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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1890-09-19
ALL OVER THE STATE.
WHAT A WEEK BRINGS FORTH IN
THE WAY OF NEWS.
Erief Itcms of Interest from Every Cor
nsr OF Vermont Fnstmsstors APP
pointed Personals, Manufacturing
Notes, Hires and Minor Items.

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been filed. There are no puhhc uequest as 1t
was reported thefe Woulo I've il ''9 ulsI'osl-
non O. MS '"'ulO'5 le5 ID anu N'''1e ''''O"s
library
Early saturday evening a cyclone passed
over ershlre, unroounG barns ana com
plotely running several lrnt ana sugar
orchards lie highways are closed py
falling trees.
c. X. Field, grandson Of the late
Charles X. Field. Nermonts ll-kuown
historian, is the editor and proprietor Of
bright juvenile paper, THE Acorn, pub
li,hcd in Alameda. Cal.
The annual reunion Of the Orleans Couu-
ty Veterans association will be held on the
fair grounds at Barton village September
25. The annual address will be given at
p. m, by DR.. Branch of Newport
Mrs Ezra Beers. %. of Springfield,
drowned herself in Black river. near Could
mills. Sunday morning. She had become
dIsplri,ed. through illness during the past
few months. and was insane at the time.
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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1890-09-19
iIecse.

A diploma and so were awarded the
West Windsor Cheese Manufacturing com
pauy tor the best cheese. First premium,
-, for the best dairy cheese, awarded j.
II. Riley OF sheldon: second Of -, 6. X.
Markham Of Woodstock; third OF -, f, Y.
Dana of North Pomfret. The first pre-
MUM of - for best factory cheese was
awarded the West Windsor Cheese Manu-
featuring company. This was the only
exhibit of factory cheese.
\ diploma was awarded to the Yer
mont Farm Machine company Of Bellows
Falls for the best display in mechanics
hall
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1890-09-19

Court convenes again Monday, Sept. %, at
the Mott case. The case is to be tried
by a struck jury, and the follow
ing persons are summoned as jurors
Alburgh, James =. Story, Henry G.
Jameson John Carle, l.. f. Sowles !;
Grand Isle, Wyman Gordon, Joseph
Macomber, Albert Kinney, $. w. Hoag,
James McGowan; Isle La Mott, Cyrus
Holcomb, Melvin Pike James Hurst Henry
Reed, Daniel Tromhly. North Hero r. c.
Blanchard James e. Mcbride, Homer a.
Knight, Merrill X Town; South Hero, S.
z. Wadsworth Edmund Barnes, Henry
Martin, John Phelps, w. c. West John
Wright
Asa Blanchard. a well-known and active
business man of Montpelier, dropped dead
instantly of heart diseaseshortly after
3 u. ~ Saturday, near tho G. II.
Cross q Son bakery He was born in
Barre worked and was married in Burlng-
ton when Young man, went from there to
Hariland and into the leather business, and
later was in the same business at Norwich
for some t. years and during the war, soon
after which he came to Montpelier. V here
he has resided for % years He built the
Blanchard Opera House, the largest business
block in town. and has been connected with
the hardware business for several years.
lie leaves wife and three sons, Fred
George and William Funeral services will
bn held nt . p. m, Monday at his late resi-.
deuce on Barre street and Rev. j. Edward
Wright will Oitcate.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1890-09-19

Floral hall is as it always is at fair, the
centre of attraction for ladies, 1t Is
well filed with domestic manufactures, in
cuding needle work, embroidery of many
kinds. household ornamental work, fine arts.
drawings, paintings, flowers and plants and
children ; work
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1890-09-19
PREMIUMS AWARDED.
Vegetables.

