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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-10-30
Isaiah Martins Estate.

We, the subscribers. having been appointed
by the Honorable the Probate Court for the
ccivc, examine and adjust the claims and
demands of all persons against the estate of
Isaiah Martin. late Of Milton in said
district. deceased and also all claims and de-
mand> exhibited III offset thereto; and six
months from the day of the date hereof being
allowed by said Court for that purpose, we do
therefore hereby give notice that we will
attend to the business of our appointment at
the house of Mrs. Pauline l.. Martin in Milton,
Chlttendcn County State of Vermont, in said
district ON Wednesday of the 18th day of
January. A. ID. 1855, and the second Wednes-
OF April next, at 10 o'clock II. III. on each of
said days.
Dated his 18th day OF October, 1850
We. blake, Commissioners.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-10-30
ACROSS THE LAKE.

The Port Henry village board have pas
sed an ordinance imposing II fine of 81
for the offense of blocking the wheel of II
wagon with stone, and leaving the stone
on the highway,
keeseville is moving in the matter of
providing Il free public reading room, and
Plattsburgh thinks she needs one also.
The Cedar Point Iron compt:.% ut Port
Henry are to commence making steel
about the first of January by the Clapp-
Griffith process, which takes the pig iron
hot from the blast furnace and converts it
into steel without cooling. This is said to
be cheaper than the Bessemer process,
and to turn out quality of steel fully as
good.
Albert Blackbird, who was arrested
with Abram Hammer on the charge of
burglarizing Gillespie & Bros. drug store
at Ausable Forks, and who made his es-
cape from the American house by jump
ing from a window, was taken To that
place Friday and delivered up by parties
known to be friends of Blackbird, and
it is thought they have been aiding and
assisting him to elude the officers since
his escape. Finding it impossible, how
ever, TO prevent his re-arrest, they proba
bly, concluded to give him up and claim
the reward of $50 offered for his capture,
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-10-30

An electric railway has just been built
ut Toronto, one mile in length from the
horse car line to the fair grounds. Trips
are made in 2I2 minutes.
The last spike will he driven on the
Canadian Pacific railway early next
month by Gov. General L1ndsdownc who
Is now travelling in the northern portion
of the Rocky Mountains
Judge Bockes of Saratoga Springs has
appointed John l.. Barbour of that vii
lage receiver of the Adirondack rail
way company in place Of the Thomas G.
Durant.
The laying Of the track of the Claren-
don and Pittsford railroad is making
rapid progress. The rails are laid as far
as the Shangraw farm, or fully two
miles north of Proctor, and but little
work will be required to put the rOadbed
in first class condition.
President Morey of the Boston X Lowell
is reported as saying that he does not in
tend to become Il party to any pooling
scheme which will exclude the Canadian
Pacific from It Use of his roads rs IL part
of their trunk line.
Never in the history of the Delaware and
Hudson Company's railroad has the ship
mentS of coal been SO heavy as at present
About 800 tons are daily shipped to Can
ada and stations on the Ogdensburgh and
Lake Champlain.
1t IS claimed that by building the Otta
wa, Washington and New York railway
across the st. Lawrence two miles below
Morrisburg, and through Waddington
and Canton, and thence across the Adj
rondacks, to Schenectady the distance from
/ st. Paul, Mimi, over the Canadian Pacific
and this line to New York city will be
shortened $50 miles
The Newton Brothers of Readsboro are
! flushing the terminus of their railroad Al
Hoosac tunnel. The freight business be
tween Readsboro and Hoosac tunnel j,
already quite brisk and leads the Newton
Brothers to talk of further investment II
railroads. They are intending to eXtent
the narrow guage railroad from Reads
boro to BrattleborO, thus CONNECTING
North Adams with Brattleboro direct. |
is now necessary for travellers through
the tunnel TO 90 to Brattleboro and cen
trail Vermont by the roundabout way o
Greenfield. If there is business enough
to pay, the Newtons will finally build
standard guage track where they nov
have the narrow guage
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-10-30
A CANADIAN INFERNO.
HOSPITAL, AN ANOMALOUS TERM
a Lady just Discharged from II Small Pox
Hospital Makes Awful Disclosures
Swarms of Nermin-Death Shriets
Greeted with Shut Up"

