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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-09-25
CUNNING CANADIANS.
A Sharp Game to Procure Money Under
False Preteuses

PITTSFIELD, Mass, Sept. 22.-In the Dis
trict Court to-day Edw ard g. Hubbard, a
young married man and a Canadian by
birth, was sentenced to Jail in default of
5000 sureties for obtaining money under
false pretenses On July I6 he called on
Stephen Vincent, formerly of Canada and
told him he was a deputy recorder in the
employ of the Canadian government that
Moses Vincent, an uncle of Stephen, had
died and left twenty-five acres of land and
800 in money for him. He produced
papers that seemed all right and got
from Stephen $500 for the expenses of an
affidavit and recording. In West Stock
bridge, August 26, he got the same
amount from Richard Bissett on the same
pretensions. In the trial to-day it came
out that there were several other cases in
this country yet to be brought into
court Hubbard stated he was one of
gang, the leaders of which were Cana
dian lawyer named MERCER and another
named Trudo, son of a wealthy Montreal
merchants who had headquarters in Bos-
ton and had lists of Canadians in manu-
featuring places who had relatives in
Canada. The scheme was being worked
all over the country Mercier and Trudo
had been working Cohoes and Troy, n. Y,
and Hubbard was assigned to this county.
Hubbard is well educated and smart and
claims to have really been a register and
notary public before he came to the states
some years ago
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-09-25
How to Save Time.

"Why" said the widow of Dea. Azariah Hig-
gins as she united the corner of her banker
chief producing one quarter dollar, seven ten
cent pieces ana a nickel which she handed the
willing druggist, why" said she, II don't
know nothln' what | should do without it. |
bin up yeller dock, an II gctherin' prickly ash
nm dandclion, AN pipsissewa an other 'arbs.
Then in winter twas II CONTINENTAL bile an
stew maxim hop tea am ginger tea an dandc-
lion coffee, to say nOthin' of the trouble had
II gcttin chamomlle b Ows. But now | iist
give the hull family their Salary compound
rcgular,-I know the 'arhs are all i'm il some
whcrc-un' they're all bright as buttons. I've
made six braided rugs an a Jacobs ladder
quit in the time I've saved, besides maxim Il
that ever | see" And the good woman asked
what they were giving for spruce gum now,
ana taking her celery Compound in her hand
and roll of almunacs under her arm turned
her footsteps toward home.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-09-25

At the annual meeting of the Supreme
Council Of the 33 held at Masonic Ten
pie, Boston, Mass, recently, the following
were present from Vermont: George O.
Tyler, 80 Burlington, active member dd-
ritdm; Frank H. Bascom, 30 Montpelier,
activer member dd-uitdm: Marsh O. Per
kins. 33 , Windsor, honorary member :;
Milton X. Paine, 33 Windsor, honorary
member. The honorary members from
Vermont absent were Levi Underwood,
33 Burlington George II. Bigelow, 33
Burlington William Brinsmad, 80, Bur
lington; Fred +. Fletcher, 33' , st. Johns
bury The 33 WIS conferred upon Charles
II. Heaton aud Rev. Howard f. Hill of
Montpelier, and Myron w. johnson of
Burlington. The following were elected
to receive the 80 at the next annual ses-
sion: Sayes Nichols of Burlington,
Charles J. Jones of Windsor.
Rev. Frederick 5. Fisher of St.
Johnsbury. The. Supreme Council
consists of - Active, d Emeritus, and
nearly 400 Honorary members of the
Northern jurisdiction the United States,
composed of the New England, Middle
and five Western States, Indiana, Ohio,
Wisconsin, Michigan, and Illinois.) The
permanent fund OF the Supreme Council
is now over $4,000, invested in Gov
ernment Bonds and trst-class securities,
53 of the 50 active members were present.
Hon. Henry H. Palmer. 33', of Milwau
kee, WIS, was reelected Sovereign Grand
Commander, and Charles Levi Woodbury.,
33' of Boston. Mass, Lieutenant Grand
Commander. George o. Tyler, 80, of
Burlington, VT, was reelected Grand
Captain of the Guard and Deputy for
Vermont for the ensuing three years.
Among the active members present from
Wisconsin We're Hon. A. V. II. Carpen-
ter, 33', and Charles NJ. Cottrill, 33 both
formerly Nermonters, and Montpelier
boys The next session will be held at
Chicago, ILL.,, commencing the second
Tuesday in September, 1886.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-09-25
Hustled MADE CHAIRMAN.
REPUBLICANS BUSY AT SARATOGA.
No Clipues this Year-The Chairman Pays
Tribute to Gen. Grant-One Ballot
Taken-Gen. Carr Seeus to
be the Favorite.

