Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-03-28

stove. the ouartette fell one story. No
one was injured except the stove which
was so badly broken that It had to be
sold for old junk.
on account of continued i'll health
Col. r. c. Fletcher has resigned from
the commission appointed in accordance
with an act passed al the last session of
the Legislature. providing for the estab-
lishment of a commission to remodel or
build new county jail in St. Johns
bury. AS there Is no provision FOR fill
| ing vacancy, the duties will devolve
| upon the other two members Of the com
mission: Judges George r Eastman of
| Walden and J. +. Rugslcs OF Burke.
Mrs. Harold Aver will build ten house
on her Diamond hill lot at Danville this
summer. 1t will be a ono-story. one room
| building, and the walls. fire place and
chimney will be of cobblc stone laid in
cement. Il will he erected on the upper
portion Of the lot at some distance from
the road and wide piazza across thu
front will command tho nnc view for
which the place is noted. F. ]. Preston
will have charge of the building and
work Will commence as soon "a Mrs.
Ayers arrival which will hn about June
l. Its estimated cost is about 1900.
James VI. Tracy commander OF W. =.
| Russell Post, No So g. A. r., Of Mid
debury has received notice from Com
mandorin- Chief Il. H. Brown Of zanes-
vile. Ohio. that he has been appointed
aide de camp on his staff. Mr.. Tracy
served during the civil war with hon
or. cnlisting in Ohio when he was a
boy of 70 years. He was wounded
twice lie has always taken an active
part in the Grand Army of the Re-
public and is said to be the youngest
member Of tn" organization living to-
day, being about 80 years old.
Fifteen dead calves and cows We're
found on a cattle train at Cold River,
n. H., on a through train from Richford
to Brighton. Mass The animals were
taken off the train for their first rest
and to be fed and when they were being
unloaded the dead animals were found
They were not taken out, the men who
handled the cattle claiming that they haG
no right to touch them. An agent of the
, humane society made complaint to the
, Massa chusetts authorities and some ar
rangements will he made to remedy th'
matter
St. Johnsbury reports that W. J. Bryar
is to speak there Wednesday evening
April q. It is supposed that he will speal
in White River Junction the afternoon
Of that day. in Burlington the afternoon
of April % and in Barre that evening
The Bellows Falls Times says that it il
apparent that both Bellows Falls ant
s Brattleboro have got left in their expec
n tation of welcoming the noted man. |
G further says that bellows Falls ha
q been disappointed before. but how Brat
o tleboro must feel. It IS very doubtful /
o the progressive league makes much prog
| ress south of White River Junction"
9 MARBLE BOOM IN DORSET.
u Marble men are thick. Spotter
. looking for marble and marble quar-
u res come with money to burn, and "
have got the marble and want tn
I money to use. and there seems to b
a big boom coming. Shuttlewortn. o
4 the other side. Is already blooming, an
. a lot of would be buyers are in tn
! west side valley. and there ire quar-
# r!es enough for them all and of III
, very best grade Of stock. The 'de
II that a whole section of marble Ian
= with good marble 100 feet IN thickness
;, is to be let to lie idle when the doman
:, cannot be supplied. is nonsense. tn
marble business In Dorset ten year
from now will I've something immens
20 and those who get in on the groun
" floor will get rch.-Si Clone in Manche
J. ter Journal.