Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1896-02-06
VERMONT HAPPENINGS.
WHAT A WEEK BRINGS FORTH IN
THE WAY OF NEWS.
The Happenings OF Seven Days on Our
Hills and in Our Valleys Condensed
and Photographed for Busy
FREQ Press Readers.

An accident which resulted fatally oc-
CURED in Mortified January "a. Stephen
Hogan, who lived near the Four Corners,
went into the woods Friday at 1 o'clock
to chop down a tree. About dark his
dog returned and by his actions indicated
that something was wrong. Mr. Hogan's
housekeeper Immediately notified the
neighbors, who started out to search for
him. They found him near n tree which
he had cut down, in an unconscious con-
dition with a severe cash in his head. The
conditions showed that he had been struck
by dead branch from the tree which he
was choppng. Mr.. Hogan was immedi-
ately brought to his home and DR.. judi
kins summoned. A careful examination
showed no depression of bone and 1t Is
probable his condition was due as much
to the loss of blood and exposure as to
the blow. Mr.. Hogan died at l o'clock
Sunday morning, having never recovered
consciousness.
Mortified Is soon to be equipped with
local telephone service. A number Of
citizens effected an organisation Satur-
day evening" and 1t is expected that a
large number of the business men of the
town will join the association. 1t is pre-
pared TO sell the telephones outright at
very moderate sum and the annual cost
of maintaining an exchange will be small.
w. Il. Nichols will superintend the con-
structon OF the line and permission has
been granted to petition to the electric
light committee to string wires ON the
electric poles under certain conditions.
The Caledonia Agricultural society held
its annual meeting at the board of trade
in st. Johnsbury. Jan. %. The officers
elected for the year are as follows: Pres
ident, l. H. Hail, Lyndon; first vice-presi-
dent G.. NJ. Gray; second vice-presdent,
A. c. Farmer East Burke; secretary and
treasurer, Harry ii. Carr. After the cleo
ton of officers the meeting adjourned to
Wednesday, Feb. IL, at 10 o'clock, to ar
range for the premium list and fix the
date of the next fair.
A few days ago as Lyman Clark was
driving load of bark across the bridge
that spans the river at Warren Farman's
farm at Westheld. one stringer slipped
off the abutment. The team by a great
effort drew the load off just as the other
stringer broke and the bridge went down.
new industry has been started by the
Farmers of Island Pond, that Of shipping
pulp wood to the mills at Berlin, N. IL.
About 500 cords are to be shipped this
winter and If paying business, much
more will be sent next season.
The trustees of the Brooks memorial
fund of Brattleboro have just imported
from Germany for the use of the public
library Kretschmer & Rohrbach's valuable
work, THE Fashions of the Nations"
which dates back to the old Egyptian era,
picturing the dresses and habits of all
classes, regal. ecclesiastical, noble, military
and civil. both male and female up to the
18th century. The work is printed in
German and contains 104 colored plates,
with about 1000 full-length figures repre-
sentng historical personages arranged in
chronological order. 1t goes into descrip-
ton of tribes of all nations, and takes in
implements. The descriptions accompany
ing the plates are printed in German,
Latin, Spanish, French and Italian. all
of which have been translated into Eng
lish by II. G. +. Toedt, a bookkeeper in
the Office Of the Estey organ company.
The necessity of some means of relief
to protect the slate industry of Fair Haven
and the surrounding section has been
manifest for some time, and has culminat-
ed In the formation of a pool or combine.
The dealers have been cutting prices on
slate mantels and marbleiZed slate work
whenever scale can be effected. The
combination now organized will put an
end to 1t and an established scale of prices
will be adhered to. This is expected to
enliven and increase the slate trade. The
officers of the pool are President, NJ. H..
Wescott; vice-president Andrew NJ. Dom
ough; general manager, Thomas II. Kett;
Treasurer William +. Walker. The gen.
eral manager has established an office
at Fair Haven.
The Norwich University alumni associa-
ton will hold its annual meeting at the
United States hotel in Boston, Friday
evening. Feb. IA. Several of the professors
expect to attend
ID. c. Rich of st. Adams, trainman on
the Central Vermont attempted to take
his life at the Central House Rutland
Thursday by taking "a grains of morphine.
Rich went to the Central House Sunday
and registered under the name of NJ n.
Lawrence of Concord, n. IL. He went to
his room on Wednesday, and as he did not
come out again the door was broken in
about o'clock Thursday evening. Rich
was found lying on his bed in a comatose
condition, with a bottle of morphine by
his side. Drs. Bellrose, Stearns and Lys-
ton were summoned, and, after over an
hours work.. they brought the man to a
eemi-concious condition and he Is expected
to recover
Rich left a letter in which he said that
family troubles had caused the act
Bernard Riley, shoemaker living in Rut-
land, was found dead in his shoe shop,
Thursday morning. Hugh Duffy went to
the shop to get pair of shoes repaired
and found theold man lying near the stove
Drs. Hanrahan and Stearns were called II
case Of death from heart disease.
George Leonard. OF West Rutland, aged
81 years and 10 months, died Wednesday
evening. Mr.. Leonard was the father OF
four boys and three girls. All of the sons
are alive, the Oldest being 65 years of age