Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1896-05-28

mittee Will arrange accordingly. The trip
VII be taken In the latter part OF June, and
announcement OF details will be made very
soon.-St. Johnsbury Republican.
Miss Sheldon, teacher in the Ludlow
academy, in crossing the bridge near La
meres BLACKSMITH shop last wednesday
evening lost control OF her wheel owing
TO loose plshks and fell a distance Of
about 10 feet TO the rocky bed OF the
stream below, sustaining severe cuts
about the face and producing conclusion
OF tho brain. She was taken into a neigh
boring house and soon conveyed in a car
riage to her boarding place at Or. Bry-
ants where her wounds were dressed
Later reports Indicate that her injuries
are not serious.
Frank Ford OF st. Johnsbury arrived last
week from Iowa with \ carload OF horses
on his last return to the West he had an
experience which he Is not anxious to re-
peat. He was asleep in n car and woke UP
with the gold watch gone from the end Of
his neck chain and his pocketbook with
some money and several hundred dollars
in bank checks gone from his breast pocket
lie telcgraphed to tho bank that drew
the checks. had payment stopped, but he
couldn't telegraph tho man who held the
watch and small bills to return the same.
and has consequently deducted their value
from the PROFITS OF the trip.
The late Mrs. Elvira Stcdman of West
Brattleboro left no will, but Il was known
to be her purpose TO give sums OF money
TO certain institutions, and these wishes
her children have carried out They in
Guided S2WO to the Congregational Home
Missionary society, $1,000 to tho American
Board, 5000 TO the American Missionary
association. and $1,000 to the .Brattleboro
Home for the Aged and Disabled. Tho
three sums first named have already been
paid over. and the $1,000 to the Brnttleboro
Home will soon be placed in the hands OF
the trustees
Bradley c. Newell SAYS IN a Boston
GLOBE interview: II had a peculiar OK
pericnce in Norwich, Conn, q short time
age which convinced me that my
power was moro than magnetism.
was waiting for street car
on corner when an old man came along
ana chatted with n policeman. He was
doubled over with rheumatic pains 7 said
10 nysclf now is my time to sec whether
is imagination that helps the people or
whether 1t is something more than this l
went up to the old man and said; 4 am
klnd OF queer person and just now am
trying 10 snake hands with all the people
that / meet held his hands in n,jne for
rev minutes and asked him then TO see
II he could straiehten out his BODY. He
said he would try, and TO his establishment
he strengthened out and said he was we'll"
An unknown man was about to drive
through the covered bridge at Pownal
Thursday afternoon, when his horse be-
came frightened and backed the rig down
hlsh ernbankment 10 the edge Of the
river. The horse and carriage vera unor
the man but help was soon at hand He
mad large box Of dynamite. which for
wonder did not explode. His shoulder was
badly injured and his carriage somewhat
wrecked
CONCERNING VERMONT PEOPLE.
One OF the pictures in the exhibition Of
inc society OF American artists in New
York this spring was tho portrait Of sena-
tor Rsdileld Proctor, former secretary OF
war which was painted for the war de-
partmont by Robert Gordon Hardie. 1t ia
one or Mr.. Tardies best efforts and was
painted in bis studio In Carnegie hail,
New York city, the senator coming from
washington for the sittings The picture
Is simple and dignihed, painted With few
tones, ana is an excellent likeness. The
Jury or the Pennsylvania academy Of fine
arts has selected 1t for exhibition in De
eember. Mr. IIardie Is now engaged on
another portrait OF Senator Proctor ana
VIII soon begin one of Chief Justice Wal
bridge A. Field Of the Supreme Court of
Massachusetts, for tho Bar association.
James Deland, leading and wealthy
citizen or Clinton Ia, died In that city
on Monday, the 18th inst. Mr.. Deland was
porn IN Rutland rs years ago and moved
70 ONO when 10 yenrs Of age. He moved
to Clinton in 1860 and had held the ONCE OF
mayor circuit clerk and alderman. lie
was IN the banking and real estate bust
ness and was vice president of the Clinton
National bank for several years.
large tank which supplied the Bran
don Italian marble mill with water fell
from the top OF the building about $50
O'Clock Saturday morning. completely
hooding the mill. The timbers which sup
ported the tank had rotted out so that
they were not strong enough to support
an immense weight. No one was injured
as the men were nearly all at work in an
other part of the mill AT the time.
Daniel Perry, n son Of Wardsboro md a
war veteran OF Co. r, Berclan's sharp-
shooters, the tall corporal on the right"
as he was called in war days. has Just been
elected mayor OF Marysville, Ind. Afrer
MS return from the war and few years
school teaching Mr.. Perry went West in
1872, where he was teacher for several
years until in 1880. he settled in the law, OBJ
structirg, real estate and loan business
at Marysville In which he has been highly
successful. Tho Republiean-Palet Of that
city says.
George Lewis Joy of South Riverside,
Cal, died at his home In that place April
IT, Mr.. Joy was born In Townshend May
IL, 1892. While still boy he engaged in the
mercantile business in !Townshend and
later at Saxtons River In 1859 he moved
to Pomsroy, Ohio. and engaged in the
Wholesale salt business. The growth Of
this business In the Ohio valley carried his
base of operations to ST. Louis, Mo-, where
he lived for many years. In 1855 he moved
to Sioux City. s. D., and became connected
with the Sioux National bank as Its vice.
president. In 1886 he became interested in
South Riverside, and In 1887 moved there
Soon after he was made president of the
South Riverside Land and Water com
pany. which office he held at the time of
his death. He was also vice-presdent OF
the Citizens bank a director and for many
years treasurer OF the Temescal Water
company and director Of the Queen Col
ony fruit exchange.
Postmaster r. W. Childs OF Brat.leboro
has been elected sergeant of the fourth
division Of the Ancient and Honorables,
Inc election tok pTace in Faneuil hall, Bos-
ton and though Mr., chllds has only been
member of the company for eight years.
ne was elected over IS other candidates
some OF whom had been in it two or three
times as long. AS the organization con-
tains no captains, this election makes him
commander of one of the four companies
position In which he will officiate in Lon
don and ON the European trip.
DR.. Horace NJ. Willard, principal OF the
Howard seminary, at West Bridgewater
Mass has sent In his resignation. to take
erect at the close OF the present school
Term, June II. MT. Willard has purchased
tho old Quincy mansion at Quincy and will
open private school there in the fall. Or.
Willard II graduate OF Brown university
ana Tor many years was prlnclpal OF the