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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1888-08-10
FIRE AT SOUTH ROYALTON.
Mar. Wiiliams's Buildings with Contents
Burned. Including Six Cattle.

james Willams's house, barn and out
buildings were burned Saturday morning
between IL and O'Clock. The contents OF
the house were all burned with the excep-
ton of those in one room, occupied by
Mr.. WilliAms's son and son-in-law who
were both absent. There were burned
with the BAN, five cows. four hogs. a calf,
wagon, and nearly all the farming tools
When the fire was discovered the barn and
house shed connecting were partly burned
Mr.. Williams was quite badly burned in
attempting to save the cows. The loss IS
estimated at $500 The property was in
sured in stock company through l.. :.
Hays OF Bellows Falls, but the policy be
lng burned it could not be ascertaued in
what company or the amount. The fire 5
supposed 10 have originated from a spark
from locomotive as the train passes
within - feet of the barn, but ii may
have been set by a tramp, as one was
seen on The track near there in the even
lHg
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1888-08-10
AT NONOUITT.
A whole Nation in Mourning over the
Hero's Death.

NEW BEDFORD Mass, Aug. 6-The
president this morning sent the following
despatch to Mrs. Sheridan: "While the
nation mourns its loss and shares your
sorrow, let me express to you my pers onal
grief and most sincere coincidence" Tele-
grams of coincidence have been received
from Mrs Sherdan's father, Gen. ID. H.
Fucker, Gen. w. 7. Sherman, Clayton
MacMichael, eX-Secretary Robert T. Lin.
coin, Secretary w. f. Endicott, Charles 7.
Henderson. George w. Childs, Mrs L. 5.
Grant and Col f. ID. Grant, Senator
Eugene Hale, Gov. J. b. Foraker, David
Porter, Horatio g. King, William LARA
bee.
TIE funeral party will start from here
Wednesday evening. and will 20 to New
York and from thence to Washington.
Sheridans remains will he inferred 1T the
national cemetery, Arlington, across the
river from the capital. The time for the
funeral has been fixed for saturday and
it will be held at st. Matthews church.
No services will be held at NonQuitt.
The governor of Massachusetts offered
to furnish a guard of honor to act a. es-
cort. but Mrs. Sheridan declined the offer
though approaching the feeling which
caused ii to be rendered.
Cardinal Gibbons will Ofliciate at the
| funeral and he will be assisted by Rev
Fathers Mackin and Kervick. Prevlou,
| to the burial the cardinal will consecratt
part OF the cemetery set apart for the
general and family, and the body vii
be consigned to the grave with full mill
| tary honors.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1888-08-10
The Old silver spoon.

How fresh in my mind are the days of my
sickness,
When / tossed me in pain, all fevered and
sore:
The burning, the nausea, the sinking and
weakness,
And even the old spoon that my medicine
bore,
The old silver spoon, the family spoon
That sick. chamber spoon tina my med
iciue bore.
How 10th we're my fever-parched lips TO re-
cvlNe II.
How nauseous the stun that it bore to my
tongue.
And the pam at my nwards, OH naught could
reneNe It, ,
Though tears of disgust from my eyeballs II
wrung. ,
The old silver spoon, the medicine
spoon,
How awful the stun that it left on my
tongue.
Such liz the efe, { of nauseous, gripping meu'
icines which make the sick room memory
of horror Dr. Pierce's Pleasant furgatN'
Pellets, on the contrary. are sma !, sugar
coated, easy TO take. purely ,Neeetapl'
and perfectly effective. % cents avail
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1888-08-10

Freight train number % met with an
accident at Charlotte Saturday afternoon
by which six box and two flat cars were
considerably SIN t9hed up. Conductor
Foy was in the saloon car attending TO
some Of his work while the trainmeu We're
doing some switching, and III attempting
to make flying switch the cars left the
track and We're piled up rather prOmis-
C.Uusiy together. Master Mechanic
Brownell with n gang of men was imme-
dlately despatched to the scene reaching
there shortly after three o'clock. The cars
We're tipped over into The ditch, thus
clearing the track so that the mail train
was able to get by about five o'clock
The most of the wre cked cars were empty,
although one, a Natlonol Dispatch car, was
loaded with marble.
The Burlington and l. imOile mixed rain
backed two or three cars off from switch
able al Essex Junction Saturday uiLhr out
was able to get back ali right without any
outside help after snort delay,
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1888-08-10
Flag Raising at West Milton.

