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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1902-05-01
CLEMENT IN YERGENNES
Addressed a Fair Sizsd Audience-His
Speech Well ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
the Republican Ring.

Vergennes. April 1.-THE Hon. Percival
w. Clement of Rutland addressed good
sized audience on the local option issue at
the city hall last evening. Vittum's or
chestra rendered several popular selections
while the audience was gathering. Hearty
applause was given when Mr.. Clement
came ON the stage with Prof. H. S. Roberts
who in n few well chosen words introduced
him to the audience.
Mr.. Clement commenced his address by
speaking of the object of the present pro-
hlbitorv law and said that the object was
not obtained by sucn pernicious enact
ments of law as the prohibtory statutes
He made the statement that if State
government had the power to legislate MS
TO what man should drink it had power
also to enact code OF ethics as what he
should cat and wear and referring 10 the
scope of the law and the authority of
courts said we should always make a
sharp discrimination between vice and
crime. lie did not dispute that drunken
ness was vice, but did deny that pro-
hibton is remedy for it. The speaker
referred to many phases OF the prohibitory
law and told a number Of stories to illus
trate his points which won applause from
the audience.
Mr.. Clement spoke OF the workings of
the republican machine throughout the
State and said no issue had been before
the people for 40 years only as to who
would be governor. This year there is one.
He was not after the leaders they were all
engaged but he was after the votes. He
spoke OF the benefits of high license and
predicted better era for the State when it
should become the law. Mr. Clements
friends were well pleased with the address
ana gave evidence of their approval in
hearty applause.
He claimed that the present law kent
capital away and that business men in
other States were not inclined to invest
capital in our State because of this law
and gave facts from his own experience TO
prove the statement Much Of Mr. Glenn
ents address was the same as has been
delivered elsewhere
In urging his own nomination he said
mat he was willing to give his time II
those who believed in high license would
work and agitate for the building in OF q
sentiment that would call for the reneal n,
the law and that II nominated at the con.
Vention the same sentiment that elected
him would send representatives who voud
certainly repeal the law. The Poinciano
cuartette from Florida were present and
rendered several selections of Southern
| melodies much to the enjoyment OF the
| audience.
1t IL but Just to say that Mr.. Clements
audience would have been much larger 4,
| 1t had not been for the electric storm anc
| rain that passed over the city about III,
| time OF the meeting.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1902-05-01
Big Barn and So Head Of Cattle
in Jonesville Entirely
Destroyed.
INCENDIARY CAPTURED
Confesses His Crime and Has Been
Taken Back to Asylum at Water
bury-Caught About Two Miles
from the Fire-Loss Partly
Covered by Insurance.

Jonesville, April 2s.-Thc barn on tho Al
bert Town farm occupied by Ira and Clar-
cnce Town. was destroyed by fire last
night between and 9 o'clock together
with all It's contents, including 56 cows and
IL tons of hay. The fire was set by an
escaped lunatic from the State insane
asylum at Waterbury and he was captured
at o'clock this morning. His name is
said to be John Loncrgan, sent to the
asylum from Goshen.
The dementcd creature escaped from his
nurses Saturday night and made his APP
pearance here last evening when he pro-
cured some matches of n clerk of f.. f.
Gillett, who happened to be sitting on the
store steps when the man went by. He
was seen crawling through the wire fence
about a quarter of d mile from the barn
by Dr. H. II. Seeley shortly after the
flames had broken forth. Lonergan bought
a hat and d pair of shoes of James Al
drich in Richmond and the latter at once
notified Constable McGarghan. The con-
stable found Lonergan this morning on the
road back of Aldrich's house, about two
miles from the scene Of his crime, and
easily took him into custody. The man re =
fused to talk.
The barn was a fine one and owing to
its infiamable contents burned fiercely. 1t
was set in two or more places and when
the fire was discovered it was beyond all
hope of eXtinguishmont. A large number
of neighhors. some 200 o. more, were
quickly on the scene and forming bucket
brigade succeed in saving the house. There
was plenty of water near at hand which
materially aided their efforts.
The exact amount of the loss is not
known but the Sc cows were worth so d
piece. making their loss to the Town
brothers 81 24V. The loss is partly covered
by insurance.
i.onersan is later said to have confessed
and told the asylum people this afternoon
Gillett.
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Hoods JdrSQpdrill0
Will do you good Begin to take It today,

