Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1896-06-25
FATALITY AT ST. ALBANS.
A 6WANTON MAN FEARFUlLY MAN.
GLED BY AN ENGINE.
The Celebration of St. Johns Day Great
Success Great Crowds Present to
witness tho Parade and
Bali Game.

Ball Game.
st. Adams, June 24-Isaac ulliker, aged
AZ, Of West Swanton was struck by the
Montreal express near Niger" crossing
at about o'clock this evening and in
stantly killed, his head being nearly sew
cred from his body and one leg broken.
He was widower and leaves four chit
dren, all minors An inquest was held
over the remains soon after the accident,
but up to a late hour last night they had
not been claimed. IIlllaker Is reported to
have been intoxicated when the accident
| happened
st. Johns day OF 1896 is past, but tho
pleasant memories of q most successful
| and joyous celebration of the event, will
live long in the memory of thousands of
visitors, who were entertained within the
| hospital gates of st. Adams to-day. The
| celebration was grand success in all re-
| spects. In the social features of the oc-
| casion, In the decorations, in the magnih-
| cent parade which was of exceptional in
| terest because of the unusually large
| number of striking and pleasing features
| In the crowds that followed to see, be seen
and take everything in. and finally In the
| fact that everything went off so smoothly
and with scarcely an incident to mar the
pleasures of the occasion. Hospitality was
the order of the day and the townspeoplc
exerted themselves to make the visitors
| feel ut home.
The special trains from Burlington, Rut-
| land. Richford, Swanton, Farnham and
| Pittsburgh began to arrive shortly after
2 o'clock and before II there were fully
5000 strangers in town and a betternatured
more orderly crowd never met
The visiting societies were met at the
| depot by the reception committee and
escorted to the Church of the Holy Guard
ian Angels on Lake street, which was
| handsomely decorated tor the occasion,
| and the services of the day began with the
celebra ton of solemn high mass the
Rev. j. Turcotte of Barton being the cele-
brant. Bishop DeGoesbriand of Burling-
| ton was to have presided at pontifical
mass but owing TO a sudden illness was
unable to be present
Immediately after the services mt the
church, the lines were formed under the
| direction of Chief Marshal w. V. Lecour
and aids, Joseph Menard. Eli Trombly,
John Champaign, Phillip Fredette, A. ID.
Dufresne and John Patneaude.
Parades Of course never start on time
and this one was no exception TO the rule.
1t being just noon when the chief marshal
gave forward, march," and under clear
sky and bright sunshine the column
moved UP Lake street and over the follow
ing route: Cedar, Pearl, Elm, Lake. Main,
Fairfield, High, Congress, Messenger
Brainerd, Main. Kingman, Foundry.
Lake, Main. Bank and Church streets
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= and outft in full operation. The Mont
pelier Military band with the MONTPELIER
Court of Foresters were next, followed by
the Swanton band and the Swanton Court
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tonsorial artist was aboard q float and
shaved several men en- route The Enos-
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