Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-12-11
VERMONT MATTERS.
A Youths Narrow Escape

A Youths Narrow Escape
The mail train yesterday morning south
over the Passumpsic railroad struck a one
horse sled, driven by son of Jos. Ivers
of st. Johnsbury, to whom the team be
longed, ut Il railroad crossing above that
village, killing the horse and iniuring the
boy somewhat; not fatally however. It
was showing hard at the time and the hoy
did not see or hear the train.
News from Worthwhile.
George d. Mears, general merchant
in Morrsville has been sued by DIR.
Charles c. Rublee, for $4,000 on account of
alleged intimacy of Mears with Rublee's
wife. Mears's store was closed on Mon
day. 1t IS reported that other suits may
be brought.
Evangelist Moody in st. Adams.
ID. l.. Moody, the evangelist, began a
series of meetings at the Congregationalist
church in st. Adams Sunday night and
was greeted by 1000 people. At his first
meetings at 8 and II O'Clock Sunday he
addressed large audiences. At o'clock
Sunday afternoon nearly 1900 people lis
tened to his discourse on Goods Love-"
and as result thirty-seven persons rose
for prayers. At night another large au-
dience gathered to hear him speak No
fo imur ti n'1 Del iin.,.estGu .,elt
nf ia tn"' ~ III ~ ~,
Gav tn oIinv, WY susPeli,vu W.
W3odv meetiHGl Tbdp a,.nnp'oIiut dioSnG
his engagement there with the meeting at
9o'clock Monday morning when he went to
Brooklyn, y. y,
Killed by an Engine.
Henry Cobine about % wears of aoe q
well-known bappaoeman and brakeman
on the route for SnrinoGeld Mass. to
Windsor. w.. and bappnpe. master at the
Fabyan House last summer slipped and
leu ON the track i'll the passenger depot at
springfield, Mass, IN 'front.' of an engine,
ana was instantly Killed, Mr., Cobine
leaves wife, having been married only
The Slate Pencil Industry
r,,o ,,o,.irr of s,a+o nonoi,. hou,n -
Inc NAMING vi Si'tVe Pc"cilo peE"H ~
Castleton about lS3O IN small way at the
quarry and mill three miles north of that
vill,or Some five vaors oftor .ro,ne.
1N'','''' ''7''ii i''i' VII I" i"' ger 90"ie
ana since lhen the business mas been car
ileup y" ~ -N",ti,lo N l,lpNH, N,tdilS'plo" II
many. and of lnte wears Inv the Castletnn
Soap stone Pencil company. The Adams
SUN ii'''h-1 'Ii nam ecu - my hCttD
qtteIs ior t t M, ana in n DoNlS Ihe pen
witch have hnen ShinnnI from, bere r.
market every month through the sum
mer. Nearly 100000 are in the store at
TINS time Inc company employ 80 or n
hahds III the summer, put III the winter
Inere Worhs are closeu'
a Career of Crime.
N1rs Alico NJ nav, Of g 1ol,reb,,r,,
,nio. 1Ni'oc W D'y Vi ~ 'onl9pu'!
VINO was sent from Caledoha county II
J June, 1888, to serve three years sentence
in the House of Correction for horse steal
inc hos haon nardonad Inv tba coverno,
s' Ill., 81
conuitlonaiiy on ner good pehaVlor. on
t Went on ra Gt,ad WIN t commerce.
lev, e. ~ tiitu 'eaiii' h.u lunii M
plete the transfer, Mrs. Day signed tn,
bill as his wife. They then went to Cana
da, from which refuge she was brought b,
decoy letters. She had a husband, wh
mas peen divorced during her lmprlson
mehI, ana one chlld. Inc notorious Dr
otoahes, VINO Is serving sentence o