The show Of vegetables is very complete.
II incudcs exhibits by Luther Putnam of
Cambridge, Hiram Merrihew OF BurhnS
ton +. j. Farnsworth Of Fairfax, II. w.
Bruce of Barnard A. B. Preston OF Sharon,
\. y. Pike and Ralph La Mountain OF Pom
fret l.. II Smonds of Hartford, Mari, \.
Keyes and g. W pease Of Hartford. The
judges in this department were II. +. Dun
ham OF Woodstoct, and O. f.. Hcmenway
OF Hartlaud in addition 10 smaller pre-
miums for oach variety Of Vegetables the
judge have made the following awards.
irst premium of Six for largest and
best collection of vegetables to =. j. Farms
worth OF F.lrfay: second Of $40 to Luther
Putnam Of Cambridge; first premium OF 50
for best collection Of potato2, to Luther Put
nam of CambrIeo; second Of - to =. j.
Farnsworth Of Fairfax The judges desire
to make honorable mention Of an exhibit
from the Vermont state Experiment Station
of IA finely arranged collection OF about POO
varieties OF potatoes, most of which seem to
b. Of excellent quality: also of a fine eXhi-
hition of tomatoes and other vegetables ali
of which were entered for exhibition only.
also 10 the manager of the Billing Farm
at Woodstock, for good exhibition of
potatoes and mInsods, not entered for pre-
miums.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1890-09-19

In the race for the Billings PARK stlte5,
foals 1887, purse Siia, all four ON the cerd
came out.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1890-09-19

Iremlum' OIL p"''er were "H'ruei as 'o'.
lows 'he JUICES pc4hB A. w. N"ceFPr OF
the New Hn5'ahd Farmer boston, ana r
l." DAVIS o' Ioi'IIel'
N"eel9'ahe<--oe De- i"ckase OF outer "l-
pon' an" 9io 10 i. -. 9lI'"'t'"S oI latls
NI"e. L''I pac"a4o Oh PRINT "", -et' - 10
u. NJ slack oil Nor"lch' 'ecoud OIL - on
lIIht Dn'te' 10 =. d. i-'-'lhE' OF l"ssnihP.
$40; 'hir" oi 90 on PRINT 10 W. g. non oi
Aarliard.
tarm or HH'rF put'er-fTS, on Hot'em-
Ter butter - 10 ~ g. HpsuIdin@ oil Iaits
viile; second ot - 10 l'""T'h-, suck OF hu'k
iloiioN; tnfl oil 80 TO . He''n ol cam
bridge.
creamery or factory p"'teF- VIC cMahoh
Chase OF stow" maze ihe only eAni"lt
ana they were AWARDED 'ec'ha premium
OF -.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1890-09-19

The first class called out was the three
minute class. Four came out and Nathan
NJ drew the pole
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1890-09-19

The 30 class was called out next aui
four responded
The Washington critic., 1890-03-28
THE SOCIAL WORLD.

President and Mrs. Harrison were the
guests OF honor at dinner given last
evening by Secretary and Mrs Noble
The other guests were Secretary Proctor,
Secretary and Mrs. Rlsk, Attorney
General and Mrs. Miller Postmaster
General and Mrs Wanamaker, Speaker
and Mrs Reed and Miss Margaret Hal
sted The hostess wore a Felix gown
of white brocade, with draperies Of en-
broidered mouselin de sole. Miss
Halsted's gown was Of black velvet,
embroidered with rose.pink satin.
Mrs. Hearst received Yesterday after
noon for the first time this season, as
sisted by her guests, Miss Bowles Of
New Jersey, Miss llillyer of California
and Miss Florence Bayard. The call.
ers fingered long in the hOspitable at-
mosphere, adniring the countless rare
and beautiful things which met the
eye Mt every turn. In the dining hall
on the first floor a light collation. was
served. Ices in the form of little chicks
surrounded by eggs of every hue and
color were grouped about centre
piece of daffodils and maiden s-hair
ferns.
Mrs. 5, II Willoughby of Saratoga IS
spending a few days in the city at the
Hamilton on her way North from
Florida, where her son has a winter
home.
Mrs. Howard G.. White received
yesterday afternoon in a gown of white
satin embroidered in silver with point
lace on the low cOrsage, assisted by
Miss Sheriff. in French gray crepe.
Miss Victoria Emory in white satin and
Mrs. Edward McCauley in a light
brown silk. A string band stationed in
the recess window of the hall played
throughout the afternoon.
Miss Wanamaker has issued invita-
tions for breakfast of thirty young
people Easter Monday at 1890.
Mrs. Logan will give dinner party
tonight in honor of Bishop Newman.
Mr.. p. II. Mclaughlin, accompanied
by the Secretary of the Navy and 6
party of gentlemen, went down the Po
tomac this smorning in his steam yach
for ducking excursion.
Mrs Newman, wife of the Bishop
left the city on Wednesday for shor
stay in New York.
Miss Lucy Corkhill left this morning
with Mrs. Tonzalin to spend the sprini
and summer with her on her ranch nea
Colorado Springs.
The ladies of the Garfield SEWN,
Society held pleasant meeting thi
morning at II o'clock at the residenc
of Mrs. Willard.
The Washington critic., 1890-03-28
WASHINGTON, MARCH 2s, 1890
TIE sronMIN TUE WEST.

