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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1899-04-06
The Sure La Crime Cure

There is no use suffering from TINS
dreadful malady If you viii only get the
right remedy. You are having pain all
through your body, your liver Is out OF
order have no appetite, no life or ambi-
ton, have a bad cold. in fact completely
used up. Electric Bitters is the only REM
edy that will give you prompt and sure
relief They act directly on your Liver
Stomach and Kidneys, tone up the whole
system and make you feel like "A new be-
Ing. They are guaranteed to cure or price
refunded. For sale at j. w. O'Sullivan's
drug store. only so cents per bottle.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1899-04-06

CT with many gifted ones who gathered
inspiration from his wise teachings, has
Joined the great majority The famous
college still has it's glce club, and sweet
are the voices of the singers who with
new names and faces render many of the
old songs which We remember so well.
Elegant homes adorn the hilsdes that
overlook the beautiful village, whose shad-
ed streets grow more attractive as the
years pass. The old stage route from WI
Jamestown TO bennington is little changed.
ScDrching are the rays OF the July
sun at MONDAY or singing cold the winter
blasts as we journey along the Oft tray
clcd road. The same landscape of rare
beauty in the valley about Pownal ever
attracts the attention of the traveller
Old time buildings brown with age, may
be seen, and apparently of sufficient
strength to last many years. The same
fertile farms for which Pownal has al
ways been noted, but in many instances
with different owners, stretch far away
to the east and west Here in this quiet
vale Chester A. Arthur, afterward Presi-
dent Of the United States once taught
school, and is yet pleasantly remembered
by several
MANY CHANGES WROUGHT.
The woodman's AK has been busy these
many years. and We miss the tall chest
nut trees that once lined the highway as
it winds its way northward. At Centre
PoWnal there greets the eye as in child
hood the modest wayside inn and country
store and the wooden church with its lit
tie cemetery adjoining, in which rest
from their labors many of those once
prominent in town affairs. Vermont has
always been famous for its fine horses,
the superior quality of its maple sugar,
and, last but not least, its fair daugh ters.
1t was in Pownal that the well known
known Albany capitalist. Anthony Brady,
woocd and won his wife. From Centre
Pownal to Old Bennington village is hard
lY an hours drive. Could the survivors
of the musical club about which we have
written have visited the latter place any
Ole Of the long evenings just passed,
in the changes that time in its flight has
wrought. The old seminary building is in
its accustomed place but IS no longer used
for educational purposes. The long wood
en- structure, for many years the home Of
the hright-faCed girls and boys who
came from distant places and most
pleasantly associated with Mr.. ana Mrs.
George w. Yates, is now dark and ten
antless and fast going 10 decay The
court house, in which round after round
of applause was evoked by the rendering
of "larboard Watch and other choice
selections, has vanished from sight Other
buildings. landmarks IN the towns carly
history, and from out whose big square
rooms cleaned fires warm and bright
that far-aWay winters evening, have also
disappeared. But in their stead may be
seen reaching far into the upper air the
gray outlines of the magnificent shaft
that stands at the head of the broad main
street.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1899-04-06

Before the discovery of One Minute
Cough Cure, ministers We're greatly dis
turbed by coughing congregations. No
excuse for II now.
For sale by J, w. O'Sullivan. w p, Han.
dali
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1899-04-06
A Rival,

Visiting Uncle--There is no beast that
has roar as terrifying as has the lion.
Small Niece-Did you ever hear papa
when dinner wasn't ready on timef-Do.
troit FREQ Press.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1899-04-06
A MOURNFUL CONTRAST

It is positively depressing to see how
some Of the girls have stopped kissing
heroes and gone calmly back to pug-dogs
Washington Star.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1899-04-06

Dlver--Whcn ! took this place it wasn't
fit COR dog 10 I've m. l have spent near
~ $1,000 on it.
Sunspn-Dcu't You think it would have
been cheaper mad you Ailled the dog e.
30 ton Transcript.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1899-04-06
SOME FAMOUS VERMONTERS.
THE LONG AND INDUSTRIOUS CAREER
OF SENATOR MORRILL,.
Hon. Jonathan Ross and Other chief JUS
tees of Vermont who Have Entered
theUnited states Senate-Mcm-
cries of Bennington's Old
Court House.

