Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1879-07-25
STATE NEWS.


called a superintendent; aregenf, regent IA prin-
cipd- principal; professor, professor; and a
president. president. Shall we do likewise?
STATE NEWS.
Among the passengers on the steamer State
Of Virginia from New York for Glasgow,
which went ashore at Sable Island in a fog,
last Saturday, were Mr. and Mrs Asa Hull,
| of Woodstock.
J. b. Smith, who Incorporated the
| funds OF Grace Church at West Rutland,
was brought before the Municipal Court at
Rutland on Tuesday Judgment of 500
was rendered and an appeal taken
John Crummey of Wells River, travel
| ling peddler, is missing, and his friends and
customers fear he has been foully dealt with
as he is known to have carried much money
on his person.
An officer from Boston has been at Derby
Line, some days looking after wool that is
said 10 have been Struggled from Canada and
has detained large quantity there
George Messenger, Of the firm of Messen-
ger X Hazea, tanners, Of Norwich, was Mon
day evening kicked by a favorite horse,
breaking his knee pan, which will result
undoubtedly in the loss of the use Of his
leg
Gen. ". W. Grout sold his irotter '-Oliyer
Twist to the proprietor of Young hotel in
Boston for something over 50 900
The Passumpsic railroad company is fit
ting up u picnic park on the east side of
Lake Memphremagog, opposite Owls Head
Mountain.
The wife of Dr. Gates B. Bullard of st.
Johnsbury died last Friday evening at North
Conway, N. H.. on her way home from Old
Orchard Beach, where she had been for
her health.
Aaron Low, on recent morning, attacked
a calf and drew it some distance into tho
woods. hut was frightened away before eat.
ing it.-BFgttLtOgO Record
Frank Prescott Of Bradford recently he
came violently insane from over-work and
bathing while heated.
The rear of the Connecticut River Com
pany's drive has reached MeIndoes, some two
months later than usual. The company have
been compelled to leave some six millions of
their lumber on the fifteen mile falls above
Mcfndnes, which they will be unable to get
over the falls this season
A large bear went into the pasture of inst.
and by some casualty the boat sunk and he
was drowned. -Remarkd5le item in the Brat
tlebOrO Record
Tie buildings OF the Bennington Manu-
featuring Company at North Bennington are
hereafter to be used in the manufacture of
collars, which will make a thriving industry
IN place OF the bankrupt shoe business
| Tho TOWNS oi Arlington, SALISBURY and
sunderland have paid to Hon. T. W Park
the interest due July LIST on thetown railroad
| bones. Several OF the towns have refused to
| pay, among them Bennington, and the
United States Marshal is about enforcing the
collection On a Judgment obtained in the
United States court.
AT Newport, Wednesday, Ida Barnes, EN-
ployed in the family of A. W. Brown, and
another girl, named Johnson, were seriously,
if not fatally burned, by the explosion of a
kerosene stove, which was being used in
ironing. Both girls were so frightened as to
lose all presence of mind, and ran out of
doors before they could be caught and the
flames extinguished, or their garments torn
from them. Both were terribly burned.
Physicians pronounce the recovery of either
as extremely doubtful.
At Pawlet, the other day, Levi Lackey
and Frank Blakely fell from the roof of
barn % feet to the ground Mr. Blakely had
several ribs broken, and sustained some
slight internal injuries Mr.. Lackey receiv-
ed compound fracture of the left wrist, in
juring the bones so severely that he will
never recover the use of it. He was also
injured somewhat internally and severely
bruised. Their injuries are not. however.
considered fatal
tax OF five cents on the dollar has been
made on the rateable estate of Bennington
county for the purpose of meeting the def
cheney in the treasury of the county
A wagon road has been completed from
Rutland TO the summit of killington Peak
This is summit of the Green Mountains,
1924 feet above the sea- A signal service
station has been established at that point BY
the Government
Near Westminster depot. Saturday, train
struck team killing the horse and seriously
lnJuring the driver, Cora A. Arnold of Wal
pole, n. II.
The only surviving uncle of President
Hayes, Hon. Austin Birchard. lives at Fay-
etteville, Windham county. He is the son
OF Roger Orchard and the elder brother of
Sophia Birchard, the Presidents mother.
his residence Is prominent house of the
village, looking south upon the green, shell
tered by large number of maple and elm
trees, which he set out with his own hands
about 1925. He is the leading character of
the town and community around.
Further details of last weeks hail storm at
Wells River show it to be almost unprece
dented in this State. Hail stones fell meas
nring six and one-half inches in circumfer-
ence. Nearly all the crops are DESTROYED
Nice gardens the pride Of the owners were
torn to shreds and trees blown down and
stripped of leaves and branches. The amount
OF damage done to crops, buildings, fences
etc, cannot be estimated. 1t has been esti-
mated that fully 5000 panes of glass were
broken in Wells River Not a building hav
ing windows on the north side without
blinds escaped with whole windows and in
some cases the hail stones came with suffi-
cient force 10 break through the blind and
shatter the glass
Mr.. and Mrs. II. Il. Shipper of Middle
town, while going to church on Sunday last.
were both thrown from their carriage while
passing down steep hill The lady escaped
with slight injuries, while Mr.. Shipper sus-
tanned fracture of both thinghs and his
head was severely cut, and fears are enter
tanned that his injuries will prove fatal
Geo. Holmes of Bellows Falls while
ringing the Baptist bell fell some fifteen feet
to the landing, and seriously injured his
spine.
Frank Newton of Winhall fell fourteen
feet from bridge and was SO severely in
lured that his recovery is doubtful
Rev. Lyndon $ French of Franklin,
venerable minister of the Congregational
,hurch died July 9, aged 81.
A steam yacht large enough to accommo-
late % or 50 passengers, to ply between
Bellows Falls and Windsor, is among the
hings talked" Ii is said that the Connec-
cut is nayigable so far, and possibly stock
ompany may be formed for the enterprise