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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1893-02-09
ASSEMBLY OF SIR KNIGHTS.


hillington Cummandery Royalty Enter
tain Visiting Tempinr..
RUTLAND, Fob !. The first annual as
sembly Of ktllington commaudery, No. 6,
Knights Templar of Rutland, was held at
the city hail tonight.
Invitations had been issued to members
of all the communicates in the State and
as result there we're present Sir Knights
from ST. Adams, Burlington, Middiebury,
Brandon, Manchester, Airing ton, Benning
ton, irattleboro, Bellows Falls, Windsor,
Montpelier, Barre and ST. Johnsbury; also
a large delegation from Saratoga, n. y.
Among those present from Burlington
were W. II. Lane, jr., and two daughters,
and A. l.. Walker and mother.
Music was furnished by the 9th regiment
band OF New York, consisting OF 80 pieces
under the direction of Prof W. ". Howe.
An excellent concert was gwen at tho hall
at 1:45 p. m. which wac highly appreciated.
not only by the Knights and their ladies
but by the people in the balcony which,
long open to the public, was filled to over
flowing. The programme for the concert
was the following:
March-"The Battle of Magenta" Marie.
Overture to the BARBER of Sevillc;" Ros-
Character istique The Lime Kiln Club
Soiree;" Laurendau.
SeleC ion -"Martana;" Wallace.
Quartette-"Ha Smiling Morn arranged
by +. Diller. as played by tie famous Dh!er
qualtette Of GilmOre's band Comet in b,
clarinet II *, saNnphOne in f. euphonium.
IyIophOne solo-"Syivan POLKA Mueller.
Mcdiey- The Jolly AIinstrei;' Brooks.
After the concort public inspection and
parade was given by the Knights Templar
u nder the direction OF Sir Knight ". T..
Lewis. A large number of knights took
part in the parade or drill ond acquitted
themselves croditabiy.
Following the drlll came the dancing or
der under the direction of tina following
floor committees: i. II. Chapman, manager
aids, |. Il. Allen, J. Heyman, F. L. Sher-
win. f. w. Shaw and C. II. Landou.
The introduction committee was made up
OF w. F. Lewis. G. J. Wardwell, l., q.
Kingsley, S. Terrill, j. c. Temple and L.
V, Ross.
An intermission was announced short y
after midnight, during winch the knights
and their ladies repaired to the Bard
House, where mine host Carpenter had pre-
pared for them an elegant ropast.
| After supper dancing was resumed and
continued till an early hour. killingtou
Commandery may well feel proud of their
'frst annual" for the reason that from
each and every point Of view it was q sue
cess. This success is due in great meas
ure to the untirins efforts of the general
committee which, under the direction of its
efficient. chairman, DR.. j. F, Thomson,
spared no pains to bring about the desired
result. His associates on the committee
were F. /. Sherwin W. +. Lewis, f. V.
Ross, j. c. Jones, e. f. Bxby, j. Heyman,
C. H. Hob ook A. H. Verney, c. r. Allen
and j. Il. Hoadley
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1893-02-09

PAID BY WIFE MURDERER WALLACE
w. HOLMES.
rho Doomed Nan Meets Death with
Eirmness,-- his statement Before the
Fatal Drop-Fiistorv of tho Crime for
which Hc was Condemned.

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. Feb. 3,-Wallace
W. Holmes paid the penalty of his crime on
the scetfold at 1923 O'Clock this morning.
He slept soundiy all night and retained his
remarkable nerve to the last. Ho ate a
hearty breakfast with evident relish, aud
had apparently accepted the inevitable aid
| intended to meet his fate stoicaly.
AT $3.50 a. M, a little company of wit
nesses Of tho execution began to gather in
til, Jail yard, and took seats about the scat
! fold assigned to them. Sheriff Clark, with
four deputies, then proceeded to Holmes
cell, where the sheriff read the preccpt and
| death warrant. Holmes faced the sheriff
| squarely, looking him directly in the eyes
aud listening with perfect camness. Thea
the procession was formed and pass5d out of
the corridor, where Holmes for 10 months
has looked forth through the bars OF his
cell into the prison yard
A huSh fell over the assemblage as the
party appeared and assembled the stairs
leading to the platform. Holmes walked
firmly up the scnford upon his crutches.
| His face was ashen in its color, bu5 he held
his head erect and IA 5 bearing was firm. and
| his appearance tuat OF perfect GOODNESS when
| he took his position on the drop and wa4
| pinioned. AS the moose was placed over
over his head the rope sid down upon the
bontonnsire in the lapel of his coat and he
| quickly asked it be moved not 20 in
jure his flowers. Two priests stood beside
| him
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1893-02-09

