Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1877-06-15

The Jolly CLUB.-At the annual meeting
of the Jolly Club. held last evening, the
following officers were elected
President-W. W. Henry.
Vice President-W. III. Waters.
Secretary and Treasurer-Warren Gibbs.
Executive Committee-C. NJ. Spauldng,
L. ID. Chapman and Ormand Cole.
The affairs Of the club were reported to
be in excellent condition. During tho last
year four cottages have been erected on
their grounds in Charlotte, the grounds
fenced, and an excellent stone and timber
wharf built The club was organized in
lS73, and now numbers between twenty and
thirty members, who, with their families,
spend the camping and fishing season
there. This is becoming the most popular
Summer resort on the lake. The club own
their camping grounds, anG daily line of
steamers ply between the camp and Burling-
ton, during the months of July and August
The arrivals at this camp last year aggregat-
ed nearly one thousand. and the prospect is
that the number will be doubled this
season. This is the only organization
OF the kind, in this section where the club
own their own grounds on the lake.
RUTLAND Quite a sensation has been
caused in Rutland by the arrest of Mrs
Payson. on charge of writing obscene let
tiers, for the purpose of blackmail. The
persons receiving the letters were Gen. Ii.
Ii. Baxter, and young lady of respectable
family. About four or FIVE months ago. as
the matter is reported. the young lady re
ceived an ANONYMOUS letter, charging her
with grave fault. This was followed by
others of like tenor, and later the mem
bers OF her family were informed of the al
legged crime against social morality. Gen.
Baxter also received similar letters, accus-
ing him of improper intimacy with the
young lady. The writer wanted SIS 200 for
"hush" money, and proposed certain ar
rangements for the transfer of the money.
A girl who called at the young lady : house
with letter addressed in the familiar hand
OF the anonymous correspondent, was trac
ed to the house of Mrs. Payson, who was
arrested and locked up. Thon came whisp
pers of insanity. A commission dc iundtioO
iHqWrtHdO, composed of the Selectmen of the
town Of Rutland, with two prominent
physicians, decided that she is lunatic and
dang erous person to be at large. and she
was sent on Saturday to the Asylum at
Brattleboro. Mrs. PaysOn claims to be the
widow of former editor of the Mobile
(Ala) Tribune, and the owner OF large
landed property in Texas. 1t is said that
insanity is hereditary in her family, and
that since her arrest her conduct has been
violen. at times. Others consider her
merely legal maniac" and that it was
q case Of pure blackmail.
ST. JoHSsBURY.-The "old war horse"
belonging to Capt. Ii. X. Ide, is dead. Capt
Ide bought the horse in the South during
the war, and rode him in sixteen engage
ments, at one of which Tive Forks) the
horse was wounded. The age of this veteran
ia not known. but the captain reckoned
him over twenty-five years.
An INSANE Man EscArEs FROM HIS KEEP
ERs.-The South Adams IN. " Neus
says: A young man man named Paddock,
belonging in Pownal, Vt, who is deranged,
and has been travelling with two keepers,
escaped at Albany. last Friday, by jumping
from train. He passed the night in Al
bany. where he was roughly handled by
some one, and robbed of fine gold watch
and chain. At Troy. he pawned his valise
for ticket to North Adams, from there
taking the train to this village. lie was
followed by his keepers and secured here,
being somewhat violent when obliged to
return with them.
BRIsToL.-1he post norton examination
of the body of Edward Fitch, who died
suddenly Saturday night, revealed chronic
Inflammation and dilatstiOn Of the stomach.
The stomach had a capacity of about three
gallons and occupied the whole abdomen.
nearly. lie had been troubled with his
stomach for about twenty years. The sud
denness OF death was probably occssioned by
paralysis Of the heart. from excessive disten-
sion of the stomach.
DR.. Prime, assisted by Drs. Kent and
HasseltOn. successfully removed schirrus
tumor for Mrs. ARA Smart, last Sunday.
The tumor was on the left side and had
commenced liberation. The microscope re-
yealed the true schirrus cell. p
BENNINGTON. circumstances attend |
ing the accidental shooting of two young
women, on Sunday. were as follows A
French family named Bleau were having |
reunion on Sunday at house in the eastern |
part of Bennington. As the dancing |
became animated, son of Theoneld Bleau |
grabbed an old musket which he had prcyi-
ously snapped, and supposing it to be I'M
loaded jumped upon stool and aimed it at |
his two cousins, Mary and Melia Bleau. who
were at that time Waiting around the
room about Is feet away. The charge,
which had been placed in the piece for
bear. entered the bodies of the walters
Melia received nearly 100 shot in her LETT
in the vicinity of the heart, Of
which 20 have been extracted. Mary re-
ceiyed about so shot in the right shoulder
The attending physician reports the cases as
probably fatal. Young Bleau is black
smith and is said to be of good habits The
laws Of Vermont make the pointing OF any
fro arm at or toward any person. inten-
tlonally bu; without malice. misdemeanor
and if any person is injured by the discharge
OF the fire arm so pointed or aimed. the
penalty is fine or imprisonment, or both
IN the discretion Of the court. This Ben
nington case would seem to afford an excel
lent occasion for the enforcement Of the
statute.
MIDDLEBURY.-The choral society propose
to render the chorus from Hsyden's first
mass in Hat at their concert June 18th,
In the Town Hall. Director, Z. Ii. Higley
The graded school closes this .erm on Fri
day with rhetorical exercises in the hall.
The Congregational church IS being thor
oughly painted outside.
DR.. B. F. Sutton has purchased the resi-
dence of the late Ira Allen and is making
some desirable Improvements on Court |