Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1882-07-14


acknowledge that his last issue was not dry
one.
Here is an inspiring stanza from the Ran
doph Academy Alumni poem
Gist by green pnnacles OF Summer bloom,
Crowned with the garnered wisdom OF the years,
From Thy mount-altar ever-gazing down =
We give Thee greetings as we gather near.
We should advise the poet who lives gsl
by those green pnnacles to climb them, some
day, and visit the granary OF wisdom upon
their summit.
Eddie Colbeck, a little five years-old Som.
erville boy, while placing crossed pins upon
the track to see the cars convert them into
scissors was struck by the car-step of O
passing train and knocked senseless. Doubts
are entertained of his recovery.
The latest cunning accident is reported
from Sutton. Willie Campel, seventeen
years-old boy, while on a shooting trip, last
week Thursday, set bis gun against fence,
while he was climbing over. BY some un.
fortunate movement of his, the hammer was
struck in suct.a way as to discharge the gun
the load entering the lads left breast and
passing up toward the shoulder, breaking the
collar bone in two places. Nineteen sho,
have been removed from the wound. 1t is
feared that the boys injuries are fatal.
SOs
The store of w. C, Guernsey at Castletor
was broken into on Saturday night Sasl
were removed from a window on Elm stree,
side and an entrance thus made. The per
petrator was evidently short of small change
rs the money drawer was rifled. 1t contain
ed pennies and nickes to the amount of from
three to five dollars There is no evidence
that goods were taken. This is the second
time within two years that the store has been
entered, and through the identical window
There is no clue to the robber or robbers.
During the progress of some athletic sports
at Ludlow, on the 4th of July, large mum
Der of people crowded into covered humt
in front Of the mill. One of the board.
broke, and young lady, Miss Taylor, wa!
precipitated into the river below, where SHIT
would undoubtedly have been drowned hat
not gallant young fellow, William Sulli
van, by name, jumped in and kept her heat
above water until assistance could be rem
dered.
Two little boys in Springfield, while dig
ging caves in gravel bank, were buried b,
the caving in of the bank, and would hav
been smothered had not a Mr.. Raymond
who was working near by, hastencd to tn
spot and dug them out.
| "A DIuttlcuOiO Ill Ill HIS tstdDllSucu ueN
industry in the manufacture of combina
ton bed, reclining couch, chair and litter, al
of which can be condensed within the limit
of an ordinary Saratoga trunk.
Mrs. John +. Bailey of Windsor wa
found dead in her bed, one morning las
week, from the effects Of over fatigue in car
ing for her children.
Sumner Rhodes of Windham, in fit O
mental dependency, committed suicide
Wednesday, July 9th, by taking Paris green
A West Haven citizen, John Rives, no,
seventy five years DID, is the father of TWEEN
ty.siX children, eleven of whom are noy
living.
Fourteen Brattleboro boys, fitted unde
Professor Charlier, will enter the next Fresh
man class at MIddlebury College. Just tw
men assembled at recent Democratic caucu
in Brattleboro.
A three-hundrcd and thirty pound bca
was shot on Haystack mountain last week.
A remarkable instance of feline sagacity
reported from Caslleton. The members c
u family in that village lad retired for III
night, and surrendered to balmy sleep I'll
travelled sleeve of care, when suddenly pus
darlcd in from an adjoining room, and prt
ceeded to lap with vigorous energy the face
of the sumberers. As soon as she s,icCeede
in waking them, she proudly led the way
the sitting room, where to the astonishmci
of all, some clothing which had been place
near the stove to dry was found to be
flames. Had it not been for the cats fiji
alarm the house would probably have bee
burned.
Weston has lost its oldest inhabitan
Deacon Ira Head died on the evening {
July 3, aged OF years. He was the last
the pensioners OF the war OF 1879.
Henry Aldrich, in fit of insanity, cut h
arm with a scythc. blade so severely as
make amputation necessary.
Herbert Reed of Dummerston was seriou
ly injured by the accidental discharge of
gun, in the following manner. lie was 81
ting on fence, with the muzzle of the g.
in his hand the stock resting on the groun
Suddenly the fence gave way, the gun bein
discharged at the same time, and its co
tents entered Reeds right side, making
large wound near the shoulder. The your
, man will probably recover.
. Paul Ellis. the Shrewsbury man who r
ceived harsh treatment at the hands of Il me
on Thursday night, in consequence of an ,
e legged heinous assault on young girl, is in Il
lookup at Rutland. He promised to leave Il
country when in the hands of the lynchei
Instead, he came to Rutland, got drunk al
made such a nuisance Of himself that he W
! arrested Saturday evening. Whether he W
be dealt with on any other charge than tn
y of intoXication is not known.