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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-04-16
BIDS DIFFER WIDELY
William Charbonneau Win Tear Down
Old st. Josephs College

The contract for the razing of the old
St. Joseph's college building has been
awarded by the Ri. Rev. j. s MiChaud to
William Charbonneau, whose bid was $500.
The bids were as follows:
William Charbonneau, $500; Frank Gill
mond, $945 Joachim Laberge, $3.50; Tho
mas Tulley, 5000; Edward l.. Murray,
sl,13o n. Matt and +. LaMothe, $1,000;
Frank McCale. sl,9T.30; Joseph Fugere
and Andrew CassaVoY. S.ll3jU
The work will be commenced the 10Th
of this month. The material is to t,e left
on the premises. In all probability an
other structure will be erected. the exact
nature of which has not yet been deter
mined
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-04-16
LITTLE BUSINESS YESTERDAY
Wight against Flynn with the Jury
Other Cases.

The arguments in the case of Honora
Wight vs.. j. j. Flynn were made yes
terday morning in county court by A. V.
Spalding and Henry Ballard for the plain
tiff and r. f.. Brown for the defendant.
The case went to the jury. which remain
ed out all the afternoon but did not re-
turn "A verdict. They will report to-day.
There were no civil cases ready for trial.
States Attorney Leary mol pressed three
criminal cases. They were those of the
State against Edward MCGOWAN. Hattie
King and Ulysses Manns No cases being
ready for trial an adjournment was taken
until this morning. 1t has not been de-
cided what case will be taken up.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-04-16
CARPENTERS WILL QUIT
Union Men Say They viii ACT as Indi.
viduals on May l.

The members of the carpenters union
Of this city will pay no attention TO the
announcement of the members of the
builders exchange to the effect that they
will grant Il nine hours day. but that men
are to begin work at 1870 a. m. and stop
at $50 o'clock. The carpenters have ask
cd that the pay of journeymon be 2S cents
per hour while that of rough carpenters
shall be - cents per hour. Others who
have not learned the carpenters trade and
who have worked on buildings for a wage
of $40 per day can appear before the
union and if granted permission continue
to work for that wage
The members of the union announce
that no general strike will be ordered,
but If their demands are not complied
with May l that as individuals the men
will refuse to work. This action does not
effect shop men.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-04-16
The Y. N. G. A. WORK
officers Elected and Reports for the
Year Given Last Night.
A Year OF Successful Work Accom-
plished, Although There Ia q Small
Financial Deflcisncy-Presidsnt
Thomas Observation-Disclosures
ing Figures from the Reports.

| 'rhe annual meeting of the Burlington
Young Mems Christian Association was
| held in the small hall at the building
| Tuesday night at which the reports of
the various committees for the past year
were given and officers elected to serve
for the ensuing year. President Isaac
| Thomas presided and there were about 30
members present. The meeting was open
ed by scripture reading by the president
and prayer by the Rev. c. w. Morrow.
The minutes of the last annual meeting
were read by Secretary T.. l.. Thomas and
approved.
The nominating committee. composed of
Charles r.. Allen. G. +. North and c. j.
| Ferguson, presented the following stan
of officers to serve for the year ensuing
President, Isaac Thomas; vice-president,
DIR. Lyman Allen; secretary. Frank l..
| Thomas and treasurer j. Lindley Hall;
directors for two years. Clarence H.
Smith, