Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-06-08
ST. ALBANS.

Tho city of St. Adams comes to the
front this year with the largest num-
Der OF polls the largest number of
tax Inventories and tho largest grand
list In its history. and moreover the
tax rate will be tho lowest since ST.
Adams was made city. 1t Is ex-
pected that the rate will be fixed at
s1.s5. It having been at $500. tho
maximum. The increases follow: Real
estate. s78.s66; personal property.
s73.1ss: grand list, s1.5ss54. There
was a gain Of 40 polls and 100 In
ventories.
The ITALY" freight yard of the Cen
trail Vermont railway was the scene
Of two serious accidents Wednesday
night. when George Z. Clifford. Il
freight brakeman was run over and
killed and Harry Staples was badly
injured by being struck by train.
1t is thought. No one knows exactly
how the dead and injured man came
| to meet with their accidents as no
one saw either occurrence. Clifford
worked on one Of the night switching
crews and in the performance of his
duties was riding a string of cars TO
a siding where q train was being
| made up. AS he did not return when
| he should his mates went down the
| track a short distance and found his
body lying beside the track. The
body was badly mangled and bruised,
both legs being broken as we'll as his
left arm while his head was crushed
in. 1t is supposed that he slipped
| and fell and that death was instan-
| !
Waterloo. Que, where he was born
September IS, 1881. but had passed
most of his life here, He Il survived
by O wife and three young children
and also by his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
George Clifford of this city. and a
sister, Mrs. Floyd Laselle of Burling-
ton. The funeral was held at the
house Friday afternoon at two o'clock.
the Rev. J. S. Brown officiating, and
the interment was at GREEN'S Corners.
The accident TO Harry Staples hap
pened about $50 o'clock, for at about
this time the night clerks in the
freight office heard a cry for help,
and upon investigation found Staples
lying near what Is known as track
10, with his left arm crushed and bat
tered and his face badly cut Staples
who is not employed by the railway
company. could not tell what had hap
pened to him and didn't know why
he was where he was, 1t is the sup
position that he was struck by freight
train No. 90. which came in a short
time before from the north.
One of the prettiest Of the seasons we'd
dings was that of Miss Eva Thankful
Collins and Carleton Frederick Howe
Brown which took place at the home
the bride in St. Adams town Thursday
afternoon at two O'Clock. The ceremony
was performed by the Rev. Frank w
Lewis pastor Of the Methodist Episcopal
| Church. The bride was charmingly at
tired In a white messaine gown with
pearl trimmings and wore a veil and
| carried white roses. The brides SundG y
school class OF fourteen girls made an
aisle through which the bridal procession
passed. Little Donald Dunsmore was tho
| ring bearer and the flower girls were
Frances Marvin. Dorothy and Marguerite
| Dunsmore and Marion G., Collins. The
"Lohengrin" wedding march was played
by Mrs. Andrew Collins. accompanied by
! the violin and clarinet. Just before the
GAramnnY Miss Marion l. Caliins sang