Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-05-04
NEWS OF VERMONT
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Shrewsbury Woman Has Com.
mltte0 Suicide.

was III Hutldn0 sunday ana SATURDAY
in search Of his wife. Victoria Belmar
Pitts. who disappeared last "wednesday
night and whom he fears has committed
suicide. Mrs. Pitts was last seen by her
relatives last Wednesday night about
$50 o'clock, when she boarded south
belt street car near the homo of Charles
Pitts at No. 1874 Granger street. Mrs.
Pitts came to this city Sunday. April
O. to begin work at the Grand View
Hotel. where she worked until Saturday.
the ed. when she was taken with a sud-
don attack of heart failure about eight
o'clock. remaining IN a stupor until the
next day at one o'clock in the afternoon
when she rcgained consciousness Her
physician told her at that time that she
must give up work and she accordingly
left the Grand View the next day and
went to her husbands uncle. Charles
Pitts on Granger street. Tuesday after
noon she had another attack Of heart
failure while on Merchants row. She left
Charles Plttss house Wednesday after
noon about $50 o'clock to 60 to see her
physician, stating that she would return
in the course of an hour, but that is the
last that has been seen OF her by any
OF her relatives in this city. When she
left the house she had only about dollar
in money with her so far as Is known.
Mr.. Pitts. her husband, stated that he
was fearful that she had committed
suicide, as she had acted queerly at diff
fcrcnt times ever since the death OF their
child. two years ago. and she had sew
cral times threatened to Kill herself Her
mind is evidently unbalanced as n letter
from her to her husband written about
two weeks ago gave evidence of mental
unsoundness.
SUITS IN WINDfIAM COUNTY COURT.
When the April term of Wndham
county court rcconvenes Tuesday, the
case of Mrs. Annie Hopkins and John
Claire against t. I. Kilburn of Bellows
Falls will be heard These are damage
suits brought against Mr.. Kilburn OH ac-
count of the death of Michael Hopkins
and injuries sustained by Mr.. Claire in n
landslide, which occurred while Mr.. Kill
burn was cxcavating for Durham Broth
ers new building. c. G. Fits and A. r.
Schwcnk represent the plaintiff and
james f. Hooker the defendant.
HAS TRAVELLED 40 YEARS.
Herbert r. Brooks. of Brattleboro, who
ranks as one OF the deans among COM
mercial travellers of New England. be-
gan Thursday, April 90 his 10th year of
continuous service in this line of work.
Mr.. Brooks was for 80 years represen-
tative of Thomas Dana & Co.. of Boston.
and several years member of the firm.
Tho past 10 years he has Travelled for the
old reliable house of Martin l.. Hall &
CO., of Boston His territory all these
years has been parts of western Massa-
chtsetts, the Connecticut valley, south
ern New Hampshire. and southern and
western Vermont. Owing to an injury
which he sustained two years ago, MIR.
Brooks eyesght is greatly impaired and
he is obliged to give up reading and other
pleasures. but despite this he continues
as cheerfully as ever on his regular
work. For years Mr.. Brooks has known
no regular vacation. his only rest and re-
creation being found in the breathing
SPELL from Friday to Monday. when he
is at home in Brattleboro. He contem-
plates retirement in about another year,
then to enjoy the rest to which he is en-
titled by his long term OF work.
WATER WHEEL STOLEN FROM
MILL.
a very remarkable thing has occurred
in West Townshend recently. which has
better chain their barns to the ground and
take every prccaution lest their heaviest
property be carried away by thieves in
the night.A water wheel. which was left
in its accustomed place in the Harris
shop, was recently found to be missing.
The shop has been closed for some time
and most of the tools were sold at auc-
ton. but the water wheel was thought to
be safe down in the pit" Since the dis
covery has been made that this piece OF
property was gone. people living near the
shop remember to have seen some per-
sons removing It at night. but supposed
they had purchased It and were simply
taking what was rightfully theirs.
LUDLOW TO HAVE A RACE TRACK.
L. W. Train. proprietor Of the Goddard
house in Ludlow, and several others, have
bought the old trottng park between
Ludlow and Proctorsvillc. and will have
a race course there.
TO DEVELOP GRANITE QUARRY.
Tlans are under way for the develop
ment of another granite quarry in West
Dummcrston, and it liz expco ted that they
Will be carried out during the coming
summer. a large section of granite de-
post was bought some time ago by a
company of Massachusetts men who have
organized themselves under the name Of
the DummerstOn Granite Company. Clln-
ton G. Gowdy. OF Springfield. Mass, he
ing the chief counsel Mr.. Gowdy and
an engineer were in Brattleboro and West
| Dummerston last week 1t is expected
l that a side track from half mile to a
mile in length will be built, starting from
| the main West River railroad at n point
a short distance south of where the Hold
en- G. Martin steam mill stood and running
around tho base of the granite mountain
The company received several orders last
year, which were turned over to other
companies
TO RUN ONE AUTOMOBILE Sis.
The cost to run an automobile in Vcr-
mont after May l will be $41s. The price
is made up in this way; 81 for the Ii
cense to operate. 50 for the registration
and IS cents for the numbered sign to
hang on the machine. Secretary of state
Fleetwood has prepared for 800 autos,
but thus far only 10 machines have been
registered and l20 licenses to operate is
sued. Two chaureurs have secured H.
censes and eight dealers
FINED FOR ILLEGAL FISHING.
States Attorney r. A. Lawrence of
Rutland went to Mount Tabor Monday
and prosecuted II. Il. Griffith for catch.
iuO trout in Otter crock Out M spas son