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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1876-02-25

A TOMATO RAcE.-0De of the most novel
display cards We have seen in some time Is
large colored lithOgraph entitled Briggs
Il Brothers e Great Tomato Race" IL
represents lot of tomatoes striving in
race The vegetables are mounted on horses
and are supposed to be coming in on the
home stretch. There is tho grand stand
filed with vegetable audience /, a big beet,
with a turnip in his hands, Is time-keeper,
and the whole thing is full of life and iun.
The tomatoes come in in their order as es-
timated by this practical firm, who nIe OF
course well qualified to judge OF the char
acter of vegetables a. well as flowers. They
rate the various tomatoes in the order OF
their excellence as follows: Green Gage,
Conqueror, Excelsior, trophy. Defiance.
Gen. Grant, Hubbard's Curled Leaf. Hep
per's Goliah. Tilden, Dwarf Orangefeld
Early Dwarf. Large Early Smooth Red
Keyes's Early Prolific. Simms' Cluster and
far in the rear. his rider using telescope
to SEQ where the Others are. comes the dis
tsnced Large Yellow. Briggs Bros. en-
10y an enviable reputation upon the produc.
tive qualities of all seed sold by them, and
especially upon tomatoes and onions.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1876-02-25

ROBBED AND MISTAKEN FOR GHosT.-Thc
Mechanicsburg Cumberland Co, Penn. }
Journal tells story that seems almost in
credible, though it is vouched for as strictly
true. Samual Erb. of East Pennsboro town
ship, had been to church one night, and as
he approached his house was startled by a
commotion in his chicken coop. On inves-
tigating the cause he discovered three men
wrlnging the necks of his poultry. When
the thieves saw him they fled with their
plunder, seeking shelter among some push
es, Mr.. Erb, with his dog, pursued them,
bet couple Of shots Il IN the thieves caus-
cd the dog to retreat. A pistol was then
presented to his breast by the robbers, who
robbed him of his money and watch, and
then compelled him TO take off his clothes,
stripping him to his shirt and draw ers.
They then gagged him and tied his hands
behind his back, and ne was allowed to go
home. the thieves taking their departure al
so. a correspondent of the journal tells
the rest Of the story as follows:
The feelings of Mr.. Erb can be easier
imagined than described, as he walked
home through the keen air But his troub
les were not yet over. Tor at his gate he was
met BY his dog, which. had deserted him.
Failing 70 recognize his master, he kept bar
king and swapping through the pales at
his legs. Mrs. Erb, being aroused by the
noise, looked out OF the window, and seeing
his white figure dancing IN the moonlight,
thought 1t was ghost. called her father,
who was staying with her at the time, who
came armed with the shotgun, and opening
the door he called off the dog. He then de-
sired to know the mission Of one in 50
strange an attire. Never was man more
willing to speak, or more unable than Mr..
Samual Erb. 81 the only reply was few
neds ot Of the head. accompanied " as
many jumps with the feet. Mr.. Boozer
then brought his weapon to his shoulder,
and taking aim at the supposed ghost, de-
manded it to speak Immediately, or leave
the premises. With this he coupled the
promise that failure to comply would
cause him to fire. Mr., Etb was now in
great dilemma. Speak he could not. Ii he
staid he would be shot. and if he went a.
way he would freeze In fact, he was near
ly frozen already. lie turned to 90, and as
he did 50 his wife saw his arms were tied on
his back. Telling her father this, that gen
tleman called to him to come back but
Kept the gun pointed, saying as long as
there was NJ evidence Of hostility, there
need by no fear Mr.. Erb tremblingly
obeyed, and on drawing near was recog-
nized and taken in and cared for.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1876-02-25

. tt.c .ovoIesi lady mine.
Is If 4ll.. send for your valentine
Simmer and flowers are far away
r. 4v old Winter is king to-day
Buds u.-- not blow, and sun will not shine
90 --- -Ia.. do ior a valentine
q. es ST. Valentine. tell me here
nlt oh. come AZ this time o. year
-.fr .i days when lilies are white
a..g tliays when sunbeams are bright.
= W- when every things dark and drear
ars -. Etl come, 81. Valentine dear
s'lrched the gardens al through and through
-4 had 10 tel OF my love 60 true
to. t-1- were asleep and blossoms were dead,
-l --= s M snow caloe down On my head
.,e .avel est lady mine.
..--. uy heart f0r your valentine
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1876-02-25

The year 1873 is tie latter part Of the
5635tb, and the beginning Of the 5637th
since the creation Of the world. according
to the Jews. Il snswers to the 65e9th Of
the Julian Period, the 2629th from the
foundation Of Rome. the 2652od year Of the
Olympisds. and the year 73sl-e5 Of tho
BYZANTINE era.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1876-02-25
VOL. Xix. NEW SERIES. VOL xxi.
Deacon Marvin. Of Lyme !.

