Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1896-04-30

noon and went up stairs, whore he laid
down on the bed, and fell asleep. When
Mr.. Hon called him to dinner about half
an hour later he startled himself as we'll
as his hearers by replying all right" in
fact Mr. Foster was so startled himself
and felt such thrilling sensation that
when he attempted to rise he fell over on
his face on the floor.
Mrs. Renault, of st. Johnsbury, an old
lady of about IS years met with a fatal
accident Tuesday afternoon. At five
o'clock she started to go into the wood
shed after some wood, and In some way
fell down the steps, receiving internal In
iuries and dying about an hour after
wards.
About $3.50 o'clock Friday morning fire
started at Brandon in John Il. Estabrook's
kitchen from the boiling over of a wash
boiler full ofkerosene emulsion, which was
being prepared for fruit trees The flames
soon spread to the woodwork and almost
instantly the room was filled with smoke
and flames. An alarm was sounded and
the Dunmore hose company was soon on
the spot. The fire was cxtngushed be-
fore they arrived.
Thore is q probability that Brattleboro
will have an afternoon Sunday train TO
New York this summer to run from Wind
sor. Among those who are interesting
themselves in the matter arc ex-senator
VIM NJ. Evarts, who has a summer homo
| at Windsor, Judge VIM. Holbrook whosp
family spend their summers at Brattlo-
boro, and other prominent people, who
by this means conld spend Saturday and
Sunday with their families and get back
| to New York in time for business Mon
day.
During n recent thunder storm light
| ming struck the house occupied by A. A.
| Clark of Middletown Springs. Coming
| down the chimney it entered every room
| in the house but two, tearing on plaster
| ing, knocking down pictures and making
| It's exit In four or five places, tearing off
| clapboards, corner boards and shingles.
An alarm of fire was given and the bucket
| brigade was soon on hand. The fire was
in a chamber packed fill of wool, OF
which two fleeces were on fire, and was
| quickly put out. Mrs. Clark was in one
of the chambers. The lightning passed
| all around her but she was uninjured.
The executive committee of the Pas
sumpsic Congregational Club met at st.
Johnsbury Tuesday and decided 10 have a
spring meeting of the club on Monday
| May %. A business meeting will be held
| in the morning followed by a dinner.
| There will be some after dinner speeches
by members of the club and an address
by some eminent speaker from abroad.
The bridge across the Connecticut river
came very near going out recently. A
large jam OF ice and logs came down
against tearing out one end and twisting
| one of the piers at the other end.
a pair of horses We're drowned recently
| in the stream at Beecher Falls. Canaan.
| The driver vas attempting to cross the
| bridge with a wagon full OF chains, tho
water was very high and some way they
all went into the river The man got out
but the horses were drowned.
At the recent railroad accident near
| Lyndonvilc one car loaded with oats
was knocked to pieces more than tho
others and the oats scattered d. NJ.
! Silsby one of Lyndonyiile's livery men,
F., purchased the oats on the ground, pro-
| baby POO bushels, for which he paid about
| SIS.
The Daughters and Sons OF the Amer
| lean Revolution of Brattleboro will hold
| a field day some time in August or Sept
| embor at Fort Drummer, to which the
| antiquarian society of Greenfield will be
| invited. a committee consisting Of G. A.
| Hines, c. r. +. JENNIE and c. II. Thomp-
| son has been appointed to make necessary
ARRANGEMENTS and appoint subcommittee
| to work in connection with the committees
| from the Daughters of the American Rev.
| outon.
Elmer r. Potter of Rutland was thrown
| from his team on Temple street Friday
| noon. The wagon passed over his body,
| breaking two ribs and injurng him in
| tornally. The accident was caused by the
| fact that the seat of the wagon was
placed so far forward that 1t was dis
| lodged when the team passed over a rough
spot in the road.