Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-08-17

club useful to tho work Of the State
association. The first annual meeting of
this club will be held at the time of the
convention in st. Johnsbury. Tho
officers are: President, Edward NJ. Fuller
of Burlington: secretary. J. W. Pomeroy
Of burlington.
HOSPITAL TRUSTEES ASK CEITI-
CISM.
Neither the trustees nor the officials
of the State hospital for the insane will
make any further statement regarding
the recent reports of Il scandal involving
II former stenographer at the institution.
Having made public the fact that no ono
with the hospital was in any
way implicated in the affair, it is under
that the trustees do not consider
1t wise or necessary to say anything
moro. 1t is learned from a person who
has the confidence of the trustees that
the young woman referred to presented
her resignation Jun 9. About six weeks
later. it is said. superintendent Marcello
Hutchinson. hearing that the former
stcnographcr was ia a delicate condition,
accused a young man in Waterbury, not
connected with the hospital. of being the
guilty party. 1t is further stated that
tho trustees propose that affairs at the
hospital shall he run in n harnesslike
and will invite tho public to in
spcct tho management OF the institu-
ton. They will he glad to receive any
suggestions or criticisms. II is said. and
will do all in their power to promote
the welfare of the patients cared for at
tho hospital.
SUICIDE IN NEWFANE.
Charles II. Kelsey. Il prosperous farmer
who lived in Newfane, committed suicide
evening Aug. {, by hanging with
n rope. lie was 60 years old aud had been
in i'll health some time. Contemplating
his physical condition made him despon-
dent. but the final development which
prompted him to take his life was the
visit Of an itinerant doctor, who told him
that his illness was cree ping paralysis.
The doctor offered to cure the disease for
sii, but tho offer was not accepted. Kcl-
Soy had suggested suicide several times
si'A WI VIZ ht "t'ti'I'N'' w ttt
IA rife with which to shoot himself. When
his wife miss,6 him Monday she institute
ed a search which resulted in finding him
hanging IN the sugar house. Beside his
wife, Kc'scy is survived by an adopted
daughter.
run OVER BY TRAIN.
Patrick Hurley of Pownal. foreman on
the North Pownal section of the Boston
& Maine railroad, was run over by a work
train Wednesday morning and both feet.
cut 'off. lie WIS taken to Il Troy, n. Y,
hospital but Will probably die. Hurley's
gang was building "A culvcrt about half a
mile south Of the North Fownal station.
He was standing on the track holding a
flag and did not soc the train backing
down from the direction opposite 10 which
he was looking. He is 81 years old and
has been foreman IN that section over
20 years. H. has a wife and five children,
oc of his sons being a section boss.
HOGS KILLED Fly DOGS.
Two dogs created great havoc in st
Johlsbury last Thursday during the
night. and as u result one OF the canine
actors is no moro and the days of the
other are numbered. They got into the
hog pen of Capt. T.. l.. Hovey, which is
underneath Follcnsby d Pcck's saw mill
and killed two of his largest hogs and in
Jurcd two others 81 that they had to be
killed the following day. The dogs Wen
from the scene OF slaughter to the her
house owned by William Barrett, wh'
keeps fancy poultry for breeding purposes
,,1 Jc,rr,l =. ,,,it,I1o rnocfnr frOr, mi,
perch. earring him into an adjoining field
where he was found in an almost lifelcs'
Icotidition after the logs mad been fright
ended away. About two weeks & Captain
Hovey had - hens killed by dogs. 33 be
ing killed in one hight. The authorize!
have taken the matter In hand. and on
of the offenders. a small. unaSsumint
looking cur. in spite of his bloody record
has been disposed Of. His suspected part
ner in crime is d hound. who will probabl!
meet ii similar fate.
HORSE TRADE IN WARDSBOR(
ENDED IN HORSE THEFT.
Deputy Sheriff j. Q. Shumway o
| Jamaica came to Brattlcboro Thursda,
in search of II horse and buggy which
were stolen in W~ardsborO the mig
before. Two mon from Fort Edward
n. Y, TRADED horses in Wardsboro sun
day with two boys, minor sons q
Charles Brown. AS soon as Mr.. Brown
learned of the trade he sent word t.
an officer In Fort edward to LAKE Dos
session of his horse, which was done
The next development was the thef
OF the horse which the Fort Edward
men traded to the Brown boys. Mr.
Brown wants to find his buggy. Whel
the horse was stolen 1t was standin
on the street.
RESUME INVESTIGATION AUG. nth
Attorney General Fits was in Mont
pelier the other day to transact per
sonal business. He said that the inves
tigation commission would resume II
work OF investigating tho State priso
at Bellows Falls on August "A, and be
lleved 1t would be continued until cor
Guided without u further recess. Nj
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