Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1896-05-21
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.

The arrangement for the summon school
for teachers at Burr and Burton seminary,
Manchester, commencing July and con-
tinuing two weeks, are nearly completed.
Among the instructors will be Prof. Walt
ter Sargent of Boston, who will devote ten
periods to drawing. He is one Of the best
teachers of this subject in New England.
superintendent /. Freeman Hall of North
Adams will give instructions In school
management, history and methods; Prn-
cipal Landon of Burlington, civics; Super
intendent Turner of Rutland, nature
study; Superintendent Nash of Gardner,
Mass, physiology, arithmetic and geogra-
ply; Principal Bristol OF the Vermont ac-
ademy, language work; Mrs. Jennie s.
Baldwin Of Belmont Mass, primary read.
ing and number work; Mary NJ. Deyette
OF Shelburne, advanced reading. 1t is ex-
pected that over 100 teachers will be pres
ent
A meeting to vote on the electric light
question was held at West Rutland We'd
nesday evening 1t was voted to award the
contract for lighting the streets by cleo
tricity for five years to the Vermont Mar
HE company, which agreed to furnish q
lights for Ave years at $1,000 n year and
furnish additional lights at the Same pro-
portion. The contract will go into effect
August l.
Harley Eggleston Of Brandon was seri-
ously injured in a runaway accident Thurs
day afternoon. He Is employed by Jerome
Tennian to take chargesof the stock horse
Daniel S. While driving the horse down
Centre street the animal started on wild
run, and In front OF Il. A. Keelers store
Eggleston was thrown from the wagon.
His back struck on the edge OF the plank
platform in front OF the store. He was
carried into the store insensble, and after
he recovered sufficiently was taken t6 the
offico of DR.. Gee, where the doctor and
Dr. Baker made an examination. 1t was
found that his shoulder and three ribs
were broken apd his body badly bruised.
Later he was taken to~the homo OF Mr.
Tennian. The horse was uninjured.
The Vermont Marble company OF Pitts
ford Is opening a new quarry on the Hen
dee land. About 60 men are at work there
The Venetian marble worksfare running
day and night
John, the l0-year-old son OF Frank Will
liams, of West Rutland fell from loaded
wagon Wednesday afternoon and was
seriously injured, the wheel of the wagon
passing over his head.
II has been decided by the Rutland school
commissioners not to have the usual COM
mencement exercises, consisting of essays
and Rotations, but to engage President
Merrill r. Gates Of Amherst college to give
an address.
The mill property at West Fairee own
ed by Shumway & Howard was totally
consumed by fire Friday. May s. to-
gether with machinery and lumber belong
ing to the Chase company, valued at
$1,000 The fire started in the lower part of
the mill from a hot box, while Mr.. How
ard was running the grist mill, and before
he could get help the entire mill was in
blaze Nothing was saved except a few
bales of chair stock from one of the
lumber sheds. There is no insurance 1t
is understood that the mill will be re-
built at once.
The deer in L. C. Houghton's Park at
Halifax are Increasing and thriving
Forty Virginia deer and three Of the
black-tailed variety were placed in the
park year ago last May and the number
has now increased to so. The angora goat
and the elk are also increasing in num-
bers. The deer separated into two herds
year ago have continued to travel apart.
They were not fed at all last winter, but
as their numbers are increasing some
forage will be grown this summer to be
used If necessary.
Some poachers on Fairlee Lake had
quite scare the other night. They had
placed a gill net at the mouth Of Middle
brook and were discovered by Captain
Raymond and Mate" Harte of the Om-
pompanoosuc Fish and Game League, who
gave the poachers chase Both boats
were pulled across the lake to the wooded
hill opposite at n rate that would do
credit to a Varsity" crew, but the poach-
ers landed ahead and made good their es-
cape
A man In Enosburgh recently had to
kill horse which had become too old for
further service. Thinking that the car
cass might attract fox he left Il ex-
posed In the pasture and set several traps
around 1t. He caught 81 skunks and net
ted more than $50 from the skins and OIL
Mr.. House. an old gentleman of East
Bethel, came near losing the sight OF. one
eye one day last week by one of his cows
sticking It's horn in the optic. Tho lid
was split and the eye ball bruised but It
is thought that his sight will remain un-
impaired.
The road bed OF the Rutland
railroad at Ludlow Is receiving n thor
ough overhauling. A large gang of extra
men, under charge of foreman Ryan, IL
engaged in putting in new ties some half
dozen carloads having been received.
Mrs. Charles Perry of Woodstock has a
begonia, six feet high and nearly nine
feet in circumference.
F. w. Manlcy of Dummcrston recently
had a lively time with some bees. lie
was bringing hive home in his wagon
when rough place in the road causes
tho plug to fall out and liborate the bees
The air was suddenly illed with enraged
bees which made lively times for Manlcy
and his horse. The poor animal laid down
and rolled and kicked furiously. Pieces
of harness and wagon flew in all dIrec-
tons. Manley danced about like a wild
Indian. tho bees singing him unmerciful-
ly. At last he escaped from the wreck
and slowly and painfully wendell his way
homoward, leading, or rather pulling his
horse along after him by means of a
broken line. On reaching home tho horse
was kindly washed in soda water and the
latest report is that Manley's wife has
removed from his head with the tweezers
about 100 bee stings.
A young st. Johnsbury lad had a nar-
row escape from drowning at the Port
land street bridge last week. He fell into
the river, presumably from the bridge
nbutment, and but for tho help OF the
people at tho creamery would doubtless
have drowned. The accident was seer
BY somebody at tho creamery, who threw
q plank to tho youngster and then pulled
him out as no chung to the plank.
A lively runaway occurred at st. Johns.
bury Monday, May II. Napoleon Du-
mas, n hshman, WAS driving from Dan.
Vile when his horse. frightened by some-
thing In the road, Kicked In such O way
that Mr.. Dumas was thrown under the
cart tho wheels passing over him and In.
juring him severely. The horse continued
his wild run until he mot Michael Fitz
patrtck's team. tipped the carriage over
mnashinE It to pieces and throwing Mr.
Fitzpatrick several feet In the air and
rendering him unconscious for over 81
condition and 1t will Be some time before
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