ING interesting letter.
AS the year lN'S was about drawing te
cIose-a yea henctiprth TO be rem
bcrcd as one OF the most eventful in oul
country history-th,re ended upon
eSrtn INC long ana oStlnguished career
OF non. justin :. MoirIL United states
senator from Vermont Victories upon
Ianu ana sea ha9 dlsslpat'd tho gloom
mat lo' months h|d huhs llk' a pan
over inc national capital Tuc holidays
WIN g@Eety ana good cHc'r were al
hdhd' thu very alr seemed to whisper
The useful uro Of the vcnpr,5ls states
man epDed $40" " away MI Morrill, was
al Puplc my 1t 'e''Ni 'S9IH"H an" se"'-
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faJI. toprfh.r win his ma4tcrlv address
imam n. s:rauisb yvar irn.'abt him,
moro prominently ncrorr the uccnIc Of
Vermont than over before. The address
I'm which the inluOrt:lut questions arising
from our conflict with ila Suanish ma
lion were SO ably ana clearly discussed
was delivered In tn. stat. house at Mont
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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1899-04-06

Eczema, scald head, hives, .tchiness of
the skin of any sort, instantly relieved
permanently cured. Doan's Ointment. At
any drug store.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1899-04-06
1lCOGkSS
POROUS PLASTERS
Do You Use PlaSterS?

You want The best, the one that relieves
and cures Which is it? Allcock's!
Why? Try it, smell it, compare it's fine
aromatic odOr with the smell of all other
plasters. They all smell alike, a nasty,
sweetish odor because they are made of
cheap materials. We guarantee ALLcocK's
PoRoUs PLAsTERs to be made of the high,
est priced and purest of drugs. Don't be
buncoed. Get the best-Allcock's
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1899-04-06

De Wits lite Larry RiSers.
The famous little piIlS
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1899-04-06
MARGARET MoRsE's ESTATE.

EZRA ". HORTON.
Register.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1899-04-06
RECKLESS E.XpENDTT1-Rr

Maurice Thompson. in the Indepcndeu
CraW louisville, Ird.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1899-04-06
GREETING
MARY r. DENNArLTs ESTATE.

EZRA NJ. HORT y,
Regis r.
The San Francisco call., 1899-03-23
REOPENlNG OF THE
HOTEL VEND0ME

The thousands of patrons Of the Hotel
Vendome, San Jose, will be gratified to
learn of it's reopening after the re-
building and renovation incident to the
loss by the fire Of September 26, 1898.
All of the destroyed. sections have
been rebuilt and the entire structure
placed in thoroughly first class order,
with every possible Improvement look
ing to the comfort and convenience of
guests.
Thirty-six new suites of apartments
have been added, each provided with
large and elegantly appointed bath
rooms, toilets, closets, etc.
In both the old and new buildings the
latest devices in steam heating, electric
lighting and plumbing have been adopt
ed This modern hotel now affords
every essential to the qualification Of
the most refined and exacting ideas of
luxurious comfort.
Charmingly located in the center of
an ideal park, it is an ideal home. The
requirements of commercial travellers
bave been observed in the establish
ment of commercial sample rooms, alb
solutely free of charge, connected with
the hotel.
The San Francisco call., 1899-03-23
MRS. GRATIA VANCE.

in the house and told her that she was
sick and intended to try and get a little
''&t noon Mr. Vance went to meet her
as usual. but learned that she had gone
home sick, and Immediately started home
to see her.
He was met at the door by the Iodger.
who informed him that Mrs. Vance was
in bed and no response had been made TO
moned and Mr.. Vance entered the room:
He found that his wife had taken of
her street dress. -donned black wrapper
and gone to bed She had taken with
her small bowl in which was a cushion
saturated with chloroform
THE doctor who answered the sum
mons worked for fully an hour, but Mrs.
Vance never regained consciousness
Mr. Vance refused positively to speak
on the matter, but the foregoing is an
authorized statement by friend of the
Mrs. Vance left no letters to throw light
on the case, and so far as can be learned
We're most a1nicable. They have been mar
ried about ten months and took great de-
light in furnishing the pretty home on
Shrader street.
The family say it was an accidental
death, but medical men say it is almost
impossible for person to accidentally
human system will involuntarily fight
against it with the last atom of strength.
Mrs Vance's head was deeply buried in
the bowl, as though it had been deliber-
ately forced there. Her face was horribly
burned from contact with the poison.
Mrs Vance was % years of age and
leaves a 3-year-old son by former mar
riage. Her maiden name was Skinner,
and she was first married to ]. G. Dunno
q photographer. She procured a divorce
from him about two years ago and Sc
cured a position in Heald's Business Col
lege There she met Ira Vance then an
instructor in that institution. Friendship
ripened into love and the couple were
afterward married. Friends of the family
say. that the young couple have lived to-
gether most happily and that there was
no reason why Mrs. Vance should have
taken her life.
The San Francisco call., 1899-03-23
MARTIN SCHROEDER.

