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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1883-11-30
"sOJosi:NEit TRUTH. 90
a IteElarkubIe Old Lady.

A despatch from Battle Creek, Mich, an
nounccs the death of "Soiourner Truth" the
female colorcl lecturer. She had assuredly
passed her hundreith year, if any reliance
can be placed on what certainly appears to
he good evidence. Her strange personality
will not fade from the recollection of those
who have heard her lecture on abolition
platforms, where her fcrvent foundations
of the slave traffic always produced a stir
ring effect. She was tall and straight in
spite Of her burden of years; her eyes spark
led Z. like black diamonds, her face
was thin, her expression resolu,c. Her
imagination was weird, and when
thoroughly aroused she would pour forth
stream of rough and forcible cloquencc on
behalf Of her race that often produced more
effect than the words of an accomplished
orator. Born in slavery in New YoIl; State,
she was cmancipated in 1917. She was then
converted by the Methodists, who awakened
her religious enthusiasm and sent her as a
sort of missionary among the colorcd people.
Finally she joined the aboltionists, after a
short daliance with the Millcrites, who were
expecting and preparing Tor the end of the
world. She threw herself heart and soul into
the movement, travelled far and wide, ad-
dressed audiences everywhere and suffered
no, n few privations by the wayside
She always declared that she was spiritual
~ commanded to take the name of "Sojourn-
or Truth" The eccentric old woman often
declared thai there was no person living who
knew her age. She was born in Ulster
county, N. Y, near Kingston. Kingston
was burned by order of Sir Henry Clinton in
1III. She saw Kingston many times W hen il
was blackencd ruin and before any attcmp,
was made to rebuild it. She distinctly re
mcmbcrcd the dark days Of 1880, when can
dies were kept burning throughout the day
and everyone was more or less terrified. Sht
was a full grown woman when the Ulste.
GdSCtte came out in mourning for the death o
Washington, This was in 1899. She saw
the steamboat Fulton go up the riyor for ih,
first time, and said it made the Dutchmei
very angry, because it frightened away tn
fishes. This was iu1S07, The act of 1871
in the State Of New York emancipatc,
all slaves who were over forty years old
Soon after THAT 10000 slaves were set a
liberty. All younger than forty were re
tanned in bondage till 1927, when all wer
freed. SojOurner was freed by the first acI
She continued in harness unill short tim
ago, lecturing occasionally and maintained
cheerful disposition. She delighted to bal
bic of her experiences, talking frequently {
Horace Greeley, whose name she alway
mentioned with reverenta respect. But IN
proudest moment OF her long life was whe
she was presented TO President Lincoln
Washington and was congratulated on Ii,
work. she Owned comfortable home
Battle Creek, Mich, and valuable farm
short distance from the town. Two yea
ago she made her will, Lequeathing ever
thing to her three daughters, who lived wi
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1883-11-30
DREADFUL ACCIDENT
hrce Persons killed by the Car,

~ sss, 49,
A terrible accident occurred Friday night,
between Montpelier and Mortified, resulting
in the death of three persons, William Nc
lntosh and his wife of Berlin started at about
dusk TO attend Grange meeting at Lanes.
vile, q small place between Montpelier and
Northfeld, and on their way they overlook
Miss Mary House, daughter OF
Rev. Joseph House of Berlin, whom
they asked to ride Only short dis
lance from where Miss House got in is the
Central Vermont railroad crossing, and as
they came up to it the Chicago express,
which leaves Montpelier Junction at p. m.
aud which was then running ut the rat. of
about so miles an hour, came into sight. The
women begged Mclutosh to wait till the
train passed before crossing the track, but
he rushed upon the crossing when the en-
CINE struck them. Mrs. Mclntosh was
thrown several feet, terribly manglcd and
instantly killed. and Miss House was thrown
more than 40 feet, receiving injuries from
which she died in few hours. Mcintosh
died Saturday morning.
Mcintosh was a respectable farmer and
leaves two sons and u daughter.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1883-11-30
THE HEAVENS ABLAzE.
Cause orthe Peculiar Illumination Seen
Early IN the Night.

