Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-08-17
NEWS OF VERMONT
More Important Evsnts Grouped for
Free Press Headers - Probable
Suicide Of q. W. Cutler OF
Darrc.

The body OF George w. Cutler. 62 years
| old, one of the most respected citizens
or the town of Barre. was found In a pond
on the Bates farm In South Barre Sunday
morning. Mr.. Cutler had been suffering
with paralysis for about ten years and
| was nearly helpless although able to walk
short distance. The pond is about 80
| rods from the house and the water was
only about three feet deep. Mr.. Cutler
had disappeared about half an hour be-
fore his body was found. lie was dead
when discovered and it Is supposed that he
committed suicide. lie leaves a wife and
one son.
| KINGS DAUGHTERS CONVENTION.
| The 18th annual State convention of the
Kings Daughters and Sons will be held
IN Woodstock September 8, 6 and I. Forty
or fifty delegates are expected. and the
sessions will be held in the Congrega-
tional Church. reception will probably
be held Tuesday evening. September 5,
the convention holding its first session
| "Wednesday morning. Mrs. Margaret Bot
tome. president Of the national order, and
Mrs. George Libby are expected to ba
present and address the convention.
BARRE TELEGRAM SGSpENDS.
| Tho Barre Telegram. which for several
years was an evening newspaper and
more recently was made morning sheet,
has suspended publication for financial
reasons. The telegram was published by
the Telegram Publishing company. Will
liam Gardner Bradford, editor, and a. c.
Miller. business manager.
| ROBBED AT GOULDSvII.I.E.
| Ono Of tho most daring robbcries that
| has taken place in Swanton for years Oc-
CURED Friday night at the home of A.
| B. N'ff. who lives in the upper portion of
a double tenement house on Canada
| street. The robbers reached an upper
story window by means of a ladder. and
cutting the screen open with a jackknifc,
| forced up the window and entered the
main sleeping room. at the very front Of
| the house. There were evidently several
persons connected with the robbery as
footprints of different sizes were numer-
Gus in the sand The robbers secured IL
ladder at the rear Of the house and placed
| the foot of ii on the sidewalk in front. 1t
lis believed they administered chlOroform
| to every one in the house. as no one awokc
as early as usual. Mrs. Ncff is not IL
sound sleeper, but the only thing sha
heard Friday night was her little girl.
about four Years old say Mamma, I
don't like that man." Mrs. Neff. thinking
| the little girl was dreaming. paid no at
tcntion to her and went to sleep. Some
one was evidently in the room when this
Occurred. The robbers went through thu
bureaus and clothing, securing So from
the pockets of Mr.. Ncff and going to an
other room took Il valuable gold watch
| from a Mr.. Mentally who is visiting there
This they found in small writing desk in
the room The family usually awakens
about four O'Clock. but Mr.. Nef was the
| first to awake Saturday morning after
| five. He thought it peculiar that he was
so late, and tried to awaken his wife. but
could not do so. At this he became alarm
cd. and reused the rest OF the family with
some difficulty. After working over Mrs.
| NeT for more than two hours, she was
revived. The decd was probably commit
| ted by some one familiar with the house
and aware of the fact that it contained
money. No clue to the robbers has been
discovered as yet and the family suspects
no on"
81
Work Is progressing satisfactorily on
| the dam for the new reservoir Of the
hartford Water company. The site is on
| the old Wright Homestead which has been
owned by that family since tle original
purchase many years ago. The main
spring water supplying the brook which
IS the chief source of supply to the pro.
posed reservoir has been in us" over fifty
wears and has never been known to fail.
The dam when completed will be 40 feet
long, and rise 81 feet above the foundation.
The area inclesodc will cover four acres
with a storage capacity of from twelo mil
lion to fifteen million gallons. At tho
ton the dam will be 10 feet wide. Tno
gate house. of granite and concrete six
feet solliarc inside and - outside is al
ready completed. The average depth Of
water in the reese rNoir Will be about Ia
feet From the gate house will ram = l.
inch supply pipe which II short distance
fellow the dam will be connected with the
present inch pipe from the old ro'er-
voir. \ woven wire screen will prevent
the Introduction Of any substance that
| would clog The pipe.
SNEAK THIEF IN Wll.MINGTON.
a young man giving the name OF
Vaughan and claiming to be an expert
attached to the United States Mineralo-
cical survey, came to Wilmington Wed.
| nesday and engaged board at II. j..
| Hotchkiss'. He said his working partner
| would be along Friday from Colrain with
their baggage. Before train time Thurs
day morning Mrs. Hotchkss left Nau-
| CHAN alone in the house while she went
| up street On her way home she met him.
| carrying his ovcrcoat on his arm; 1t was
| his only possession beyond what he wore.
Vaughan said he was going to the bar
ber shop but didn't explain the coat.
When Vaughan failed to return Mrs.
Hotchkiss investigated and found that
her pocket-book. which she had left in
| a bureau drawer. had been looted Of the
several dollars it contained. MIR. Vau-
CHAN and the money are still missing.
ROBBERY AT GOULDSvILLE.
The postofHce at Gouldsvillc two miles