Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-02-09
NEWS OF VERMONT.
More important Events Grouped for
Free Press Resdes-E. n. Cobbs
Real Opinion Of Vermont and
VerinoMters.

Cobb Is one Of the speakers engaged by |
The state board Of agriculture to ad- ,
lress the farmers meetings this winter. /
His opinions of Vermont AS given to the
residents of Illinois may prove interesting |
to the people who expect to hear him
speak. The letters read as follows:
Woodstock. VI, Jan. 2s.
Editor Daily Review:--Snowbound with
l.500 lunatics is not to my liking but when
4 man has so good q State as Illinois in
general. and so good town as Mon
mouth in particular. he must put up
with many things that are not to his
liking. After blizzard Of IS hours ,],ra-
ton | started for this point, distance
of 1M miles. covered the distance in
- hours which is pretty swift travelling
for the Far East
To-day ! visited the celebrated Bill
lirg's estate. On 1t ! saw pheasants
OF several varieties deer. English hares
and other game In the numerous hot
houses were ripe grapes. oranges and
FIGS. Flowers Of every known variety
were to nc seen. The vast estate has
Ii miles of drvewnys among the noun
tnins ard valleys. Tho corn crib holding
100 bushels would make an Illinois farm
or laugh Imagine corn stored one foot
deep on trays as we store apples in the
West. And such corn. An Illinois farmer
would turn M his nose at it. Vermont
is a state of waste lands. In my trip
from Massachusetts | did not see. fter
reaching the state line. an average OF
ono farm to the mile. Whom | will talk
To in my institute work, time alone can
tell. My first attempt will be at Rutland.
Mild weather prevails here with some
snow but not as much as in Ma ssachu-
sets. There is about eight inches. how
ever. and the people arc wishing for
more. Snow shoe clubs are the only
thing here and they want plenty of
snow
Rutland. Vt. Jan. 30.
"To-day in travelling $50 miles by rail
crossed the white mountains twice.
They are white Just At the present
time For scenery they will rank with
much higher mountains that have seen
in the West.
But | have not vet seen the farms,
or the farmers that live on thcm to
whom ] will talk at the institutes.
will have, to be shown The country az
| far as see it in Vermont is rough and
not adapted to anything but deer and
IA bhits.
Good farms, am told. are worth
$500 per acre. I doubt it. This city
lis noted for its fine marble auarries.
shall investigate them tomorrow. one
thing this state is good for is that one
can ride out of it for two cents per mile
II. y. G."
HALL BURNED IN DUMMERsTON.
Townshend's hall. so called. in IVES
Dummerston was burned saturday night
causing u loss Of about s3rN. The build
ing was owned by Mrs. Ahbe Bdwcl
and John rownshend Of Brattlcboro. Thu
lower part was occupied by Charles Taft
who conducted general merchandise
store. The upper part was used as a tow
hall and contained q tenement occupies
III! Charles Taft. IT is supposed that tn
fire started from stove in Mr.. Taft
apartments MIR. Taft removed his mer
chandise and some on his furniture an,
stored it in the Rogers Inn. occupied b,
Fisk 6. Rogers. hut when that building
was threatened. blankets were hung M
land water was thrown on them. and i,
that way MIR. Taft's property was dan,
Jagged. Mr.. Rosers's loss was about $1a
THE building stood on land owned by tn
Baptist Church. The town is now with
BRATrLFBORO COMPANY SUED
} The American Mill 60. OF Providence
r. J.. placed an attachment on the prop
erty Of the Biattleboro Manufacturn
Co. Saturday afternoon. Sheriff Fran
w. Mcclure serving the papers at h
direction OF Lawyer VI. G. Barber. 'rh
attachment was made 10 secure the mi
company in a SUIT for 5000. The Brat
tlcboro Manufa turing co.. OF whic
u Charles II. Thompson is president. mahe
hosiery. and the claim of the mill con
pany is for yarn and supplies The dc
e PENDANTS attorneys, r.. W. Gibson an
l. j. +. Hooker became responsible for tn
n amount sued for and the sheriff gave II
II possession of the property. allowing n
company T., resume business The su
= probably will be tried at the April teri
J. of tho Windham county court.
n WILL TRY TO CONVICT FORME
!, CLIENT
e Harry r. Amcy. recently chosen state
II attorney for Essex county. is placed
Y a peculiar position in regard to Reuhs
i Rron son. one Of his clients. who is vi
l. der indictment for murder in the Ar
degree Mir. Amey has been active
h securing evidence to prove Bronson inn
Al cent and now has resigned tn becon
l. States attorney. and will take tho 9th
# side Of thc ease and Try to convict h
- former client
=, MES. ROGERS WRITES INTEL.
- GENTLY.
!, O,c If III, unique features of the .
n forts 10 secure repriete for Ma
ma Rogers and one which made II prOfou!
- impression on the mind of Gov. Bell. "
n the appeal to hin, from the muIdere
,a | iiri self. in n letter which size wrote /
al executive some DAVIS ago. In this lett
h. she fatty denied the statements ascrib
r., &c some Overenthusastic workers. for h
O. ~ lease, claiming she was reared unG
,,. improper conditions and had Il home ira
-. ms which would stultify the moral Il
o. vrlupment of the strongest wiiled perst
To- Mrs. Rogers wrote Gov. Bell tina, hor hon
n. life had not tecn one OF shame. aud -;
g. in effect: "lf ! had taken heed
III others counsel and advice | wCuiu j
H. now be whore | am" She concllid
~ vitl, n request to the governor 10 eX,
h.. his power a. chief executive and int,
a fcrc in her Nehalf. The letter was nea
he written. and the thoughts therein W,
at clothed in good English. GOV. Boil v
h. surprised at the ability shown ny
" writer as he had understood Ma
of Rogers to he a person of little 'f "A
ST. education and this letter was
&c Ilrcntiv tho work If woman of
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