Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1902-07-31

etc, for the new part The funds for the
balance are already raised.-St. Adams
Messenger.
LANDSLIDE AT EAST RICHFORD.
Monday night there was another land
slide Just back of w. l.. Durkees house in
East Richford. A large amount of earth
came down with a rush, hitting a horse
barn belonging to Willis Durkee. moving
1t some distance from the foundation,
smashing in the back of the building and
completely running the barn. Passing on,
1t came in contact with w. l.. Durkees
larg' wood, shed, turning II half way
around. 1t stopped without doing any
further damage. This is the second slide
that has come down this season In the
same place.-St. Adams Messenger.
ROBBED BY CIRCUS EMPLOYEES.
A boy of II years, named Cocklin, VINO Is
employed at the Rutland water works, re-
ccived some harsh treatment and was rob-
bed OF s.. presumably by circus employees
at the head Of Union street about 12 o. clock
Wednesday night. The lad while on the
way to the house of his grandmother, Mrs.
u. j. Cocklin of 40 Union street stopped to
see the circus men loading their parapher-
MALTA into the cars While he was watch
ing three men grabbed him from the rear
and Knocked him down. lie received hard
knock on the head and several kicks in
the abdomen. Later he was taken to his
grandmother's home. -Rutland News.
ADMIRAL MELVILLE TO VISIT BEN
NINGTON.
Assistant Secretary Of the Navy Darling
who is at home In Bennington. has re-
ceived message from Rear Admiral
George W. Melville saying that he will he
in Bennington Tuesday to pass a few days
with Mr.. Darling Admiral Melville is chief
Of the bureau of steam engineering in the
navy.-St. Adams Messenger.
TESTING VALUE OF GOVERNMENT
SEEDS.
John Tracy Of the department Of acricul-
ture, Washington, D. c., has been at
stephen lIewitts in North Pomfrct the
past few days investigating experiments
made with seed sent to Alice Hewitt from
the department These experiments are
for the purpose of proving which are tho
better. the foreign or the American grown
seeds for our gardens They sent 20 differ
ent kinds of radish seeds part of which
were grown in the different parts Of foreign
countries, the rest grown in all parts OF our
States 1t is said that the foreign seels
grow less tops than the American seeds.
These seeds were sowed in 40 rows i2i! feet
long and some were ma t,ired ready for the
table in three weeks. Mr.. Tracy had n
experiment AT the burlington Tx
pertinent Station and there as here, could
not find any difference in the results Of the
seeds OF foreign or American grown but
the American seed equally as good in every
respect. But with an experiment at Wash
ington. II. c., the foreign seed grew less
tops. Miss Hewitt is experimenting with
quite large plot of sweet peas for the do
partment for secding.-Woodstock Stan
dard.
YOUNG THIEF SENTENCED.
Charles Wells. 15-year-old boy resid-
ing In Willinmstown. was tried before Jus
tiCe Lathrop Tuesday evening. charged
with stealing s. in money from his uncle.
Andrew Phillips, with whom he lived The
boy was found guilty Of larceny and has
been sentenced by Justice Lathrop to the
Industrial School for the remainder of his
minority. When the money was missed ty
Mr.. Phillips the boy was also missing. A
search was instituted and he was found
beyond Washington. with another boy.
Tine Wells boy had laid in a stock of fish
! ing tackle and had besides Il jack knife
which he said he bought at Miles's store at
Granitovillc. 1t was found later that the
| knife and also one other which the Wells
boy gave to his companion had been taken
from store at Washington.-Barr Times.
CAMP MEETING.
!
Falls Union Camp Meeting association will
be held on their grounds, Johnson and
Waterville, on the Waterville road begin
ming August % and continuing until August
81 The Rev I. 7. johnson will have charge
assisted by the Rev. L. c. Petit, Saratoga
Springs, N. Y; the Rev. n. II. Washburn
Portland, Me; the Rev H. T. Smith Bos-
ton, Mass. and the Revs. j. NJ Frost .. t.
barnard. II. f.. Howard, G. f. Deuel., c. NJ
Stehbins. .. NJ. Boutwell, A. H. Sturgis, G.
ID. Pierce. f. NJ. Barnes. n. A. Ross. w.
| c. Newell. NJ. r. Parounagian and l.. F.
Packard of the Vermont conference.
MAN TOOK PARIS GREEN THEN
DROWNED HIMSELF.
After a search of about three hours, the
bruised and disfiGured body of Ransom
Davis was found in the waters of SaxtOn'
River just below J. W. Farnsworth's be-
tween 10 and II o'clock Monday mornln Z
Mr. Davis left his home, which Is stu
ated about a mile and a half west of Sax.
tons River village, near the river. about
two o'clock Sunday morning saving Il
his wife that he was not hungry and she
need not get dinner for him, and telling
her that he was going down the road a
little way but not across the river. As he
did not soon return, she supposed that he
had changed his mind and gone across
the ri"er to John II. Albee's. About six
o'clock, however. she blew horn to call
him. MI Albee hearing the horn and md
ing out what the trouble was. looked for
| nm at j. w. Farnsworth's. When it wa.
| found that h" had not been there n further
search was instituted. which resulted ir
finding by the side OF the river Mr.. Davis S
hat and frock. held IN place by a stone
and also a tumbler in which paris greer
had been mixed up Owing to the dark
ness and the depth and mlddincss OF tn,
river it was impossible to look any further
at that time, hut Monday morning Hugh
Stratton and G. r. Walker noated dowr
the river in boat held from the shore by
n rope in the hands Of +. a. Houghton anC
A. G.. Goddard with the result abov,
stated. The body was much injured by
contact with stones in the river. The caus,
Of the suicide Is supposed to be discourage
ment and melancholy. Mrs. Daviss healtt
| had been poor for some time. and Mr.
Davis had found considerable difficulty II
getting help to carry on the farm. He ha,
inst sold his farm to n man from Canada
and the papers had been drawn UP only
| the day before his death. The cirCum
| stances of the suicide show that the ac
was clearly planned and prcmeditat tee
one. Mr.. Davis was nearly 60 years old
and had lived in Saxton's River and vicin
| ity nearly 40 years. He had occupied hi
late home for years moving there from
the Kmball place, so-called. beyond J. II
Minard's toward Westminster West Hi
early life was spent in Chester and hi
FIRST wife was Rose Miller OF that place
lie was the last survivor OF large famil,
of children. His second wife. who sur
wives him. was Mrs. Hattie Ball Whitney
They have had two children, a daughte
who died when about two years old, and
son, Frank r., who lives in Cambridge