Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1896-04-16
VERMONT HAPPENINGS.
WHAT A WEEK BRINGS FORTH IN
THE WAY OF NEWS.
The Happenings of Seven Days on Our
Hills and in Our Valleys Condensed
and Photographed for Busy
free Press Readers.

to Investigate the shooting of two deer
which were found wounded on Monday In
that town. The deer, buck and doe
were found on the mountain road near
Charles Hemmingway's house, beyond
Mendon City, by Joe Neddo. The buck
which was an exceptionally large one
weighing nearly 900 pounds, had been shot
through the head and the doe was torn
and cut up. apparently by dog. Both
deer were alive when found and were
taken to barn in Mendon, but they were
too badly injured to be saved. Gen. w. Y
w. Ripley, one of the officers of the Fish
and Game club of Rutland, was notified
OF the killing of the deer and search oil
the guilty party was at once commenced
The authorities have a clew as to whom
the guilty person is. 1t is thought that
the deer was shot by some one who was
rabbit hunting and who shot on the inn
pulse of the moment and not with the
direct intention of killing the animal. The
doe was probably pursued and oVcrtaker
In the deep snow by the hound belonging
to the hunter. The buck was taken to
Rutland Tuesday evening by Sheriff
Stearns and States Attorney Jones and
placed in the barn Of Gen. Ripley.
The Central Vermont management, UNI
der the personal charge of Superintendent
mckenzie has several important improve
ments planned for the Brattleboro 81
Whitehall road the coming season. These
include three iron bridges, the laying of
1900 new tics, and several miles of new
rails. One of the iron bridges is already
on the ground at the Williamsville station.
1t is a bridge removed from Swanton,
where it Was replaced by heavier bridge
10 carry the big engines and heavy trains
of the main line. The other two bridges
are to be removed from over the Winooski
between Essex Junction and Winooski,
where they are known as the twin
r.
new ties to be laid are chestnut ties
bought on the line of the New London
road in Connecticut A secondhand To-
connective, which has been bought by the
management Is now in the shops at st.
Adams, where 1t Is being put in thorough
repair and fitted up as a coal-burner to be
added to the equipment of the little road. "
The death of Mrs. N. C. B. Houghton of
Bethel makes available the bequest of
$50, 900 made by her brother, Albert Whit
comb, to the graded school district in
Bethel village. BY his will Mr.. Whitcomb
left about $4,000 to some relatives in Chi
cago, and then gave 900 to the town of
Sstockbridge, the same TO be used as a
poor fund. Then $4,000 was given to the
Bethel school as stated above, and the
residue was given to the town Of Stock
bridge for a school fund. Mr. Whitcomb
died in 1891 and directed in his will thH.t
the estate should be kept intact until the
death of his sister, Mrs. Houghton who
was to have a liberal support out OF the
estate.
At the target practice by the guards in
the armory at St. Johnsbury Monday
night, March 80, some one by mistake
put a ball cartridge In his gun ana la
some way when the gun was discharged
the ball lodged in the calf of L. S. Morris
leg. inflicting a serious wound. Morris
was carried to his home in Paddock's vii
lage.
Herbert l.. Doyle, late landlord OF the
Avenue house at st. Johnsbury, has leased
and taken possession of the American
House, one of the leading hotels at New
buryport, Mass.
The annual prize speaking contest of
Burr and Burton seminary at Manchester,
was held at Music hall Thursday, April 2.
The prizes were awarded to the following
The gold medal to Miss Margaret Healey
of Wallingford, silver medals to Miss Ma
bel l.. Young of Wallngford and Fay A.
Simmons of Dorset, the book prize to Miss
Bertha F., Trull and Charles d. Cleghorn
of Manchester There were IL contestants.
Prof. Leverett Mears of Williams college
was chairman of the judges.
About 20 of the merchants Of St Johns
bury have reorganized the old Merchants
association by electing L. N. Smythe, pres
ident; G. II. Bagley, vice-president; and
II. H. Carr treasurer. The main object of
this organization is to protect merchants
from being preyed upon by deadbeats. The
old association was organized March q,
1890. with n members, and was active
about two years, or until the board of
trade was organized. Then interest in 1t
commenced to decline, the members think
Ing that the new organization would be
sufficient for all purposes. The society
had two rooms in the Republican block
all fur nod 1,iff xlyIa iNta
menced to wane and the society ceased TO
exist from long neglect, the furniture was
sold to the board. of trade. About a
month ago word was received from Z. d.
Steele treasurer of the old association,
that he had in his possession $139 belong
ing to the society. meeting was called
to see what should be done with this
money. and the result has been the reor-
ganization of the society as reported
above.
A council Of the junior order of United
American Mechanics was organized in
Grand Army hall. Rutland, Saturday
the 4th by Fred W.Alexander, the national
organizer, of Providence. r. l. There were
81 names on the charter roll.
The house OF NJ. J. Robinson of Lyn-
donviile was entered the night of the 30th
by some sneak thief In the morning tho
front door was found unfastened, having
been locked the night before. The room
of Mr.. Austin, who boards there, was
entered and a gold watch taken from his
vest pocket. His wallet was also missing
Several people in different houses In the
village have lately lost money and other
small articles.
The morning of the 3lst Rufus Cloud of
South Royalton built his fire and left the
house. His wife, coming into the kitchen
soon after. smeled smoke and looking
through the register into the room above
saw fire. She found some clothes, which
had been left on a chair, had tipped over
against the stovepipe and were blazing
Soon after, her son, James Cloud, went
up to find his mother and found the cham
bers full of smoke. After crawling around
on his hands and knees he found her in a
closet, across trunk and nearly smoth-
cred. She revived after a while, but was
i'll from the effects and the fright.
About 10000 trout fry from the State
fish hatchery at Waterbury were received
at West Rutland Aril 7. The fry are
large and were in excellent condition
when received.
Herbert Johnsono of Bondville met with a
bad accident April 6. He was going
down hill with a load of potatoes on q
two-horse sled when the forward Sled
struck rock In the road, throwing him
Off and frightening the horses so they
started to run. In trying to hold them
the sled struck his ankle, badly shatter-
eng both bones.
The State has presented the following
officers and men of the st. Johnsbury
Guard sharpshooters' medals for qualify
Ing at the one, two. three, FIVE and six
hundsed yard ranges: Capt. c. M. Bonett.
Lieut. Fl. A. Farnham, Sergeant Henry
SarorQQn 7.