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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1893-03-30
Chittendsn County School Directors.

Chittenden county school directors TO the
number of 80 met at Essex junction the
10th and effected permanent organiz,tiou
with A. C. Robinson of Wexford chairman
and n. +. Clifford of SheIburae secretary.
State Superintendent Stone was present and
gave his views on the Distribution of public
money and the number OF weeks of school.
A general discussion on prices to be paid
teachers and on the establish ment of central
graded schools fellowed. Prof. j. S. Cillsy
made some remarks on the school law
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1893-03-30
Sons of Veterans inspectors,

BARRE, March 2S.-The following in
spectors have been appointed for tho Yer
mout department, Sons of Veterans: A. &.
Manzur of St. Alpans Ii. S. Foster OF Bur
lipgton, c. f. Rich OF Middebury, w. II.
Headle of Dandy, A. /. Howe of Bratte
boro, c. II. Waite of Bellows Falls, j. b.
Ripley of Lyndonville, A. l.. Cheney OF
Morrsvlle, d, A. Sanders OF Montpelier,
+. W. Sault of West Rapdoph.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1893-03-30
THE VERMONT CONFERENCE.
1t VIII he Held at Barton April 1898 =
Some of the Speakers

The annual conference OF the Methodist
church OF Vermont will be held at Barton,
opening April 10 aud closing April %. The
Vermont conference is made up Of the en-
tire State with the exception OF the western
counties from Chttenden down. Bishop
Joyce of Chattanooga will preside and
among the eminent divines expected are
Chaplain c. c. McCab', who will lecture on
'Ths Bright Side Of Libby Prison. DIR.
Payne OF New York, educational secretary |
DR.. j. b. Hamilton OF New York and
DR.. j. w Hamilton of Cincinnati; DR.. j.
w. Spencs of Philadslphia, who will pre-
sent the cause OF Southern education and
the Fresdman's Aid; DIR. Schell Of Chicago,
recently at the head Of the great work Of
the Epworth league, and who will repre-.
sent the in uterests Of that branch of work.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1893-03-30
NEW Hu.ino.. nlock for nrnnincton

BENNINGTON, March 2S The lot on the
corner of Main and North streets, one Of
most desirable in town and ad joining the
Putnam Opera Iiouse block, has been pur
chased by the Bennington Savings Bank
corporation. The building that has for
many years stood on it was burned in the
late fire. The bank will erect handsome
business block upon the lot the coming sea-
son, portion OF which 1t will occupy.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1893-03-30
Tho ola Man Would Have Iii, Jok,.

Two boys, who owned n cattle farm out West.
Christened it Focus" at theis sire's request
The old man thought it quite Q good conceit,
meat
Tie lads prospered, ana they and their
families enjoyed he very best OF health. Dr.
Pierces Pleasant Pellets were always found
in Noir medicine chest the only positive
cure for bilious and sicS headache. di2ziness
con5upat Oh, Indigestion, and AL disoi lers OF
the bowels and stomach. Strictly vegetab,e e,
small, st.gar-uouted: only ono required for q
dose, and their acton il gentle and thorough H.
Ihe best Liver Pin ON earth.
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Death OF Mrs. nerbert Curtis.

RUTLAND, March 2;,-Mrs. Herbert L.
Curtis oil this city, who was injured in ths
accident on the Bennington and Rutland
road here some time ago, at which time E.
/. Cobb Of Walhngiord was killed, died
here at . o clock this morning as the result
Of in juries received in the accident.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1893-03-30

The school directors of Addison county
met at Middebury Thursday. State Super
intendent Stone aud representatives from
the s3 towns of the county were present
and the subject OF schools was thoroughly
discussed. 1t was decided that the secretary
OF the town board might be legally chosen
from their own members, and the opinion
prevailed that school districts which had no
Indebtedness could not get any portion Of
the school fund.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1893-03-30
BARRE.
ancther Week OF Revival Neetlngs-D j.
trict No. IO's Special ,l,etinE

sN ther W eeH o. LtVlF Al NJ IN gs- ID g.
trict No. los Special ,l'eting.
BARRE, March 2G-The grand revival
meeting, at the Universaist church Will
continue this week. Rev }. NJ. Atwood
president of the Canton, T. y, Theological
school, preached last night and this morn
ing. \ grand mass meeting was held to-
night under the direction of Prof. Stanford
Mitchell Of Roston. Among the speakers
this week will be Rev. $. II. McColliSter,
d. ID.
At the largely attended special meeting OF
school district No. 10, held last night, it
was voted not TO unite with the Spaulding
GRADED school district, owing to the double
taxation aud on account of the question as
to whether the Spsuldng Ill trict has been
incorporated in le.nl mannor.
H. ). Blunt, rector OF the Mission of the
Good Shepherd, has rsce,vcd a unanimous
call from st. Mary's society of Mortified
and viii probably accept.
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Coming q. a. II. Events in bennington

