Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-03-23
NEWS OF VERMONT
More Important Events G.rouped for
Free Press Observation-Disclosures
Of the Hospital Delayed Two
Weeks.

h'.y asylum Is resumed, according to
"A statement Of Governor Bell i'm an IN
terview with A Rrtland Herald reporter.
This is because Of other engagements of
Attorney General Clark C.. Fits Of Brat
.leboro. Governor Bell says there arc scv-
crnl more witnesses to be examined. He
thinks 1t probable that no decision will
be announced until the house of cor
lection and states prison have been in
vestigated. The law allows the commits
sion to investigate matters at all the
penal institutions. and this will probably
he done, but Governor Bell says that he
understands that tho legislative commit
tee found no fault with the industrial
school at Vergennes. Regarding the dis
charge of the Harpins from their DO
sitons at Windsor prison, Governor Bell
said that under the law the supcrinten-
dent is at liberty 10 hire and discharge
help. lie was not Of the opinion that the
investigating committee, when it reaches
that institution. would concern itself with
the matter. Governor Bell who has been
at the Bardwcll House since Monday. left
on the 1880 o'clock train Wednesday
morning for Bellows Falls. Ne was to
have been present at d Grange meeting
there Tuesday nigh, but owing to un-
expected business matters. was unable
to go. This is the second meeting in
10 years which the governor has failed
to attend after arranging to do so.
FIRE LOSSES IN VERMONT.
Tho fire loss statistics for Vermont for
the year 1901. rs tabulatod from reports
filed with Frederick G. Fleetwood OF
Morrisville, and John l., Bacon of White
River Junction. state in s,lrance commits
sioncrs. by companies outhorizcd 10 do
business in the STATE. lave been made
public. The report shows that 1855
fires were reported. the total damage be-
ing cstinlale ted at s74i ,Oa. The year was
unusually free from fires Of sufficient i'm
portance to come urdor tho head Of con-
hagrations. The town Of Barnet reports
tho heaviest loss, $i2.12f which was due
to the burning December ~, Of the Pass
umpsic Fibre leather cos plant and
the Touring min Of the L. r. &: H. X
ldo Co. at passumnsc. Hartford reports
q loss of 81. r. due to the burning of
the White River Chair 'o's plant De-
c"mber ~. Tho aggregate fire losses of
burlington were $34 "a: Rutland. s2n9li;
Barre. 1866; Montpelier. sS6: 81. Albans.
$i%.sS1: St. Johnshury. 81 1874, BrattIehoro
siS,9So; Bennington. sin'2 Thirty-nine
towns reported no fires during the year
Every town in Chittendon and Frank
lin counties reported fire losses CHM
'n"ys and defective hucs and lightning
caused by far the greatest number Of
hrcs.
LONG BRIDGE COLLAPSES.
The 90-foot bridge betH cen Iiormonville
and Coventry collapsed Tuesday morning
while five workmen were beneath re-
pairing the structure Three were struck
by tnbors and severely shaken up. while
the others escaped without injury of any
Kind. The bridge a wooden structure.
water and nl,bo,gb =, Ola o,o n.as
not considered norti,,,,orI,- ,nsofo rI,o
mon at work ,enai~inp- IL y,or, I.hor
Stevens. r, X Gray t. A Ric,fo.d n
W. Fairbrother and , man named Eox
Stevens. with r .rbr. thor and C;r,,v were
the ones who snff. rcd from the shock
They heard The bridge crack. and before
they could get 10 a place of ,nretv ,ba
timhors fell, smashing 20 sllinters
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was unconscious and remained so until
he died about three o'clock 1t was
thought he had shock a he could not
move one side. and was unable to
speak. He lelvoS "A wife and DAUGHTER
Mr.. Clement was a. years cid
CLERICAL CII,p opc:,<,vrn
me Hev' Ja'eS \. Thompson OF st.
J"hlSbury ant the ReV, y. y. Murch
OF Newport lNNt with the Rev. Il. y.
Mead 1T l.yNdonNlile, Monday Afternoon
I" "rSanizr Tn .AsSninpSi' and Connects
eur clerical cl"n 10 include some Of tho
'.'r. men across VI" border IN chiddd,
'.-' Nc thWcstcrn part OF New lamp
shi'" ana III" G. s'"tn part OF the doco se
Of Vermont Several other ministers were
expected TO be present 1t this meeting.
but sickness and other causes prevented
'iein from COMING HOY communion WAS
,',l,..'.' , "a. ~ "",''' ~ ''e,s'
hv Mrs. Mead. ana the Afternoon spent
in discussion and study. and the Erv.
Mr. Mead read Il paper ON Holy Com
muniun in History"
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