Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-04-24


roads, but simply one of timely selfpro-
lection in view of the changing railroad
map. In fact, last saturday the Pas
sumpsic and Boston and Lowell signed II
contract for the interchange of their busl-
ness for the next five years.
A Brave Act.
The Boston TiurcllCr says that n few
DAYS since as an excursion train of eigh-
teen heavily laden cars on the Vermont
division of the Portland and Ogdensburg
railroad had commenced the descent of Il
heavy grade between the st. JOhnsbury
and the Connecticut river, tn" engineer
suddenly deserted three cattle upon the
track Just in advance of him. To drive or
frighten them from the track, or to sea
SOnably stop the train, was impossible.
Instantly he decided upon his course. He
sent his fireman to diSCOnnpCt his engine
and tender from the train, whistled
"down brakes,' and with full steam on,
plunged forward alone, and with the nm
petus thus gained threw the cattle from
the track. He then quietly allowed the
train to overtakc him again. connected 1t,
and cOptinued ON, his passengers knowing
nothing of the danger they had escaped by
his quick wit and fidelity to duty.
The stone Cutters Case.
A hearing was finished Tuesday at st.
Johnsbury in the case of two of the seven
teen stone cutters from South Ryegate,
charged with intimidating workmen by
threatening to advertise them as Scabs
| This the court he'd was not sufficient and
| they were discharged. Complaint against
! the remainder of them was nolle pressed
and they were re- arrested on il new COM
plant,
The Meyer Murder Case.
70 !, tnlyn
ceptions, and the case goes to the supreme
court. Under our statute person CON
victed of murder in the first degree can
not be hanged until after session OF the
| legislature, which brings it about two
! years after sentence is pronounced. Meyer
! will he sentenced the latter part of the
term. The Messenger states that Meyer
admitted to IA fellow prisoner that he muir
d red Krause because the latter interler-
red with woman he was Keeping com
| puny with in Burlington.
snow Drifts and the Thermometer at
Eighty.
A despatch rom Chester saws the wealth
er for the past few days has been unpre-
cedcnted for April the mercury standing
at 50 in the shade Wednesday. In some of
the surrounding towns the road, are i'm
paSSable on account of snow which i'll
places is drifted six feet deep.
Montpelier.
A la crosse team has been organized
here numbering twelve members. The
first meeting will be held Friday or Satur
day y...,D Daniel q. Long, formerly for t
long time connected with the Ely copper
: mines has purchased the 7. G. Phinney
stock of stationery goods here. Mr.. Long
takes Immediate possession.
4 meeting of old soldiers, and others
pI forming
locate in California, is to be held mere the
2?d inst. A,similar meeting is to be helC
at South Royalton the 23d inst.
The state Library committee held anoth
!, Mrs. George Smile Of Burlington
! are visiting their friends here.
A large party of friends gave Mr.. anC
Mrs. Byron Humphrey surprise call OF
the tenth anniversary of their marriage
Monday evening. ....An old folks ball wa,
given at the Pavilion, Friday evening, an,
was attended by thirty couples. Count.
Court convened again Tuesday, for tn
hearing of chancery cases. Henr.
Oviatt, Esq, returned from Boston las
: week B. f. Fified, Esq, also returned
from lengthy visit to Boston last weel
, .... The snow-shOe club has developed int
! Il rubber boot club.
| West Randolph.
2 Overseer Foster of Burlington cam
: here, Saturday, and has general charge o
. the new buildings to be erected on th
e burned district" Contractor sweeney o
= st. Adams, arrived on Monday with
= gang of workmen to commence layin!
y the foundation walls of the new build
a ings. a large number of men are EN-
t ploved about the district Sunday an,
Monday were the best sap days of tn
season -. Neaily all the streets are a
dry as in the summer All our mills ar
Z driven with orders.
e
n Middiebufy'
, The first lecture by Mr. Henry Hall @
- Rutland, at the town hall ,on Friday ever
! ing, was quite we'll attended and tn
= course now promises to be reasonably sue
o cesstul one Mr.. John Powers has no
s had his wrist broken over and set again, tn
i balance of surgical opinion being great
y in favor of letting it alone and trusting t
Is time A gang of bridge builders ar
e in town, repairing the variou
/, bridges over the railroad here
/ No arrangements have AS yet been mad
d for public and general observance of Al
k Dor day, but even if no concerted NOV,