opening his lips seated himself once more
Attorney Cushman arose at the question
II counsel had any suggestions to make and
made quito a lengthy statement followed
by brief statement by Attorney Martin.
When asked il there was any preference
as to the place of Imprisonment, MIR.
Cushman said: The respondent asks that
because of certain associations which
would have to exist and which would
probably be exceedingly unpleasant we
would ask that 1t be not in the House of
Correction but at the Chittenden county
Jail at Burlington"
STATEMENT BY JUDGE WHEELER.
In delivering the sentence Judge Wheel
er stated the law applying to the case
which fixes the penalty at not less than
five nor more than ten years imprison-
ment without hard labor. He spoke of the
two indictments on which a verdict had
been found but said it mattered not how
many times he was committed there was
in the end only one man, and to this man
the law applied. He cited n case in the
New York circuit court of appeals, wherein
the district court man had been found
guilty on 120 counts, which were later cut
down to r. for all of which he was SEN
fenced. After serving one of the sentences
habeas corpus proceedings were insti-
tuded and the court of appeals decided 1t
the terms. The Judge also compared the
present case to that of Marvin A. Mcclure
of this city, who is now serving seven
years for assisting G. w. Mussey since
pardoned. to wreck the Merchants Ma
tional bank of Rutland He rehearsed the
leading facts in the governments case
against Ketchum which showed guilt. The
court regretted the necessity Of sentencing
the prisoner under the circumstances
named. but thought the ends Of Justice de-
manded it, He did not feel justified in i'm
posing the minimum sentence for that
would show that this was considered the
very smallest sentence Congress wished
to cover. He said the maximum sentence
might not be unreasonable in the present
case but he did not think the purposes of
justice were accomplished by harsh sem
tences In conclusion Judge Wheeler said
And this is the sentence in this case:
That the respondent be imprisoned at the
Chittcnden county jail for term OF seven
years"
The respondent manifested no emotion
when the sentence was imposed He goes
to prison looking at least ten years older
than when the trial started last Monday.
Ee was kept in charge by the court Of
ficers until two o'clock when Deputy
Marshal L. A. Drew took him to the Jail
at Burlington.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1902-05-01
HALL ABOUT HALF FULL
st. Johnsbury People More Interested
in Religion Than Clements High
License Talk.

st. Johnsbury, April 2s.-The Hon. Per-
cival w. Clement began his second week
of speech making here tonight in Music
hall, which seats over 1.le0 people, and
about COO were present. The candidate was
given close attention and was warmly APP
plauded at times. A colored male auarteIte
from New York joined the campaigning
party here and assisted at the meeting.
The ST. Johnsbury band was also engaged
for the occasion.
Mr. Clements address was practically
the same as delivered In several towns last
week. Meetings for the week have been
arranged as follows: Lyndonville, Tues
day; Hardwick, Wednesday; Morrisville,
Thursday; Chester. Friday; Fair Haven,
Saturday: Swanton, Monday.
The comparatively small audience which
greeted MIR. Clement may be partially ex-
planned by the fact that one of a series
OF religious lectures by the Rev. DIR. ]. B.
Koehue which are attracting much atten-
ton was held in Grace Methodist Church
tonight. Mr. Clement was introduced by
state Senator Alexander Dunnett. who Is
supporter of the prohibitory law but in
troduced the speaker as an act of courtesy
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1902-05-01
SMALL POX IN RUTLAND
One Of the City's Firemen Attacked by
the Disease.

Rutland April 29-The house Of Thomas
P. Riley, 9s Allen street, was quarantined
for small poX this morning by city Health
Officer Edgar =. Moore. The patient is
Mr.. Riley, who is fireman at fire station
No. l.
Mr.. Riley was taken sick last Friday and
as there were some suspicious develop
ments in his case he was watched carefully
until to-day when his attending physician
DR.. j. d. Hanrahan. pronounced the dis
ease small pox.
Tho Riley house Is an isolated one and
the health authorities do not anticipate
any serious spread of the disease. OF
course. there is "A possibility that some OF
Mr.. Riley's associates at the fire station
have been exposed.
1t is not known where the disease was
contracted.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1902-05-01
BURGLARS IN SHELDON
Two Men Broke into a Store But Were
Captured before Getting Away.

