Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-03-08
NEWS OF VERMONT
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Free Press Readcrs-QuartcrIy Rc-
port OF Business NJ state Prison.

Messrs. Cudworth and Pier of the board
of prison directors were in Windsor last
week and looked over that institution
Tho quarterly report which has to be
made by them under an act of the Iegls-
latuic passed in 1904. has just been made
public and shows that there were confined
in the prison an average of ISL 2s-3I con
victs. including women. during the month
OF December; III in January. and l7oit I'm
February. The prisoners did 3.53'g day
work in the shoe shops in December.
for which the full pay of - cents per dG 8
was received; in January 3,lil and in
February 2.Mt besides 2osis partial
days work. Five now iron lattice
doors have boon put in down stairs
in the women's department. and brick
and iron material for new walls on the
west and south sides have been drawn,
work upon which will begin as soon az
spring opens The five-year contract OF A.
u. Mann g. CO.. for convict labor in the
shoe shops. will expire May !, 1906, and
has not yet been renewed.
DENIAL BY BARRE ITALIANS.
| Tho Italians of Barre dcny the story
| published in Boston that a prominent
| Boston Italian Visiting barre attended
d meeting of Italians there and learned
| that they wcrc to attempt to- blow up
tho Boosac Tunnel docks. Another dis
patch from Boston declared that the plot
was To- blow mp other properties IN Ros-
ton beside the docks to enable tho Ital-
| ians tn got employment The Boston
Italian stated that his Barre compatrots
| had II great quantity Of dynamite stored
! for III" purpose. That Barre Italians
| should be Interested in such scheme to
get work is out Of the question, for there
are fcw VINO arc out of work. chief
Brown Of the Barre police department
declares he docs not hclicvc thcrc is any
| foundation fur tho story. adding chat no
information OF such plot has come to
his Office.
WON WAY TO WEST POINT.
Clyde A.. the son OF Mrs. Jennie l.. Sci
leck of Rutland, who was tho successful
| candidate in the competitive examination
for appointment TO West Point. held IN
Rutland January - by Senator Redfiold
Proctor. is good example of what a boy
can accomplish through his own efforts
Ne Uar born in Brandon II years ago last
July. His father died when tho boy was
only three years OF ago, leaving the fam
ilN in very poor circumstances. Since
clyde was old enough to work at all he
has been Obliged to assist in the support
Of tlie family. which consis Of his moth
er a brother aud a sister, working 1T va
rious occupations during vacations, Satur-
days and after school hours. "" gradual
Cd from the Rutland high school in 1905,
standing third in class of 3S. Last sum-
mcr nc secured q four years scholarship
ut Norwich University from state Senator
u. ID. Rurdtt Of rittsford, and entered
that institution last September. lie will
leave for West Point June Is.
OFFER TO BUY STREET RAILROAD.
Notices have been sent to
| the stockholders Of the Brattleboro
| street Railroad Co., stating the details
| of AN offer of a New York syndicate
| to buy the railroad stock The syndi-
| cate offers S23 a share, the par value
| of which is 500. and agrees to deposit
| $50 on each share left with W. II.
| Brackctt cashier of the People Ma
| tional bank, on or before March 20,
| the balance to be paid within ninety
| days. his offer is contingent upon the
| sale OF tho Brattlcboro Gas I.ieht 60. :
| stock. also upon the securing of suf-
| i;cicnt amount OF tie railroad stock.
| Indications are that the street rail
| road stockholders will respond gen
| orally to the Offer. Tho proposition to
! the Gas Light company to buy it's
! stock at par will bc in force until
| March 20.