Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1908-01-09

making an average loss of $3.50 for each
fre. This Is the smallest fire loss report
ed during the past 10 years. The insur-
ance companies paid 81 $50 q of the loss,
leaving only $50 for the property owners
10 bear. Tho total amount Of the insur-
ancc on the property endangered was
sl6S.5o0.
The Grand Trunk now has Is of tho big
"battlcship' locomotives ON tho division
h tween Island Pond and Portland Me,
while many people think tho Grand
Trunk is doing less business in recent
years citing particularly cc"tain periods
OF ~ and 10 years ago. IT Is to he rcmcin-
bcrcd that in those days a fire Cht train
consisted for 10 most part of l6 or Is
cars. each OF a capacity Of about 10 tons
To-day the standard rasthound freight
train consists OF 80 loaded freight cars
each of capacity Of from 30 to 30 tons
and cahoosc. train Of to-day thus
equals about four in the old days
Brattlehoro lawyers are OF the opinion
that some change should he made in the
section of ia" new judiciary act which
provides that Windham and Windsor
shall be heard at Brattlcboro II either
party In a case so desires. Tho court is
directed to sit at Brattcboro in Novenl-
h"r Of each year. and unless the parties
consent to try a case at some other
place no case in either Of tncso counties
can he heard ccpt in November TINS
affords opportunity, the lawyers say. for
unnecessarily delaying eases and for
working hardships. particularly in fore
closure proceedings.
The funeral Of Oscar u. owen was held
at Barton Thursday and IN" body taken
to Boston for cremation. NJ. owen was
Co years old and one of Barton's most
prominent business mon. For more than
80 years he conducted . general store
retiring from business nvo v"ars ago.
He had held many important town Of
fccs and represented Barton in the L.gis-
la turc Of iSA6 For many years u, was
treasurer of the Orleans County Far
associaiio A wife and one daughter
Mrs. J. +. Garfield, of Clcveland Onio.
survive him. Mr. Owens death occurred
Monday az the result Of series of
apoplcctic shocks extending over It period
OF two years.
There were "a commitment, at IA"
House Of Correction at Rutland dur
ing the year of 1907. n decrease of 30
as compared with the year of 1905.
This decrease Is due to the law which
makes all intoxication. breach Of tn"
peace ana Nagranc.' prisoners serve
their sentences in the county Jail in
the county from which they are con
N"''"' mere were 800 commitments
1907. During the month of December
there We're ~ prisoners at the House
of Correction. seven less than during
the month OF November At the coun-
~ jail during tho month of December
there were 80 commitments
An important cas-" Of much interest
7" he'hel VIII come mp in Windsor
county court early IN January when
''e '"hs Impending SUIT OF WHITE RIVER
railway VS. town of Stockhridge is "X-
pected TO ID" 'rl"d' y special struck
jury Will near IN" case. About eight
years ago hetofe IN" construction OF
IN" "hl'e River road IN" voters or
S'ockorldse' atter once acting mega
'lNeIV' were persuaded at second
| Hieet'"s 10 vote honus OF $4,000
upon certain '"holt'ohS' ABOUT inc
| same 'ime Hochester voted $4,000 and
mas ia'ely set'ied on a basis OF S2o'ooo
| "tockorloRe mas always strongly de-
! NV" All I'"o'"'N ON '"c erouhu 'ha'
we Speo'ned cohd't'ohs were not met
100000
|
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commute % YOUNG me" ana women
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u"'S an" a''' W consult ''' IA '"''H
| ne "'''E !" ooiIFer'nE 'he f'l'uai mas
peeii que TO inc fac' tAat the designer
same James farhham OF New >oHE' was
30 occupied mat she was not an" ~ give
II at'eh'loh uhtlI recently Inc race car
RES IN" motto OF the SCHOOL, 'l'Scer'
| Ncroa et opera Del representation n
mercury suggesting the athl'uc SPIRIT
| ne bacK OF Inc medal has Iii" words
son Russou Vermont ACADEMY 1907
The medal is suspended from gold ha'
with ribbon containing the colors %
| the SCHOOL, old gold ana black.
| FRANKLIN co. Court EXPENSES