Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1890-03-14
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Every subscriber is entitled to the eight
page supplement which goes out with this
number of the FREE PRESS. 1t contains
the opening chapters of our new story,
"The Deserter," by Capt. Charles King,
liberal installment of Robert Louis Steven
sons great serial ''The Master of 8allan-
trw," Scientific Jottings," "Fashion's
Mirror, " "For Boys and Girls, an inter
esting short story, Ills Last Card, " by
Mrs. Alexander, a column of practical in
formation on road making and a whole page
of timely matter for the farmer.
1t will cost SIP 600 to entertain the
Grand Army veterans who will attend the
annual encampment in Boston next August.
The committee of arrangements has asked
the State to contribute $4,000, and the
city $2J, 900. Sixty thousand veterans viii
be in line, and among the notables will Be
President Harrison. Generals Sherman,
Howard Slocum, Sickles Robinson and
Secretary Proctor OF the war department.
Those who have seen Senator Morrill, in
Washington within the past few weeks say
that he is in the enjoyment Of excellent
health. Those who keep track of the re
ports OF congressional doing5 know that lie
is doing great deal Of hard and good work
this session. Aspirants for senatorial shoes
should make a note Of these facts for Sena
tor morrill, will be kept in Congress so long
a. he desires to stay.
Despite the fact that III Frank c. Par
trldres name has been practically with
drawn from the list of candidates for the
position of assistant secretary of war a
Washington despatch states that the two
names most frequently mentioned for the
position are those Of Mr. Partridge, Sccre-
tary Proctor's private secretary, ana Assis-
tant Surgeon F. c. Answorth, who as chief
OF the new division Of records and pensions
has shown himself an excellent executive
officer
4. &. Baker of Rutland county writing
thu Homestead. sces mo reason why the
farmers of Vermont should not step for
ward and compel that recognition among
political parties that their numerical
strength and commanding position in the
body polite indicates that they are entitled
to. Farmers have but to bear in mind
one thing if they would command the re
cogniton to which they are enti,lcd-in
union there is strength.
"0Tehh' SAYS that Congressman Grout
Of Vermont chairman Of the DiStric;
committee OF the House. accomplished
Monday VIVA; hal rarely been done before.
lie disposed @, al h, dorhotcl buene4s ct
the District committee wi,'ou, occupying
al of the day assigned ~ the rules OF The
House to the business OF the committee.
"Wcbb' says Mr.. Circuit thanked the House
for the courtesy shown, but doesn't iadi-
cate that the House thanked Mr. Circuit for
pushing business in business-lilie way.
Now that city election is over the local
politicians are beginning TO devote their at
tention to county politics. Two candidates
are already announced for the republican
nomination for State senator from this city.
Robert Roberts, esq, and States Attorney
D. j. Foster. For States attorney there
are at least three candidates, j. T. Cush-
man of this city, NJ. II. Alexander of Jer-
icho, and H. f. Wolcott of Winoosk Can
didates for the other county offices will I'M
doubleday be announced in the near future.
A local item in one of the Orleans county
papers says that eleven school book agents
attacked one of the members of the county
board of education in one day last week. 1t
is hoped that the raid of the agents is over
As a whole the selection OF books made is re-
garded as good. 1t is believed, however,
that still better selections might have been
made in some instances had the book agents
been kept out of the field altogether and
had the various boards of education been
permitted to examine the text books with
out molestation. II is estimated that the
canvass of this State has cost the publishers
engaged in it nearly 10000 Primarily
this large sum must come out of the pub
fishers, but We believe money might have
been saved the State had the expenditure OF
such large sum been prevented. Book
publishers, particularly school book pub
fishers, contrive to make money and theil
Profits must eventually come out of the pur-
chasing public.
Col. Woodbury. IL a hotel proprietor. Thi,
"a nothing against Mr. Woodbury. personally
He keeps two excellent houses, but the fac
remains that the suspicion of violating certain
laws of the state always rests upon a keepc
% n hotel, whether justly or not-RcllOw
Falls Times.
The Times is, we trust, too fair a iourno
to wish that any man, whether candidate
for public office or not, should suffer from
unjust suspicion. According TO the ordin
ary uso of terms Col. Woodbury. is not
hotel keeper. The hotel Of which he is tn
owner is kept for him by the veteran host
L. S. Drew. Moreover there are sue
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