One of the carly settlers of Lyme was Rey-
mold Marvin. de was a rich iandholder, a
militia captain, and a deacon of the
church. He professed to be governed by
Divine communications. On one occasion
he announced that the Lord had directed
him to distribute his cows among the poor.
shiftless fellow. who was omitted in the
distribution, finally went to the deacon and
said he too had received a communication
from the Lord, who had sent him there for
q COW.
"Of course. then. you must have Il cow.
was the reply. But What sort of COW
did the Lord say must give you-a new
milch or farrow?''
"A new milch COW, Sir
Indeed Your communication could not
have been from the Lord, for | have no
new milch cow
The baiiled beggar departed.
Another time the deacon opposed some
church measure which was carried in
spite of him: He promptly refused to pay
his church taxes, and was sued. and his sad
die taken for the debt. He esteemed him
self deeply wronged. and rode upon sheep
skin wheeled vehicles had as yet hardly
appeared in the colonies) forever aiterward.
And riding upon his sheep skin one day.
be refined his horse up to the cottage door OF
pretty Betty Lee 1t was an old Dutch door,
cut in two in the middle. She came and
leaned upon the lower half her blue eyes
opened wide, and her dainty hands holding
fast to a plate which she was wiping.
Betty" said he, solemnly, % the Lord
sent me here TO marry you"
Betty's eyes fell upon the door step. and
so did the plate. The demure maiden. how
ever, rallied instantly
- The Lord : will be done, - she replied.
The deacon nudged his horse and trotted
slowly away, and the maiden finished wash
ing her dishes. Betty's father was not
friendly to the deacon, and tried to break
the engagement. lie did not succeed, as
appears from the punishment which, accord
ing to the custom Of the times, was posted
upon the church door. 1t was the produc-
tion ct the prospective bridegroom. and ran
thus
Rey mold Marvin and Betty Lee
Do intend To marry,
And though her Cad Op-p0 sed be,
They can no longer tarry.
They were married, and lived in peace.
and in a small stone house on the west side
OF " The Street" brought up a large fami-
ly Of children, and in due course Of events
were gathered to their fathers. On time
worn headstone in the Lyme cemetery may
be seen the following inscription
This Deacon, aged sixty-eight
l. ireed on Earth from sarving,
May FOR a crown no longer wait
Lyme's Captain Reynold Marvin.
Martha J. Lcm5 IN HdrDers' Maca-4ns-
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1876-02-25
The Allen Family in Connecticut.

We copy the following from private let
ter, from Mr.. Albert Wadhams, Of Goshen,
Conn:
i regret the error in the Report of the
Exercises attending the unveiling of the
Stephenson Statue of Gen. Ethan Allen,
July 4th, 1873, as to my descent. A correct
report of it would have been this, to wi:
Albert Wadhams, of Goshen, Conn, a
grandson of the widow of Captain Heman
Allen, next younger brother Of Ethan Allen.
Allow me here to give you some account
of the Allen family in Connecticut, before
their removal to Vermont. After the death
of Joseph Allen (the father of Ethan) in
Cornwall, Conn, on the 4th of April, 1755,
and after Heman Allen had married Abb
gail Beebe, in Salisbury, Conn, and located
there, the family made their home at He
mans. This was all the home they had in
Connecticut. Captain Heman Allen was
theonly one of the Allen brothers that did
notremove to Vermont, but he was engaged
with them in their land purchases there and
bought lands in Burlington, Vt. (rhe land
where Henry Wadhams Catlin now lives
was bought BY him Heman Allen at the
age of 81 died at his home in Salisbury,
Conn, soon after the battle of Bennington,
in which he was engaged, Of disease con-
tracted in the army. His two sons also
died near the same time. Their names were
Heman Allen, Jr., and Beebe Allen. \
daughter survived, Lucinda Allen by name,
who afterwards married Moses Catlin and
lived in Burlington, Vt. She inherited all
Of her fathers property in Vermont. Abb
gail Allen remained widow until after the
Revolution, when she married my grand
father, Solomon Wadhams, and came to
Goshen, Conn, to live. Her age was then
about 80. My father, Beebe Wadhams, was
named after his half-brother, Beebe Allen,
above referred to. After the widow Of He
man Allen married Solomon Wadhams, the
Aliens of Vermont had no home or rela-
tives in Salisbury, Conn. Abigail Beebe
referred to, lived TO the great age Of 90
years, with her mind and faculties seemingly
unimpaired to the day of her death. | WAS
near % when she died and often heard her
relate accounts of the Aliens and the part
she had to act for them in the war. VIII
lard Wadhams, brother of mine, entered
Vermont University in 1923, at the age of
l3, and graduated in 1892, when he was l..
1t is said of him by others that he acquired
much literary distinction in this country
and Europe. But the hopes and expecta-
tions Of his friends were terminated by his
death at the age Of o.. There are six elm
trees, quite large ones row, upon the south
part of College Green, in Burlington, that
helped him to set out in the spring Of le32-
My age was then twelve and his seventeen.
The elm trees referred to We got at Judge
Van Sicklen's farm, three miles or more
from Burlington. Yours, truly,
ALBERT WApHANs.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1876-02-25

