Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1902-08-14

81 IA, lJUk.
Visions found things as usual, and went
back home. At about 10 o. clock Harry re-
turned home, but found the house locked.
Thinking Jenne had gone to Mr. Fisher $
for the evening, Harry went there to ac-
company him home; but finding that he
had not bean there, Harry returned home.
Catching sight of dim light in the un-
finished chamber window, he called but
got no answer. Harry became alarmed,
hurried back to Mr.. Fishers for help. and
Charles returned with him, and together
they entered and found Lenne hanging
by trunk strap fastened to the overhead
door jost. in the back chamber. Select
man Frye and DR.. Hubbard werc immedi-
atelv called, and the doctor pronounced 1t
death by strangulatlon. Deceased had
made n moose by passing the end of a
strap through its buckle, stood on a box
under the door poist to which he secured
the strap, kicked the box away, and death
soon followed. The drop was so short that
the neck was not broken. The sclectmen
took the proper dispositions and have fin
ished their duty. The funeral services
was held at the house Friday and the in
torment was in Lyndon Centre cemetery.
MAY PROVE A MURDER
Last Monday Frank Grant of Lyndon
struck Emmett Parker on the head with a
hay fork and laid him unconscious with a
badly fractured head. The burst of tenn
per was the result of Parker charging
Grant with misappropriatirg the price of
fare into the circus last Saturday.
Grants position is very serious, for if
Parker should die It would mean n long
case in charge of the State.-Lyndon
Union.
PRESIDENT WILL STOP AT RAN
DOLPH.
Tho mass meeting Of citizens in Dubois
& Gays hall in Randolph Saturday oven
ing, to see about inviting President Roose-
welt TO visit Randolph on his Vermont trip,
was not largely attended gathering, but
those who were present were favorably
| impressed with the idea OF obtaining for
Randolh, If possible the honor of enter
tanning the head of the nation for n brief
period. The Hon. James hutchinson was
chosen chairman OF the meeting, and the
Hon. W. II. Dubois secretary. The Hon.
j. w. Rowell Col. r. ]. Kimball, the Hon.
w. H. Dubois. Or. II. II. Mcintyre and
the Rev. +. G.. Rainey were made n com
mittee to extend the invitation to the Pres
ident to visit us. The committee acted
promtly, and word has been received that
the President will pass through Randolph
Saturday, August &c. at about three O'Clock
In the afternoon, on his way from Windsor
to Montpelier and will stop at that point
for few minutes.
OLD HOME WEEK IN STAFFORD
The following official programme ha.
been issued by the Old Home Week COM
mittee of STAFFORD and the entire week
promises to be one Of unusual interest
Everyone will be keeping open house and
Straffords hospitality and its merry max
| inn all
song service at town house, Monday at
p. NJ, reception at town house; Tuesday
| Old Home day sports at II n. m. and p
m: basket picnic at u; exercises In towr
house At p. M, consisting of addresses
by the Hon. ]. l.. Martin of Brattleborc
and others and vocal soloist, Miss Massor
OF Boston; Wednesday, at p m. free
vaudeville show by the Dramatic club
Thursday. at p. M, coaching and bicycle
parade; Friday evening Old Home Week
ball; Saturday, at p. m, tug of war anC
ball game between married men and single
men. Fireworks and bonfire Tuesday even.
ling.
OLD HOME WEEK IN ROYALTON.
Arrangements are completed for cee
hration day of Old Home Week in Royal
ton to be held Thursday, August IA. The
| forenoon will be devoted to social visits
games and picnic; afternoon, commencing
at 9 p. m, to speaking and music. The
speakers who have promised to be presen
are the Rev w. Sherman Thompson o.
Somervillc Mass, w. f. Mann, w. II
White and r.. r. Gallusha. DIR. w. n
Rider of Gloucester, Mass, is expected t
be present and speak Address of welcom,
by J. II. nurkec. Music by Tunbridg'
Cornet band: vocal music under tho super
vision OF Mrs. Kitte Belknap.-Randolpl
Herald.
FURTHER PARTICULARS OF STORM
A severe thunder shower passed owe
Greensboro Bend Friday afternoon, Aug
ust l. rain following steadily for an hou
or more. bitches. brooks and rivers wer
filled to overlooking and several washout
occurred in this vicinity. the worst on
being half a mile south of this station. l
was filled trestle, known as the Weldei
brook treste. The washout was about 10
feet long and from 40 to 30 feet deep, leav
inE three lengths of rails and tires sus
pended in the air. Brush and logs coming
down the brook and clogglng the culver
caused the damage. The saddest part o
the accident occurred Saturday mornin,
when some thoughtless boys endeavore
to cross the chasm on the suspended ties
Two boys succeeded In going over. but tn
third one. Maurice Ingles. of Providence
r. l., who is spending his summer vaca
ton here, when about half way acros;
made a misstcp and fell to the bottom
striking on his head and shoulders on tn
stones, breaking one arm and fracturin
: his skull. He was picked UP in an uncon
scious condition and carried to Ives Aliens
Drs. Kinney and Farman dressed tn
J wound, removing piece OF the skull bone
He Is slowing recovering and Is as com
Portable as could possibly be eXpecte
under the circumstances.
SAW MILL WASHED AWAY.
In South Walden the storm recent
carried away nearly every bridge |
town and so badly washed out the roa
from Austin Laird up through the wood
, on the Cabot road that ii cannot be repair
ed and new road is soon to be worke
there. The hill road from A. Laird's o
! to Houston hill is also impossible. TIL
loss to the town in roads. culverts an
bridges Is estimated at 5000, besides tn
. damage sustained by individuals. +. l
Taylor being the heaviest loser. His say
mill machinery and quite a lot OF lumbe
were carried down stream and every piec
of machinery was smashed. The dam wa
carried away after standing the pressur
OF hiGh water for the past 100 years. Th
, basem ent of b. F. Taylor's wheelwrigh
. shop was all cleaned out and Austl
, I.aird's barn and shed were a good dea
damaged by the water washing out tn
underpinning and carrying Off his to
buggy and damaging 1t beyond repair.
, BARN BURNED IN DANVILLE.
In Danville, Wallace Nuttings barn wa
struck by lightning, The fire burned q
6arraly that n WAS I'm mo- slbla n Chack