Nature was in savage mood last
night, The telegraphic wires to day
are burdened with the details of the
ereat storm which ragged in the dark
ness of the night with uneXamped fury
and left long and wide trail of de
struction and death. 4 dozen villages
and towns were destroyed, and at last
the cyclone swooped down upon the
city Of Louisville and there wrought its
greatest work of destruction and reaped
its richest harvest of death.
Reports from the stricken city are
necessarily meagre, as the wires were
all blown down in the first sweep of
the storm. But such details as have
been gathered of the terrible event will
be found in THE CRITICS news col,
umns. From them it will be seen that
this awful visitation is the most fatal and
widespread calamity since the flood
which swept Johnstown down the mar
row valley of the Conemaugh. We can
only hope that the first reports are eX-
aggerated, but our fears belle our hopes.
The Washington critic., 1890-03-28
PERSONAL.

Mrs. Leigh Robinson of this city is
visiting her sister in Richmond, Mrs
W. Meredith.
Hon. +. X. Moreland of Ogdensburg,
n. Y, who was familiar figure around
the Capital some four years ago, when
he was interested in urging the passage
of what was then known as the oleo-
margarine bill. is registered at the Ma
tional. Mr.. Moreland has always been
interested in agricultural matters.
Andrew Lang has succeeded Matthew
Arnold as the autocratic critic of Eng.
lish literature.
The only living eX Presidents are
Hayes and Cleveland The greater of
these is Cleveland.
King Kalakaua of the Sandwich Isl
ands is the Chicago of potentates. He
cannot borrow money.
Plots against Prince Ferdinand Of
Bulgaria are as thick as the leaves in
the Euurian shades of Nallambrosa.
Senator Hawley's s speech against the
Blair Educational bill was the best that
has been delivered in opposition to that
foolish measure.
John Boyle o Reilly is having great
success on the lecture stump in the
West. His subject is 'The Poets and
Poetry of Ireland.
James Russell Lowell is slowly re-
covering from his recent attack of grip.
He is still unable to continue his work
on life of Nathaniel Hawthorne.
Lord Tennyson recently wrote to u
London friend that he would never
again write poem for publication
Tennyson isreaching years of discretion.
The Comte de Paris, now at San
Lucar, Spain, expresses himself as
pleased with the conduct of his son, the
Duke of Orleans The Comte is easily
satisfied.
The Due d Aumale is supporting
Emile Zola for the vacant seat in the
French Academy. "a Human Brute
is Zola's latest novel The title itself is
enough TO defeat his ambition to rank
with the "Immortals.
Lieutenant Seaton Schroeder, who
will command the Vesuvius if she is ac.
cepted by the Government, is prominent
among the younger officers of the Navy
because of his scientific knowledge, He
/ has great faith in the value of the dyna.
| mite cruiser. Lieutenant Schroeder
has made close study of the newes
weapons of naval warfare, and is an ex
! pert in explosives.
Bronson Howard, the playwright, ha
been warmly received on the other side
of the Atlantic. Mrs. Humphry Ward
author of Robert Elsmere," has showr
him great deal of attention, and h,
has been invited to visit Andrew Lang
Hall Caine and other noted British
men of letters The time has come
when literary or dramatic success OF
this side of the Atlantic meets reco gni
ton in England.
The Washington critic., 1890-03-28
PERPETUAL RAIN.
A Curious Phenomenon to be Wit
messed in Georgia.

