Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-04-06
NEWS OF VERMONT.
More Important Events Grouped for
Free Press Wcndcrs-tnrs Dcrniicd
Un the Wutinmd railroad.

\ train an tie Rutland railroad WIS dc
riilcl Wednesday, March ~ OF the thtt-
ham division two miles south of Peter
birGh Junction and three ears plunged
into the Little iir"sck river. the Rev.
Edward H. Tbhits OF tn" Iinostc school
ut lloosick. y. v. Sustained cuts on tn"
hands ana head and Mrs. Rrcn"nstuhl 81
North Pownii, was nearly drowned. rh.r"
were about twenty passengers ON thu
train. including I'VE pupils from IN" Hoo
rae schnul. All were thrown tnpSN tnrvy
from their seats, but fortunately Il few
bruises formed III" most serious injuries.
The 1t, idcut nrcurr. Il about $50 O'clock.
rh, engine did not loaN" the rails. hut a
coaoh brggas" ear ard Il freight car
loaded with freight for Pet, rsburgh am
Vicinity. tuppcd off the track and rolled
INTO til, river, in winch there WIS about
five feet of water The embarrassment was
only three feet high, and tn" ears had not
tar To go. Everything was confusion fox
some time, and al tho passengers Were
dr"n, he'd. All managed To reach land
safely. Mr.. i;r'nonstuhl experiencing tn"
grC Attest ih,ulty. one freight car DID
not go over the bank. As soon as In" ac-
cid, nj occurred word WAS sent to Rutland,
ANA a wrockng crew WAS Immediately
sent To the scene of the accident. RcnairS
were made to tho rails. which had spread.
Another train Was thought To Pct"rsburch
and the passengers were transferred.
BARN STRUCK EY LIGHTNING.
! During Il thunder storm last week
Il Barn belonging L. l.. \. Fields at South
Royalton was stiuoli 10y u lightning bolt
and badly shattered. owing To the fact
tina, tho roof of The barn was shattered
TO pieces thc heavy down pour prevented
1t nrn. The storm broke after midnight
ana COR II short time the ,hunder "as
very heavy and he lightning vivid.
rot Nd DEAD IL MS CELLAR.
rna.i,s Freedom, one of The Oldest i, ST.
dents Of Proctor. WAS found dead in tho
| cc,lir Of his house March Is about
b ~ o'clor.. by his son. Fred on his return
from wurh. The condition of tho body liz
dicatcd tll,j he had been dead for at least
two hours. As no one Wds IT IT," nous.
| tn, la,t'r part IF the afternoon y is inn
possbl. Ia stat" definitely how death oc-
CURED. but ii il supposed that liz went
into the cellar to get som" tobacco. as II
Was hls CUSTOM IL keep ii there. aud that
whlc on this GRAND he WAS stricken will
heart disease. Nj. rrccdnn had MOI h"cr
well for several days. lie leaves hiss wif"
sin sons and two daughters.
lFHiti. Or ELECTRICITY IN 81
JOuNSErRY.
The ,illag. trustees have Just cios,u ;
one year contract with the St. Jollnshur,
Electricity company for lighting IN
streets al the old rate of SGi.I
per light. In accepting the short
Ter time plan, the electric company
lsurr,ndcrs the contract mad" by the OLE
board Of trustees. The new contract cA
pr.s in january, 1906. There are now tn
lcuuivalcnt of 1s3-i are lights used II
lighting the streets. At the contract rat
therefore, the annual electric light hi
amounts to the snug little sum of S4,sdS.G-
HEIR TO ENGLISH FORTUNE.
For some time Inquiries have been going
! on for information relative to the location
of james Wood who 1t Is reported IL
heir to n large fortune left in England
some years ago. According to the state
ments made James Wood was former
PRESIDENT Of Cohoes. engaged In tho KNIT
ting business there. came to Bennington
and for some time was In the employ ol
Charles Cooper The description of hin
as given by the English solicitors CORES
ponds in every way with Mr.. Wood AN,
one Of son is Il good description of james
Wood, now manager OF the Squire jewclr,
store who by the death of his father IL
one OF the heirs. The aid of the Rev. DIR
johnson of COhoes was finally requested
by those searching for the heirs. ana h'
finally discovered James Wood. Jr, il