A West Milton correspondent writes
"The citizens of West Milton met Tues
day, July 81, for the purpose of raising a
Harrison aud Morton flag, presented by
the Mrs. w. A. and g. w. Granger. The
elder Mrs. Granger was one of the girls of
$40 and well remembers that campaign.
There was something inspiring in the
of an old lady ~ years of age helping to
raise the grand Old stars and stripes.
Speeches and singing by the w. NJ. G.
c. made up the entertainment OF the
evening. rhe ladies of the place are
taking an active part in the political cam
pagH this year. In the choice between
"Grover Cleveland and a gentleman" they
have chosen the gentleman.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1888-08-10
The Weather for July.

The following is the summary of the To-
cal weather record for the last month
Mean temperature, II. 3 maximum tenn
perature, So on the 22d minimum tenn.
perature, 40. g on the 18th range of tenn
perature, IS. z; prevailing wind, south
total rainfall, A. inches number of days
on which 0.0l inch or more rain or melted
snow Tell, 81 thunder storms on the llth
and 3lst; auroras on the 10th and 2Sth.
The total precipitation for the month was
the smallest for July in five years, being
nearly an inch and half less than the
average for that period. while the mean
temperature was 81 lower than the aver
age for the same time. Fair skies char
acterized the month, which was made up
of Is clear 10 fair and only cloudy days.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1888-08-10
A New Church for Remington

Rev. Father j. 5. Michaud, pastor of st
Francis De Sales church, Bennington, has
decided to begin the erection of new
church edfice on West Main street the
present season, and the grounds have
been staked out and surveyed, preliminary
to breaking ground tor the foundation.
The material for the church will be blue
limestone, like that used i'll the Benning-
ton battle monument The body or the
edtice will be rock-faced, but the trim
mlngs will be fine hammered. The de
sign of the structure will be purely goth
ic The front of the church will be 50 feet,
and the length of the church, chapel and
parochial residence, the last two OF which
will be commenced another season, will be
224 feet. The length of the church itself
will be l55 feet The front gable will be
II feet above the ground and the splre lI3
feet. The audience room, which Will be
Is feet high and unsupported by columns,
will seat 1000 persons. The Interior Will
be commodlous and inviting. and the eX
terror will be as attractive and IL 'oslng
as that of any church editice in V mont.
An outlay of about $4,000 - ''Atemplat-
ed, though this sum provides ior the cree
ton OF the church, chapel, parochia resi-
dence and convent,
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1888-08-10
BURNED TO A CRISP,
THE HORRIBLE FATE OF II POLISH
JEWS IN NEW YORK.
Another Tenement House Horror-Stair-
ways and Fire Escapes Cut on by the
Fire-Many Panic Stricken Victi inns
Jump from the Upper stories.