That the fiery glow seen in the Southwest
ern sky after sundown for several nights psst
has not been exclusively gotten up for the
delecta,ion of dwcllers on Champlaiu's
shores is shown by ihctollo ~ing despatch IS /:
PoKERrslR, n, Y, Nov, FIFTH fire de :
partment was called out to fire this
evening The fire bells were rung htcause
of an extensive illumination in the South
western part OF the sky he hrnveus from
low down on thr horizon u, arly IL the zcui h
were covered with are u re as though
from m EXTENSIVE CO. Il grafton.
kilograms from ciflrreut parts tell OF the
came phenomenon. THIS spectacle has been
witnessed every clear evening tor several
days past, generally between o.lo and SIX
o'clock.
ROCHESTER, N. Y, Nov. 27.-The Dsmo
crat and Chronicle meicorologist says the
persistent red light in the sky is probably II
| reflection from a stratum of dccomposod va
pors in the upper atmosphere. Electric
storms in the sun and in our atmosphere
have produced this decomposition. The
opinion is based on experiments reported by
Professor Tyndall OF the reflective properties
of vapors drcnmposed by electro action o
strong sunlight
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1883-11-30
Correction.

II the Editor of The Free Press ana Times:
An item in the FREE Press Of the 20lh
inst, states that "The Methodist meeting Al
Waterbury Centre, last Sunday evening was
broken up by the students" etc. | wish to
say that the statement is false. The meet
ing was somewhat disturbed By parties
coming in and going ont, but no more SO
than often occurs, and was so far from be
ing broken up that it proceeded MS usual and
was closed by the pastor few minutes
before the ordinary Time for reasons entirely
apact from any disturbance that had
occurred.
1t il ais, but Just to say that part aud
very possibly most If The disturbance Was
not oulY uGinleniion.l but unavoidable aud
was by NJ means al caused by students.
II. l.. BRUCE,
Pastor IN charge Of the Methodist Epi, coral
church.
Waterbury Centre, VT, Nov, 90, 1888.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1883-11-30
Union Freight Handlers Strike,

NEW ORLEANS, Nov. 27.-The freight
handlers strike continues. Laborcrs from
other points are generally captured by tho
regular ha1ders as fact as they come. They
are given food for a day or two and then sent
home. The strikers demand that only union
men be employed. No question of wages is
involved. The railroad officials are acting
tremendously. They say the rosds will con
tinue to import lahcrvrs until there will ms
more men here Than the strikers can take
care of. The mayor has beer notified by The,
management Of the Louisville and Nashville
and Illinois Central that they expect ircubln
and ask for protection. The police have
bccu instructed accordingly.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1883-11-30
The Laconia Murders.

Tacoma, N. H., Nov. 27.-The funeral
of the victims of Saturdays tragedy occur
red to-day, and was attended by large
crowds of people. samon still appears un-
concerned, but he does not know that Mrs.
Ruddy is still alive or that she told OF his as
.aut upon his victims with the Ratchet. He
still believes the house was burned to the
ground with the bodies OF all the inmates,
and is purposely kept in ignorance of the
facts. Mrs. Rudy Is worse to-day and is
not expected to recover.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1883-11-30

The Baptist annual OF Vermont shows that
there are seven associations, con,aing ia
churches, with an aggregate membership of
9410. The number of pastors is IS, but Il
number of these supply two churches. The
home expenses aggregate S73, 1G5 and the
benevolent contributions S9224. The con-
venion added 10 churches, in supporting
pastors at q cost of $3.50. One pastor has
died during last year. There was SO Sun
day-schools with 1869 officers and teachers
aud 1922 scholars.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1883-11-30
GRAVES OF PILGRIMS
Discovered on Coles Hill Mt Plymouth.

PLYMOUTH, Mass, Nov. Elm making
improvements on Coles Hill the graves of
pilgrims who came over in the Mayhower
and were buried during the first Winter have
been discovered. One was opened to-day. 1t
contained the skeleton of middle aged man.
In another the skeleton of an elderly man
was discovered. These are the only graves
OF the first settlers positively identified.
Tablets will be placed to mark the exact
location.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1883-11-30
A Fine Piece of Work.
tFfsm The St. Johnsbury calcdonian,

tFfsm The 81. JJhnsbury CilcdOnlan.l
The address of Prof. $. G. Brown of Han
over on the late George L. Marsh has been
printed through the generosity Of Frederick
Billings of Woodstock, AMI thus reaches
many people who were not able to hear il
delivered either at Dartmouth college OF
Darlington. 1t makes very handsome
pamphlet Of some forty pages, and was
printed al The FREE PEEss Office, Buring.
ton an establishment, by the way, which
has name for doing good work in both It's
job aud newspaper Office.
from the Bennington Banncr.l
Its typographical appearance is ex
cep,ionally fire, and the mechanical styl,
reflects great creGit on the publishers.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1883-11-30
Annual Meeting at the American
Mcriiln Sh,cn IiNgltICr.

