Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1896-05-07
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had broken ino the station was not dis
covered until they had reached Boston
and had time to get lost in the crowds of
the oity.-Deerield Daily Times.
There was a special meeting of the Rut-
land Hospital association at the Rutland
County National bank rooms Monday
evening to consider the offer made by
Charles II. Sheldon of New York for the
Sheldon property on Nichols street. Geo.
T. Chaffee read letter from Charles II
Sheldon in which he offered to the hos
pltal directors the property on Nichols
street for $4,000 and the interest accrued
to May l on a mortgage amounting to
s160 and taxes for 1895 and 1895. The Mar
BILE Savings bank has a mortgage on the
property of $4,000 and II. II. Dyer a mort
gage of $1,000. Mr.. Chaffee offered to buy
the Sheldon property and deed 1t to the
hospital association and carry the mort
gage on any balance not now In the treas
ury until the amount could be paid by the
association. 1t was voted to accept this
offer.
d. W. Green of Proctor was hurt We'd
nesday evening by being caught between
gang post and a sand box in one of the
alleys Of the MILL The sand box, pom
derous affair about eight feet square and
six feet high, and filled with sand, was be-
ing hauled along the alley by q cable oper-
ated by power from the main shaft The
box travels on six-inch hardwood rollers,
and MIR Green was putting these in post
ton in front Of the sand box. He evident
ly did not take the gang post in considera-
ton, for all at once he was pinned against
~ by the corner OF the box, which was
steadily being hauled along by the cable.
He was badly jammed in the region OF his
chest and abdomen. His cries brought
help. the motion of the sand box was
stopped, and Mr.. Green, released, fell to
the floor. He was taken home in wagon
and medical help summoned. His injuries,
which at first were thought to be serious
were found to be not of a very grave
nature, and he will probably soon recover
Charles June of Brandon has received
Itnotice from the postoffice department at
Washington that he has been allowed S2S
for his share OF the $500 reward offered for
the conviction OF the men who robbed the
postoffice at Ticoderoga, N. Y, last No
vember Paul Tinkham and three other
Rochester men will receive $s5 each, and
the telegraph operator at Ticonderoga
will get $25.
The State and district democratic COM
mittees have called conventions OF the
State and first and second districts at
Montpelier on May n, TO elect delegates to
the Chicago convention. Tho ratio OF rep
resentation in these conventions will be
one delegate for each town and city. and
one additional delegate for each 30 votes
or larger fraction Of 50 votes cast In the
town or city for the democratic candidate
for governor in 1894. The State convention
will be held at 1880 o'clock a. m, the first
district convention at 30 o'clock p. m.
and the second district convention at the
same time
When G. II. Walker of Westminster
went into his store Tuesday morning of
last week he found 1t had been broken in
to, access being gwined by taking out sew
eral lights of glass and the sash In the up
per part of the door opening from the piz-
"a into the back store. The work Of a
chisel and bit were plainly shown on the
two north windows, which they tried to
pry up: then they bored and prisd on a
thick heavy door between the store room
and main store Giving that up, they went
around and got In by way of the bulkhead
and going up the stairs pried and bored
on that door, which was secured by O.
strong bar on the inside and resisted their
efforts. They either did not have time or
a
ties of beer from the cellar and new
Columbia bicycle In tho back store 1t Is
thought from appearances there must
have been two OF them.
| Floyd Reed, a Poultney boy, nine years
old, was run over Wednesday afternoon
by road roller, The roller was fastened
by chain which connected the tongue Of
the machine TO a wagon in front. Young
Reed, with two playmates, George and
/ Iax
roller for ride. The Freeman boys leap
ed from the machine. and in leaping,
caused the pole Of the roller to sway up
and down. AS is struck in it's descent tie
reaction hurled the Reed boy over in front
of the machine and it passed over him.
The driver continued on his way, the
rumbling of his roller preventing his no.
ticine the mishap. Medical aid was sum-
moned and 1t was found that the boy suf-
fered severe head bruises, an injury to tho
right elbow joint and q fracture of one of
the bones In his lower left leg. The
strange thing about the case Is that the
injuries are 50 slight, especially since the
machine weighs several hundred pounds.
rich discovery was made last week
Wednesday on one of tho best farms In
Benson, owned by Joseph Falkenbury.
The discovery Is that Of the mineral kind
and 1t Is said that some of the finest speci-
mems Of mica have been produced that
were ever seen In this part OF the country.
1t Is reported that several parties have
been here and tried to buy the farm. A
Mr. Greggs, government assayist, has
been sent for and Is expected here soon.
Mrs. l.. A. McGrath of South Wood
stosk is the owner of a famous singing
canary. which is now q years old.
| For years the church at North Pownal
has been union one, all Protestant de-
nominations worshiphig in 1t. As Is liable
to occur In all such cases, there was more
or less friction among them, and finally
those who We're Methodlsts decided to
withdraw and find separate place OF
worship. The North Pownal Manufacture
Ing company Us the owner OF hne hall,
and generously offered 1t to the Methodists
for their use. The offer WAS gladly &C
cepted by the denomination, and Sunday
the hall was used for the first time. Rev.
cuhcr at Wilnamstown. preached the SER
mon, Presiding Elder Grimm Of the Troy
district and Rev. A. p, Hall OF Williams
the services.
Abraham Pero Of West Rutland met
with a painful accident at the Abortion
Marble oompany's quarry Friday morning.
He was replacing the drills OF the cutting
machine, which had just been sharpened.
T.-ese drills have considerable weight and
| q pulley 10 used to asslt placing them IN
position He had raised the drills about
ak inches from the marble, when the pull
Icy rope broke, letting the drills fall. The
large drill, having q TWO and a quarter
inch bit, struck Psro's left foot above the
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