Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-12-06
MRS. ARDELLA ADAMS FATALLY
BURNED AT SOUTH ROYALTON.


BURNED At SOUTH ROYALTON.
Mrs. Ardella Adams of South Royal
ton. aged % years. was terribly burned
Thursday morning. She had all prepara-
tions made for Thanksi;iving, expecting
! her daughter and husband. Mr.. and Mrs
Nhirple of Bethel, to dine with her, and
even had the table laid. As nearly as T..
can be ascertaincd, she was going down
cellar just after putting wood in the
stove. Her clothes caught fire. and fail
ing to put tho fire out she ran To the
woodshed for help A MIR. Trask, at work
there, wrapped rug about her and threw
water over her \ son, Martin Van Bu-
rcn Adams, who resided with her, was
also about the promises, but before tn Y
could ex,inEuish the flames all her cloth
ing was burned off. Her body, face and
hair wero more CT less burned. She
was unable to speak, but by motions and
questions asked her. such is the story OBJ
tanned. TWO sons reside in Barnard and
another daughter IN the West Mrs
Whppic. her daughter living in Bethel.
being an invalid, was carefully informed
and was brought to her mother by the
first train it was possible to take.
ALLEGED HORSE THIEF RELEASED.
]. J. Stanton who was arrested in New
port, y. H.. about a month ago on the
charge of stealing a team from the firm
of Howard & Yearly of Brattleboro VT
has been released by Sheriff Gunnison
having settled things satisfac torily 10
the Brattleboro firm. He had been held
In Newport awaiting the action of the
Vermont authorities since his arrest. but
they have shown no disposition to make
any effort TO come and get him as stan
ton would not go to Vermont willingly
He secured the necessary funds to clear
| himself from his mother, who lives in
Philadelphia, Pa. She refused at first to
help him but through the efforts of his
attorney, T.. O. Chellis, she was persuad-
ed to send him enough money to settle
up. Howard d Yearly, the firm from
whom he took the team, agreed to settle
for SO. In addition to this his mother
sent him enough TO take him to Phladel-
pha. When he came to Newport he
posed as a doctor and registered as &C.
w. Gilbert, NJ. D.. of Boston," but as
appeared later his real name was Stanton.
From his conversation with some of the
local physicians, he appears to be well
vcrsed in that profession. When he was
| arrested n young womans watch was
found or him which belonged II young
woman in Springfield. This is now held
by Sheriff Gunnison, who will return 4
to its owner, as she has pat in a claim
for it. Stanton lert Friday presumably
for his home in Philadelphia.
BENNINGTON TO HAVE, 4 LARGE
SANITAElUM.
DR.. Hercules Sauche of New York. pres
idrnt of the An.mariu,n company Of that
city, ana his wife arrived in bennington
Cor the winter and are occupying the c.
! w. Hartmann house. The doctor, who has
untl recently been conducting sanitar-
iums in New York, Detroit. and Mont
real, proposes TO consolidate the three
| into ono TO be located mere, for which
purpose he has already purchased 100
acres Of land ana Is negotiating for more.
I Ills idea of locating here is principally to
secure pure cir and walc", also porous
soil, all of which are to be found in abund-
auco on the land he has bought. The san
i;'riCm will lie placed wei up on Bald
mountain, its location beng sheltered by
/ high ridges and woods from the west
/ winds. while the exposure on the south
/ - wide and urohs,ruCtcl. one of the
springs that has been selected to supply
tho sanitarlum is locally known as the
Waters spring. It Is located near the
/ "pring that supplies the Soldiers Home
| fountain, the highest natural fountain in
tho world. The Waters spring IL l5OO
/ feet above the sea level. and from il n
iEno1-sizcd stream of water flows, the tenn
Iporaturo Of which Is 80 degrees. The equip
lnc1ts for the slritarum, together with
about - hrrsoS and mules Ia he used in