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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1898-12-01
WORST SINCE 1883.
The storm in New York City Very Severe
Snow Drifts waist Deep on Broad
way Suburban Traffic Rlocked.

New York Nov. 27.-Whcn the people
of New York awoke this morning they
found the blizzard that rdgeds when they
retired was still in progress. The storm
which had begun with Il soft sleety snow
on Saturday at noon had increased great
~ and with the heavier snow fan the
wind was blowing IA gale at midnight.
There was Il slight abatement of the wind
this morning but the snow still Tell and
drifted high and the temperature drop
ped rapidly. 1t looked this morning as
though the blizzard would continue all day
hut with 10 o'clock there was breaking
away in the west. Il Frightening Of The
light and finally the storm ceased alto
Ccthcr and the greatest blizzard since the
memorable one of March, lSSS, came TO
an end.
The weather bureau in this city in its
report on the storm this evening says that
the storm center was over the lower lake
regions on Saturday and last night moved
from the lower lake regions to the New
Jersey coast, attended throughout the en-
tire course by snow, tho largest snow iall
being on the Immediate coast Tho wind
blew at the rate of 20 to 60 miles an hour.
This morning the storm was central over
the New England coast, Snow had
fallen through New York State
and the New England States.
The fall in New York city, the
weather bureau reports. was about 10
lncneS, lnllduclpHid, nlnt lncH'S' ioSlHll'
six inches; Portland, Me, four inches; Al
bany, little over an inch,
The lowest temperatures reported were
New York city, 81 Albany, IS
With the Frightening of the skies i'm this
city this morning came an increase I'm The
velocity Of the wind and the loose dry
snow was sent swirling and eddying every
where. Nearly II foot of snow had fallen
hut in places it had driftcn to four and
five feet. The popularity Of the storm
was the onCrusting of nearly every win
dow, the sides of buildings and the trees
and when the storm cleared away The
great city Was transformed into a spcc-
tacle of glistening white
Broadway and all the great thorough
fares of the city presented "A fantastic an
pearance In the greatest artery Of BUSH
ness Of activity of the country there were
drifts on the sidewalk through which Tho
early morning wayfarer ploughed ia mis-
waist In some of the streets great drifts
formed barriers across them and in many
instances Allied M the trenches that wnre
dug b, the street railroads for the trans
Sormino Of the motive power from cable
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1898-12-01
THE STORM IN PHILADELPHIA.
a snowfall of over Nine Inches Country
Niik Trains Snowbound.

