The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1906-03-09

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the firemen, then jumped into a
thank of water. His burns were
severe and he was nearly uncon-
scious when found by the firemen.
The loss on the building was ST.
600. Had the department not
been called promptly, the wooden
structure would have been con-
sumed.
Frederick Dickinson, of Brat
tleboro, wealthy resident, who
owns and occupies a handsome
house not far from the Rudyard
KiDling place, was thrown from
his carriage Feb. 9th and his
left hip was fractured. His age
makes the fracture more serious
than it otherwise would be con-
Sidered, but his physician thinks
he will make a good recovery.
Mr.. Dickinson and his driver were
riding along a narrow road near
the Dickinson estate, when a COW
in the woods frightened the
horses. The horses jumped to
one side, 'overturning the carriage
and throwing the occupants to
the ground with considerable
force. A passer-by secured a mat
tress and assisted in carrying Mr..
Dickinson home. The driver
suffered an injury to one arm.
Word was received March 2nd
at Williamstown from East Brook
field, telling of the death of Wal
ter Bannister, telling of the death
of Walter Bannister, the 18-year-
old son of Orange Bannister of
Williamstown. He was at work
in that town helping a man saw
wood with a gasoline engine
March LIST when IN some way he
got mixed up with the betting
and injured so severely that he
died during the evening. One
report had it that he got tangled
up in the belt and was drawn in
to the balance wheel and another
that he ran his head against the
belt and was thrown to the
ground with such force that the
skull was fractured. His father
was notified. The young man
lived at home on the West hill
and was working in East Brook
field only temporarily.
The special investigating COM
mittee appointed by the mayor
and the board of aldermen to in
vestigate the cause and the con-
ditons which made the great con-
flagration of Feb. Is possible,
rendered it's report March End to
the Rutland city council. 1t
deals with the conditions found
in the fire and water department,
in an exhaustive manner, and
practically recommends that the
present ch1ef, Geo. A. DuntOn be
succeeded by a stronger man.
The committee places the respon-
sibilitv for failure to keep the
reservoir at the depot park filled
with water upon the chief and
finds that the fire department
needs thorough reorganization.
1t censured Engineer Morse for
the steamer for several
hours in the forenoon when he
knew that there was not sufficient
water in the reservoir to cover the
strainer on the suction hose and
stated that it was clearly his duty
to have notified the chief of the
fact and shut down his engine.
Had it been done at the start, the
committee states, means would
have been taken to have supplied
the reservoir with sufficient water.
The committee does not fluid that
any of the hydrants were frozen
but that some of them opened
very hard.
The affidavit of John A. Green
wood, of Chester, a travelling
for Durham Bros, of
Brattleboro, effectively contro-
verts the story that Clarence
Adams, the su-called gentleman
burglar of Chester, is alive. The
story was based on a report, cred
tied to Mr.. Greenwood, that Mr..
Greenwood had seen Adams in
Montreal subsequent to the report
ed date of Adams IN the state
prison at Windsor, not withstand
ing the prison records and the
positive assertion of the prison
officials that Adams had died |
while serving a sentence in prison |
for burglary. The story was
given wide publicity and found |
believers in some quarters. Atty. |
Gen. C. c. Fits received Feb. %
Mr.. Greenwood's affidavit, which |
was taken as bearing upon the
conduct of the state prison, which |
has been under investigation sew
eral months. Mr.. Greenwood |
says that he never saw Adams
after his arrest, that he never re-
ported that he had seen him, that
he has not been in Montreal in
the past fitte en- years, and that
the report credited to him is false
in every particular.
The Rev. Edwin Prouty, of
Que of the most widely
known of the old time Methodist
preachers in that part of Yer