Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-10-10

his behalf organizing the Pennsylvania,
Vermont and Rhode Island forces. t1e
was president OF the Woodrow Wilson
league of Essex county. New Jersey, and
was the organizer OF many such leagues
throughout the country. He was n native
OF Charlotte, N. G..
According to the returns made to the
city clerks office there were 81 births
In Burlington during the month of
September and 81 deaths. OF the former
20 were boys and % girls. The oldest
mother was A years of age and this is
her first child. Among the large families,
one woman became the mother of her
eleventh child at the age Of 80, another
of her 18th at the same age and one
woman of her 18th at the age Of Al. The
youngest mother was II years Of age
and the child was her second. OF the
deaths an unusually large number were
middle-aged persons. while a fair per-
centage were Of infants and children
under 10 years of age. The oldest person
to die was 81 years Of age. There was
one death at ST. one at 81. three between
the ages of 20 and so and few between
60 and 20.
Joseph Allen. section foreman on the
Delaware & Hudson road and we'll
known in this city, had a narrow escape
from instant death In a fall over 70
foot embankment Saturday. Allen with
his men was engaged at work in the
rock cut about two miles north Of Wills
boro. when he toppled over the bluff
and fell to the water level, nearly 10
feet below. His comrades thought that
he was surely dead and procured n boat
the only means of reaching the place
where he struck. to go after his body.
They found him still living and hurried
him to Willsboro for surgical treatment.
The physicians found that he had re-
ceived &c cuts in addition to numerous
bruises but that none of the injuries
was necessarily fatal. 1t is thought that
the shock on reaching the bottom was
lessened by striking numerous projecting
rocks along the way down.
Newspaper reports have been received
Of the marriage of William Henry Dwycr,
son of Edward Dwyer of this city, and
Miss Mabel Lillian Waters second
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. John A.
Waters Of Fall River. Mass The cerc-
mony was performed in the chapel of
the Sacred Heart Church of that city by
the Rev. Charles a. Donovan. Monday
morning at 73O. In the presence of many
relatives and friends. The brides sister
Miss Elizabeth @. Waters. was brides
maid and the best man was the groom s
brother, Edward J. Dwyer of New York
Following the ceremony, a wedding
breakfast was served at the home of
the brides parents. esq Locust street
Guests from New Bedford, Boston and
New York We're present. NJ. and Mrs
Dwyer left at noon for Boston and New
York. After November they will be at
home at 44S North Main street, Spring
( field, Mass. whore the groom is foreman
for the Bosch Magnetic company.
A horse deal of nine years ago was
brought up in city court Thursday after.
noon in the suit of B. II. Porter vs. $.
| H. Miller for $50. The testimony dis
| closed the fact that nine years ago
Miller bought one of the condemned
horses at an auction at the post, but
| found the animal the possessor of any
thing but an amiable disposition. He
| would rear and plunge and evidently
wasn't properly broken to the harness
He engaged Mr.. Porter to break him
and was to give him 81 per day ror SC
doing. At the end of 50 days the horse
was returned, but the $50 has not We,
appeared and MIR. Porter seeks to re-
cover the money for his wages. Miller
| claims that the horse was injured ir
the training and that Porter and h.
agreed to call the $50 off as an offset
to the damages incurred. The testimon,
has mostly to do with the condition OF
| the horse at the time Miller received II
and is highly contradictory. Porter say
| that he first he learned of his agree
ment to cancel the $50 when he tried t,
! collect from Miller