Philadelphia. Nov. 27.-The blizzard
which came out of tho West reached the
city at IL o'clock yesterday morning and
ragged furiously until o'clock this morn
ing. As unexpected as it was violent. it
wrought great havoc not only here but
throughout the entire State. In those II
hours the snow fall reached u depth of
over nine inches and the wind Il velocity
of - miles an hour. These figures are an
rrcCedentcd in the November records of
the local weather bureau, and the officials
say that the storm in general was the
worst since the memorable blizzard of
lN>>. With the snow the mercury steadily
dropped until well below the freezing
point. and tonight 1t Is still on its down
ward way. In this city traffic of eVot.
kind. as we'll wirc communication was
crippled The suburban lines were brought
to II complete Standstiil with the roads
piled hish with driftod snow.
Daring the morning hours all New York
trains were four hours late and since IN N
from one e. two hours. 4 number OF
trains from thu south are coming in late
not so muCn because Of the snow as Of
the strong head winds. Tho country milk
trains which tried to get into town this
morning IRE still snow bound and no At
iJntiC city trains got away from the city
Until II o'clock this morning. The main
line Of the Pennsylvania road WAS great Y
delayed. To-day the weather has been
tiC3r anu cola ana mutN progress mas
been made in restoring affairs To their
natural conditions.
Dispatches from interior towns tell of
like conditions. At Stroudsburg large
forces of men were working all day on
the Delaware. Iatckawanna and Western
tracks trying to get trains through Ia
New York. In the mountain regions If
Scranton and Nikcstarre the greatest
damage was Ia telegraph wires hut the de-
lay to steam traffic was considerable.
The .;a!o was especially severe around
the Delaware CapcS.
The schooner William NJ. Wilson from
Philadelphia for Norfolk with a cargo #
coal. sprung a leak four miles south Of
Net"mkiu life saving station. Her sigma :
wcr" promptly answered and the guards
took eff her crew Of six men. The scho n
e. is anchored a milo and a half of shore
and is likely to sink during the night. A
number ~ vessels Cn the CapcS Were Tn-
able To get into the hgrVcr and it is feared
that th"r" have been heavy losses. The
new steamship Admiral Samlso which
left Philadelphia yesterday for her official
trial trip is safely anchored behind the
new hrcakwater.
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incidental expenses of these presidential
postoficcs amounted to Sl.Si.oi against
N,C3l.62 of the previous year. so that the
total expenses of Vcrmont's presidential
postofiiCes last year were Sl53.0S59l. One
should not forget to include in that
amount s3s. 6nS5I paid for free delivery in
different Vermont towns and cities This
item is quite an increase over the pre-
Vious year. when the amount paid for free
delivery was only SSi.l15.3S. And your
Uncle Sam took away a very comfortable
sum from these postufiices After ne had
paid all the large items just mentioned,
he had s224S>i.eQ left. free and clear of
everything. The year before 1t was only
s2T. $3.50 which shows how thoroughly
postotiiCe matters are on the make in
Vermont. 1t is worth mentioning also
that il cost the government less last year
to run the poStofiiCes in the State, com
parativcly speakinS. for the per cent OF
expense to gross reCCspts last year was
only Al per cent: the year before II was
Il per cent.
burlington is. of course. far and away
the largest poStoiiiCe in the State, and
for that matter one OF the largest postof-
fees in New England. 1t Is the only first
class postofiice in Vermont and pays the
postmaster Il salary OF $500 a year. The
very comfortable sum OF $lo.l7s51 was
paid last year for free delivery i'm Burling-
ton. against S.7p.O1 the previous year.
But 1t is in gross receipts that Burling-
ton shows the grande<t figures. The gross
receipts last year We're slT. 6S.1o. very
big sum for Vermont office. The gain
over the previous year was very great.
In $50 the gross receipts of the Burling-
ton Office. as the Free Press stated at the
end of the year, were S@Tsa6. But the
figures for this office are increased all
along the line. Clerk hire last year for
this office cost Sos: the previous year II
cost Ss7ii. Other incidental expenses were
$500 against ST2.S5 the previous year.
There was no direct expense for rent,
light and fuel. as the Burlington Office is
quartered in the government building. The
government therefore made clear out Of
the Burlington postoitiCe last year the
magnificent sum of $S;.ealli. This IS IA
gain OF almost 500 over the previous
year. when the net revenue from the Of
flee was S7e.7i6.is. The percentage of eN-
pcnse To gross revenue last year was II.
whereas the previous year 1t was y
The other offices in the State with free
delivery and the amount paid for each
are as follows: Barre. s. 3s.rs; BennnC-
ton. S3.0l7N; Brattleboro. A7T.5,i: Mont
pclier. s.. ,'l..5: Rutland. S.5l5i -. St. Al
bans. s.. 5S.t': and st. JohnShury. S.Nt2-
The statistics OF gross receipts and the
like for all postoiiices of the presidential
class in the State, excepting Burlington.
follow:
The whole number of fourth class post
offices i'm Vermont are ~. OF which 81 pay
a salary OF 50 year or less. - pay a
salary Of from Sn0l to sldo; 10 pay SAL
aries ranging between slphoi and $40; lse
pay salaries ranging between s9n."l and
SJo annually. while there are - fourth
class postoiiic.S in the State that pay sal
aries ranging between SrA"l and sl"r an
nually.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1898-12-01
GREAT LUMBER COMPANY.

