Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-03-01
VERMONT NOTES
News Items of the State Gath.
cred Here and There.

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The authorities have completed their
investigation of the death Of Morris NC
Ninistry, farmer who was killed In his
woodlot on Woodbury. mountain when
pile Of four-foot wood fell on him. The
authorities satisfied themselves that Mr..
Mckinistry's death was due to an acct
dent and permission was given to proceed
with preparations for burial. A faithful
shepherd dog owned by the deceased aid
ed neighbours In their search for McI<inistry
wher he failed to return home FROM the
wood lot, and as most of the search was
conducted under cover of darkness 1t ~
probable that the body would not have
been found until morning had II not
been for the persistence with which tho
dog guarded spot near the wood pile
which covered his master M. Mckinis.
try set out for the mountain wood lot
soon after noon Tuesday. He drove
pair of horses and told his wife as he left
tho yard that he would be home early for
supper. AS night began to fall and her
husband did not appear, Mrs. MckiniStry
began to worry and finally notified Ernest
Wheeler, n neighbor. of her anxiety. Mr..
wheeler was the first 20 respond to her
request FOR assistance and 1t was he who.
traversing the mile Of uncertain roadway
the wood lot, uncovered the body. Dark
ness fell early in the woods and for n
ttmo Mr.. Wheeler's search seemed dcs-
tined to result futileiy. He found the
horses patiently waiting their masters re-
turn, but a careful survey Of the lot failed
to indicate where the man might have
gone. Presently he heard the dog barking
loudly and when the shepherd refused to
leave certain spot at tho foot of tho
woodpile, Mr.. Wheeler began to make an
opening in the tumble of four-foot sticks.
little way under the wood Ire found
Mr.. McKinistry lying dead. He had bled
considerably from the ears and there was
II mark over the forehead. The condition
of the body indicated shat the MAJ had
been dead somO time. 1t is thought that
the farmer went 10 tho wood pile and be-
gan shovelinE away the soft snow, pre-
raratory TO backing his slcds up to the
pile. The wood was piled sfy feet high
and 1t is presumed that the mans opera
tions served to undermine tho pile, which.
in falling, caught him unawarcs Those
who examined tile body thought that the
blow indicated by the bruisc on the fore
head was sufficient to kill the farmer in
stantly. lie was around 40 years old.
WOODSTOCK SPORTS CARNIVAL
Tho second annual winter sports
carnival held at Woodstock Thursday
morning under the auspices of the Wood
stock Inn and the Woodstock Business
Mems association drew about 500 specta-
| tors. The events were held on the grounds
| of the Woodstock Country club. The
| most thrilling feature of the sports was
the somersault ski jump by J. P. Garlic
| ton Of Hanover, N. H., who made three
| attempts before he succeeded in making
Il &I,4 Att~v H. r,Irs
record was broken both by Fred II.
! Harris of Brattleboro and Hanover and
by Mr.. Carleton. The formers mark was
100 feet and six inches and the latter's 80
| feet. The ski jumping tournament was
won by Mr.. Carleton with a total of 2S4ia
| points his best jump in the competition
| being 90ia feet. Richard Holton of Ham
over was second with 2S3 points. his best
| jump being IS feet. Carleton c. Frost
was third with 276 points and n jump of
81 feet. The cross-country ski run for
men was won by Mr.. Frost and similar
event for boys was won by Archie Charon,
| Benton Pinney being second. The obstacle
| race for boys went to Ralph Bourbon. \
| special ski jumping class for boys over
"A went to Herman Livingston, Philip
| Collins being second In another jumping
event for boys Ralph Bourbon won in
class A, Bourbon Gobis being second and
Archie Charon third. In class b. for boys
under Il years, Stewart Kneen was first
with jump of 63 feet and Warren Smith
second. In the proficiency class for older
boys Herman Livingston was the win
ner, with Louis Charon second. A class
for younger boys went to Edwin Howes
Lawrence Laviolette being second. The
10O-yard dash was won by Eugene Roy,
with Edwin Howes in second place. A ski
race for girls seven years old was won by
Marion Dumas. Eleanor Wright being Sec
ond and Frances Perkins third A similar
event for boys went to Frederick X
Howes, Charles Coffin being second
EGGS EMERGE FROM WRECK.