MONTREAL. Oct. 27-The statement of
Mrs d, b. Boland, daughter.in-law of a
leading Methodist clergyman, who has
just been discharged from ST. Roche's
small poX hospital, is published here this
morning and disclOse5 Il revolving state of
affairs in that institution. Doctors gave
her no professional attention, and very lit
tie nursing is done except by convalescent
patients. The cries of the patients for
water are heartrending and are met by II
response to "shut up The stencil is re-
voting, and there is no deodori2ing. no
attention is ever given to those sent to
the black small poX ward The cries that
come from that awful place are friyhttul.
She mentions Il case in which the doctor
when entreatel would give no relief to
the patient and she died unattended .
The place is said to be infested with YER
min. \ committee OF doctors have in
spected the hospital, which will be proba-
bly, burned and all the patients removed
to the Mt. Royal hospital.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-10-30
Another Marvellous Cure without Seeing
the PATIENT

From the result Of Or. Cages pcculiartreat-
mcnt II is evident that he possesses II method
OF great merit. As an Illustration of his nbil-
iiy 10 cope with the most desperate diseases,
even without seeing the patient, we will cite
the case OF Duncan Mckay Esq, of Grot on
VT. He was Frustrated by Il complication of
difficulties and was very low. Two physicians
we're in ATTENDANCE, but as their medicines
iaiicd to reach the cause or relieve the suffer
or, his father us Il last resort FASTENED to lay
MS case before Dr. Gage of New York, at his
visit to Montpelier on the Both of July. Strange
Us II may seem DR.. Cages diagnosis without
seeing tue patient proved correct and the
medicines he sent acted like Il charm. lie was
relieved ut once, has gained five pounds per
week and came down to Montpelier to see the
Doctor ut his recent visit. He states that his
friends look upon his recovery with amaze
mcnt Indeed he feels that Dr. Cage has say,
ed his lite.
This Is but one of many equally wonderful
cures in this section. DR.. Gage visits his
points regularly and were these statements
aidrc is No % West 3lst, St, y. Y.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-10-30

rne bank it was deposited in the Amer
can Exchange bank. On cross eXamina-
ton Warner said that he had received the
check in Wards private Office, at the time
he had with him the obligations on which
the money was due. The amount was
profit on certain investments with
Grant 81 Ward on government contracts.
The witness could not remember the
forms of obligation but the money was
due at that time MAY 3, 'A." Differ
ences due in the investments resulted in
his getting check for 81 500 All con
tracts We're made directly with Ward in
his private office. On May he received
n contract for much larger sum than
SIl 500, which only represented the profit
in the old transaction. Warner did not
know where the contracts were, but
thought possibly he had some in his pos
session.
Julien 7. Davies, receiver for Grant &
Ward next testified that he took posses
sion of the assets of Grant Il Ward, May
s. 1854. He had partial list of securities
of the firm. which were found in boxes in
the Bankers Safe Deposit company, which
place the witness had visited in the com
pany of L. :. Grant, Jr. He did not know
the value OF the securities, and could not
tell the names of the parties who had
brought suit, so great was their number.
Some of the securities had been delivered
for which they mad been pledged. Others
were valueless, and some were awaiting
disposal by the direction of the court. OF
$50 600 in bonds of the Buffalo and New
York railroad, Senator Chaifee and Re
ceiver johnson of the Marine bank both
claim them. Benjamin Fish also claimed
some bonds, and five were delivered to
him by order of the court. In one pack
age where 125 bonds should have BEEN
IA were found to be missing. He had
found 100 in the Office on taking posses
sion, and the bank account was oyer
drawn. The assignment of Grant q Ward
was here offered i'll evidence.
VIM. &. Smith testified that between
May 3 and > he had been negotiating loans
for Grant d Ward, but did not know
what became of the money realized. He
was the representative of the firm in the
stock exchange. This witness closed the
case for the defence.
Gen. Tracey began at $3.50 p. m, sum
ming up for the prisoner The only issue,
he said. was whether Ward had obtained
the 81 800 certified check through fraud.
Fish did not make the charge until he
had been convicted of misrepresentation,
and all his testimony here was different
from what he gave on his own trial. He
could tell any story he would. The charge
on which Ward was being tried hadn't
been conceived until after Flsh'S cOnvic-
ton and now burning with hatred he was
trying to imprisOn the man who had been
his friend. IL was hard to give credence
to the evidence of a convict who had no
future, no hope and was practically SEN
fenced to prison for life. While General
Tracey was speaking, Colonel Fred Grant
and Judges TruaX and Van Worst entered
the room.
Col. Fellows summed up for the people.
Col Fellows recited his story of the check
and declared that Ward alone was bene
Clearly nf
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-10-30
AARON CLEVELAND.
An Amusing Letter From the Presidents
Great-Grandfather.
[Oneonta Herald, oct. 2G.l