Hastings. Me-. Nov. SS-One OF the lar
gcSt transfers Of property in the history
Of New England has been completed and
the Wild River Lumber company mas turn
ed over its property here and N other
parts of Maine and New Hampshire To
the Hastings Lumber company. The
property transferred here included manu-
featuring Industries. streets. stores. cleo
trio lights. water system, sewers, tele-
phone lines. etc. Also +o.1a acres OF val
liable timber land. mostly spruce and hard
wood II miles of railroad with TWO loco
motives. and much rolling stock. stations,
freight houses. camps. etc. and a steam
saw mill with new 80 horse power en-
gine and capacity CT G5.vN feet sawed
lumber day. The Wild River Lumber
company was composed OF capitalists at
Island Pond, VT, who acquired this prop
erty i'll 1891 and have operated IL success
fully, turning out about twelve million
feet of finished lumber each season. Tie
lumber has been sold mainly in southern
New England The new company Is COM
posed of capitalists from Portland. Boston
and New York.
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he got as far as Stockport the storm be-
came SO violent that he decided not to
venture farther. These persons all arriv-
ed at 3:lJ and took their experience quite
good naturedly.
Most of the local trains on the New
York and Harlem were few minutes la'o
on arrival The train due from the Adj
rondacks region was one hour and II min
utes late. Several trains on the Harlem
division were slightly late especially In
the morning. Station Agent T.. ii. Dow
ner said that considering the heavy fail
of snow the trains had done fairly well.
In his belief the fall of snow in and about
New York was heavier than several miles
out of the city. lie said that most of the
trouble was caused by the breaking OF
signal wires, which of course showed red
fights and caused conductors to stop anG
investigate the cause of the trouble.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1898-12-01
EIGHT INCHES OF SNOW.
II ,nnington Visited by "A Heavy storm
Travel Impeded.

Remington, Nov. "a small hiiZZG rd
has been raging here since yesterday
morning. Fully eight inches OF snow has
fallen and this has been badly drifted by
the strong west wind that has prevailed
all the time. Travel OF all kinds is dig
ucult. although the steam cars have not
been much delayed. The electric cars have
had hard work To make their trips. The
Woodford stage came down this morning
on runners. much earlier in the season
than usual. The mercury this morning
registered ~ above zero. The wind to-
night Is blowing the snow so that the
streets are comparatively deserted.
PAWNED FIVE WATCHES.
Remington. VI, Nov. 25.-Deputy Sher-
in John Nash and Frank Huling went TO
North Hoosick yesterday and found MaUr-
ic, Fitzgerald Of North Bennington. who
had been suspected of breaking into the
store of Columbus Huling in North Sen
nington a week ago. They found where
he had pdwncd five watches that were
Identified coming from Huling's store.
Fitzgerald was induced TO take an cleo
trio car and come homo and as soon as
the ear got across the line Deputy Nash
arrested him. lie is now in Jail awaiting
a hearing.
PORTRAIT OF THE FIRST SETTLER
OF ST. JOHNSBURY.
81. Johnsbury. Nov. e5.-The presenta-
ticn to the citizens of ST. Johnsbury OF i
portrait Of Dr. Johnathan Arnold, the first
settler OF the town, in l1s1, WAS made to-
day AZ the AthcncUm 10y a great grandson.
Ltmuel Hastings Arnold, esq. OF New
York city. in a graceful speech and ac-
cepted by Rev. Edward r. Fairbanks. ID
Il. Dr. Arnold was a member OF the Con-
lirental Congress from Rhode Island and
the portrait was from miniature ll6
year, old. He died in 1893
A PECULIAR SUICIDE.
ST. Johusbury. Nov. 95.-Mr and Mrs.
James Stevens OF Danville attended the
Thanksgiving family reunion Al MorsS's
Mills yesterday. on returning home at
midnight they found the body Of Afr, Il
T.. Dear. the hired man, hanging in the
front han, The gold watch and chain Of
Mrs. Stevens was dangling from his nose
through which he had thrust the chate-
lame pin attached. Dear was an English
man. aged 81 years and single. The sup
posed cause was insanity.
WM. EMSLIE FATALLY INJURED.
Barre. Nov. 25.-WillIam Emsle of the
granite firm of Emslie x Mcleod was in
company this morning 10 such an extent
that he died.
He was for many years one of the lead
ing granite dealers here, and leaves 4
large family,
The cause of the injury was owing to
Mr.. Emslie's being entaGlcd in the ma
chinery at the polishing mill In which his
hrm had an interest. The physician in
attendance claim that he died from the
shock OF the injuries rather than from
the injuries themselves.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1898-12-01

