Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-08-31


cremation alive the other day as he was
on his way home from Rutland, peace
fully sleeping his wagon. lie had arrived
at a point near his home when he awoko
TO the fact that a small bonfire was
making progress in the rear of his wagon
ana had in fact reached his coattails.
Governor Mead has appointed as
delegates to the 18th annual confer
ence session of the American Mining
Congress to be held in Chicago from
September 2G TO %: James w. Bouk-
well Of Montpelier and q. @. Robinson
of Dorset, George H. Davis of Proctor,
Prof. George II. Perkins of this city,
and william Griffith of Poultney.
The annual meeting Of the Automobil"
Club of Vermont will be held at Mont
pelier in the City Hall Memorial room
on Saturday September .. The matter OF
the State highway map will be taken
up at this meeting with Secretary of
State Hon. Guy w. Bailey and State
highway Commissioner Hon. - w.
| Gates.
Thomas Ahearn, aged SO, OF ST.
Johnsbury Center, was cut In two by
a train in the railroad yards at ST.
Johnsbury, where he was employed. 1t
| is supposed that he missed q train at
| Wells River and boarded freight for
st. ,Iohnsbury. that was waiting in
tho yards for another freight and be-
coming confused by some noiso was
struck by the train.
Norris H. Woodland. n we'll known cti-
zen Of Ludlow. dropped dead in Brighton
near Boston Thursday morning. lie was
| 50 years Of age and the LAST of an OH
! family. A strange coincidence was 10,
playing of three games of solitaire before
his departure for Boston. ana the cards
said that he woull not return alive Ac-
cordlngly he made arrangements for hi.
funeral In case of his demise.
A South Dorset man by the distinc-
tive name of Brown fell off n trollct
car at Cast1eton the other day and suf-
fered a dislocation of his left elbow
and cuts and bruises, hut a bottle in
his pocket remained secure from harm.
He weighs 200 pounds and was trying
to change seats when the car lurched
forward and prcciptated him to tne
ground.
One of tho spectral attractions at :ho
coming Rutland county fair will he
raised by school children. through the
efforts of the Woman's Civic league of
that city, which has distributed 7.O0t
packages of seed among the childrer
for the purpose of stimulating love
for nature and the Identifying of tbs
city.
I Captain A. ] Merrill, deputy collecto
OF customs of the port Of Gichford 70
over 81 years. has been promoted to b.
in charge of tho port to succeed A. II
King. who has hecn promoted to talk
charge of tho United States custom
affairs in Montreal. James c. Ford ha
been promoted to Captain Merrils pac
and it is expected that a new appoint
ment will be made soon to fill Mr.. Ford
place.
James Carrigan of West Rutland wa
badly injured when he stepped on the en-
of loose plank at the Clarcndo
Springs quarry. being thrown into tn
quarry, a distance of about % feet. II
struck on pile Of rubbish, mostly stone'
). Four ribs were broken and he suffere
k several bruises and cuts lie did not los
= consciousness when he fell nor has n
= since. He is "A years of age. a native {
n ireland and unmarried.
s. Tie Davis Packing company has bcc
n granted a charter to do business in Nei
5. mont and will be located In Ludlow TIL
}. incorporates arc all living in Vernon
IS and the company will engage in the bus
Y ness of making soap. fertilizer oil, glu
J. Eelatnc. leather and other GOODS. II
d authorized capital stock is $4,000 and III
, incorporators arc: II. 5. Davis Of Cavcr
> dish. George Raymond George p. Lev!
II. T Brown and l.. c. Ford of T.u,
y low
. Althoueh told that She could not sit u
: in bed Mrs. Attic Frontan7 Of Barr
70 IN for two weeks with tvnhoid fever an
4. pleurisv. insisted upon 50 doing an
:, when the nurse was out Of the rooI
=, did so. When the nurse returned 81
, was sittirr nm in bod and laughing ~
. nurse was called oi.t Of the room urai
and when ebo rotnrad found NI,s l,ro,
~ tar, eaenluc for hroot}, d,.irr in , 70
II r,ir,,tes she w,s harm II, r,o,,. o,d "a.
J. orl,. o., wars Of ooo
N
u ',''" -" 7'O'Na'" pan" 90 w. ""'
d" c'''''''dl s'ori" leNc'ou " Io''S'
re Sherpurn"' Mr. S'oddard' president
j. u" COOK Stcd'ard company
n WASHINGTON. H. g.. and Arthur II Smlt
o. &C Rutland were hurrying hY autom,
~ bile from tho lattcr's summer homo
" West Springfield to Rutland when
s. mile outside Of Sherburne man he
20 them up by waving a lantern. inform
IN ing them that tho road was block,