Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1899-01-26
OF INTEREST TO VERMONT ERS.
An Eastern Hurricane.

DR.. and Mrs. Ellis Goodall, young
couple who left Bennington two or three
years ago to settle in Rowe, Mass, had
a teri iblc experience with the hurricane
that swept through numerous parts Of
this section "a week ago Saturday night.
The doctor and his wife We're returning
home from the middle Of the town that
night, when the sleigh was suddenly OVER
turned by the wind The harness went
to pieces and the horse started on the
dead run for "A farm house mile or more
away. Mrs. GOodall was left crouChed
down by stone wall by the roadside with
the doctors CVercoat around her while
he set off for help. a party of rescuers,
thoroughly exhausted, found Mrs. GoOdall
by the stone wall, after she had bravod
the fury of the storm for nearly two
hours. All that was found in the morning
where the sleigh had turned over We're
the uOCtCr's ruined medicine chest and
one of his wife's rubbors, which lodged
against tree. The sleigh wa blown
over tho stone wall and driven down the
long hillside, completely wreCking 1t. DR.
Goodall is a son of Dr, +. w. Goodali of
Bennington and Mrs. Goodall, who was
Miss Morse before marriage. was a teach
er in the public schools.
LOCOMOTIVES FOR THE RUTLAND.
The Rutland Railroad company has
closed a contract with the Schenectady
Locomotive Works for two freight en-
gincs of the latest design. The engines
are to be Of the mogul pattern. carrying
a weight of 10000 pounds on the driving
wheels and "A total weight oils, l00p pounds.
The cylinders are to be 10 by 20 inches and
the diameter of the driving wheels Is to
be 81 inches. The engines are to ne equip
ped with air brakes and air train signals
and steam heat, ana viii have cast ste ell
driving wheel CCnterS and steel tire on
CINE truck and tender wheels.
/ EISTEDDFOD Al WEST PAWLET.
! A much talked Of event is the Eisteddfod
to be Eeld here under the auspices Of
Court West Pawlet, !. O. q. f., Saturday
afternoon and evening, January 2S. There
VIII be four mixed chors, six glee clubs,
quartcttes duets and soloists entered as
competitors. The Wesh Imperial quar-
tctte and the West Pawlet band will also
assist on the programme. Rev John Will
Jams, pastor of the Welsh c. Nj. church at
Granville, who ofiiclated as conductor at
the great Eiseddfod held in Granville
three years since will act as conductor hero.
John L. and W. o. Williams are the pre-
siding officers. 1t promises to be one of
the finest musical entertainments ever
given by the Welsh residents % this val
| ley.
FOUR CLERKS IN 195 YEARS
Since March 1925, the Office of clerk of
the town Of SALISBURY has been filed by
father and son. The father Hiram Bar
ton, held the Office until October, 1880,
when he was succeeded by his son Myron,
who has held the position since. Although
the town has been organized ABOUT l25
years there have been only four clerks
for IT,
The failure Of +. A. Roach Of st, Johns
bury is announced with liabilities amount
ing 10 $4,000. Mr., Roach has offered to
settle for 80 cents on the dollar lie has
been in business there for % years, and his
failure came as a great surprise.