Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-08-27

tied their bear traps on Jay mountain
last Sunday, one trap was missing. They
followed the trail and after going about
a mile, heard the bear with the trap on
enc side of them. AS soon as they came
in sight of Pruin. he faced them, but
was Immediately despatched. The bear
was very thin, doubtless having been in
the trap for two or three days. The pelt
measured six feet from the nose to the
tail.
3 GIRL SUFFERED PAINFUL ACCT
DENT.
Fred Webster's little girl of Barnet re-
Gently came in contact with a Erindstone
crank, which was being run by n boy
using foot power 1t caught her long
hair in the back and winding it around.
lifted her from the ground and pull
ed out tho hair from place the size
Of the palm of ones hand. She was in
great pain for about an hour and 4
half After that time she was not much
the worse for the accident.
SENSATIONAL. KIDNAPPING.
A sensational Kidnapping occurred in
Springfield Wednesday night when Clar-
ence, the 7-year-old son of Rensselaer,
sherman, machinist. was taken from
his bed. partially dressed. and carried
away. The kidnapping was a sequel to
an incident which occurred last Monday.
when Mrs. Eustatia Sherman, mother of
the boy, and Carl Sherman. a nephew
Of the boys father, went away together.
Last Monday, Carl. who is also a
machinst. started on his vacation. He
said he was going to Newport. VI. The
tags on his baggage were marked san
Francisco. He left the house to take
the Z o'clock electric car for Charles
town. where he was to make railroad
connection About the same time Mrs
Sherman also left the house to go to Il
family that lived in another part Of tho
town. whore, she said she expected tc
remain for a few days. This is the last
Mr. Sherman has seen of his wife. We'd
ncsday night about o'clock Rensselaer,
sherman put his three children, sir
| II years old, n hoy and Clarence :. Il
| bed He then went on an errand to q
ncighboring house. and while he was
gone Carl sherman appeared in the
/ bedroom Of the children. He pulled
/ Clarence from the ted, hustled HIM into
his trousers and shirtwaist. put on his
shoes and left the house. Clarence
whom he told he was going to take u
his pother, made no objection. but tn,
others began to cry Justify. They were
heard by their father, who was return
/ ms home, but when he got there h,
could find no traces Of tho kidnapper
He notified the police who began
search. Tho authorities were handi
capped by the unexpected action o
young sherman, who, instead of hirn.
a team. started on foot for Charles
town. n, H.. distance of six miles
Little Clarence tired before they haC
gone far and then his cousin carried
him for a time until he too became tired
and then the child had to walk again
The little fellow became chilled in tn
[ cool night air and young Sherman tool
GO y
while he was carrying him The!
reached Charlestown about II o'clocl
and young Sherman was trying I,
/ hire a team to take him to Below
Falls when he was arrested by con
stable James Davidson, who had beel
notified by States Attorney II. Fl
blanchard to be on the lookout for tn
pair. Young Sherman aareed to re
turn to Vermont without rcquisition
and was taken back on the midnight car
His uncle, who had been notified %
his capture, was waiting for him. Be
fore the car stopped he boarded it an,
srrang at his nephew like wild man
but was restrained from doing him harm
! The uncle says that Carl has prac
tically been one of his family sine
childhood and that he never had ha,
any reason to suspect him of imprope
relations with his wife, Carl said h
had intended to take the child to Wor
ceSter, Mass, where he and Mrs. SheI
man went last Monday. The Worceste
trip is indefinitely postponed, however
as at the hearing in court Thursday Car
waived examination and in default O
| 5000 bail, was taken to Woodstock jai
TO await trial on the charge of kidnapp
| ing. Mrs. Sherman is supposed to be Il
| Worcester. where young Sherman sal
| they had intended to live. Carl Sher
man is about %; Mrs. Sherman i
| about 10
TO START A TEMPERANCE HOTEL
The Summit House n well known sum
mer resort In the town of Woodford. som
100 feet above the sea level, was sol
the past week to John Nash and wife o
Bennington. With the sale were $50 acre
Of wild land. The consideration was no
given. The next day the property wa
transferred TO Miss Anna G. Park,
wealthy resident of Bennington, who ha
"A summer cottage in Woodford, immedi
ately adjoining the hotel. It Is under
stood that Miss Park will make extensiv
improvements to the house and ground
and have it conducted as a Temperance
hotel
w. c. T. US. helped to money b,
Or F. w. Higbee, the Iodo- Oxygen HON,
cure Catarrh Specialist, of Northampton