Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-03-05

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the first part Of next. and It Is probable
that force of ten or fifteen hands will
be employed at the outset.
THREE NEW DIRECTORS FOR ST.
JOHNsBURY ACADEMY.
At a recent meeting of the trustees of
st. Johnsbury Academy the following
persons were elected members of the
board: John l.. Bacon of White River
Junction, Joseph A. DeBoer of Montpe-
ier. Clarence II. Dempsey Of st. Johns
bury. Mr.. Bacon was graduated in the
class of 1881 of this academy and has had
a most successful business career. For
many years he has held the position of
cashier of the White River bank; he has
represented his town in the Legislature,
and is now serving the State for the
third time in the responsible Office of
treasurer of the State of Vermont. Since |
1899 he has frequently sat with trustees
as member of the alumni cooperating |
committee Of tho academy and has done
much to promote the interests of the |
lschool.-Mr. DeBocr represents the most
progressive business elements of northern
New England He is widely known in |
financial circles and his reputation in bus |
mess and social relations is of the high
est order. He was u senator from Wash
ington county in the Legislature of 1900. |
He is now presidents of the National Lifo
| Insurance Co, of Montpelier. Mr.. Demp |
sey Is recognized not only in St. Johns !
bury but throughout the State as one of
our best equipped. most expert and sue |
Cessful educators. Friends of the aca-
| denny will be gratfied to know that these |
gentlemen have cordially accepted places
on the board. 1t Is certain that they will |
contribute ripe counscls and practical bus |
mess energy to the management of the in |
stitution.
ZIMMERMAN PROBABLY FATALLY !
HURT.
| Leland Clark Of Chittenden was proba- |
| bly, fatally injured by falling under a load
| of logs while at work in his mountain |
wood lot Wednesday y. His body was badly |
crushed and his chances Of recovery are |
very small. Mr.. Clark was on a big load
| of logs driving his horses down a steep
| hill when tho load was overturned and
he was caught between the heavy timbcrs
and a huge rock. The horses broke away
| from the sled and ran down the noun
tain. if some lumbermen had not been
near at hand to rescue him, Mr.. Clark |
would have died in a few minutes under
the heavy logs. Should he recover he will |
probably be lame for life.
NEW TRUSTEE OF SOLDIERS HOME
The trustees Of the Soldiers Home held
a meeting at the Bardwel house in Rut-
| land Wednesday afternoon. The follow |
| ing members of the board were present: |
j. NJ. Mansur OF Island Pond, Cassius Peck
| of Burlington. OZro Mecham of Brandon, |
n. u. Bowman and l.. D. IIazen of st. |
Johnsbury and Hugh Henry of Chester. |
The only important business was the cleo
tion to the board OF Col Hobart T.. Tay-
Tor OF Brattleboro to fill the vacancy
caused by the death of Gen. William
| Greenleaf.
INVESTIGATION BEGINS MARCH 5.
The State board of supervisors Of the in
sane will meet at Waterbury, Thursday. |
March ;. by request of Governor McCul- |
| Tough. to investigate the death of Mrs. |
| Bennett. patient at the State hospital
for the insane who was scalded in bath
tub.
A HOTEL IF ST. JOHNsBURY VOTES
| FOR RUM.
The wide awake business men Of St
bloomsbury do not intend to be outdone
by the town on the west side of the State.
and propose to make bid for summer
boarders Already sufficient stock has
been subscribed to warrant the building
of a summer hotel. providing the town
votes yes next Tuesday. 1t is proposed
| to locate the new hotel on Harris hill. |
which is one of the slightly places about
St. .Iohnsbury and n popular rendezvous
| for sight seers. Mr.. Hovey. who owns
the property, mas aSrceu TO give the Dullu-
ing lot. including five acres Of land.
A NEW HOTEL FOR NEWPORT
| Ahout half a mile from Newport village
on the east side Of Lake MemphremaEog
| is the celebrated Indian Point, which a
century ago was the campground and
! nome of ono of the strongest tribes of In
dams. Not for many moons has the red
skin roamed over his former haunts but
to-day the locality has become the rcndcz
Nous of the pale face pleasure seekers.
This attractive spot is destined soon to be-
come the site of a magnificent new sum-
mer hotel. which will make Newport. VT.
a rival Of her fashionable namesake in
Rhode Island The most serious draw
back in the past in the development of
this section and the investing of large
amounts of money in summer hotels. has
been the prohibitory law Under the new
law however. a hotel run strictly as
summer hotel can obtain license for the
| summer lNonths II the town votes FOR
license. The business people of Newport
are looking forward to the towns early
resainlng the prestige she formerly had
as a summer resort.
WORKMAN BADLY INJURED.
John Rutherford, aged %, an empoye in
Bardon Bros shop at Wallngford, was
seriously injured Thursday morning
Rutherford went underneath the main
| moor 10 OH inc HlatUlUtTN anu MS 'I'AI-
ing caught in belt which carried him
around. The machinery was stopped at
once The young man was still conscious
when released. though the clothing was
torn from tho upper part of his body
Tho lower portion of his body was par
alyzed. His back and neck were also in
jured and internal injuries are feared.
This is the second accident that has oc-
cured in the shop within a week
CASE OF DISAPPOINTED LOVE.
| He was mad from his felt insolcs 10 an
inch above his head when he sat down be
side and Evening Argus reporter at the
| Central Vermont station Wednesday af-
tcrnoon. II wish they would build air
ships and have them run on minute sche-
jdules" said he as If to open the conVerSa-
ton. 81 want to get out of Vermont just
as fast as they will let me- "You don't
| live here. do you?" said he. sizing up the
reporter. who had his hand on his watch,
and without waiting for an answer but
| feeling he must pour his tale into some
sympathetic ear commenced. 81 don't
| live here myself came from Illinois this
week. | have just come in from Plain
| field. and to think that | will have 10 stay
here four mortal hours until that train
leaves" and he groaned. The reporter
limited that the agency was not yet closed
and from his feeble knowledge of medicine