Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1902-05-22
THE BLUE STORE

II. c. Humphrey.

and Bellows Falls. The cause of their ac-
ton was dissatisfaction over the pay theE
received. 1t Is said that they were stlrreu
up by the fact that local concern pays
laborers 81. 40 per day while they were onIy
receiving sl2o. The railroad company IS
hiring new men to fill the places Of those
discharged.
WORKMAN LOST AN EYE.
Frank Hare of Milton, who is doing some
work for w. IA. Cutting in Bakersfield
| lost his left eye early Thursday morning,
saws the Messenger. The corner of a clap
| board, which he was pulling off the side
of a building struck him in the eye IN
hictng an injury which destroyed the
sight.
MURDEROUS ATTACK IN NEWPORT.
Wednesday afternoon II. A. Gaylor and
son Harry, former proprletors of the rall-
! road store restaurant in Newport, entered
! that place and made murderous attack
! with an axe and chair on y. T. Blake, the
present occupant. They beat him terribly
| ana would have killed him but for the
timely appearance of an eX-poicemtn from
Massachusetts, who came in for supper.
The elder Gaylor was Immediately lodged IN
JAIL ard the son was captured in the even
! ing by Policeman Il. n. Hinnan and locked
up Gaylor and son were under the in
fiuence of liquor, but no motive is now
| known for the deed.
BIG TROUT TAKEN AT CASPIAN
A lake trout weighing 10 pounds and six
/ ounces was taken from Caspian lake last
week, says the Gazette. This is the re-
cord breaker to date. but there are some
larger ones in the water.
FUNERAL OF A. l.. FABYAN.
A large delegation OF knights Temp
| lar. hotel men and friends went to Brad
i ford by special car from Lancaster, n. H.,
1 Thursday with the remains of Abbott L.
1 Fabyan. The Rev. A. j. Hough conducted
the services, which were held in the Con-
! gregationel Church at eleven o'clock. Mr.
1 Hough is a family friend and former pas
tor The Masonic quartotte of Lancaster
furnished music. The st. Grard Comman-
derry, x. 7. of Littleton y. H.. performed
the Masonic ritual. which was beautiful
and impressive. Governor Jordon joined
the funeral party at Wells River and paid
an appropriate tribute to the life and
! character Of one OF New Enslands chief
hotel men. The floral offerings were simply
} magnificent. showing the high esteem in
which the deceased was held. Mr.. Fabyan
was born at the old Fabyan House, 80
: years ago, and had devoted his entire life
to hotel work.
CATHOLIC TOTAL ABSTINENCE
UNION MEETING.
The Father Matthew r. A. E. Society
ct Bennington. will have for its guests in
town next Tuesday, May Goth the Catholic
Total Abstinence Unicn of the Diocese of
I Albany, y. y. The Bennington society is
!, Il part of this Union, for the convenienca
of administration of affairs and the preSl-
dent is Mr. John j. Hayes of BenninG on.
/ The Union consists of seven local societies,
in which are enrolled one thousand men,
? bers The delegates to this annual Conveu-
: ton will arrive on the Troy morning train,
and remain throughout the day and even
Z ing. The order Of exercises will begin by
: attendance at 10 o'clock, upon a Solemn
q High Mass in ST. Francis dc Sales church
Y From thence the entire membership VIII
!. go TO the temperance rooms in ST. Franz IS
+ de Sales Academy building, where the
"a business session will he held. In the even
= ing the Bennington society Will give a
dance in the hall, for the entertainment
of the delegates. to which the public is in
vlted The promise seems good for most
= successful convention. The secretary Of
- the Union Is Miss Elizabeth Il. Chadwick,
f of Troy, n. Y.
VALUABLE COW
o n. c. Eastman of West Charleston has a
[ high-grade Holstein COW, five years old,
r that came in the LIST of March and is now
Ewing on an average OF ~ ppulltS tl IN ~
D Il day by actual weight and makes L
( pounds of good butter a week besides SUP
= plying small family with milk and re m,
= says the Express and standard. It might
i be interesting to some to know how this
COW is fed. She has two quarts of corn
meal, two quarts gluten and two ~ nrAn
twice day. with all the good hay she
= wants.
! SMALL POX IN RUTLAND CITY HOS
l PlTAL
s Miss Eudora Shattuck, nurse a. the Rut-
y land city hospital has been found to have
small poX and the whole institution has
been Guaranteed. says the Messenger
Miss Esse Stringham was found to have
q small poN at her home on Burnham ave
n Thomas Riley, his wife and three children
= have the disease at their home on Allen ST
c The first two cases developed as the result
: of wrong diagnosis by practically all OF
u the physicians of the city. Henry Nj
Strngham died May at the hospital and
his funeral was public one. The case was
diagnosed bv all the doctors as purPura
disease Of the blood vessels, but ii de-
yelops now that it was small poX although
Of a peculiar form Miss Shattuck is the
nurse who attended and Essie IL Strine-
hams sister The undertaken who cared
for Stringham's body is Ill and II
is feared has the small pox. large num-
Der of persons have been exposed as many
Of StrinGham's friends called on him dur
ing his illness. The closing OF the hospital
makes a bad condition as several cases
will be taken there to-day.
INJURIES PROVE FATAL.
The death OF George Jones. a freight con-
ductor on the Boston and Maine railroad
who was injured Tuesday by falling from a
coal trestle, "A distance Of 30 feet, occurred
in Northampton, Mass, Saturday after
noon. He was Is years old, Snarried, and
resided at Johnson. VT,
MAJOR FILLMORE FOR CAPTAIN.
At an Informal meetInx IN the BenninS.
tsn Armery Friday evening, request
signed by forty members OF Company *
First Inf. V. \. G. was presented to Major
II. y. Fillmore. retired, requesting him &c
take the position of captain of the COM