Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-03-22
NEWS OF VERMONT
More Important Events Grouped for
Free Prcss RcRdcrs--Onc Prisoner
Has Cost state s775 In Mileage
200 Inmates.

200 Inmates.
There arc now 200 prisoners in the
House of Correction. There are IL Jail
inmates. Monday. there were seven
commitments to the institution, five be-
ing from city court. Charles Downing Of
Montpelier arrived Monday morning for
30 days and if he fails to pay fine OF
$500 he will be obliged to serve an adj
tiitional 81 DAYS. Ernest Chase of Mid
dletown Springs. who is accused of sell
ing furnishing liquor without authority
was committed TO Jail TO default of $500
bail. During this month. to date, there
have been - commitments TO the House
of Correction and this month promises
to be the lowest in some time. In Jan
nary there were ~ commitments and in
February 30. OF the 81 committed this
month. 10 arc married and IL unmarried,
while II can read and write, and six con-
fesscd to their inability to do either.
There are five different natonalitics re-
presented as follows: Americans, 20;
English, !; Irish. 3 French. .; and
Italian. I. The Catholic religion pre-
dominates. there being Il Catholics. .
Epscopalians, Mcthodists. . Baptists, !
Presbyterian. Congrcgationalists, ]
Unitarian. and [ no choice. The crimes
committed were as follows: Petty lar
ccny, .; grand larceny. >; vaGrancN, l.
ntoxication. first offensc. !: second OIL
Tense. s. third offense ,; breach OF the
PEACE =. being tramp. !. open ana
gross lewdness !; keeping house OF i'll
fame /: receiving stolen property Il: re-
fusing and neglect TO support family. !;
selling and furnishing liquor without
authority, l. Several came back 10 serve
terms who are looked upon as old resi-
dents in the institution. ono man re-
turned for the 31th time and another for
Inc 24th. There were Ii committed Tor
the first time: four. the second: two the
third: one. the fourth; and two the
seventh. Superintendent ID. J.. Morgan
stated yesterday that the man from
Montpelier who has been sent here II
times. has cost tho Stat" about s'0 in
mileage and costs Of arrest. without tax
| ing into consideration his maintenance
at the House of Correction.
SCHOOL BUILDING CONDEMNED
The report OF the State board Of healu
regarding the public school building al
| Enosburgh Falls was received ny the To-
cal health officer Saturday. The proper
papers were served on the committee anc
principal by Sheriff Croft Monday morn
| ing and returns made to Or. iiolton il
| Brattle boro. The report condemns the
present structure as 10 ventilation, light
warmth and absence of fire escapes. Also
the outside sanitary arrangements and
while not declaring 4 new building 8
necessity. yet provides for SUCH improve
ments as VIII make it practically new ano
up-to-date. 1T now remains for the dis
trict to say how this shall be accom-
| plished.
| The Littleiohn Il Milne granite works ii
| Barre have Just established patent cor
undum wheel for grinding purposes. Thu
wheel is manufactured by the Pike Man
u'acturins company of Pike, y. H.. an,
! it is claimed that it viii do the work .
several Of the old stones in the same
time ana that the work will he done bet
ter. The wheel * made of corundum anC
| is arranged with tank under the whoc
! from which water is drawn by means o
| Il pump. which is "A part Of the machine
and a steady dripping Of water is KEEP
| playing on Ia the stone. The wheel is no
much larger than an old-fashioncd HAND
grind stone" but it is said that one which
WAS established at the Ellis works som'
TIM" ago. wore for five months and th.l
! was replaced at a very reasonable figure
| Tho wheel at the Ellis shops was th'
| first to be tried in granite shed au'
| the one at l.ittlcjohn x Mines is thu
first one Ia be put in AT a shed in Barr"
| II is attracting considerable attention
and it is probable that if it gives as soo'
| satisfaC elton as it appears TO, there vii
be several put into the sheds Of the city
ono thing in favor OF the corundun
| wheel is hat there is an arrangement
whereby tho machine is turned down b!
an attachment which simply has to h.
frightened. This saves the loss of finger
for the men using the stone
LEFT uOUSEKEEPER $4,000
| According 10 information received il
Bennington Mrs. Charlotte Walbridg,
Beebc for a number Of years a resident o
that village, is left $1,000 in the will o
Franklin House, a former resident wit
recently died in COburg, Canada. am
| was brought here for burial. Mrs. Bceb
had been for number of years house
keeper for him. Her daughter, Mrs
George b. Lawrence. was named in tn
will as administrator of the estate. val
ued at $4,000, nearly half OF wnich wa
wlled to Bennington.
DIED FROM HIS INJURIES.
| w. G. Sheldon OF Barton Landing
who was hit by an engine in the var
of ProutY ~ Miller at Newport, die
at his home Thursday noon. lie wa
taken home Wednesday but never re
gained consciousness. Two years ag
Mr.. sheldon broke his leg and ha
walked with a crutch until recent,
and it is supposed his lameness pre-
vented his getting off the track afte
hearing the coming engine, Mr.. Shell
don was born in stowe but has live
most OF his life i'm Wolcott and ha
lncarly always worked as mill MAJ
\ lie came to Barton Landing abou
-four years ago. He was A. years ol
. last January. lie was genial kind
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