Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-01-12

makers observing these simple rules. and
saving the sap. know can moro thar
louhlc their product
RAILROAD WINS CASE.
In tho case or Russ VS. the Central
Vermont railway Windsor county court
Saturday morning sustained the motion
of TIA" defendant for u verdict finding
negligence on the part of the plaintiff
and no negligence on the part of the
defendant. The jury was discharged
for the term saturday. Court bust
ness was taken up Monday and court
will finally adjourn some time tins week
\ DOUBLE DROWNING AT ORWELL.
saturday night Henry Odell of Orwell.
aged a. years and his daughter, Lizzie,
aged Is years. We're drowned III East
creek, = small stream flowing into Lake
Champlaln. I'll. Odcll family lived ON
the bank of the creek and the girl. ac-
cuinpaniod by her little brother. went
down to get some water. As u result of
the thaw the stream had risen several
fort during tho day The girl made IL
misstcp and fell into the water The
hoy ran 10 the house and gave warning
of tho accident The father FASTENED to
ing to rcscuc his daughter both w"r"
drowned. II is not known Just how both
lives were lost as no one saw the fathers
Efforts made TO save the girl Tho bodies
Wcr. recovered yesterday morning. Mrs.
Ou,li and four Younger children survive"
rho od,i family, came to orwell few
months ago from Benson.
NG.W MASONIC LODGE IN BAKERS
FIELD.
The grand lodge OF Vermont. Free and
Accepted Masons will institute a lodg"
IN Bakersfield Thursday evening "i this
week The lodge will he known as Bak-
ersiiod Lodge No. lo7. +. and A. NJ. All
the grand lodge officers Will hc present.
I'll" exercises will he public and Will be
gin at 80 IN the evening mt the Brigham
Academy hall.
TO HOLD BIC; LABOR MEETING.
The meeting OF the state Federation
Of Labor at I.arro next August promises
10 bring out tho largest numb''r Of poo
plc who ever assembled in the Granite
Citv at any similar meeting and pr"para-
items are now being made for their re-
crption and entertainment. 1t is c~tiEatcJ
h. those in charge that Tho meetings
w
Special rates are To be made on the ,ar
mcnts will he made for special trains tn
the 6uarrics to take those who attend
tho convention. They will also be escort
ed through the various stone sheds in
the city 10y competent guides.
GUILD BURNED TO DEATH.
| : terrible accident happened In Mont
| r"ljor saturday night III which Maud.
I tn" thrcc-Nea old daughter of Mr.. and
/ Mrs. Francis Jarrett of Court street, was
burned To d-ath. The accident occurred
SAT- rday night but the child lived N
great agony until sunday night. when
! she divl at Heaton hospital, where she
| had been taken. Mrs. Jarrett vert into
the shed leaving the little girl in the
! kitchen alone Soon after her mother
vert ont the child got piece of paper
and rolling it up opened the stove door
and inserted tho paper in the fire III
| Withdrawing it her hair caught fire and
then hc- clothes. Before the mother VINO
was attracted 10y the screams, could
reach hoy her clothing was al ON fire
ana one side OF her body from the top
ot her bead 10 below her knee was burnc
I" crisp. She Was taken NJ once to
! i.oaton hospital. whore everything was
done that medical ala could devise but
Without avail. she died SUNDAY night.
| The funeral viii hc hcll Wc,n, sday.
TALKING Az IMPROVEMENT so.
GETTY
At the informal meeting At the Inn in
South Londonderry Tuesday evening
january =. called for the purpose Of or
garzug q, society for the development
Of the valley around tho head waters OF
| West River. there was 4 fair Attendance
considering the stormy weather. ". j.
| Iiapgood was elected chairman and O. r.
! Clayton, secretary Of the meeting. After
! tho purposes of su h an orgauini icl,
were taii<o, over, aud thu sentiment Of
/ those present found to bc that such ;,r
| organization might hc made productive
of much good. ana At riI events could
do but little harm. it was decided 10 hold
another meeting in two weeks to organize
A committee of three, comprising q. +.
Shnnks. the Rev. NJ. l. Smith and \. l..
| tudworth were elected TO draft u con-
sttudon for submission at the noNi
meeting.
NARROWLY ESCAPED CREMATION
! Tho bliliulHS ON tIH Lawson estate II
! Fast Montpelier. which was burned l.
the ground Friday afternoon, was almost
| the tomb of "A mother and a small child
| but by the aid of men from the lumbr,
mill close ny they were barely dragged
out of the window IN tina" to save thci,
hives. The roof of ,ho building caught
tire ia some unknown manner and it was
| burning down without the occupants sus
| pccilng there was u fire. Men empoye,
, IN the lumber mill first noticed the blaze
| The building was occupied by one of tho
| bosses.
GREAT BALL IN BRATrLEBORO.
| The society event of the season in
| Brattieboro will come Thursday evening
| IN the "hostess' ball" Twelve womer
prominent in society will have charge oi
TIE affair. and they propose to make II
the most elaborate Of the kind ever givsr
IN town. Wilder's orchestra of Mont
p,lier will furnish music
FRIENDS HELP DELINQUENT TAN.
PAYER.
Jesse Fruzetti of Barre who WAS ar
rested charged with failing 10 pay HE
taxes, was released from the lookup in
the Granite city Friday evening. after
som" of his friends had scurried around
ANA raised the necessary cash to liquidate
| the amount. The Barre collector an
nounced that there are going to be some