Bellows Falls, Vt, Nov. 27-Not since
ME great blizzard of lS>S and never before
DO carly i'm the season. has southern YER
mont been visited with Il storm of such
severity as has been raging since last
night. Fifteen inches of snow, drftcd by
q raging wind into banks NJ feet high,
made impossible highways and blocked
railroads here. The telephone and tele-
graph service is badly impaired ANA the
few reports received from country towns
chow an entire suspension of travel ana
It will be some days before the roads are
passabe The storm seems to be more Sc
we're to the south, the Rutland and Boston
e. Maine roads being fairly free, The
Titchburg road Is blocked the cuts be-
tween here and Keenc. y. H., being pack
ed with drifting snow and there are places
on the line drifted 10 feet high. No attempt
can be made to open the road until the
wind goes down. Freight trains are st1ll-
ed at stations and the paper train due
hero at G;90 d. m. has not yet arrived.
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feet on a level and is drifted badly. Trains
on the New York. New Haven and Hart
ford railroad were much delayed. The
train from New York Saturday night
reached here at o'clock this afternoon, u
hours behind time. Trolley travel has boon
entirely suspended during the day but the
short lines are being cleared up this oven
ing. John Ahcrn. an electrician. was kill
ed on the Glastonbury line this morning
while working at clearing the tracks. lie
was shifting the trolley bar when he was
struck hv a snow plow.
M trains are through on the Highland
division or on the Philadelphia, Reading
and New England railroad.
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CAUGHT IN THE MACHINERY.

Bellows Fails. VT. Nov. g7.-Timothy
Dristane OF North Walpolc. " H.. en-
p.oyed by the International Paper COM
pany, was injured at their mills here this
afternoon, lie was at work ON No. : ma
chine and was caught in the winder. being
drawn by his arm into the machinery and
horribly crushed. The machine had To he
lacked up in order In release him and he
was taken out in AN unconscious condi-
ton. Examination showed internal inju-
ries from which he probably will not re-
Cover
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1898-12-01
Visits Southern Vermont, Massachusetts,
Rhode Island, Connecticut and
New York.
FIERCE STORM ON THE COAST.

Bellows Falls Reports the Worst Storm Since That OF 1855
Snow Drifts 20 Feet Hgh-The Fitchburg Road Block
ed by Immense Drifts-Travel Entirely Suspended in
Country Southeastern New England the Great
est Sufferer-Teegraphc and Telephone Communica-
ton Nearly Paralyzed-The Sea Driven Far Beyond its
Usual Limits Makes a Mark Only Exceeded by the
Hurricane of 1S51-Co Roosevets Train Stalled
New York City Snowbound-Troley Lines Could Not
be Operated-Severa Boats Sunk-The Shores Of the
Hudson Uttered With Wreckage-S Several Deaths From
Exposure-Thrty Barges and Schooners Lying in Bos-
ton Harbor Wrecked and Sunk and Twelve Lives Lost
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THE STORM AT BENNINGTON.
Trains Delayed and n Possibility OF
Railroad Blockade.

