Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1896-01-16
them down and they were hanging by the
,ocly xyhpp found


mont lives in Derby. His name is Moses
Pierce. He is in his 1881 year and remem-
bers distinctly of the death of Washing
ton.
A peculiar accident happened in the
kitchen of the Congregational church
at Rutland Monday morning which made
things lively for few moments. 1t seems
that ice had formed in the stovepipe and
when a fire was built an explosion took
place and the stove was scattered in pieces
A stove cover was lifted to the ceiling.
The report that the body of the long
missing Charles Buffum has been found
on Mount Tabor mountain by Italians has
created a great sensation in that vicinity
Justice George c. Risdon, Selectmen f.
f.. Bond and o. O. Nichols of Mount Tabor
and DR.. e. Whipple of Dandy went to the
Barrett shanty," a deserted logging
camp in the town of Mount Tabor, where
they found the body within 30 feet of the
camp on the frozen ground.
1t was dressed in heavy working clothes,
and was lying east of the shanty in the
rear. A lantern was found on the north
side about 40 feet away. In the pockets
were found about SO, a watch, a diary, a
knife and some other articles. The Of
ficials discovered no evidence of any strug-
gle or of any one being with Buffum at
the time of his death This shanty which
is situated on Mount Tabor mountain on
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miles from any occupied house and about
eight miles from railroad.
Buffum had been working on the tim
Der job" of Hapgood g. Stiles in the east
ern part of the town of Mount Tabor,
about four miles from the Barrel shanty.
His family lived in Wallingford, and it Is
said when he left work two months ago
that he had started for Wallingford
upon hearing that one of his children was
| sick. The Barrel shanty is upon the
road which Buffum would naturally take
| in walking to Wallingford, it being n short
cut through the forest over the mountain.
| Buffum was known as a steady lumber
man and farmer. Buffum was about 81
years of age and had called Wallingford
his home, where his family lived. Shortly
after Buffum's disappearance Mrs. Buff
| fun left Wallngford, taking her children
with her. No one about there seems to
know where she is al present.
| 1t will be eight weeks Saturday since
| Buffum disappeared, during which time
many sensational stories have been circu
| lated.
Two watches were recently given to
Warren H. Holton Camp, Sons of Veter
ans of Jamaica. The watches are hand
somely encased in a velvet box with
glass front. On the back of the box are
these records:
Myron j. Pike of Readsboro was pulling
a truck load of chairs Tuesday night of
| last week at the chair shop when the end
of the truck gave way. Mr.. Pike was near
the elevator shaft and when the end of the
! truck gave way he fell backwards down
the shaft striking on some part of the ele-
vator as he went down, head-foremost. lie
was on the second story so that his fall
was only one story, but his head was quite
badly cut and bruised and one arm was in
jured. Had he not hit the elevator he would
- l,,, Lat
been killed, but striking that turned his
body and he landed on his neck.
A Rutland man, who returned few days
ago from a trip to Bethel, says that the
4 residents of that town have lately seen a
most peculiar animal in the woods in the
vicinity of the town. Sportsmen who have
had a chance to observe the animal pro-
nounce it rocky mountain sheep. The
animal weighs about 400 pounds, has a
heavy matted forehead and prongless
horns that curve backward over the head.
1t is thought that the sheep, or whatever
it may be- has escaped from Austin Cor
bins park on Aroyden mountain In New
Hampshire. The animal is quite tame, but
no one seems willing to kill it,
On January Island Pond was placed on
the list of presidential postoflices.
The Norman Williams Public library of
Woodstock has loaned 1924 volumes to
1889 persons the past year. The library
now has $685. volumes, and since it was
opened, 10 years ago, 1864 cards have been
issued.
Thursday afternoon of last week as W.
a. Wyman of St. Adams was at work on
a staging over the brook a plank broke
and he fell 10 or IL feet striking on the
rocks, and strange to say escaped with
only badly sprained ankle and few cuts
on his face.
The annual catalogue of Middlebury col
lege for 1895 and 1896 shows the total num-
Der of students in the institution to be 10i
"a of whom are seniors, II juniors 2;
sophomores, So freshmen and three specia
students.
The Springfield Reporter has completed
its 18th year under the management of it,
founder, Frank w. Stiles.
Woodstock Jail is now nearly tenantless
Tuesday, Jan. T. Sheriff Howe and De
putty d. c. Jones started with, eight prison
ers, who were taken to serve sentences
as follows: Albert French of Plainfield
n. H., for stealing $13 three years in prison
: at Windsor. The other seven went to tn
house of correction at Rutland viz, New
! man Green of Rochester, gross lewdness
y 2R years; Birney Severance of Chester
; blanket act, 2la years; Amos Olney o
E Chester, blanket act, years Joe Robin
son, tramp and assault l year months
Warren Potter of Plymouth, for cattl
Y theft 21a years, for breaking jail 1H years
t for selling liquor $10O fine or ALTERNATIVE
G sentence; Norris A. Baldwin of Chester
:, forgery 31a years; Myron A. Spaulding o
a Cavendish, attempt at rape, years. Franz
. Tatro convicted of assault paid his fine
e SIS (no cost last Friday and was released
g Benjamin Parker of Bridgewater, con
G victed of procuring liquor under false pre-
n fences, was released Tuesday, havin
y paid his fine and costs, amounting t
k S12.71.
/ AFRAID HOLTON.
y Born Nov. 1852, died Oct. s, 1871, carrie
- this watch in the Revolutionary war. II
g was a pensioner under act passed Jul
. Z, 1882. Warren's Grandfather.
n WARREN L. HOLTON.
n Born Nov. H. 1S4S, died Aug. 2, 1868. car
q ried this watch in the late Civil wal
II Was member of the 9th VT, Vols. Wa
!, in the battle of Gettysburg. July 3, 1856
u Arabs Grandson.
The weather until recently has bee
II favorable for work on the canning factor
u at Windsor and rapid progress has bee
: made. 1t is expected that the manufac
n ure of cans will be commenced at a
D early a date as possible The main built
- ing which is raised will be rs feet Ions
10 35 wide and stories high. The engin
= room will be 80 feet long and IS feet wild
" and adjoining will be the cooking room
:, 60x35 feet, and one story high. The husl
~ ing sheds will be about $50 feet long an
n there will be storage buildings, shppin
" platform and a spur track to the railroad
~ which Is very near