Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-08-13
NEWS OF VERMONT
More Important Events Grouped for
Free Press Hcadcrs-Itincrary of
the Vermont Association of
Boston.

Boston.
st. Johnsbury and Newport are making
the necessary arrangements for suit
able entertainment of the Boston Assoc
citation of Vermont the members of which,
in large numbers, arc to visit there Old
Home Week. The itinerary of the party
is planned as follows: on Monday,
August II, the party will leave Boston,
North Union station, by special train
over the Boston q Maine railroad at $3.50
o'clock, via Lowell Nashua, Concord and
Plymouth, arriving at Wells River at
about 2;30 in the afternoon. At Wells
River the party will be met by his eX-
cellcncy, John G. Mccullough. and Mrs.
Mccullough and the members of the St
Johnsbury and Newport Old Home Week
committees The party will then proceed
to st. Johnsbury, arriving at four o'clock,
with headquarters at the st. Johnsbury
House and Avenue House. From six to
seven there will he reception by the cit
liens of St Johnsbury at the Fairbanks
Museum followed by a banquet. During
the early part OF the forenoon Tuesday,
August Is, the party will be given car
riagc rides about St Johnsbury; at 10; Ia
o'clock the party will proceed by train to
Newport, arriving at 12:3C with head
quarters at the Memphremagog House
carriage rides about town in the after
noon, and a reception in tho evening by
the citizens of Newport. on Wednesday
Is planned trip on Lake Memphremagog
MS guests OF the citizens of Newport The
Canadian Pacific railway will sell round
trip tickets at reduced rate from this
point to Montreal and Quebec and many
of the visitors will extend their trip to
Canada. The train from Boston will be
made up entirely of parlor cars The spe
cdl tickets for the special train will be
ppnd tpp N
regular trains within that period
HORSE DROWNED IN A GREEN
\ horse belonging to Wallace w. Ross,
a city truckman of Rutland, was drown
ed in the East creek Wednesday after
noon between twelve and one O'Clock and
the accident nearly resulted III the drown
ing of Mr., Ross and f.. d. Stockwell
who was with him on the team at tho
time of the accident Mr. Ross was
drawing some rubbish to the Travcrs
dump on the bank of the creek. He had
backed the wagon up to the edge of the
river bank. when the horse became
fri ghtened, backing the wagon and its
occupants down the bank and into the
river. the water at that point being about
Il feet deep, The two mon wore helped
ont of the water after some trouble by
! mon who were standing on the bank at
the time. but the horse was held dowr
by the heavy wagon ana drowned
fore il could be released. The wage.
and horse were taken out of tn. ri.
later.
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The excitement which attended the re-
cent elopement and marriage Of two
, West R,lnka Girls and two actors VIII,
we're tomDorarily soiourning here has AL
most died ont. and at present each corplo
Is living together by consent of parents
on both sides 1t has been reported that
both Mr. strong and Mr. CrandaU had
left town hut this is untrue as they
have been away but one night since the
t romantic wedding Mrs. Bradford Gran
dali of New York came to investigate
smiling with the Colby family If was de-
cjdod to Iet the wang actor have his
bride Mrs strong mother of the othe,
f thosnian. came from Nor.narnpton. Mass
and after an interview with Mr.. Silsbv's
noople q similar arrangcment was made
II has honn learned that both vounr rner
arc from good families and friendly rela
lions have been established all around
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