BENNINGTON, March 2S.- The depart
ment inspector will make his annual inspec-
ton ot Custer post, &. A. r., and Sixth
Corps post Thursday evening,
Custer post, g. a. K will CONNIE morate
the anhiversary of Lees surrender april 0
with public campfire in their rooms Sat
urday evening, April = Invitations have
been extended to the posts in Hoosic4 Falls
and Scheghticoke, y. y, Arlington, Fac
tory Poiut, Dorset and other adjacent
towns.
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MOST MYSTERIOUS
ARE THE CIRCUMSTANCES At
TENDING FRANK {. BRIGGS DEATH.

Tho oh curity which Hangs over tho
Fate of the Deceased Brandon Man
Remains Uncxplained-That He Was
Assaulted and Robbed in Now York
Seems Ev don't.
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MADE AMBASSADOR.
QUEEN RAISES HER AMERICAN MIN
lSTeR TO THE FIRST RANK.

Other Nations of Europe Will Probably
DO Likewise, Thus Forcing Unclo sam
to Return the Compliment-Mus Our
ministers in Consequence be Recon,
frmod by the senate?
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1893-03-30

Eutlaud's First Mayor to be Inaucu d
saturday Evening.

Eutlaud's First Mayor to be InauGurnted
saturday Evening.
RUTLAND, March 26.-Tbe Inauguration
. Rutland's new mayor, John A. Mead,
will take place next Saturday evening.
The committee having the matter in
charge say that the ceremonies will tnke
place at the city hall at 1870 O'Clock, and
The exercises Will certainly be a novelty to
Rutlanders. Mayor Mead will be sworn in
by Judge Roweil of the Supreme Court, af
Ter which the aldermen will take the oath OF
office
Mayor Mead will then read his inaugural
address, giving a very complete history of
the affairs oil the old town and village,
and sIowing the rate of increase of taxation
.or the period covering the past - years.
Mayor Mead, in an interview, discaimed
any disposition to criticlse the actions OF the
board of selectmen the trustees, and
places the blame upon the methods of the
old town system of government. The band
hes volunteered its services.
The appointment of officers will be made
5y Mayor Mead on Wednesday evening,
next.
Dca Ii ofDr. II. II. Cram.
NrRGENNEs, March 25-Dr. Harvey F.
Cram OF Ferrisburgh died to-day after a
painful illness, aged go years. He was u
graduate o. the University of Vermont,
medical iepart mont. i'll 1905, and settled in
Ferrisburgh in 1860. lie repres ed his
town in the Legislatures OF 1874 and 1870.
lie had the most extensive practice Of any
physician in this part of the State He
carried on an excellent farm in connection
with bis medical practice He was unmar-
ried and leaves no near relatives save the
TWO daughters of his brother the late Henry
NJ. Cram OF this city. The funeral will be
led at his late residence at ! a. m., Tues
lay, and from thence to the Congregational
church, ferr!sburgh.
BntIand's Net Liabilities sl19,i iI.20.
RUTLAND, March :G.-TAe report of the
town of Rutland for the term ending March
I, 1898, shows the Liabilities of tho town to
DO $l35, 4l9.24. The resource, to offset
This amount are given as S33, 304 G3. leaving
as net Liabilities sll2, ia. 81. In addition
TO this there is another liability of which
the auditors make but a casual mention for
iAe reason that orders have not been drawn
for the same, viz: Land damaged awarded
on account OF Pine street tunnel the amount
of which is 31266 GS, making the total ne,
Liabilities of tue town SIG, ,44l29.
fe~tiug Maple sugar.
MONTPELIER, March 26-About 40 sam
pies OF new maple sugar have thus far been
received al the government testing station.
The Vermont sample that tested highest
from D. NJ. Dickinson of Cambridge
registering Sc ,, and the highest from New
Hampshire that of Alonzo McCrills o.
sandwich, IS. ). There are now nine oilicial
1t the station.
Rutland Aldermen Organize.
RUTLAND. March 23 The Rutland nj
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WASHINGTON COUNTY COURT.


