Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-06-21
NEWS OF VERMONT
FORE Important Events Grouped for
Free Press Readers-TvO Men
PrObnbly Fatally Hurt in CN-
pIOsion at White River
Junction.

BY the explosion of a cylinder of a
Central Vermont sand pump at White
tiver Junction, Thursday morning, Em-
arson Brown. a hostler, was injured about
the head and will probably die. Michael
Netagliane was injured, one leg being
blown from his body. Brown is from
Braintree.
TO RESET OLD GRAVE STONES.
Benninstor chapter, u. A. r., are taxi
ing steps to have all the mead stones OF
the early settlers buried in the old First
church cemetery, many of which have
lulnbled down or are about ready to he
.eset or otherwise attended to. For that
purpose a committee composed of Miss
!. A.. Valentine. Mrs. Il. ". Bradford and
Mrs. II. S. Bingham have been appointed.
Many of the early settlers nave no de-
scendants living in Bennington now, and
there are many grave stones that need
attention. The members of the chapter
have decided that they are the ones to
look out for it, although the descendants
Of some of the early residents have com
menced work on their own account, ex-
pecting to nave them done for tomorrow.
The chapter has received some money for
he purpose and it will he well expended.
THE QUEBECS FOUND GUILTY.
The jury in the case of State against
Mrs. Amanda Quebec, charged with lar
ceny. begun in Bennington county court
at Manchester June II, late Tuesday af-
ternoon brought in a verdict of guilty.
The jury was out 10 minutes. AT the
morning session Tuesday Bertha Horton.
the young girl implicated in the case,
wont on tla =, ~ al 80, - C,... ....---. .l
gave a detailed statement of the trans
action whereby young Allcock of North
Bennington was relieved of his $50 bill.
She stated that Allcock was not
the first man who had gone through a
similar experience at the house on Lin.
coin street and thai she was Informed
by Mrs. Quebec when she became an in
mate of the house that a rule of the es-
tabllshment was mo change" She was
cross-eXamined by c. A. Maurer. attorney
Tor Mrs. Quebec, but her testimony was
not shaken. In the afternoon George
quebec was examined and Mrs. Quebec
was again called to the witness chair.
Wednesday morning George Quebec re-
tracted his former plea OF not guilty and
pleaded guilty to the charge against him
Inc hail Of John Dunn, who on Monday
Pieaded not guilty to the charge of
adultery was reduced from $1,000 to $500
ma his case was confined to the Deem
Der term of court. The Jury was paid
and discharged.
AUTOTSTS FINED IN CABOT
Two young men from New York city.
q, T.. Franquist. with Smith Il Mablev
Manufacturing company. GA East ssrd
street, and d. F.. Baldwin Of the Art Ma
ahlne company, Brooklyn. who are taking
'helr vacation and touring in a forty
I'VE morse power touring car through the
New England States, came from BRETON
WOODS, y. H., at the foot of Mt. WASH
"lstoh 10 Montpelier. When they passed
Ihfough cabot at quite a lively clip they
frightened a team belonging to Holm
Livingston and disturbed the peace of
quite n number of pedestrians. Word was
at once telephoned Constable Pike Of
Marshfeld TO stop the machine. hold the
drivers, etc, until some action could he
taken. Constable Pike held the men an
hour or more for Cabot parties. telephon-
ing here and there for counsel, at their
wish, then advised the men to return
to Cabot and settle the matter an. which
they did. Papers were made out by .Jus-
tce OF the Peace W h. Lance. the ar
rest was made by Deputy Sheriff l.. c.
Lance and the men paid costs Of s4.51.
The young men were happv and iollv the
next lay, having repaired minor parts of
their car. and reported an excellent en-
sertainment at the Winooski Hotel and
also stated that everybody in Cabot came
to see them except the man who made
the complaint.
DOG SERIOUSLY BITES BOY.