Remington. Nov. 2-Another severe
snow storm with high wind is raging
I'm this section to-day II began about
noon and has kept up since. The Boston
papers had not arrived at o'clock The
electric cars can do but little against tho
storm " hich promises to keep up all night.
The highways and paths are filled with
the drifting snow. Everything bids fair
for the blocking of the railroads tonight
although trains will be sent out to clear
the tracks. The thermometer at p. IN.
registered IA degrees above zero.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1898-12-01
81 VESSELS DRIVEN ASHORE.
Rncklem'S ArnIca SalNe.

THE EEST SALVE In the world for
Cuts. Bruises. Sores. Ulcers. Salt Rheum,
Fever Sores, letter. Chapped Hands, Chill
blains. Corns, and all Skin Eruptions. and
positively cures Piles. or no payment re-
Quired. 1t is guaranteed TO give perfect
satisfaction or money refunded. Price =
cents per box For sale by ]. w. O'Su,Ii-
van
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A FEARFUL BATTLE.
The shipping in Narragansett Ray in
Great reril-A Schooner Goes Ashore.

Providence. r. l., Nov g7.-The ship
ping in NarraEansett Bay last night hai
Il fearful battle with the blizzard ana,
while no casualties have yet been report
ed, it will ne nothing short OF miraculous
Is some tale OF fr!ghtful marine Il >aS-
ter is not the outcome Of the storm. The
City of FAN River OF the Providence ljue
which was due here this morning from
New York. has not yet been heard from
and IL i probable that she put .nto some
port on the sound Tor shelter. The three
mastcd schooner Pardon q. Thompson
dragged her anchors in the gale and went
ashore as Sassafras Point and sloop
yacht, which was anchored near her was
sunk.
The tug Reliance with tow Of five
scows started down the hay yesterday At
t,rnoon and encountered the gale on
Rocky Point and one of the scows broke
loose and went ashore. Fortunately no
one was on her. The tug Mary Sanford
with a similar tow. also lost a scow.
The captain 81 the tug Battler. which
arrived to-day with four harcos. coal
laden. reported that he saw a tug with a
light barge going into Dutch Island har-
hor. and he also passed a sound steam r
going down the bay last night Tn" sap
tain Of the tug Fred Ives stated that he
ran into Newport at o'clock last night
and ON III, way in saw the small tug S,-a
King going out with a tow. II WI he
remembered thot the Sea King lost nNo
harccs In heavy storm of Point Judith
las; winter. resulting in thu drowning Of
l. men. The captain O; the Ives also
sighted sea going tug going out tow
ards Point Judith with two hargcs late
saturday afternoon. hut IL j. prohohl"
that the tug with her tow sought shelter
behind the hroakwater.
>, VESSELS DRIVEN ASHORE
Pou-hkeopSic. y. Y. Nov 27.-Thc bliz-
card of last night and this morning cN-
tended over :he whole Hudson river sec
tior ana is the earliest storm of its ma
nitudr that has occurred i'm "A good many
winters. TIE storm played havoc with
the shipping on thc river. Between
PoUchkcepsi' and New York fully ~ YES
sells all small craft. were driven ashore by
the wind and heavy sea. At this city a
clam boat owned by Capt Sccley Of New
Jersey. Il coal barge and u schooner We're
sunk. but no loss of life IS reported. The
big night boat Daniel Drew went ashore
near CoNsackie. but Sustained lao dam
age and afterwards landed her naSSen-
gers nj Stockport, SIX inches III Snow
fell on the Level and in some places it is
dTifted i've feet high.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1898-12-01
What u Won an Thinks About 1t.

II had scrofula sores that discharged all
the time. but since taking half n dozen
bottles OF Hoods Sarsaparilla they are all
gone. | find l am much stronger when
take Hoods. l do not think l should be
alive to-day had il not been for Hood ;
Mrs. Louisa corson. South
Brldgton. Maine.
HOODS PILLS cure nausea, headache.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1898-12-01
on AUTTMN'S VERGE.