The third annual meeting of the American
Merlno sheep register viii he held nj Burling-
ton, Wis, on Thursday, ID, cca'hcr IL, 1883.
Sheep breeders of Vermont are hereby no,i-
fiei OF the selected loni, aud delegates COM
ing by way Of Chica 70 nil take TIE st. Paul
railroad THIS meeting pgJU.scs - b. one
OF the most Important gatherings a. wool in-
teres's ever ield in the United stats, and all
Interested In the Improvement -; The Ailerl-
can Merino are inyi ca t. attend,
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1883-11-30

A Montreal despatch says that Sheriff
Quesnel of Arthabaska seized the whole Of
the Southeastern railway Thursday, but u
compromise was made regarding the NOV
abes. The seizure was for claim of S:20,-
900 by the township of Wlckham. The
sheriff has forwarded to the Official Gazette
a notice o; sale for January 90. Ex-Gover-
nor Hendec of Vermont, receiver of the bank
is now in Montreal endeavoring to arrange
Mr.. Barlow's affairs in regard TO the South
eastern road, which arc daily becoming more
complicated,
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1883-11-30

New York, Nov. 27,-'lhe Press club
held its third annual dinner at Delmouico's
this morning. Two hundred guests werc
present. Toasts were responded to by Mayor
Edison. Gov. Butler, Col Fellows, Commo-
dore Upshur, A. Oakley Hall, ex-Mayor
Grace, Elliot, F. Shepard, Judge McAdam
andolhers. Among those present were George
Jones, Paul Daua, Jesse Seligman and II. =.
Flower.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1883-11-30
Not ExceIicd by Any.

From the New England Homestead
The Burlington FREE PRESS is another OK
ccllent paper that is not excelled by any of
our country exchanges. The immense
amount of good reading matter. including. a
wcll.selected agricultural department, is the
strong feature of the FREE PgEss.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1883-11-30

The bodyof George Tulloy Of Rutland was
found in Otter Creek Sunday. Tulley had
been missing for two weeks. No marks of
violence were found upon the body. In the
pockets was found 81 Al in change. The
appearance of the remains was perfectly
natural. Tuley was about 40 years of ag4
and unmarried. lie was working for the
corporation at the time of his death. lie
was somewhat addicted TO The use of liquor
mud doubtless willie iu an intoxic tted state
fell inlo the liver,
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1883-11-30

We have been favored by the Burlington
FREE PRESS association with copy Of a
pamphlet containing thc.discoursc of Samuel
G. Brown, d. D., LII. d., commemorative
of the Hon. George p. Marsh, LII. D., de-
livcred before the faculty and students of
Dartmouth college in June last, and repeated
before the faculty and students of the L. V.
NJ. the same month. 1t is very handsomely
printed on fine extra heavy paper and is a
fitting memorial of the honorcd statesman
and scholar and will be highly priced by the
Thousands of Vermonltrs who hold the name
of Marsh in reverence.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1883-11-30
A Connaeration ut waverly, Tenn,

WAvERLY, Tenn, Nov. 2s.-Fire this
morning destroyed every business house on
the public square and Cowan's building on
Main street. The loss is sos, 900.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1883-11-30
Or. Browns Discourse.
[Frsm the swan,on Courler.l

We are indebted to the FREE Press aeso-
citation for copy of Br. Browns discourse
commemorative of George Perkins Marsh,
delivered before the faculty and students of
Dartmouth college and repeated before the
faculty and the students of tho
University of Vermont. Ii is all interesting
discourse and splendidly gotten up in pam
phct form by the FREE Press association.
1t is in a large clear face of type on heavy
paper with broad margins and most credit
able press work.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1883-11-30
Haven't Rcsic ned.

