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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-10-01
RAILROAD MATTERS.

Annual meeting OF the Lowell stock
holders Of the Vermont division Of the
Boston and Lowell at st. Johnsbury on
Wednesday.
On the Canadian Atlantic Railway Il
train was run from Ottawa to COteau on
the st. Lawrence - q miles in S2J5 minutes
or, at the rate Of 56.1 miles an hour. The
tlain was Il special one having on board
officials of the road and two stops were
made.
The Baldwin Locomotive works, Phila.
delphia, with which John Converse, Esq,
is connected, have completed and shipped
their eight tnOusandtn locomotive. From
December, 1892, to November, 1858, they
built 500, and in the next eight years POO
more.
The Central Vermont railroad is repair
ing and raising the roofs of all the covered
bridges To the height required by law,
which is Is feet above the rails. All those
between Rutland and Bellows Falls,
nine III number, have been changed and
there are four to change between Burling-
ton and Rutland.
Gen. j. G.. Mccullough, presi dent of
the Bennington q Rutland road has just
made tour of inspection the entire
length OF the road, about 65 miles, in u
handcar. He was accompanied by the
roadmaster and superintendent Bennett
The trip occupied three days and the gen
eral expressed himself as much pleased
with the condition of the road
The Paul Smith sleeper over the North
ern Adirondack road was taken oil Mon
day.
The Troy and Boston railroad made a
net earning OF $923 for the quarter just
expired against Il deficit of 1886 for the
corresponding quarter last year.
The Central Vermont management have
just closed Il contract with the Baldwin
Locomotive works at Philadelphia, for
eight loComOtiVes-two passenger engines,
three moguls and three shutters. Two of
the engines are designed for use on the
o. * H. G. road, one ON the New London
Northern, one on the Central Vermont
proper and three on the Canada Atlantic.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-10-01
Suspected Elopement of "A Pretty Sudbury
Girl-RutIand's Choir Festiyal.

RUTLAND, Sept. 27.-Anna, the lS-years-
old daughter Of DR.. ii. A. Hawley of Sud
bury, disappeared with her fathers team
Sunday morning 1t was found she had
cut of her hair and put on mans suit
of clothes before leaving the house. She
left note saying it would be useless to
follow her. The family are in good cir
cumstances and stand well socially. The
missing daughter was well educated, good
looking and accomplished, and an elope
ment is suspected,
Prof. 5, b. Whitney of Boston arrived
here this evening, and will conduct the
chorus at the annual festival of the
Episcopal chOirs of the Vermont diocese,
next Thursday Among the chors par
ticipating will be the famous boy choir of
the Church OF the Advent, Boston. There
will be about $50 singers in the chorus
from all parts of the State. Rev. George
K. Nande Werter of St Luke's church,
Brooklyn, will preach the sermon in con
nectlon with the choral service.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-10-01
BICYCLE RACES.
UnfavOrable Weather and No Records
BrOken-The Results.

BosToS, Sept. 27.-The bicycle tourna-
ment at Lynn closed this afternoon. The
weather was not favorable for fast time
and no records were broken. The results
were as follows; Onemile promateur,
with Hendee, Adams, Ives Stone and
Rhodes, was won by Hendee in 2:4l 20 :;
the three mile amateur, won by Crist of
Washington in 1874 % in the two-mile
professional lap race, Woodsde. Nelson,
Prince, Croker, Morgan, Wood, James and
Frazier, started and Wood won in 5:3Ols,
with total of 43 points, while Crocker
and third prizes the three mile amateur
handicap, with Rich Scratch" GasIell
80 yards" Williams $50 yard" Hunter
$50 yards" and Worden "425 yards, was
won by Gaskell in 9:l0 As, Rich second,
Hunter third and Worden fourth. The
five mile promateur brought out
Rhodes Stone, Adams and Hendee. Hen
dee won handly in 1890 3 5, Stone sec
ond, Ives third, Rhodes trailing. In the
one mile amateur lap race, Deblois won
in 2;43 scoring % points to p for
Crist and Is each for Foster and
Hunter. The 10 mile professional
lace was started IN II gale of
wiA, Prince, WoodSide, Crocker, Wood,
- er and Morgan being the contestants
Side won with l5l points, Frazier
"a with 1871, Crocker third with 90
Idside's time 1886 l-5. The three mile
yandlcap was won by Rowe in S:2ll-5.
Stone second, Burnham third, Rhodes
fourth. Ives was thrown by collision
with Stone, but not seriously hurt
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-10-01
A BOLD ESCAPE F0lLED.
UNSUCCESSFUL DASH FOR LIBERTY
OF TWO MICHIGAN CONVlCTS.
Freed from their Chains they Seize n
Switch Engine and Get Outside-The
Guard shoots One Dead other
Wounded and Captured.

