Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-03-25
ENOSBURG FALLS

, Dorson Tanner. aged 16, son of Mr and
/ Mrs Clement Tanner. suffered a bad ac-
cident Wednesday March II, when a gun
| with which lie was practising, exploded,
! tearing his left hand very badly. Dr..
| Human was called and the boy was taken
to Maple Park sanitarium. where Drs
Human and Pratt dressed it, There
seems n fair chance 10 save the hand
entire but possibly deformed and stiff
fened. 1t seems the boy had just cot the
gun in a trade and unknown to him it
had three years old charge already in
1t. He went to a secluded spot known as
"Murphys Dump where the mischief
was done at the first shot.-A. n. Manley
has sold his wood working plant on the
island to a newly formed company to be
known as the Island Manufacturing COM
pany Gncorporated. which proposes to
open the plant within two weeks for the
manufacture of all kinds Of builders wood
working materials. Mr.. Manley went into
this business about 4S years ago with the
late George Sprague under the firm name
of Spraguc and Manley which was soon
changed to Manley and Towle, when w.
NJ Towle now living in Burlington, pur-
chased Mr.. Sprague's interest. In 1884,
Mr.. Manley purchased his partners inter-
est and has run the business until failing
health a few months ago compelled him
to close the doors. Continued i'll health
has made it advisable to sell the pro-
perty, which consists of the island, a bit
of wild woods and the buildings fitted
with machinery and a one seventh in
terest in the water power developed by
the dam that makes 1.-THE Falls" The
new company comprises some of the
younger business men including; ]. G..
rntp mi
a. Depaitie, II. A Glddings and about
10 others, who will seek Incorporation
with a capital stcck Of $4,000 fully paid in
While .thcrc is plenty Of Snow
In the road IN some directions
from this village II other directions wag-
ons have been run for several days
SlcighnS mas been practically continuous
since Christmas until Saturday.-Prospcr
Smith Is reported to have made % gallons
OF Maple syrup Thursday.-Mrs. NJ. c.
Cramton of Swanton came to town Thurs
day morning and Mrs. Cramton came on
foot from Sheldon Junction because the
train on the Missisquoi division which
comes here, though notified ny the con-
ductor on the b.. & NJ. that he had pas
sengers for his road, failed to wait the
few minutes required 10 make the trans
fer.-Daniel Stetson, who is at a business
few days here.-Dr. c. G. Abel is SUI
fering from am attack of tonslits.
A daughter, Marjorie Veronica, was born
to Mr.. and Mrs. Hector Lafiey Saturday.
w. II. Greene. of Highgate, was in town
Sunday, returning with his daughter. who
has been passing a few weeks with her
grandparents, Mr., and Mrs. Stanley
Sayles.
The meeting Of the Woman's Missionary
society was held Thursday afternoon at
the parsonage.-Miss Altha Hart has re-
turned to G. II. Fairbanks after spending
some time at the home of her uncle,
, Henry Hart, in Berkshire.-The town
schools have closed for the Easter vaca-
ton and the teachers have gone to their
homes.-Miss Marie Wheelock is helping
Mrs. q. l.. Nichols during sugaring.-
Lewis Arnold from Richford is sawyer
in q. l.. Nichols's mill.