Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1896-03-12

Using matter on buildings. fences, tele-
graph poles or any other property of the
company, and instructing section men to
remove such matter at once, II reported.
The annual meeting of the Vermont
Poultry and Pet Stock association will be
held Thursday, March ~, at the board of
trade rooms at st. Johnsbury.
There are about 1900 cords of bark al
ready piled mp at the tannery at Bethel.
One day last week Eli Kinds horse
broke loose from the hitohing ring at
OF rlen's hotel, at Eden, and overtaking
John b. Adams with q double team, tried
to pass him, when one thill of the sleigh
struck Adams fine four years old mare on
the hip and penetrated IL inches, breaking
off and leaving the piece In the flesh.
Mr.. Adams with the help of men at the
village, succeeded In drawing out the
piece Of thill using blacksmith's shoeing
pinchcrs, but supposing the mare was
spoiled, gave her away Now she seems
TO be coming out all right. d,
On Saturday Of last week, while John
MoGookin of Eden, was hauling some
logs, which lay loose on his sled, through
the dooryard, his seven year old boy
came running behind, unseen by his faith
err, and catching hold of the outside log
caused 1t to roll Off striking the little
fellow on the head as he fell. His head
was driven into the hard path leading to
from the window and had the boy in her
arms very soon. Whom he was picked up
they supposed him dead, but he Is getting
along finely and Is considered out of
danger
The Central Vermont is now carrying
through Bellows Falls q consign-
ment of 1900 car loads of Canadian pine
, lumber which goes to New London, thence
TO New York and is exported to Brazil.
Formerly this lumber went by rail 10
Albany, n. Y, and then down the Hud-
son TO New York.
CONCERNING VERMONT PEOPLE.
Gen. L. G. Kingsley of Rutland, who had
q slight stroke of paralysis somo weeks
) ago, Is reported as comfortable. HE con.
dillon has been dangerous enough, how
ever to demand q consultation OF physt'
, CLANS.
Harris Weekly says for the past week
: DR. G.. L. Billiard has been in a serious
mental condition, causing much trouble
! and anxiety to his family and friends
Y Tho first nnlf of the week the doctor was
violent at intervals. necessitating a keep.
; er to prevent his Carrying out his threat
toward his family lie seemed to want &c
sell some real estate, which his family
refused to sanction, and this caused hi:
resentment. Wednesday he made his way
g to the depot and took the train for Lyn
= donvjlle, where he went to hotel. Here
J. his condition caused anxiety and trouble
y as he insisted on being furnished with
], revolver. lie was finally queted, however
: and Thursday noon took the air line fol
I Boston. His family were aware that III
e usually stopped at the Revere House, ant
\ a telegram there was answered to thu
0 effect that he had Just arrived there anC
: was being cared for. His announced pur
, pose in going to Boston was to secure
d revolver, and his return il expected a
c any time. The trains are being watched
n and 1t Is the intention to take him II
v charge as soon as he arrives. An exam
$ ination and hearing will then be held
y DIR. Smith Ely. for many years leading
a physician and surgeon at Newburgh, n
u Y, died Friday of heart disease, aged G
{ years. He studied medicine in New Yorl;
II London and Paris. and graduated from
!, the Vermont Medical college.
- Another "healer' comes to the front fl
Vermont He is Lyman Clark, the vilag
. storekeeper in West Halifax. He is
= Spiritualist, and thinks his power" is OF
y supernatural kind.
Ethan Allen of Groton died of pneumon
J, la Thursday night February q. He wa
u 53 years of age, a soldier in the 18th VI
u regiment, and descendant of Ethan Al
:. len.
b. D. Streeter died in Council Bluff;
Iowa, February %. Mr.. Streeter was Dor
7 in Lyndon in 1928, and lived there till 1si
y when he emgrated with his wife and on
~ daughter to Iowa. going to the end of tn
II railroad thence 900 miles, on foot, maxim
y the distance to Council Bluffs in seve
= days suffering many hardships on Tn
= journey. A team was sent back for hi
e family which required "A days in maxim
" the trip. In the following spring h
e bought a farm which he lived upon
u years, then sold out and moved to Wood
= bury county. living there till his death.
. Thomas II. Brown, the democrati
is mayor-elect Of Rutland, Is Chinese IN
r spector for the government in Vernon
70 with salary of $1,000 and expenses.
y The engagement Is announced of Mis-
Ethel Ruth Brown, daughter of Con
& mander Allen d. Brown of BrattlcborC
~ to the Rev. George j. Sutherland, paste
NJ of st. Mary's church, Mortified.
= Preliminary commencement appoint
90 ments from the senior class of William
At College. based upon scholarship were al
ID nounced BY the faculty Tuesday and III
is list includes the name Of Sylvester c. Den