MICHIGAN CITY, Ind, Sept. 27.-Two
Tertiary, Frank Whiting and Charles
Ravens, both from Indianapolis the for
mer for 10 years for burglary and the lat
ter for II years for street car robbery,
today made a third unsuccessful attempt
to escape. They were employed in the
shoe shop on the third floor Both wore Il
bail and chain, but managed to file these
Off and at $3.50 this morning, when the
switch engine which had been at work in
side the walls started to pull out through
the gate, the men suddenly broke from the
work benches knives and hammers in
hand, and ran down stairs past the second
floor to the ground, reaching there
just as the engine came along. The
fireman was alone in the cap.
Whiting jumped on and seized the fire
man by the throat, threw him to one side,
while he pulled the throttle wide open.
Havens had crowded into the cab in the
meantime, and the fireman jumped off
when the engine was within ten feet of
the gate, and running ut a rapid rate Of
wall shot Whiting through the
heart killing him instantly. Ravens
chung to the engine until well
outside when he jumped and started for
a corn field with the guard close upon
him. His ankle was sprained in jumping,
and finding himself unable to get away
he turned fiercely upon the guard and
was shot in the head, the bullet CHANGING
around the skull and only slightly stun
ming him. He was locked up. The en-
CINE was caught by yardman and
stopped.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-10-01
OSCAR MEYERS SECOND TRIAL.


JustinaDle homicide.
The second trial of Oscar Meyer for the
murder of Herman krouse on Lake
Champlain in January, 1884, is in pro-
gress in the Franklin County Court at St
Adams. Meyer has been already convict
ed of murder in the first degree, but the
supreme Court granted him another trial
on his exceptions to the qualifications Of
certain jurymen who convicted him. The
prisoners counsel will admit the killing
Of krouse, but will make an effort to
prove justifiable homicide. States At
torney Ballard is assisted in the prosecu-
ton of the Meyer case by A. A. Hall and
George w. Bureson. Meyers counsel,
Mr. McGettrick, is assisted by G. d. Wat.
son. A competent jury was obtained by
. O'Clock Thursday afternoon, and Mr..
Hail made his statement of the case Il the
jury.
The trial proper began Friday morning,
the general public seeming to evince
about as much interest as at the other
trial The witnesses examined were,
Joseph Murray, Judson Dumas, Charles
Wilcox, Myron Hulburt DR.. O. +. Fasset,
Hiram Tobias John Cameron, Jed Bees
settle, julius Rich, Joseph Longeway,
Simon Burney, DR.. Wilder and Mrs
Simon Burney. The nature OF the testi-
mony is practically the same rs that at
the flrst trial, the cross examination being
less particular. The Messenger says that
Meyer shows considerable interest in his
trial, and consults his counsel frequently.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-10-01
The Silver Creek Disaster.

MAYvILLE, n, Y, Sept. 2L-Brewer
and Harrison, the engineer and conduc-
tor Of the Inflated Silver Greek eX-
cursion train have had true bills found
against them and both were remanded for
trial. Their bail was fixed at $1,000 each.
The families of each Of the victims who
lost their lives in the Silver Creek disaster
received $1,000 from the Nickel Plate Rail
road company. As there are some 10
deaths reported the railroad company will
be compelled to pay over 500 200. The
claims for damages brought by those who
to nearly $4,000
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-10-01
A Few Earnest Words.