Schroeder feebly declared that he did not
know who had stabbed him.
Il was walking along the street he
wound. I don't know who stabbed me,
nor can l tell where the cutting took
place. All I remember is that while
walking along Seventh street / felt pain
in my left breast, and placing my hand
in proximity 70 my heart, felt the
blood flowing from the wound; stag
-gered along the street and finally fell in
front of the Girard House, where I was
picked up and sent to the hospital"
Immediately after the cutting was re
ported to Captain Bohen he detailed De-
Iectives Ryan, O,Dea and Crockett to
make a thorough investigation. They
visited the hospital and endeaYored to
wiring from the wounded man the name
of his assailant, but without success. He
declared that he was cut by stranger
with whom he had had words. Con-
vinced that he was determined to shield
the person who had cut him, the detec-
tiVeS visited the scene where the stab
bing is supposed to nave 9GcqrTea al5'l
proceeded TO make careful 1nyeStlSa.
fion After interviewing number or
people who saw Schroeder stagger along
the street they became convinced that he
was either stabbed by woman who was
Jealous of him or man with whom ne
had had trouble.
rniIiar with the habitual criminals who
have graced the docks in the Police
Courts declares that Schroeder about
two weeks ago was before Judge CONAN
charged with Vagrancy He was allowed
to 20 on his promise to leave the city at
Green also says that Schroeder is an
ex-convict ard that his picture adorns the
Togues' gallery.
The wounded man, however, denies
that he was ever in State prison.
Sergeant Green is mistaken this time,
he remarked, when asked if Green as
iSertions were true. Il was never before
Judge Conlan or any other Judge for va
'grancy nor have l served q term in the
penitentiary. l have been arrested for
being drunk on several occasions, but fur
ther than that l have never transgressed
Detective Crockett is inclined to be-
.lieve that Schroeder had a row with a pal
presumably over the division of spoils
and was stabbed. Schroeder claims that
he IS employed by the Oakland Water
Company and that he left Alvarado.
where he had been working, last Tues
day, and came to this city. He admits ne
had been drinking heavily, patronizing a
number of saloons on the water front.
The surgeons at the hospital are in
clined to believe that Schroeder was
was being dressed ne remarked that he
should have known better than to take
a chance with that woman This re-
mark leads them to believe that a woman
figured in the tragedy.
Late last night Schroeder was in a dy-
ing condition and the hospital surgeons
gave as their opinion that he would not
live many hours.
The San Francisco call., 1899-03-23
G. w. STEALEY CHARGED
WITH A SERIOUS CRIME
ACCUSED OF CHEATING PAWN
BROKER DAVAGA.
Succeeded in Getting Ninety-Five
Dollars on Fictitious Check-Is
Quite Prominent.

G. w Stealey. a young man of good
family, was arrested yesterday at the in
stigation of Ed Davaga, a pawnbroker.
for obtaining money on false pretenses
Detective Clancy of Morse's Agency made
the arrest and charged Stealey with the
felony.
According to Davaga, the prisoner came
to him on the, 8th of the present month
and claimed that within a few days he
would come in for few thousand dollars
left him by his father. The pawnbroker'
believing his statement cashed a check
for one hundred dollars. keeping. how
ever, out of that amount So as his com
mission. AT the request of Stealey he did
not proffer the check at the bank until
two days later, when he was informed
that there were no funds deposited in
Stealey's name.
The pawnbroker then hunted Stealev
up, who, it is alleged, said he knew he
had no money coming to him from his
fathers estate. Davaga, seeing no chance
of obtaining his money back. had SteaIey
arrested and charged as above stated
The prisoner declined to give his reasons
for acting as he did.
The San Francisco call., 1899-03-23
Mysterious Cutting on
Seventh Street.
M. SCHROEDER THE VICTIM
DECLARES HE DOES NOT KNOW
WHO INJURED HIM.
a Suspicion That the Fatal Wound
Was Inflicted by Pal With
Whom He Had Had
Trouble.

