Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1890-01-03

| the Philadelphia house. He hopes to usa
| 5000 to 5000 yearly, and it is quite an ad.
| dtion to Bratteboro's industrial activity.
| Secretary Proctor and Senator Morrill,
| of Vermont left Washington Monday morn
ing for South Bethlehem, Penn, for the
purpose of inspecting the iron and steel
works of tho South Bethlehem company
with view to determining its facilities for
the manufacture of large guns for the army.
The expenses of st. Johnsbury village for
the year 1889 have been SD, 337. II, divided
as follows: Bills in arrears, SlGIGG, high
way department, $2l05.09; sewer depart
ment, $23S1.11; sidewalks and crossings,
$1039.9l street lighting department,
$11S9. SO; water works department, SiG95.-
SO; general expenses, $1303.01; police dee
partment, $52G.75 fire department,
S1021.
| The Manchester, N. H., Minister'S asso-
| citation last week rendered a banquet to
Rev. f. c. Crane, who has removed to Lud-
low to assume the proprietorship of the
| Vermont Tribune. Mr.. Crane was pre-
sented with valuable purse of money by
his associates, most appropriate gift. If
| there is anything an editor appreciates and
| needs more than another it's money,
Mr.. Newman Weeks of Rutland has made
an application for the appointment of State
supervisor of the census to be taken during
| the present year and has forwarded to Super
| intendent Porter petition signed by prom
| inent men and State officials. Ten years
ago when the last census taken Mr..
Butterfield of Wilmington was the State
supervisor and Mr.. Weeks and b. NJ. Bailey
We're the enumerators for Rutland village.
With regard to Mr.. and Mrs. Pratt Of
Brattleboro the Howes confirm all the fav-
oftble reports which have previously been
| n,l Mo-, D,a+ ;- n+ -t,ri+l ,ol1 l,a,,
accustomed diligence and energy, and has
much progress to show for it. Mr.. Pratt
is developing full, strong, and wel-trained
bass voice. No suggestion is made as to
their future intentions, though there is
hope that they may be seen on this side of
the water next summer, at least for short
time.
In the matter of the fatal accident to
S. w. Dow on the Passumpsic rail-
road at Newport, the board of rail-
road commissioners find it is evident that
this accident was indirectly the result OF
making flying switch, but it was directly
due to Mr.. Dow's own carelessness in leav-
ing his post and attempting to go back upon
the car following, without directions and
contrary to custom and good Judgment,
and, accordingly, the board finds that the
railroad company was not at fault for this
accident.
A Nermonter while in Washington a
short time since called upon Gen. Schotield,
commanding the United States army, who
, spoke of his visit in Vermont last summer,
and of the delightful entertainment received
at the hands of the governor and citizens
The General could not say too many kind
and complimentary things OF the Vermont
people and scenery, and he sent his best
wishes to all friends and acquaintance made
here and bopp1 81 futura time If m ,r l.
be his good fortune to again visit the Green
Mountain State.
In a recent Washington Post we read that
at dinner of the business men of the city
of Washington, which was held ut Willard
Hotel, there We're speeches made by Post
master General Wanamaker, Senators
Faulkner and Squires, Representatives
Flower and Hemphill and others. The ban
quet was presided over by Col. Myron NJ.
Parker, who also made some first class talk
in regard to the future of the city of Wash
ington. AS Col. Parker is a Vermont boy
any kind word in regard to him is of much
5 interest to his friends at home.
One among the many pleasant incidents
of Christmas was the presentation of u
beautiful gold watch to +. II. Blossom OF
> st. Johnsbury, the popular assistant super
intendent of the Lake road. The Repubh-
d can says that it was the gift of the en-
; ployes of the road to the number of nearly
i a hundred. 1t was handed to Mrs. Blossom
for presentation to her husband, and in the
night she put it in place of his old watch in
d his vest pocket. Mr.. Blossom visited his
| sister on Christmas and the first he knew Of
d his acquisition was when she asked him to
y time the boiling of the eggs. In response
o he pulled out his timepiece, and was i'm
n mensely surprised to find himself the pos
SCISSOR of a now gold watch
a Jerry o. Brien, who was killed Mt Fair
d haven last week, literally whirled ia
l. death He was fixing belt on pulley in
k the mill when his clothing caught and he
n was whirled about the shafting until his
e right arm was pulled Off, and his left leg
II fractured, and he otherwise injured.
He was picked up and taken to the home Of
t his widowed mother, and the doctors ampu-
tated the right arm at the shoulder, but
T. the muscles and bone We're so badly frac-
IS tured that it impossible to do much
d with it. Death soon came to the relief Of
II the sufferer.
e Readers of the FREE PRESS may recall
: the announcement some time ago of tho
death of Clinton, the 13-year- son of
e Oliver Fish of Fairhaven. The Era gives
l. this account of his death: While playing
Is football October II the boy placed in his
IS mouth common shirt stud, which in the
g. excitement of the game sucked down
ID his throat. The boy strangled and he was
le helped home by his companions. The doe
,e tor who was called supposed the button had
passed into his stomach and would cause no
s further trouble Two days after the occur
Ie renee unfavorable symptoms developed, and
,e the boys health continued to run down
e. till Wednesday, December Is, when death
s resulted. An autopsy showed that the
% button, instead of going into the stomach,
re entered the left bronchial tube, where it
,e lodged, causing complete breaking down
7. of the left lung.
-e THE UNITED STATES COURT.