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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1882-08-25
ADDISON COUNTY.
Bristol.

Prof. Taylors child is much better, and is
now expected to live.
Mrs. ]. w. Rock wood is visiting her sis
ter, Mrs. Scott, at Hghpate Springs.
NJ. F. Wilson is, at present in charge of
the job room in the Record office, st. AL
bans.
Rev NJ. p. Bell and family are spendinga
few weeks in camp on No. Hero.
Many from this village have been and are
still camping at Apple Tree Point.
Extensive repairs are being made on the
graded school building.
A$10,000 town hall is being talked of. If
we succeed in getting the railroad, it will be
needed very much.
Prof. Taylor of Chester, Pa, who with his
family are spending few weeks in town,
has been sadly bereaved by the death of one
OF his children with malignant diptheria.
Another Is very sick at present, and is not
expected to live.
The political pot is boiling. Half dozen
candidates are named, but who will draw the
prize is hard telling
Mr.. Charles ii. Strong, assistant cashier of
the Vergennes National bank, has taken n
trip to Milwaukee. Wis, to visit his brother
Foster G. Strong, jr., who is resident of
that city, and in the employ of the Chicago
and Northwestern railroad.
1t should have been stated in your notice
of the death of Mr.. Hiram Adams of this
place, that he left four daughters, viz. Mrs.
|. G. Foster, Mrs NJ. ID. Hall, Mis-. G.. &.
Drury and Mrs. Howe. The funeral of Mr..
Adams takes place Friday at 2 o'clock p m.
Our city was visited by severe rain
storm, Thursday, at II a. m. The lightning
was fearful. c. ID. Kceler's tanncry was
struck in two places. Only slight damage
was done, although the escape of several per-
sons in the building, was little less than
miraculous. The residence of Mr.. p, n.
Adams wus also injured by the fluid.
There will be services at the Congrcga-
tional church as usual, next Sunday.
The pleasant residence of f. b. Stew
art, ESD, on Main street, was the scene of
most happy event, Wednesday evening, the
occasion being the marriage of his eldest
daughter, Miss Angie L., to DIR. Charles
Wellington Allen of South Hero. DIR. AL
len is graduate of the University of Yer
mont, in the class of 20, and also of the last
class of the Medical Department of the Uni
versty. He is bright promising young
man, and, we doubt not, has brilliant future
before him.
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Years by year public interest in its annual
gatherings has sensibly decreased, and. judg-
ing from reports the Castleton meeting Of
this year was characterized by less enthusi.
asm, and was marked by less vitality than
ever known before. But small proportion
OF the $500 teachers in the State were pres
ent, and the few who assembled seem to
have been the very ones who had already
formed themselves into close communion
admiration society. But few practical topics
were considered, and, with one or two no.
table exceptions, these by others than public
school teachers. Until these things are
changed there Is but small chance for re-
newed interest in this body, and but little
hope of regaining the position once so
honorably held by the association as an cx-
ponent of our educational interests. With
ont thorough reorganization. the in
fusing of new blood, aud the aban-
cdonment of the fossilized relics, who
stage with their untenable theories and
year after year, have stood upon the
hard ridden hobbies the association will con.
tinue to be the ridicule of the wide-awake
teachers and superintendent, who believe in
dealing with hard wholesome facts in place
OF vagaries that merely tickle the fancy. The
association has work enough Of practical
nature to perform, and the sooner 1t under
stands this fact the sooner public interest will
be renewed in its proceedings BY making
the meetings of more practical nature, by
considering the actual wants and demands Of
our school system, and Of public school
teachers, and by aifording some OF the self
sufficient pedagogues smaller opportunity
to display their useless information, much
can be accomplished toward regeneration.
Until this radical change is effected but little
hope need be entertained that the dongs of
the association will be looked upon but with
contempt by many active workers and friends
of education in the State, while the body
which ought to lead in school reforms in the
future, as it did in the past, will find itself
powerless in matters affecting not only vi
tai points of our public school system, but
also the interest of its own members.
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Bennington Battle Monument assocl.
ntOn.

