Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-01-17

The house itself, while it can perhaps
be partially restored will lose much of
it's historic associations. 1t was over 100
years old, and was built by John Barrett
and handed down to his son, Lockwood
Barrett, who sold 1t to DR.. Pond. 1t is
probable that when the detailed estimate
can be obtained the loss will be found
to have reached the $4,000 mark.
BUILDING IN BELLOWS FALLS,
The building record in Bellows Falls
and vicinity for 1906 is fully UP to the
average OF the past ten years and almost
double that Of 1906, Including minor
repairs the amount expended exceeded
$4,000 Briefly summarized they are: r.
ternational Paper company. elevatinG
and putting on new roof and other chon-
ges, $4,000: Robertson Paper company,
addition to Wax paper mill, $1,000: Bellows
Falls Machine company, changing Island
House to accommodate overall factory
and P II. Gobie Printing company, s25-
%: Wyman Flint G. Sons company. build
ing new floor. rcsettng machine. etc,
5000 to 5000: Bellows Falls Pulp Plaster
company, addition, 5000; Boston Dairy
company new building to replace one
destroyed by fire. 5000 Fall Mountain
Electric Light and Power company. new
dam across Saxtons River and auxiliary
plant at the Forest, $50 900: Vermont Fruit
company, $1,000; Manila Brewing COM
pany. rebuilding plant destroyed by fire
at Cold River, $40. 900. f. A. Guild. cottage,
$1,000; George Exner, cottage, $500; Ed
ward German, moving cottage ard re-
pairs, $1,000; g. A. Goodspeed, cottage.
5000: !. b. Newman, residence 5000 w.
W. Hall, cottage. 5000; f. J. Dickerson,
cottage 5000; II. II. Wiley. cottage, So
500; l.. A. Day, cottage, $500; W. c.
Leonard, cottage, $3.50; F. J. DeForge,
cottage, $500; w. c, Smith addition to
residence, 5000 Clark Chase repairs on
Dewey house. 5000. The old church at
Rockingham has been restored at a cost
of $500 The Evans Ice company has a
new leo house in process of construction.
ard the Vermont Farm Machine com
pany Is building a lare store house near
the depot. c. 8. Gates built a garage on
Westminster street costing 5000, Miss
Nellie A Brown made repairs on two
houses costing 5000,
LOOKS LIKE INCENDIARY FIRE.
Two barns, many farming toolss, and
six cows belonging to Skiff Anderson CO
CRANKY We're burned Saturday Jan. s.
Bert Kelsie has been working for j. l..
Wells. Friday night he asked for an or
der 20 get some clothing at Gallup Mills.
which Mr.. Wells gave him. Kelsie said ne
would be back early. 40 Mt. Wells kept a
light for him until after eleven o'clock.
but he did not return. The next morning
it was found he had thrown his valisc
from the chamber window, and wadcd
around through tho STOW to get it. A
bride, some other parts of harness, and
a sleigh we're also missing. 1t was further
learned that the horse at first supposed
to have been burned in Mr.. Anderson's
barn had been taken out and led by in
unused road toward Mr.. Wells place; II
Is thought that Mr.. x elsie took the horse
from the barn ard accidentally, or other
wise, set fire TO the buildings Then he
took the horse by Mr., Wells place on his
way toward Guildhall, stopping for the
sleigh. Mr. Anderson and Herman Boyce
have been following him for two days.
There was slight insurance on the
buildings, hut the loss Is estimated at
5000.
DOE KILLED BY SOME ANIMAL.
On January two boys while or. the
kinney Rocks" on the mountain east Of
Sunderland, found a doe Just alive. They
Immediately returned to town and Game
Warden Harry Chase was notified. on
returning to where they left the deer they
found her dead. Warden Chase arrived
early Monday morning and. accompanied
by r.. ]. Lawrence and Il. IL. Fowler,
brought the deer to town. They found no
external evidence OF a cause for death.
but on opening the carcass fouI.d that
the windpipe and arteries In the neck
had been severed. and Indications of some
animals claws having worked through
the skin and severed the parts mentioned.
pounds. 1t IL supposed TO be the work OF
either bob-cat or a panther.
PRIEST FOR 25 YEARS.
twenty-five years in one parish con-
stltutes the enviable record of the Rev.
Edward Reynolds, pastor of st. Charles
Roman Catholic Church In Bellows Falls
1t was planned to recognize the event by
great celebration and Jubilee. but when
Fr. ReyroldS learned of their intention
he vetoed the idea OF a public observance
and the occasion Is passing quietly. The
present building was started in less than