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

suicide Attempted.

+. c. Ifaskins of Proctorsville tried to
commit suicide Saturday night by striking
his head with a stick and again Monday
morningby cutting his throat with razor
and afterwards with Il penknife. He may
recover from the wounds, but says he will
not live. Family trouble is the cause.
Five Prisoners Break Jail at Newfane.
Five prisoners escaped from the coun-
ty Jail at Newfane Friday night. Four
We're foreigners, and they are suppos-
ed to have opened the doors of the jail
by means of skeleton keys or they had
outside accomplices.
Four Of.the five prisoners were recaptur-
ed at Jamaica on saturday night and re-
turned to Jail Sunday morning.
A Freight Train Thrown From the Track.
A through freight train on the Pas
sumpsc road ran into IL freight car on the
side track at Bradford Monday after
noon, throwing the engine over an EN-
bankment about twenty feet, completely
demolishing it. Seven freight cars loaded
with lumber and hay are piled into Il
space of less than 2O0 feet in length. The
accident was caused by "A switch having
been left open by a Passumpsic cattle
train man. Engineer Phillips saw the
danger, but too late to avoid it. After re-
verslng his engine both he and the fire
man jumped and they are only slightly
injured All trains will be delayed for a
couple of days. The damage is ut least
$4,000.
suicide of n Young Man ut Brandon.
Nat. Farnsworth of Brandon, IL young
man under 20 years of age, took morphine
Sunday night and died at the Brandon
house about o'clock Monday morning
He had been at work for Boynton Il Man
chester, druggists, and gave good salts
faction to his employers until he got int
bad company. Stories of his wild ways
came to their ears and they discharged
him little over two weeks ago. 1t is
said that young lady to whom he
had been paying some attention
also turned him away, because ru
mors Of his wildness had reached her, ant
he had been more reckless since. He tool
some young ladies to ride Sunday night
and bade them good bye when he left
them, saying he might not see them fol
some time, He then went to the Brandon
house and was assigned Il room for the nigh
about IL o'clock. He had been in his room
but few minutes when his bell rung ant
the boy found him looking as though h'
was in stupor with his face somewha
discoored, A physician was sent for, bu
the poison had done its work and no relic
could be given. His parents liYein Shore
ham on farm and are completely strickel
at the sad occurrence,
Meeting of the National Car Company.
At meeting of the directors of the Ma
tional Car company held at st. Alban
Friday afternoon, James X. Langdo
of Montpelier was elected president, t
fill the vacancy caused by the death @
Mr.. Mills, and Henry l.. Mills was elect
ed director, to fill the vacancy in tn
board Suitable resolutions, relating t
the death of President Mills. wer
adopted.
A Mania for Base Ball.
Four base ball clubs have been organ
lied among the students of the Vernon
Academy mt SaXton's River, all actin
under larger organization, known Il
the Athletic Club, with IA full code {
laws. S. A. Richmond has been chose
manager of the club and the summer can
paign has begun.
The Feeling Regarding the Boston an
Lowell.
Both the Passumpsc and Central We
mont officials express themselves as FIRE