Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-08-20

eft OF the United States, but the one
great aim Of our policy in the Philip
pines is what can we do to better the
condition OF this people who for 400
years had been misgoverned by Eu-
ropcan monarchy"
HAS A PASS TO TRAVEL SUNDAY.
The Hon. H. f. MacDuffee of Bradford
mas Sunday pass that was issued in the
year 17s9 for his father, John MacDuffce,
DR. AT that time one had to secure a
rass to travel on Sunday. The pass reads
rs follows: State of New Hampshire,
county of Rockingham Londonderry,
saturday, Nov. IA, 1850. The bearer, Mr..
John MacDuffee Jr., having made it APP
pear to me, the subscriber, that he IS
under the necessity of being at Walpole
tomorrow night. has my permission to
travel tho road leading to that place to-
morrow, he behaving himself in a peace.
able and orderly manner. James Mac
Grcgore, Justice of the Peace.
TROTTERs AT WOODSTOCK.
Tho fair ground track in Woodstock
is getting lively with horses training for
the fair races. Among the speedcrs now
there are II. J.. Clarks Fire King and
Oddmark Winslow Brothers have the
stations Krapotkin and Nelson Star,
win Jock Bowen as trainer; w. g.
Brown of Bridgewater is putting the fast
mare Rachel Moody through her PAGES
Ebon Holmes of Barnard is trying out
two Aland colts Andle and Jernegan; Dr.
r. y. Wilson is speeding the stallion
Aland 2:26 1-2 and a chestnut PAGER; f..
). Putnam is there with Young Alexander,
and II. s. Hudson of Quechee is present
with three of the Parker horses Brown
Bird 2:21 Ia. King Charles 2:35 Ia, and
the four year-old mare Elizabeth.
PROSPEROUS or-,rt .oo1< FOR Jsr,AND
POND
-,
me outlook Tor Island fond s pros
rerlty is exceedingly bright. Inc shirt
.ac,ory Is TO be repullt' the railroad l,
NJ =; a. building is rapidly approaching
coinpictloh' new roundhouse ana ma
ton. viaduct. and foot bridge, and the
olu Ireisht sheds on the nat are 10 De
IelnoNeu' Inns is no fancy picture. WIS.,
.VlS 10 lo"h VIII haruiy recognizes tiie
l,i,,o Inc Morh III ulSnlalI.i'"s '.ie e.,
2 HV"0o II "cli uiiuVi way aoout oi'0
,"ieu men pclilg eihpioSeu III tniS "oih
anu IaS'ils 'i'e iouhuu'iol Oh 'ile new
l"u ,, Inns VIII cohtain t"en.y
,'' cIon ssNelltS lsegt III enslii, wiz,
'"c latest iiouei Vi ashpit euuiPiicii', anu
~ ieM seventy loot turh ,,, Is 70 ne pu.
~ I~Ht un'si'Ie me ouiluins' '"e az,
machine shop 50x125 is to be erected
nu.i.'Siieu WIN oat'ery Oh ti,,ee poliel
~ 49, - 10. Heu sn
Wv iP'os 'iieh' Vi "ui',oel Vi niie" iot
80. isp",i NJ ne" o'''So ,t "''
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. 1919 ~ ''.o9e "u'lO'So WIN We -
~, N', - '0'iO INNS new oe'' :.
's't.o "'' r. " iepuIicu iiI0 eo"u Va - a. ''
F..vo',' Ho nam o"'' 'o'il'""9 - p'"I'
.nIS ~ Wv peHt l'u'lu must "li IN CIR
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wni y" III" ere, punps VI ~" sH,!on ' ,a
io' i p t''St upP's.ns w.
- ,,.i va s,ms nv -.
sons ana bu soma n,oeone are oynocteG mi,
week and the work will be pushed along
as Idst as possible
CApprN,rrps rOpN A UNION
The carpenters and joiners of Bellows
| rails met on Tuesday evening to organ
ize as branch union of the United
brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiner'
orr, and ~ Ioca, ornsri ia,a, VS. afr.ctod
yitb mo fnIIon.i,o nmcors. prnsidont g
Campbell; vice-president. Patrick OCon
nors; recording secretary, W. 5, Chaifee
financial secretary Charles Landry
| treasurer, j. l." Burk' conductor, T.. /
foley: warden, Leo Vincent
cOruD NOT CONVICT, THE MAN
! n case, lasting the greater part OF three
days. was commenced in Island Pond las
| Thursday. before q. Il. Clarke, whei
Henry Shepard, of parts unknown plead
ed not guilty TO charge of using threat
ening words with intent to eXtort none,
/ from Nj. {. Davis. tie demanded a Jur!
trial and was acquitted. Later he wa
arrested for grand larceny from MI Ia
Wis, but this charg" was mol pressed
Shepard was next sued in trespass b!
Mr.. Davis. Again jury was demanded
again he was acquitted, and the cas-
appealed.
FOUR BARNS BURNED.
great zeal "l ua!haSe was zone II
fouItheS ny t'e severe th"uurr S'oiH
mhich occurred lucSuaE. rour narHS pc
lohIlnE To Rooney Ray OF hampton "er
cows killed by lightning. He had no in
surance, George iehtoh OF East fouIt
neE Hau CO" N'lieu ny HE"'''"s'
VERMONTS SHORTEST TERM oil
COURT.
GOOD story Is told OF an extreme
briet term OF court held IN 'rahd Isl
county by the atc Cniel J"usc l"!'
Inc court sessions IN ms lSIahd count
are rarely or any cohslueranle lehst
hut the one reletreu 10 aooNe Is "itnou
uoupt the shortest on recoru, 'uuse a.
hau the assignment put as 'he uocho' On
not promise enough business 10 requlr
a very long sitting OF the court and a
the Judge ana not relish inc luea oil ION
wait on the island ne notiiled the cier
IT the court to meet nm at North tier
ma an accommodating captain heid IN
boat while the two oihclals competed IN
business of the term, when was doh