Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1901-10-31
THROUGHOUT THE STATE.
Happenings of Note Cleaned From Our
Vermont Exchanges,

The landslide at North Fer%risburgh on
the line of the Rutland railroad has been
repaired and, although passenger trains
arc not yet running over 1t, no further
trouble is anticipated by the railroad Off
Gals. Suparinterd dent w. s. Jones of the
Rutland railroad, in speaking of the slide,
said: ut has not moved in the last month
and for the last three weeks We ave been
running heavy freight trains over the
place
Walter Davis of Chester. who started
out last week Monday morning Tor a deer
hunt with two others to the town of
Shrewsbury. returned home Wcdnesda.
with one old black bear and a Gun the for
nCr weighing al pounds ana the cub 50.
The bear had enc other cub with her.
which escaped. Young Davis killed the y Il
bear the first time he fired, and the thirl
shot killed the cub. At the time of tn
shooting there were six deer within - rods
OF him.
The Massachusetts supreme court has is
sued a rescript Cverrulirg the exceptions
in the case of Fred d. Kellogg Of Orange
against the Central Vermont railroad
company. While returning from the Val
ley Fair at Brattleborc in 1870 the train on
which Mr.. Kellogg was riding backed on
to a bridge at Millers Falls and Mir. Nel-
lcgE stepped off tie bridge, falling 90 feet
into the water and receiving severe in
Juries. The court decidod that he failed t.
use due care.
Frank Walcott of Glover went over to II.
T., Clark's last Week Wednesday morning
and his wife went there soon after. ON at
tempting to enter thu house she found the
door locked and was advised to go away.
She refused to do so. however. and Mrs.
Clark came out and fired a revolver At
her. Mrs. Walcott entered IL complaint
and Mrs. Clark was placed under bonds
to appear at a hearing at Glover, oct. 50.
Mr. Walcott was also placed under $1,000
bonds to appear at County Court. He re-.
fused to give bonds and was taken to
Newport Jail.
When the passenger train arrived NJ the
lGmmcrSton station last week Tuesday
evening, two elderly men aliehted from
the cars and engaged the mail carrier, Mr..
Han. to convey them to DummorstCn ceu-
ere. They were evidently strangers to each
ether. as they did net engage in conyersa.
ton until they had ridden some distance.
At length the larger man of the two broke
the silence by asking the tail. slim, minis
terial looking strange whether he was the
young preacher of the Congregational
church in DUmmcr ston. Vie rrplied thai
he was not a preacher. hut might be abb
to preach a sermon If he should try. At
this response the questionor 'aughod and
Immediately the tall, slim mar rcconnizod
1900 49, '''' ~ A'' shls l-sllllltIl Nl
So'nerville, Mass. and the respondent was
John M. knight of Rockford. y. Y. Both
men Joined in a hearty laugh over their
mutual mistake and became very social le
during the rest of their Journey or arrlv-
ing at the home of their sister, Miss NJ. r..
Knight, She failed also to recognize her
brother whom she had not seen for II
years.
NEWPORTS FEDERAL BUILDING.
Work upon the Federal building at New
Port Will be commenced cary next spring.
che building will be 72x52 feet, four stories
high, and the first floor will be used for a
postoffic+, INN igration, Veterinary ard
Chinese inspectors. The second floor will
be used exclusively for the Custom depart
mont and the third for n court room and
otiiccs. while the fourth stcry will be &C.
Cupied by the postal clerk. The material
for construction has not been decided up
on.
SONS OF THE REVOLUTION TO MEET
The annual meeting for 1901 of the Yer
mont Society of the sons of the American
Revolution, Will be held at the BROOKS
House, Brattleboro, Wednesday. Novcm-