Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-04-27
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clean hand that is as lcsible today as the
dsy u was written.
BRATTLEBORO TO CONSIDER A
BETTER WATER SUPPLY.
The warning for the Brattleboro vii
lasc meeting. May 9, contains an article
to sec if the village will de-, Use means
OF an investigation of the condition and
sufficicncy uf its water supply, also other
available supplies in case they are need
ed. also of tho advisability of ownership
and control of tho water system by the
village. This article was prompted by
the recent shortage of water by reason
"i the Pipes becoming frc zen, iicccssi-
titing !onnt action ON tine Part of the
l"ailitfs in buying a steam pump ana
jumping water from W est river. The
present system is owned by the Chest
nut Till Aqucduct CO., of which Gcorr"
u. CruWcll is at the head. Anuth,r
article Il, TO see what action, If any,
the village will take as to instruCtinS
tho lailins in relation TO the employ
Mcnt of n day policeman during the cn-
suing year. There are also articles to
see il the village will buy the 1.,tcy
steam fire engine and TO appropriate
$500 for a series OF - concerts ly tho
First Regiment band.
WATER SYSTEM FOR. ISLAND FOND.
Tho water commissioners Of island Pond
have purchased the holding of the Island
Pond Mater Co.. but before tho trade is
finally c~onsumma.ed certain legal fornlali-
tics have to he observed. The conmis-
siolcrs are very busy thawing out pipes
so that patrons can be supplied. and it
is their intention as soon as the frost is
out of the ground to relay the greater
part of tho system with larger pipes.
build Il now reservoir and increase the
supply by bringing in another stream.
BOY THIEVES IN HARDWICK.
A few nights ago John Lorimcr. aged
10. Otis Dunnclls. aged II, and Isadoro
Lalcau, aged T., forced an entrance into
r. II. Rissell's store in 1Iardwick, and
secured as booty - cents in money and a
small quantity of goods. The theft was
soon traced to them. The boys wcr.
placed under arrest. and Tuesday they
were given a hearing before Justice Nor.
cross. Tho Iorin,cr and Dunnells boys
have figured in other escapadcs and hay,
also boon very truant in regard 20 school
attendance. and were sentenced TO thcIn-
dustrial school at NcrgcEnes TO spend the
remainder of their minoritics. They wcr,
taken to that Institution Wednesday by
deputy Rand. This being the I.arcal
boys first offence, and it also being made
to appear that his school record is good
sentence in his case was suspended.
4 DISASTROUS FER IN CONCORD
VILLAGE.
Concord village was visited with th'
most disastrous fire in it's history JUS
before midnight Friday night. The
fire caught in an unknown manner il
l the basement of II. +. Brands three
) story wooden block, and before j
could he stopped, destroyed this build
: ing, the town hall and the residences
t of Emory Adams and a. Bowen. Th'
village has no fire protection and tn
townspcople fought the flames wit
hand cX%tinguishcrs and pals. FINAL,
sending to 81. Johnsbury. ten mile
away. for help. Members OF the -
!, %Johnsbury fire department went ovei
but there was little they could do "A
the property was practically destroye
9 before they arrived. Two tenants !
=, Mr.. Bowcn's house, Thomas Sulllva
and william Weir. saved their house
. hold effects, but aside from this ther
n was nothing saved. Mr.. Brand was on
n of the State and did not get home unit
II Saturday afternoon. His loss was es
q timated at $4,000, with an insuranc
II of $500 on the building. but no in
# surance on his merchandise. The tow
will lose about $1,000 on their tow
hall above an insurance of $500. IN
N Odd Fellows had a hall in the Bran
ii block and their loss ~ paraphcrnali;
lc etc, is $500, with an insurance OF S4o'
m Mr.. Adams estimates his loss at $500
50 with an insurance of $1,000 on III
a! building and household goods. NJ
rs Bowcn's loss will exceed $1,000 and ]
10 had $500 insurance. The flames So
It fire to the Tniversalist church., but
hand cxtin guisher saved this structur
! If the church had gone tho fire woul
have spread through the entire Nillas
he This is the fourth fire in this village
IS months, and this last and most di'
= astrous one will renew the demand fc
fire protection.
II. 10Y SHOWED PRESENCE OF MINI
y, Paul. son of Mr.. and Mrs. Attire
Il, Rathbun, came very near losing his lii
~ OH Thursday last. at the Rising & Ne
~ son quarry in Poultnoy. Ito was engage
e. in running two drums of cylinders whiI
rs hoist and lower tho carriers. An o
Oh mitten, which he wore, caught on Il
Is wire rope, and drew his arm into Il
o. drum, throwing him to the ground. Ju
Tic as his body was about to be drawn
= with wonderful presence of mind the ii
us tic fellow reached out with one foot al
closed the throttle, thereby shuttil
nc off the stream and saving his own II
'S One leg and his body were considerab
C. bruised, but the hoy is out again Al
u" about as active as ever.
ha
WANT no START IN LUDLOW.
lid Mark Johnson of Waterbury and Jol
Peterson of Quincy, Mass, cNpc
CT. granite and marble cutters. were
IA Ludlow Saturday talking M tho ma
IN ter OF establishing a granite shed
nd Ludlow. They want an association the
he to build a 4Ox6O shed. and equip I
OF same at a cost of $500. the associate
I've to own and rent the same In them (
rst ten years. giving an option of purchs
mt after five years. These men, wou
es; move here with their families and el
'il ploy from 20 to % men at the high was
CT this class of labor commands. Such 81