The FOURTH, AT ANDERsoNvILtE.-Ala lady
writes to the Worcester Spy | am the
wife of an Andersonville prisoner, and write
only from facts received from my husband.
Many prisoners, no doubt, like my husband 4,
dislike to recall those terrible memories :;
but anniversaries, or other events. will bring
up some particular incidents (; so | am iami-
liar with nearly all the trials and horrors OF
the prisons.
The Fourth of July. 1861, was celebrated
BY the Andersonyille prisoners by fast,
which lasted three days. During that time
no rations were issued, and this purposely,
to men whom insufficient and improper food
had already reduced nearly to starvation.
They endured, besides, thirst, as the water
supply was inadequate. Many died of that,
until Providence, it seems, interposed IN
their behalf; for by as great miracle as the
Israeites ever knew, water gushed from the
ground and all were supplied. Besides
they were without shelter from heat, cold,
or storm
All who survived, to my husbands knowl-
edge, were men between twenty-one and
forty, old soldiers, Injured by two years ser
vice to a soldiers life and to the climate.
The rebel policy was to kill all possible
and render the rest unfit for military duty,
and in this they succeeded. No prisoner
present at the IN eetings of the Andersonvllle
Association but is subject to some disease,
the effects of his Imprisonment.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1876-02-25

Last year, property to the value OF $780,
32S ,O35 was burned, of which amount S43,-
63l, 200 was distributed by insurance. The
tax we pay to fire amounts to about SO per
annum for each productive life in the coun-
try. October was the most disastrous month
of the year, the loses being So, ,953 ,O95.
March and September. notorious as months
of turbulent winds, show the least loss
S4,O95 400 and S4,S76,750 respectively. OF
the structures burned, hotels rank highest
in number, 337-nearly one PER day. Saw
mills, liquor stores. drug stores. restaurants,
furniture factories, machine shops, Touring
and planning mills. carpenter and black
smith shops, churches, lumber yards, public
halls, tanneries, woollen mills, newspaper
Offices. cotton mills, cooper shops and car
riage factories follow in the order given.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1876-02-25

CoTPER MINING At YERsHIRE-Tbc Yer
mont Copper Mining Company is doing a
large business in the mining OF copper at
NerShire. Ii mas some four hundred workmen
on the payroll; and with their families some
| 200 souls are dependent on this industry.
The Company pay out every month from
Sl2 coo to SIS coo The shaft Is worked day
and night in three shifts, eight hours on and
sixteen off, requiring some $50 workmen.
The process OF manufacture is described a.
follows At the outlet Of the mine there i
a blacksmith >hop. where there are some
four or five men, kept busy all the time
making and sharpening drills Here the
car J. run INTO a building built for that pur-
pose, and four or five men are employed TO
sort the ore from the waste rock The
rock that contains orc Is loaded into a ear
and started down the railway to what is
called the "cob5iug house la this build
are some loo men and boys. old and young,
who sit on stools and hammer all day,
breaking and sorting the rock. From
the "cothlaC house the ore Is tax
en- In cars Ablui 80 rods and then
Is dumped on the r0a-.-hed Ia the
first pace there are about three cords
Of wood Ali on u space OF about 30
fret square Then he ore i piled On tjp
oi tte voa1 about ten feet high. When the
pile IS c0mp..t q fb.s slt FIRE ID the wood
and it barns readl Is, The sulphur that is
in the orc takes fire and continues to burn
ONE SIX months before the fire goes out.
The vapor or smoke from the roa-t-bed kills
all vegetation IN the vicinity. The grass Is
dead and It kills the apple and forest trees.
The woTkm5n, however. are healthy and ro-
bust. and some g. them have been employed
there for many years From the roast-ued
the ore is ll@dei iat1 ears again and taken
to the smelling house. where rhcro are some
ten furnaces that are run night and day.
melting the ore The copper il run into
pigs or bars weighing from $50 70 275 lb-.
each. and then J.; ready Tor market
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1876-02-25