SARATOGA, Sept. 22.-At $50 p m. when
the Republican State convention was call
ed to order, the committee on permanent
organization reported for permanent
chairman, Hon. James w. Hustled, and a
list of secretaries and vice presidents The
report was adopted and amid great ap-
plause Mr.. Hustled took the chair. In the
course of a brief speech of acceptance Mr.
Hustled said, "rhe great party which
saved the Union, and which insists upon
the principles which guided it in the hour
of peril, will be hereafter as heretofore, rec
ognzed as the key and corner stone of the
arch of national safety. Honest money, an
honest ballot, an honest count, and pro-
lection to every form of American indus
try, will be forever the cardinal doctrines
of the Republican party. (Applause.) He
paid an eloquent tribute to the memory
of Gen. Grant and at the conclusion of his
remarks motion was adopted that the
convention proceed with the nomination
OF candidates for governor. After brief
discussion, during which an unsuccessful
attempt was made to adopt a motion fora
informal ballot, the nominating speeches
were begun and the following names
were presented Ira Davenport of Steu-
ben county Levi p. Morton, New York /;
Joseph b. Clear, Jas. ID. Warren, Buffalo;
DR.. John Swinburn, Albany Joseph w.
Drexel, New York; Cornelius n. Bliss,
New York; and Gen. 'Wm. H. Seward
Cayuga county. The first ballot was then
taken with the following result: Votes
cast 69l, necessary for choice 346; Carr
POS, Davenport 1O5, Warren 1877, Seward
81, Bliss SO, Morton AZ, Drexel 81, Swim
burn 32 Low 16, Cornell 4, Evarts, Starn
and Charles Andrews 1 each. The con.
vention adjourned until tomorrow.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-09-25
A CRUEL MURDERER.
4 Freenchman Hacks IA Girl to Pieces
and then SitsDown to Smoke His Pipe.

PARIS, Sept 23,-Another tragedy has
occurred at Lafage, Paul Rousseille, IL
rich Lothario, had for some time been on
an Intimate footing with girl called
Valentine whom he first met in Paris,
The other day Rousseille took his con-
quest down to Lafage. On arriving he
got uneasy at not finding his revolver,
and it occurred to him that Valentine had
stolen it to murder him with, The girl
fled, but ROusseille followed her with a
carving knife, overlook her in her bed
room and almost hacked her to pieces,
The servants took no notice of the disturb
ance till the blood began to trickle through
the ceiling. When the gendarmes came
the murderer was found quietly smoking
his second pipe. He now lies in Aurillac
prison awaiting trial
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-09-25
A Great Jersey Cow.

At an auction sale of Jersey cattle in
New York on Tuesday, the feature of the
day was the sale of Oxford Kate, light
brown colored COW, dropped at st. Peters,
isle of Jersey in 1879 She was sired by
Pilot and has strains of blood from all
the great cows of the last century Her
butter record is the highest of all living
COWS, thirty nine pounds, and twelve ounces
in seven days. From $1,000 her price ran
rapidly up TO $500 and then to $1,000 Gen
X. ;. Andrews of Richmond, Va, finally
bid 81, ,250, above which no one else would
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-09-25

The monument dedicated on the battle
field of Cedar Creek by the Eighth Yer
mont last Monday is of marble, three
sides of it finished. The fourth side is
finished off, and has this inscription:
The Eighth Vermont Volunteers. General
stephen Thomas commanding brigade, ad-
vanced across the pike on the morning of Oc.
tOber 49, 1864; engaged the enemy near and
beyond this point and lost before sunrise in
killed and wounded 40 men. Three color
bearers were shot down and thirteen out OF
sixteen commissioned officers The whole
tember, 1885. Gift of Herbert +. Hill, Cedar
Crcek. Septcmher q, 1885.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-09-25
DEMOCRATIC INVESTIGATIONS.
Gov. Hill the "Pole Horse'-The Cooper
Men viii Stick.

SARATOGA, Sept. 23.-All the indications
tonight are that Gov. Hill will have ma
jority on the first ballot cast Mt the Demo
cratic State convention. His friends pre-
dict that he can be nominated without the
aid of the New York county delegation,
These statements are not conceded by the
Cooper men, however, who declare that
they will stand by their man to the bitter
end
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-09-25
dwelling of u Monument.

