Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1890-05-09

| The express coming east on the st. Johns
| bury and Lake Champlein road was wreck
at Wolcott Saturday night by reason of
spreading rails The engine and tender
went over all right, but the baggage car,
containing eight persons went down the
bank, rolling completely over. The pas
senger car following, left the track, and
ran about the trains length on the ties, but
did not go down the bank. No one was
seriously injured.
Eckstrom and Foley, convicted at
the June term of the Orange County
| Court on a charge of breaking jail and
held for trial for burglary, escaped
| from Sheriff Collins Friday night while
on their way from Windsor States Prison,
where they have been for safe keeping, to
! Chelsea to attend the May term of the
| Supreme Court. When about two miles
below this place they jumped from the stage
and took to the woods.
The Caledonian says that DR.. f. Blanch-
ard of Peacham has delivered to Col Frank
lin Fairbanks the last nstalment of his
botanical specimens for the new museum at
st Johnsbury The collection contains
about 1000 species of plants from all parts
Of the United States, Mexico, Canada,
| Great Britain and continental Europe.
Only one or two collections in Vermont
| equal III IN scope ana Nalue
Mrs. z. B. Safford's house on Thomas
street, St Albans, occupied by two
tenants Mrs Lynch and Edward Cor
man, was burned early Friday morn
ing, as a result, presumably, of sparks from
a burning chimney. The building was in
sured for $780, loos not known. German
loses nearly all his household goods; insured
for 5000. Mrs. Lynch's household effects
were badly damaged no insurance.
misplaced switch nearly caused ser
ious accident to the 10 o clock mixed train
at Passumpsic Saturday. The engine and
tender were thrown completely over, but
were saved from going down a high bank
by the cars, which did not leave the track.
The engine was badly smashed. The fire
man jumped and escaped injury. Engineer
Davenport stuck to his post and was taken
out through the car window slightly in
iured.
c. E. Beach of Spalding & Beach, assist
ant inspector of the department Of Yer
mont e. a. r., on the staff of Col b. NJ.
Mansur of Island Pond, has arranged the
following dates for his inspection visits to the
posts in District No. . Huntington, May
4 Burlington, May 9; Hinesburg, May 10;
Richmond, May 10; Underhill, May Is;
Essex junction, June 8. Comrade Beach
earnestly hopes that the members OF the
above posts will make special efforts to be
present on the nights named,
At the annual meeting of the Rural I'm
provenent society held at Brattleboro, the
following officers were elected: President,
George E, Crowell secretary O. A. Mar
shall; treasurer Malcolm Moody; CORES
ponding secretary, o. L. French, and a long
list OF vice presidents. 1t was decided to
continue tho plans of work which resulted
in so much added beauty TO the town last
year, and In which there is found to be
remarkable amount Of public interest.
Mr.. A. Tinker, after a long term of SER
vice with the Central Vermont road, has
resigned his position preparatory TO going
| West for an extended respite from business
| cares, says the st. Albans Messenger. Mr.
| Tinker began his railroad career in 1892 as
e clerk in the general Offices of the company
at Northfeld, was for some time chief book
keeper of the freight department here. and
for many years past has had charge of the
stationary department That he has been a
| faithful and esteemed employe goes without
saying.
The many friends of Mr. George w. Doty
Of Morrisville will be glad to know that he
has been appointed aide camp on the
staff of Gen. Russell A Alger, commander
in chief, Grand Army of the Republic. This
appointment is highly complimentary one
TO Conlrade Doty, and will be received with
much pleasure by the veterans throughout
the State of Vermont. This gallant soldier
has splendid war record, having enlisted
in company F, ID Vermont volunteers in
May, 1861, and having served throughout
the war IN the old Vermont brigade.
Walter S. Barney of Swanton brake
| N n aiol1+ tra fha -rnl
mont railroad, was killed at Colchester
Monday morning. The train broke apart
at that place, and just before the accident
Barney was seen on the rear car, then he
was missed, The conductor, on going back,
found him on the track in terribly mutt
lated condition. He lived only few min
utes. The remains were brought to Essex
! junction. and put on the O'Clock, a. M.
train for ST. Albans He had a brother
! breaking on the same train, who went back
| with the remains.
The wife of Rev. Joel Hall, formerly pas
tor OF the Methodist church at West Sails
| bury, VT, but now located at Johusbury
| n. Y, had IA narrow escape from being
drowned in Lake Champlain at Brdport,
Vt, Thursday. Rev. and Mrs. Hall were
about to drive the ferry boat at Brid-
port when the horse became frightened, !,
Juiipeu SluoNdyb lutO lne luke, turning tne
carriage bottom side up in about ten feet of
water, with Mrs. Hall underneath the
wreck. Thomas and Silas Stafford, ferry
mon, and f. H. Bailey hastened to Mrs
Halls assistance and succeeded in rescung
the half lf-drowned woman, who was taken to
f. A. Bailey's residence near by. Mrs.
Hall was able to proceed on her journey to
JohnsDury Friday morning, ill effects
having followed her involuntary bath.
The Messenger gives pleasant account
Of the distrc OddFelows meeting held atSt.
Albans, on the afternoon and evening OF the
Both, with an attendance of about 100 The
lodges OF the district are those at Rchford,
Swanton and st. Albans, all of which were
well represented. Delegates were also pres
ent from Burlington, Mortified, White
River junction and other localities. The
meeting was opened by the home lodge af-
ter which the first degree was worked by
Missisquoi lodge of Swanton, e. II Beebe
acting as N. G. and a team picked from the
st. Albans and Swanton lodges exemplitied
the second degree, ID. G. Furman otiloiat-
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