
Westhcld: the terminus Of which wa,
! marked by granite tablet in 1903, erected
by the liberal and patriotic citizens o
Wcssfeld and Lowell.
|. MASONIC TEMPLE FOR TRATTLE
BORO.
Brattlsboro Lodge. No. 102. A. +. ant
A. NJ. at the regular communication
Thursday evening of last week. aprro
rriated 500 az the fourda ton stone of {
q Masonic temple to he erected In Brnttle
. borO. 1t Ia thought that by having ~
c appropriation made by each nf the Ma
. sonic bodies annually nucleus will D.
established which will grow rapidly.