lOu'Outt ilcIdIu 'CI -.
Through a copy in possession Of J. b.
Cleveland of Onconta we are enabled to
present the folloWing-a letter written by
the Rev. Aaron Cleveland of Norwich
Conn, in revolutionary days, to his broth
er, Captain Stephen Cleveland Of Salem,
Mass. Captain Cleveland was the first
officer of that rank commissioned in the
United States navy. his commission bear
ing date of July %, 11iG, and being signed
by Benjamin Franklin. The father of
Captain Cleveland was an intimate friend
of Franklin, at whose house in Philadel-
phia he died while on visit there,
August IL, 1886.
Inc writer of the letter subjoined was
the great grandfather of President Cleve-
| land and the letter itself is OF interest not
! merely for its authorship but for the light
it reflects on Od-time customs. We pro-
duce 1t with the original spelling and cap
| itaS
NORWICH, Ct. May |, 1850.
DEAR BRoTHER-I reed your kind ia
vor by Capt. Lord, who advlsed me 10 send
| back the rum and sugar and by no means
receive il, aS you wiltully omitted sending
the third ingredient, without which
punch could not be made-Out as Il
Prize has since arrived III New Lon,
don with Il plenty Of lemons ! shall
cen conclude to keep what you sent me.
Indeed my friend Lord advised me to do
SO for the abOv- reason. | should, how
ever, be glad to know in your next
whether the sugar is to go with the rum
or the tea, as Il dispute arises betWt my
wife and myself about the matter We
readily agreed that the spirits was for my
use and the tea for hers-the sugar | am
willing to divide, but she says twill spoil
the shape of the loaf and by my troth
there is no outstanding such WciGhty
argument-but not to tritle | expect
~ convoy Aunt Porter to Boston
the latter end OF this month
and if mother has Il mind to CONT
up here wish She would be at Mr.. Hig
glnsons as don't expect to 20 myself
otherwise | could fetch her from salem.
shall send by some good haud-Aun'
Porter and my wife, desire ahundantly t.
be remembered to YOU and wife and ;
little to the old bachelor Bill.t They ar,
I'LL "dcspert glad" of their handkerchief
and return Il nation deal OF thanks
In the greatest hurry.
Yours Aifty, Aaron CLEVELAND
To Captain stephen Cleveland, in Sa
lem, Mass.
Wife of Josiah Cleveland. revolutionar.
soldier PRESIDENTS grandfather
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-10-30
Flowers and the Lawn.


Air the plants often.
Hydrangeas should rest,
Sprinkle camella leaves daily.
Gamma roots keep best in dry sand
Palms are almost perfect house plants.
Never set young evergreens in the fall.
There is no better season for tOp-dresS-
ing the lawn than just now.
Cinerarias do we'll in the window if kept
where it is cool, and ample pot room is
provided.
Shipping cut flowers by eXeress has
grown to be an immense business. These
go mostly from New York and the East
ern States to the large cities east and
west.
The names of but few mortals are de
serving to live through the ages, but he
who plants Il tree does an act that will
bring blessing TO mankind for Il long time
hence.
Flower Beds after Frost. -When the
frosts have done their work in disiigurinl
the bedding plants, clear these away, coat
the surface with manure and dig over fol
the winter. In this last operation the
clods of earth should leave the spade un
broken, if possible. causing Il rough sur
face over the bed Then the air and frost
will have Il full effect on the soil, causing
its small particles to be rent asunder, just
as the freezing of sap in plants, lacerateS
the vessels, and in case of the soil, pro
noting mellowness another year. We
have great faith, too, i'll the destruction OF
grubs in the soil by this process of expo
sure and hard freezing
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-10-30

