Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1896-03-05
VERMONT HAPPENINGS,
WHAT A WEEK BRINGS FORTH IN
THE WAY OF NEWS.
She Happenings of Seven Days on Our
Hills and in Our valleys Condensed
and Photographed for Busy
free Press Readers.

urhW MS salary unless tho last presiding
Supreme Court judge In the county III
which tho State attorney resides specin.
cally approved his warrant by certifying
that he had faithfully administered" the
Law. States Attorney Joseph c. Jones of
Rutland county proves the first victim OF
this new law. The presiding Judge of the
Supreme Court in Rutland failed to be-
lieve that in the execution of the prohibl.
tory law Mr. Jones had faithfully admin
istered' the law, and declined to approve
the warrant. He has consequently with
held $3.50, the semi-annual salary, due De-
cember last.
Tuesday, Feb. %, Bradley c. Newell, the
Jacksonville healer, drove from his home
to Shelburne Falls, Mass and preceded
from that village to Greenfield on the cars.
AZ Shelburne Falls no treated about 20
people, and on tho train he was impor-
tuner by passengers to exert his iniu-
enco upon them. At the hotel In Green
field q crowd OF nearly 20 was waiting for
him, many having come from Springfield,
Athol, Northampton and other cities in
western Massachusetts. Not few walk
ed with crutches, and somc had to be help
ed All the afternoon Newell was en-
gagged in treating the patients. For tho
first time In his career he charged 81 for
his services 10 those who were able to
pay but in the evening no treated about
dozen persons In Stratened crcun-
tancess free of charge. He treated prob
ably 100 people, many of them prominent
citizens of Franklin county. Some were
helped, while others went away dicap-
pointed. John Hayden of Athol paraly
tic, was one OF the latter, while c. G.
Crane of Springfield, whose legs were
paralyzed, was cured. apparently, in five
minutes, so that he jumped about the
room like young colt.
In an interview Newell said: 81 am tired
of notoriety and excitement which attends
my efforts, but came to Greenfield as
went to Brattleboro at th@earnest solicit
tation of prominent citizens. Since A,i-
gust 1, 1895. I have treated probably 5000
people, and many Of them say have help
ed them, burt know that there are many
whom l do not help. That Is what I dis.
like about It.. know people arc disap-
pointed when l fail to help them, but 1t
is no fault of mine, for do not advertise
myself or make any boasts. I want the
people to know that 1 cannot help every
one. ] have bushels of letters unanswer-
ed, asking me 10 go to different places and
exert my power. These letters come from
every State and territory in the Union,
and bear signatures of many famous peo-
pie. ! still prefer my usual vocation of
blacksmthng. 81 never knew what It
was to be tired before Tonight | am
weary. The crowd which follows me Is
tiresome and | lose strength by treating
folks. l am still at loss to explain the
L
ed persons afflicted with paralysis. deaf
ness, rheumatism. asthma, heart disease
and other ailments. but l don't believe /
have helped over half of them"
Loren Shores, who is employed at the
Russell & Follensby mill in Summerville,
was quite badly hurt last week Mon
day He was busy helping to unload
logs from car, when one of the logs. fall
ing, struck a skid, which flew up and hit
Nv Chnr In fhxa xrrlth
deal of force.
a chewing gum company is to be incorpo-
raed, with headquarters in Rutland with a
capital of $4,000. Chewing gum is quite an
industry in the section. Gum hunters
scour the mountains and after having Sc
cured quantity send 1t to the city mark
cts. The purpose of this enterprise is to
put the crude spruce into a more present
able and palatable condition for use.
]. L. Wells mill at CRANKY was burned
the 18th ult, about 10 o'clock at night
Several. thousands OF boards were dam
aged and but for the help of neighbors in
fighting the fire none of the lumber about
the mill would have been saved. There
was no insurance.
The meeting of citizens and business
men interested in the board of trade pro-
ject held at the Lyndon club rooms FRI
day afternoon was we'll attended. T.. l..
v
manent organization was formed with l..
b. Harris, president; ]. T. Gleason, vice.
president, and II. c. Wilson, secretary.
S. b. Hutchins, j. T. Gleason, G. NJ. Camp
bell. j. c. Eaton, and Daniel Stern were
elected executive committee and the presi-
dent and secretary were instructed to sub
init constitution and bylaws at the next
meeting.
Tho legal voters of West Burke will GER
tainly have variety at their annual town
meeting. Among other things they will
vote to see N the town will vote to raise
money to celebrate the towns centennial, |
appropriate money for a free public IL |,
brary, for high school. and to see If the
town will vote to abolish the liquor
agency.
A large and enthusiastic meeting of the
Burke Historical society was held at East
Burke Congregational church February 25 (
The exercises included papers on Aims
of the Historical society by May Gilflan
and on Beginning the town." by Mrs. |
Mabel Walter. Rev. ]. c. Bodwell gave an
eloquent address on the pioneers of the
town." Rev. c. w. Gushing of Wellboro,
Penn, sent an article on Thomas Bartlett
DR.. A. M. Gushing of Springfield, Mass,
sent paper on "reminiscences of Burke
Following this came biographical sketches |
of some OF Burke's early settlers and
founders. The next meeting will be at
Burke Hollow. July 1896. The society
now numbers between so and 60 The ex-
ample of the citizens of Burke in this mat
ter is worthy of imitation.
Joseph Haddad. a Syrian, has entered
Troy Conference acadey.
A special freight train of As cars, con-
tanning over 5000 squares of slate, started
FEB. "a from Poultney for points west
and south. Two engines were needed to
draw tho train.
Ira r. Allen of Fair Haven has probably
the fnest collection of American garnets
In tho world, his collection containing
many hundreds OF curt stones Among
than are those comprising the worlds
fair exhibit. made by Tiffany & Co. OF
New York, to whom Mr.. Allen loaned the
brAllants. Mr.. Allen also has furnished
the Smithsonian institution at Washing
ton its best specimens. They were brought
from Mr.. Allon's mine near Keysvillc, Va.
T. H. LySter Of Lyndonville had tho
good fortune to find $4,000 worth OF govern
nent bonds In one OF the streets OF Boston
last week. He saw an advertisement OF
the lost In Boston paper and was pre-
sented with oheck for rs when no re-
turned the goods to their owner.
A conference Of railroad men was held
At the Brooks House. Brattleboro, recent
ly, when All agreement was made under
which the Boston and Maine company will
hereafter rim Ito own through freight
trains over tho 10 miles between Brattle-
boro and South Vernon. the Same as pas
NenGer trains are now run. Tho Boston
and Maize will run two through trains
each way daily, ofsws OF trainmen start
Ing from Windsor and 6prinRfield raanac