Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-07-05

rently started to walk home He was
known as n sober, industrious young man
and had been In the employ of the Boston
e. Maine road as q section man for over
q year. Tle was a member of the Will
Jamestown Court Of Foresters and also OF
the Parker Hose company Of Pownal. He
is survived by a wife and one child.
AN INDEPENDENT CONVENTION
CALLED.
A call has been issued by @ s. Backus
OF Brandon, Rutland county member of
the Independent State committee for an
independent county convention at tho
headquarters of the party in Rutland,
Thursday, the 18th, {. ten O'Clock in
the morning, to nominate county officers.
Each town in the county Is entitled to
send three delegates. but all members
of the party are invited to be present.
SUNDAY SCHOOL INSTITUTES.
Secretary Fuller of the Vermont Sunday
School association will be in Washington
county the week beginning July II and
will conduct Institutes at the following
places: Shady Rill. July Il; Cabot, July
is; Marshheld, July 10, Plainheld. July
20; Morctown, July 81; Waitsneld, July
20; Waterbury July %. 1t is also expected
that Miss Balch, the State home depart
ment worker, will be In the county at
the same time and participate in these
Institutes. 1t is planned that the towns
adjoining the towns mentioned will send
representatives to these meetings Prac-
teal topics will be discussed at these
institutes and they should he well attend
cd by Sunday school workers.
MAN ATTACKED BY BOAR
John Parks Of Plalnield had a mar
row escape Friday, when attacked by an
Infatuated boar at the slaughter house.
The beast turned on him and sunk his
tusks into left leg. lie got away and the
boar grabbed him again on the wound
and inflicted a bad wound. Mr. Parks
succeeded in getting through n slide door
whore Harry his brother, and Truman
Bartlett helped him out of the pen. The
wounds bed profuscly. Or. Gale was
called The greatest danger now is blood
poisoning.
LIGHTNING STRIKES TWICE
| Lightning struck in Barre during the
storm early Friday morning, at the farm
! of John Kelly on the west hill, and Oh
Hill street. Fortunately there was no
great damage done in either case. At the
Kelly farm. Mr.. Kelly was standing in
the yard and was Just about to drive to
Barre city to deliver milk when bolt
struck the house The horse was thrown
to the ground. but Mr. Kelly was not hurt.
The lightning entered the house and ran
down the chimney into the, cellar. where
there was a quantity of bran sacks. These
sacks We're set aire but soon put
out.
| MIDSUMMER MUSICAL FESTIVAL.
| The Caspian Lake Musical association
is planning a mid summer festival to be
/ held at the congregational Church in
Greensboro August 1-3. under the leader
ship of Prof Charles s. Conant of Con-
cord. NH. Mr., Conaslt selects the music
and arranges the programme. The three
days will be given to rehearses In pre-
paration for the concert to be given on
the evening Of the third. Entertain
ment in the homes of Greensboro will be
furnished those who join the chorus from
out of town.
ENHANCING SCALE WORKS.
| The increased business at the Fair
banks scale works taxes all the present
facilities of the plant and new building
| is now being erected in St. Johnsburv
and plans are matured for extensive i'm
iproVements at the iron foundry, though
ths latter building will not he erected until
next year, The new building IS built pri..
marty for the manufacture of the auto
matte scales which have been DEVELOPED
so successfully the past year II Will be
! a three story solid brick structure with a
basement, with the ground dimensions
about 90 by 80 In one corner a pit is now
built and this part OF the building is to be
the foundation of a model elevator where
grain can be handled in exactly the same
manner as in a big elevator. Work will
he rapidly pushed on the building this
summer and it will he ready for occu-
lpancy In the early fall. The improve
ments at the foundry are quite extensive,
and when completed will result in great
economy of labor in handling raw pro-
ducts. A new foundry shed will be built
and the old ones torn down. The new
shed will be built high enough and strong
enough so that loaded train can be run
direct to the cupolas, where the iron is
melted To effect this change a new bridge
will be thrown across the river Just be-
will he erected to get the proper grade to
enter the shed. The steel bridge, 81 feet
long, has already arrived AT the factory
and will be placed when the abutments
are cOmpleted