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


the Beehive" a tenant house on Depot
street. was badly burned Wednesday
evening. while attempting to build Il
fire with kerosene oil. She was pouring
it into the stove from gallon can,
when il caught a fire and exploded the
can. In an instant she was covered
with flames and nearly all of her CLOTH
ing was burned off before tho fire was
put ont Her hands. face and portions OF
her body were very badly burned. but
it is thought that She will recover. Peter
ratoko. u boardcr, who was there had
ono of his hands seriously burned while
assisting Mrs. Jcrlyana The top Of the
stove was blown off, and the conclusion
broke several window lights.
Martin MulcOhee. who was taken sick
some four or five weeks ago with quick
consumption. died Wednesday morning
ut the home OF his father in Sudbury.
Tho funeral was held from St Mary's
Catholic Church here Sunday afternoon
at three o'clock.
County Examiner W. T. Abbott OF
Proctor held a teachers examination in
the Dunniorc Hose company's rooms
Wednesday. There were ten teachers pre-
sent. and nine Of them passed a success
Iul examination.
Silas NJ. Stanley. II old resident of this
place. died Thursday afternoon at the
Soldiers Home at the advanced age of 50
years. The body was brought here on the
mail train Saturday afternoon. He was
a member of c. ]. Ormsbec Post and was
we'll known in this vicinity.
Charles r. Phelps has sold his hard
ware store on Center street to &. A. Cut
| Ter of Barre. who took possession Of the
business Monday morning. The store was
located in a block owned by j b. Stafford
who sold the block to MIR. Cutler. the price
paid was $1,000. Mr. Phelps has been con
nectcd with the business for about 3:
years and was Obliged to retire on account
of poor health. Dana Nichols. WHO ha.
been employed as clerk in the store fol
many years. will remain with Mr.. Cutler
Mrs. Eleanor Bacon and Frederick
Sanderson were married by the Rev r
l.. Thompson at the Methodist parson
age last Saturday evening. Mr.. Sander
sor is a native OF Texas and AZ present
is employed AS engineer at Fort Ethar
Allen.
| Charles Tennian, n boy about IL years
of age. and a companion by the name o
REYNOLDS, about the same age. were in
jured in a runaway accident Monday even
ing. They were driving a horse. hitcheC
to delivery wagon belonging to Herr,
NJ. GipsOn. and just as they were driving
Into Center street from Carver the ami
nal began to run. They continued dowi
the street. and ran into the grist mil
she'd which is low structure and no
high enough to allow the seat Of TIL
wagon to enter it with the boys. Boil
of them were scraped off and thrown Il
the ground and one of the wagon wheels
passed over the Tennan boy. He wa
knocked serseless and remained in tina
condition for nearly an hour after he wa
carried to his home. He escaped any bro
ken bones but was quite badly bruised
The other boy was more fortunate ant
aside from receiving a severe shaking NJ
was not injured
Announcement OF the engagement o
Miss Elsie Bisbee. daughter OF Mr.. ant
Mrs J. B. Bisbee Of Poughkeepsie. n
Y, and Alvin Bacon of this place wa
made last Monday.
T.. X. Button who has been confined t.
the bed for the past four weeks, does no
improve. and was not as comfortabl
yesterday. A nurse from Burlington i
caring for him.