At the meeting of the directors, at North
Bennington on Wednesday, Governors Rice,
Prescott and Farnham and Hon. L. j..
Phelps were present with the Bennington
members Of the board. The Finance Com.
mlttee reported subscriptions and appropria.
tons aggregating about $4,000 at present
available. Hon. Il. w. Park and Major A.. b.
valentine were added to the committee to
NIL vacancies, The Committee on Design
submitted design furnished by the Arch.
tect, Hunt, which was, considered but not
adopted. The committee were instructed to
invite designs from the sculptors Ward, st.
Gaudens,. Mead and other artists, with a
view to the speedy selection of design and
erection OF the monument. The site of the
monument was fixed at the crossroads near
the spot where the old military storehouse
stood
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The LlghtMiilg's Freak.

Lightning played E curious prank at North
Hudson Essex county, N. Y. recently. 1t
struck a fence post about two rods from the
door of Andrew Carson's house. 1t then
seemed to come up through the floor of the
kitchen where several Of the family.were sit
ting. Samuel Scripture sat near the door
with razor in his hand. His hat lay on the
iioor at one side and Il large shepherd dog
lay on the other. The lightning tore the
hat in shreds, killed the dog and knocked
the razor out of Scriptures hand, while he
himself received neither injury nor shock,
and experienced, as he says. only numb
ieet.' Two children were knocked down
but sustained no injuries.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1882-08-25

Albert T.. Stone of Morrisville, VT, was
sent to the county Jail, yesterday by order
of the city physician, that his state of mind
may be enquired into, -Chicago Herald. Au-
gust 10.
at Hyde Park last Wednesday, and made up
the following ticket Senator Emery G.
Moore of Stowe assistant judges, William
Scott and A. ]. Campbell judge of probate,
w. ii. Grswold onCambridge States at
torncy, Thomas j. Boynton Of johnson !;
sheriff, Harvey b. Bundy of Wolcott; high
bailiff, Herman II. Elmore of Morristown;
county committee, C. A. Rich, G. l.. Water
man, Il. l.. Flsgg. Speeches were made by
G. l.. Waterman, 7. j. Boynton, Moody
Sanborn and others.
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OH Stree Aress.
CONGRESSMAN CIRCUIT.
His Opinion of the state OF Affairs in
the second District.

tne SecOnu DlstTlCts
From an Interview In the Barton Monltor.l
at seems your defeat in the convention
has not killed you, Gen. Grout 2"
"No and It is not going TO either Who
ever enters the political arena must be pre-
pared TO face any fortune and he who can
not brook defeat and carry himself like a
man is not worthy of victory, which is really
the most trying thing of the two"
you ought TO know, as your experience
in this line is somewhat checkercd."
Eyes, my Congressional experience. 1t
has always been my fortune in this matter to
encounter some Goliah, or, perhaps. to use o
more modern Characterization, some political
Jumbo. 1t was first Barlow and now 1t Is
Poland; but if in these encounters have
been able to retain the respect Of friends and
those who respect themselves, ought to be
and ain content"
Your friends in this county stood by you
we'll"
Yes; and feel under the greatest obli-
cations to them Nothing in my political
llie has given me so much satisfaC-
ton as the fact that the people of
my own town and county have stood by
me, from first TO last, as one man. And
whatever fortune good or i'll, may hereafter
come to me, shall cherish the remembrance
OF their confidence in me, as the pleasantcst
of my life. My thanks are due every one of
my friends in this county for their generous
and cordial support"
How did it happen that the Judge stole
the march on you, when every one supposed
you were sure of the nomination ~
THE feeling OF security was just
what did it. So confident were all
my friends that no canvass would be
made against me, they left the field
entirely unguarded against the still hunt
which the Judge had been carefully making
for some months. Besides | was sick, un-
able, had my opponent made an open and
fair canvass, TO have given the matter
any personal attention. Had my friends
been aware of what was going on
they doubtless would have looked after my
interests. As it is, | hope they will not lay q
too heavy blame upon me. Judge Polands
candidacy was as much surprise to me as 1t
can have been to them. | found out that he
was in the field only just before he announced
the fact, ut u time so close to the meeting of
the caucuses that nothing whatever could be
done. Ii turns out that in many large towns
there were only handful of men present at
the caucuses. So silently had the work been
done for the Judge, that some of my friends
were thunderstrick at the result One who
land boom broke out in his town, said The
work in Polands behalf must have been done
with more than ordinary secrecy"
"The question is frequently asked here
abouts, is the General going " get up a
boltf"
'No; | am not. am going TO Caledonia
Springs to recruit my strength Ii Judge
Poland can stand his victory, tan stand my
defeat
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DEMOCRATIC COUNTY CONvEN-
TION.
Proceedings Ofthe Untcrrlacd at Essc \
Junction, Wednesday.