Does any one who reads these lines feel
tired or nervous? Have you Respondent feel
ngs? Is your appetite sometimes poor and
again yoracious2 Do you notice brick-dust
at The bottom or Il scum on the top of the
fluids you pass? Are these fluids scant at
times and plentiful at others? DO you have
headaches once IN u while? If you have these
feelings, DO YOU KNOW WHAT THEY
MEAN Your Kidneys are diseased {! !! ! 1t
may be only the beginning, but If not taken
in time, Irghts Disease, and death in the
CANNOT AFFORD TO TRIFLE WITH
THEN.
Mr.. john W. FoRBUsH, an army veteran. of
and was brought to deaths door. He took
HUNTS REMEDY and is well to-day.
Mrs. ALEXANDER l.. NICHOLAS, of Phoenix,
X. l., and II DIES tcndant of General Nathaniel
Greene, was so near the grave her breath only
came IN gasps, hut she was re stored to health
by using HUNTS REMEDY.
The wife of Captain 5. GREENWOOD, master
of the well-known Steamer Kanawha, had a
large and painful swelling in the side, which
was thought to he Il tumOr. 1t entirely disap-
peared after using HUNTS REMEDY. Cap
tain Greenwood himself was cured of terri
BILE Catarrh of the Bladder by the same means
These are only II few of many wonderful
cases showing that HUNTS REMEDY does
cure the worst of all known diseases.
DO not, however, Delay. Observe. the
hrst symptoms and act promptly. You will
certainly escape awful suffering and possibly
death itself. For Sale by all Dealers.
G. n. CRITTENTOS, Gen'IAgent,
115 Fulton ST., New York
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NIELSEN DEFEATS LARGAS.


tl0O aside between Largan and the Aus
tralian oarsman Nielsen took place on the
Thames course, being from Putney to
Martlake. Nielsen finished alone Bleach
and Hanlan witnessed the race from the
deck of steamer. On meeting, the cham
pion and ex-champion showed a
marked GOODNESS, not even shaking
hands. Beach said he would not
row in the United States if Hanlan
offered him the whole continent to do So
He said he would row on the Paramatta
and would lay Hanlan $1,000 against $500
but would not pay Hanlan's travelling
expenses. The dispute continued for some
time. Hanlan was greatly annoyed by
Beach calling him gas bag"
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-10-01
COLLISION WITH AN ICEBERG
The Schooner Lady Agnes has Narrow
Escape from Sinking at Sea.

ST JOINS, n. F., Sept. 27.-The British
schooner Lady Agnes which arrived this
morning struck an iceberg Monday last
3S miles southeast of Baccalieu Island
and became a partial wreck. losing spars,
yards, companion jobboom, bowsprit, cut
water and stem. Her decks were opened
but the crew marvellously escaped.
The vessel drove seward in violent
gale, and has been seven days
at sea, pumping. All preparations were
made for leaving the ship. The iceberg
was of mountainous height bearing 60
miles due east from st. Johns. The Lady
Agnes left Trinity bound for Operto on
the 10th. At night it collided with the ice
berg and with the force Of the sea-wash
butted and rammed it frequently, barely
atloat from its fearful suction
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-10-01

NEW YORK, Sept q, - The English
cricketers began to-day on the grounds of
the Staten Island Cricket club, at Living
ston, S. l., match with team repre-
senting all New York. The Englishmen
won the toss, but sent their opponents to
the wickets. The Americans innings
closed for l43 runs. The Englishmen had
only 20 minutes in which to play, when
they started their innings. When the
game was called for the day the English
mems score was u for the loss of one
wicket
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-10-01

NEW HAVEN, Conn, Sept. 27.-The dem
ocratic State central committee this even
ing selected o. +. Burr of Hartford as
temporary chairman for to-morrow's con
vention. So far as can be learned from
the delegates already here, expressions of
choice are confined almost exclusively to
+. ;. Cleveland of Hartford, and Judge
Granger of New Canaan for governor.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-10-01
The increase of 30 at Yale,

NEW HATEN, Ct, Sept 23-The freshmen
class entering Yale today numbered 277 :;
academies l73 scientifics 1O4 This shows
an increase over last years entering class
OF 81; academies 80, scientifics IL.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-10-01
Brooklyn Maternity Ho.nitaJ

tanned from the Use of your LACTATED FOOp
are very satisfactory. 1t has been retained
ana digestcd by the most delicate stomaohs
take pleasure in commencing il to all those
who are interested in Infant foods, who have
not already given 1t a thorough trial" Re-
spectfully yours. GEORG e II. DOTY NJ d.
Resident Physician.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-10-01

CHICAGO, Sept pa call has been
issued for national convention of dis
tillers in liquors to be held in Chicago
Oct. is, to take measures looking to "A
resistance of the growth of the popular
sentiment against the liquor traffic.
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n. Y. Post Graduate Medical School and
Hospital.

