Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1878-06-07

The CASUALTY RECORD. - According to
State, during the month Of May ,nine deaths
by violence. OF these, three were suicides,
all Of very aged people. James Hurlburt.
of Waterford, IS years old. cut his throat !;
Edward Fairbanks, Of Springfield, ninety
one years old, drowned himself; and Mrs.
LoenIa Whitney. of Morrisville, woman of
advanced age, hung herself A three-year-
old child at Bethel was scalded to death and
another at Peru was burned to death
Seventy-yeai Patrick Tierney, Of st.
Johnsbury, was run over; Mrs. Wheeler, Of
Wells River, died from eating poisonous
roots found in the woods: Lewis Lacrosse,
Of Enosburgh Falls, died from an overdose
Of opium and one St. John, of St. Adams /.
was killed by stick OF wood falling upon
his head.
THIEVES Cong TO GRIEF.-Msrtin Blair
and Edward Richeleu, formerly of Shell
burn. but more recently of Colchester Point,
were arrested and lodged in Jail, the other
day. on the charge of larceny. On their
premises was found quantity of stolen
property OF every kind and description
hens, chickens, axes, grindstones, door
oil cans, boat, etc, etc. Included in the
stuff was the property recently stolen at
Shelburn, and a number of things taken
from various persons in this city. Blair and
Richelieu were srraigned in City Court,
Tuesday, and both bound over, for grand
larceny, in the sum of $500, in default Of
which they were committed to jail. On one
charge of petit larceny Blair was convicted
and sent to jail for ninety days. while
nothing was done to his luckier COM
panion and on another charge both
pleaded guilty and were fined each five
dollars and costs. City Grand Juror
Brownell appeared for the prosecution.
and W. ii. Hare for the respondents.
THE Jolly CLUB.-At the annual meeting
of the Jolly Club, held Monday evening,
the following officers were elected
President-W. II. Waters.
e-President-C. NJ. Spaulding.
Secretary and Treasurer-Warren Gibbs.
Superintendent of Campo. NJ. Spauld-
ing.
Executive Committee-Geo. D. Wright.
Ormond Cole and Z. F. Ward.
The affairs OF tho club were reported to
be in excellent condition. Three cottages
have been erected during tho last year.
making ten cottages, beside club house.
two ice-hOuses and several outbuidings, in
camp A number of cottages are to be added
to the number this season, while tents will
also be used to some extent. The club own
their ground. some twelve or fifteen acres,
being a fine grove on McNiel's Point, West
Charlotte, opposite Essex on tho lake
A fine stone and timber wharf has been
built, and the steamer Herald will stop each
way daily when desired. The Club was or
ganized in 1873, and now numbers between
twenty and thirty families. mostly Burling-
ton people, who spend the fishing and camp
ing season there. The arrivals at the Camp,
last year. aggregated nearly one thousand,
and it is getting to be the most pop
ular, well-ordered and desirable Sum
mer resort on the lake. The fare on the
Herald is one dollar for the round out and
return trip to Burlington, tickets good for
the return trip at any time. The excursion
il pleasant one, within the means OF all,
and everyone should improve the opportu-
nifty to visit the grounds.