BALTIMORE, Md, Sept. 22.-The unveil-
ing of the monument in Harlem park to
the memory of the late Jas. l.. Ridgely
Secretary to the Sovereign Grand Lodge
of Odd Fellows, took place this afternoon
in the presence of an immense crowd.
Lodges from Pennsylvania, Kentucky,
Delaware, New Jersey New York, In,
diana, Missouri and Ohio were present
The monument was unveiled by Sovereign
Grand Grievy, who made an appropriate
speech.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-09-25
A r1ETAsTE OF WINTER.
| Snow SOU. High Wind and Rough
| w. .ther all Around Us.

AT St Johnsbury Wednesday it showed
considerable and the hills are white. In
Walden the snow is three inches deep.
Snow fell in squalls all day at Morris
vile, interrupting the Lamoille county
fair.
Snow is two inches deep at Summit sta
ton on the Wells River road.
Weirs, Nh, despatch says Wednesday
was the toughest day on Lake Wnnepi-
seaukee this season. The steamer Lady
of the Lake laid here all day. There were
frequent snow squalls.
a heavy snow storm prevailed at Little
ton, y. H., all Wednesday forehoon.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-09-25

Boston, Sept. sG.-Major Edward =.
Brown, the well known lawyer OF this
city, who acted as counsel for the Marsh
family against Gov. Butler in the Tewks-
bury investigation, has disappeared. He
is thought to have misappropriated money
in his charge.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-09-25
Woman Commits suicide.

SPRINGFIELD, Mass, Sept. 23-Mrs,
Emma A, Phelps, wife of Francis w.
Phelps of Adams, Mass, committed sui
eide Tuesday night by an ounce of cedar
oil. Mr.. Phelps went home ut 10 o'clock
and found his wife dead. Her body was
taken TO Bennington, Vt, to-day.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-09-25

The Vermont Marble company has Just
finished new $1,000 office at Proctor
The base ball game between the No
Names and Rustics resulted in score of
2S to II in favor of the former.
David Streeter of Franconia, aged II,
accidently shot himself in the head while
hunting last Wednesday, and died in IA
few minutes.
a North Troy despatch says the board
ing house at the old iron mine was burned
yesterday. The fire caught from a de-
fective fiue. Loss =, 800 insured.
Adna Is. 'Stoddard of Newark has filed
petition in insolvency and meeting of
creditors is called at the probate Office
October ,. His liabilities are put at a lit
tie over $4,000,
Willie Thompson of East Craftcbury
whlle AT play with a pitchfork recently,
thrust tine through his cheek and up
nearly to his eye.
l.. f. Roys, civil engineer and bridge
master on the Central Vermont railroad,
IS building large draw bridge, POO feet
long, at New London, Connecticut, for the
New London and Northern railway.
The following fourth-class postmasters
We're, appointed yesterday for Vermont
North Wlndham, III. II. Grswold; New
bury, \. w. Chamberlin; Coventry, Hol-
land Thresher; Williamsville, Albert n.
sherman; Pittsford, Robert II. Drake
Hardwick, James II. McIane.
A tenement house in West Rutland. oc,
! cupied by William Brewster, was burned
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-09-25

Try Cartcr's Little Nerve Pills for any case
of nervousness, sleeplessncss, weak stomach,
Indigestion, dyspepsia, &c., relief is sure
ket In vials AT - cents.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-09-25