A Curious Phenomenon to be Wit
messed in Georgia.
ID. r. Parkman tells Of curious
phenomenon in Chattahoochee County
"a place where rain falls perpetually;
says Georgia paper. The spot is To-
Gated on little knoll in thin wood on
the Shipp place, two miles from Thad.
Mr.. Parkman says the discovery was
first made last Thursday, and that rain
has been falling steadily on the knoll
since that time. The downfall covers
space of fifty feet square. This space
is perfectly wet and the leaves on the
ground are full of water. Mr.. Parkman
says he visited the place with G. A. Nc
Bryde at noon Tuesday.
There was not cloud TO be seen in
the sky, and the leaves everywhere, eX,
cept on the square, were as dry as tin
der. II stood with the space between
me and the SUM-" said Mr.. Parkman,
"and saw the raindrops coming
steadily down from the sky. | held out
my handkerchief and it was soon
saturated with water" Mr.. Parlman
says that everybody who hears about
the phenomenon is skeptical, but that
the many who have visited the place in
the last few days have gone away con-
vinced. No one has yet offered an eX.
planation of the mysterious rainfall.
Mr., Parkman suggests that some power.
full unknown substance attracts the
moisture from the atmosphere.
The Washington critic., 1890-03-28
PoOR SENATOR JONES.
To Go TO an Insane Asylum, Atte
Iteinc "a NaUrant for Months.

To Go 20 an Insane Asylum, After
Being Vagrant for Months.
New YoRK, March 9S.--luformation
from Detroit states That ex-senator
Jones of Florida will be sent to the
Kalamazoo Asylum for the Insane TO-
day or tomorrow. His condition is be-
coming more critical every day, and
serious fears are entertained that he
may attempt to do himself bodily harm
unless he is incarcerated and placed
under guard. The Senator has been
in Detroit for five years. He went to
that city first on the invitation of sew
eral prominent citizens, but had not
been there long before he became in
fatuated with Miss Chlotllde Palms. the
daughter of one of the wealthiest citi.
zens of the State.
When the official term Of the un.
fortunate Senator expired he was left
penniless, and finally, after shifting
from post to pillar, he found himself
without place to lay his head. While
in this deplorable condition Postoilice
Inspector O'Neill took him in and pro-
vided him with food and lodgings for a
period of nearly two years. When
" Nclll, ny IOTCG vi ClCuu1StdHCcS, was
compelled TO abandon housekeeping,
Jones again foung himself wandering
about, homeless like vagrant.
Jones has eked out precarious and
miserable existence for months past
He has slept in hotel lobbies, hall.
ways or any place he could find to
Shelter him from the weather. He has
more generally taken his meals at the
free-lunch counters of beer saloons ol
anywhere else that food could be OBJ
tanned without cost.
On all subjects except that of woman
the ex-senator is almost as brilliant as
when in the halls of Congress Wher
anything feminine is mentioned in hi
presence he flies in rage and de
nounces his supposed enemies who art
keeping him from his "true Catholic
wife Chlotilde." When angry on suct
occasions he has every appearance o
being dangerous madman, and hi
friends fear that. he may do himsel'
harm. TO prevent this Jones will b,
incarcerated. He knows of the move
ment and swears that it shall not be ac
complished.
The Washington critic., 1890-03-28
rorrINo THE QUESTION.
The Manner in which IL Was Dor
t,,t Uft,ssas Erant