Mr Jenkin :, the author II G!nx's Baby.
has been laying hi- genius under cOntribu
tiOn Ia an attempt to expose some Ot the
evils connected with strong drink, and the
result, says tie English NOnoonforn.isf. j.
not a mere ''goody y-goody story, such as Is
not uniroqIentiy written On thi- subject,
in hich Ihe amiability ut the writer l.
more apparent than the effectiveness Of hrs
moral teaching. hat the most powerful cou-
tribnIion which has Vet been made 10 the
literature # the temperance party. TIE
author. III hIr dedication sayS;
Ia l. great thing done II We can get
people to think about the reality, bearings.
and siz, OF an evil and in spite oi the ex-
posurcs. through the press. OF the dismal
fruits Of the traffic in drink. | find meu &C
ing about. and dining comfortably. and
voting steadily, ia utter disregard OF their
tell. disastrous. and diaholical effects. |
cannot acquit myself Of having too long
done the ike. | have therefore tried to
bring INTO one small picture somewhat
comprehensive view of these evils. IN the
hope of rousing some men OF quiet diges-
tlon out eff their apathy, and 50 OF aiding
your noble work
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1876-02-25

TEMPERANCE ~ PUBLIC ScHscLs - The re
yised statutes OF Massachusetts,, See 10,
Chap. s., have the following ca teaching
temperance in the schools OF the State
- L shall Be the duty OF the president.
professors and tutors OF the University at
Cambridge, and OF the several colleges. OF
all precept9rs and teachers OF academies,
and of all other instructors Of youth, To ex
ert their best endeav0Ts to impress on the
minds OF children and youth committed to
their care and instruction, the principles o.!
piety and justice. and sacred regard for
truth; love of their country, humanity and
universal benevolence sObriety. industry
and irugaliiy chastity, moderation and
temperance. and those other virtues which
are the ornaments OF human society and the
basis upon which instructors should euGeay-
or 10 lead their pupils a. their ages and
capacities will admit. into Il clear under
standing OF the tendency oi the above
mentioned virtues. TO preserve and perfect
a republican constitution, and secure the
blessings of liberty, as well a. promote their
future happiness. and also to point cut to
them the evil tendency OF the opposite
vices"
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1876-02-25

The President has no ear for music, and
the carelessness with which be used to take
Babcock's flute TO rake the Ere was con-
slant menace to their friendship yn
Argus.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1876-02-25

Word comes that the Sioux have sent their
women and children into winter quarters,
and are bent on making mince-meat of those
fellows in the Black hills. Meanwhile the
Black hills are filling up with miners. some
of whom have been panning gold all wiz
ter
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1876-02-25

A sweet young creature who lives ont ON
Angular street, and is just back from Vas
sar, appealed with tender pathos to her
grim parent the other day, - Paw. dear
Paw, cahn't you give Cahlo away. and buy
me seal brown black-and- tan to match my
waking suit?'' And because paw roared
and guffawed and said there were no brown
blsck-and-tans in the market, she cwied,
poor girl.-Burlington [IoScd) Halokeye.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1876-02-25

Its an unpleasant fact that what your
friends call self possession. your enemies call
brass.-Norpich Bulletin.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1876-02-25

How a man can afford to give away an
eighteen dollar chrome with q pound Of
dollar tea puzzles people who don't know
the immense profit made on teas.-Defroif
Free Press.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1876-02-25