| ested in the Dakota Indian missions for
few years past and gave very interesting
and instructive talk. At the close of tn,
evening service quite a sum was pledged
to aid in establishing more schools in the
West Postmaster Carpenter has re
ceived his outfit for the special delivery
system which begins October 1.
Middlebury.
| Mrs. Mary Gotta, wife of John Gotta
| has been given dependent mothers pen
sion for the loss of her son, Henry. She
| receives S2O45 60 arrearagcS. &c. The sheer
| trade is picking up steadily and there are
| excellent prospects for IL large fall bust
ness. j. b. Chcrbno has started for Big
| Springs, Texas, with a carload of MerinOs
| and others are preparing to get under
way. James DOnohue, .Jr., started Tues
| day morning for Georgia, where he will
| be employed by Il marble firm. e. The two
pulp mills are now doing very large
| business, shipping about twenty carloads
of the best quality of pulp per week.
| VIM. II. Ellis started for Massachusetts
| Tuesday morning with his trotting mare
Nellie Lock, which he intends to enter il
some races there this fall. During the
thirty days that the mails We're weighed
on the trains and at the postoflices the
| Mddlebury Office sent out 2G10 pounds of
mail matter and received 1913 pounds.
| Montpelier.
| One thousand people attended Inper
soils lecture on Monday night. A
Mattison. ESQ. of pbiladelphia. genera
agent of the National Life Insurance com
pany. is stopping in town visiting the
home office. He is accompanied by hi,
daughter Mrs. Booth The funeral of
f. n. Scoville occurred Tuesday. He had
been ailing for some time and died Satnr
| day night He had for many wears car
ried on the furniture business at this
place. The Stevens Dudley case in
| County Court is nearly ended. Judpt
Powers charged the inry Tuesday
Farmers complain that potatoes are rot.
! ting badly
| Rristol.
| ..,..
| Al tle meeting OF the BrlStol Lecture
ASSOCIATION, FRIDAY evening, the following
oillGGrs were elected President, Dr. Geo.
~ w: farhham Vlce,presldent, Erwin
Haseltlhe secretary, Mason ,. Stone
| treasurer, " r.. NJ. Kent committee OF
| arrangements, II. T.. Allen, r. ID. Patter-
son .. H. cam, f. L. Ward, II. Z. Nun
Siil committee on bylaws, NJ. ,. stone
~ r.. Iaylor, n; Z. Munslll ... Miss Anna
butler OF 81 AlDans Is IN town on Il visit
| 70 trends. II. Munslll Esq. of Malone
n. T., was IN town last week on Short
Vlslt TO his father, II. Z. Munsill. VIM
| a Miller ana vile started for Boston
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-09-25
Collector of Customs Appointed.

WAsHINGToN. Sept 23.-The President
has appointed VIM. Reed to be collector of
customs for the district of Champlain, n.
Y, and b, Bradford to be surveyor of Gus
toms at Portland, Me.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-09-25

Rev. Henry Fairbanks supplied the pull
pit at the North Congregational church.
Last Sunday morning .... Rev. c. w. Shell
ton of New York city spoke at the South
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1885-01-10
Three ThunderStruck Men.
rom the Oswego Palladium.

From the Oswego Palladium.
An amusing incident took place
the other night at house in the 5th
ward. where a woman lay dead. At
late hour three young men who
had known the deceased went to the
place where the body lay for the pur-
pose at atte 1ding the wake. They
entered the door quietly and passed
into the front room, where several
women were carrying on converse.
tion in n low tone of voice. The ex-
cellent qualities of the deceased were
being rehearSed and all seemed to lie
bowed down under the great affiic-
ton. On sofa in Il room lay the
form Of a woman. The three young
men crossed the floor softly, knelt
beside the sofa and uttered feryent
prayers for the welfare of the spirit
of the departed. The woman in the
room ceased talking when the young
men .knelt down, apparently awed
hy the solemnity of the occasion.
The The prayers pray were fpaIly concluded
and the young men rose to their feet
In rising the skirt of one young mans
coat touched the face of the form on
the sofa.
Instantly her eyes opened wide
and she raised herself on her elbow,
The feeling of the young men can
better he imagined than described.
Their hair stood on end and their
eyes bulged out, but they did not
move. Suddenly one of the number
gave vent to piercing yell and ran
from the house, closely followed by
his companions. The corpse was in
the next room and the person over
whom they had been praying was a
relative of the deceased who had lain
down for short rest.
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A Child's RJbuke.

An old man whom age had made
he he ifpfess and ti,eefapit was- oosbiiigea 10
depend entirely for his subsistence
and care upon his sons family.
While taking food. his hand trem.
bled so that he often spilled it upon
the tablecloth, and his son had him
take his meals out of an earthen dish
in the corner. The dish fell out of
his trembling hands and was broken,
which so vexed the son and his wife
that they bought him wooden dish
for his future use. The next day the
little grandson was discovered with
chisel AMI hammer upon a log of
wood. "What in the world are YOU
doing tn re. my son? ?" said the
father. The little fellow did not want
10 tell and his mother asked "What
are you doing there, my son p? Tell
me at once" "Oh," said he, "I'm
making a little trough, like that one
piggie eats out Of" "What for -"
"Why, mother" said the little boy.
Pm making it for you and father To
eat out of when | ain a man." Il
was lesson in time to the father and
mother. and grandfather after this
had q place at the table, and was
treated as one of the family, and NOT
like worn.out brute,
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1885-01-10
If faithfully used, Ayers Sarsapa.
rliia VIII remove the scroful0us taint
in whatever form it may exist,
Concerning Bedrooms.

