Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-07-20
aloo. 90 REWARD.


the barn and. crawling through a hole
IN the rear. fell on q pile of hay. His
wife. who noticed the bottle when he
left the house. asked what he had and
hc refused to tell her. After he had h Oh
gone few minutes she went out to look
for him aud scnt their two adopted
children out also The children saw him
come from the brook and watched him
enter the barn before they ran TO their
mother with the story that he could
hardly walk and had fallen on the nay.
The ncighbors were tclophon"d and Dr.
e. y. Rumrill was summoned So quickly
that fatal coi,so uticnces were avortcd
though the action of the choroform
,pon the throat and stomach was SUI
hciently sorious. When asked If hc pur-
chased tho ,hloroform with suicide in
view. Mr.. Seymour somewhat discust-
"dly replied that he bought twenty
cents worth of the stuff Ia kill cats. but
II wouldn't kill cats or anything else. He
socmed disappointed ~ first that ic
md not made sure thing Of his at
tempt but later. it is thought detcr-
mined upon a more coura geous acceptance
Of tho trials Of life. His mother. Mrs
Jnrn Seymour. Is in very feeble health
which fact probably contributed to his
dependency.
BELLOWS FALLS LOOKING; 1'P.
The proposition to purchase tho bobbin
factory nj Fellows Falls aud lease to f..
\ Tcck of Fast Mi,ld. bury for a new
wood working industry is still being agi-
tat"d. IT is said that the factory cost tho
Alden Spc;tio's Sons company $1,000, but
that they VIII sell for s5.ro. The PROPOSE
ton is Ia form u stock company and raise
enough local money tn purchase the fac
tory ana then lease I" Mr.. Peck for n
per cent. of the cost. 1t is said that if
Mr.. fock opens business there he will en-
ploy 70 or 80 hands. a party was in Bel
lows Falls last week and looked over tho
casein plant and netting may come of
| that later.
AN 1NCEND1ARY FIRE.
| The general store of John O'i<cefc at East
I'oultney. was burned at three o'clock
| Thursday. July ~. Tho loss is 81 so An
explosion was heard and the doors Of the
safe and store were found open. leading
to the belief that the cause was incondi-
airy. All the books were mutlated. Moth
| ing else of value had been left in the safe.
STATEMENT BY CADET DARLING.
|
James X. Darling of Barre, who was
admitted to the military academy at West
Point some time ago and who is now suf-
ferng from injuries at his home i'm Barre.
in view of the expressed belief by the
public that he was hazed within an inch
of his life as he has pcrsistently refused
to say anything on the subject. has made
the following statement: 'Hazing was
abolished at the military academy by an
act of Congress in 1902 and made n court
martial offense for any cadets who con-
tinued to persist in the practice. I gave
my oath he fore leaving West Point that l
did not consider my illness was caused
by any i'll treatment at the academy. In
other words gave my oath that had
not been hazed. That is sufficient.
stand by il now. After I had been i'll in
the hospital week ] was called upon
to take another physical examination t.
see whether I should be given sick leave
or discharge on physical disability hut
the board of surgeons. not believing thai
Imy trouble could be cured. would not give
a sick leave although | felt sure that
would he all right If | could get where
lcould get the proper treatment Under Or
Jackson's treatment | am rapidly recover
ing and hope to he able to enter with mex
years class. tsgned), James II. Darling
Barre. July 10
FRO INVITE PRESIDENT TO MONTPEL
TER.
Senators Proctor and Dillingham; have
been appointed a committee to invite anc
do all ir thrir power to secure the pres
encc of President Roosevelt, At the conten
..,,it
IN Montpelier Colonel o. II. Clarke re
ported that Senator Proctor had done al
he could to secure all of the United STATE:
cavalry from Fort Ethan Allen for The
parade. The general committee of tn
Knights Tcmplar and the head OF the Pa
triarchs Militant have signited their will
ingness to cooperate by holding their fi'l'
DAYS at the time of the centennial Col
10. y. Clarke. the secretary, has oeen II
correspondence with the officials Of lccis
la,ive reunion societies and it is expected
that the exact date of the celebration vii
be announced soon.
BUILDING FINE COUNTRY HOME
Tho Calodoniar recently had a dcscrip
tion Of the line country nome Elmer
During. proprietor of the Fifth Avenue
|
Fast Eiukc farm. from which VIC TAKE
the following: THE architects, Kent 4
JardiuC, Of New York. have planned to
an old colonial mansion and it VIII hc
| year at least before tho house VIII b'
completed. It will he constructed o
wood with granite foundations and paint
led yellow with white trimmings. Thu
| granite foundations arc 81 inche, high
| and force Of 20 men have now erected
| the frame work to the second story
Broad piazzas will extend across tn
front and around two sides of the house
and tall pillars form notabl
feature Of the entrance. II Will he
three story house. the porte cochere con
netting the main structure WITH III
billiard room. "A feature Of the frs
noor will he the large he'll lix5o fee,
while on this floor Will also be the par
lor, sitting room. dining room. library
\ anu breakfast room. The latter rooi
u will be finished in rcd birch pancllnf
u while all the other rooms on this noc
Will be finished i'm mahogany On III
= two upper floors are % sleeping room
u which will be finished in the natiN
:. woods. The house will contain II fire
u places and be wired for electricity an
= pipcd for gas. 1t is expected that abo,
q 200. 600 feet OF lumber will lie used in il
a construction. The granite is obtaine
: from quarry in Burke and most of II
& lumber will be sawed and dressed at NJ