Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1876-07-14

Lyman Rogers. q reSpetlaN-e i4---
Bethel. dropped dead in his has f. b
week from heart disease. lis age ".
years.
Eugene Page. - years o.1. va l- w.
in Wells river. sunday night,whl.s ala
One day last week. as Samuei Nt.,
old and respected citizen Of Brii-sn.
was leading horse, having the batter
about his wrist, the animal took i-.-
jumped upon Mr.. Mitchell AMI r4a. ID,
giug him some distance. He wa le4-F-
found. bis head and body beng .l-
mangled.
Four persons were seriously IN .l1 F.
day, by the falling of a large slei
necti0n with the Chateau De >s-.
Lake MemphremagOg. \ tight r'9 r
Torrance was in progress ami the shell e.
way from the weight of the crowd Or 81
roof The party were exeur~iou.-,- b
North Troy.
Two employees Of the Fall Norman Us.
juret at their mills Friday. Ana Be-,
severed thumb from his hand VIII sn al
and James Mcnamara was cau-li Is q
volving shaft and carried arO4al -sl.i
until his clothes were torn alml-, sl,r
from his body. lie escaped death BIZ, y
seriously injured.
Foster Phelps. OF Barnet, Vt. W.. u
ously injured oy being thrown irl1
wagon July itb. His horse was tri--,-
by a rocket.
T. Howard, OF Barre, while iriv-.
Montpelier one day last week, va, ia-
from his carriage and had both leg t- 81
David Maeomber. Of East Milton. or-
wears of age. fell from seaif1ld in hi.-..
Friday. anu striking on his heal .
severely and probably fatally iuiure-
obituary Record.
James Graham, of South Pea ,hlm. +,
died June 30. lie had repr ,enrl q
town two terms in the Legislature, AL Z
be greatly missed
Ezekiel Dimond. Professor OF ,,r-
and Agricultural Chemistry IN p4ti-
College. died at his late residence lu Is
over Thursday afternoon. lie VA a'-l.l
IN the morning with a severe heai4cls 81
soon became unconscious and RENAME
this condition most OF the time u1i- E
death.
Peter B. Yates, Mayor of S,heI e1t.i, F
y, died suddenly on the Siratl.a -..-
train, on the Hudson River IA .rll
Tuesday, near GarrIson's. while On o.
home from the Centennial. Heart d.
was the cause of his death.
General Marshall Lefferts. comma
the veterans of the Seventh New lrA T.
lment (whO were on their way o paril
IN the Centennial parade at PhiAl-
Tuesday, died suddenly on the tram y
day, as It was entering the depot az NJ
ark, N. j., of heart disease. Col. Lt1'a
lie IL worthy of more than passing 1--'
lie came prominently to the front 10 y
IT connection with the Blaine t1.s-'i
line. The Associated Press was bs-.a--
it, quarrel with F. o. j. Smith. Wiz d.
son, Raymond. and others a. leaief'
was very doubtful whether the B.a-s
could be III 4de n success a. against 90 p
Morse line. Letfsrts seized the 0pec.1-
became president, sec rotary and ii-.-
Its first decided success was IN the UA
Prot. Webster. The House line tlu1-
with the BlaiEe line gave out, 0-' +
Blaine instruments worked Sp.eni1! i
enthusiasm of Lefferts prevailed 07sr"
thing. and the verdict in the Nea-,i :
was telegraphed late Saturday night
appeared in the New York paper on'-'-
morning.
Through all the changes to the hit
soAdatlon. which made the Western y.
the great telegraphic power OF in' =
Col. Letferts held his place a. d prl4-a
organizer and manager. Sometime
dent, sometimes director. sometime =
neer, he was everywhere in power 'i' IS.
neetl1n in telegraph operations. l-
and Seek Telegraph Company W y.
Nobody thought much of it. Co..
was placed at the head. His bn-.ne p
Iiy soon showed itself under thi- nsf
pany- Ii became great power
quoted on the Stock Board ani W.
to be the most profitable stock ~ The ~
so profitable that the Western lnaa
PED in and at large price secured ne =
agement OF the Company. The PIE
oihce was removed TO the head sAT'.
the Western Union. and Marshal L---
presided over the affairs OF the Oll,
until the hour OF his death.