Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1910-11-24

and that the first partner in each case
I was dead.
! states Attorney Gates Is AT work on
stealing cases that happened within
week or two in East Montpelier. when y -
rocsts of f Slayton Mr. dunbar an!
half dozen others who 1--we In a sma.,
settlement on the Barre road we're visit
Cd and depicted of from 10 to - chicken,
each. There has been a suspicion that IT,,
raids on hen coops just at TIT. time mea, (
| that the birds are wanted for the chick. !
raffles that usually take place aroui
the Thanks giving holiday. one Of the ne,
whose yard was visited was awaken I
the other night by a great racket made
by his dog. He got up and went out lie
found the door Of the coop open. ia
closed the door and went back to bel
The same thing occurred at 400 a. NJ
He got up again. HIS dog and hogs wera
much excited. The door was found wida
open again. He slept with his finger Oh
the hair Tiger the remainder OF the nigh
Other farmers have loaded their gus
with bird shot or pepper and salt ami
the thieves come around again they VII
get warm reception.
I
time ago, lived in Montpelier. attempt.
cd suicide in the jail at Plattsburrn,
y Y, at about seven o'clock Mondag
evening by drinking a quartity of az
OF cedar. and only the prompt use +
stomach pump by DR.. Z. E. Larkin,
who was called. saved hts If.
Brothers was arrested IN ST. Adams
little over a week ago by Chief Of
Police Mahoney Of that city on
charge of forgery, for which he wai
wanted in Plattsburgh He was talk.
en- TO that city and lodged in the tail
10 await examination. II is a n7v..
terry as TO where Brothers secured thu
poison. but 1t Is supposed he had Z
hidden about his person when he wal
committed 10 jail. as on Saturday O,
last week he told another prisonrl
that II there were no other way ONT
OF serving life sentence for forgery
he would XIII himself. The vial from
which he drank the poison was found
in the cell. An investigation has hecr
started 10 learn, II possible, how
Brothers secured II.
The persons who bought the Torrev
woods in the west part Of Wllllamstovr
4
woodnnus ak. and later decided a part
Of them In trust for the use of the in-
haAitants Of N1lamstown as a wooded
park. have decided TIE rest OF the wools
10 the town and all os the woods are now
q public rark. The last gift TO the town
has Just been made the matter having
become a record few days ago. Tho
persons who BOUGHT the woods and pre.
scented them to the town uro y Henry
sahin. ~ John IT. Deuison, Judga
Charles e.. Mott 81 Washington. i. a.,
Or. Franklin Carter, Bentley W Warren,
Miss Caroline +. Leal.e, Willard f. Hoyt,
Robert Cluctt. James NJ Ide William
p FLOYD, @. Alfred Cluett James ".
Bullock ana Judge Sauborn G. Tenrcy.
The deed IS made To the president of VS.
liams colloso, the president of Williams
town SAVING bank and the tree wardeHi
of the town who arc hound TO hold them
in trust for wooded park for the PEG IA
of the town. The woods comprise several
acres of heavily wooded land and throuEi
them is the famous ObnnG drive.
Mrs. Il. L. Rowland, whose husband
was pastor of the Methodist Church
in orleans a few years ago, but .
now in salem oregon. met with y
peculiar and serious accident recently
at that place. Mr.. Rowland is PRESS
dent of the Oriole Mining company
and has offices on the third floor 1T
the NatioulN bank building Of that
city. As Mrs. Rowland attempted 10
step from The elevator, following an-
other passenger, the hoy shut tho
door, catching her as she was about
to leave. and the car shot upward.
ter head was struck against the top
of the iron work. throwing her backs
ward and leaving her limbs hanging
out, ana they struck the ceiling with
such force that the thing was loosen-
cd and fell out 1t was found that
her left leg was broken below tho
knee and badly crushed. The left
arm was broken little above tho
wrist, ana her shoulder dislocated. Tho
right leg was shattered above the
kneo and the whole limb scratched,
bruised and dlslocated, In addition
to these Injuries nearly all her body
was bruised and hurt She rallied il
"A remarkable manner and has a 5000
chance for recovery. Mr., and MIA
Rowland were we'll known in Ner