Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-09-07
NEWS OF VERMONT
More Important Evsnts Grouped for
Free Press Rcnders--Ernnkiin
Farmer Commits Suicide by
Hanging.

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Charles Rachard. we'll known and
respected farmer of franklin. about 60
years old. committed suicide there We'd
n'sday by hanging himself in an apple
tree. Mr.. Raichard and bis son, William
were engaged in tearing down al old
house near the residence of Myron Green
AT the room hour the son went for SOM,
water, leaving his father alone atout %
minutes. On his return he found his faith
CT hanging by the neck from branch
Of an apple tree in the rear of the house.
The man Was taken down as quickly as
possible. but life was extinct. One Of MIR.
Raichard's feet was caught In the crotch
Of the tree. showing tina. 1t Wis SUICIDE
as he must have jumped from the
branches. A halter chain was used for
the moose. A physician was summon, d
and the sclcctmcn were called j. was
found that death was duo to strangula.
ton. tho neck net being broken. In
sanity Is ascritcd as the ca,;se OF the
deed
| WORKMAN NEARLY BURIED.
| Frank Pane. while employed on the Wa
Itorbufy village water works Thursday
| iIa1rowl? escaped death. lie was WORKING
in a deep ditch when it cav,d III cover
| lug him over with the exception OF his
| head. lie was gotten out of his pcrious
position ana taker to his home Ninoo-
| SKI street. where an examination was
| made ~ DR.. d. ID. Grout. 1t was found
| that no bones were broken. although lis
| hcdtt may be in serious condition as the
result ot the heavy pressure Of the dill t..
GLASS BROKEN BY LIGHTNING
During severe thunder storm We'd
nesday evening Mr. and Mrs. George
III. Bacon. who live on West hill, in
| Chelsea. had Il narrow escape from
death 10y lightning. The electric cur
rent entered the house on the telephone
wire, demolishing that instrument,
breaking seven large panes of glass
and several smaller ones, burning the
curtains at two windows, and break in =
IL mirror which hung between them.
and tearing up piece of hardwood
( floor and the zinc under a stove Mrs.
| Bacon was sitting within three feet
of the place where the lightning en-
tered the house and was. cut in the
face by pieces of flying glass. but
otherwise was not injured. Mr. Ea-
con. who was in an adjoining room at
the time felt the shock severely. The
house was filled with smoke but did
not take fire.
DR.. ANDREWS ACTING SUPERlN-
TENDENr.
DR.. c. G. Andrews will act as super
visor Of the hospital for the insane at
Waterbury until a successor to Dr.
Hutchinson il appointed. His name has
been mentioned as candidate for the
position.
LUCKY STRIKE MARBLE QUARRY.
\ new quarry company is about to open
the quarry back of a. l.. Bowen's place
at the South Dorset depot. The quarry
is known as the Lucky Strike" and the
name of the company is the Bennington
Marble company. \ test core s. feet deep
was taken out of white and variegated
marble, SpaTord RI. West, one of the com.
pany has bought 1O0-horse power boiler
two dcrricks, hosting power etc, and
stripping will commence at once. A large
mill is contemplated to be built on the
Bowen lot. All this section is one bed of
fine marble and it only needs some one
with money TO develop it, and there is
more cash in it than most gold mines.
LIQUOR SELLERS FINED.
Fred Carter. aged 20. was fined Thurs
rdav morning at Rutland by City Judge
Willis NJ. Ross $500 for furnishing intoxi-
cants to minors. The case was appealed
and bail was fixed at $500. which was fur
nished The case grew out of d disclosure
by Harry Dudley. Nelson Breen was tried
on the same charge later. Patrick Kelley
associate proprietor of the Banquet Hotel
was fined $3.50 in citycourt; forsclng liqur,
without a license He appealed the case
and furnished bail Of $500. Nelson Brcen
convicted of furnishing. was sentenced &c
from three to four months in the House
of Correction. He also appealed the case
These convictions and that of Fred Carter
grew out of the disclosure by Harry bud.
ley, one of several minors who got whs.
key and alcohol from the Banquet iious,
on Sunday and Monday.
IAMOLLE BAPTIST ASSOCIATION
The l03th annual meeting OF the Lit
nloilc Baptist association will be helo
at Mont Comery September II and Is. TIN
programme follows: Tuesday morning, II
o'clock, organization and devotional serv-
ice, lU.jU, annual sermon Dv the RcN
Thomas Adams of Georgia Plain. 11:I5
reading of church letters: 1870, adjourn.
mcnt. Tuesday afternoon. Las. devotional
service and sermon by the Rev. +. ID
Penney of burlington; 2l5 "Woman's
Work." with address on Foreign Mis-
sions." by Miss A. A. brigham Of Ben
nington; address on "Home Missions,
by Mrs NJ. c. Reynolds of Boston: 400
! address by the Rev. John Cameron. PHI
-. Of St. Adams; 4:30. appointment o.
committees and other business TuesdaS
evening. 700. prayer and praise service
7l5, young peoples hour; S:l5, address
on Echoes from the Worlds Haptis
Congress- and the Welsh Revival" h,
the Rev. a. .. Gilbert of Boston: 10 A.
address on ''Why I Want to Co." by tn,
Rev. a. T.. Ufford OF Fairfax; rs, rcpor
of committees and discussion of the stat,
legion; 1900. address on The individual
Touch" by the Rev. Charles Hargrove o
johnson; $780, Adjournment.
LEG BROKEN BY BOUNDING STONE
4 peculiar accident occurred to ALFRED
Stevens while at work carpenter OF
the Benedict house at the Bethel quar-
rics. About 20 rods from where he Wa
{ working a railroad gang were blastini
; cut for the new railroad with dynamite
Warning having been given the blast wa!