Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-08-06
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Caledonia County Democratic Convention
County Ticket.
ST. JoHNsnUEY, VT, July 20.-The Dem.
ocratic county convention was held here
today with II fair attendance. n. X. Bow
man of st. Johnsbury was chosen presi-
dent, b. l.. Hastings OF Danville and A.
ID. True of st. JOhnsDury secretaries. The
following officers We're nominated Sen
atUrs, W. f.. Peck of Barnet. Reuben Ellis
OF sutton assistant judges, j. ID. Miller
of st. ,Johnsbury, G. VI. Chase of Lyndon ..
state attorney, Elisha May of st. Johns
nury sherilT, Lorenzo Sulloway Jr.. of st.
JOhnobury judge oi probate, " =. Smith
of st. Johnsbury county commissioner
T." T.. sargent of st. JOhnsbury. Charlie.
ingalls, of Danvllle, y. B. Perry of Bar
net
The prohibitionistS of Caledonia county
nave lNaued a call for county convention
August I, 10 nominate a county ticket
Unable to Swim and Drowned.
WHITE RIVER JUNCTION, July CIR
win Eastman, aged 20, only SON of Gideon
b. Eastman of East Lebanon, y. II. was
drowned this afternoon while bathing in
White River, near Hartford, Vt, with
irving Hazen and Jason f.. Miller. the
former classmate of Eastman's at Kim
'''il nun "C"uellS. ftslillan cOulu not
swim and while wading in the water
waist deep, slipped and fell His com
panOn 5 attempted to rescue him hut were
able to do so.
"A Mothers Sad Frenzy-Unsuccessful At
tempt at Murder and Suicide.
CHESTER VT, July 29.-Mrs. A. G. Low
ell, wife of an employe in the Providence
depot restaurant, at Boston, who made an
unsuccessful attempt to murder her four
years-old "Wednesday morning by cut
ting its throat with IL razor, is sick in bed
to-day. She says she can remember moth
ing OF what has occurred, and it is said
that when she saw blood on her child she
asked her brother if Oracle had had
nose bleed The deed was committed
with dull razor and deep cash was cut
IN the chlld's throat just in front of the
lugular vein. The insane mother would
have accomplished her object but
for the interference of the grand
mother who heard the child
scream, and rushing into the room Crap
pied with her daughter, who, upon seeing
her, rushed into the corner of the room,
and attempted to cut her own throat, but
only partially succeeded before the razor
was taken from her, Much sympathy is
felt here for the woman and her three
young children, and there is a good deal
dolence and desertion has caused his wife
to resort to such rash measures to rid her
self OF her trouble. Both child and moth
er will recover, but a close watch has been
put on the latter.
Windham County for Grout-A House
Burglar Arrested.
BEATTLEBORO, VT, Aug. 2.-One-h half
the whole number of towns in Windham
county elect 30 Grout delegates to the Re
publican Congressional convention, to be
held III Montpelier, Wednesday. Some of
the smaller towns failed to hold caucuses.
Arrested for burglary.
TUNBBIDGE, Vt, Aug. 2-Nesta Day
was arrested to-day for burglary from the
residence of Dana Wright, on the night of
June i.
a brass band has been organized at
Greensboro Bend.
AT present there are - inmates in the
House of Correction, 10 of them being
women.
New Haven has had nine state senators,
which Is more than any other town in the
county.
The Masonic excursion to Bird noun
tam ana the building of the unique monu-
ment there, has been set for August p
! VI tilt IISttl ear tbtll8 u uue 80, INNb,
Vermont internal revenue collections
amounted to So, SOB 1.-THE smallest show
Ing made by any state in the Union.
George Graves of Wheelock boasts of
being the owner of a three legged chicken.
y meeting Of the Bennington monu-
ment association is called for Wednesday
of next week
The creditors of Fred NJ Barber. lum-
Der dealer, Bellows Falls, are offered 30
cent, on the dollar. He owes about $500.
There will he a band tournament at
HardWlck, August %, when bands from
Morrsville, Plainlield, Calais, Cabot,
Marshlield, Woodbury. and several other
places Will be present
1t Is announced that the appointment of
l., w. Redington ana q. +. o. KimbaIl.
rs poStmasters at Rutland and Nergennes,
have Just been confirmed.
Hon. William L. Stone of New Jersey
contemplates TRANSMITTING several letters
from German Journal published more
than a hundred years ago, written by the
officers OF German regiment eucamped
in CastletOn during the revolution.
The $1,000 mile stone in money orders
was reached at the 81. JohnsUury post
Ollie Thursday morning This Office was
among the first lot when We're made mon !
ey order offices when the system went
into operation 20 years or more ago
The rlyermen run the last of the logs !
over the dam at Bellows Falls, Wedues- !
day. About ;OOO, 900 feet have been lett
at the Falls this year, the greater part of |
which is to be cut into lumber, being some .
3,OOd,OOO feet more than last year. While |
the nvermen stopped they purchased of
local dealers about 1920 worth OF gro |
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