HARRIsBuRe Nov. 27-Durng the SEES
tonight Senator Arnhot and Senator Upper
man denied that they had rendered their
designations.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1883-11-30
MOTHER SWANS WORM sym,p.

lnfalible taseless, harmless, cahartlc for fever
ishness, resessness, worms, constipation. 2oc,
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1883-11-30

N"rvous Weakness, Dyspepsia, Impotence, Sexua
pe1l.iiy, cured by Wells Heah REVIEWER" Is.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1883-11-30

MEssrs. {. i. HOOP & Co: Dear sirs--
Although greatly prcjudiccd against patent
medchesin general vas vas m nsaTS n HSa
snrsoparilla, to try n bottle, last December,
Tor dyspepsia and general prostration, and l
have received very gratifying results from
its use. am now using me second 9o'tie,
and consider II very valuable reineay lot
indieestion and its attendant troubles.
Yours truly, ,,,u,,,
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1883-11-30
Firm Of Carter & Churchill)

rp- A gentleman who Enine0
has been suffering from
the Debility and AonguOr IN POUnHS
peculiar to this season,
SAYS; "IIoop's SARsArARILLA is putting
new life right into me. have gained ten
pounds since began to take It," Hastaker
Two bottles.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1883-11-30

Hoops sARsArARILLAis sold by all drug
gists. Price 81 per bottle; six for %. ire
pared by G, !. HOOD & CO., Lowell, Mass l
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1883-11-30
HOODS SARSAPARILLA

II works like magic, reaching, every part OF
the human body through the blood, giving 10
all renewed life and energy.
NV friend, you need not take our word.
ASK your neighbor, who has Just taken one
bottle. lie Will tell YOU that III s inc pest
dollar l ever invested"
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1883-11-30
HOOPS SARsAPARILLA

Is designed to meet the wants Of large por-
ton of our people who arc either too poor to
employ physician, or are too far removed
to easily call ono, and still larger class
who are not sick enough to require medical
advice, and yet are out Of sorts and need
medicine to build them up, give them an ap-
petite, purify their blood, and oil up the ma.
chnery of their bodies SO II VIII DO its guy
willingly. No other article takes hold OF the
system and hits exactly tho spot ike
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1883-11-23
EvryWnere,

Spokane county, w. T.. has cash bal
ance of S5993 A.
Regular trains are running to Colfax, w
T., passenger car attached to the freight
trains.
Assays of gold-bearing quartz from the
Cascade mountains average S7l in gold and
$l2 in silver.
About SO. 600 sacks Of grain are stored at
the Centerville depot, awaiting the build
ing of the railroad to that place.
Wallula Junction has again become a
lively burg. Lots are rising in value and
several buildings are being erected.
On Wednesday afternoon of last week a
miner BY the name of John Limberg was
killed at Newcastle while engaged in blast
ing coal.
Three farms in Umatilla county produced
l50, 600 bushels of wheat in 'S3.
A man named James Cornelius had both
bones of lis lsg fractured by being run over
near Helix, In Umatilfa county.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1883-11-23
Death.

Cyrus Powers, resident of Benton
county, Or, since 1855, at about the age
of 4S years, died quite suddenly at the res
idence of Geo. Simmons, in this pla ,e, last
Wednesday morning, aboat o'clock. His
death was not unexpected. He had been
threatened with consumption for three or
four years. About ten years ago when we
first became acquainted with him he was a
stout, robust man. Some eight years ago
he commenced the saloon business here,
and it is thought that the close confinement,
sleep'ess nights, and the general injury to
health which that business is thought to
produce, is what brought on the disease of
which he died. He was honest, frank and
true to his friends, and aside from the bus
iness in which he was engaged, we never
heard anything spoken against him
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1883-11-23
Accidentally Shot.

Sam laMcElray, few miles distant from
here in Linn county, sat quietly reading
last Sunday evening after the remainder of
his family had all gone to bed. He heard a
flock of geese flying outside and thought
that they were coming SO clcse that he could
easily shoot In accord with the thought
he jumped into the other room and STEPPED
upon woodbox and grasped his shot gun
near the muzzle, and as he attempted to get
down the box tipped and throwed him off
his balance, when the breach of The gun
struck the floor instantly discharoing the
contents, which passed up across his face,
powder burning the right cheek and eye
and tore the flesh from his forehead to the
bone about as wide as two fingers. DIR.
Lee was called to see HIM who says that
il only little closer to the skull it would
have tore away the bone.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1883-11-23
Teachers Association.

