Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1896-03-19
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
free Press Readers,

plSpensary association. These temporary
officers were elected: President, DR.. w.
w. Townsend; secretary and treasurer.
Dr. S. w. Hammond. The association
elected as honorary and consulting staff
the older resident physicians of the city.
The object of the association Is to furnish
medicinal care TO the poor of the city.
a dispensing room will be provided where
all that are in need can go for treatment
Tree OF charge. The dispensary will prob
aoIy be opened at certain hours each day
ana TWO physicians Will always be In at
tendance. Each doctor will have his own
special department and each case will go
10 the physicion who has made some Spec
ial study In that direction. The local
churches and benevolent societies will be
asked to contribute money and other nec-
essaries and to cooperate with the doc
tors in their work.
The Young Mems Catholic Union of
Rutland has released for term of three
years the apartments in the Sawyer block
which they have occupied since January
1891. Three new rooms have been added
owing to the large increase in member
snip. In the gymnasium several pieces of
apparatus have been added. The repairs
Will probably be completed by April l.
The library which now contains about 800
volumes has lately received valuable adj
ditions. The union has now q member
ship of $50.
-''eNhosci oOHu pltNtHS VI lne vermont
Live Stock company of Bratteboro has
bought in Texas 100 head of two-year-old
steers, which he pronounces the finest lot
the company has secured in recent years.
They will be sent with as many more to
the Dakota ranch some time in June.
| w. c. Nye of East Barre recently visited
the Ayrshire Stock Farm of L. S. Drew
In Burlington, where he purchased the
yearling heifer, "Sheba 3D." who was sired
| by Rising Star" and out of Sheba list"
Both sire and dam were the f:st prize
winners at the Chicago exposition.
Some so inches of snow are said to have
fallen in Williamstown thus far this sea-
| son.
Murdo McAuiey, living in the quarry
district of Wlliamstown, was found in an
unconscious state, and with a badly bruis-
ed head, one day last week, beside his
team and load of wood. 1t is thought
tug may have become unhitched from
the sled and that in replacing 1t he was
kicked by the horse.
One hundred and fifty new books have
been added to the Groton public library
north-bound freight on the Central
! Vermont railroad was stalled in snow
drift about a half mile below Ludlow
| Tuesday morning about II 80 o'clock. The
engine and one car were thrown from the
track. A wreck train left Rutland about
1890 o'clock and succeeded in clearing the
road at about $3.50 o'clock.
Times are Steaully growing DetteT III
| Fair Haven, says a correspondent of the
Troy Press. The slate business is becom-
ing more brisk and many of the mills are
working on full time. The business Of
manufacturing different commodities from
slate is constantly changing and the list
of articles increasing For instance, for
the past few years a staple article of
manufacture has been slate for electrical
purposes This Is a rapidly growing busi-
ness. Only few months ago A. 3. Young
received orders for electrical slate for the
Sultan of Turkey. Recently the Fair Ha-
ven Marble and Marbeized Slate company
shipped a consignment of mantels to South
America. The Valley Slate company
shipped roofing slate to London some time
ago and the New England Slate Marble
izing company Is negotiating with con-
cern in San Francisco for mantels for ex-
port Some time ago D. a. Allen began the
manufacture of slate flour for fertlizing
purposes
Pownal has lost the Oldest soldier in the
late war who lived in the town, Samuel
Barber, who was laid at rest Saturday in
the old cemetery at Pownal Centre. Mr..
Barber was nearing his 90th year.
CONCERNING VERMONT PEOPLE.
The remains of Major Lyman w. Clark,
who died in East Boston, Mass, last week.
were taken to Bennington for interment.
Major Clark was born in Bennington, his
father being a member of the firm Of
Lyman, Fenton & Co.. who started the
well-known United States pottery. When
the pottery ceased operations Mr.. Clark
went to Peoria. H., and engaged in pot
terry work there. Soon after the breaking
. out of the rebellion, he enlisted and was
soon commissioned a captain and after
ward promoted 20 major serving in the
Quartermaster' department, for time
having charge of the st. Louis, Mo-, Sta
ton. About 10 years ago he returned East
locating in East Boston. and since then
has been in charge of the New England
Pottery company although for two years
poor health has prevented close attention
. to business. During this latter period he
has devoted much of his time to work
on glazing for pottery, which he had al
most finished.
Hon. Wallace Southgate of Rolla, Mo-,
who died recently, was a native of Bridge
water. He fitted for college at Green
Mountain Liberal institute and was a stu
dent at the University of Vermont, and a
member of Theta Delta Chi fraternity.
Leaving there during his third or junior
year, he studied law at Harvard law
school, completed his course and was ad-
} mitted to the bar In Wisconsin, He came
back East, and was temporarily In the Of
flee of Gov. Converse, when the war broke
out and enlisted with the three months
men. Afterward he served in the 18th VT.
; for one year After being discharged he
went for a short time to New York and
wcs in the employ of Arnold & Co. Final
l. he went to Missouri on account Of tho
climate, where he has since resided An
only sister, the wife of Hon. II. W. Park
er of Claremont, N. H.. survives him.
Andrew j. Post &C years old, died Thurs
day night at his home in Jersey City, N.
; j. Mr., Post was the senior member of
the firm of Post & McCord contractors,
l of New York. He was born In Montpel-
Ter. He was a son of Simeon S. Post. and
B learned the trade OF machinist in his
r fathers shop. Afterward he studied civil
) engineering and in 1859 the firm of Post
, & McCord was organized. The firm made
; a speciality of bridge building until 1876.
, when they engaged largely in the constr,tc.
tion of iron buildings. They erected the
Grand Central station in New York oity
and many other large buildings Mr.. Post
accumulated large fortune, He left q
wife, three sons and three daughters.
One of his sons married the late Gov.
Abbett's daughter
James p, Sawyer Yale, '97, son of Fl.
A. Sawyer of Rutland, has been unani-
, mously elected chairman of the board OF
editors of the Yale Weekly Record. Since
his freshman year Mr., Sawyer has been
more or less identified with literary work.
Some time ago he was appointed on the
n board OF the Record.
VERMONT DENTISTS IN MONTREAL
, Montreal, March 1S.-The members of
the Montreal Snow Shoe club mustered in
! costumes this evening at the gynasium
I and tramped to the Athletic Club house to