The harvcsi-ne,ls are riflei of their : I'd.
No more along the sheIf-row wenLS the
vain.
II is thu end Of summers gorgeous reiEn.
Her varied Mosques and pasc1nts mani
fold.
\ ponSivc stiffness settles on the void.
While In the light wind trembies a r.
frain
Eodcful of looming barrenncSs and baue.
OF stricken woods. and hillSides sorrow-
StOicd.
But though 4 change begins to haunt the
air.
Goodly as yet remains the landscapes
Suise.
Smiling with aftermath and orchard fair:
EV'n as some maiden out Of happy eyes
In meditation gazrs. unaware
That DER her drcamful face deaths
shadow lies.
William Toynhce. in Literature.
BENEFITS OF EDUCATION.
Mistress IanGrily)-S,-a. Bridget l can
write my name in the dust on this mantel-
piece.
Bridget CajmirinSlyl-There's uothin'
like dedication, after all. is there. Mum?
-RoNbury Gazette.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1898-12-01
1.-THE Baby Is Cutting Teeth,

remedy. MRS. WINSIOW'S SOOTHING
bYRUP for children teething. II soothes
the child. softens the gumA allays ali
edy for aiarrhOeA Twenty-Five cents .
bottle.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1898-12-01

81 suffered for months with sore throat
EClCctric oil cured me- in twenty four
hours" NJ. :. Gist, HawesNillc, NY.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1898-12-01
WM. EMsIIE FATALLY INJURED.
While there Is life there is hope.

l WAS afflicted with catarrh could nei-
ther taste nor smell and could hear but
little. Ely's Cream Balm cured it.-Mar-
Gus q. Shautz, Railway. y. j.
THE BALM reached me safely and the
effect is surprising. My son says the first
application gave decided relief. Respect
fully, Mrs. Franklin Freeman, Dover,
y. II.
A loo trial size or the 80 size of Ely's
Cream Balm will be mailed. Kept by drug
gists- Ely Brothers, So Warren ST., y. Y.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1898-12-01

"Cure the cough and save the life" Or.
Woods Norway Pine Syrup cures coughs
and colds, down To the very verge Of con-
sumption.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1898-12-01

When you ask for DeWitts Witch Hazel
Salve don't accept a counterfeit or imita-
ton. There are more cases OF Piles being
cured by this. than all others combined.
Sold by ]. W. OSulllvan. W. p. Han.
r. Henry Parker, City Drug Store =.
0osselin Bros. Z. r. Crandall.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1898-12-01

DeWitt'S Little Early RiSers.
The famous little pills
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A TREMENDOUS TIDE.

Lynn, Mass. Nov. 27.-The principal fca-
ture was the trcme ldous tide which.
blown by the heavy northeast gale reach
cd point that has not O,ep attained since
lNl. The entire sea wall at Humphrey
street built of granite WAS almost com
pletely demolished and Is or ~ dor!es
anchored of shore ware blown ashore and
smashed to pieces.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-12-28
Ell PASO, TEXAS WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 49, 1898.

my suspicious were aroused by Hsr
rell's conducts and statements. he
asserted that he was entrusted with the
mission Of appointing correspondents.
"Correspondents are usually sp-
pointed by the managing editor.
"He next flashed his check drawn on
q Fort Worth bank and signed by q
party of whom 1 had never heard. II
bore no revenue stamp. 1 simply told
him could do nothing for him.
'The young man applied to several
other persons to get his check cashed
and one of them may have reported
him. I didn't. He made a mum Der OF
threats after the incident that he in
tended having me fired if it was the
last act of his life. II he is able to do
that he is welcome.
81 advised him, if he was as he rep
resented himself to be to get his Gre
dentials before visiting another strange
city. He is, in my opinion, badly in
need of guardian"