Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1873-08-15
VERMONT NEWS.
WASHINGTON COUNTY.

VERMONT NEWS.
WASHINGTON COUNTY
Two children Of Mr.. Brown Of Berlin,
onposite Montpelier, died suddenly, recent
~ They caught cold from playing IN the
water. and the diphtheria attacked them
One died On Friday and the other on Sun
day.
r. l. Sargent Of East Warren, in attempt
mo 10 adjust q ladder on the roof OF barn
in Roxbury. on the Goth ult., slipped and
fell 10 the ground, distance OF about thlr-
tv-eight fee. striking between two stones.
He was taken up for dead, but after O time
recovered consciousness. lie was lOunu 10
he entirely paralyzed below the hips, nav
me sustained a serious injury of the spine
A medical council was held the following /
day. which pronounced his injuries very Sc
rious. and gave little hope OF his recovery
Mansfield will probably be the largest
lnmber station on the line Of the Montpe-
Ger and Wells River railroad. The large
steam saw and planning mills OF Martin
Lynde and Willis Lane a Son, together
with the water power establishments oi
Cas- x Co.. Henry Laird, NJ. PERKINS ~, anu
Dow q Co.. do an immense business 1neIe
are also mills in the town Of Orange and VI
clulTN WHICH Will ht4AhSt 80
a considerable amount
Eddie. son of William Il. Kellogg oil
Worcester. was thrown from the seat Oh d
moving machine recently, ana quite severe
lv injured. He struck on an iron, making |
a wound in one hin some three or four inch |
e. in depth.
The County Fair Is TO be held this year
the 18th and 18th of September, on the
IT, tho
are being perfected TO make this the most
successful exhibition this Society has ever
had.
wINDHAM COUNTY
Rrattleboro has two banks of circulation
Win canitals of $500. 600 and $3.50, 600 res
neetivelv two savings banks with capitals
of i. $50 GOO and S200,O 600 respectively;
seven dry goods stores, eleven millinery and
dress making shops, two drug stores, I'VE
shoe. three book and seven grocery stores,
two weekly papers and one monthly Inc
orrau factory Of J Estey u Co., employs
lo0 hands. and produces 40 instruments
daily. 4 new building Will be erected,
when taev will employ $50 more hands.
There Is q furniture factory employing %
hands a paper mill, two machine shops
and factories for reelIng SILK ana making
paper machinery. 4 correspondent says
/ the place Is " much noted Tor It's beauIlIu4
/ girls and fast horses, which Is much bet
| Ter than if noted for it. fast girls and beau
1 tiful horses.
/ nc. Lane. one Of the selectmen OF W est
/ minister. was thrown from ms wagon re-
/ centlv. with such force as TO break one or
/ more ribs, and otherwise InJure him, IN
/ consequence of his horse running away.
A daughter of 7. D. Cobleigh, OF Brat
J % fn~ >
. hand torn of recently. she had climbed
up TO reach q hook, when her support gave
way and the hook caught IN a ring she
wore. tearing the flesh from the hrsi JOINT
/ of the finger TO the end. The bone wa al
/ terward anputated.
Hon. D. Gilbert Dexter and family OF
Cambridge, Mass, are stopping at the YER
mont House, Wilmington.
The summer houses at Brattleboro, not al
ready filled are filing up slowly, and the re-
mainder of the season bids lar 10 be inter q
esting to the many hotels. The little fark
House" l. crowded and many have been
Obliged 10 seek other accommodations
WI. Walker Of Brattleboro, who went
into the sheep raising business near Denver,
[ Colorado, two years ago, hnds lhat MS an
tieiDations were not al dream. lie writes
]
and all are remarkably healthy and produe-
tive. This spring, out Of one herd Of 900
ewes. including yearlinEs, 500 brought
forth twins, and even his yearlings yielded
from FIVE 10 nine pounds OF wool per head
His rams were from Vermont.
Eleven shares Of National Bank of Bel
lows Falls stock sold recently for : - share
the par value being $50.
Towns new hotel at Bellows Falls was
opened last week. 1t Is q first class house
in every respect, contains all the modern
improvements. and Is to be kept by Towns q
Son.
WINDSOR COUNTY.
A freight train on the Central ran into
the night express on the Passumpsic, at the
Junction. on the night Of July 10th, and
conductor Edgerton Of the latter tram re-
ceived a scalp wound.
Leonard I. Ward Of Springfield, having
q little Of the military feeling OF the 4th
left over. met with a serious accident by try
ing 10 make a big gun out OF little one.
He filed the FIVE barrels of Windsor pistol
fail. and a. he fred of one. the other four
discharged. causing a deep wound IL his
hand and frightening Mr.. W.
Milo :. Buck. formerly Of Cavendish.
] Il
leg broken In two places recently, by being
thrown from q carriage.
The family of Enos Gardner, of Sharon
were poisoned recently, by eating potato top
greens.
In q certain school district in Springfield,
which within the memory Of some now liy-
ing contained thirty-one families and nearly
n hundred scholars, there are now but eight
families and FIVE scholars. Other districts
are in nearly the same condition, while in
the sane time the village has increased
many times in size and population.
4 rattlesnake. over four feet in length,
was recently killed on the road from Spring
field TO Charlestown. y. II.
Inland Holden and wife OF Ludlow, were
thrown from their carriage at the depot,
FRIDAY. 10y reason of their horse being fright
ened at a dump car. Ms. Holden sus-
tanned qlije severe injuries.
On the evening OF the 2sth ult., at Proc
torsyille. man about forty years OF age.
attempi,l an el0pement with a gushing
French maiden Of fifteen. Both parties
were operatives in the ProctOrsville mills.
Fortunately the maiden's father overhauled
the couple at the Duttonsville depot, and
brought the girl home. The false Lothario
had been boarding at the house Of the girl 5
= father, and Is said to have an anteeedent
wife in the State OF New York, from whom
he CLAIMS TO have procured 4 divorce, but
circumstances are suspicious against him
The would-be Romeo has left the State. The
fond bat stern . parient' has inflicted sum
mary punishment upon the daughter, and
sent her to work again in the mill.
The managers of the Rutland Railroad
are overhauling and rebuilding their two
| -
will raise the roofs Since the completion
of the road in 1919, several persons have
been killed by the low covered bridges be
} tween Ludlow and Chester.
The third annual fair of the White River
Agricultural Society, Of Bethel, will be
held September ID, Sd and 4th.
The Farmer and Mechanics Union will
hold their fourth annual fair at the Black
River driving park. midway between Lud-
! low and Pr0ctorsville, on Tuesday and
Wednesday, September l6 and L, 1873.
Geo. W. Wiley, formerly of Weston, Is
now superintendent .of the Episcopal Mill
tary School at Faribault, MINI.
The UEwIsE GREED OF BoSITAcE-The
hotel-keepers at the watering places are In
trouble They have spread their tables,
made their little beds, set their houses IN
= order. and sent out their invitations TO the
great American public to come in. But
the great American public does not come in.
In a few popular and favored localities
there Is something of rush of visitors, but
in most places guests are few and far be-
tween Boniface is in agony. He tries to
whistle. but the whistle won't come. Tie
fails to see that the American public will
, not patronize him. simply because that
economical parsonage will not pay IS fer
n small breakfast or a smaller supper,