twenty -S'a L'iuhr waves Tor trial on the
stnto Docket.
MONTPELIER, March %. the County
Court to-day the judge ordered verdict
Tor defendant in the casa of g. w
Buchanan vs. town Of Barre, aud the Jury
were dismissed unti! p. m. Monday. This
wag the last case for trial on the jury calen
lnr. State cases will begin on Monday,
aud the disclosure case of state VS.. Arthur
LccRln is tne first expected, followed By
state vs.. William Gtrlon, keeping liquor
with intent 20 sell Tue docket was read
aud 2G rquor cases were marked for trial
ghe famous conspiracy case of State We
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STATE SPECIALS.
slLBERT HART THE DONOR :,
WALLINGFORD'S PROMISED LIBRA .s
'.

Formerly n Poor WalllnEford Boy, He is
Suw One of Detroips Wealthiest Citi-
1-ns-ComtnE Inauguration of Rut-
lands First Mayor.
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fe4ting Maple sugar.


dermen organized tonight by the election
II Thomas {. Robbins as president.
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WORCESTER

The grange met at |. +. Wheeler's Fri
day. The band gave promenade in Calais
Friday aud a good many went from this
town. MIR. S. L. Hin has returned TO his
home in Lowell. Mrs. Simeon Hatch fell
and broke her hip last week. Miss
Ina Kent has returned home from her Wis
it ia Barra.
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NORTH FAYSTON.

Mrs. S. Story is quite sick again. Mrs.
L. b. Eaton's sister from Boston has been
visiting her Eugene Smith of Montp pelier
is visiting his mother, Mrs. j. Johnso n, -
Seth boyce aud family have moved TO
Waterbury. Mrs c. Louzali OF Duxbury
has been staying with her brother, IL,
rease, who was sick. -- District No. has
for teacher Miss Luna Howe, and district
Arizona republican., 1893-03-22
"NO EASTERN MAIL TODAY"
A Good Reason Why There
 Wasn't.
Somebody's lnexcusable Carless- ness inconvenience All of
 Central Arizona.

"No Eastern Mail Today" declared a placard posted conspicuously in the postoffice, and patrons who however much they may have beeen disap- pointed, generously ascribed the non- arrival of the eastern mail to possible washout in New Mexico, a big snow dritt in Colorado or any one of dozen causes of a failure to connect at El Paso. A gentleman recently connected with the postoffice department and who arrived from the east yesterday morn ing, explained the cause of yesterdays appearance of that disheartenlng plac- ard. He sad there was proper connec. tion of the trains at Fl Paso and else where along the route. He had besides noticed that the eastern mail bags and pouches for Phoenix were thrown off the westbound Southern Pacific at Mari copa, and when he boarded the Mari. copa X Phoenix train the bags were lying on the platform.
 By gross and inexcusable careless ness of some not only the towns of Phoe- nix, Tempa and Mesa, but the vast tributary region have been subjected tc delay and inconvenience.
 This case will be reported to the de- pertinent.
Arizona republican., 1893-03-22
Canine Courage.

Animals, as rule, understand who their friends are. The Washington Post tells the story of dog whose eyes had been treated by an oculist, to his great relief. The trouble returned, and the dogs master determined to take him to the oculist's a second time. Film Flam seemed to know where he was going, for, on entering the square where the oculist had his office, he raced ahead of his master and up the steps, where he had been once before, and on the door being opened bolted straight for the treatment-room, in- stead of waiting his turn downstairs, as two-legged patients learn to do to their sorrow and impatience. This time the treatment was zinc solution that was very severe and brought the water in streams from the patients eyes, but he took it with his nose in the air, never wincing, and the only sign of feeling he made was to hold out one paw pathetically for his masters hand
Arizona republican., 1893-03-22
INHUMAN Though He May Not Be a Murderer, Is the Wretch Benigno
 Grijalva.
Yesterdays Inquest on the Body
 of His Father,
Whose Dead Face Bore Terrible ... Testimony of aSon's Un-
 natural Cruelty.

