Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1896-03-12

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whom he caught hold of q limb and drew
himself out on to the island below the vii
lagc where tho people threw q rope to him
and drew hts across He was SO numbcd
with the cold by that time that he could
not help himself and had to be pulled
through tho water to the mainland. by
that time no was unconscious and had TO
be carried to his home. He was bruised
some but the trouble was mostly from the
effects of tho cold bath
Deacon r. +. Pratt and wife of Dummer-
ston, who are each 50 years of age, were
married Ci years ago. February rs was
observed as their marriage anniversary by
Few aged people, near nctghbors , who
were invited h to spend the afternoon and
talie tea with the venerable couple. They
are in usual health. but quite infirm on ac-
count OF age. They were able, however,
to attend tho eth marriage anniversary
of Deacon Leroy Wilder and wife on jan
uary II. They are neighbors to Deacon
Pratt.
a Randolph gentleman came home the
other night in q very feverish state, ex-
hibiting marked symptoms OF hard cold.
1t was straightway decided In the family
that O good sweat was what he needed,
and he was accordingly packed away be-
tween heavy blankets, with supply or
hot-water bags disposed around him. The
sufferer dozed for an hour or so, and then
roar like a Bengal tigers was heard to
issue from the sickroom ordering the doc
tor to be summoned Immediately, as he,
the patient. was sweating Ike rain and
felt as weak as a dish rag. In fact, the
perspiration was running OIL from MN
like water off ducks back, and he knew
that he was approaching dissolution as
fsnt 11xy n ifrrA M
coffee. with exasperating calmness, born
of long experience, the nurse ascertained
that no alarming change for the worse
had taken place and, with premonition
of what was wrong fished out the hot
water bags, every one of which had
sprung a leak that threatened to swamp
the patient.
The town of Glastonbury. with but IL
voters, filled IA Offices Tuesday Only
eight voters were In attendance but they
voted a tax of 800 cents on the dollar.
At the Lyndon town meeting a good deal
OF strife was manifested between the \.
2. A. g and those opposed to that organic
alton, but the A. p AS were defeated in
nearly every case.
Fred Howe, g. a brakeman on the Cen
trail Vermont railroad. had one of his legs
cut off while near the Union station at
Norwich Conn. recently. Howe was with
the through freight, which runs from Brat
tleboro to New London, in charge of Con-
ductor McKenney. He jumped down be-
tween the cars to uncouple part OF the
train, lost his hold and fell under the
! wheels. The car passed over his left leg
between the knee and the ankle, severing
1t completely. He was taken in an ambu-
lance to the Backus hospital. The leg was
amputated Just below the knee. Howe
rallied we'll and Is now comfortable. His
parents live in Jamaica, and he was for
merly brakeman on the narrow guage
road. He is a single man, and formerly
lived at Brattleboro
Alpheus w. Giles, the defaulting book
keeper OF the Gloucester Fish company OF
Boston has pleaded guilty in the superior
court at Boston to the indictment charg-
ing him with the embezzlement of 5000
from the firm. Giles is a former resident
of Bratteboro and Bellows Falls He flee
to Canada about n year ago, when HI:
shortage became known, but returned sew
eral weeks ago and was ut once arrested
The frcshet played havoc at Searsburg
The stone abutment of the bridge span
ming the Devils Stair was carried out
The big covered bridge was badly dam
aged. Much damage was done at the
Bliss company's mill. The dry house will
700 bench screws ready for shipment wen
down the river, bulkheads and gates wer,
destroyed and ice and logs were piled into
the ditch to such depth that work at thu
mill will be suspended for some time
Logs and ice are piled up 20 feet deel
along tho banks of the river and crowded
back on to the meadows. George johnson
of Wilmington was returning home from
Somerset last week Saturday night. anC
his horse fell on the ice at the west en-
trance of the bridge. He unhitched thu
horse from the sleigh and In trying to sc
it up 1t slid over the edge of the bank /
feet into the river and went down unde
the ice. Mr.. Johnson fell with the hors
and saved himself by clinging to tn
alders.
At the annual meeting of tho st. Johns
bury board Of trade the treasurer reported
a present membership OF Sc and a balanc
In tho treasury of s33l.1G. The following
officers were elected President. Rober
Macxinnon; first vice-prcsident, Arthur
Stone; second vice-prssdent f. II. Bios
som; secretary and treasurer, L. j. El
Idredge; directors for three years, l.. n
6mythe, John G. Clark, W. 8. Boyntor
Tho secretary read several letters from
Massachusetts party who wanted to com
hero and start shoe factory p.
HaHen brought up the matter of havin
q government building. The matter wa
, referred TO the committee on legislation t
report when they had decided what step
should be taken to bring the matter befor
|
brought up the matter OF removing a
advertising matter from tho fences alon
the highways and this matter was refer
red to the directors. The matter of NAL
Ing St. Johnsbury city was referred TO
special committee to report at the neS
meeting The chairman appointed on TIL
, committee Gilmore II, Ide. p. y. Hazen all
=. l.. Hovey.
, The granite manufacturers OF Hardwic
| have formed an organization with tn
following ofYicers: Prcsident, T. A. Greer
Wce-president. II. A. Emerson; secretar,
y e. Brush; treasurer. T. T. Daniels.
The St. Johnsbury museum has receive
Q from Mr.. Clark OF Boston quite a cole,
tion of marine animals embracing tn
= lower specimens OF invertebrate life.
The Boston ana Maine railroad has 4
sued orders to all section foremen pr,
: hibiting the placing Of any and all adve