Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-09-20
NEWS OF VERMONT
More Important Events Grouped 70,
Free Press Readcrs-MuI in the
Edge of Albany with Ton.
tents Burned.

The mill consisting Of n board saw /
dressing mill and single mill with all
their contents belonging to f. f. Gall
agher were entirely destroyed by fire 81
200 a. m. Sunday. Between forty and
fifty thousand shingles were also burned.
The mill was located in the edge of AL
bany.
FAVOR CHANGES IN FISH AND
GAME LAWS.
With the assistance or Representa-
tive-eloct Ernest W. Gibson the Wind
ham County Fish and Game Protective
association will make an effort to g..
cure what the association considers much
needed Legislation on fish and game. says
the Brattlehoro correspondent OF the
Springfield Republican. In his pla tform,
announced before this weeks election,
Mr.. Gibson expressed his belief that such
amendments to the FIST, and game laws
should be made as would better NJ them
to local conditions. His attitude on this
question was very pleasing to the mem
bers Of the league. which is made lin Of
well-known men in every town in the
county. For one thing the lea guc will
seek to have the open season on trout
extended from April / to July /. instead
OF from May | to August J. except in
ponds and lakes. 1t Is believed that by
closing tho season a month earlier. thui
giving the trout better protection during
the spa Wning season. anglers would find
the sport greatly enhanced. The league
also favors a change In the law on part
ridges. The open season nov extends
from September / to January /. During
the latter part of the sea son the trees
are bare Of foliage, which places the
birds at a disadvantage. President Georga
w. Pierce thinks the open reason or
partridges should end November 1. The
Fish and Game League, nov in It's first
year, already has done good work ia
winning the respect of all true sports.
men. IL has competent wardens through.
OUT but very few violations have CONF
to their attention. Some time ago thu
ieague made a requisition on the State
government for 50. trout hngerlinSs
and on the national government for a
much larger number. These are expect.
cd to arrive in Brattleboro with in a fe,
days, and they will be distributed iu thu
brooks and smaller streams. It is thJ
intention OF the league to continue the
work of stocking the streams. and
this is done fishing doubtless will i'm
prove steadily.
INDICTMENTS IN NEWPORT.
The first case 70 be tried before jury a
This term of Orleans county court
entitled +. A. Albee VS.. George Sevrens
both being from Derby. The substance
OF the causes leading UP TO the above
suit are as Follows: The plaintiff, All
bee, claims he bought 20 tons Of hay
from the defendant. S~evrens, at 800 ne
ton and admits he examined the haJ
twice in defepdant's barn and that da
PENDANT warranted the hay to be good
'nerchantable hay. The plaintiff hired
men 10 press the hay and after the plain
tffs men had finished, the plaintiff mai
: the defendant in full for the hay at con
tract price. The plaintiffs men piled I'll
nay after being pressed. into the barn
ana ie1t II there three months. Then tn
p'ain''H look some away and it prove
in,sty and black. and. as plaintiff wit
nesses say, part of It was rotten. Thre
months later. plaintiff shipped balanc
OF hay to Boston to be sold as merchant
able hay. The defendant c,urms the Ia
was In good condition when the p,ain+id
l bought it and when plaintiffs men pres,
ed IT and when plaintiff paid for it an
tnat the hay spoiled after PLAINTIFFS me
mao pressed il. The grand Jury returne
oiiis against the following persons:-Maj
5 COIN [. Williams, grand larceny; F. F
l>eaVftt, embezGlemert; Samuel Winsloy
: grand larceny: James Banister. gran
: larceny; Leslie Banister. grand larceny
three counts; George Banister, gran
I larceny, three counts; Edward Arm
strong. grand larceny: Eugene Lyon.
, legal hshing: Nettie Bonett. larceny
Harry Clark, violation OF fish law, fine
$1,000 and paid the fine: Jerry Jacob
burglary and larceny, plead guilty an
sentenced to House of Correction. Nosa
Burbank. assault: w. W. Hanson, u,
lawful fishing: George Brill. ape. jam
e.. Allen, larceny; Florence jenkins h
amy; Ernest Benware. Eddie Rhode
Clarence Martin. breach of peace. W,
!, Beck, assault; John Sanders. intoxics
tlon; Robert Stark, assault.
sWEDE SAW A WILD NAN.
, A Swede in the employ Of j.. O.. Fro,
reports having seen a wild man in III
frost woods in Vernon last WednesdaJ
when first seen the man was IN a stoo.
ing posture. entirely without clothir
and so enlaciatcd that the Swede though
, II was the dead body of a man hanR,n
from the limb OF a truce under whic
he stood. When the Swele anproachr
the man hastily gathered around himse
the tattered remnants of wnat had bef
. a pair of overalls and ran way. He
described as a tall man with long hal
gray and very thick. He seemed we,
and the Swede thought he could east
have captured him but being alone q
not care to make the attempt.