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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1896-03-19
GRAND ISLE COUNTY.
NORTH HERO.

Mrs. Vaughan left for New York Thurs
day. accompanied by friends for an in
definite time, w. c. Dodds and wife re-
naming at the Dodds homestead with her
mother.
Addison Hazen died last last week Tues
day night, after a brief Illness. The fu-
neral was from the house Friday at l
o'clock Rev. George Burke officiating
James Tassie will run meat cart in town
this summer-Will HaZen has taken n
place in Grand Isle, and will move there
soon.-Robcrt Tassie sold three houses re-
Gently to st. Adams Bay parties for
good sum.--John Tassie and wife and sis
ter Nellie are home from Barre on a visit.
The remains of William Parks of Grand
Isle were brought to this town Tuesday Of
day of last week for burial.
GRAND ISLE.
Rev w. C. Clark is taking few week
vacation In which to recover his health.
Services are discontinued during his abb
sepce-Edson Ufford Is moving to the o.
l.. Hatch farm, which he recently pUr
chased of c. C. Read of Burlington.-Mrs.
Hannah Macomber has leased her farm
to Bert Minkler, and will during the sum-
mer make a Western tour. Her son,
Charley Nantine. goes to Rutland TO ac-
cept a positon.-Mrs. F. r. Griswold is
visiting at Mrs. w. C. Pixies in Patts-
burgh. Oswald Kunz has lately purchas-
| ed a part OF the farm formerly owned by
VIM. Chamberain.-Miss Jennie Gordon
| Is spending a few weeks very pleasantly
at North Wlliston with her friend Miss
Flora Clark.-D. G. Goodspeed has moved
| into the house belonging to b. C. Minkler-
Frank Macomber and wife are visiting on
the Island. From here they will go to
| Shelburne to take possession of their new
| home about April 1st.-Mr. and Mrs. l..
b. Macomber will make their home with
them.--D. l. Center is remodeling his old
| stone mansion preparing for summer
boarders.-Mr. and Mrs. Seth Gordon OF
! Chazy, n. Y, are spending q few days
in town-The death of Mr. William Parks
occurred Saturday, March 14th, after 6
lingering illness. Interment at NORTH
Hero.-Miss Lura Minkler is home from
teaching in Burlington, spending her va
cation, having finished her seventy-fftl
term In that vocation in different places
William Parks died at his home in this
place Saturday morning, March H. Mr.
Parks was nearly G5 years of age ant
leaves a wife and four children.-Mr an,
Mrs. Kemer Minckler returned last Fri
day from a visit to Mr.. Minckler's parents
in Chazy. n. Y.-The whist club will NEE
with Mr.. and Mrs. Reuben Sampson Fri
day evening.
SOUTH HERO.
Miss Frances Dorman is at home agaii
and is reported to be improved in health
Mr.. and Mrs. Reuben Allen are both II
very feeble health.-Herman c. Keele
has been appointed constable by the Sc
lectmen to fill the vacant offce.-Georg,
Kinney has returned from a visit to Fer
risburgh, Bristol and Burlington.-M
ARCHIE Fresh has gone to Boston to visi
her former home and friends-Miss Ev;
Wilcox and VIII Irish spent Saturday AM
Sunday in Plattsburgh with friends
Frank Keller has gone to Bridgeport
Conn. where he has secured position II
a clothing house,.-Alson Ferris has gon
to Boston.
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her advent here and her constancy had
won her many friends. Her demise will
be sadly mourned by those who knew her
best as neighborlness was one of her
chief characteristics. The funeral will be
held from St. Stephens church Thursday
morning at o'clock.
w. Lavigne.
1t was enormously stated in the Free
Press Monday that the soldiers who were
tried Saturday afternoon were discharged
from the army.
Mrs. Barney Graham is seriously i'll
with pneumonia.
Charles Rand had successful operation
for appendicitis performed yesterday af-
tcrnoon at Fanny Allen hospital by DR..
j. b. Wheeler, assisted by House Surgeon
j. b. Mackenzie.
Miss Myrtle M. Champare of this place
and Arthur p. Levy of Springfield, Mass.
were married Tuesday evening at the resi-
dence of the bride on Lcclair street. Rev
A. o. Spoor ofliciated The happy couple
left on the 915 train for a short wedding
tour through Massachusetts.
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ESSEX COUNTY.
ISLAND POND.

