Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1874-02-20


fine addition to his stock in the brick store.
During time of financial embarrassment
MIR. Naramore faced his troubles, and by
his manly and honorable course has won the
esteem of the entire community
The church at Pleasant Valley ought to
be built upon wheels. 50 that it might he
moved to accommodate the subscribers TO
the building fund
The Green Mountain Academy at the
Centre Village closed it. winter season ON
the 18th inst. The school has been sue
cess in every particular since Miss Ednic
j. Bicknell assumed control in September
last. The pleasant school room was filed
with the friends and parents of the scholars
and all were delighted with the closing
exercises of the term.
Losr oN TIE IcE.-On Sunday afternoon
last Antoine Baudette. a one armed CT
rand boy, well known to our citizens went
skating with companion on the broad
lake, When about the middle Of the lake
they met Charles Broyette. Of this city,
with his ice boat who asked them to come
aboard which they did, riding to Port
Kent and remaining at or near the ice boat
during Mr.. Broyette's absence at the hotel.
Returning to the hotel, Broyette found it
necessary to tack his craft in order to reach
home, so he told the young men to be in
the vicinity Of projection of land when he
came around, and he would take them
home. They promised to DO SO, but were
not there as agreed. Broyettc, thinking
that the young men had skated directly for
home, returned to this city and found that
the young men had not arrived Baudctte' :
companion came in late at night and said
that he OBJ was fatigued and was out on
the ice unable to proceed farther Parties
were at once sent out for the missing boy.
but no tidings was received OF him until
Wednesday afternoon when his body wa-
discovered by his brotLer-in-law, about a
mile and quarter west of Apple Tree Point
lie was fonnd lying on his stomach, with
his head resting on one arm, and appeared
to have died quietly, having succumbed to
the effects Of the fatigue and cold. Bau-
dettc was about Is years ofa-c, and besides
having but one arm. had been sickly from
childhood. lie was good, square. honest
boy, industrious and done much to support
his father and mother, who are quite ad-
yaneed in years, and very poor
On Friday night the ice damned below
the trestle bridge on the Winoo~ki at Wa
terbury and the water settled back taking
out some of the props. The night freight
was the first train to reach the bridge. after
| the accident. The engineer of the locomo-
/ tive put on steam and with the fireman
/ jumped of, and the train went across the
bridge in safety. The 30 ;ton night express
was the next to arrive and that passed over
'' all right at the usual slow rate Of speed.
SERIOUS AccmENr.-On Wednesday eve
ming Frank ". Brown. of Rutland, while
caring for his cows. made misstep and fell
from the scafiolding from which he WI,
throwing hay. He was precipitated a dis
lance Of l0or y feet, striking the bay beam
and rolling thence to the floor lie was
picked up insensible and carried into the
house. At last accounts he remained in
sensible and his friends entertain but little
hope Of his recovery.
llINEsBuRcH.-Rey. {. f. Ferrin ofIllne--
burgh, has been accustomed to hold re
ligious service in the afternoon on alternate
Sabbaths OF school house in the south
west corner of the town, four miles from
the village. On the 10th inst. he had an
invitation to meet his friends in that neigh
borhood at the house of Mr. Milo l.. Law
renee. \ large company was resent, in
GLIDING some from other parts of the town,
and from adjacent portions Of Monkton and
! Charlotte Tables were bounti ully fur
Dished with oysters and other good things.
A happy social time was enjoyed, and the
minister was encouraged to labor more faith
fully by the receipt of cash and other things
equally good, amounting to S65.
BRIDroRT Teachers INsTIT JTE.-A well
attended Institute was held at Bridport four
/ days Of last week. Prof Weber read
valuable paper on the qualifications and
mission of the teacher. Pref. IIigley of
Mjllebury delivered an address en- the i'm
/ portanee of a classical education. On Thurs
day. Dr. French gave a history of Teachers
Institutes. He was followed by Mrs o. II.
kile of Essex, Vt, who gPye an interesting
lesson on the subject Of writing 4" compost
TONS which was Wei received Miss
| ellison gave lessons in vocal music TO
/ class. Prof. Perkins, of the University of Yer
mont, delivered an inteI esting address on the
theories Of science. On Friday. Mrs. Kile
! gave exercises in written composition on the
/ blackboard, and DIR. French delivered an
address on thorOughness. He was followed
| by Mrs. kile, on teaching OF history Miss
Barton of WalthaIn gave some excellent
suggestions on the teachers mission. DR..
/ French followed on the best method of
/ teaching geography by the use of globes.
/ Over ninety teachers were in attendance.
EXTENSIVE FIRE AT lIoosIc CORNERS, y.
l.-The hotel at Hoosic Corners was
destroyed by fire on Sunday morning last,
/ AoStthGE WIFI DaTfls. SnedS anu Othcr out
buildings. Six horses were burned; besides
a number of carriages. wagons, sleighs and
farming tools. The loss of hay and grain
was heavy. The morning was severely
cold-thermometer - degrees below zero
which retarded the efforts of citizens to
save the burning buildings. The insurance
IS entirely disproportionate to the loss.
There Is no doubt that the fire was of an
incendiary origin, as the building was fired
in two places.
From the St. Adams Afessen0er and
various other sources, We learn that there
has been during the past week transfer of
large part of the rolling stock of the
ogdensburg and Lake Champaign Railroad
Company to this side Of the lake. 1t is
said this step was taken by the officers of
the Central Vermont on account of an action
having been brought by Attorney General
Pratt OF the State of New York, against the
Ogdenburg and Lake Champlain Railroad
! Iompany tn hreat nm. tl,a oo,..,., - l..