Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1902-08-07

has fer many years been elected n iirec-
tor of the company which he served as
one Of ito first operators. Col. Chandler has
devoted his life to the science and has
been for many years the president OF the
Postal Telegraph and Gable Co. During
the war both were selected as the two
most trusted operators In the war offi-e
at Washington, and President Lincoln ana
Sescretary stanton frequently spent whole
nights with them in translatinS dispatches
into cipher for transmission to the heads
Of the army.
NARROW ESCAPE FOR A Workman.
What would have been n terrible accidcl
was discovered in the nick of time at the
foundry Of the RuEgles Machine Company
in Poultney on Tuesday. Frank Murray
an empovo. went in the basement to t
he ''trumbler' agoirg. He run the belt on
the lower pulley. and stepped on the pulley
frame to throw the belt on the upper pu-
ley. which is perpendicular to the loves
ono. AS the belt ran on the upper pulley
it slipped off below and winding around his
foot he was carried to the ceiling and then
prccipitated to the floor. head downwari.
with his foot stil In the belt. He grabbed
the lower pulley, and held it, and his Yol-
ing attracted the moulders in another
apartment, who at once shut off the
power cut the belt and released him. Dr.
Ellis was Immediately summoned, but foupl
that aside from little bruising no bones
were broken nor serious injury sustained.
Poultney Journal.
OLDEST LIVING GRADUATE OF WEST
POINT RESIDES AT BRATTLEBDkC.
Few people OF Brattleboro are aware that
the oldest retired officer of the United
States army and the oldest living graduate
of West Point is a resident of that town.
Col William Austine. the gentleman re-
ferred to. has lived quietly at the Brooks
House for many wears lie had a distin-
ruished record in the Mexican war. served
through the civil war, and could relate
MANY "reminiscences of distinguished per-
sonaees hut he is a gentleman Of the old
school. thoroughly mbued with the tradi-
tions Of tho army reticent in his demcanor,
and seldom, II ever. discusses the great
PIP ,r1r t,pOpO rOIJTtCS
Clement, the boiling republican cahd'-
date for the governorship, mace ms second
face to face appearance in TINS campaign
by speaking at the Auditorium IN brattIe-
boro, Thursday night He failed to arouse
great enthusiasm. The contest Tor repre-
sentatives to the Legislature in TINS Sec
ton is likely to present some P'ttuFe SUD
features. Or. James Conland has been
urged repeatedly to stand as candidate
| in Bratleboro for the high license cause
! lie was elected to the Legislature Il rev
| years ago as republican, OWING TO spllt
In the republican ranks. He refuses to be
a candidate, although he would be certain
| of securing the support of all of the hish
! license men of both parties, The Local
| Option club will probably bring forward
as candidate Col c. y. Miles. lie is
graduate OF Harvard, and rowed on the
first crew that ever represented that UNI
| versity. Many years ago he was princi-
pal OF the Brattleboro high schools. and
' 1890 uo''u W. u .' nan o. wid. iaarning
and culture. Clarke &. Fits, an able
young lawyer, seems TO be the logical can
didate for the republican nomination. tie
is leader in the movement Tor the chllS-
ing the country shire from Newiane to
Brattleboro.
O,rt1rp DID ,,r,rr EpOpD NOTES
Crnithologists will be Interested In the
complaints of farmers in Townsend who
. say that crows are destroying their 10
.ato Helus d. W. ~. s,,, V tba+ hrd:
/ have dug at least - bushels of potatoes
| on his farm and that he finds the tubers
| scattered all over his farm.
| A coal famine Is imminent in l'rattlc-
boro. The supply of stove AMI chestnut
coal has been entirely exhausted, IND the
local dealers have only small supply OF
| furnace coal on hand.
Col. George w. Hooker, whose attack
| with heart disease alarmed the commuh-
/ ity last week. is improving, but Is stun
unable to leave his home.