william G. Rouse, a mail clerk running
between here and Portland on the Grand
Trunk railroad, was arrested in Portland
March by United States Marshal Dono-
van by order of Postfficc Inspector Snow
of Boston. Rouse is charged with steal
ing from the mails and confessed. He has
been In the service several years, and was
considered one of the best postal clerks on
the road.
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SMgeSf2Si;a&a4d5nv
Every Day an Opening Day.
Choice NoueAies arriving aYMe time.

Choice Novelties d1raUang 0TMe time.
Being in close touch with the largest Wholesale Houses
and having buyers whose knowledge Of what right and
rect at all times enable them select the latest and most fash
onable Of the new and dainty things.
Fabrics which commend themselves to every intelligent
buyer places Us at the head. You will find silk depart
n1ent crowded with all the best makes.
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T. l.. Green will soon move into his house
on Sweet hill-The Emma Wells company
will give one of their entertainments
in Ayers Opera hall next Thursday even
ing.-Ransom Dyon, who has been visiting
in town. returned to his home in Madison,
Wis, Saturday.
WEST BERKSHIRE.
Mrs. Samuel Howard of Milton, who has
recently returned from Europe, visited her
mother Mrs. s. N. Darling, at this place
last week.-Mrs.. Edison Armstrong started
Wednesday, tho 18th inst, for Denver, Col,
where she is to make her home.-Mr.
Doyon from Madison wis, who was at
Mrs. Darling's Saturday, is to stop In this
vicinity a few days.-Miss NJ. j. Darling
has returned home from St. Albans.-Miss
Jennie Livingstone is at her sisters Mrs
e. o. OBrines, at Brigham. p. Q.-Mrs.
Lovel stowe had a foot amputated one day
last week by DIR. +. l.. Hutchinson and Dr..
johnson.
FAIRFAX.
Dwight Alfred has gone to Barton to
clerk for II. r. Seaver.-Mrs. f.. I. Purmort
and Mrs. A. b. Beeman visited friends in
Burlington the 18th and 18th insts.-
Mrs Anna Arnold has gone to Newport
| to spend a week or two with his uncle,
Judge f. F.. Alfreds family.-John r.
Maxfeld has sold his place in Shepardson' S
| Hollow to Homer Bevins.-George Shep-
ardson has the steam mill finished and
has returned to his home at Grand Haven
Mich, starting the 18th inst-Dr Dor
G. Hawley of Burlington was called tc
town the 18th in consultation at A. NJ
Story's, who is quite low with his old
army trouble. W. Paris, overseer OF
the poor, went to bakersfield the 18th tC
meet the overseers of Rchford, Bakers
field, Montgomery and Fletcher to try II
make arrangement for Fairfax to ente
the association.-Edson Ufford and wife o
Grand Isle spent several days in town las
week. Mr.. Ufford has bought a farm oil
Grand Isle, where he win be glad to hav
his friends come and see him.-The Higl
school in the village opened the 10th will
a very good attendance with Bush r
Merriam as principal. This is probabl.
the last term that the directors will b
able to keep him.
Mrs. Ella T.. Martin is now In New Yor
, selecting spring millinery.
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Millinery.

