Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1898-07-07
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There was a small tornado near Jack
yonville station in South Wilmington last
saturday afternoon. The wind swept
tlcng in a south-wcsternly direction into
The forest a mile from jacksonville sta
Non. Tho tornado took u rather uucer-
tain course across a V shaped neck of woods
lying between the Davis Bridge road and
The Sadawga hill road playing havoc with
Everything in the way a narrow Swdth
was cut many rods in length through the
populars naples, tirs. etc. Huge trees
Two or three feet in diameter were torn
M like pigmlcs The force of the tempest
)ccms to have been most terrific Just Nftcr
i crossed the Saduwga road about half
Ray UP Faulkner hill. 1t is fortunate that
no dwellings were in the way OF the tor
Cado AS no building could have withStOod
the shock. il is estimated that about fifty
larse trees were uprooted or broken down
IN "A very small area
The first serious accident to occur on
,he Bennington and Hoosic Valley electric
railway took place Sunday afternoon.
Thomas McDermott, OF Hoosick Fails
was "A passenger on the west hound car
lhat was heavily loaded. NcDormott wit
many others, was standing on the running
toard Of the car and in passing through a
1ccp cut near WalloOmsaC the mans feet
fomc in contact with the side of the en-
bankmcnt, which is only of sufficient
hidtL TO allow tho free passage Of II ear.
tine leg was quickly drawn between the
running board and the side of the cut,
terribly crushing the limb at and above
the knee. McDcrmutt was placed on Il
tftchburg train at Hoosic Falls and sent
j. the hospital mt Troy, but he died dur
Ing the night of shock.
James Britton, factory omployo at
SaXtons River got fun sunday ana set
put to kill somebody. lie found Charles
j. Conant bathing in the mill pond and
Informed him that he would drown him
forthwith. Conant is poor swimmer and
rannot keep his head above water over
bis depth. Britton drove him into TIC
6ceper water and as soon as he approach.
}d the shallow where he could touch his
Jcet would again drive him farther into
The stream. Brtton kept up this pro-
Eramme until his victim in an almost
browning condition was rescued by
friends. Conant went 10 Bellows Fails
Monday and took out papers for Brttun',
brrest, but when Deputy f.. NJ. Wnlkei
looked for his game he found that nc hat
,eft for parts unknown.
Mrs. Zenas of Baltimore has rcmarll
pblc record of well preserved cd age. Sn,
l9 eighty years old and has done all III,
housework on large farm and made 1884,
pounds of butter by the old-fashionct
method.
The stock Of fireworks in the window
of X l.. Adams store in Woodstock ac
rdently isnlted at noon Wednesday an,
were destroyed. Adams was showing
boy how TO touch off n pinwhcel, and wa
etandng near the window, when the burn
Ing part flew from his hand, landing il
the midst of the fireworks, which went u
with flash and bang. The flames spreaI
TO the ceiling, burning wall and wood
work, and tine windows are shattered. TIL
fireworks were worth about $50, and tn
total loss will amount to over 500; no in
Burance.
b. T.. Weeks, n wealthy Chicago mon an
native of Brattleboro, died Saturday IA
the age of Sc. He was we'll known throug
Central and South America. Mexico am
the southwestern part of the United state
as the promoter of the Mexican and Cen
trail American bank. lie was n larg
9tockholder in the Santa Fe and McXca
Central railroads.