The Manner in which IL Was Done
by Ulysses $. Grant
\ very striking incident in the life Of
General Grant was mentioned by an
intimate friend, says the Philadelphia
h,QuiTor. 1t related to the delicate sub.
iect of how the General popped the
question. Those who knew the General
Intimately can imagine how he could
storm rampant, charge n battery of
artillery or head forlorn hope in battle
easier than he could ask for the hand Of
the woman he loved.
The occasion when the young lieu
tenant in the army and Julia Dent
plighted their troth was not one of those
ideal moonlight nights, nor were the
stals twinkling over lovely sighs, but
on dark, stormy night In the woods OF
Missouri The lieutenant was visiting
his army comrade and former class
mate, Fred. Dent. He had driven into
town in u buggy with his comrades
sister. The young people were on their
way home. The darkness had over
taken them. The rain had fallen in
torrents and the roads were ankle-deep
with mud. The lightning flashed and
the thunder followed A swollen
| stream and frail bridge stood in their
| way.
AS they reached the dangerous spot a
! sudden flash of electric light revealed
the terrors of the flood and the dangers
of the bridge. In an instant, availing
himself of this moment of light the
brave young officer urged the good
steed upon the quivering foorway. a
dreadful burst of thunder shook the
very foundations of the earth. The
young maiden, who had thus far bravely
faced the terrors of the situation, stun
ned by the tremendous crash, grasped
the unmoved lieutenant by her side
with affrighted force The bridge now
began to yield to the undermining ac-
tion of the raging torrent. As 1t seemed
to sink away the maid exclaimed in her
fears. ooh, we are lost. mo, Julia, "
came the tender reply from the heart
full of emotion which beat in that brave
young breast. Nothing shall happen
to you. | shall take care of you,
Another flash in timely succession
revealed the terrible situation, but one
iudicious stimulation of the powerful
steed brought the lieutenant and his
hearts treasure once more upon the
solid ground of the other side as tho
plankway of the bridge moved away in
the surginG flood. Rescued from 8
situation so perilous was the occasion
for thoughtful silence. The storm
beaten lovers pushed on their trying
way through mud, and rain and wind
Soon out of the darkness came {
voice, "Julia, were you frightened p
"What terrible night tits p said thu
maiden in reply. Il would Away
like to care for you and protect you
May / do so? ?" YES" in the simpl,
innocence Of her girlish heart, was th
| answer
The Washington critic., 1890-03-28
A POLITICIANS WIFE.
Mrs. Thomas G. Platt's Lively Interest
in Political Matters

in Political Matters.
From hs Boston Transcript.
Mrs. Platt wife of Thomas G. Platt
of New York, is the mother of two
married sons, but she takes lively in
terest in politics, goes with her husband
on all his long journeys, uses a Kodak
camera skillfully and has an orange
grove in Florida on which she clears
about $4,000 year. Mrs. platt named
the grove after the Indian tribe which
used to own Tioga County, "Ahwaga
Grove" 1t is situated on the borders
Of Lake Harris, and contains 1900
trees. When Mrs. Platt bought this
grove her husband did pot-consider it a
very shrewd investment, but it has
proved very profitable.
Although Mr.. Plat is member of
many New York clubs, he is not reg
ular attendant upon them, and is said
to much prefer Mrs. Platt's society.
Last summer Mr.. and Mrs. Plat went
to Alaska; they have been to Tennessee
this winter to see the iron and coal
mines, and next summer they intend to
visit Europe. She brings home hun
dreds of photographs of places visited.
At the Orange County place of the
Platts, which consists of 116 acres,
Mrs. Platt has her horses, dogs aud
cats. Her greyhounds are famous and
she thinks her cats deserve to be.
The Washington critic., 1890-03-28
OAPRIVI is CONFIDENT.