Lovely, and so real, yet so deli
cate, almost seems as though they
would vanish like some lovely
dream, but they are real creations,
and handsomer than ever. What
Miss Conroy and Nine. Myers
combined tastes produces is sure to
be iust what you will need.
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many of the so-cal1ed large stores,
is proving brighter and handsomer
every day.
Such dainty things for dainty
peop1e-almost too beautiful to
wear-woutd be considered SO, # it
weren't that they cost SO little. This
fact makes It possible for all to have
just the right Wrap, and not be
burdened by the cost
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Gludness Comes

With better understanding OF the
w transient nature of the many phys
ical ills which vanish before proper Ell
forts-gentle efforts-pleasnnt efforts
rightly directed. There is comfort IN
the knowledge that so many forms OF
sickness are not due to any actual dis
ease, but simply to constipated condi.
.ion of the system, which the pleasant
family laxative, Syrup OF Figs, prompt
ly removes. That is why it is the only
remedy with millions of families, and Is
everywhere esteemed so highly by al
who value good health. ITS beneficial
effects are due to the fact, that IT is the
one remedy which promotes internal
cleanliness, without facilitating the
organs on which it acts. tits therefore
all important in order to, get It's bene-
fetal effects, to note when you P1r-
chase, that you have the genuine article,
which is manufactured by the Caifornia
Fig Syrup Co. only, and sold ny all rep
utable druggists. ,,n
II in the enjoyment OF good heaith,
and the system is regular tneh iaHa'
tives or other remedies are not heeaed.
II afflicted with any actual olsease. one
may be commended to the rost skiii1ul
physicians, but If in need OF Laxative,
then one should have the BEST ana WIN
the well-informed everywhere, syrup OF
Figs stands highest and is most largely
used and gives most general MISUNDERSTANDING
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Printed Organdies,
Printed Dimities.

Printed Organdies, |
Printed Dimities.
We can't help feeling a little
proud over the new things in this
department. We have them in
great abundance, and often the
styles have only one pattern OF a
kind.
Veilings.
If lady finds a veil that be-
comes her, she is wise If she secures
many yards of it. Nothing dis
tinguishes Lady's Dress more
than her vei1, and nothing does she
select with greater care. You will
rarely find such an assortment tor
your choosing as here.
Cloaks.
Our Cloak Room, or store, it
should be called, as it is as large as
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NORTH HYDE PARK.

Edgar Pratt has sold his place to tho
Hyde Park Electric Light company and
has purchased the farm belonging to Mrs.
Emma Bailey in Johnson.-Mrs. Etfia
Warner, nee Peck, and Miss Minnie Peck
of Worcester, Mass, and Miss Mildred
Peck, who is teaching in Coos. n. H., are
in town, called to attend the funeral Of
their mother Mrs. l.. b. Peck, which was
held from the house at IL a. NJ. Tuesday
The funeral OF George Hagaboom, which
was held from the church last Sunday af-
ternoon, was largely attended. The SER
vices were conducted under the G, A. r.
ritual, and that order as we'll as the Sons
of Veterans We're in attendance, members
of both orders from Johnson participating.
Rev. f. b. Taylor was the officiating cler-
gyman.
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The school directors organized the 10TH
selecting @. s. Fassett as chairman and
with w. j. Chaffee, clerk
They decided to have three terms of school
of 10 weeks each the present year. The
spring term to begin April q. Fall term
Aug 81 Winter term Nov 3O.-The friends
and neighbors of Mr.. and Mrs. Reed Bates
reminded them in very pleasant way
that the 10th inst. was the 18th anniver-
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1896-03-19

Mrs. Abigail Buel, wife of the late Solo
mon Buel, of Huntington died the 18th
inst. aged o. years, and four months. The
father Of her husband, Solomon Buel. was
regimental Quartermaster in the revolu-
tionary army.-E. r.. Graham OF Montpe-
Her has bought Of 8. A. Andrews 100 acres
9f spruce timber land IN Bolton for $500.
heavy timbered spruce In the same local
ity.-The school board met last Friday and
organized by electing John sabins chair
man and Henry Bessett clerk. DR.. G. w
Jacobs was elected superintendent OF
schools. An addition to the graded school
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STOWE,

