Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1883-09-07
NORTHERN VERMONT.

Captain Hawley's prompt action and forci-
BILE argument with the Italian strikers at
Swanton, recently, undoubtedly averted a
general strike among the entire force of
these aborers employed on the new road,
some hundred and fifty in number.
The Sheldon or Franklin county fair, held
last Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, was
success. The display of stock was good
in quality and quite large. The fruit
and vegetable department was not up to the
usual display owing to the season being
early. Gen. Grout delivered an excellent
address which was well received.
John Mcmahon of New York and Ed.
Decker Of Swanton are to give an exhibition
Of collar and elbow wrestling at Armory
hall, St. Adams, next Thursday evening.
Arrangements are being made by Ii. A.
Burt, Jr., of Swanton, for SPECIAL excursion
from Pittsburgh and Burlington TO Old
Orchard, Sept. IS. The excursionists will
leave by special train from Swantou and
Burlington the 18th, and return the 21st,
car fare, hotel bills and all necessary are in
cludod in the bill of So G. F. Smith of the
Hotel Champlain will furnish the lunches on
| the train.
The low water is very favorable for the
work on the dam at Swanton and High
gate.
Rev. II. G. Farrar and family of Troy,
who have been visiting friends in Franklin
county, returned TO their home Tuesday.
The infant child Of Dr. Bates of Highgate
died quite suddenly last Thursday.
The youngest child of w. b. Carman of
Swanton died Monday afternoon, after few
hours sickness of cholera infantum
Miss Nellie, daughter of Hon. II. A. Burt
of Swanton, went TO Andover Tuesday where
she is 20 attend Abbot Seminary She fitted
for the U. V. NJ, but on account Of making
German aud French special study she goes
| to AndOver.
The excursion season for Missisquoi Park,
Highgate Springs, is about over with
VIII Thompson, printer in the employ of
b. j. Kendall l. Co., Enosburgh Falls, lost
two fingers of his left hand, Friduy, by get
ting them caught in cylinder press.
The village of Enosburgh Falls is soon to
be supplied with water from large spring
about Two miles from the village. The wa
ter will be brought in tubing manufactured
by A. Field, Jr., at Jericho. The expense is
being borne by b. j. Kendall & Co.
c. 5. Packard, the tramp printer arrested
at North Georgia Monday night for stealing,
had hearing at Swanton, Tuesday, before
Judge Bell, Burt, Hall Il Burt for the State.
lie was found guilty and sentenced by his
honor to three months in the State work
house and to work out costs, which gives
him about six months behind the bars.
Packard had worked in the Swanton Courier
office about two months. He claimed his
name was G. Ii. Brown and Springfield,
Mass, his home. Mail came to him how
ever addressed to G.. S Packard and post
marked Westfeld. lie said he was working
his way home from Winnipeg after an alb
sence of six years. lie is a well educated,
bright fellow about 30 years old, five feet
five and weighs about 1875 pounds, brown
hair and sandy moustache. The fellow
led his pursuels quite chase. He started
o'clock Monday, but suddenly left CON-
pan.on and started South. The edit
or of the Courier hearing Packard
had skipped with few articles be-
longing 10 the office took team
and after an afternoon spert in driving
. through Highgate, st. Albans and Georgia
ran him down at seven O'Clock as already
stated Packard wadei Misssquoi river al
Highgate aud took to tie woods. BY diligent
inquiry he was tracked to st. Adams where
he had told some men in the railroad yard he
was going to North Georgia and wait
for night freight. Deputy Wallace
going to North Georgia, captured Packard,
after waiting an hour. Packard can walk
like professional, and by fording streams
and doubling on his course well nigh batiled
pursuit. lie had ia his pockets when searched
a gold thmblc belonging to the
editors wife, some fancy cabinet
photographs, a pocket atlas, a nickel com.
posing stick, and other small articles, all
belonging to the Courier Office. In court
Packard carried himself like an old offender,
as he probably is.
The new dam at swantol will probably DO
completed this week,