Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1896-03-26

become to a certain extent clannish, they
intermarry and live on the same old home
Steads for generations. The are rarely
identified with public events throughout
the State: seldom present themselves at
all at State gatherings of any kind. and 1t
Is only fact that political conventions are
oftentmes at loss to provide for represent
alton of the county on committees, and 1t
Is doubtful If the most accomplished poll
tician can enumerate more than half
dozen citizens of the county whom he
knows in politics.
"The nearest and best known neighbors
are the people of Franklin county. with
whom they maintain "A steady intercourse
driving over to the mainland on the ice In
the winter time. They are hospitable
warm-hearted people, and the present
generation having known no better than
its present life of comparative ISOLATION
is we'll content to abide in the homesteads
of its fathers"
The little town of Isle La Motto owns
more vessels and tonnage twice over thah
the whole of Franklin county plying dur
ing the season of navigation the length of
the lake, and some to New York city,
Montreal and ottawa. Steamers touch
daily at all convenient points, giving us
cheaper fare and freights than by ralI.
We have the Vermont Central railroad
crossing the north end Of the county ana
the Delaware and Hudson Canal com
pany's road only five miles away in the
west side of the county. at Chazy and
| Pittsburgh. We get coal laid down here
| for 81 so per ton less than is paid at st.
| Adams. We can ship our produce to a
railroad station by water cheaper than 10
| haul it three miles BY team.
| "Clannish" "mtermurry' live on Ola
| homesteads" rarely Identified with pup
lie events" without taking space to give
/ Lot sriN.n n
filed by Grand Isle county men and wom-
en-: Chair of surgery in the L. v NJ. ana
also in the University of New YORK, ana
! surgeon in Bellevue hospital, occupying
the front rank in the profession in TINS
country. A Supreme Court judge IN the
State of Washngton leaning lawyer OIL
| Buffalo, n. Y. and member OF the assem-
bly,; two leading educators and principal
owners and managers Of the Bryant and
Stratton Business college Of Boston, man
ager steward and secretary OF the Famous
| Hygeia Hotel at Old Point Comfort, va"
| leading real estate agent, Omeha, NED.
| head of d department of n wholesale house
| Chicago: leading physician, minneapolis
leading merchant, st. Paul; several en-
gagged in ship building at Newport News
one Capt. Connolly, who has made foul
trips around the world; a lady lecturer
and journalist lady on the staff OF the
Youths Companion: a lady teacher IL
Prof. Perrys school. Rutland; two oceal
sailors: principal of the Burlington Higi
school: superintendent Of city schools
manager of the Van Ness House; heavy
real estate owner and manufacturer, Bur
lington; IA government contractor In stone
and breakwater work; superintendent Of
the Mutual Life Insurance company o.
New York at a salary Of 100000 per an
mum: a professor in Now York city school
"a real estate agent New York city, also
physicians lawyers, business men, etc.
in adjoining towns.
At an Alumni dinner, given in New Yorl
city not long ago. there was present fiv
graduates from the L. V. NJ, all Gram
Isle county boys, which called forth
tribute from President Buckham, who wa
present, abiding to the larger representa-
ton from Grand Isle than from any othc
county i'm the State. Hon. ii. H. Powers
in n recent address before the Fish an
Game League, in the presence of llor
George +. Edmunds, Senator Proctor
Representative Grout, Gov. Woodbury.
President Buckham and host of eminen
men, said
For years 1T has been my desire t
visit Grand Isle county. whose inhabitant
are renowned for their hospitality, int
leence and acquaintance with public al
fairs and men. They send more youn
: men to college than any other county /
= the State. They are better Informed o
public affairs and issues of the times tina
any other people know. Being free fror
the har-room and Frog-shop, they devot
their evenings at home to reading an
studying public issues and questions {
broad interest, and wherever her sons al
found In other, they rank among the fore
most men of the time
Politically the county always elects tn
republican ticket. | have not the dat
ot har In the hlIt frOr