Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-02-23
NEWS OF VERMONT
MOre Important Events GrOupea for
Free Press Ncatrrs-1sutUnd Has
800 Delinquent Tax Payers
who Cannot Vote.

According to the check list posted in
Rutland city Wednesday by City Clerk II.
|B. Whittier there are 800 citizens of Rut-
land who will be ineligible TO vote at the
coming municipal election unless they
take measures ut once. Under tho new
law. these people cannot vote unlcss they
pay their taxes to city Constable w. J..
Clark and present n receipt to the board
of civil authority at one of It's meetings
the 27th 2sth and March I. when their
names will b. added to the voting list.
l;y wards the dscnlranchisenicnts arc ~,
follows: Ward I, 49,: ward 9. rs: ward q.
&c; ward 4, ~; ward 5. %; ward 6. "a: ward
Il, g.; ward s. 80, ward 9, IS, ward TO- il;
ward II. 2f
RUSHING. WORK on GREAT PLANT.
Work is being RAPIDLY pushed to CONF
plction on the Chittenden Power cont
pany's new power plant in Mcndon. II
has been definitely decided to continue the
work until tho structure is completed in
stead Of shutting down for II while dur
ing the winter as was at first intended,
Tho plans for the new building nave boz.
submitted to local contractors and three
bids have already been received. The new
building WILL in all probability. be- CONF
p'cted hy the first OF April. rho Rutiand
sub-stti,on will lc located in tho rear
of the Peoples Gas Light company
plant an Cleveland avenue. Another sub.
station Will be located at Castlcton Cor
ncrs. the exact location has not boon dc
t"rmincd on a. vet. Machinery for the
new plant of the Chittcudcn Power com.
Ipany is already hen,, shipped and it is
expected that the new power house will
be in operation not later han juno l.
MCCu LUMBER HELD BACK.
The narrow gauge railroad at South
Londonderry has been n great sufferer
this winter from the frequent and severe
snow storms. Trains have been behind
time Loss than the usual amount of
freight has been handled and millions
of foot of lumber arc awaiting shipment.
NOMINATION CONFIRMED.
The standing committee of the E:pis
copal diocese of Vermont met Wcdncs-
day and voted to confirm the nomina
ton of Rev. DR.. james II. Darlington
Of brooklyn. y. V, as bishop of the
diocese of Harrisburg, Pa. The NOM
hers Of the committee attending the
meeting were tho Rev. George Y. Bliss
"t Darlington. the Rev. w. +. Weeks
OF Shelburne and the Rev. A. n. Lewis,
Col. Fred L. Smith and the Rev.
George Briggs of Montpelier.
CASE or TERRIBLE CRUELTY.
y case Of the most extreme cruelty is
alleged 30 have been discovered in Nor.
wich. The allegation is that IL woman
u U,I,ii ,j..f. - 4i,l,
yodr-old child afterward placing the I'm.
conscious body under the shelf in a
closet where there WAS 10 heat. When
found. both the little girls feet, both
hands. both cars and her nose. it is said,
were frozen. and both feet are black as
the result. y local phi! sician states that
ne IL q. tho opinion that the child's life
can nc saNeu. The weather for the last
lew days has been intensely cold. and no
human being could live under the condi.
tons IN which ii is alleged the little ono
was leff. 10 Nct the girl cannot walk.
No arrest has as ct been made. as the
authorities are awaiting he vcopmcnis be-
fore taking action. The residents VI
neighboring towns arc said to be consid-
crably aroused over the affair.
WORKMAN BADLY HURT IN MILL
AT NEWPORT
Leslie Nhoaril was seriously and I, r.
haps fatally injured late Thursday after
noon while at work at the Blair 4 De
Larme mill in Newport. He slipped and
was drawn through tho dog wheel. The
flesh was torn from his body. His left
hand was completely crushed. so that am
putation will be necessary his face was
badly laccrated and both legs were crush
ed
FINE BEEF RAISED IN VERMONT.
Customers of Arthur G.. sweet of
Bennington are not eating beef bought
of the great meat trust just now. In
stead they are luXuriating on some of
the finest Vermont raised beef ever
killed. This beef Is from herd of
three year-old steers raised by j. G.
Colgate on his big estate west of Ben
nington Center Mr.. Colgate has some
of the finest bloodcd stock in the coun
try and has experimental little in
raising beef and his farm manager has
just sold Mr.. Sweet six Durham steers
raised and fatted on the farm. Of the
six only two have yet been killed. One
OF these dressed $50 pounds and the
other 925. This is fully third heav-
icr than average cstern beef of tho
same aga. The meat is thick, juicy
and tender proving that just as good
beef can be grown right here in Vcr-
mont as on the Dakota prairies.
WHITE CAP VICTIM PAYS TAXES.
Tho noted Powral Whitecap victim,
Jack Myers. who, about Il year ago
| was taken by the Whtccaps OF the quiet
little village and severely punished ho-
cause of the alleged alterations of the
affections Of another mans wife, was
| confronted u few nights ago, rot by the
Whitecaps. by Tax Collector Fred Fottcr
Of Pownal Mr.. Potter was ACCOMPANIED
W Constable Davis. and when Jack
saw tho arm Of the law coming. he re-
sembled one of his past assailant.. The
tax collector told him what was what -
Jack called upon goodly neighbur Ia
| lend him helping hand" and it is
now hoped that Jack will rest from
Whitecaps and tax collectors for some
time to come.
DISTRICT NURSE FOR HARDWICK
A trained nurse Is to be employed by
the Kings Daughters of Woodstock al
| a regular salary. She is to be called a
district nurse and will go under ;heir
direction to care without charge 70,
those persons who need but cannot pay
| for nurse and will also attend pains
patients in emergencies and when she