226 East 10th ST., New York, Jan. 8. 1885.
Your LACTATED FOOD has been used i'm the
babies ward for a month, and the results have
been very satisfactory. Many of the little pa
tlents were admitted for digestive derange-
lnents, ana as rule. this food has been read
ny asslmlAted by them" Very truly yours
; j MCNUTT. NJ. D., Lecturer on Childron's
Diseases -
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New York Infant Asylum.

MOUNT NERON, Jan. l., lSS6-"We are us
ing your LACTATED FOOD in our infant asylum
whenever we require the use of artificial
iood, ana ma 1t superior to any which we
have ever used Being pleasant to the taste.
IT is specially adapted to children. We have
in our branch institution over two hundred
and nifty Children Mrs. L. NJ. BATES.
Chairman OF Mount Vernon Branch
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PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS
USING
lactated food

IACTATED FOOD HAS BEEN BEFORr THE
~ hl-lC But FEW MONTHS, YET THE REMARK
ABLE SUCCESS WHICH HAS ATTENDED IT'S USE
~ me MANY HOSPITALS AND ASYLUMS WHERE
II MAS BEEN TESTED, HAS RESULTED IN ITS
BEING PLACED ON THE LIST OF REGULAR SUP
PLIES NEEDED FOR THE DAILY USE OF THE
INSTITUTION.
BELOW WE GIVE A FEW LETTERS FROM SOME
L A1IAx
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-10-01

sold by all druggists-25c., Soc. and slOo
- 4 valuable pamphlet on THE Nutrition
OF lniantsand invalids," free on application.
WELLS, RICHARDSON & Co., Burlington VI
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The I43rd Bond Call,

WAsHINGTON, Sept, 27.--The acting sec
rotary of the treasury this afternoon issued
the l43rd call for the redemption of SIS
DOC, 900 in the three per cent loan of 1882.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-10-01

This company was incorporated by the
Legislature of The state in lSS2, and is subject
TO the laws of the State regulating the affairs
OF institutions OF its class
According to the terms of its charter this
company Is authorized To receive and hold
moneys and property i'm trust and ON deposit
from courts of law OrCquity, including courts
of probate and insolvency, executors, admin
istrators, assignecs, guardians, trustees cor
perutlCns ami individuals, upon such terms
and conditions as may be agreed upon.
Upon all deposits interest is allowed nj the
rate of FOUR PER CENT PER ANNUM,
payable -annually-AuRustlst ard Feb
ruary lst-which interest compounds If not
withdrawn.
This Rate of Interest is Guaranteed.
Al deposits lCith this institution not in ercCSs
Of $500 are entirety erempt from tdrdti0n to He
dcpOstOr-the tar hctng paid direc ~ Ia the state
IN the cOmpdlB. This peculiar advantage is
derived only by the depositors of such insti-
tutiOns rs are subject to state laws.
As with National Banks, the stockholders OF
this company are liable for the amount of
their stock and as much more, thus securing
the dcpOsitOrs against loss To double the
amount of the capital stock in addition to the
company's surplus fund. The business of the
company Is transacted at its Office in the How
ard National Bank, corner of Church and Col
lcge streets, during regular bank hours. For
the benefit OF those to whom these hours are
not convenient the office will be open Monday
evening of each week, from to O'Clock.
Interest bearing Certificates also issued on
favorable terms. 24 d&wtf
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BURLINGTON TRUST COMPANY
PAIDUP CAPITAL.
$4,000.

PAIDUP CAPITAL............... $4,000.
OFFICERS William Wells, President; B. B.
Smaley, Nicc-PIesident; II. l.. Ward, Treas.
DRECToPS-C. NJ. Spaulding, b. b. Smallcy,
NJ. ID. Cook, j. II. Gates, William Wells, Ed
ward Wells. ID. W. Robinson.
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE william
b Smallcy, c. NJ. Spauding.
Wichita eagle., 1886-12-19
Becchcr and His IIoney.