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The three soldiers who made the dis
graceful disturbance In the village We'd
nesday evening were taken before the Jus
tice Saturday and fined So and costs and
given three months in which to pay 1t,
This is considered a very light punishment
by law abiding citizene.
The town school directors met Saturday
and reelected H. v. Horton superintend-
ont of schools. A tax of IS cents on the
dollar has been recommended for school
purposes.
Mrs M. Gibbons and Miss Bertha Glib
bons went to Montpelier yesterday. Miss
Gibbons played last evening at an enter
tainment given under the auspices Of the
Catholic church therc,
Luke Lavigne of Ware, Mass, Is in town
visiting his parents. Mr.. and Mrs, Joseph
Mrs Mary Cuisiok aged H. died yester-
day evening, after a two days illness.
Mrs. Cuisick was born in County Glare,
Ireland, and came to Winooski "a years
ago with q family of six children, all OF
whom died. her last one a son In Califor-
MIA. She has shown much fortitude since
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1896-03-19

Mr.. Shipley has sold his place on South
Main street to James Harvey,-Mrs. f. p.
Richards, who has been quite i'll is report
ed better,-A. X Brown is in New York
this week in the interest of s o. Clark $
case against the c. p. r. r. Col, b.
Hawley, who has been confined to the
house the past three or four days, is back
in the office again,-The Salvation Army
closed their meetings In the Advent church
Monday evening.-The Juvenile Templars
gave a concert in Bank Opera hall Satur-
day evening,-Ray Cheney has accepted a
position In Rutland and left town Monday,
james Burns is moving into the Harvey
house, recently bought of Mr., Shipley.-
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-07-30
Matching to I,ln weeds

\ small patch Of quack grass or can
ada thlstlas can be- more easily Killed
los wulchlng than w auy other way
Fury tie young pants heavily with
straw. bending Thorn down $50 Us 60
max, a long. spludliug growth near
the ground. II amy come through the
ntaw covering do not ca, them OF 90
upll up The stalks. Lui bend down ana
cover deeper u this Is done faithfully
FOR one SUMMER the routs viii hr com
plrtrly smnthcrrd before fall II j.
much easier aud cheaper Ia destroy a
rmall llich Zoe this way Tam hy culu
waiting them. which only hrra.s NJ th'
roots and rauscs each piece &C. grow
with new yigor IN fact, even where
cultivation las hocn tried az rcm
cdy. We have always found the hw ,
succ,W los covering each green saoo,
with moist snil as soon as v appe1
nh.yc the rurlacc one oi the adNani
ages of the mulchinr system Is that u
work. best Goo wet summer when. ht
relylpg wholly on cultivation. the Wegt
Is mng, likely o. bc spread Than TO b.
fuieu,d.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-07-30

the work. at distances OF two and a
half feet. WIN then throw up thd
ridges cross wise Of this with listing
pillow. following u Ia each furrow with
the suhsoilcr ~ deep an three horscg
can null Il. aud drill the seed lmmedi.
ately In the track Of the suhsoilcr. This
Will leave the land subsoilcd Ia both
directions
My whole crop FOR 1898 averaged
only nfiy-sevcn bushels per acre, yet
would have made seventy-iive bushels
hut for an unfortunate Invasion Jnsl
nj the critical time 10y an army OF
chlnch bugs from an adjacent thiriy
acre field Of oats. With proper treat
ment Of soils. and thorough cul,iNa
ton. nm Of the opinion that Ia al
favorable seasons such rs last we
should raise from scventy-live To one
hundred bushels of corn per acre lh
stead OF the more common twenty -hNc
To nifty bushels. ! am always careiul
10 avoid cultlvatlng when the land J.
very wet. aud think many iarneH
make serious mistake 10y WORKING
their corn when the soil cleaves irol
the shovel IN chunks. The sun " lik"
~ IN then bake the ground ANA th'
growth loses IT, bright healthy greer
and turns a sickly yellow.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-07-30
nnr a anoa ICON M. nnI.ch.

