Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-08-09
THE NEWS BY COUNTIES
The winooski Valley, Villages up North
From the Island In the Lake to the
Passunipsic, Along otter Creek
and by the shores of White
River Covered By spe.
cial Correspop dents.
ADDISON COUNTY.
VERGENNES.,

VERGENNES.,
Frank o. Allen died Thursday morning
at his home in this city after an illness
Of about 10 weeks following shock and
aggravated by an old complaint diabetes
aged i3 years. He leaves wife and two
sons, Arthur and Ray, a mother. Mrs
Kate Allen of Waltham, two brothers. H.
.. Allen of Middlebury and Burt j. Allen
of New Haven, three sisters, Mrs. G. b.
Kendall of Shoreham. Mrs. Dewitt a.
Parker of Waltham and Mrs. y. w. Wi
mans of Basin liarbor Mr.. Allen was
born in the town of f'errsburgh May &,
1863, and married Miss Minnie, daughter
of the late Mr.. and Mrs. Daniel Winslow
of this city is Years ago. He resided for
several years in this city during which he
was in the employ of n. G.. Norton e
Sons after which he moved to Waltham,
where he engaged in farming until about
a year ago, when he returned to this city.
He was kind hearted and highly re-
spectcd by those who knew him.
George French. a prominent and pros
porous farmer, died at his home in West
Addison Thursday from a complication OF
diseases. aged 50 years. Mr.. French was
the son of the late Wheeler French OF
West Addison. where he was born and has
always lived. He was highly respected by
his fellow townsmen and was their rep
resentative in the Legisla ture in lSS4 He
leaves n wife and one sister Mrs. Cyrus
Strong of California. The funeral was
held at II a. m. Sunday at the home.
Milo Ennis and Fred Gonyeau. who es-
capped from the Industrial school Thurs
Iav a IL
tion Saturday afternoon. They were cap
tured Saturday morning by J. NJ. Sears
At Thorps's crossing, Charlotte, ana
brought to Charlotte depot on hand car
and placed in the hands of superinten-
dent h. J.. Ingalls,. who had been imme-
diately notified by telephone OF their be-
ing found. The Gonyeau lad was com
mitted from Burlington.
Notice has been received by Postmaster
F. H. Foss Of this city from the post
office department at Washington. d. 9.
that the bill passed at the last session
of Congress granting a leave of absence
of l5 days to the rural free delivery car
riers, with no deduction from their sal
airy, took effect from July /, 1906 The
time OF taking the vacation is left with
the postmaster and carrier.
Saturday Thad Field left at Kingsland's S
store a stalk of field corn measuring s
feet in height.
Truman j. Newton. a well known aud
prosperous farmer of Ferrisburgh, who is
in his 18th year, has this season drove
the moving machine to cut so acres of
hay, besides driving the hay teddor and
has also rakcd and pitched some Of the
hay
Sunday about p. m. one of the worst
electric storms for years passed over por-
tions of the towns of Addison, Panton
and Weybridge, The path of the storm
was between five and six miles in width.
Incegsant lightning and terrific thunder
prevailed, accompanied by high wind
and hail, the latter being as large as hick-
Dry nuts. Large trees were blown down
and corn and grain laid Hat by the wind.
The wood house on the c. w. Reed farm
was struck by lightning, a COW belonging
to j. |. Clark of Addison was struck and
killed by the electric fluid and a haystack
belonging to Ezra Dyke of Addison was
struck by an electric bolt and consumed
The lightning also struck the house OF An
drew Ruscoe of Panton, doing but little
damage. The Addison and Panton tee-
phone company sustained considerable
damage to their lines in fuses being
burned out, etc.
Lynn Cushman of Ferrisbureh was
brought before Justice G. r. o. Kimball
Monday forenoon on charge of pointing
and dscharging tirearm on the evening
of July last at Mrs. Ernest Miller of this
city. lie was held for trial at the Deccm-
ber term of Addison county court in the
sum of $50.
During the electric storm that
passed over this city and neighboring
towns Monday afternoon two cows
belonging to Alvin Little of Barnum-
town were killed. In this city the
storm was accompanied by high
wind and several large trees were
blown down. a limb ON one OF the
trees in the sclool house yard was
twisted off and in falling just grazod
the horse of f. c. Scott, Jr. Some
damage was also done to telephon. .
and telegraph lines.
The Champlain valley Trotting as
sociation will hold two days meet
ing on toe old fair grounds in this
city Friday and Saturday, August "a
and 25, at which liberal purses will be
offered. In addition, there will be
base bah games each day. Arrange
mcnts are being made for the holding
OF "A fair and races on the above
grounds some time in the month of
September.
The resignation of chief of Police
Timothy Dillon was accepted at n
special meeting of the city council,
held recently, and stephen Bates was
appointed to ifll the vacancy. Mr.. Dill
lon resigned this position because his
work as carpenter called him out of
town frequently. Mr. Dillon at pres
ent is working at his trade at North
Hero. Mr.. Bates is not new to the
office, having faithfully performed the
duties for about 80 years until succeed
ed by Mr., Dillon in March. 1904
MIDDLEBURY.