Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1896-01-09
VERMONT HAPPENINGS.
WHAT A WEEK BRINGS FORTH IN
THE WAY OF NEWS.
The happening of Seven Days on Our
Hills and in Our Valleys Condensed
and Photographed for Busy
free Press Readers.


Christopher MoCourt, II. and Frank Hell
yer a playmate OF about the same age,
both of Brattleboro, recently had one of
tho exploded shells such as tho Estey
Guard use in their rifles. partly filled with
powder, and were tying TO blast log in
the DDS on the bank ut the rear OF the
Estey shops, when by their careless ac-
tions it exploded. striking McCourt In the
left check innicting an ugly wound knock
ing out two teeth, and slightly fractur-
ing the jaw. Dr. Conand was obliged to
take several stitches in the wound.
Judge Conant OF the Probate Court has
filed a decision ct Greenfield, Mass, on the
Ryther will case. William Il. Rythcr of
Bcrnardston. Mass, formerly publisher of
the Vermont Phoenix, died some time ago.
leaving a sizcable estate. Clause nine of
tho will provided that If any iegatecs con-
tested, tho whole of the estate should go
to Mount Holyokc college. The widow
waived the will, and took what was allow
cd her by law. The only son. George II.
Rythcr, of Boston. started TO contest. and
took an appeal to the Supreme Court,
where a compromise was arranged, and by
agreement the decision of the lower court
was affirmed. DIR. Bowker of Bornardston.
executor of the will. asked tho Probate
Court to decide whether any or all of the
estate should go to Mount Holyoke col
lege. Judge Conant holds that clause ninc
of tho will is void, and that the college
gets nothing.
An old lady went into Rutland cav
ings bank recently and presented book
that she had taken out over - years ago.
She said that she had deposited $500 in tho
bank at that time and had been told by
friends In New York State, where she
lived, that the account had outlawed. a
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the last entry had been made In 1873 He
fgured up the interest. which amounted
to a little over $500, and handed it to the
dcpositor. together with the $500. The old
lady was ovcrioycd and concluded that
sho would leave the money. She refused
n new book. saying that the old one was
good enough for her. The woman had
not been in Vermont since the last deposit
was made.
Johnson Wescott OF North Chittondcn
went to his barn Thursday morning and as
he did not return as soon as usual his fam
lily went to the barn and found him dead.
lie was member OF the Grand Army post
OF Brandon.
Thnddeus Wheeler OF West Waterford
met with n runaway accident few days
ago. lie had been to r. NJ. Lawrence's
grist mill and was going home. when the
king bolt came out. which threw him out,
striking on his shoulder and cutting
cash over one eye and on his nose, and
giving him pretty thorough shaking up.
He Is man about 10 years old.
The third annual exhibition of the YER
mont Poultry and Pet Stock association
will be held in the town hail at st. Johns
bury on February II, IL and I3.
Stillman Lazelle of Dover has brought
suit for $4,000 against the town Of New
fanc for injuries received by his horse
backing of Il bridge. His mother was kill
cd in the accident.
The New England Telephone and Tele-
graph company Is setting new l2-wire
poles between Wells River and st. Johps-
bury, and will soon have the line perfect
ed from there to Boston.
In the recent high wind the barn of Mr.
Whltcomb of Townsend fell in. Eight
sheep were killed and his oxen and cattle
somewhat injured.
! Arthur Thompson, n dashing young mar
canvassed Brattleboro few weeks ago as
the representative of New York cloth
ing company. He took orders for mackin-
toshes and asked 81 to 81 payment in adj
vance, in this way securing over $50 lie
! left and his customers became suspicious
that they had been swindlod. Joseph
BrockinGton. representing several persons
who had given Thompson money. followed
| him to Franklin, Mass, and then to Bos-
ton. and finally went to Thompson's home
at Laconia, n. II. Thompson had not
been at Laconia, and word was left with
the officers to apprehend him in case he
appeared. The appearance of Thompson
IN Brattleboro Tuesday was the next sur
prise to his customers. He said that when
on his first visit he received his discharge
from the firm which had employed him.
and being without money he went into
the scheme of asking advance payment to
raise funds temporarily. as he did not
wish to send home for aid. He paid back
on Tuesday and "Wednesday all the money
which he had received.
Saturday of last week Stella, the youn :,
daughter of w. II. Welcome OF Brattle-
boro, running In front of her brother as he
was shooting an air gun at n mark back
| OF their home, was struck by n double
b" shot which went into the narrow space
Just above the eyelid and just below the
eyebrow on tho left eve. The slightest
variation downward would have cut the
eyeball and destroyed the sight. and n bit
more of a verging upward and 1t would
| have gone through the narrow bone back
Of there and into the brain. AS IL was. Il
delicate and difncult operation to extract
the ball was required. There was not
room to insert forceps and the surgeon
had to use a small hook and catching the
ball by the prong to pull 1t out.
Chief of Police Miller of ST. Johnsbury
has received three Besscmer steel cages.
They are located in tn rear of the new
police headquarters in Citizens block and
are feet wido IA deep and GIG high.
Floor and sides are of solid plate steel and
the tops steel and wire, so riveted together
that files canno be used The locks are
| self-acting. The bedsteads are Of steel
and arranged to turn up against the
partition when not in use. The quarters
are provided with modern drainage and
toilet apparatus.
Mrs. Babcock OF Jamaica, SO years OF
age, killed skunk in her hen house few
nights ago. She heard n disturbance
among her poultry, got up and went out
without stopping to dress. finding n skunk
helping himself to poultry. She left tho
skunk dead and poultry safe, and returned
to bed.
CONCERNING VERMONT PEOPLE.
Frank Guild OF Greensboro has closed
his work at Wesleyan university and
! started for his work In the far West He
has accepted q professorship in the college
of Montana located at Deer Lodge, west
of Helena. Ho has charge Of the chemica
department. and will teach chemistry ano
other scientific branches.
The marriage OF ]. q. Ulery, formerly
of Brattleboro. now connected with the
business depar tment of the Hoyoko Trans
script. took place at the brides home
Saturday.
Mrs. Walcott Balestier of New York
spent the holidays at Brattleboro as the
guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Rudyard Ripling.
William w. Boynton, 30, of tho produce
firm of Slayton e. Boynton. died at his
home In North Cambridge Mass, Friday
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