Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1878-07-26
WILLIAM c. IRISH.

VERGESSKs. - On Sunday, about two
O'Clock, Freddie, son Of E. Belden. Esq &C
compsnied by several lads. went into the
river below the falls, and soon sank to the
bottom. His comrades ran for help, and
George Borea went into the river and in a
short time brought his body to the shore.
There we're some signs of life manifest, and
DR.. E. D. Woodbridge, who had been cali
ed. made all efforts to resuscitate him but
after some two hours spent in fruitless at
tempts. be was pronounced dead The lad
was seven years Of age large number
have met death by drowning in this river,
this being the second one within six
months
Mr.. Pierce, LIVING near Hinesburgh, had a
barn struck BY lightning, Sunday, duringa
heavy shower. aud the fluid passed around
and down side of the building, and struck
herd of eight cows, instantly killing four
Of them Two men were sitting in door
way about five rods from the barn, and one
was TUNED wrong side up, while the other
was not affected.
During the recent severe thunder storm
the lightning struck the barn of Julius
Crane, of Bridport. setting FIRE to the same.
which. with all its contents. consisting Of
hay and grain. wa. consumed. A barn
Just filed with hay. belonging to jerome
Cherbino, Of Weybridge. was set on fire by
stroke of lightning and entirely consum
ed. Partly insured.
Carrie Brooks, of Ferrisburgh, nine years
old, was up before Justice Grandey. charged
with stealing to the amount OF SIS. She
was sent to the Reform School for the fall
term.
j. p. Flanders, of the Vergennes Pump
| Company. is absent on another pump con-
tract Letters received here from Lake
View, Illinois, speak in the highest terms of
| this pump, which has been in use there two
years.
A NOVEL Snow CoxING-Many Of our
readers have heard Of Mr.. W. c. Coup. who
was for five years one OF the proprietors and
the general manager Of Barnum's shows.
and the founder of the Hippcdrome and the
New York aquarium. This gentleman
organized grand amusement enterprise OF
his own last spring in New York, which,
for novelty and startling attractions is a
new departure from the old style of circuses
and animal shows, which hsye been seen
for half a century, and it will exhibit
in Burlington. on Saturday, August 3rd.
From the excellent reputation which pre-
cedes it. We have no doubt it will attract
large crowds of our citizens. The drove Of
Broncho horses, which four years ago were
running wild in Colorado Jackit-cby's
Royal Japanese show; the gigantic Devil
Fish, nearly forty feet long the Eques
curriculum and " senate of trained AMI
mails - Prot. Richtei's wonderful Flying
Machine which attracted 30 many thousands
in Hartford and Boston. recently. to SEQ it
the new and beautiful Meteoric Fire Balloon
of tho United States signal service,
invented by Prof. Harris. the free open
performance in the streets of Mile Rine-
heart in massive den of lions. tigers and
leopards beautiful giraffe driven in the
ring in harness. ETC.. etc. are among tht
many novel and attractive features OF Mr.
Coup's show. Arrangements have beer
made with the steamboat company to rur
at half fare to accommodate tho people
living across the lake. The entire show il
highly spoken Of as strictly moral and hrs
class, and we shall have more to say ebou
il hereafter