Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1902-03-20
NEWS OF VERMONT,
More Important Events Grouped for
Free Press Readers - Dwelling
House, store and Barn Burned
in Huntington.


the 18th. when their house, store and barn
were burned to the ground. The Gre had
made such Roadway when discovered that
nothing could be saved Mrs. Strack and
her grandmother. Mrs. Turner. were alone
IT, the house. the latter being sick abed.
Mrs. Strack had just fallen asleep when
she was awakened suddenly by n strange
noise. She started to go in to the store
part, hut was obliged to turn back an ac-
count of smoke and flames. Tho first
thing she did was to lift Mrs Turner from
the bed and carry her across the road,
where they both fell. Mrs. Turner was
picked up by r. G. Sargent and carried IL
to his house and cared for, while Mrs.
Strack went for help. f. j. Tromblay
broke a window and went In and tried to
save trunk which contained money and
valuable papers but was driven back by
the smoke ard flames. There was not
single thing saved In tho house and store.
They were insured for $3.50.
SUGAR HOUSE AND SUGAR BURNED.
George Andrcws's sugar house ard 400
pounds of sugar was burned to the ground
in Mcrctown Monday right.
The Jnmo steam saw ani single mill
In st. George was totally destroyed bY
fire about ten o'clock Tuesday night. The
Harris of Hnesburgh. There were less
than one dozen logs in the yard to be
sawed when the single machine started.
Large quantities of single blocks We're
burned. The loss is estimated at about
$500 with n small insurance The fire IA
supposed to have originated from the fire
under the boiler 1t is not probable that
the mill will ever be rebuilt.
HAVE FORMED A BIRD CLUB.
The interest taken in bird study in Wood
stock has led to an informal organization
of those int crested and enc or two meet
igs of the club have already been held.
There is q membership of about Is, and
anyone interested in bird study Is asked TO
join the class. outdoor study will he part
of the clubs work. beginning as soon as
tho season permits. The members OF the
programme committee are Mrs. IT, f. Law
ton. Mrs, w. II. Moore and Miss Alice L.
Eaton
Ihe Billings farm swans which were
hustled out Of their little home at Woo J.
stock by the recent high water had not at
last reports returned but were making the
ne st of their liberty in cruising up and
down the river and apparently enjoying life
az they never had before. An unsucc, sSfu
attempt was made to catch these valuable
binds Wednesday. James n. Aitkcn lead
ing Il land and water Pursuit that last ed
several hours. The sea was rough and 4
boat could safely be launched only wher
held by a rope from the shore. SO the
sw5 ns were easily able to ovade the enemy
Nets and ether devices were brought into
play but success seemed possible only by
sCn.e bi illiant strategic move.
WHITE CAPS IN PI.AlNFIELD.
The village of Plainlield has n little
sensation on its hands. Some one wa,
hung III efiigy Saturday night on one OF
the new electric light wires in front q
tho square, but who the someone is can
not be told with any degree OF certainty
! as TIE stuffed man was not labelled by
name. although 1t Gid have such titles az
Southern Crank" "If you have any bust
ness Of your own tend to it let other peo
| plo's business alone" and Beware of thu
| White Caps" The stuffed man was madt
up with full suit of clothes even to shoe.
and stockings. so it is said, and had false
face with a false beard so that it was
| evidently made to represent such a person
If any man in Pleinfieo was asked to
day who he thought the eifgy was mad,
to repre- ent he would have little hesitation
about giving his opinion. AS the story
gees the image was cut down about
o clock Sunday mo: ming, and since theI
| las not teer seen.
NEW CATHOLIC CHURCH FOR RICH
FORD.
]. r. Iedoux of ST. Adams has the con
tract for building the new Catholic Churc'
| in RiChfOrd and work on the same is t.
! begin soon, under the direction of the Rev
/ Father Dorion, with the intention of hav
ing the church ready for conservation b.
the first of November.
| NEW BUSINESS BLOCK FOR MORRIS
VILE
C. +. browne & Co.. have bought tn
i Matthews building opposite the postofficC
i joining their property, and have also pur
: chased an additional four feet on the mort
siGc of the building, the trade being close
for the same, Monday, says the Morrisv II
News and Citizen. Mr. browne does not IN
tend TO extend his new block over this lo
at present, but this will eventually /
done. Contractor and Builder Bragg of 81
Johnsbury has the contract to build tn
block and will begin operations in a fey
weekg The building now occupied by ]. S
Eanister. grocer, has been sold to A. ,
Noodle. the building mover. He has nc
/ yet decided whore he will move the build
, ing but will probably use it as a to-
{ house. This building, and the one owne
p by George Clark, must be moved from IN
lot by the first of April.
LIQUOR DEALERS LEFT VERMONT
/,
The trial of Charles Mellow and wifi
/ Of Granville for keeping liquor with inter
f to sell probably will not be heard tn
2jth, as has been reported. The parties LEI
/ the State Monday in the night for Grow
5 Point, n, y.
i WILL OF EDWARD S. ISHAM.
J. A Chicago Paper states that the will c
) the late Edward S. Isham of that city,
r native of Manchester, who died at tn
/ Waldorf-Astoria. New York, February /
has been filed for probate 1t disposes
an estate valued at $500, 600. of which 500
0O1 is personal property. The legatees al
Anna Eliza and Frances Isham, daughter
: each $4,000. Mrs, Griffith, nurse, 800
= George II. Westheld, servant and fricI
81 900; Il. S. Williams. servant, 500; Pie
- pont lsham, son, an annuity Of s., 900; res
= due to son, Edward s. Isham Jr.
= MANY FATALITIES IN ONE FAMIL'
!, Col. Charles Adams, Civil War vetera
:. and a member of the last Legislature
!, Missouri is dead at his home at Chill
:, Gothic He was % years old, and was maj
!, of the First Vermont cavalry in the Civ
n War.
r CONSOLIDATION OF LINE INTEREST
O NJ. L. Rocder of New York, one of Il
n members of the syndicate recently buyir
= the Farnam lime works in Cheshire. al
" nounced last week that consolidation hs
20 been Effected of all the lime output in cc
r trial Berkshire This includes the plan
n north OF Pittsfeld, Mass, about $50 acr
n of land and a barrel factory in Stamior