NEW YORK, Aug. 3.-Seventeen persons
lost their lives by fire in Il Bowery tene-
ment house this afternoon and number
of others were injured in jumping from
the windows aud probably fatally hurt
The fire was caused by the upsetting of Il
kerosene oil stove in the rooms of the
ianitress. The building was a six story
death trap, located In the rear of the PEG
pies theatre in the centre of the block
bounded by the Bowery, Rivington, Chris
tie and Delaney streets, and unauproach-
able save by an alley way scarcely three
feet wide and 100 feet deep Several floors
were used as tailoring shops by four diff
ferent firms who employed nearly 100 men
and women to manufacture cloaks. Ali
the employees were Polish Jews.
The building burned fercely and rapidly
At the back of the building is narrow
court yard, six feet wide. covered with
tagging. All the roads of escape being
cut off many. the ailrighted inmates
rushed to the windows and in ped from
the third and fourth story windows to the
narrow pen below, only to receive broken
limbs or heads. Many were overcome by
the smoke before the fire reached them
One dead body was found in the alley
way. On the third floor were the bodies
of a man, woman and boy. On the
fourth floor five unacceptable bodies
and on the fifth five more all burned be
You'd recognition. An unknown man died
while under the surgeons hands in the
White House saloon.
The building had fire escapes but the
fire ran up the rear of the structure, cut
ting off the egress by these as well as by
the stairways. Some of the victims nigh
have escaped by the way of the roof if the
dense smoke had not overpowereC
them. The police have a record OF
10 injured aud two missing. The
hospitals are besieged by Polanders
inquiring for friends and relatives. The
age to the Peoples theatre Will not exceed
$4,000. Charles Norman, property man
OF the Peoples theatre, saved many lives
by breaking down the partition on top OF
the theatre and throwing a ladder ovel
the alley to the third story windows of the
burning building over which the occu
pants of that floor could pass. When they
were ali out Norman threw The ladder NJ
to the fourth story and rescued many there
He thinks the large loss of life
is mainly due to the people being
panic stricken. Owing TO the peculiar
situation of the building the tremen wer,
unable TO reach the people at the window,
to prevent their jumping, and the con
struction of the place was so faulty it i.
doubtful if the sutfocatou and cremation
of the inside victims could have been pre-
vented even If the firemen had been able
to get to work earlier.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1888-08-10
LAKE AND RIVER IMPROVEMENTS.
Work that Is Being Done in this Vicinity
and Northern New York.


and Northern New York.
A force of men have been at work for
some time preparing the stone foundation
on which will rest the criDs tor the eX
tension of the Burlington breakwater to
the south for a distance of 240 feet This
part of the work Is now practically COM
pleted, and the hemlock timber for the crib
is now arriving The cribs Will be sunk
as fast as they are built and will all be
placed probably before September l, and
the entire work completed by November
80. The lower part of the CRIBS Will be
constructed of hemlock, while the super
structure will be pine.
Work at other points is also making
good progress. The dredging of the chan
mel in Kenyon's bay, in direct line be
tween lights 10 and lG has been completed
and the channel is in good condition.
Work is also in progress on the break
waters at GordOn's landing and ROuses
Point. 1t is expected that 500 feet will be
completed at Gordou's and that $50 ieet
of extension to the 500 feet already built
at Rouses Point will be added.
this season. The contracts, if com
plpted on time, will be done by
by November 30. The work of dredging
| the channel through rapid shoals on
Grass river, near Massena Springs, y. y,
! is expected to be undertaken some time
the present month, ana completed AS
far as available fluids will permit IN
SIX weeks or two months. The work
is difficult and the fund set apart
for that work is less than $1,000.
so that much will be accomplish ed is very
doubtful. A favorable informal propo-
sition, which justifies the undertaking'
has been received however, from a con
tractor and the work will be begun. 1t is
expected that when the channel is com
pleted, the ferry boat which runs between
Caldwell and Massena Centre Will
be able to go up the river to the
miles further than at present.
Tue entire estimate for the work on the
Grass river Is SIP, 600 so that only part of
the Improvement can be completed this
season, and unless additional approprla-
lions are made by another river-harbor
bill all operations at the above point AS
well as on Lake Champlain will probably
have TO be suspended after this season.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1888-08-10
He Cannot support Cleveland.

Mr. A. j. b. Ross, a prominent lawyer
at Essex, n. Y, who is the present super
visor of the town and is one of the most
prominent democrats in that county, is
decidedly dissatisfied with the candidates
of the party and with its platform, and II
is said he will not vote for them but that
he will vote for Harrison and Protection.
His action will have a great effect in that
community where he is a mao of infiT-
ence. Although the town polls only 300
votes there are large number of work
ingmen who are going TO vote the repub-
lican ticket who never did so before.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1888-08-10
IN THE SENATE.
Senator Fdmunds Offers Resolutions o
sympathy and Committee of
Seven Senators AppOinted.