Wallace W. Holmes was born in st.
Adams, VI, in 1913, but when n year Old
moved with his family to Burlington in
the same state. His father was frozen to
death while crossing Lake Champlain on
the ice in l>l4 So when ne was II years
old young Holmes left home ana worked
in a number of different states, including
New York and p tnnsylvania. The year
lsGl found him living in Wellington, VT,
and it was here that he enlisted in conf
pany !, Fifth Vermont infantry. He
previously attempted to enlist in the
Twenty New York regiment, but
his mother overlook him and brought
him back, he being under age.
At the bait le of Savage Station he was
severely wounded, and as result re-
ceived his discharge Oct "A, 1862. lie
then went to Philadelphia where he spent
fourteen years, being employed part OF
the time rs q car driver and hostler. lie
then drifted to California, and later, for n
time, drove a stage on the overland route
between the borders of Kansas and Colo
RADIO. In 1879 he returned east, and the
same year weddeS Mrs. Nellie Kenyon at
Providence She was the divorced wife
of Charles =. Kenyon. She had IA son,
now 10 years Old, who had caused much
trouble to the family, since Holmes son
was born nine years ago
Holmes lived in Chicopee for two years
after his marriage, and later in Provi-
dence for short time, also in Montreal.
In 1887 he moved to Hoiyoke, and lived
there until within year OF the murder,
when he bought small house at Plain
vile, all adjoining village. Holmes has Il
brother, Henry f., at Dixon, Neb., and
two sisters, Mrs. Terence German and
Miss Mary A. Holmes of Providence. The
latter will care for the murderer's young
son.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1893-02-09
FREIGHT RATES FROM MlDDLEBURY.
Railroad Commits 'ioners Hear the Com
plains OF shipper


MIDDLEBURY, Feb. 2.-The full bonrd of
railroad commissioners, with Clerk Watson.
met here to-day and heard the complaint of
Abram williamson against the Central
Vermont Railroad company on the charge
OF discrimination against him in shipping
live stock, principally to Boston. The rail
road company was represented by President
Smith, general freight agent Cnitten len and
freight agents Marshall of Middebury,
Aldrich OF Rutland and johnson of bello Wa
Falls Wilismson's complaint is that a
larger car is given certain competitor
the New England Dressed Beef and Wool
company, 30 that the latter really gets a
better rate for carload lots. He also claims
overcharges on certain carload lots shipped
at different times and thinks that
he should have rebate. The com
pauy say in reply that they have occasion
ally been short OF cars and have been
obliged to give Mr.. Williamson a Fitchburg
railroad car, which is q little smaller than
their own cars. The company also stated
| that Col. Chittendsn had asked complainant
| IL he would rotate cars with the Now Eng
| land company, but Mr.. Williamson wound
not consent to this, because he usually gets
a car with which he is satisfied and which
| is really Il little better than the average
| Replying to the claim of overchargss, the
company say they arc ready to consider any
| bill Mr.. Williamson will present. Presi.
don't Smith said at the hearing that he had
asked complainant for a bill at least 81
times, but the only reply was general
complaint. The matter is not strictly with
in the province Of the commission but the
company waive all jurisdiction. No deci-
sion was reached.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1893-02-09
When Won find IA dealer hand

When You find ii dealer hand
ling Chiffon Paint there is ons
thing you may he sure of-he is
nliHg TO furnish the public with
goods which have merit. He
buys the highest priced paint n
the market and in order to com
pete with other paint, he is Obliged
to make less money Per gallon
than his competitors. II he
handles good paint he doubtless
carries the same line of policy
through his entire stock. How
then with a smaller profit can hs
exist? Watch the number of
customers that call upon him
daily and you have the answer.
1t does not take the public long
to find out what is good and
where to get it.
For sale by W. e. GREENE.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1893-02-09