Sheldon April 27.--The store Of Jenni-
son, Gallup & Co. was broken into Friday
night. Entrance was made through the
cellar door. The burglars forced open the
cellar door at the stairway that was hook
ed and came up in the store. The amount
of goods stolen and found in their posses
sion was worth $50, consisting of watches,
jewelry. raZors, knives, rings, collar but
TONS etc.
II. c. Royce and Fred Phelps were sleep
ing upstairs in tho store and Mr.. Royce
was aroused by hearing foot steps and pa
pers rafting. He got up. looked down
through a register directly over the safe
and found the light was out that is kept
burning all night. He fired three shots
through the register and the two burglars
gave up. crying don't fire. and held up
their hands. Mr.. Phelps came to hold them
until Mr.. Royce could get down stairs.
George f. Stebbins was called by telephone
and he went for Sheriff S. b. Thomas who
came and handcuffed them together and
held them in the store until morning.
They were arraigned before Justice George
f. Stebbins and bound over to the grand
jury under bonds Of $500 each. D. w
Steele prosecuted. Sheriff Thomas took
them to st. Alhans yesterday morning and
lodged them in Jail. The men are not pro-
fessionals in the business and claim to
have come from Montreal They give their
names as W. II. Taft and James Scott.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1902-05-01
TAKEN FROM SCHOOL
Her Mother Says She Did Not Re.
ceive Proper Treatment,

There has of late been considerable
trouble in the schools and not few girls
have been kept at homo by their parents
on occount Of 1t.
One Of these is Grace E. Locke, q pre-.
possessing miss Of sixteen years. Her
mother, Mrs. Alice M. Locke, during AL
interview on the subject said:
my daughter is good girl and
have never had any trouble with her.
But about six months ago l was Obliged
to take her out Of school. She had
worked hard and, since her heart had
not been good for about three years, II
had been too much for her. She grew
pale and listless, she was tired all the
time and the least exertion made her
breathe hard. Tho disease was anmmia
and was afraid of it, but hardly knew
what to do, for medicine didn't seem to
be doing her any good.
but at last we noticed an advertise
ment in the paper saying that DIR. Will.
iams' Pink Pills for Pale People would
cure diseases caused by impoverished
blood, and I made up my mind to have
her try them. Her trouble was deep.
seated and obstinate and, at first, the
pills didn't seem to help her much. But
she kept OH and in a little while she
began to feel better. She continued
using them till she had taken ten boxes
and now she looks and feels like diff.
ferent person. She is back in school, a.
we'll and strong as any of the girls and |
feelvery thankful for what DR.. Williams
Pink Pills for Pale People have done for
her.
Mrs. Locke and her daughter live in
Whitman, Mass, and many of Their
neighbors are willing to vouch for the
truth of the above statement Asnearly
everybody knows, antemia, the disease
from which Miss Locke suffered, is O
dangerous one to neglect. 1t is caused
by an actual deficiency of the blood, and
watery and depraved state of that
fluid
The one remedy that has proved itself
specific for anamia is DR.. Williams
Pink Pills for Pale People. These pills
will never fail to effect cure if used
persistentlv for a reasonable length of
time. They may be bought at all drug.
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per box; six boxes for two dollars and q
half. Send for free booklet Of medical
adyiCe
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1902-05-01
PROPOSED OLD AND NEW ENGLISH
VERBS.
(F'rom the Springfield Republican,

tFrom the springfield RepubliCan)
The London Chronicle says that writer
in the Week End of that city. describing
an interview with somebody, says that the
interviewed person 'farewclled.' Where
upon its proceeds 1T is the poets pre-
the following is an attempt in that direc-
ton -
| gardened in the evening shade,
And birds around me songed;
Indoors my friends, as sounds betrayed,
Ping ponged.
Twas then that Jones came horsing by
His steed was newly shod-
He cordially "hulloa" Led, and
How doed. "
He told me how his meadows grassed
And how his poultry egged:
His views how houses should be glassed
begged.
SO he opnioned till tired,
And backed him from the theme.
And then of buttring cows inquired
And cream.
While thus we conversational, Time
With ruthless footsteps onned.
1t darked, we heard the vesper chime
From You'd.
At last we felt that we must part.
Farewell, my friend" | cried,
And he. with anguish at his heart
"Good-byed.
AS a matter of fact, every one of these
propounded verbs is formed in entire &C
cordance with the genius of the English
language many of them are of good stand
ing, and the only thing that should debar
them is the lack of need for such word
p,,,1 t.zA
needed. because sung" and 'conversed
answer the purpose Nevertheless, there
are not a few verbal forms quite as un-
necessary, such as "jeopardized" for "jeo-
parded." "Gardened' is quite right IL
goes with gardening and gardener.
and garden" has been used for at least
800 years as a verb, "Shocd" is of cours.
the original of "'shod." but in its specia
meaning as applied to horses it is quite
common usage; houses are "glassed. al
least florists glass their greenhouses
"opinion" Is transitive verb of ancient
usage; dark" Is at least as old as Spen
ser's "Faery Queene.' AS for farewell
in the character of a verb, the Salvation
Army has made 1t familiar. though it.
legitimacy may be questioned There re
mains the suggestion Of "onned;" IA vert
out of proposition is rather trying one
could hardly fancy saying 'inned' OF
''withed" or "frommed; such a thing was
never done. Yet there is a certain fss
cination about ''onned." Are you onning
or are you offing? A ship offs, however
and "oning'' is recognized as the present
participle OF such verb, while of course
il Is also commonly used AS "a noun. II
off" and on were called verbs woult
it not be more sensible than to call then
'interjectio tons" In such familiar phrasei
as "Of, off we lendings" and "On, Stan.
ley, on" A noun may play adjective, oil
verb, If 1t pleases, and 1t IL rather difficult
to say that a word will not find place
however it's made, in this exceedingly
flexible English especially wher
It's complicated with American. For ex-
ample what Is "howdoed" except n slight
variation from the southern he how
dyed"? It seems that these humorous
rhymes amount to n sort OF twitting or
facts.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1902-05-01
VERMONT MARBLE CO.'S STRIKE
Increase in Number Of Idle Men-A La
Dor Leader Confels with Proctor

