Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-07-25

. VERMONT NOTES



While shingling the roof of his barn in
west Newport, Charles Fuller was struck
ny lightning and instantly killed.
Ninety teachers are now attending the
summer school at Johnson. Glasses are
being held in geography, history and
civics.
Hrattleboro will build a nurses home.
20 rect long. 40 feet wide and three
stories high. 1t will be of brick, granite
and marble and will cost about 5000.
The summer school at St. Johnsbury
under the auspices of the public schools
mas 30 pupils. Basketry. sewing, weav-
'nR' SIioyd and cooking are being taught.
me Rev. Nelson NJ. Mayall, pastor Of
the Baptist Church at West Pike. Pa,
mas resigned his pastorate there to accept
q call Of the Baptist Church at Wheelock.
An increase in the amount of drunk
enness is noticeable in many no-license
towns on tho border OF the state. the
express companies across the line fur
nishing the liquor.
Chester reports that this WI. DO an off
N'' VS. Nv ~ ~
year for apples, owing to the extreme
cold weather which injured the trees
while in bloom. Many orchards show
but a very small amount Of fruit.
While operating an edgcr machine at
the upper mill of r. L. Chandler g. Co..
at Barton, Howard Towle was struck in
the side by a hoard and rendered un-
conscious for several hours.
NJ. stanton Of Proctorsville had lust
risen from a milking stool when lightning
struck the barn and killed the COW. The
barn will need fixing and the contents
of the pail were turned into butter
milk.
j. A. Giddings Of Andover discovered
an adder three feet and five inches long
while working in his potato field. The
reptile stood on its tail and showed fight
before Mr.. Giddings dispatched it with a
hoe.
Louis Gingras of ST. Johnsbury claims
to hold the record in building tonements.
lie started a two tenement house six
weeks ago and the structure. with the
exception Of a little needed painting, is
now completed.
James Reed, while surveying for tie
Fair Haven water works at Inman pond.
killed one Of the largest rattlesnakes
ever found in that section. 1t was over
four feet long, eight inches in clrcum-
ference and had 10 %rattles,
A horse belonging to Henry Dudley of
was struck by lightning. and so
hg div NO r.t,.1l 49,. Il. ---r, 90
nor move. It's condition was 50 pl,iable
it was sho as an act Of kind
ness.
john Massie, a granite cutter of South
RyeGate, went in bathing alone in the
W els river and was drowned. His body
found in the water back of the
nous" where he boarded. He had a wife
and child in Italy.
II. F. Plllsbury of Barton. "A years old.
says the fishing season is the best for
many years. He recently caught s5 lunge
With a single line from his little steam NJ
'oat at Willoughby lake. He is going
'ack soon 10 clean up the rest.
Harry Towle, a young man Of Barton.
badly hurt In the mills last week
.rau ~ \ ""dru thrown
rom the saw struck the man with great
orce in the bdomcn and the chances
re now against his recovery.
Charles +. W. Cunningham has resign
n as general secretary of the Rrattle-
'7ro Y. NJ. e. A. tn become assistant
OF tho association at Paw
r. l. The Pawtuckot association
viii move TO a new $4,000 building in