LONDON, Oct. 27.-A despatch from Rio
Janeiro says: "The Empress of Brazil has
fallen down Il stair case and broken her
arm, Her majestys condition causes much
anxiety
Tho well known strengthening properties OF
Iron, combined with other tonics ana most
perfect nervine, are found in Carriers Iron
Pills, which strengthen the nerves and body
and improve the blood and complexion.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-10-30

Make currant cuttings.
A fruit diet is a health diet.
Store squashes in Il dry, warm place
Clear late weeds from the berry patch
Cabbage is improved in flavor by freez-
ing.
Set raspberries and blackberries in the
fall, strawberries i'll the spring, unless 1t
can be done in September.
The black currant has an advantage
over the red in never being troubled by
worms destroying the leaves. 1t Is Il
hardy and vigorous grower. The obJec-
ton to IL peculiar flavor Of the berries IN Il
raw state is largely overcome By stewlng
the fruit or making it into jelly.
Sparrows and Grapes.-We have known
these pestiferous fellows To quit vine
against Il house by being stoned every
time they We're seen. The same thing
could be tried in the vineyard. Sparrows
are not Il bad article as food, the only oh
lection being their size. Enough OF them
/ together make delicious pie.
Hogs in the Orchard few porkers, il
! they are not kept rlnged or well fed, vii
do Il great deal of damage in young or
chards by roofing up the soil, even stiff
sod, in search OF food. This would not bt
/ of SO much consequence were 1t not that
| by the operation they destroy many work
ing roots that are near the surface, IL,
well as SITTER ones needed for braClnG The
trees Ii properly "jewelled' the wind
falls will afford good food for porkmak
ing, and the worms Will be consumed al
advantage all around. In orchards tina
are what are termed grass bOund,' i
sometimes works well to turn in hogs
/ with their shouts free, for roofing up tn,
sod.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-10-30
FRAMINGHAM SAVINGS BANK.
a Favorable Showing Gives Them Nnm
Der of Privileges.

Boston, Oct. 27.-In the Supreme Court
to-day, Judge Allen modified the injunc-
ton issued against the birmingham say
ings bank last mont, when it was en-
joined from transa ling any business,
From the modified injunction it would
appear that the BAN can do all of its or
binary business exc pting the paying of
favorable showing made by the bank.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-10-30
AGRICULTURAL.


Never Brighten sheep.
Introduce better males
Don't winter the poor hens.
Selling crops should have rich land
Defer rolling the wheat until spring
Use small potatoes for feed, not for
seed.
Young stock needs a separate feeding
place
Filthiness of stables is the root of many
di sordcrs.
Different animals do better for mingling
together somewhat.
Swine uneasy over ~ dirty, wet bed do
not afford pleasing sight.
Sell pork when butchered there is al
ways some risk in curing 1T.
Flowing under clover sod is only another
name for manurng the land.
TO clear out rats put crystalsof copperas
in every rat hole and scatter some about
the corners of the places where they
trouble. This is greatly preferable to poi
son, which often leaves them dead be
tween walls and in their holes.
Good farmers rarely sell Off straw; it
pays better to turn it into manure. There
is big difference in the size of the ma
uure pile, 10y spring, whether bedding is
freely used or otherwise. Besides the in
crease in manures, the matter of greater
use of plenty of warm, clean bedding is
worth good deal. We have observed
that sick animal that cannot be induced
to lie down in any Ither way, will take to
a bed of clean, bright straw This shows
that good bedding is appreciated by dumb
animals.
Egg Yields.-There is greater differ
ence in the yield in favor Of the free-laying
breeds over others than many think for,
this often being us three or four to one.
The Hamburgs, for example, may be
counted upon to produce 200 eggs per hen
in each year, and often the yield will eX-
coed this by 80. If the eggs are somewhat
smaller. the fowls also are not large, and
consume less food comparatively. In
average collections of good hens, IL yield
of $40 eggs per annum from each is con
sidered very credltable. while this often
falls to 100 eggs, which most persons
would call very fair. 1t may be hardly
much to do with this matter as the breed
has.
Pure bred Bulls.-We would like to help
that large class of farmers who seem con
tented with scrub males, to figure on the
advantages of blOOded animals instead y
good Shorthorn or Hereford may be coun-
ted on to sire fifty calves II year for ten
years total 300 Steers of scrub origin
may make 1000 pounds live weight at
four years old, worth cents Il pound, or
$50. AS compared with this. your inn
proved halt-breed will reach l,400 by three
years old, or $42. 1t costs some less for
one year less of feeding, say So, which
added to the S42, makes SIS on this side
Of the account. TIE difference in the
vuluc then is SIS on a single steer; let us
multiply this bv the annual progeny OF
fifty and We get $3.50 as the yearly gain,
or 80 600 in ten years, as showing the IN
creased value of such Il bull. But the
4, Ia, trb L
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-09-05
IDENTIFYING A MURDERED MAN.