Hoods rnls cure liver ills, jaundice, bill.
iousness, sick headache, consti pation.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1893-02-09

have been a great sufferer from catarrh
for over ten years; had it very bad, could
haIdly breathe, some nights could not sleeI
Cream Balm end am using IL Ir ely, II is work
ing a cure surely. ! have advised several
friends to use H. and with happy results In
every case. II is the med lcine above all
others for catarrh, aud it is worth its weight
in gold. thank Got have found a, remedy
can use with safety and that does all that ts
claimed for it. II is curing my deafness. Is,
w. sperry, Hartford, Conn.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1893-02-09
HER CLOTHES IN FLAMES,
Probably Fatal Results OF IA BrattIeboro
ChiId's Fun with Matches,

BRATTLEBoRo, Vt, Feb "A five-year-
old child OF Joseph Pauls was probably IA
tally burned in Maurice Bowler's South
Main street tenement house this aftor n DON.
Her mother left her in the house with
some other children, and 1t is supposed that
her clothes were set OH fire from matches
with which ths children were playing. Her
screams attracted the neighbors Her ia
Their is a brakeman on the New London
Northern railroad.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1893-02-09

Before adjusting the black cap, Sheriff
Clark addressed Holmes telling him lie
would be permittod to make any statement
he wished before he was executed. The
doomed man stood erect and said: II only
wish TO say, that the statement | made
about the crime with which | stand charged
is true. | have been misrepresented IN some
things and am very grateful to all who
have been kind to me and tried to assist mo
l must say this, that since l have been here,
no Protestant minister came near me, and |
have been sighted by the Protestant church.
When the sisters came, they came TO see
me. They were kind to me and / can only
say, die happy aud Catholic. This is
all Good bye 'Ganty to his friend, L..
;. Grant OF Providence; Good bye chap
lain, good bye Charlie, good bye Tom -
to the warden he cried, as tie
Black Cap was Drawn Over His Face.
The drop fell at 1922 and Holmes died
without a struggle. There was just one
spesmodic movement and then the body
hung motionless. The pulse sto pped in one
minute and ten seconds ami the heart ceased
to beat i'll one minute and thirty seconds.
| Afterward it was found that the neck wa.
not broken.
The statement to which Holmes referred
| was made recently, to the effect that the
murder Of his wife was entirely unpremi
| dated; that he was under the influence o
| liquor, he aud his wife he'd quarrel, she
| nit him with her fist, ami, in an uncontrol-
able fit OF anger, he kicked her in the aldo
| men, death resulting. She had been deaC
| Two hours before he buried nor in the eel
lar. Holmes body was prepared by I'm
iortaker Fov, aud taken to the depot, to bl
sent to his sister in Providence.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1893-02-09
EVENING SESSION.

At the evening session the exhibit at the
worlds far was further discussed. Mr..
Whitman SAID he had asked the managers
Of the exposition for = concession for the
sale of maple sugar upon the grounds aud
read a letter from w. r. Buchanan. chief
OF the agricultural department, saying that
he had placed the question before the ways
aud means committee. Mr.. Whitman
thought it a good scheme and was ready to
be financially responsible with any mum Der
OF men if it was necessary to accomplish it,
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1893-02-09
MAPLE SUGAR MAKERS.
ENT HUSlASTIC MEETING AT THE
VAN NESS HOUSE FRIDAY.

a Constltution Adopted AMI Officers
Chosen-Papers on Various subjects of
Interest to the Craft-Sugsr Exhibit at
the Worlds Fair.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1893-02-09

Bell, East Hardwick Willard Chase, West
Concord, Rodney Sturtevant, East Fair
field, N. w. Fisk, Isle La Motto, Il. A.
Fitch. Williamstown, II. G. Smith, Pitts
ford, II. w. Walker, Windsor; secretary,
A. j. Croft, Enosburgh; treasurer, V. l.
Spear, Braiutree; auditor, G. l.. Mcmahon,
Stowe.
No change was made in the list of officers
elected at tho formation of the association
at Worthwhile except in conformity with the
amended constitution which provides that
each county shall furnish vice-president
instead OF member of the executive COM
mittee.
On motion of Prof. Cooke the report was
accepted and adopted. President Kenfeld
returned his thanks for the honor conferred
upon him in neat little speech, in which
he said that the sugar interest was the larg-
est in Vermont. A recess was then taken
for dinner.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1893-02-09

BEWARE or FRAUDS. BE sure YOU got tie
genuine Dr. ihomns' Eclectric Oh. II cures
Colds. Group, As.Lms, Deafness and Rheu-
mall5m.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1893-02-09

