Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1890-07-25
BURLINGTON VT. FRIDAY JULY 25 1890

drawn under the steamer,
At a meeting held in Plattsburgh last
week to raise $50, 600 to purchase a site for
the Nichols Reaper and Harvester company
of Chicago, s., 900 of the amount was raised
before the meeting ad journed Hon. Smith
NJ. Weed, w. n Hartwell and Baker
Brothers gave 81 900 each to the fund.
Now over two-thirds of the $50, 900 has
been subscribed by the citizens Of Platts-
burgh and the works will undoubtedly be
built there.
Sunday morning Ezra Sawyer of Lowell
VT, went away, telling the people
with whom he boarded that he was
going to pick some berries At this writ
ing he has not returned, and cannot be
found, although diligent search has been
made by the people. He was in his shirt
sleeves. He is a man about 60 years old,
rather tall, of good weight, with gray hair
and large black eyes. Sawyer had a house,
barn and outbuildings burned few days
since under mysterious circumstances, and
the insurance company looked up the mat
ter and refused to pay the loss.
Bay View, Wis, was shaken shortly af-
| ter o'clock Tuesday morning by an
explosion of such terrific force that
the people of the suburb Jumped from
their beds, believing their houses to
! have been rocked by an earthquake. The
concession was due to an explosion result
! ing from leakage of molten iron from
blast furnace No. T. There were a large
number of men working around the fur
mace, but only one, Joseph Lewis, was hurt.
| He was caught by the flood of molten iron
and burned until the flesh dropped from his
bones. There is little hope of his recovery.
Il hi
At noon Tuesday we'll dressed man
entered the Union Savings bank at Quebec
while Mr.. Neasey, the manager was
alone, and presenting card with the name
of "Rev. Mr. Moule, said the clergy
man was in vehicle and wanted to speak
to the manager, but was too feeble to come
| into the bank. While Mr.. Veasey was at
window speaking TO the supposed clergy
man, the man who came into the Office
went behind the counter and quickly walk
ed away with the managers private cash
box containing 500 in cash and $1,000 in
debentures and quantity of private
papers. The man entered the vehicle, and
with his companion drove off rapidly. De
/ tectives are OIL their track.
Word is received from Goreville, IL
linois, that Monday night, July IA, man
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broke INTO the house of Morris Sullivan. On
! being spok to he fred a shot from n pistol
at Sullivan striking HIM in the breast in
ficting fatal injuries, Mrs. Sullivan was
also shot in the breast and her injuries are
pronounced fatal Neighbors hearing the
shot secured the murderer who was found
to be Sullivan's rs year old SON He is now
in Jail A few months ago the boy poisoned
some water which he gave to his parent, tc
drink but this attcmpt at murder failed
He gives rs his rcas IN for the crime that he
was tired of waiting for the old folk S prop
erty.
Woodstock is excited over the robbery o
the Bank Of Nova Scotia aud the arrest OF
the accountant, R.G Sanders. When j. VI.
Walker, the teller, went to the bank ol
| Saturday he found the door of the vaul
open and the accountant lying on tho iiOol
unconscious and SO, 900 of the banks fund
were missing. Sanders was sent to Jail lC
wait an examination. He says he Wen
into the bank ut 80 in the morning to &c
some money that was to be sent by the eX
press which leaves here at ,:iS a. IN. Whih
in the vault he was knocked down and be
came unconscious He did not see his a.
sailant. anders is a native of Yarmouth
and is 20 years Old. He has been employee
in the bank for three years.
The body of Charles S. Griffin of Buffalo
who was drowned during the storm o
Tuesday, the Sth inst, was recovered Thurs
day last. The pilot of the Chateaugay whei
on her regular trip discovered the form of
person floating in the water when the boa
was crossing from Plattsburgh to Crane
Isle A small boat was lowered and the bod,
secured ID. ID. Griffin of Westtield, Mass,
a brother of the unfortunate man came T.
Bluff Point after the accident an,
remained few days while th
unsuccessful search for the body wa
made. Mr.. Griffin left instructions for tn
disposition OF the remains when found, an
the body was accordingly expressed /
Westfeid Thursday night, Mr Griili
was about 33 years of ago and leave
a wife and two children to mourn his tragi
death He was employed rs professional
nurse by gentleman who is stopping a
Hotel Champlan.