junction, Wednesday.
The Democratic convention for Cbittcn-
den county was held at the Junction House,
Essex Junction on Thursday, August 18th,
and placed in nomination the following
| ticket.
Senalors-Heman X. Wing of Burlington,
Frank Il. Gillett of Richmond, $. b. Bliss of
Jericho.
Judge of Probate-C. j. Alger of Burling-
ton.
Assistant Judges of the County Court
Solomon Johns of Huntington, w. w. W..
w. Thompson OF Colchester.
States Attorncy-J. j. Enright of Bur-
lington.
Sheriff.. W. Woodwork, jr., of Un-
derhill.
High Bali1-T. b. Tyler of Wcstford.
About forty persons were present at the
morning session. They were called to order
by Joel Ii. Holton, chairman of the county
committee and organized by the choice of
G. j. Alger, ESD, as president and w. j..
Langshore as secretary. At later stage Of
the proceedings, Saul Bishop of Bolton was
elected vice president
Henry, Gillett Morillo Noyes and ]. ].
Monahan were appointed committee on res
olutions, and a committee on nominations of
two from each town and six from Burling-
ton was made up by the respective dele
gates. Adjournment was then had until
after dinner, when the committee on nomina-
tions reported the names given above. The
report was accepted and adopted, and the
gentlemen named declared the nominees.
The committee also reported c. II. Blodgett
of Burlington, p. f. Mars of Westford and
j. J. Monahan of Underhill for county
committee and a resolution authorizing
the committee to fill vacancies on the ticket
should any occur. The report was accepted
and adopted and the resolution ratified by
the Convention.
The committee on resolutions presented
report which was accepted and adopted. 1t
simply reailirms the Montpelier platform and
pledges the support of the party to its NOM
inees.
In response to repeated calls Mr.. Alger
briefly addressed the convention and few
words were spoken by Mr.. Gilett, Mr.. En-.
right and T. J. Dcavitt of Richmond.
The convention then adjourned. Its pro-
ceedings were harmonious and no other can
ddates were presented save those named in
the ticket.
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Their Convention, Saturday..The Tick.
ct Nominated.

The Democratic convention for Washing.
ton county met at Village Hall, Mont
pelicr, on Saturday. 1t was called to
order by John Scnter of Warren, chair.
man of the county committee, and or.
gained by the choice of George W.
w. Bassctt of Barre as chairman, John Will
kins of Waitslield and f. c. McClend OF
Calais ms ce-presdent, and Frank Donahuc
OF Morctown as secretary. The ticket put in
nomination was us follows
For Senators, Stephen G. Shirtleil, Mont
pelier; Benjamin u. White, Calais, Side
Judges, Geo. o. Davis, Marshfcld; Geo
II. Hastings, Waitsfield States Attorney,
John ii. Senter, Warren; Sheriff, Horatic
Temptation, Worcester High Bailif, An
drew Murray, Moretown.
County committee john H. Senter War
ren George Tilden, Roxbury A. c.
Tewkesbury, Worcester II. q. Moore,
PhIntleld; Geo. W. Kennedy, Waterbury.
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st. ALBANS,
The LangdOn u alIrOad Cause.-The Hear.
Ing Before Chancellor Royce,


Ing Before Chancellor Royce.
On Saturday afternoon hearing was held
upon the matter OF the appointment of
masters pursuant to the mandate of
the Supreme Court in tho Langdon
case. The hearing was ordered for
the 18th inst, and was agreed to be post
poned until tie 10Th. Hon. Daniel Roberts,
ppearng for the orators asked that masters
be appointed,
Judge Shaw suggested that there was no
proof OF the service of notices aud claimed that
no proceeding could go on until it appeared
that service had been made.
Thereupon Mr.. Roberts produced affida-
Wits from the persons who had served notice
on Francis A. Brooks and Aldace F. Walker,
representing defendants.
There was some misunderstanding on the
part OF counsel about the hearing taking
place to-day, Mr.. Fiheld having tele,
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Heavy Fine.

