Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-09-13
NEWS OF VERMONT
Important Events Grouped for
Free Press MISUNDERSTANDING n
Survey for a Brsnch RAILROAD

A surveyor Is stalking out n line for
the prospective railroad from Wards !
boro station up the W~ardsboro
brook into tho Stratton timber
region. 1t Is understood that the cap
ital back OF the enterprise comes from
parties In Illinois, and that the road Is
to be furnished with electric power.
The parties have already been obtain
ing rights OF way from owners OF lard
along the proposed route.
FOUND DEAD IN BED.
oliver Crockett, a granite cutter en-
ployed at the Woodbury. Granite com
pany's plant, and about 90 years
Of age, was found lead In bed al George
Wallace's. where he was rooming. He
discovered by Mrs. Wallace Thurs
day forenoon, and a physician called
reports that death had come about
twelve hours previous. Heart failure
was the cause of his sudden demise.
Relatives at South Thomaston, Me, nave
been notified.
HEADQUARTERS IN BARRE.
As the result OF the ~balloting just taken
in the quarry workers International
union, Barre viii be the headquarters of
the union for the next three years. The
vote for Barre was 753, with Quincy.
Mass. second with 142. Patrick f. Nc
Carthy was reelected secretary-treasur-
err of the union for a term Of two years.
NJ. Mccarthy received s96 of the 1910
votes cast. Secretary Mccarthy was also
elected delegate to the next convention
Of the national American federation Of
labor. The Barre revision of the CON
stitution was accepted BY n wide mar
gin. Secretary Mccarthy has been work
ing for the labor union cause twenty
years and has not lost a strike in that
time. The union was never so we'll or
ganized as at the present time. The men
now have an average wage of $500 per
day for eight hours, whereas they had
been working for $50 to s1.75 for nine
and ten hours. The International union
has been in existence for three years and
now has $500 member in l1 branches.
THIRD VERMONT REUNION.
The 2lst annual reunion of the Third
Vermont Regiment will be held in G.. A.
r. hall in st. Johnsbury Tuesday, Sept.
18th. The business meeting will be held
at II o'clock. and at noon dinner will be
served as usual by the W. r. c. An
address will be delivered by William S.
Pingree, son of Samuel f.. Pingree of
Hartford. lieutenant-colonel of the regi-
4 ment, It is expected that Comrade A. J.
Markham. the campaign singer, will he
present, and hand-shakings and a social
time will round out the days pleasures.
WOODBURY. LIQUOR SELLER
SENTENCED.
Justice of Peace C. A. Watson OF Wood
bury, Wednesday sentenced John Thomp.
son, of West Woodbury.. who has beer
confined to Washington county Jail or
the charge Of keeping intoxicating liquors
illegally. Horace Green took his medicine
some time ago. but Thompson would
not plead guilty and has been in jai
for six weeks or t~hereahout awaitin,
the sitting OF the grand jury. II,
relented towards the end and decided Il
plead guilty, and was taken Wednesda,
before Justice Watson. who sentenced hin
to the House of Correction at RUTLAND
for not less than four nor more thar
four and a half months.
FOUR INDICTMENTS FOUND IN
WINDHAM co.
The grand jury OF Windham count,
court at Newfane four in
~dictments Saturday and was discharg
ed. Austin Grape, of Townshend
pleaded guilty to selling liquor an,
was fined 5000. Respondents in othe
cases have not yet been arrested an
court adjourned to Monday afternoon
The term probably will end mex week
MAY BE FATALLY HURT,
A serious. II not fatal. accident hap
pened Thursday near the bobhin shop il
Groton. While W. N, Clark was loadini
wood his h6rse became frightened at
passing automobile and ran. In endeavor
ing to stop the animal Mr.. Clark wa
thrown to the ground one wheel of III
heavily loaded wagon passing over hi
chest, breaking his collar bone and in
Turing him Internally. He was taken L
r his home in the village where he wa
attended by Drs. S. n. and l. n. East
man. DIR. Lee OF Wells River was ais,
summoned, who ave little hope of re
covery.
AUTO STRUCK A BUILDING.
Z A party of automobilists receive,
quite a shaking up Sunday night abou
twelve o'clock at Cambridge Junction b
. running against the building which /
being moved by James Burns from on
side OF the road to the opposite side. TIL
: building stood squarely in the road an
there was nc danger signal on the sid
towards which the party was approach
ing. The machine. driven bp Joseph s.
Rock of St. Johnsbury, crashed throug
the guard rail spilling the occupants gu
II is estimated that the machine wa
damaged to the extent of about 5000.
GIFTS TO A CENTENARIAN.
Through the EFFORTS of H.. ". Sargen
the citizens of Richford village hav
given Francis Hadd, the centenariar
a suit of clothes and other presents, !
honor of his one hundredth birthda
anniversary, II appears that the correc
date of Mr.. Hadd's birthday anniversar,
as appears from records, is Septembe
6, not July &. His health is excellent. an
he is as active and sprightly as man
men of only 20 to 70 years.