CHICAGO, Sept. 4.-Further investigations in
the case of the found dead at Coehour with two
bullet holes in him Wednesday, establishes the fact
that he not Mckinney, the school teacher but was
doubtless H. sulvin of springfield, Mass sulvin was
native OF Moncton VT He studied for the priesthood
year IN St. Charles College In Baltmsre and was en-
ployed for year sterward in clothing store In Spring
ded, after which he went to Connecticut and Joined
colony OF Shakers lie drifted to Boston where some
friendly Unitarians became interested In him and the
Rev. Dr. Chaplin found for him place to labor In the
of this church the West Friends here have
since heard that he married a Shaker woman some
where the West and the last heard from her In
letter signed Mrs sulvin who gave her address as
No is5 Vinest, Cincinnati" In which she stated she
had applied for divorce. Sulvin's real name was
Patrick Henry sullivan. but he changed the spelling and
dropped the Patrick while here giving a reason
a dstsste for the family appellation.
About o'clock this morning word was received IRON
Hammond Ind, that Mckinney was there. warrant
for McKnneys arrest was sworn out last night by Mrs
Kosmoeller the mother OF OF the little girls, who
alleged 10 have been assaulted by him. and captain
Hunt telegraphed to the police at Hammond to arrest
him
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-09-05
THE NAVAL WAR COLLEGE OPENED.

NEWPORT, r. l., Sept. 4.-The new bureau OF
tho Navy Department for the study OF the higher
branches of the Naval profession. TO be known as the
Naval war College formally opened this morning
Secretary Whitney was unable TO be present. The col
lege Is situated on Coasters Harbor Island. The
Faculty is as follows RearAdmiral stephen B. Luce,
president Captain A T. Mahan, U. s. NJ to be head Of
the department OF Naval Art and Sciences Lieutenant
Tasker H. Bliss, lst United States Artillery. TO be head
Of the department of Military Art and Science Profe
sor James soley head OF the department OF Interna
tional Law PaylDastcr r. w. Allan, U. T. n, head OF
tho department OF Naval and Military Courts Martial
The course OF college instruction began this morning
President Luce delivered the opening lecture IN the
presence a the Faculty. His subject was The Neces
sty OF Careful and Scientific Study OF Naval Warfare by
steam" Lectures military and Naval science will be
taken up on Monday aud continue through tho term,
which Will last about month.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-09-05
FAILED 70 GET EVEN WIN HIM

PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 4 (SpecidD.-When the
cable began running In Market-st., difficulty was
experienced In securing competent men TO manage the
grip. and number OF erp-rts from other cities were
employed. Among thom was James Powers, OF Chicago
when superintendent German took charge he found
that Powers uconp stont aud discharged him The
man. Is said made threats to get with Gorman
and last night after the latter reached his home no re-
ceived To tho eeot that ho vauiod at his
office lie started thither and hal arrived at Budd-st
aud Haverford Road whom he was confronted by two
men, one Of whom pat pistol 70 his head aod
told him TO get down HIS knoes Instead OF doing so
German grappled with the man, took hls pistol away
and handed him over TO the police. The otlor man
disappeared. The assailant proved 10 be Powers lie
was Committed % prlson IN ieiault OF ". 900 bail