MIR. J. A. Baxter Of Waycrland.
Kansas. raised loi bushels Of corn per
acre on five acres last winter as Ia
acre ON i've acres last season, ard m
the March report Of the Kansas State
Board Of Agriculture hc tells how De-
Lld IL. as follows;
The portion Of my crop giving yield
n iOi bushels Of huskcd wen dried
mfty-siX pounds. SHIELDED corn PER acre
was five acres Ut ilfty-sryen ! planted
last year My land Is slightly rolling
prairie and about a fair average Kan
sas soil. with hard. lmprevious sub
roll. The live acres mentioned were
90 one end of twcuty-hvc-ncrc field,
part Of which had been in puintors los
two years. aud the last crop dug with
O listing pillow late In October, which
was about equivalent To deep fall
blowing,
In spring the ground was much Ike
o bed Of ashes. II was then deeply
plowcd, made Zine and smooth With a
blank drag aud drilled the first week
In May with Farmers Friend
planter Of medium width, with a deep
grained. yellow Dent corn; about the
same quantity Of seed was used as
would have been II from three 10 some
what less than four grains had been
placed In hills the ordinary distance
apart. This was cultivated four times
with common gang cultivatoS and
hood three times the last hoclng after
Il had been finished with the Guilt.
vators.
am a strong believer In deep and
thorough cultivation. and long since
learned that a good crop Of corn aud
rank growth Of cookie burrs, crab
grass aud fnilar weeds, can not oc-
cupy the shine ground at the same
time. have not sub-solled for pre-
vlous crops. hut last fall invested In a
Perinc suhsoiler and used u ON hfteen
acres. intend planting leo acres ~
corn this season. aud aim 20 haye y
all subsidized. Am suhsolllng my neidH
the narrow way FIRST they arr nom
forty 20 eighty rFils wide and 10 rods
long rs deeply as four horses can 90
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and thousands Of them suffered death,
with accompaniment Of frlghtful tor
lures. The sect was considered as thor
oughly annihllatod But It's surviving
adherents could easily have recruited
Gene fanatlcal adopts. like the mollah
Reza. especially after dissatisfaction
had been created In Persia by the
granting OF the tobacco monopoly to
British firm. so injurious TO the Persian
producers and consumers. and also by
other measures. like the facilities Of
fered clandesilnely 20 the expectation
OF grain. This expectation ID prohib;
tied In Persia. as In Morocco, by the
Mussulman tradition and by law. Late
ly frlghtful bread riots occurred In sew
cral cities OF Iran. and they were sup.
pressed only after bloody fights. The
tobac~o monopoly was Withdrawn re-
luctantly by Nassr-ed-Dln. who de-
rived a large and regular income from
Il: but this withdrawal could not wipe
out the anger OF the Persians, all OF
whom. women and men. are constantly
smoking. and who had been compelled
TO deaist from II during the six months
because their mollahs and ulemas had
preached that the tobacco was contain
mated through being handled by
Christian dogs"
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-07-30

new shan, Mozaner-ed-Dln, was accom-
pllshed without any difficulty. though
he was far from the capital Of the mo-
ment OF his fathers assassination. II
seems also certain that hls elder broth
er. Zelch Sultan. Governor Of lspahan.
will make no opposition. rs by too
hasty cable dispatches It was intimated
he would. The late shah left three
sons The eldest. Prince Zeleh Sultan,
was born from n mother not OF royal
blood. aud consequently he could not
according to the Persian law, Inherit
the crown. unless no other son should
be born to tho shah by a royal princess.
Similar alarming rumors were prevail
ing AZ FIRST In regard TO the attitude OF
the third son OF Nassr-ed-Dln. Male
es sultaneh, who was minister OF war
at the time OF the assassination OF his
father and who resided at Teheran.
where he might. with the support Of
the army under his command, have
taken possession Of the crown. On the
contrary, he FASTENED TO announce the
awful event to his brother who was nj
Tauris. and TO prepare him a splendid
reception on his arrival at the capital.
The now shah. Mozanor-ed-Din, has
therefore everything highly suspicious
and In quiet condition on his assuming
the government OF Persia and his own
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-07-30

