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

Andrew Harrington an old resident OF
West Dandy attempted to kill himself
Monday morning. Mr.. Harrington took
his milking pail and new axe ana start
ed for the barn about o'clock. Ho won't
Immediately UP Oh the scanoldhiS
whore there was very little hay. Young
Harrington, who had followed him out to
tho barn, attempted to follow him, but
the elder Harrington pushed the ladder
over, throwing the young man to the floor.
Mr.. Harrington then took the axe he had
with hin, and cut through his skull sew
era tnras with tho upper corner OF the
blade His friends and relatives, who had
rushed out TO the barn, tried to dissuade
him from his suicidal acts, but could not
roach him or have any influence with him.
He finally dropped the axo from exhaus-
ton. His friends then went up and let
him down with q rope, and Immediately
summoned q doctor, who dressed his
wounds.
Mr.. Harrington is about % years old and
has q wife ard two sons For the past
three or four years he has carried on tho
town farin of Dandy, but was to leave 1t
this spring and return TO his old place
1t Is thought that he grew despondent
over having to mako this change and that
this was tho reason OF his attempt at
self destruction.
The Champlain Black Slate company Of
Fair Haven, owning slate property at Ben
son, has received fatterinS offers from
New York parties who desire 10 pur-
chase Il. THE firm Ia composed OF SEN
ator Allen, Cashier Allen, W. II. Pres
ton aud e. M Hunter. The two former
have always becn engaged In the slate
business and their connection with tho
Arm means much for Its success Incor-
poration under the State law is contem-
lated.
Plans for organizing n stock company
for the purpose of building an opera house
in Rutland are beginning to take form.
1t was understood last week that a loca-
ton for the new theatre had been settled
upon, but George T. Chaffee, who is In
terested In the project. says that nothing
definite has boon decided upon beyond
sending an invitation to an architect who
makes theatre building speciality to
visit Rutland this week for consultation.
At the dog show held IN Now
York recently there were about 1900 dogs
on exhibition. J. l.. Wincholl of the Green
Mountain kennels, Fair Haven, had six OF
his dogs on exhibition. two of which were
mastiffs, Prince Brampton and Miss Con-
stable. He sold the latter in New York.
Out of eight prizes in the mastiff class,
Mr.. Wnchells dogs secured four. He also
had on exhibition four bloodhounds, CHAM
pion Victor, Jason, She and Magdalen.
They won kennel prize for best four.
Victor won champion prize She won
first in open class and gold medal for best
bitch in the show. She also won prizes
against bitch just importedto beat Judith
Jason won second, being beaten for first
by dog recently imported from England
Three bitches had been brought over from
England for purpose of beating Judith
They had taken first, second and third
prizes at Crystal Palace show and were
fortunately Judith died a few days before
Mr.. Winchel got ready to so to New York
but he found She to be nearly If not quite
the equal of Judith in the show ring. Mr.
Winchells dogs az usual attracted a great
deal of attention, his exhibit being one o,
the best in New York's big show.
The mixed train on the narrow gaug,
road leaving Brattleboro about O'Clock
Friday morning jumped the track between
Townshend and West Townshend. Eigh
care went down the 20-foot embankment
The locomotive and passenger car did no
leave the rails. the damage being confined
wholly to the freight cars and their con
tents.
The following Vermonters were Thurs
day granted pensions: Restoration. REISSUE
and increase: Albert Mann of Milton. in
crease, Hugh Henry, Chester; George
Richards, Braintree; Russell H. Wyman
Rathburn, Randolpha George Glber
of Georgia Plains and George w. Clarl
OF Randolph.
The postoffice department has commits
stoned Thomas II. Moore to be postmaster
at Plymouth Union, vice n. D. Wilder, re
signed.
The following pensions have been grant
ed to Vermonters: Original, Marshall A
Dimmock, Plymouth and Dwight s. Fur
tna DatIn
North Troy; original, widow, Eliza A. Lii
ley, Hyde Park.
Rev. Father Toupin of Woodstock is
stamp and coin collector on rather a larg
scale and has a collection numbering sew
eral thousand, among which are man.
valuable issues, American and foreign
the latter including nearly every countr
IN the world. He has several thousand o
his own, a portion of the collection be
longing to other numismatists. Their
are about 10000 coins In the collection
among which arc 1000 Roman coins, a com
pete set of United States copper cent
and Canadian ponies In fair condition. wa
pennies. tokens, 1000 medals, among whic
are number of valuable Napoleonic Is
sues and hundreds OF other foreign pieces
In Father Toupin's stamp album there ar
some 1600c issues OF various countries
included In which are a lnrge number Is
sued by the Con federate States, the Who'll
making valuable and interesting col
lection.
Edmond Burke of Mlddlebury has a
atlas, history. and geography printed 1
England before tho revolution. The It'll
page Is missing, but there is no doubt O
TO Its age as the French and Indian wa
Is the last American war mentioned BIZ
10 colonies arc spoken OF and Vermont
included within tho boundary OF Ne'
York.
During the high water last week Sunda
morning, while Peeslee c. Wason Of Was
inston was ON his way to church, no a
tempted 70 GROSS the street between til
Universalit house and Skinner's blocl
but lost his equilibrium and fell into tn
swift current Of water. Had II not bee
for tho prompt action OF L. u. Tillotso,
who happened 10 be standing nea. by
by the swift current Mr.. Nason, whe
rescued. had nearly tainted, ana was a
most completely exhausted.
Scale company's ONCE at Rutland Thur
day bstween 1890 and 1850 O'Clock In II
afternoon. About 500 In cash, two mil
age boolcs, partially used, and $1,000 ,
CISCO In Howe Scale non-noxotInble coul
ons, that had boom paid but not cancele
were taken Tho thief entered the Off,
door with key and passed to the trsa
urer's department., whore he forced ops
the nash drawer He evidently was we
acquainted with the office and know o.
aouy where the money was kept. Thur
day was pay day at the works. The Do
roll had fortunately been made out al
tho money replaced In the vaults befo
the treasurer left the offios at noon.