Yesterday morning an old man, Gre gorio Grijalva, was found dead at his home four miles east of the city and Justice Kincaid was notified. He sum- moned a coroner's jury and went to the place of death. After viewing the remains and the surroundings, the jury returned to the city to conclude the inquest. The body was brought to Randall & Davis undertaking rooms for examination by Dr. Dameron.
 There were several ugly bruises about the head which suggested a probable cause of death. The dead man was the father of Benigno Gr1jalva sentenced by Justice Wharton the day before to lS0 days in the county jail for merciless- ly beating his wife and it was learned that the contusions on the dead mans face had been inflicted by the unnatural husband and son while the old man was trying to shield his sdaughter-in-law from her husbands fury.
 One witness related that company of four or five men embled at Grijal- vas house on Sunday night and en- gagged in drinking. Under the influence oi liquor one of the men told the young CT Grijalva that the latter's wife had been untrue to him and confessed that he himself had had illicit intercourse with her. Grijalva attacked his wife like demon. He knocked her down and kicked her until she was sense- less. He tore every shred of clothing from her and tying rope around her neck and another around her body 1t was feared he meant to murder her.
 The elder Grijalva interfered, but was knocked down and SO brutally stamped and kicked in the face tha, even the drunken spectators remon- strated with the inhuman son.
 The old man was not completely dis abled, but was soon able to walk and no one supposed he was dangerously hurt. The next day, however, he told . neighbor that he was going to die to- morrow, and mourned the cruelty of his son, whom, he said, God would call to account for what he had done.
 After the arrest on Monday of the younger Grijalva, the father evidently wished to shield him as much as pos sibe and told & neighbor that the in juries, the marks of which he bore on his face, he had received in falling off a bridge near his house.
 Yesterday morning he was dead, as he had predicted he would be.
 In the meantime the autopsy had been concluded and the testimony of the physician was taken. It had been found that the lungs and liver were congested, though not to such a degree as to cause death. nor had the exami- nation shown that the wounds on the head had probably been fatal.
 Just how the old man died could not be shown. There being preponder- ance of evidence against the theory that death had resulted from violence, the jury classified the cause as 'un- knownD
Arizona republican., 1893-03-22

munity, and the way in which she does this is to apparently swallow num- Der of small snakes of variety un- known in this section. They are of a dusky color, nearly black, pied with a dull green about the fiat head, and of a dirty white in the belly. These rep tiles remain secreted about old Nance's cabin until she gives peculiar whis- ting call, when they will come to her, wriggling in great haste over the floor, up her dress, and run into her open mouth, hissing hideously. They disap- pear and remain hidden sometimes for minutes She asserts that they are con- cealed in her stomach until she recalls them, when they will come pouring out to writhe about her scraggy neck and coil in her bosom.
 Where the snakes really go when they vanish in her mouth is mystery and has puzzled all the physicians about, many having come from New Orleans to witness the phenomenon. Some really believe that the snakes dc go down into the stomach, while others are convinced the witch is simply play ing some sleight-of-hand trick on them, but if the latter is the case it is so clev- erly done that there is no detecting the performance.
 The witch presents most extraordi- nary and hideous appearance sitting with the snakes darting their flat heads in and out of her toothless mouth, with their little bead-like eyes snapping as if in fury all about their mistress. As nearly as they can be counted there are six or seven of these reptiles, though old Nance says there are many more, but they are all so much of size and color that they cannot be identified. They are probably of a harmless nature, though old Nance declares they are highly poisonous and no one wish es to experiment with them.
Arizona republican., 1893-03-22
An Architectural Miracle.

The 'Pagoda of the Great White Dragon" the architectural wonder of China, is that part of the Celestial em pire known as Sz-Chuan. 1t stands neal the foot of one of the many sacred Chi nese mountains; is built entirely O bronze, and is fifteen long stories il height, not counting the mammoth bronze pineapple which seems to be in separable from an orthodox pig-tai palace of worship. From the groun, up to and including the sacred ivorJ tusk which surmounts this tall struc ture, it is literally covered with minut, figures of men, beasts and mythologica creatures of all kinds. The mountain near by is what is known as Mount Omel, and has been sacred peak fol more than three thousand years.
Arizona republican., 1893-03-22
KNIGHTS OF THE RAZOR.
The Sectional Peculiarities of the
 "Tonsorial Parlor."
They Differ as the Beards-In Gotham Superfluous Hair Is Gently Wooed Away and Montana Bay Rum
 Is Murderous.
"Where do you get shaved?"

