Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-01-05
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Iy. Mrs. Nandorblli uiadc her own ar.
rangr,ncuts for transporting the little
Io,s from Woo,istock she hired snc-
cial car. all carefully padded, and sc.
lcctod two attendants for the animal. As
soon as the cow was brought out of the
burn it was swathcd in blankets. In or
der that no harm could come to the
animal on the way from the farm great
cage was built and the COW was placed
inside and irundlci over the roads to
the railroad station.
LARGEST WOMAE IN VERMONT
DEAD.
Mrs. William T.. Liquc. aged 90 years.
died of pneumonia ut her home in Rut.
land Wednesday night. She weighed
49, pounds and was undoubt eddy the
largest woman in the state.
TO DEDICATE BETHEL CHURCH
The Methodists in Bethel are aiming
at a. dedication Of their rev house Of
Worship about February u. Work up
Oh it is nearly completed and it mas
been Thoroughly done. The building is
ciety will hold no services in it untn
the dedication service. The date of this
will depend upon th- securing Of cash
and pledges amounting 10 about 5000,
which must he raised in order to secure
$500 from outside sources. 1t is intend
ed that no debt shall remain on the
building after noXt April.
HOUSE OF CORRECTION SHOW.
The IIouso of Correction minstrel show
mt with unprccc icntcd success this year.
It being norcssary to repeat the perform
incc las, night All through the long
list of now and popular songs, which were
well sung, the large audience showed it's
appreciation. by hearty applause. BE-
tween songs some sparkling witticsms
were INDUCED in between tho intcrlocutoi
and thc end men. These received thor
sll ire of applause After tho nlinsro Is
propcr. several spccialtics, consisting Of
duct. buck and wing dancing. cluh
swinsin.;. etc., wrrc siv"n. Tho rcrform-
nncn closed with the farce. "Tho Lady
Barber. which was good. The complete
cast embraces . characters, John y.
salisbury, tho confessed countcrlcit"r.
being among them.
NERMONTERS TUE BEST HELP.
notwithstanding the inclemency of
the weather. work on the foundation
of the 'hittcndcn Power company's now
power house in the town of M"ndon
is being pushed ~ tho utmost. 7. s.
Scott. vino has charge al til" work.
said recently; "a short time ago We
had about 81 Italians working ON the
job. but thos" natives Of the sunny
cline OF Italy could not stand the rig
ors of the Vermont winter and do sat
istdCtOrN work. 80 we have replaced
them with loss tina nonc-half their
number of native Nermonters, who arc
SHORTAGE IN TRADING STAMt'
CONCERN.
A shortage of from 500 to 81 ,olp wortl,
Of their stamps has been discovered by
the HON Trading Stamp company OF
B,nnirSton hut tho officers and directors
state that they havc been unable to place
the blame. The Discrepancy lies in the
fact that $1,000 worth of stamps were
redeemed hy giving out premiums over
and above the stamps sold by tho cons
pany's treasurer 10 local merchants who
parN. After ~ discussion OF tho matter
at It neotinEs 1hu,sday night it was voted
to mako an assessment of II per cont. ON
tho amount paid by the members of the
company for stamps during tho past year.
This will rails. a sum of 800 TO cover thu
shortage. y rigid examination will J."
made to find out whore the discrepancy
originated.
III RITTER LIGHT ON NORWICH
SHOOTING
VIII Eastman. who shot Frank Erouch.
ton in tho Log, N Eastmnns homo in
West Norwich. late Wednesday after
noon, claims that he did so in s.lf-dc-
ionsc. Deputy Sheriff Fitzgerald and
Grand luryman JOHN Sargent went To
West Norwich Wednesday night. but did
not arr st Eastman. ErouShton had been
drinking heavily for TWO or three days.
ana WAS under the influence Of liuuoy
when II" went 10 EastnianS home. tio
demanded admittance and This being
refused he became Violent throwing wood
through tho windows aud otherwise
menar'ny thc property. Eastman r"nlon-
stratcd with the man. and after some
talk. StrucSlN onsuod. it is said. FOL
lowed by tn" shootin: of Erouehton by
I'd stnl1n. the latter claims in self-dr-
Tense. Mrs. ErouEhton was hnuee>oorr,'
for Ea stn'an. and il Is though, That
while under The influence of liquor the
man ht came insanely jealous Some Of
his neShhors say the best OF feeling did
not exist between tho two mon and tl,:, &.
this ana Broua hton's ica lousr. may have
lcd to tho shooting
WORK on PROCTOR PLANT SuS-
PENDED
Work ON tho Vermont Marble COM
panY'S new electric power house NJ
Proctor has practically been suspended
for the winter. The building. which
was begun last July. is now completed
so far as external appearances go All
that remains to he done on tho struc-
turc is the finishing work on the in
terror and the laying al Il cement floor
which will probably be put in. When
spring comes the machinery will he
put in. and whom this is accomplished
the plant will take tn" place of the
present water power. furnishing cleo
trlritN for running the companNs mill
and also lighting the town. Three YER
teal turbines az" now being built hv
tho T. r. Norris company of PhiladoI :
phia, and they Will be placed in posi- =
ton in the new plant sora" time next
spring. Each wheel will have u capa-
city of Loco horse power. making a
total horse power OF $500. Water will
bc furnished from Otter creek. IL will