Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1899-01-19

lives alone and about o'clock one morn
ing he found himself. barefootcd and al
most naked, in a shed adjacent to his
house, with the lower part Of both his
feet and legs badly cut by falls on nails
and rubbish. Whether he had fit, to
which he is subject. or was walking in
his sleep is uncertain. He wandered
about in the snow and the shed nearly
half an hour He was taken to the hos
ptal at Burlington and 1t Is thought that
with good care all his toes can be saved.
NOTES ABOUT THE STATE.
A patent has been granted to Henry
Fairbanks for a weight register.
DR.. NJ r. Cram of Rutland, one of the
Nermontors who Joined the party which
about . month ago left for a trip through
Cuba and Porto Rico, is enthusiastic over
his trip, especially over the scene at the
raising of Old Glory over Havana, of
which he was an eye witness. a couple
of Wallingford men nave also returned;
others still lnger in the land of flowers.
Mrs. Whitman Dean of Bethel is the
possessor OF copy Of Watts Hymn Book
published in 1894.
An electric car on the Springfield road
ran into witt & Reyes delivery team the
other morning. The team stood across
the track half way down town hall hill
and a frosty rail made 1t impossible to
stop the car fully The front of the car
was smashed in, two windows broken and
the controller box knocked over. No one
was injured.
A sled carrying a large steam boiler
from Brattleboro to NJ. Il. Lyman's mill
in West Dover, slowed out of the road
and went over a 2O-foot embankment near
the Wiliamsville railroad station. The
four horses were dragged over the en-
hu linn nd hn mi A
tramway had to be built before the boiler
| could be drawn back into the regular
| highway.
The Rutland board of school commits
sioners recommend the appropriation of
| s33, 800 for the use of the public schools OF
| that city for 1899.
Hugh NJ. Adams, n former Brattleboro
| liveryman. who left last February. writes
| that he and George Wilson. another Brat
| tlehoro man, are engaged in mining near
| Dawson City.Joseph Ferriter who learned
his trade in the Phoenix office, is employ
ed as a printer in the Klondke Nugget
office at Dawson.
| The directors of the Dog River Valley
| Fair Association have voted to hold the
fair this year the 18th, Goth and Dist OF
| September. 1t was also voted to offer a
premium of $50 for coaching parade
| this premium will be divided into -four
sub-premiums of $40. s., Sc and 81
| The Saxtons River electric road begins
| to make some definite show of progress
as the poles and ties are being distribu-
ted along the line ready for the beginning
of work as soon as spring opens. A char
| ter for another electric road out of Bel
| lows Falls Is to be asked of the present
New Hampshire legislature, and 1t will
probably be granted, says the Brattleborc
| Phoenix The present promoters of the
Saxtons River road are understood to bt
behind the movement. 1t is to run from
Bellows Falls to Sunapee lake, via AL
| stead and NARROW. Because of the large
number of Bellows Falls people owning
| cottages at Sunapee this news is of
particularly satisfying nature, as it will
| be a large convenience for them as wei
as for the handling of freight and pas
sengers between the different villages
| along the line
| Taking effect January LIST the Spring
field Electric railway will issue to resi-
dents of Charestown only, a round triI
ticket, good for the day, at the rate o!
80 cents. Persons wishing to use this spe
| cial ticket must procure from the genera
manager, an order to this effect. Thi!
ticket will be accepted on any car during
the day. This does not change the pres
ent arrangement of 25c for excursion cars
and is for the residents of CharlestowI
only.