The course Of the Rutland rums.llcr, like
that of true love, doesn't run at all smoothly.
The other day, one Michael Cain Gan Italian,
probably was caught selling rum and being
taken into court was asked to plead guilty ia
five offences of selling. This he declined Ia
do and demanded trial by jury, which he
was given. The jury's verdict was that the
respondent was guilty of one hundred Of
The court thereupon sentenced him 10 pay
Ines to the amount of $1,000 and costs Cain
wanted to appeal, but could not find bonds
in the required suns 1200-and was &c.
cordingly inserted In jail.
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LAMOILLE COUNTY.


Johnnie Cooke, boy about eight years of
age, was struck by the east-bound express
train at the depot on Tuesday afternoon lie
was running beside the train, the train hav-
ing started out of the depot when he STUN
bled and fell, throwing one leg over the rail,
which was passed over by one truck. The
Drs. Rublcc, Abbott and llolbrook. The
boy is the son of poor widow in needy cir
cumstanccs,
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Patents have recently been granted to
Vermonters MS follows: Walter s. Burgin
Washington, lifting jack William Cooley,
Waterbury, Canada patent on cheese ma
chimes j. ID. Smith and F. NJ. Strong, Yer
genncs, a Canada patent on road -scraper ;
Philo $. Ewins Yves. Berkshire, Canada
patent on sap evaporators; w. s. Holland,
Burlington, Canada patent on thin wood
planer
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AFFAIRS IN PERI.
The thileans Concentrating Around
Lima.

PANAMA, Aug. 22.-Advices from Peru
state that all the Chilean forces in the central
part OF Peru are now concentrating around
Lima, in consequence of the outbreak of the
Indians in Conception and Huancayo, and
the massacre of two small garrisons and the
capture and subsequent murder of two out
posts. The retiring Chilean forces have
burned several small villages along their line
OF retreat, The Chileans have occupied the
whole of the Cauete province for the third
time. In retiring the Mouraneros carried
with them three of the weathiest Planters,
who, as they could not or would not pay the
ransom demanded, were slain IN cold blood
AL military power as consolidated nstitu.
ton is at an end with the Peruvaus, and
amidst strife, robbery and anarchy the future
OF the country is hard to predict.
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NORTHERN VERMONT,

During recent thunder storm sportive
thunderDolt struck the scythe of II. B. Tice
OF Holland from his hand, while he was en-
gagged in grinding it, Strange to say, Mr..
lice was not hurt in the least, although his
ialher, who was standing near, was thrown
to the ground
One of Barnum's Zulus is sojourning
in 81. Albans. lie was taken sick while the
show was there, and had to lay by for re-
pairs.
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Caledonia County Republican Nom,na.
Atoms.

For Senators, Henry G. Idle of st. Johns
bury and Charles ID. Bralnard of Danville ;
for Judge OF Probate, Henry French OF St.
Johnsburry; for Assistant Judges Jabcz
smith OF Newark and II. George of Hard
WICK Tor Sheriff, Lorenzo Sulloway, jr. of
ID. Lodgett OF st. Johnsbury for High Bail.
i'll, ii. w. Buchanan of Sheffield.
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A Railroad Paying for Itself In Two
Months Time.

The Lake George branch, from Glens Falls
to Caldwell, of the Delaware and Hudson
Canal company's railroad was completed
June Goth. The new road has opened a chan
mel for an unprecedented tide OF travel to the
lake, and the throng of passengers has been
so great that the road mas already, in Just
two months, almost entirely paid he expense
OF construction.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1882-08-25

Preparations upon large scale are being
made for the fifth grand musical festival at
Bellows Falls, Sept. 18th to Sept. 10. Among
the talent already engaged are the following
well-known artists Carl Zerrahn, conductor ;
Mrs, Martha Dana Shepard, pianist; Miss
Annie Louise Gage, soprano; II. G. Snow,
tenor; ii. d. Council, basso.
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NEWS FROM WASHINGTON.
Gen. swain Explains Regarding the
Garneld.DOrscy Letters.

