Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-08-20
NEWS OF VERMONT.
More Important Events Grouped for
Free Press Rcadcrs-A Vermont
Newspaper Man Gets Govern
mcnt Position.


| the government printing office and has
gone to Washington. Mr. Holbrook will
retain his interest In the journal and
| has engaged Il. C. Hopkins, well-known
| and experienced printer OF Lyndonvile to
| take his place, Mr.. Fuller having editorial
| charge.
ATTRACTIONS FOR THE STATE FAIR
| G.. c. Pierce secretary of the Vermont
| State Rutland county fair. which will
| be held in Rutland September s, ., 10
| and II, has made q contract with the
| Haddock- Davis Balloon company for bal
| loon ascensions the three last days of the
| fair There will he double ascensions, a
| lady and a gentleman dropping with
parachutes The famous herd of short
| horn Durham cattle owned by George Il.
| Taylor & Sons of Greenfield, Mass, will
be on exhibition. Mr. Pierce has re-
ceived letter from c. a. Chapman of
| Fcrrisburgh superintendent of races, in
| which the latter states that large num-
| Der of entries are in and that the horse
RAJ cling will be the best ever held in that
| city.
| PRISONER AT STAMFORD ESCAPES.
In a justice court at Stamford, Thurs
| day, Michael Blair, for an alleged desper-
ate assault on w. +. Blair, was held for
| the grand juiy.and as he could not fur
| nish the required bail was placed in the
|
risey could bring him to the county jail
| IN Bennington. The lookup was a steel
| cage in the basement Of the town hall.
1t was put in eight years ago and was
| considered secure. About five o'clock
| Thursday afternoon Blair was seen to
come out of the basement. He passed
several men while hurriedly making for
the woods and soon disappeared. Deputy
| Sheriff Morrisey, on Investigating found
that Blair has sawed through two of the
| steel bars of the cage. The bars are
| hree-fourths of an inch in thickness.
| These he sprung apart and succeeded in
squeezing through Escape was then
easy. When locked up he was searched
| and no weapon was found on him. He
was given something to cat and it is
supposed that he made a saw out of the
| knife given him at that time, as it is
missing but the fork was found on the
| floor of the cage. The assault for which
he was held was an unusually aggravated
one. his victim being nearly killed.
| Officers have been furnished with com
plcte description of the escaped prisoner.
He was seen by three persons in the
| vicinity of Readsboro Friday.
YOUNG LADIES BEAT MEN IN A To-
MILE WALK.
An interesting walking match between
| Groton and Wells River. a distance OF
IL miles. was pulled off Monday morning,
| Those who took part in the race were
! Miss Theresa ]. Cochrane and Miss Nir-
ginia Fletcher of Charlottesville. Va.
against three young mon, Howard and
Arthur Hough and Ralph Welch. The
| defeated parties were to pay for dinners
! at Halls tavern. The pedestrians start
ed on their trip at $50 and reached Wells
River at 1870 o'clock. the young ladies
winning their race by few steps
MISERABLE CRIMINAL SENTENCED
In the Bennington municipal court Sat
urday a man giving the name of Henry
Devne was adjudGed guilty Of trying To
cntice young girls away with him by
offering them money, candy. etc. The
grove at the Soldiers Home was the
place where he insisted upon their going
with him. Devine is a middle-aged man
and had been around the village several
days. lie was sentenced to serve not less
than y or more than - months at hard
labor in the State prison at Windsor.
CHURCH CELEBRATES CENTEN-
NAL.
Services in honor of the centennial an
| nivcrsary of the completion of the Con
GroEational Church in East Poultney
| were held Sunday Tho society was or
Ganized in l7S0 and is the second oldest
in Rutland county. Tho present editicf
WAS the first one ever erected in the
town and for a number of years was the
only house Of worship. At the services
a sermon WAS delivered by the Rev. T.
| l. Marsh of Burlington. la, a former res
ident. There were also addresses by the
Rev. William Remele, a former pastor
and Francis Egerton of Richmond Hill.
PLAN GOOD FAIR AT MANCHESTER
The Batten<ill Valley Industrial so
ciety will hold it's annual fair at Man
chester Center, September Is, is and Il
The management has made every effort
to make this fair better than ever, ano
several new attractions Will be added
An effort is being made to secure two
troops Of cavalry from Fort Ethan Aller
TO exhibit the last two days. The pro
gramme follows. First day. | p. m, ex
hhiton of work horses, 2;30 p. m, OK
hibition of four-H care ODDS. single ant
double; D. m. exhibition of threeyear
Odds single and double $3.50 p. m, exhib
ton of two-year-olds and ycarlings
Second day, "A. m, exhibition of farm
oxen and trained cattle; $40 a. m, eX
hbition Of brood mares ana colts; 1880 a
NJ, exhibition of matched drivers, five
years old and over; 200 p. M. 2;25 class
trottors and PAGERS; 2:3o p. m, ESQ class
| Third day. II a. m, exhibition of single
drivers. hvo years old and over, anC
stations; 30 p. m, 2;S0 class, trotter
and PAGERS; 900 p. m" tree-for-all race
$50 p. m. peg race. The poultry exhhi
| WIS unusually ldist last year anu VIII
probably he larger this season as seVera
special prizes have offered.
MARRIED SO YEARS.
One Of the interesting events that tool
place in connection with the Bennington
battle anniversary Sunday was the oh
scrVance Of the 53d anniversary OF tn
marriage of Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Kcll
in the house in which they have reside
nearly 30 years. Five children have bee
born to the couple of whom two ar
living, and these with some Of tn
l grandchildren congratulated the old PEG
c pie. Mr. Kelly served in the Civil War i
I Co L. 10th Vermont regiment and ha
been commander of the 9Th corps post
,. G.. A. r. Both are in good health an
t have "A large circle Of friends.
: HUNTERS FOUND THE WILD e?
ANIMAL.
Word came to Billings farm in Wood
], stock a few days ago that a wildcat o
, some other wild animal had been see
s near the roadside between there an
Pomfret, and the help, headed by Man
ager Aitken. turned out all armed wit
muskets and other weapons,It was excit
ing and warlike for an hour or two. Nca
| Charles Browns place "A streak of era
fur was seen to emerge from the 'busho
u and shoot up n tree and bullet fror
one of the guns brought down a larg
gray cat belonging to Mr.. Brown, an
= highly valued by the owner for its weigh
s 05 pounds, size and disposition.
= REUNION THIRD VERMONT.