A physician was lately called to
prescribe for young lady who lives
IN one of the most charming villas in
LearnedYilIe.
Nothing the matter with her," he
declared, "nothing but terrible head.
aches." Every morning she woke
with a headache and it lasted nearly
half the day. 1t had been going on
tor months-ever since they moved
into their new house. The doctor
tried all the old remedies and they all
failed, Riding and archery were
faithfully tested, study and practice
were cheerfully given up. Nothing
did any good.
"WIll you let me see your bed
room ~ asked the doctor one day,
and he Was shown up into the pref
tIeSt little nest imaginable.
Nothing ArOng about the ventila.
ton. The windows were high and
broad, and were left open every
night. the patient said. The bed
stood in one corner against the wall.
"H"w do you sleep ?" says the doc.
tor.
"On my right side, at the back Of
the he'd, with my face to the wall.
Lou likes the front best"
''The dickens she does 7" saws the
doctor. $50 do 1. Will you do me
the favor to wheel that bed into the
middle of the room and sleep 30 for a
week? Then let me know about the
headache"
Doctors are so absurd? The mid
die of the room indeed! And there
was the windows on one side, and the
two doors on the two other sides, and
the mantel with its Macrame lambre-
quin on the fourth side. There was
no place for the bed but just where 1t
stood, in the corner. & '-
"Never mind! Sacrifice your lam
brequin," urged the doctor -.just for
week, you Know
The lambrequin was sacrificed, the
bed moved where it had free air on
both sides. the headaches disappear
ed.
1t may be only an exceptionally
delicate system that would be induc-
ed to actual headache ty breathing
all night the reflected air from wall.
Yet possibly some of the morning
duilness we know of may be traceable
to a like cause. At any rate, plenty
of breathing space around bed can
only be an advantage to everybody.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1885-01-10

FOUR YEA RS OLD.
L of the dead ripe Oporto Grape, raised in
Speer's vineyards. Its valuable,
TONIC AND STRENGTHENING PROPERTIES
are unsurpassed by any other Wine. Being
pro iuced under Mr. Speers own personal Su-
pcrvision. its purity and geuuineSS. are guran-
teed by the principal Hospitals and Boards OF
Health who have examinedit The youngest
child may partake oft, and the weakest in
valid use II to advantage. 1t Is particularly
beneficial to the aged and debilitated, and
suited to the various ailments that affect the
weaker sex. 1t Is in every respect A WINE
TO BE RELIED ON.
Speer's Unfermented Grape Juice,
Is the juice OF the Oporto Grapes, preserved
in its natural, fresh sweet state as II runs
from the press by ftlmigation, thereby des-
troying the EXETER Of fermentation. Its per-
fectly pure. free from spirits and will keep in
any climate.
Speer's Burgundy,
It Is a dark rich medium Dry Wine used by
the wealthy classes as a Table or Dinner Wine,
instead OF IL sweet port is desired.
Speer's iSocisIite) Clsret.
Isheld in high estimation for its richness as
DR." Table Wine especially suited for din
ncr use.
speer's p. J. Sherry.
ISa wine OF Superior Character and par
takes of the rich qualities of the grape from
which 1t is made.
Speer's P. J. Brandy.
ISA PURE distillation from the grape and
stands uurivalled in this Country for medicl-
II has peculiar flavor. similar to that of
the grapes from which it is distilled.
See that the sigma ture of ALFRED SPEER,
Passaie y. !. is over the cork oF each hottie
Sold by A. G. SrURGlSS, and ny druggists
everywhere. Feb. IL 81 ".
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NUMBER As

was the King rat about the elevator
l was very anxious to capture him
awe. and it was hard work to drive
the dogs off, so eager were they TO
I'ut an end to him. He hal fought
them hard, Notwithstanding his age.
and the dogs had their dander up. I
managed to drag them away, and
men ! threw net around him and
brought him home to Camden. I
dwt"red him for three weeks and his
wounds healed pretty well. A saloon.
Keeper near the old navy-yard made
me an Offer of 500, and / sold the rat
I" hlm to place on exhibition. He
ala not make much by the venture.
as me saIoon-keeper's wife was afraid
"f the big rat, and, being anxious 70
get RID Of the animal, poisoned it.
WhlIe the animal was on exhibition
.nefe was "a sign dIsrlay d, ~c,p. the
IRON cage in which it was confined.
s'ying: Don't fool with the rat. ,
rms Injunction was rather upneces.
Sary, for all the customers wi linpIy
relraIned from poking their fingers
between the bars to stir him up. His
looKS were enough to frighten folks.U
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