Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-10-07
NORTHFIELD.


United States weather bureau reports
the mean temperature for September in
Mortified to have been 80 degrees.
which Is four degrees above the normal
temperature for the month. The highest
was 50 degrees, on the 18th. and the
lowest was 30 degrees. on tie 3oth. The
greatest daily range was Al degrees, on
the "a, and the least daily range was
eight degrees. on the 18th. The precipi-
tation amounted to 1.36 inches, the nor
NAL for the month being 2.76 inches.
The prevailing wind was from the south,
the total movement $3.50 miles. the aver
age hourly velocity seven miles, and
the maximum velocity 30 miles per hour,
from the southwest, on the 18th. The
month was made up of eight clear, II
partly cloudy and 10 cloudy days. Preci-
pitotlon In quantity sufficient to meas
ure fell on 10 days. Solar halos were
noted on the 4th and 18th. sleet on the
18th and 9TH, fog on the Sd. 18th and
| 10th. thunderstorms on the It'll, 8th, 18th,
18th, 18th. 18th and 2lst, light frosts
on the list and 18th, and heavy frosts
on the 23d and 3Oth.
James 7. Johnston Of Union street,
who has a wood lot near the John Hop.
kins farm, Off Union Brook road on the
MacGillivary road. was badly injured
Thursday. Dynes Gilpin was drawing
down a load Of wood for Johnston and
was riding on the rear Of the load. Just
as the horses had passed over the
bridge at the foot Of the MacGillivary
hill. but while the load was still on the
bridge. the bridge swayed and fell about
10 feet to the ragged rocks in the bed
Of the brook. The load fell with the
bridge. pulling the horses down. Mr..
Johnston was badly injured. receiving a
broken leg and also internal injuries.
DR.. Whitney was called and hurried the
injured man to the Mary Fletcher hos
ptal in burlington. Neither Gilpin nor
his horses received more than slight
scratches
Elmer e. Derby. who moved from
Mortified to Enosburg Falls severa
years ago, going there to assume the man
agement OF the Thayer creamery, wa.
married recently to Mrs. Stebbins OF
Enosburg Falls.-Marshall D. l.. Smith o.
Ardmore. Okla. whose office was on MaiI
street, very near the immediate danger
point from the disastrous gasoline explo
sion. has written friends here that hi
family Is safe. but that at the time o
writing he was not able to state JUS
what the loss would be to the variou!
real estate holdings in the city in which
he was interested He estimated that thu
entire loss In the city would exceed hall
a million dollars-Mrs. Della circuit. who
has just returned from an extended vis
to her daughter. Mrs. Z. Charles White
iS n q oY,p
in the home of Frank A. Phillips. -Majo
Tompkins. formerly commandant at Nor
wich University. visited In town with hi
wife over Sunday. He goes in a few day
to visit his son. Parker. at West Point
and then returns to his command at For
Columbus. Texas.-George w. Clark. VIII
was the general shed superintendent AM
foreman for the Woodbury. Granite com
pany when that concern was doing busl
ness in Mortified, will this week NOV
his family to Bethel.
The selectmen have purchased severa
acres of land from Dennis Sployd an
Charles A. Ordway and will add this lam
to the bounds OF the Center cemetery
where 1t is much needed. The additio
is now being surveyed by Engineer John
son. and the necessary grading will b
done this fall II the weather permits
Prof Kemp r. B. Flint Is putting Il
the foundation for a new dwelling hous
on his land just south Of his present res
dence on Crescent street-Mrs JUL
Newell, who has been at Charles II
Newell's on Central street for som
weeks. returned Saturday to her HON
in Philadelphia.-Mr and Mrs c. S
Richmond left Monday for a short visl
to their son In New York city