Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1898-10-13
NEW HAVEN.
BENNINGTON COUNTY.
rENNINGTON.

The Soldiers Home moaagcrie has Just
rCCeis 81 from State Fish Commissioner
TitvoluN, a ycYrS doc to be kept there
until further orders from him. IL weighs
only ~ pounds and is now in its spotted
coat.
Twenty years ago there was employed
in what MAS then known 8S tho Fisher
mil, q tall young girl oi good figure and
pretty face. Her name WIS Anna Me
Cloud and from i glimpse OF hCr nothing
could he discovered that would Indicate
in any way that she would develop he
yonu the stature OF women in general.
Soon after leaving hero she began to grow
stout, and last week she died suddenly in
Canaan, y. Y, At the age OF b years, and
weighed 80 pounds,
The Manchester and the New Hamp.
shire Historical society had a catherine,
On the old Stark home stead in Ranches.
ter Friday. During the day Henry W
HCrrck and Joseph Kidder related maay
anecdotes Of Gen. stark that have never
been published. The following resolution
Was adopted:
Resolved, That a memorial II" present.
ed To- the honorable Senate and House Of
Representatives OF the United States urg-
Ing the fitness of early action looking
toward the erection OF n monument 10 the
memory of Gen. John Stark,
Resolved, That \ committee Of three be
, appointed TO draft ana forward such Il
NJ, mortal and To adopt such measures as
may secure the favorable action of Con-
ErvSs."
! Col. Merritt Barber. I. s. A.. is enjoy
ing a short fur!ouSh in Pownal and this
sect!on.-Four marriages are already an.
nounce6 To take place this month. The
/ INST OF the four occurred last evening.
/ Others are that Of Miss Mary Shurtlrff
only daughter OF John 7. ShurtleI. to Ar
thur w. lockwood OF the well known firm
a. - 4 L.. D
that of Lieut.-Col. Ernes; T. Griswold TO
Mss Mabel Dewitt Of Br.ttleboro and
Lewis Van Ness Potter and Miss Mary
/ Van Cleck.-GeorSe w. Fairbanks died at
the home OF his Son-in-law, IL. c. Lind
lon, Friday morning, He was nearly IS
years OF age and had resided with his
daughter the past four years. He had
been sick about six months. He came
/ here from Greenwich. y. Y, where he was
TAR many years engaged in the shoe bus!-
ness. He leaves n wife and six children
! The remains were taken To Greenwich for
interment.-The dam that furnished the
water for the Cooper and lockwood mills
was carried away by the freshet on We'd
neSday OF last week. and these mills are
now run by steam, and will be for num-
her OF days
The village had another excitement
about l. o'clock Sunday morning WHEN TIE
hre alarm struck IS, the one announciLg
quickly turned out and began searchins
Tor an eight year old boy of John Whit
ihey or County street that mad been miss
ins since abou: nine o'clock. There was
some Tear that he had fallen into some OF
tho holes on County or neignboring streets
that are Yet nlled with water and drown
ell. About o'clock one of the firemcn
found him on Pleasant street sitting down
near the blacksmith shop attached %
Scott's machine works and about hail .
mile from home. He gave as an excuse
for his being there that he was afraid to
go home. The fireman took him home
quickly.
county Clerk Cushman is confined "a
his house by Illness. brought on by cy,
n sure during the freshet Of Wednesday
The Bennington and Hoosick Falls
Electric Railroad company displaye,
much enterprise in the way they got then
road to running after the serious damag,
of Wednesday last Although two bridge.
were carried away and several hundred
feet OF track were washed out cars wcr,
running between Hoosck Falls and here
Friday afternoon, At North Hoosich
: there was a transfer around one bridge
la short job. and at the bridge north 81
the Soldiers Home crossing the pa ssei ger,
took cabs for the rest Of the way to tn,
Village. Gen Manager Story and ai'
brother were busy night aud day, super