The police are puzzled over a mysteri-
Gus cutting scrape which occurred last
night at Seventh and Howard streets.
Martin Schroeder, a well-dressed mid
dle-aged man. is the victim. He lies in
the Receiving Hospital with a knife
wound over his heart. and according to
Assistant Police Surgeon Tormey he can
not live.
Shortly after o'clock last night
Schroeder was seen staggering along Sew
enth street, and when in front of the
Girard House. which is only a short dis
tance from Howard street, he placed his
hand TO his heart and fell into the door
way. P. A. Phillips, who lives in the
house, saw Schroeder fail, and. rushing
to his assistance. he asked him If he was
hurt.
= am stabbed" he feebly answered. II
guess il is all off with me-
BY this time a large crowd had collect
ed, and as the unfortunate man seemed to
be dying, one of the number telephoned
for the ambulance. After being taken to
the Receiving Hospital Schroeder was
placed on the operating table. where a
cursOry examination disclosed that he
was beyond all human help. The knife
penetrated the left breast directly above
the heart, making a fatal wound.
When questioned about the cutting,
The San Francisco call., 1899-03-23
Favors General improvements.

The West of Castro Street Improvement
Club at it's meeting put itself on record
as favoring general improvements all over
the city wherever the same shall be nee
essary for the health and accommoda-
tion of the people. 1t was thought ad-
visable to encourage the Supervisors to
stick to the dollar limit as closely as pos
sible; yet q generous distribution of the
available funds in the several depart
ments would leave a wide margin for
necessary and urgent improvements. The
district represented by the club was
pointed out as an example of the deplor-
able condition existing among the people
in the outlying sections of the city with
regard to school accommodation. The
west of Castro street section had been
promised a new school building time and
again. but so far there is no immediate
sign of this promise being fulfilled. Be
tween the promises to build and the
breaking of them the children are de-
prived of that which the laws Of the
State guarantee-an education in the pub
lie schools. Gray Bros. rock crusher,
which permeates the whole valley with
an offensive dust and racket, was again
commented upon, and request that the
Supervisors would see to it that 1t was
abated The question of additional lights
through the district was discussed
The San Francisco call., 1899-03-23
MYSTERY OF
THE DEATH OF
MRS. VANCE
Poisoned by Fumes or
Chloroform.
FRIENDS SAY AN ACCIDENT
MEDICAL MEN INCLINED TO BE-
LIEvE IT WAS SUICIDE.
No Motive for Self-Destruction Is
Known-Coroner Will Make
Strict Inquiries
To-Day.
FRIENDS SAY AN ACCIDENT
MEDICAL MEN INCLINED TO BE
LIEVE IT WAS SUICIDE.

Shortly after noon yesterday Graua
Vance, the young and pretty wife OF ira
Vance bookkeeper in a downtown Iur-
niture house, was found in bed at her
home, S11 Shrader street, with her heau
sunk in a bowl containing chloroform.
A physician was summoned, but MS Ell
for were fruitless, as Mrs. Vance died
within an hour.
A great deal of mystery surrounds the
tragic death. Members of the tamlly
scout the idea of suicide. and although
no motive is apparent, it seems unrea-
sonable that death could have been ac-
cfdental. In fact, Coroner Hill. who IN
vestigated the case in person, has order
ed Dr. Zabala, autopsy physician, to
make a careful examination of the BODY
and an inquest will be held at the house
at Il 80 this morning.
The story as given out by the family
is as follows:
Mrs Vance was employed at Caswell' s
millinery store on Post street. She has
been subject to nervous headaches for q
long time and has been in the habit of
using chloroform to induce sleep when
attacked by the malady. Yesterday
morning the old trouble came upon her
and she left her work at about 10 o'clock
and went home. AS she was going into
her room she met a woman who lodges
The San Francisco call., 1899-03-23
An Excellent Combination.

The pleasant method and beneficial
effects of the well known remedy,
SyRITt OF FIGS, manufactured by the
CATIFoRNIA FIG SYRUP Co., illustrate
the value of obtaining the liquid laxa-
tive principles of plants known TO De
n7edicinally laxative and presenting
them in the form most refreshing to the
taste and acceptable to the system. 1t
is the one perfect strengthening laxa-
tive cleansing the system etfectually,
disnellinp colds, headaches and levers
Gently vet promptly and enabling one
fo overcome habitual constipation per-
manently. It's perfect freedom, from
everv Objectionable quality and sub
stance. and its acting on the kidneys,
liver and bowels, without weakening
or irritating. them, make it the ideal
laxative.
In the process of manufacturing figs
are used, as they are pleasant to the
taste. but the medicinal qualities of the
remedy are obtained from SIENNA and
other aromatic plants, by method
known to the CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP
Co. only. In order to get its beneficial
effects and to avoid limitations, please
remember the full name of the Company
printed on the front of every package.
CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP co.
SAN FRANCISCO. CAL.
1orrsvIILE. Ky. NEW YORK. N z.
For sale by all Druggists.-Price Soc per bottle.
The San Francisco call., 1899-03-23
DARING BOY BURGLARS
LANDED IN PRISON
NEARLY ALL THEIR PLUMBER
RECOVERED.
They Force an Entrance Into the Old
Omnibus Carhouse and Do
Irreparable Damage.