Beecher hates all monetary details. lie
always gives his regular salary-$20, OO0-to
his wife, who Gisposcs of it Is she chooses, en-
tirely Independent Of him. What he earns
outside by lccturing, writing, etc.-varying
annually from $4,000 to $4,000 moro-iS
for his own Use, and he uses it freely in any
and every way except for the liquidation of
debts Surprise has often been expressed rs
to what the popular preacher does with his
large income. This information may aid in
measure to answer the question He is an
odd creature, as men Of genius frequently are,
with exalted virtues and grave defects, whom
very few understand, and who certainly does
not understand himself. Like other popular
idols, he has been painted with the hueS Of
imaginations until bis real nature has ceased
to be visible. Some Of his best qualities are
probably those of which the orthodox class
would be the least tolerant Above every
thing. he is human-human to the cOre-and
not akin to saintship is his antipodes, which
he is ready to avow His most valiant men
tai attribute is his oratory, which, though &C
cidentally turned in the direction of the pull
pit, has not been by any means confined
thereto. As a preacher, taking him on the
whole, l doubt il this age has produced his
equal-"Pessimo" in Chicago Times.
Wichita eagle., 1886-12-19
Some Startling Theories.

a local Stat-stlclan, starting with the pre-
mise that, given 4 single pair Of spaTrows and
their own sweet VIII, at the end Of the year
there would be six pairs Of sparrows, the
parent birds dying al the end Of each year;
insists that at the end of fifteen years there
would be ., S2l, l09, so. 40 pairs Of sIarrows
descended from the original pair. Without
examining the correctness of this figuring,
which may be right enough as to It's arith-
metic, any sparrow Old enough 10 have q
family on his hands knows that it is mad
wrong in comparison with actual results.
There is to be taken into the account the raw
ages Of ether birds, Of cats, Of boys, of sports
men, OF indi .-CstiCn, Of wars civil and for
eign, Of foods and beating winds, and the
awful visItations of cold. The sparrOws null
tiply and replenish tho earth, it is true, but
it keeps them very busy. An arithmetician
who, beginning with Adam and Eve, and al
lowing two pairs to q family, should attempt
TO find the population of the earth by pro
cess Of ari;hmetical progression would have
the land ana the sea piled mountain high
with the bones of past generations, and
enough live people on the earth TO over-pcpu-
late ali the rest of the planets. Statistics
without all the data TO bring on right CON
illusions are very good for nothing.
delphia Record
Wichita eagle., 1886-12-19

The merchant t&ilors Of New York keep
a LARGE book containing the names Of 2.C00
fashion2bly dressed men Who seldom or
never pay their tailor bills. These two
regiments Of the fa5hionably dressed are
divided INTO farce classes: The Slow Pay
Class THE Undesirable Class and
1.-The Worthless Cl~ss" Ecch merchant
tailor has g ic5 ger containing copy Of this
list and frequently CcIsults il. in each
fashionable Tor shop from . to $50 per-
sons get clothes Tor nothing in the course
of q single year. The names Of these PEG
pie would make q large elite directory.
The Merchant Tailors' association, it is
said, proposes 10 advertise for sale IN the
daily newspapers the tailor bills of this
brigade CT fashionable bat non-paying
customers. "Iost of the men who fleece
the tailors. " said Z New York merchant
tailor, recently, ARE idle and fashionable
young men who are sons Of rich fathers,
and manage TO spend $4,000 year out
of an annual allowance of 50 000 or s.. eco.
They have no property of their own. moth
ing we could levy on, except collar boxes
and boot jacks. New York Cor. Argo-
nsuE
Wichita eagle., 1886-12-19
Americans in Paris.

Always conspicuous by their afrability,
pretty tOilettcs and Il certain peaceful indie
perdence Of manner are the Americans, by
far the most popular of all the strangers with
the Paris public. They pos.sss the two cs-
scntlals to French favor-Qcsteness ana polf.
Always floating in delightful uilnbus Of
gold, they emerge from q distant mine, or oil
well, or rancho TO shower smiling prosperity
upon the meritorious population with whom
Thank you goe5-weI rot quite but al
most rs far as reckiessnass N the disbursement
of small coin.
In no place is the difference SO striking be
tween English, French and American girls,
nor arc their solf-reliancc, Judgment and SIM
plicity SO strongly coatrastel Us here, where
the upper classes Of the jhree nations meet il
the same social stratum, hut with difference
of education, Of development and tradition
SIS wide as the seas which forever separate
their different shores And let it be frankly
confcS5-d, with ell p3rdolGb,e satisfaction,
that in almost every respect the American
girl of today Is in advance Of her Saxon and
Gallo sisters.-Paris Cor Philadelphia Press