On the morning of Nov 3, 1891. tie
body OF Nellie t. Holmes, wife of Wallace
w. Holm's, WAS discovered in the cellar
Of the house where they lived, AT Plain
VILE a suburb Of Chicopee, where it WAS
buried face downward. in cramped posi-
ton. under several feet of earth. Mrs.
Holmes had mysteriousLy disappeared
seven or eight weeks previous, and it was
given out by Holmes that she had eloped.
and again that she had probably COM
mitted suicide.
Finally the persistent barking of "A
neighbours big dog about the premises led
to the discovery OF tha body. An autopsy
was held at EIolyoke Nov. >, and as sand
was found ia She passages leading to the
lungs, eyes and ears, it was evident that
the woman hsd been buried alive,
Holmes WAS Immediately arrested, and
In the lower court he pleaded not guilty.
An indictment for murder was found by
the grand jury, and the law took its
rourse. Ga Oct 2s, 1892, sentence of death
was passed upon him The efforts to les
sen this punishment have been matter
pf current news tor the past few days.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1893-02-09

Or any Other similar epidemic, the blood and
the whole system should be kept in healthy
condition. II you feel worn out or have That
tired feeling" In the morning, do not be guilty
of neglect. Give Immediate attention to YOUR
self. Take Hoods sarsaparilla To give strength
purify tbs blood aud prevent disease.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1893-10-07
LITTLE PILGRIMS.

me children travel on the Kings highway.
Their dusty feet make music as they tramp,
Tho ripping laugh. the voices merry play,
Shor no eager haste to reach the camp
The iowlsnd road is smooth and blossom filled,
And young hands grasp the treasures as they
pass
The childish treble tones cannot be stilled,
They sing and shout and trample down the
grass
The murrnuring brook delays their bounding
feet
And tiny ships they float from shore to shore,
With laughter wait for the returning feet
TIL carried down the stream they're seen
no more.
They have no sign o. fese a6ns the way,
The mountains far ahead are golden crowned,
Life only means TO them . Joyous play,
Each day and night but one more happy
round. ~
Where sunset finds them. there they safely
rest,
No care have they for any future need,
Fearless as birds within the swinging nest,
The King their Father is, In word and d ID.
Young hearts are full Of fragrance a. the
flowers,
Unconscious Of their innocence and grace:
The honey OF their fresh lives sweetens ours.
As clinging arms enfold In loves embrace.
Mrs II. X. Potwin. in Good Housekeeping.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1893-10-07

A sensible woman. talking about
economy in dress, says that the c
Of clothes depends largely on the treat
ment we give them. Directly a stitch
gives away, mend it at once, if posi-
BILE. See that all walking dresses ara
made short enough to escape the
ground at the back; nothing looks
worse than d frayed out skirt or petit
coat Renew the braid whenever IL
becomes worn; the coat is trifing, but
makes a skirt neat even when we'll
worn. Neatness is the first requisite
for good dressing. Even If you r
obliged to wear shabby gowns, they
r respectable so long as they are
kept in perfect repair, and their shah
biness Is much mitigated if the al
adds clean collar and cuffs-N. Y.
World.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1893-10-07
A Matter Of Health.

