Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1892-08-18
by public tests from the platform, which
were very satisfactory.

by public tests from the platform, which
were very satisfactory.
DR.. w. S. Vincent and c. l.. Dolan were
surprised by wild engine while they were
crossing the longer of the twin bridges at
the gorge Wednesday, and a graphic sketch
is in existence showing the pair in the
great double act" of hanging from the
guard rail over the abyss while the loco
motive went laundering by.
Row. Thomas d. Beaven, d. D., pastor of
the Church of the Holy Rosary at Holy oke,
who has received the appointment Of bishop
of the Springfield diocese, to succeed the
late Bishop O'Rcilly, will be ememberod
here as the reverend gentleman who preach
ed the able discourse at tho conservation of
Bishop Michaud. lie is about 90 years of
age.
Deputy Sheriff Wheeler escorted James
NJ Eddy of Colchester to the asylum at
Waterbury Tuesday afternoon. This is
Eddy's second attack of insanity, he having
been treated at the i3rattleboro asylum sew
eral years ago. The attack seemed to come
upon him again suddenly Saturday and he
became violent. He said that the world
was moving around and he was going to stop
it.
A day or two ago little girl who Is Wis
itng in Burlington was taken out by two
gentlemen to see the Ethan Allen monu
ment at Green Mount cemetery. Soon af
terward she went again with her mother
and this time did the explnining-as fol-
lows; "Thls is the grave of Ethan Allen;
he was a good man aud great soldier, and
bye and bye he died and they stuffed him
and put him up there"
During the thunder storm Wednesday
evening the pole with the fire alarm box at
the corner of Archibald street and Elm
wood avenue was struck by lightning, dam
aging the box so that the alarm which was
rung in for the fire on Interval avenue was
imperfectly transmitted The tickers in the
hose houses worked, but the connections
with the bell were broken. The damage
however was promptly repaired by Manager
Barry.
This telephone exchange reports the line,
which it is expected will enable Burlingto
mans and Rutlanders 10 visit, as construct
ed from Brandon to Middlebury and in
operation. The men are now working from
Mlddlebury toward Nergennes and they ex-
pect to complete the line to the latter place
in about two weeks. Then Burlington will
be connected with the three villages as the
line from this city to Nergennes has already
been built and is in operation.
y local eNchaose III referring 10 tne ac-
count OF man and woman narrowly escap-
ing Deihg run uo"n py Train au the twin
bridges recently, dlsposes OF the story OF
hclousy, but ungrammaucaHy as follows;
mat good but II was not lacts III
the contemporary VIII agree 10 give SlOo to
Tue nome lor Des.!tute Oh''uren' UT any
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Inc plaze AT the mouse OIL MIS-. borlght on
interval avenue curry lhursuay morning
| was started near par OF sIairs iealinS
lro'H lean-to Into Tue mum nouso, puu inc
origin Oh the nre Is SUN unknown. Inc nre
was uiscoVereu by helghDors' ana tne occu-
pants were ooIlgeu 10 leave tne Duilning
somewhat unctremonlously because OF the
nour' pnt the hFe department soon quelleu
tue blaze Inc damage was mostly In the
leuu-'o, ana was noc over N|oo' which was
covered by l. D 1ecK agency
The Bratteboro and CIaremont excursion
Friday, which promised to be one Of the
largest OF the season, was nlpped III the pud
by the downpour About 4oo people came,
anu oeins determined 10 eeu Ihelr money
worth, look tne heihueer 10 frcViuence
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Engineer Lang of the Vermont Electric
company says that great many people
visit the gorge daily, and large number
insist upon crossing the twin bridges despite
the extra precautions taken ana continued