Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1901-09-05
THROUGHOUT THE STATE.


30 nnington. died Friday afternoon Mr.
koN"s was born ir Pownal Had he lived
until the second Of next January he would
nave been 90 years of age. He went to
work a. stone mason In carly life, and
after serving his time launched out for
himself, and finally became one of the best
known contractors through the entire sec
/ ton. tie built the first brick house erect
! cd IN bennington. the first brick mill thu
| mil now called the Holden mill the Camp
bell mill the new court house. the Put
nHm House and other buildings He erect
eu the Williams college buildings the
ElackingtOn mill. the Wilson house
Blaokington block and other large build
lngS in North Adams Mass He retired
from active work a few years ago with a
/ competence. over 50 Ycars ago Mr.. Reyes
married Miss Susan Bannister, also Of
P"wnal. She is yet living, with three sons
and one daughter. In politics Mr.. Keycs
was an old time democrat. He was one OF
the few democrats In the State who met
in convention at White River Junction in
the summer of ~ and there nominated a
/ straight democratic ticket in opposition
| to the one headed by Horace Greeley AL
| though affiliated with the party always in
! tho minority. Mr. KoNcs was Frequently
! honored by his fellow townsmon. He had
served as town seleCtman was "A justice of
the peace for nearly forty years, had been
village trustee, fire warden and held
or h,,at, - ~" Us "a, NJ Nv a.'
was regular attendant at county and
state conventions. and was always sure
to be found at the primary conventions
lie was man Of strict integrity and com
m"nded the respect of the entire COM
munitY.
Harry Burdeu Of Center RutlanI
was found unconscious in the ROAD.
1 on the south side of the crock
near the Ripley bridge about i've
O'Clock Friday afternoon. with
gnnShot wound in his head which will
pr0bailN PROV" fatal. II is believed thu
w 'n""t'ns was a''ldental' Mr. Burd'tt
~" - .''''u' S0 Years ora ana WORKED On
'','.lu- .,N at 'no vermont Marp'e
l,"ul I'I"i, az ,thler h"'i'nd' t'"h
- '''i"N di''' noun SAVING th't
m 49,, N"S gong ou, huntins. nc "3F seen a
''.,'' " ''"'h SUING on inc SCUM
"! ~ va" ""ou' :" ro.lS "os OIL 'h'
i,t ''''I'' 'N"e'l,N HNllE MS gun,
~ 'u Oh ~ minutes Ia''F ne was i"und
~ 'uf.,"N .'"Hl I1inR party across me
I""" W''i' Il wound IN ms mead IN, re
W"S noe IN MS mead Just ahoV" ana
I" ''' "''k OF the rlEht car through
WIZ 'u' gray Hl'!'ci Oh the Dram was
'"'NI'iE' ne sue OF ms race was hadlN
P'Wu'r "url'u' ne gun one harrel ~
W'I'n had N"'n ulScharstd' was lN,nG
NV If"t AWAY IL was NJ hrSt p"IlcN'd
,n"' thc man was dead ana the city au-
'h"rl'l'S were hoOled. inc amhNlaEcr
WaS summoned ana lrS' flanrahan ana
,Fs'"' were aIso SHnt Tor Wh"n the am
nn'hn'' arrived mr. huroett was hit'd
lhto IL ana was taken TO the city hospital.
Wh're the wonnd was dressed ny )rs
i'ahr"hah ana l-NSton' Mr. Bnrdett hAd
l"t rt'"N'r"d c"nS'io"Sn'sS a' o'lo'k
w. ,o,,, IT, .,m'7, .,'a ~. 49,. w..
is n,,' ,,t,,o ohnnoa ~ h,s renn,.or,. cin,
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y Young son of Michael sherman who
llN"S AT the corner OF Stratton ROAD and
Jackson avenue" Rutland, was seriously
injured IN dynamite explosion ABOUT
2;"' o'clock Friday afternoon. Young SHEER
man VINO Is about II wears Ola, was play
Ing with small dynamite carthage.
winch II is thought. ne stole from the
street department. when III some way the
oartrldg" was exploded. The flesh and
muscles on the inside OF the boys right
leg were terribly torn and lacerated. Tn"
end Of the index finger on the right hand
was blown of, the thumb, middle and ring
myers on the left hand were torn off a
IN" hrst Joint and the flesh and muscles
on both hands were torn and bruised The
riGht eye was Injured so badly that II will
have to be removed. The boys who'll
face and ears were bruised and cut. Many
stitches had TO be taken In the different
wounds. l'r. j. j. Irudcl, assisted by DIR.
l.. A, II"id'l attended him. The surgeons
think that the boy Will probably recover.
Another boy in the same neighhorhood
WAS slightly injured Friday morning by
tn" explosion of a cartridge with which
he was playing,
Tho runaway rovines Of n hearse and
driver which ended near BARNARD vIlIoc,
rucsdo,. stirrod nm thn soyer3l cor,n,,,,,