Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-03-23
NEWS OF VERMONT
MWre Important Events Grouped for
Free Press Renders-Undcrhiil hoy
Nearly Pcrishcs In the snow.

death recently while returning to his
home from stowe. He engaged to work
on farm there, but found the locate
Il lonesome one, and decided to return
home. lie was told that people had
crossed from stowe to Cam
bridge through Smugglcr's Notch, al
though the highway is not kept open
at all. He left the farm in Stowe about
nine o'clock in the morning and follow
ed lumber roads on the Stowe side as
far MS possible and then struck into the
painless woods. Snow was between
three and four feet deep and progress
was slow. He carried grip that weigh
I'd nearly 20 pounds and soon began |
to tire. At last he became so weak that |
in crossing brook he fell in and filled |
his rubber boots with water. He could
not travel in this way and was Obliged
To throw away his boots and travel in
his stocking fSet Before darkness fell
he was so tired that he was obliged to
crawl through tho snow, and at last was
so cXhn that he wrapped his feet
in his ovcralls and. putting on his over
coat. went to sleep. He awoke a few
hours later and struggled on. He sue
ccedcd in reaching n house on the Cam
bridge side about two o'clock the next
not very severe was all that saved him
from freezing to death in the woods
Fits DID NOT wHITEwAsH AsY-
LuM.
Attorney General Clarke G. Fits do
clarcs that he had been Internationally
misnuotcd in statement made at the
close of Fridays hearing in the in
ftr1t int Mt ho To- 20 tai
for tho insane at Waterbury, What he
said was that hc thought in fairness
it should he stated to the press that
the management of tho state hospital
for the insane claimed to have evidence
to refutc in every instance the tcsti-
mony given by the witness, Everett a.
Morse of Calais. and that they said
they were ready Il produce it at Fri
days hearing if the hearing had con-
tinucd for the whole day. He said that
1t seemed fair to have this stated so
that there could be no impression ga in
cd that the management were by ST.
lcncc admitting the facts as testified
to by Mr.. Morse. Mr.. Fits had no
knowledge himself and did not state.
as n matter of fact. that the manage
ment had such evidence, as he knew
nothing about it,
WAS lis YEARS OLD.
Mrs. Honora Mccarthy of South
Salisbury the oldest person in YER
mont. and probably the oldest in New
England. died ut the home of her son
in South SALISBURY Saturday evening.
She was lis years old February 90
Mrs. Mccarthy received a fall about
two weeks ago which probably hasten
cd her death. The funeral was held
at st. John the Baptist Church at
North Bennington Tuesday. Some
people have doubted her age. but there
is no reason for doing so. as the par
ish priest at North Bennington a few
years ago received a copy of tho parish
register at Mrs. McCarthy's birthplace,
Cork. ireland. which showed that she
was baptized in February, 1890. and
that she was married in 1916 at the
age of &c years Mrs. Mccarthy was
born in County Kerry. Ireland.
February 90, 1890. She came to this
country 60 years ago soon after the
death of her husband. and made her
home with her son, Dennis. in South
SALISBURY. He is now So years old.
Physically. Mrs. Mccarthy was well
preserved up to year ago, being as
active as many women of 'O She pass
ed much of her time out OF doors in
walking. When she was 1O5 years old
she walked five miles to Bennington to
attend church. She was so deaf that
it was utterly impossible to hold any
conversation with her and she had not
had IL tooth in her head for 80 years
neither had she eaten meat Tor that
length of time. Mrs Mccarthy re-
membered the Irish rebellion of 119S
and the famines in Ireland in the first
years of the last century.
l.. c. r. OFFICERS.
Tho annual meeting for election OF Off
ccrs of St. Johnsbury Council. No. go
l.. c. r., was held in Pythian hall Satur'
day evening and following officers elect
ed: Senior councillor. Grafton Sandcrson
junior councillor. Fred W. Kelley: pnst
councillor A. T.. Counsel; secretary an,
treasurer, W. II. stevens; conductor. II
; NJ Ram; page. John +. Cook; sentinel
Guy \. Rogers; committee. II. ii. Alder
and Charles Mclaughlin. Following tho
election the officers were installed b!
past councillor Fred c. ellison. and ;
banquet was served by Caterer Atwood
!. roasts were given by the various mem
; bcrs present.
STATE TENNIS TOURNAMENT.
At the meeting of the executive com
mittcc of the United states Lawn Tennis
Association held in New York. Thursda!
it was decided to hold the Vermont Stap
tennis tournament for 1893 on the ground
of the Old Pine Golf club at st. Johns