St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1897-09-10
Vermont News.

vermont NEWS.
At the bicyle meet held on the track Of
the St. Adams Driving Association last
Saturday, E. W Cooney OF Burlington
lowered the track record from 2.16H,
recently made by the horse MACK" to
2.1O. He also took the first prize in
every race he entered.
Mrs. Horace ]. Brookes, daughter of
Col. LeGrand B. Cannon, who came
from New York to her fathers summer
house at Overlake in Burlington, recently
underwent the operation of the amputa-
ton of her right leg. 1t was thought
that Mrs. Brookcs was past the stage
when it would be sale to remove leg,
so far advanced had her ailment become,
and it was thought that she had come
to her fathers house to die. The trip
from New York was made in a private
car, and on arrival here Mrs Brookes
was taken to Overlake in an ambulance.
Dr. L. M. Bingham, The family physician,
was called, and after Mrs. Brookes had
rested from the fatigue OF the journey he
decided that an operation could be made
successfully. Aided by DR.. Fl. Nelson
Jackson, he removed the leg above the
knee. The patient rallied quickly from
the shock and is now on The road to
rapid recovery. Mrs. Brookes is one of
Burlngton's best known summer resi-
dents.
The state fair closed at Burlington Fri
1 day with big attendance, and an inn
mensc success financially.
lanes Fitzgerald of Bennington, nearly
so years old, had violent quarrel with
his son, Maurice, Sunday afternoon, con-
cernng what they should have for din
ner. The young man, who had been
drinking, wanted chicken and the old
man did not. The quarrel followed. The
family became alarmed and the old man
left the house. He was soon afterwards
found in an unconscious condition near
|
away. The old man died Monday MORN
ing, paralysis or apoplexy having fol-
lowed the excitement of the quarrel.
DR.. Frank w. Page, superintendent OF
the Waterbury insane asylum, has re-
Gently paid several visits to the Hcaton
hospital, and has had interviews with
Miss Mildred Brewster DR.. Page will
NOT say whether in his opinion Miss
Brewsters mind is, or is not diseased,
but does warn the hospital authorities
that it will be wise to keep close watch
of the girl and to give herno oppor tunity
to make another attempt at suicide.
Eugene Mccarthy of Waitsield at
tended the county fair there one day last
we, and had an experience which he will
long remember. When the balloon went
up he was standing too close to it, got
entanged in the ropes and rose with it
to height of 1000 feet. The woman
aeronaut did not jump with her para
chute, realizing that it would cause the
balloon to lurch and cause the manin the
ropes above her to lose his hold. The
balloon came down near the fair ground.
Mccarthy, in conversation with friend,
said that at first he was badly scared,
but as soon as he found that his hold
was secure he got over his scare and
"a l 4
A curious specimen of a tramp visited
Bellows Falls recently. He was a man
of fine physique. dressed in white canvas.
On his head he wore what looked like an
oldtashioned night cap, strapped around
his waist was an old army belt in which
r was stuck a murderous looking knife and
, a revolver He is never seen except in
, the night. He passed through there on
one oi the early morning treights riding
in coal car. He can tell the time of leav
ing and arrival of trains and names o
conductors on nearly all the roads il
northern New England. On the arriva
of the train at Brattleboro he disar
If peared.
o The seectmen of Brattleboro offer
l. reward OF $500 to any one turnishin
e evidence which will lead to the convictio
p in court o, any person guilty of settin
70 fire TO any one oI the buildings whic
1e have recently been burned in Rrattlebor
The number OF incepdiary firts in Brattl
We boro recently is alarming indeed.