Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-07-10
VERMONT MATTER.

Killed Tuesday by KICK lroll hoi?o
which lie was attempting to catch III MS
pasture.
Editor Prescott Turns College President.
A Montpelier despatch announces that
w. w. Prescott, late editor of the Mont
pelier Watchman, has accepted the presi-
dency of the Battle Creek college, Mich
Found Dead on the Track.
Traiumen on a freight train which arriv-
ed at St Albams Sunday morning, found
the mutilated remains of man on the
track near North Georgia 1t is supposed
he was struck and killed by one of the
night trains.
Terrible storm at Bradford.
A Bradford despatch says The heaVl-
est thunder storm of the season visited
this section Monday. The lightning
struck in several places X. X. Wilson'S $
house was damaged many hundred dOl,
lars. Mr. Wilson was knocked over and
badly stunned.
Celebration of the Founding of Black
River Academy.
The semi-centennial celebration of the
founding of the Black River academy is to
be held at Ludlow, Aug. 30 Historical
addresses, etc will be delivered and it is
expected that there will be large gather
ing of alumni and friends.
Officers of the Ogdensburg and Lake
Champlain Railroad Elected.
meeting of the Ogdensburg and Lake
Champlan railroad directors Wednesday
morning at Rouses Point, j. w. Hobart of
st. Albans was elected president, ii. A
Church of Boston treasurer, George T.
Childs of St Albans secretary
Orange County Court.
In the case of State VS.. John r. Scales
for criminal assault, on trial since Mon
day afternoon at Orange County Court,
the Jury brought in a verdict of not guilty
Wednesday night after one hours delib-
Grafton The Jurors were then discharged
and the hearing of court cases begun.
Court is likely to adjourn this week.
Accident ut White River junction.
Monday evening, as the Peanut" train
was backing to the depot at West lebanon
from this place, young man by the name
of Frank Rice, who had been acting as
train checker IA few days, seeing the APP
preaching train, stepped, as he supposed,
upon the opposite track but instead upon
the one on which the train was approach
ing. The train nearly severed one leg,
mangling it the entire length. One foot
has been amputated and but little hope is
entertained of his recovery.
A Boat Propelled by Kerosene.
A special despatch from Albany to the
Boston Herald says The first ri yer craft
ever run by kerosene in the waters of the
upper Hudson has reached here from New
Baltimore. The vessel is tWenty-SlX feet
in length and five in breadth of beam. In
her is an engine capable of pushing heI
from ten to twelve miles an hour, at Il cost OF
thirty to fifty cents Il day for fuel. The
boat will accommodate dozen pasSen'
gers, and Will run as pleasure boat on
Lake ClamDluln tins summer
The Morrisville Shooting Affair.
Mcknight who discharged revolver al
Clarke ON Thursday night, was PLACED
under two hundred dollar bonds, the re
suit of a hearing held at Hyde Park OF
Friday Saturday morning found C.arke''
place of business on Portland stree
daubed and striped with black paint
and his hair dresser 5 sign, made in mon
ument form, was taken to the head o
Portland street, where 1t was given II Goa
of black paint and left standing, and tn,
succeeding evening served as fuel for
Fourth of July bonfire.
The Department of Vermont G. A. II.
Department Inspector ID. 5. Morgan re
ports thorough inspection of this de
partment, reporting eighty-four post
with membership of 3i04 Five post
were not inspected. The posts in the de
Dartmtnt are Rtntfally III ROOtl COltlllOD
the records are we'll kept, work of ritua
fairly performed, and comrades full O
enthusiasm for the success of the depart
ment. Comrade Morgan urged
thorough inspection of posts, which h
thinks will result in better work and a
increase of enthusiasm, and deserve
great credit for the interest exhibited il
securing IA thorough inspection of his de
partment The officers of the department
are all working faithfully to increase tn
,lyat th.1 do, nrt, ,ant InI
to none in enthusiasm and efficiency.
New England Sunday-School Assembl
and Peoples University.
The New England Sunday-school as
sembly and Peoples university will begi
at Lake View, South birmingham, Jul
Is, and close July 2S. DR.. j. II. Vincen
of the Chatauqua Lake farm has charge
this assembly. Some of the best talent
the country has been secured at grei
cost The attractions at these meeting
are many and unique. The grounds
Lake View are unsurpassed in charm
scenery, in forest, tield, hill and lake.
There are many cottages and tents to !
let cheap, and good accommodations fC
board at reasonable prices can be obtai
ed. The large covered pavilion there wi
seat several thousand people. There
and cottage life. The fresh air of Il
grove, and the relief from all the CONVEX
tionaites of hotels and fashionable life
This is a grand opportunity for literar
scientific, musical and other recreative e
ercises. Programmes free of charge an
other information can be had by addres
ing Samuel Cochrane, Lake View, Sout
birmingham, Mass Reduced fare wi
be made on the Boston, Old Colony, Ce
trail Vermont, Cheshire, Fitchburg al
Dooton and lowell railroads.
Shooting Affair at Morrisville.
Quite an excitement was created,
Friday morning, by the announceme
that there had been an attempted shoe
ing affair on Portland street, the mig
before. For several weeks the authorti
and others, without any special authorit
had seriously contemplated cleaning O
the tenement over Clarke's billiard a