Where do you get shaved?"
 On the face" replies the perennial numorist.
 But it is no joke There is a marked difference in the manner of shaving. This leads to n preference in barbers. The man who possesses a palm like a nutmeg grater will never have a second chance at tcnder-faced victims.
 In Washington, according to the New York Recorder, there is an eXtempo- raneous colored barber. That is, he uses labor-saving devices as they occur to him.
 One of his fads is to jab his patients ear full of father. While this is not agreeable to his victim, it saves him money in stepping to and from the shay ing mug. When he requires a little more father for sandy place on the chin he takes it out of the ear and rubs it in, otherwise he would have to walk around to the cup. This little peculiar ity IS offset by his silken fingers which keep his custom.
 In Richmond and other southern cities, the barbers still stick to the long whisk- broom, the brush being about three feet long and six inches wide. At the conclusion of a shave, the barber will throw this as a knife thrower fires his blade into board. It generally hits the customer between the shoulder
Arizona republican., 1893-03-22
Each Man Hts own Chandelier.

A curious scene is witnessed during the winter months in the parish church of Capel-le-Ferne, Kent, England. There are no means of lighting this church, so that the worshipers are required to carry their own lights, and it is no uncommon sight to see a member of the congregation standing during the singing of the hymns with book in one hand and candle or lamp in the other
Arizona republican., 1893-03-22
Read the BOTTOM of the Column!
An OIfended Customer.

An Onended Customer. "Have you any soclSs?" asked Uncle Clover of the floor-wall1er.
 You will find the half-hose counter to the left"
 Half hosel What do you take me for?" asked the honest farmer, indig- nantly. "I want whole pair"
Arizona republican., 1893-03-22

blades, and, if the sensation is a new one, he thinks he is assaulted. Then follows rhythmic rub-a-dub played on the back, while the barber huns tune in accompaniment.
 Before the advent of natural gas in Pittsburgh, all the barbers were wont to wash their customers faces first to see where the beard lay, and also the texture of the growth The soot-laden air rendered this necessary, but as the neck was only washed down to the towels inserted over the collar, the line of demarlSation was visible when the customer regained the street.
 In Chicago this washing preface is still indulged in more or less.
 Windy city tonsorial artists boast of another little peculiarity Instead of flaming or rubbing the face dry after the bay rum, the Chicago barber takes napkin by one corner and whirls it around in front of his subjects face as if he was Tagging train.
 It is alleged that in the St. Louis barber shops, patronized by the river men, sand soap is used to produce the lather. Several of the river barbers, though, use an astringent instead of bay rum. They say that it's concoction is secret, but it dents the face and so intimidates the growth of hair that each individual hair curls back in alarm, on the inside of the skin. When it grows again it comes out like a fish hook.
 There is a current rumor that the prevalence of goatees and imperials among MIssourians and steamboat men is due to the fact that the barbers are unable to shave the capillary growth in the dimples of their chins.
 in Montana, however, the art of shay ing has reached the height of culture. The road agents beard is a popular one. This style is the one with which the eel ebrated desperado, Henry Hummer, framed his mouth. It consists of mus tache and chin whisller. As 1.-two bits, 1" or twenty-five cents, is the price of a shave, the mere shaving of the checks does not appear to furnish the moneys worth. It is on the chin and throat, anyhow, that the barber earns his money.
 In order to give the worth of the money the Montana barber indulges in bay rum. It is bay rum which would eat the varnish from table or draw knots out of board.
 It bites.
 That is what native Montar h wants. He desires to realize that he is shaved, and he wants his bay rum to take hold.
 He is satisfied, but it is almost death to the tenderfoot, whose messy cheeks are blistered an eighth of an inch deep.
 The Mecca of good barbers, however, is New York, and the shaving process in this city has reached the pinnacle of art. Each hair is moved from off the face with razors whose edges rival the Da- mascus blade The soap which trains down into lather is the finest, with the odors of spices putting to shame those of Araby the blest.
 A Gotham shave admits man into so- ciety if the artistic work of genius, or causes divorce if maneuvered by his own hands.
Arizona republican., 1893-03-22
An Industrious Boy.

Clergyman-Laziness is the begin ming of all trouble, and it is your duty, my good woman, to accustom your children to hard work from an early age.
 You're quite right, sir, and so far as my little Johnny is con cerned no one can say that he is lazy, for he's kept busy all day fetching beer for his father -Fliegende Blaetter.