Seven Senators Appointed.
In the chaplain's opening prayer there
was an indirect but feeling allusion to the
death of Sheridan. AS soon as the read
ing of the journal was concluded Mr.. Ed
munds rose and said 81 ask unanimous
consent 10 offer at this time resolutions
on subject which every senator will
understand"
Resolved, That the Senate has learned with
profound regret OF the death of Phillip II.
Sheridan, late general of the armies of the
United States.
Resolred, That the Senate hereby expresses
its grateful sense OF his great and patriotic
services in the cause of his country, It's deep
sensibnty of the loss which the nation has
sustained in his death. and Its sympathy with
his family in their bert avement.
RssOiUed, That copy of these resolutions
be forwarded To the family of the deceased.
Unanimous consent being given Mr.. Ed
munds said 1T is quite unnecessary for
any senator to submit any observation in
support of these resolutions. The career
of Gen. Sheridan has been so conspicuous,
80 grand, so noble, so patriotic that any
words | could use in respect to his mem
DRY or in praise OF his career would be like
gliding refined gold or painting the lily.
i therefore, for my part, leave them to the
judgment of the Senate without further
observations"
The resolutions We're adOpten unani-
mously. Subsequently bill was intro
duced by Mr. Farwell and referred to the
committee on pensions, grant 'ug a pen
sion of 5000 year to Mrs Sh dan.
The presidents message a. .lucing the
death of Sheridan WAS RESENTED and
read. Mr. Hawley said Nothing | could
say is needed to set forth the loss which
the country sustains by the death of the
able, brilliant and magnificent soldier
and the beloved general, Philip H Sheri
dan We have learned of the COurg(
taken by the House and nov send to the
desk "A resolution for which | ask imme
date consideration"
RCsOired, That the char 10 requested to APP
point a cJmmlttec OF seven senators 10 attent
the lunera services VI the late Gen. Sheridan
The resolution was adopted, ana Sena
tors Hawley, Henderson, Cullom, Stewart
Hampton, Gibson and Gray were appoint
ed. The Senate then adjourned till to
morrow.
To he Buried With Military HOnors.
The secretary of war to-day received
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1888-08-10

L. cambridge Munday ESQ.,, County Atty,
Clay Co., Tex. says: Have used Electric Bit
tiers W til most happy results. My brother also
was very low with Malaria Fever aud Jauu-
dee, tut was cured by the timely use of tn {
medicine. Am satisfied Electric Btters saved
his life.
adds like testimony, saying He positively
believes he would have died. had 1t not oeen
for Electric Btters.
TINS great remedy will ward of. as well as
cure ali Malaria Diseases. and for all Kidney
Liver and Stomach Disorders stands une quail
ed. Price 50c. and 81. at Beaupre l. Lowreys
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1888-08-10

Treasurtr's office, Inspector ot Financ
West Randolph, Aug. !, IS.
New Jersey Democrats for Harrison.

+. A. Cowles, prominent in the prohi-
bition party and counsel of the Law and
Order league of Jersey City, has come out
for Harrison and Morton, as has Patrick
Donahue, a big contractor of Elizabeth,
n. j. He had been Il democratic politician.
John Il. Dunn of the same place, eX-
speaker of the New Jersey Assembly, a
prominent democrat, mas come out for
"Tippecanoe and protection too" He says
the Irish Americans at Elizabeth will vote
the protection ticket almost to mau.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1888-08-10
Don't Experiment.

You cannot afford TO waste time inexper-
enting when your lungs are IN danger. Con-
sumption always seems at iiIst only a cold.
DO not permit any dealer TO impose upon you
with some cheap Imitation of Dr. Kings New
Discovery for Consumption, Coughs and
Colds, but be sure you yet the genuine. BE-
cause he can make more profit ne may tell
you he has some thing just as good, or just
the same. Don't be deceived, but insist upon
getting DR.. Kings New Discovery, which ia
guaranteed to give relief in all Throat Lung
ana Chest affections. Trial bottles free III
UeaupTe a LOWrey's Drug store
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1888-08-10
Firemen's Contests.

