Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1896-04-16
OF INTEREST TO vERMONTERo
A Wilmington Man Narrowly Escapes a
Fatal I,iury.


While drawing wood few days ago, w.
X. Johnson of Wilmington met with an ac-
Cident which came very near costing him
his life. He was sitting on high seat on
n large two-horse sled coming down a
steep incline when the seat suddenly broke
and precipitated him down between the
sled and the horses, and the horses went
on down the hill at a rapid rate with the
sled and load pressing hard upon them,
dragging Mr.. Johnson along. Near the
river bank the sled encountered a deep
snow bank and was brought to stand
still. Had it not been for the snow bank.
sled horses and all would probably have
plunged on over the embankment into the
river. Mr.. Johnson was extricated from
his perilous position and carried home
where medical skill was at once procured,
He was very badly bruised about tho
shoulders and chest, and it was feared that
he might have sustained internal injuries
of a serious nature. but 1t Is now thought
that his injuries will prove TO be of tenn
porary character only.
There are yet quantities of snow on the
mountains and lumbermcn In Vermont
find many difficulties in the pursuit of
their vocation. Tuesday team belonging
to Griffith & Mcintyre of Dandy started
for what Is known as the upper job in
Mount Tabor. They proceeded about 3
miles up the mountain, when by reason of
the snow they were unable to go further.
The snow was up to the horses heads. and
after wallowing around in It for couple
of hours the driver unhitched his horses,
got them around the sleds, which were left
there, and which will be until the snow is
gone On the road between Manchester
and Peru the snow IS said to be 80 feet
deep in some places.
Several residents of Rutland have or
ganized a club and have made arrange
ments for the building of club house on
Shrewsbury pond.
The club house will he 1SX24 feet In d.
mansions and will comprise six rooms, two
on the first floor and four on the second.
The house will be located on picturesque
spot on the shores of the pond near n cold
spring that has never been known to dry
up even in the hottest July weather.
Work will be begun at once and will pro-
badly be completed by May 1.
The Methodist church at Danville has
received 500, and tho Congregational
church $3.50 by the will of the late ]. G.
Fuller. The estate is estimated to be worth
$4,000, but large part is in Western real
estate mortgages, and 1t is uncertain how
| much can be realized.
| A laughable sight was seen on Main St.,
Brattleboro, recently. a drove of cattle
was being driven through the street when
| the, electric from West Brattl6boro came
stopped and stood with lowered head
directly in front Of the approaching car
| The car slowed up but the COW kept on,
| approached the seeming monster, smelt oil
| It. and finding that 1t was not going ia
move to one side. finally did so herself, and
| the car moved on.
Mayor A. c. Houghton, of North Adams
Mass, a sop of Stamford, at the council
meeting Monday night presented the
property known as the Blackington estate
to the city for public library. The gifi
is n memorial to his late brother A. Hough'
/ ton n well known Boston business man
and Is one of them ost desirable residences
| In the city valued at 100000.
The Deerield River company are making
preparations for gigantic business Al
| their big mill in Wilmington this spring
and summer An immense log drive com
menced in the Glastonbury district Apri
10. of between five and six million feet OF
| logs. One hundred men have been en-
gagged from Maine and the Connecticut val
ley. The drive will be divided into foul
J sections-one on the east branch Of the