Locked up in the tanks of the City
Prison are four boys who the police be-
lieve are responsible for a number of bur
glaries committed south of Market
street. Their names are John Wagner
aged 16; James JOY, aged II; James Car
michael. aged 15, and James Purcell,
aged IA.
They were arrested Tuesday night by
Detectives Ryan and O'Dea and locked
up pending an investigation. Yesterday
the detectives learned that the prisoners
a short time ago broke into a butcher
shop at 40 Seventh street and stole two
cleavers and several knives, which they
sold TO a secondhand dealer at $50 How
ard street. They also found that the
boys entered Tweedie's bottling works at
4O9 Eighth street and stole several dozen
bottles of beer.
Last Monday, it is claimed, they got
into the old omnibus car house on How
ard street near Third, and after destroy
ing several cars, got away with num-
ber of brass journals valued at 5000. The
damage which they wrought is estimated
to be about $1,000. The youthful burglars
sold their plunder to junk dealer at 627
Brannan street for few dollars.
The following night they forced an en-
trance into the junk store where they had
disposed of the brass and stole quantity
of stuff. including the property they had
taken from the carhouse. They sold the
pIunder to another junk dealer at 334
Ninth street. Subsequently they entered
a secondhand store at 500 Folsom street
stole two pistols and a watch, which they
sold to another secondhand dealer at
GIG Howard street
The detectives have also learned that
the boys several mont IS ago gained an
entrance to the office of the brickyard at
Sixth and Channel streets and proceeded
to open the safe. They ''jimmied' the
outer door but failed to effect an en-
trance to the contents.
The detectives expect to-day to be able
to place at least a dozen charges of
burglaries against them.
The San Francisco call., 1899-03-23
SPOKE OF NEAL DOW.
Mrs. L. C. Partington at the w. c.
T. U. Meeting.

The regular meeting of the w. c. T. o..
was pleasantly varied by the presence OF
Mrs. L. c. Partington, the noted Maine
temperance leader and lecturer. The lady
spoke earnestly of her work and called
especial attention to the juvenile branch
of the union. In reviewing Mrs. Part
Neal Dow. punctuating her talk with
many delightful personal "reminiscences of
the great man. On Saturday afternoon at
the home of Mrs. Helbing, ZIP Folsom
street, the juvenile classes will celebrate
The San Francisco call., 1899-03-23
Placed in an Asvlum.

SAN RAFAEL, March 22.-Joseph Aze-
vedo, the insane person who conceives
his earthly mission to be the ushering in of
the millennium by killing a bluejay. was
taken to the Mendocino Asylum to-day
by Sheriff Taylor He demurred to going
at first. but finally submitted and made
no resistance when told he was to be
taken to visit a relative,
The San Francisco call., 1899-03-23
Iridium at st. Brigid's Church.

Despite the inclemency of the weather
the services of the first day of the an
nual Iridium at st. Brigid's Church were
largely attended, an eloquent sermon be-
ing preached by Rev. Father Macdonald.
Tonight Rev. Father Dempsey and to-
morrow Rev. Father O'Ryan will preach,
[ and large attendance is expected.
The San Francisco call., 1899-03-23

Sarsf1eld Rheumatic Remedy is an
absolute cure for Infiammatory Rheu-
matism. No remedy on the market has
been so uniformly successful. For sale
by all druggists.
The San Francisco call., 1899-03-23

''The thin red line" was formed by the
Ninety second. Highlanders at Inkerman;
Kinglake's Invasion of the Crimea' de-
scribes it. Kinglake was the first to use
the expression.
The San Francisco call., 1899-03-23

the birthday of Neal Dow with appropri-
ate exercises.
On Sunday there will be a grand rally
by the various Bands of Hope under the
direction of Mrs. Sarah Wright Kerrigan
at the First Baptist Church on Eddy
street, between Leavenworth and Jones.