Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1896-06-18


| thcm 10 rev ~ r. Hulourd, lot long
.'i'Ie q" PROMINENT ilehipei VI the iroy coh-
iereicc'
A Richford lad named Frank Warner
found gun cartridge last Friday and in
quisitivcness led him to attempt It's dis
section with a stone, with the usual re-
suit. His left hand was badly mutllated,
and hrSt and second fingers had to be
amputatcd at the first joint.
Brattleboro's total grand list according
to the listers returns, is siQii.325 an in
crease over last year of about $1,000 There
are 1920 polls, q slight increase over last
year. Personal property is Sl,S5SjS9. and
realty So 759. TAG.
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roIiing n Iorgo stone wi,b levor and =,
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har ogoire, ono loo Win s,,cb force ee IN
brc,t ho,h hopoe
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Ipou' tVo', 'ahe tro", 10 w HIousnpy Lake
rom INC natcn'rH ana .nc same huihDer
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81, /" "a. 9rt,''ol a NrlE popul'r
"o. "''''"s t'' .>e" r'''S''nu SIu''S"''"'
w nat might nave proved to be quite n
serious accid'nt occurred at the railroad
CROSSING at iaSSumpSlc sunday, May 81
VIII It h,i hanntE IN crossing the track
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biy hnof,,. r.,,n ,,t,n.Is VT ".u 80. y.
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turcd noor tbc ,Iaco and ~ 49, hnr, '
A ncotIn,s Of tbo ioir, oor,r,i,,,o 81 ,ho
Drrlto ItistoricoI soc,ot,. ,,.,,. ho,i - ~
town houso n, uurko tIoiIou. c,turda,.
evening. Nav 70 to mako nrrorgan,onts
for colebrnti, tho ccn,nrnioI of p,rlo ~,
Julv An. undcr tho auenicos az tba 1t,s,ort.
cal sociotv
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IN ,ho mostomca ,, i ,,.an ~. ,,i
sor v.ho ~, ~. -. w. "',r, ssh W ~"
lowed the young man from place to place
until 10 years later when. completely COW
cred with post-marks. 1t was returned to
the writer. Another singular circumstance
Is related, which Is In effect that n daugh-
ter Of this same family, while in New York
State about 80 years ago. wrote n letter to
a lady friend In another part Of the State.
a few months ago what was the writer's
amazement 10 receive that letter with the
explanation that 1t had gotten lost in the
office to which IT was originally addressed
and had laid undiscovered for quarter
| of a century. being brought TO light while
rcmodeling the Office
The republican county convention OF
CALEDONIA county will be held at the town
nan at 81. Johnsbury on Saturday, June
:" al II O'Clock IN the forenoon.
| T.. r. Cobb. son of Alfred Cobb of Brat
tlcboro, the blacksmith of tho Retreat
| and n native Of Putney. was shot by q.
| NJ. Frye on Exchange street in Athol re-
Gently during quarrel about the a. T. a.
Frye fired two shots and one took effect
in Cobb's right breast. He was taken to
| a physician and tho bullet located. Frye
was captured by the officers and Is an
| employc in one of the shops in Athol.
/ Telephone reports go to show that tho
wounded man Is expected to recover and
/ that Frye has been placed under 5000
/ bail.
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