Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-01-29
NEWS OF VERMONT
More Important Events Grouped for
Free Press Readers-Fornation OF .
Union OF Sweet Corn Crow
ers Suggested.

! ers Suggested.
The Mortified Grange have been dis
cussing the sweet corn business and in
tend to have union formed in all the
| towns that have sweet corn factory
doing business. Every farmer who has
or ever intends to raise sweet corn is
asked to agtatc the question and work
together and organize n union 1t Is
recommended that the farmers Of Ner-
mont should call meeting at some cen
trail place and talk the matter over.
CHILD FOUND DEAD IN BED.
A six-weeks old baby, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank Clark of Brattleboro, was
found dead in bed Sunday morning. The
child appeared well when it was put in
bed but was dead when its parents
awoke in the morning. The attending
physician said he was not certain as to
what caused tho childs death. but said
it died of natural causes. Mr.. Clark is
ii brakeman employed by the Central Yer
mont Railway company.
GIFT TO A NORTHFIELD CHURCH.
st. Johns Church Of Mortified was re-
Gently the recipient of large and gen.
erous donation. Tho gift consists of a
set Of stations of the cross and two
statues one of St. Patrick. the other of
st. Anthony, each six feet in height with
best finish Each of the II stations OF
the cross is five feet high, two feet ten
inches wide: Gothic in architecture.
frames and stations made OF best stat
uary composition with heavy holdings
interspersod by artistic rosettes and the
relief figures are of life size. They are
to be painted white. richly decorated with
gold, the relief figures to be in har-
monious natural colors. The name OF
| dion ,,,I t, nf ct, xr-it ia
held. Many estimates Of the cost of the
stations arc given ranging from $500 to
$1,000. The members of st. John s
Church are to be congratulated.
| CALEDONIA COUNTY FAIR.
The annual meeting of the Caledonia
| Fair Ground company was held in St,
Johnsbury last week Wednesday
when the old board of directors and OH
GERS was reelected They are r. r.
Stiles w. A. Taplin, n. II. Carr. Albert
Harris. J. G. Gray, George Story, St
Johnsbury: l. .. Vail. Lyndon Center
Charles I. Smith. McLndoes; Charles
Morse, Danvile; II. X. Graves. Water
ford r. A. Meader. Ryegate, directors
Arthur +. Stone and Charles r. Walter
auditors The directors organized by re-
clecting DR.. Stiles, president; Mr.. Vail
vice president; Mr.. Smith. secretary and
Mr.. Carr. treasurer The association has
had a very prosperous year and was never
in better shape financially. Three good
days for the annual fair. together witt
conservative management, has left the
treasury in fine condition. The expenditures
for the year amounting to $4.21722, includ
ing about 800 permanent repairs on the
track. The receipts were s2,97S.6. This
leaves a balance in the treasury of sl7n7 80
with less than 800 IN bills outstanding
Allowing for the necessary repairs anc
or he
three days of pleasant weather next Sep
TENDER at the time of the annual park
meeting Will place the association on
dividend paying basis.
WOMAN NARROWLY ESCAPES
BURNING.
Mrs. Florence De s. Sabn Of Walling
ford who is we'll known all over tn,
southern part of Vermont on account OF
her musical ability had a very narrow
escape from being burned to death at hel
home Tuesday, Jan. 20. Mrs. Sabin hac
been ironing garment which had beer
brought home from a laundry and hat
hung 1t on rack near a stove pipe Th.
nlpe became hot and the garment caught
lire. Mrs. Sabin endeavored to eXtinguisl
the flames and while she was doing s,
her hair, which was braided and hangin,
down her back, caught fire. Her scream.
brought her father, Gail Batcneller whc
was i'll another part of the house to hei
rescue and he succeeded in putting out tn,
ire which had caught her clothing. Ha,
he been a moment later Mrs. Sabin woul,
have undoubtedly received burns which
would have cost her her life. As II wa.
She lost nearly all OF her hair and wal
severely burned about the head and hands
one of her eyes was burned somewha
and ii was feared for time that sh
might lose the sight of it but it is believe,
IL hc
tn" room and also the bedclothcs on n be,
Wf-ch stood near by caught fire but tn
flames were oXtinguShed by residents O
tile next house who heard Mrs Sabin,
screams and came to the rescue II i
believed That Mrs. Sabin will fully recov
or from her injuries although she is bad
~ diSiigurod about the face and head.
r. E. LEWIS RETURNING FROM
CHINA.
St. JohnsburY friends of Mr.. and Mrs
Robert +. Lewis will he interested f.
learn that they are expected to arrive i,
Broollline, Mass. Mrs. Lewis's home, Il
"a few weeks, having sailed from Shang
hal. China, the first of tine year.They ar
enjoying a years furlough. Their parti
cular line of work has been the ,rganiza
Zion and promotion of the work of The Stu
dents Volunteer movement in the Anglo
Saxon, Chinese and Japanese branches q
the y. NJ. G.. A. in China. Before comm
East Mir. and Mrs. Lewis will spend a fey
days in San Francisco
LEG CRUSHED IN THE MACHINERY
Harry Gilman was HORRIBLY injured Sat
urdaN January II while at his work in tn
Nerd Mont mills in Ludlow. We was n
work cleaning ono of the feeders in tn
mill when unexpectedly the machinar
was put in motion and he was thrown int