4 correspondent &C webster. Ne
brnska, writes:
Could you tell me how TO sproyI
cedar trcesy have quite a number
of cedar trees on my place that bca'
any amount OF seed. I have planicC
the rcpd IN many different ways, b.
they always fail to grow.
Red cedar g. hand to grow IRON
the seed. aud they are the best grow
90 the natural way underneath ccr'
siderable grove of ccdars Here the
seedlings win start ln the shade "a
the trees anl grow quite quickly after
the seeds drops. hut Ia take seeds fruh
the ;rcc aud grow them. one musl
Initiate these natural methods uul sup
ply the conditions under which nature
rI1wr lts seedlings This requires cN
Ter, work The seeds have 90 bee gath
erred after thgy are maimcd Gud Rel
over the following summer AMI sow
the second spring after being gathered
This Is b'ciusp they rpen iuo lai'
fos termination tie next spring. Nhri
taken frpu the trees the hard ruaiing
at rrsiuous character should he o.
moved by washing in "a strong alAsl
or s1lpy water They should then III
PLANTED ns evergreen seeds are planir'
and given the care nurscrymcn give u
evergreen seedlings
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-07-30

Several weeks ago DR. J. b. Taylor.
the wealthy Texas siockman, sent three
experienced cowboys and frontiersmen
in search OF the herd OF wild hudalo
which were discovered In Brewster
county two years ago. and have been
seen several times since then. Tho
hunters have just returned I om their
rip. which they state was q success
They found the herd Of bun 10. num-
herring about eighty head. In a remote
section oi Presldlo county. The ami
mails were tralled by the hunters from
the Carmen Mountains. In Mexico.
Now that the exact location OF the herd
a again known. Il Is DR., faylcr's In.
tcnilon TO start with his expedition.
which has been organised fer several
month";. and round NJ the animals and
place them an on his ranch IN rom
Green couniy.-San Antonio CORES
pondcnce. 81 Louis 0lobe-Demoerat'
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HEiREss TO MILLIONS.
Remarkable story OF a New Jersey wo
man. Cool Luck.

remarkable story ct a New Jersey wo-
man. Cool Luck.
Nine Byzantine Gaudin O. Wood
clinc. n. j.. has, Il II reported. inner
tied si7.OO0.OOO. The New York Her
aid. which relates the story. says that
she was born In the midst Of the pyre-
mean mountains some fsty-eight years
ago. Her maiden name was Byzantine
Marie Emanuel. She was LETT widow
when quite young and found herself al
most pennllcss. Her aunt and god
mother at that time lived In Califor-
mia. and by the assistance Of an Amer
can lady named Louise Jackson she
came 10 this country. On arriving here
she discovered the difficulty Of finding
her eodmothor and earned her living
as a dressmakor While thus engaged
n California lawyer called upon her.
representlng himself as the executor Of
ihe viii Of Mrs. Emile Pinaed. formerly
NJ France. aftcrward OF South America.
hut more recently Of California She
was the lori godmothcr Of Nine Gau-
din and had married a man named
/ Plnand while in France. with whom
3 she had gone 20 South America, where
ne engaged "a the tanning business,
making q large fortune. which be- care
fully invested There was one child Of
his union. According TO the law Of
/ France the birth OF child leaves the
widow absolute possession al bis death
M onc.half OF her hushaudu fortune.
Andre Pnaud died worth SSi0Oo0OO
Mime. Gaudin is hcircsa TO her aunt
and her fortune Is. therefore, Si7..
nm nnn