The ninth annual convention of Teachers
and friends of popular education will be
held on December 26th and 9th. During
day sessions methods Of teaching will be
presented by competent persons; general
discussion will follow each topic presented.
On the evening of the 26th the address Of
welcome and response and lecture on some
educational subject will be delivered; on the
evening of the 9th, the regular dramatic
entertainment will be given at Hamilton's
Hall. Proceeds to go toward paying e1-
penses of the association. The faculties of
the State Agricultural and Philomath Col
leges, President Stanly and Prof. Yates of
the Oregon Normal School will be present.
All teachers holding certificates must be
present The work done at the Institute is
invaluable to teachers in the school room.
E. A. MILNER, Supt. of Schools.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1883-11-23
Nearly Crushed.

Saturday last while Joe Simpson was en-
gagged in attending the wheat elevators in
the Farmers warehouse at Tangent, by some
manner unaccountable to him, his clothes
got caught in the conveyor. says the Al
bany Herald. As he was being carried
along toward destruction he attempted to
tear his clothes off, but was unable to do so
as his coat was heavy new ducking. He
saw his head would soon be drawn into the
machinery where it would be severed from
his body, without some interference, and in
order to prevent it, he threw his left arm
in the way. The bulk of his arm and heavy
clothing partially stopped the machinery.
His screams attracted the people of the
town and they ran to the warehouse and
informed the engineer, who had heard moth
ing but the clatter of the engine. Steam
was shut off and on going aloft they found
Simpson squeezed so tightly in the rigging
that it was with great effort he was extri-
Gated. DR.. Hill was Immediately sent for.
He found the injuries to oe a badly con-
fused left arm, from the elbow to the
shoulder, injury of the left side, cut on
nose and cash over the left eye. Surprising
that no bones were broken. He is now
doing we'll
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1883-11-23
The New Ordinance.

''The city conncil did wise thing in
passing an ordinance prohibiting boys under
sixteen years of age from being on the
streets after eight o'clock at night. 1t will
next be in order for the city marshal to see
that the law is enforced, and we understand
that he proposes to do so. 1t is also a
crime to sell liquors to minors, and we un.
derstand that several saloon keepers have
instructed the marshal to arrest any and
all boys found lounging around their saloons.
This is good step on the part of the saloon
keepers and we hope the marshal will see
that their desire is executed, Many of our
boys are contracting habits that will in the
end do them harm and we cannot therefore
too strictly guard them from evil acts.
Even now boys of from twelve to fifteen
may be frequently seen deftly manipulating
the cards at game of poker, or, with ap-
parent ease, punching billiards with cue.
These things do not reflect credit on our
city "-Rosebury Plaindealer. ED. Why
cannot Corvallis also do something to pre-
ent her boys from going the road to rack
and ruin as many of them are far on the
way?
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1883-11-23
Valuable Mines.

An old miner who has just visited the
Andy Wyland gold mine, near Gold Greek,
in the Cascades, says the Oregon City
Enterprise, informs US that there was also a
ton of ore already drug and the rain having
washed of the OXIDE of iron from the sur
face the gold showed plainly. He says the
ledge is about thirty feet wide and enough
Of it in sight to run ten stamp mill for
tive years without sinking any shaft. The
ore apart from the visible gold is lovely
blue. There is a good cabin, large enough
for several men, in which are several tools,
cooking utensils &c. The owners no doubt
mean business.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1883-11-23
Scarlet Fever.

For the first time during the season last
Wednesday morning it was ascertained that
two genuine cases OF scarlet fever were at
Prof. E. A. Millner's in this place. He was
sent for in the early forenoon where he was
teaching in the south district school in this
place, and on his arrival home he found
one of his children and one of the Dubrile
boys had the fever indicated. How they
got it we have not heard. The same ex-
posure which gave it to them may have
communicated it TO dozen others in town
and more cases may develop at any time.
1t is hoped, however, that no more cases
will appear. Mr.. Thomas Graham one of
the directors of the south district school,
intends to close the school for the present
until further developments. If the north
school and college should be closed for a
time and churches and other gatherings
dispensed with for two or three weeks it
might help prevent its spread. Scarlet
fever in the malignant form which it has
been throughout the state stands everybody
in hand to use every precaution to prevent
its spread as it is so fatal to children. It's
fatality seems to be worse than anything
else that has been through the country for a
long time.