THE CoNiNG EAsmoNs.-Ihe stage-dress
es Of the actresses, which always Just out
strip the fashion OF the day, show that
severe simplicity of style is to be the next
thing, that l. for figures that can bear 1t but
few and far between will be those that can
But 10 slight and well-rounded figures the
temptation to wear these new styles viii be
great, for % see them worn treH will make
short, fat women gnash their teeth with
enyv-and could the wearer ask greater
bliss? There l. no doubt about 1t, they are
very pretty. and it i a solid comfort 10 see
q dress almost absolutely untrimmed; this
reckless cutting and slashing OF rich mate
rial To produce jargon of effect Is barbar-
Gus, and it Is time it passed away. Bat the
new dresses viii have one bad effect they
Will induce ticht-lacing, for the slender,
pointed waist Of old times Is to be revived,
buttoned up the back If woman has
maid to dress hcr,-with skirts cut IN some
marvellous manner so as to be tight over the
hips, and full, flowing and graceful below :
absolutely without trimming save one or
two loops of ribbon and a pocket fastened
on the side didn' I mean to write fash
ion article, but l seem 10 be driftn 9 into 1t
and | must say a word about bustles.
They saw" nobody wears bustles. =
should like 10 see woman in New 1ofS
who doesn't wear one, and not little ones
either, but bustles of most exaggerated
dimensions. reaching from waist to ankle,
and to be worn with circumspection, for
woe to the woman who sits down unawares
with long hustle on to quote your ac-
eomplished Saratoga correspondent, that
woman will find that ''good square SIT
down" is relegated still further to the past,
and it would lie well for her peace OF mind
that she should have a neat ankle and strip
ed stockings gs.-Neu York Lstter.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1876-02-25

A Frcnchman who has lived in America
for several years. says: When they build
a railroad the first thing they do is to break
ground This is done with great ceremony.
Then they break the stock holders. This Is
done without ceremony.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1876-02-25

BEwAKE.-The Rev W Ii. H. Murray. in
a sermon in Faneuil Hail, Boston. dealt
with the subject eff temperance thus You
are talking like silly idiots when v0u say
there is no danger in the cup. | know,
from the blood OF five generations of cider
drinking ancestors in my veins. the danger
there is In this thing. There Is not scent
of liquor that is not pleasant to me. thst
would not be a precious drop to ny tongue.
Look at at me. Do lock ike d man easy
TO be overcome by temptation? Do YOd
know my life? Go back and learn 1t. and
see what | have suffered and yet say To
you. with this backgroud OF evidence-I de-
clare 10 you. as value manhood, ard ny
standing, and my s0ul--l would not dare TO
drink Tor three weeks glass of liquor q
day. The chasin yawns at your feet and at
MY feet. Those who say there i no danger
in that first glass of liquor do not recognize
the peri OF hereditary weakness
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1876-02-25

The American Brewers Association will
spend 500. 900 upon a star-shaped structure
on the Centennial grounds in Philadelphia
in which to exhibit the rise and progress Of
their business In this connection the fol
lowing statistics from New York City should
have prominent display. In that city
there are 1000 licensed drinking places,
and 5000 unlicensed. At these 10 900
places an average of $1,000 eacS is expend-
ed per year, The annual cost OF drink at
these places onlv, amounts ID $50, ,OCO 900.
OF all the cases which came before the pO-
lice courts last year, oDe-half (4O, ,OOO) were
cases OF intOxicati1n. These and other
cases resulting directly or indirectly from
drink constitute so per cent. OF all the
cases tried. There is an additional expense
for jails. courts. officers, etc, that cannot
be estimated. There are two things before
Congress that demand immediate action.
a. A United States Commission to in
quire into the causes OF crime and the con-
nectIon Of intoxication with it. (2)
provision attached to the Cenut snnial ball
tha: not one penny shall be given to the
Philadelphia Exhibition, unless the sale OF
intoxicating drinks Is prohibited on the
grounds. The sum OF $50 900 has been Of
fercd for the privilege OF selling beer alone.
IL the Centennial celebration means great
National" drunk" the sooner all decent
people wash their hands of it the better.
Let the grounds be closed on the Sabbath,
50 that no Sunday excursions can take place.
and let the sale of intoxicating drinks be
utterly prohibited on all days. and we can
bid the Exhibition God-speed.--T The Adj
rance.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1876-02-25

IL is stated that the Henry Davis who
shot and killed Charles Why land in Chiea-
go. last Thanksgiving day. had for some
time previous ebstained from liquor. but
was induced to drink on tina. occasion by
Wbyiand himself IL SO, it shows that di-
vine justice il not always slow. The bi-
ogrsphies Of liquor sellers would not be
cheerful reading. The natural force of
vengeance strikes back. not only upon the
guilty tempter himself. but is liable to hit
also those to whom his life ought. instead
to have proved blessing. No man lives
unto himself alone.