Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1908-07-09
RUTLAND COUNTY.
BRANDON.

Clarence Hatch, the 5-year-old son or
Mr.. and Mrs Frank NJ, Hatch. had his
face badly burned Thursday evening
while firing a small cannon which he
and several companions had made out OF
a piece of iron pipe The thing was load
ed with a liberal charge of powder and
instead of firing it off with a fuse, young
Hatch touched it off with a piece of
paper. He was knocked over. his eye
lashes burned off and his face filled with
powder hut his eyes escaped injury.-The
Fourth was very quiet day here. many
people attended the celebration at For
estdale while others spent the day at
Lake Dunmore. Thompson's Point and
other places. All Of the stores were closed
and the town was practically deserted
Mr. and Mrs William Fificld of Chicago
are visiting his mother MIS-. Hiram FL
field.-Henry Field of Rutland was in
town Saturday.-Mr and Mrs. Ernest A.
Cool and DIR, and Mrs Herman Philip
sen have gone to Lake Hortonia where
they will spend two weeks In the Kelley
camp.-Mr and Mrs. b. D. Thomas are
at the Scott cottage at Lake Dunmore for
two weeks.-E. II. Button. Eugene Gosh
er, Il. W. Rowland and Fred l.. Smith,
who have been in camp at High pond.
have returned home.-The Kings Daugh-
ters attended in body the Baptist
Church Sunday morning when the pas
tor, the Rev. George W. Pomfrey
preached Il very interesting SERMON
Charles l. Button of Middlebury passed
Saturday and Sunday here.-Word has
been received of the arrival Of Carlos
Gipson and Il. l.. kenney at Caldwell.
Idaho. William Rowe. who has been very
i'll with typhoid fever. continues to inn
prove. -Rollin Lozele has moved to Proc
tor where he is employed by the YER
mont Marble company.-At the Congrega-
tional Church Sunday the sermon was
preached bG the Rev. William V. Berg of
Hartford Conn. who has been called to
| become its pastor.-The Rev. S. 8. Cobb
| of the Methodist Church and u party of
| some 10 or 20 boys are in camp at Lake
| Dunmore for two or three weeks.-Miss
| Clara Churchill of the Mary Fletcher
hospital has returned to Burlington.-Mr.
and Mrs. b. ID. Thomas are occupying
| the Scott cottage at Lake Dunmore for
| two weeks.
| Tuesday afternoon between five and
six O'Clock this town was visited by one
of the worst thunder storms for years,
which did considerable damage. Light
ming struck two houses, one on
Seminary hill occupied by b. NJ. Bowker
and the other one on Carver street oc-
cupied by r. (. llood. No one WAS hart
at either place. but Miss Margaret
Bowker received severe shock. Neither
house was very badly damaged or set on
fire At the Bowker place the castings Of
the front door were torn off and the
glass in the door was shattered The
chimney on the Flood place was split
and some other damage was done. Sew
eral trees were blown down. A large door
in Ketcham's furniture store was
broken by the wind and n large amount
of corn was blown nat and much dam
age was done to gardens Mrs. Robert
Thompson of Malone is visiting her sis
ter. Miss Caroline Bishop,-Mr. and Mrs.
c II. Ross and Reginald Ray went yes
terday to Hague, N. Y. where they will
spend a week with their daughter. Mrs.
Il. II. Button.-,Mrs Maud Bliss hurry
OF New York city Is In town for the
summer at her house on Park street.
The Congregational Sunday school had
q picnic yesterday at Lake Dunmore.-
DR.. and Mrs. Frank w. Page Of Boston
are In town for a few days visiting Mrs.