WAsuISGroN, ID. e., Aug. 22-General
Swain, who is custodian Of President Gar
fields private papers, including his letter
book, covering the period OF the last Presi-
dental campaign. says in reference to the
published letters of ). W. Dorsey to the late
President 81 have never said or authorized
anybody to say for me that those letters are
true or false, genuine or spurious | don't
feel called upon to say anything on the SUBJ
ject, and don't intend to be dragged Into
any controversy of the kind unnecessarily"
tie further stated that he had never threaten
cd to produce the leler-book of Gen. Gar
held containing his correspondence during
the Presidential campaign but it is thought
that the lettcr-boOk will he introduced if
it should become necessary to defend the
actions of Gen. Garfield.
AFrand Exposed.
Acting Postmaster General Hatton has de-
clared b. d. Ply of Ramsey, H., fraud,
and directed that no money order or regis
tered letters shall be delivered to him. His
method was 10 send circulars saying he
would send five bushels Of seed wheat for
tial, and if, upon planting, it did not yield
would charge nothing for the five bushels.
lie requested 81 for freight charges Ply
operated largely at Body, ILL.,, and is now at
Ramsey.
Troublesome Yellow Fever Refugees.
The surgeon of the Marine hospital at
Corpus Christi, Texas, has appealed for aid
for refugees from Brownsville kept at quar-
Qutinn statinnl ('nrnro f'hroti Tho
surgeon-gcreral Of the Marine hospital re-
piled that close Gordon will soon surround
Brownsville to prevent infected persons and
baggage leaving the city, and there will he no
necessity for anything but inspectors stations
at Corpus Christi. The Acting Secretary of
the Treasury has directed inspectors Of Gus
toms on railroads coming from Mexico Into
Laredo to fumigate baggage and freight from
Mexico. The same instructions have been
given inspectors of customs at or near Cor
pus Christi rs to railroads and water lines.
Henry S. Lawrence was commissioned
postmaster at Newport, W.. to-day.
The Commissioner OF Internal Revenue is
having no difficulty, this season, in collecting
bank notes.
The board Of audit on the expense at.
tending the illness and funeral of the late
President Garfield has made u rule to deal
directly with claimants only, and no assign
ment OF claims will be recognized by the
board imposing upon accounts, A few claims
for small amounts have been received with
In the past few days.
Mr.. McSweency spoke in the Star-route
trial, to-day but had not concluded when
the court adjourned.
During the past week 8S9 patents were is
sued, OF which New York had 1906.
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ORANGE COUNTY.
West Randolph.

Geo. Il. Ward of New York, manager of
the Atlantic cables, with his family, are hero
to remain through the season
silo capable of holding several hundred
tons is being built n, the Green Mountain
stock farm, here.
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THE WHBCKEO STEAMSHIP.
A Passengers story of the Los. Of ,hc
Nosel,

NRw YoRK, Aug. 90 Six Of the passen-
gers of the North German Lloyd steamship
Mosc, which was wrecked on the Lizard in
the English channel On August ., arrived in
this city yesterday, One of the passengers
said yesterday that seven minutes before the
ship struck thick fog fell suddenly about
her. 1t was like the dropping of II theatres
curtain. Thirty seconds after she struck the
fog lifted MS suddenly, revealing the tall cliff ,
called the Point of the Beast, with the signal
house pcrchcd on the top Second Officer
Won Hugo leaped into the water with u line
and swimming to the rocks, drew cable to
the shore whereby the ship was held fast in
the spot where she struck Had she
slipped back from her position she must have
sunk Immediately in very deep water. A
shrek arose from the cabin passengers when
she struck, but the fog sweeping away so
suddenly revealed the near shore and boats
all about, aud Immediately allayed all fear,
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WINDSOR COUNTY.
South ROyaltou.

Rev. w. ID. Smith Of Clarendon has &C
copied call from the Congregational So
ciety at South Royalton.
Rev s. X. b. Perkins goes to Weymouth,
Aosa
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On Friday well dressed man OF good,
general appearance went to Mr.. Fullers lv-
cry stable and hired horse and buggy, say
ing he was stopping at the Weldon House.
The proprietor asked him IL tho team should
be sent to the hotel. 81 may as well take il
here, replied the stranger; and he did nor
has he returned 1t yet. Tidngs Of the team
and the man who hired 1t were received from
Montreal where both wero last seen. The
team has not been recovered nor the thief ar
rested.
On Sunday morning Mrs. Farrar, widow
OF the late William Farrar, died at the resi-
dencc of her son-tn law, Joseph Weeks,
Esq, town clerk. Mrs. Farrar was the
mother of Mcssrs. j. Q. and w. Ii. Farrar,
the hardware merchants OF this place. She
had been ailing for some time past, and
gradually telling; her ago was n. Her end
was quiet and peaceful, like ono who falls
asleep. The funeral will occur this after
noon.