Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1904-01-14

mandery. Poutney and Rutland Lodges
of Odd Fellows the Lincoln Iron Works
| Of Rutland. and the employees at Colone
Horizons store There We're also many Of
ferngs from friends. The bearers were G
J. Clifford. a. y. Gray of Middletown
Springs, W. II. Hughes, +. Farrell, En-
met Sherman and NJ. j. Jones of Poultncy
MAN AND WIFE IN ONE GRAVE.
The funeral of Robert Gordon Hardie
was held at St Michacl's Episcopal
| Church in Brattlchoro Monday forenoon.
| The ROY F.. l.. Mathson ohiclatcd. the
| services being private. There was n
| double committal service in Morningsilo
cemetery. the body of Mrs lIardie, which
was placed in tho tomb saturday. being
removed from the tomb and buried In
! the same grave with that of her husband.
HORSE WALKED BRIDGE TIES.
Iovi Persons of Montpelier started for
| Washington Monday morning after a man
| who was i'll His sleigh got caught in the
electric car tracks near the Pioneer, throw
| ing him out. There was another man in
the sleigh and he fell out on Mr.. Persons
so that the latter lost his hold on the reins
and the horse was free to run away. 1t
scotted around the Consolidated power
house and back down the tracks within
| .nnfeet of whore 1t started and then struck
on to the Central Vermont railroad. max
ing hoc line for the iron bridge just
below the Pioneer. 1t ran out on the ties
OF the iron bridge a distance Of 80 foot
before It stopped. without once falling
| down or missing n step. Mr. Persons
| and some of tho other men who ran To-
! stop the horse. secured some plank and
got tho horse out from its position with
out doing much damage, except to the
| sleigh,
OUARRYMEN HURT BY 4 DERRICK
George and James Taylor who were en-
ployed by the Orvillo Marble COMPANY
drawing blocks from their Clarendon
| quarry, were seriously injured Saturday
| forenoon by the derrick on Thrall avcnu,
| while unloading. The dog which holds tho
sweep gave way and the two men iumpot
| on to the sweep to stop it, but the weight
| of the block caused it t. turn rapidly
around several time, throwing both NOR
| n long distance. George struck on the rail
road track and cut his forehead badly
| Several stitches were taken. James was
| hit in the stomach and had several ribs
| broken, They were taken TO their homes
| in Woodwdrdvlle, where they We're at
tended by DIR. MacGuire.
| ORLEANS COUNTY FAIR OFFICERS
| At the annual meeting Of the Orleans
County Playground association held re-
| Gently at Hotel Barton, the following Off
GERS were elected; II. H. Somers, presi-
dent. f., Il. Alfred. first vice president
John Mcclellan. second ivce- PRESIDENT e.
| f. Ilamblct. secretary; c. a. Barrows
| assistant secretary; O. ID, Owens treas
urer. H. G. Pierce. assistant treasurer
| II. r. Scaver. superintendent; H. II. Som
ers. first director; +. II. Alfred, second di-
rector; ID. ID. Bean, third director John
| Mcclellan, fourth director: NJ. NJ Taplin
| fifth director: II. C. Pierce and &. a.
| Barrows. auditors ID. ID. Bean who has
acted as secretary for n long term OF
years, declined a reelection. 1t was voted
| to pay the stockholders Is per cent on
their stock. The work for the coming
year was discussed and certain improve
ments planned