There will be a picnic and hose race at
Bennington on Thursday. August 10, un
der the auspices of the Father Matthew
Total Abstinence and Benevolent Society,
On Saturday, August Is, there will be a
hose tournament at FAIR Haven; and the
first prize in the hose race is sl25, and the
h1n
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1888-08-10

WASHINGTON, Aug. 4.-The act to in
crease the pension OF Emily j. Stannard,
widow of Gen. Stannard of Gettysburg
fame, has become law without the pres
ident's signature.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1888-08-10
reformed Mail Service.

From the Ogdensburg Journal
Mr.. Enright, clerk in the Malone post
office, has been appointed postal clerk on
the Ogdensburg and Lake Champlain
road. lie will act rs helper, Three men
are doing the work that two used to do
before the change.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1888-08-10
Tlngs ut Malf Mast.

As mark of respect the president has
directed that the national flag be display
ed at half mast on all the buildings in the
executive departments in the city of
Washington until after Gen. Sheridan's
funeral shall have taken place.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1888-08-10

The simple application of 'SwANNE's OINT,
MENT." without any internal medicine, van
cure any case of letter, san hheum, I'M III
Scniv ItrbV Skin EruptlOns, no matter how
obstinate or long stand ng, ii is potent ei-
fectlVe and costs bat a trlne.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1888-08-10

despatch from Col. NJ, v. Sheridan stat
ing it was Mrs. Sherdan's wish that her
husband be buried with military honors
and at the same time there should be no
military funeral in proper respect to his
rank.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1888-08-10
RnuIInaY Man kIllad.

Joseph Kinney, of Poultney, brakeman
on freight train, was hit by the fast Sar-
atoga special at Ballston, New York, and
instantly killed at two O'Clock Friday af-
tprnoon
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1888-08-10

MRS. WINsLOw's SOOTHING SYRUP should
always be used for children teething. 1t
pain, cures wind colo, and is the best remedy
for diai'hpa. Twenty-Five cents.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1888-08-10
STATE FINANCES.
vermonts Revenue and Disbursements
for the Past Eiscal Year.

Following is State Treasurer DuBois's
statement showing the revenue and dis
bursements of the State of Vermont for the
fiscal year ending July 81, lSSS:
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1888-08-10
Killed While Intoxicated.

In the matter of the fatal accident to
Fred S. Hale of st. Johnsbury, who fell
from the night express train bound north
on the Passumpsic division of the Boston
and Maine railroad, in the covered bridge
about one mile north of Passumpsic sta
ton, in the early morning of June nth,
1883, and was killed, the board find that
the conductor announced the arrival of
the train at st. Johnsbury, and Hall, sup
posing that they were near the station,
went out upon the platform of the car to
be ready,to alight when they had fully ar
rived The train was running at a speed
of about 30 miles an hour when Hale lost
his balance and fell. striking in covered
bridge, and being instantly killed. The
testimony shows that this accident was
the result of Hale's own carelessness
while in state of intoXication.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1888-08-10

Don't hawk hawk, and blow. blow, disgust-
ing everybody, but use DIR. SaSes O1'a' 1"
Remedy
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1888-08-10
BY the board,
ALFRED +. WATSON, Clerk.
He Jumped From the Train And Wa.
Killed

The Board of Railroad Commissioners
find in the matter of the fatal accident to
George Condor, on the Bennington and
Rutland railway, at North Dorset Febru-
AIRY "a, upon the occasion of the accident
that the train was not to stop at North
Dorset, that being Il flag station, and about
forty rods south of the station man was
seen to jump from a fiat car of the moving
train and fall back under the same, The
train was stopped and the tranmen went
back and found the dead body of George
Condor, of Dorset, Vermont. His pres
ence upon the tram was unknown to the
conductor or any of the trainmen, and II
appeared that desiring to get Off at North
Dorset and finding that the train was not
to stop there he jumped and was killed as
above stated