Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-01-25
NEWS OF VERMONT.
More Important Events Grouped for
Free Press Rcaders-Robbery Mt
White River Junction.

robbed Wednesday, Jan. IL of money and
clothing, even his stockings and over
shoes being taken by an unknown man
at White River Junction. Through
charity Russell invited the stranger to
share his room at the Junction House.
Twenty-Five dollars and a good suit of
clothing are gone, and n hobo suit is
left. Russell is employed as n cook
at the Williamson House at Lebanon.
N. II.
NEW INDUSTRY FOR SOUTH ROYAL
TON.
The Percival Furniture Co of Barton
has submitted a proposition to the citizens
of South Royalton to establish n factory
there at the old shoe factory site. If
accepted A number of tho business men
met Monday to consider the offer SUBJ
mttcd and decided to accept it. The terms
OF the company are very liberal. The
owners of the plant the George Tarbell
heirs, contributed very generously in the
disposition of the plant for the purpose.
TAXIDERMIST INJURED by HAWK.
J. V. Clifford, a Pittsford taxdermist,
was badly hurt recently by a hawk.
which was sent TO his shop to be killed
and mounted for John Tailon, n trapper.
who caught the bird near his home north
of Pittsford village. The hawk was Of
the large rcd-tailed variety and was found
by Fallon in one Of the strong steel traps.
in which he has caught many skunks
this winter The trapper threw n sack over
the bird before releasing 1t. then placing
it in n box and brought it to the taxider-
mists shop. When ready to begin his
work, clifford put on heavy buckskin
gloves and reached into the box, intend
ing to catch the hawk by the legs. lie
succeeded III grasping one of the MEM
bers. but the angry bird defended itself
with the other, decorating Cliffords wrist
so badly that It had to he dressed by a
physician. 1t was found that each of the
hawks talons had penetrated over half
an inch into Clfford's wrist The bird
measured four and one half feet between
the tips of its wings. Later it was killed
and mounted.
IARDW1CK ITALIANS POISONED
Nearly Il score of the italian resident s
Of Hardwick village have during the
past two weeks been suffering from the
effects Of what is believed to be ptom-
aine poisoning. While none have been
seriously i'll the services of n physician
has in almost all cases been necessary.
IT seems that along about the first of
January one of their countrymon made
a quantity Of sausage and disposed of
the same to the different families in
the vllagge and to this is traced
the cause of the poisoning. Since
then at intervals different persons
who have eaten Of that sausage have
become sick and shown symptoms of
poisoning. A few persons are still under
the care of doctors. Some of the meat
has been sent to the State laboratory
at Burlington for analysis but no re-
turns have been received.
COUPLE NARROWLY ESCAPE
DROWNING NEAR SWANTON.
John Durham and Miss Mabel G. Hazen
of North Hero, while crossing Lake Cham
plain Friday morning, drove into crack
in the ice about 60 rods from the Swanton
shore and narrowly escaped being drown
ed. They got into the water but succeeded
in getting out. though the horse was lost.
Miss Hazcn was struck by the horse as it
was floundering in the water and was rem
derod unconscious for a time but her in
juries are not considered serious Some
men cutting ice 40 or 10 rods away came
to their assistance and succeeded in getting
the wagon out of the water. The crack
was seven feet wide and filled with snow,
so it could not be seen.
SWITCH OPENED THREE TIMES.
Deputy Sheriff Fred Godfrey of Ben
lnington was summoned Thursday night
to Paper Mill village n small hamlet on
the line of the Bennington & Hoosac Val
ley electric railroad, to investigate the
opening OF a switch. Three times during
the night cars from North Bennington ran
into the long switch leading to the Fill
more G. Slade paper mill. The length of
the sidetracl allowed the motorman to
stop the cars before any damage was
done. The switch opening was probably
tho work of boys who have been inspired
by the wreck at Walloomsac. n. ", to
create some excitement.
NEW CHURCH FOR FAIRFIELD.
The meeting of the Roman Catholic So
ciety in Fairfield which was held at the
Congregational Church Thursday evening
was well attended. The following commit
tees were chosen: On building n. j. La
chance, Owen Magnn, Patrick McGue,
r. H. Sharkey and ]. L. Barry; on
finance, j. Il. Finnegan, l.. +. Brennan.
Anthony Wry, Frank Goraw and James
Hale. 1t was decided to build n new
church and priests house in the spring,
and the structures will probably be built
of Hardwick granite on or near the old
site. The Rev. N. J. Lachance. priest in
charge, is very anxious for the erection of
another church which will equal or exceed
in beauty the one which was destroyed
by fire Christmas day.
| ANNUAL MEETING OF DIRECTORS
OF VALLEY FAIR ASSOCIATION.
The annual meeting of the stockhol-
ders and advisory directors Of the Valley
| Fair association was held at Brattle-
| boro Friday with an unusually large at
| tendance. The treasurcrs report show
ed a deficit of s291.53 for the last fair,
| largely as a result Of an increase in
premiums in the cattle department
President G. w. Pierce said u mistake
was made in cutting out the vaudeville
After adopting some reforms the follow
| ing officers were elected: President
George w. Pierce; vice presidents n
+. Wood, r. Nelson Hastings; secretary,
ID. L. Tacker: treasurer Fred C. Adams
superintendent, j. A. Taylor; executive
committee, George w. Pierce, j. A.
| TAYLOR Henry c. Stark LYMAN Il, Hol-