Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1896-05-07
VERMONT HAPPENINGS.
WHAT A WEEK BRINGS FORTH IN
THE WAY OF NEWS.
Tho Happenings of Seven Days on Our
Hills and in Our Valleys Condensed
and Photographed for Busy
free Press Readers.

house for n number of weeks by rheuma-
tsm. MIR. Newell gave him a short treat
ment at the close of which, Mr.. Loring
was able to go up stairs without help OF q
cane or the stair railing, something that
he has been unable to do before in year.
The next morning Mr.. Loring said that he
has not felt so well In q year, nor been SO
free from pain and stiffness in the joints
Among those who were treated with good
results are Merritt Burnham, for ovor q
year troubled with rheumatism In the
neck, and Albert Percy, who had one Of
the worst cases of rheumatism that had
ever come before Mr.. Newell. The Joints
were greatly relieved by the treatment,
and Mr. Percy could use his hands tho
next morning, the first time in a number
OF months. Mrs. Louis Northouse went to
the healers room on crutches. She came
down the stairs without them. An old
soldier from the Home went up hardly
able to get up stairs. Soon after he came
down saying that he was cured.
On Friday last a man from Coventry.
named Clark, called at the town agents
at Irasburgh for liquor, which the agent
refused to let him have, lie apparently
started to go away, but stepped In at
rear door and stole keg of brandy and
placed 1t in his wagon, The loss was dis
covered before he left the yard and he was
ordered to stop, but drove rapidly off
toward Albany officer Post was put on
his track and Mr.. Tenney Of Albany noti-
fled by telephone. intercepting the man
near Albany Centre. Clark was arraigned
before Justice Church on Saturday and
bound up to the County Court
Westminster people arc, indignant over
case of wife-beating there Saturday night,
the assailant being Monroe Sleeper, a son
of the postmaster of that town. Sleeper,
who Is a vicious character, was at a neigh
bors, playing cards, and his wife at late
hour went in search of him. whereat he
became enraged and after reaching. home
beat her frightfully with club and forced
her to beg his pardon upon her knees.
Steps were taken to bring charges against
him, when he fled from town, leaving his
wife and two children in destitute clrcum-
stances
1t isarumored that parties in Berlin, N.
H., who operate a pulp-mill in that town,
have bought $500 acres of timber land in
Morgan They are to let the contract to
cut all the soft wood four feet long and
peel the bark off it, all to be done this
summer, giving employment to about 200
men, the wood to be drawns to G.. T. rail-
road next winter
James Pike. of North Adams found bee
tree in Stamford last fall and cut out
the section of the tree containing tho bees
and honey. He brought the log home and
set it by the side of his house on East
on one Of the hot days they sailed away
down the hill in southerly direction and
disappeared. The hollow log has been
cut into sections and will be used for
flower pots,
Sam Berlowitz of Bennington, who
drive a peddler's wagon, was returning
home from Wilmington Saturday night
when his horse suddenly stopped and APP
peared to be very much frightened. Look
ing ahead the dryer saw something in the
road that he first thought was a bear He
soon saw that II was large porcupine and
got out to drive 1t away with his whip.
The animal showed tight, and Sam finally
took out revolver and fred three shots
into 1t. These were not enough to kill it.
but he was able to tie its feet together and
take 1t home with him. II was large
specimen and in good condition.
The State convention committee of the
Christian Dndeavor societies of the local
churches held a meeting at the Young
Mems Christian association rooms at Rut-
land Tuesday evening and selected Ave
committees to do the work preparatory
for the State convention to be held there
in September.
The officials and keepers at the house of
correction will soon appear in blue uni
forms and brass buttons.
While gathering arbutus on Pine hill
yesterday about a mile and a half north
of Muddy pond Rutland man ran across
full grown lynx.
w. G. Mound has purchased the Del
mont property on the west side Of Lake
Bomoseen at Castleton. He will erect
now hotel there, the main part of
which will be SO by go feet and three
stories high There will also be a good
sized ell part. Work will be started at
once, and it is expected that the hotel
will be ready for occupation for July /.
The ST. Johnsbury CALIFORNIAN SAYS:
General Manager E. Fl. Blossom started rs
men at work Monday on the Hardwick
and Woodbury. railroad, and will push the
road to the top of the mountain
as rapidly as possible with the
intention of having everything In
working order by the first of July. The
grading is already about two-thlrds done.
This road taps the St. Johnsbury and Lake
Champlain at Granite Junction about n
mile west Of Hardwick. and reaches an
elevation Of about 800 feet above Hard
wick. Its completion Is expected to cause
quite business boom in Hardwick and
perhaps make her a sort of second Barre.
Mr.. Blossom will devote about half OF his
time looking after the construction of this
road, probably spending day there and
then a day here.
The Central Vermont road will sell tick
cts to the Methodist general conference at
Cleveland May to IL at fare and one third
fort he round-trip on the certificate plan.
Tickets from st. Adams, one way. cost $i4
An application from the Hoosick Rail
way company to extend its road from the
present terminus at Walloomsac to the
Vermont State lipe. to connect with the
proposed road from Bennington, has been
received by the Hoosick town board and
that body has declared to grant a hearing
on the same on Saturday, May 9.
Miss Minnie e. Roslee. A. G. Carter and
Harry C. Diamond are the names of a trio
of crooks who have been in Wilmington
and the Deerheld valley. Miss Roslee
came to Wilmington alone to work for W
II. Draper In thecapacity of household ser
want and left about three weeks ago. A.
G.. Carter commenced work for the Deer
field River company and continued four
days In the capacity of bookkesper. Har-
ry c. Diamond arrived Tuesday OF last
week on the afternoon train, very near
penniless. He claimed that he had been
robbed OF a valuable gold watch and about
SIG in cash en- route. He told a pitiful
story and Landlord Allen took pity on him
and gave him board and lodging four
days. Diamond claimed that he was to
receive a letter from Boston which would
contain money with which he promised to
pay his board bill. Diamond and Carter
who had proven himself novice at book
keeping or any other kind Of work in the
ONCE. got his discharge and got shipped
off on the morning train. He stopped al
Readsboro, however, and communicated
with Diamond by telegram and letter
Saturday afternoon Diamond took his
leave without paying his board bill and
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