Rutland. April ga new complication
in the strike of the Continental Mill OF the
Vermont Marble company at Center Rut-
land was occasionod today by the action
OF the cutters, copers, and bed -rubbers, all
OF whom quit work. They swell the num-
Der OF strikers to $50.
Negotiations between the company and
men have been taken in charge by W. Ii.
Downing of st. Louis. general secretary
of the International Marble Workers
Union, who arrived to-day. He will remain
through this week.
Accompanied by the grievance committee
of the Central Trades and Labor Council.
Mr. Downing held a long conference with
Fletcher u. Proctor this afternoon. No
definite settlement was reached A meet
ing of all the strikers will be held to-
morrow afternoon and a union meeting of
the Marble Workers and Cutters Unions
In the evening.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1902-05-01
s. DISTRICT MEETING.
ENGLISHMAN BADLY STABBED
Attempted to Whip q Montomser
Farmer-Had Been w orkin9 for q i'm

st. Adams. April IA special despatch
TO the Messenger says: Herbert Isher-
wood. a farm laborer, lies desperately
wounded with two stabs from knife as
the result of "a quarrel with James w.
Lewis. a well-to-do and respectable farmer
In the south part Of the town Of Montgom-
cry.
sherwood, who is an Englishman and
only recently come to this country, worked
for Lewis until a short time ago when they
had some trouble and he left his employ.
He had been working for William Lumbra
and living with him lately. Friday night
lsherwood left the Lumbra house, saying
that he was going Up to see Lewis and
give him good whipping to settle their
differences. The details of his encounter
with Lewis are not fully known yet. but 1t
appears that the farmer thought the at
tack made upon him was deadly one and
used his jackknife in consequence. He in
flicted one wound on 1sherwood's left arm
and another in the back just over the
kidneys. This latter stab Is considered
very serious
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1902-05-01
CoRRIGAN MUCH BETTER.

New York, April 2S.-The condition of
Archbishop Corrigan has greatly improved
and he passed a peaceful day. His ply
sicians report that the pneumonia Is now
thoroughly broken and that the only dan
ger now lies in the patients weakened
condition owing to his long and severe Ill
ness. lie Is still too weak to be allowed
more than very little solid food. His
condition tonight when DR.. Reyes left
the archepiscopal residence was so far
improved that 1t was considered unneces-
sary to issue the customary nightly bulle-
tin.
Cardinal Martinelli called on the arch
bishop this afternoon having come special
Iy from Philadelphia. He was admitted to
the sick chamber but was only allowed to
remain for n few minutes.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1902-05-01
RAILROAD BRIDGE BURNED.

Rutland, April 29.-The wooden bridge
which spans Cold river at North Claren
don on the main line of the Rutland rail
road caught fire this afternoon and wa,
rapidly consumed by flames. The fire was
considerably under way before it was dis
covered.
Passengers and baggage on the train due
in this city at 2:05 o'clock this afternoon
were transferred to special train alc
brought to this city about o'clock. Spe
cial trains will probably be run to Colo
river and return until some arrangements
are made for crossing the stream.
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