Young Kaiser Wilhelm aud his friends
In council all were sitting;
They speculated on the ends
Prince Bismarck served by Hitting.
The new-made Chancellor declared
creed Pythdgorean,
And said he felt himself prepared
For problems European.
"What care | how the people quote
The Pope or Rabbi Levyg
III face them--I have been a goat
And butt them down-cdpririf'
Said Bismarck: "That's the talk-no vote
Step on their heads sapFisW
III trust you--yOu have been goat
H0ch! prgsW cdpriciaN'
Said Wilhelm: "You can make note
OF this, for believe H.;
Wen get thele-he has been'a goat
in point Of fact, cdpriudh
-NW KWk EgAiag Sgg,
The Washington critic., 1890-03-28
a KENTUCKY WOMAN.
Remarkable characteristics of Mrs
Virginia Hart shelby.

From NE Boston I'FdHScript.
In some respects, says the Home
Maker, Mrs. Virginia Hart Shelby was
the most remarkable woman Kentucky
has ever produced. She was gifted
with beauty exquisite. Immediately
after her husband death, she modestly,
but bravely, assumed the management
Of his large estate, and devoted fifteen
years of her life TO it.
She was considered one of the best
judges of stock in the State, and at the
different fairs was awarded premiums
on her cattle, horses, mules, sheep and
hogs; on the products of her farm,
orchards, garden and dairy, and her
own handiwork; also on the linen goods
she had woven by her women from fax
grown on the farm, and the woollen
fabrics from the fieeces of her own
flocks--many yards Of which are still in
the possession of her family. She was
endowed with an unusual share of
womanly graces, and the sweetness of
her voice was as remarkable as the
beauty of her face. She was devoted
mother. To the surprise of all who
knew her, after fifteen years of widow.
hood she married her relative, the dis.
tinguished divineDr r. j. Brecllin.
ridge.
The Washington critic., 1890-03-28
AN AMIABLE DISCUSSION.

The de bate in the House of Repre-
sentaiives yesterday over the bill to ad-
nit the Territory of Wyoming as a
State was rather amusing than in
stnctiVe.
Mr.. Sprin ger said that the Wyoming
bil gave Mormons and women the right
of suffrage, while the Idaho bill de
pIived both men and women who hap
ltned to be Mormons of that right
The reason, according to the Sangamon
statesman, was found in the fact that in
Wyoming the Mormons voted the Re
publican ticket while in Idaho they are
suspected of leaning to the Demo
erals. Mr.. Springer expressed the
opinion that the Republicans would adj
nit Utah if the Mormons would only
vote the Republican ticket Butin Utah
the Mormons are all solid Democrats.
Mr.. Grosvenor of Ohio declared that
the Democratic party, since the fall of
slavery and since it had ceased to admit
States to foster up the peculiar in
stitution, had always opposed the ad-
mission of new States. Mr. Grosvenor
forgets that the only State admitted be
tween the close of the war and the re-
cent admission of the four new States
the two Dakotas, Montana aud Wash
iDgton-was Colorado, the Centennial
Slate, and that that was done by Demo
cratic House. He also forgets that d
Republican Senate, at the instance of 6
Republican Senator, in the Forty
seventh Congress, keptthe Dakotas out
He forgets, too, that the leaders in pass
ing the Omnibus Admission bll
through the House in the Fiftieth Con
gfess were two Democrats, the late Mr.
Cox and Mr. Springer The truth o
history must be preserved
Mr. Grosvenor also declared that
vote for the admission of Wyoming
with female suffrage in the constitu
tion, did not mean that the voter was al
adherent to the doctrine of female suf
fyage. This appears to mean that
person may vote for female suffrag
and at the same time oppose 1t as a doc
trine. This certainly is'a wonderful
bit of Buckeye casuistry.
However, the bill passed the Hous
with only one Republican vote agains
II. twill be interesting to observe hoy
female suffrage will fare in the Senate
One would suppose that the Senators
rendered conservative by age and expe
lience, would oppose saddling such al
experiment upon the people of new
and not over prosperous State. But, a
Father Ritchie used to say, we shall Sc
what we shall see.