Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-12-28

Mr.. Dotv and now has silk handkerchief
presented him forty years ago 10y his
grandmother who was a sietor of Mr..
Doty. who carried the handkerchief dur
| ing the two wars mentioned and at on.
| time wae used TO hind up wounds he ro-
ccivcd in battle. It is an interesting relic
aud mcmcnto OF those carly days and Mr..
| Remington would not part with it for
many times it's weight III gold.
BENNINGTON COUNTY COURT.
| Tho first state case during the present
| term of Bennington county court was
called Thursday. when Edward ilouran,
| u former cws,lcalcr on Main street was
| charged with having sold pcrnicious read
| ing matter to boys. in tho divorce case
| of Edna May Pratt against stephen j.
| Pratt, n bill was granted the petitioner,
| with tho custody of the minor child.
INNESTiGATION POSTPONED.
COY. Charles J. He'll says that tho in
lvcstigation of the House of Correction
! will l,c made after the holidays. the On
act date to he decided 10y the inVcstGat ting
committee. ], was originally planned for
this week. Governor Bell expects to be
present. Tho committee will read its re-
port at this meeting. The investigation
will lac made as tho result of Il vote
passed n year ago by the Legislature.
TO ENLARGE SCALE WORKS.
| Tho Howe Scale company of Rutland.
which shut down its power Saturday
night for tWn weeks, will open the now
year with a large number of orders The
concern is busy taking an invoice of this
stock, lining up its shaftng and making
other necessary Improvements. The firm
expects to install between $1,000 and so,
coo worth of new machinery before work
! * resumed. New buildings are also I'M
der construction. which arc expected Il
be completed and ready for occupancy
when tho power is again turned on Il,
the cOmpanNs shop.
BRAKEMAN KILLED At WELLS
RIVER.
| Henry carter OF TcnnoXVllc, +. g.
n brakeman on ON" of tn" local freights
was instantly killed in tho Wells River
Nard Dcccnibcr -. while helping
do shifting. TN Il. ~ NJ. ,rcights car.
have their ladders in tho corner of th'
end. while the Pennsylvania cars have
the ladder in tho center Of the end. car
tor made a jump TO climb up the ladder
ON tho Penn. car. reaching for it on The
corner as if ii were Il. n NJ. car His
hands falling To catch hold of anything
he fell back. was caught by the brake
beam of the ear and pushed along about
% feet. Ills neck was probably broker
ihy tho fall and in being pushed along
| both arms. one shoulder and an anll,
were broken. Carter was o. years ole
and had been working on the road less
than year.
A NEW GRANITE QUARRY.
Rosa Brothers aud Hooker company
have begun uuarryins granite on tht
east side of Blue Mountain in South Rye
| gate This quarry is nearly a mile from
any road and they have petitioned tho
sccctmen TO lay out IL winter road
crossing lands belonging to \. T.. Hall
, William Frasier. Il. T.. Fuller and y. ID
Nelson. If this granite is UP to thu
standard. and the owners think 1t pro
ftable after working it this winter. the!
will petition Tor d permanent road in th'
spring If not they will abandon II
| f'''''
But the outlook for Il good thing !!
s,,, Co., ,,n,,..r than INV o,hor nm In,
mountain
pOr.,r Az co\SIf,\L.cS IIANI
,l,t,ov nI,rI.p%Eb
About AZ conSlSllc'S OF the i'!uor selIe'
in II car Dccc.hrer IL ""f" IN barr" en-
lcouvt illdaN morning ana 'ia'hcu incl
property. INC court rui'd that the clalm
were Na'id AN" "r"ero" 'hc i'Hupr return
ed. Several hiffrIs consigned 10 hctitiou
nanos VIII b' h'ih Tor ii "il"' ana propa
by VIII 'c sl''i'" !"'''' H'A'u HVorhc'
. ii"'''''' '' w." '''''" ~ V" ""
| there and " i'll elrlcaNOr to secure CViucuc,
sufficient to warrant prosecution.
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