Housekeepers family realize the
danger of an indiscriminate use Of the
numerous baking powders nowadays
found upon every hand, and which are
urged upon consumers with such per
siztency by peddlers and many grocers
on account of the big profits made in
their sale. Most of these powders are
made from sharp and caustic acids and
alkalies which burn and inf1ame the
alimentary organs and cause indiges-
ton, heartburn, diarrheal diseases,
etc. Sulphuric acid, caustic potash,
burnt alum, all arc used as gas-produc-
ing agents in such baking powders
Most housekeepers are aware of the
painful effects produced when these
chemicals are applied to the external
flesh. How much more acute must be
their action upon the delicate internal
membranes! Yet INSCRIPTIONS manu-
facturers do not hesitate to use them,
because they make a very low-cost
powder, nor to urge tile use of their
powders so made, by all kinds of allur-
ing advertisements and false repre-
sensations. AL the low-priced or so
called cheap baking powders, and all
powders sold with a gift or prize, be.
long to this class.
Baking powders made from chemical
" pure cream of tartar and bi-carbon-
ate of soda are among the most useful
of modern culinary devices. They not
only make the preparation Of finer and
more delicious cookery possible, but
they have added to the digestibility
and wholesomeness Of our food. But
baking powders must be composed OF
such pure and wholesome ingredients
or they must be tabooed entirely.
DIR. Edison, Commissioner of Health
of New York, in an article in the Doc
tor of Hygiene" indicates that the adj
vantages of a good baking powder and
the exemption from the dangers of
bad ones in which the harsh and aus
tic chemicals are used, are to be Sc
cured by the use of Royal Baking
Powder exclusively, and he recon-
mends this to all consumers. The
Royal" he says. contains nothing but
cream of tartar and soda refined to a
chemical purity, which when combined
under the influence of heat and mois-
ture produce pure carbonic, or leaven-
ing, gas. The two materials used,
cream of tartar and soda, are perfectly
harmless even when eaten, but in this
preparation they are combined in ex-
act compromising weights, so thai
when chemical action begins bety5;s-
them in the dough they practH hahn
appear, the substance of ,o;d -
been taken to form csihat the Roval
Hence it is. he She most perfect of
Baking Powde agents for leavening
all CONGO
Purgeems almost incredible that any
manufacturer or dealer should urge
he sale of baking powders containing
INJURIOUS chemicals in place of those
If a well-known, pure, and wholesome
character simply for the sake of a few
a pound greater profit; but since
hey do, a few words of warning seen
. be necessary.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1893-10-07

Sleeves are little changed, the NUT
ton-leg shape prevailing. and being
made to groop below the armhole ever
when interlined' with crinolinc lawn.
The close part on the forearm is often
covered with a succession of folds of
two materials-one set of the material
of the dress, the other that of the trim.
ming. Velvet and satin remain the
favorite fabrics for accessories. Bay
adere striped silks and satins are much
used for sleeves of wool dresses. Very
narrow fur edges are used in bands, in
bindings, and, when of long fleece, as
fringes- The passementeries are OPEN
patterned like lace, and are usually
with straight edges, so that they can
be arranged as insertions over silk lin.
ings of a contrasting color, notably
over magenta and cream-white taffeta,
alike in waist, sleeve. and skirt. Short
jacket effects are still used, with the
pretty change of making them double.
breasted. Tapped far TO the left, and
fastened by large cut-steel buttons.
These jackets are part of the waist, be-
ing attached permanently, and are
most often of velvet over wool, with
sometimes the pIastrou space above
covered with accordion-plaited silk
muslin.-Harper's Bazaar.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1893-10-07

There is q tree at Tule, state Of
0axaca, Mexico, which rivals in extent
Of ground covered by its branches some
Of the famous monster trees Of the
orient A traveller who saw it recent
" says that he found resting under its
branches q detachment of troops num-
bering five hundred and twenty-nine-
Most Of them belonged to the neigh
borhood, and their wives and children
had come to the rendezvous to meet
them, and there were under the tree
besides q number of vendors of all sorts
of eatsbles and several horses All
these had plenty of room, and they
were all within the wall which sur
rounds the tree, while its branches ex-
tends some twenty feet beyond the
wall on every side, affording shade for
quite as many more.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1893-10-07
HOME HINTS AND HELPS.

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s"u 'aS'e' hice'-N l. lines
eaen .ream' moose large iresa
t,pe anu Juicy Peaenes' pare anu cur
e mo " UT 'nree pieces' sPrinhie
.he" WIN grahuiatea sugar. put theih
mo FREEZER ana haii freeze tnem' "
wiz TAKE an houf o more. 10 NOV
take them from the freezer Till ready
10 ser'e' theh sprinkle owe d niue
more sugar. serve In a glass dish.
tanned peaches may De used In the
same way. ms is preferred by some
10 ice Rural.
Lemon Pie Without Lemons: Take
seven eggs, and if you want frosting
on top keep ont four whites and break
the rest IN a bowl; beat Until light n
add two cups OF white sugar n Two
heaping tablespoons OF hour ana a
pinch OF salt STIR until smooth then
d a cupful OF water, IN which has
been dlssolved n lump OF acetlc acld
the size OF a partridge egg, and two
thirds OF a tablespoon OF lemon ex-
tract. bake IN two PIE pans without
upper crust. ms Is delicious and can
not be old from pure iemon'-Detroit
Free fress.
WATERS: Mix four spoonfuls Of
flour, the same quantity of sugar and
the same of cream with one spoonful
of butter. and season with orange peel
grated. mace and nutmeg. Cream
the butter first, add sugar. -four, cream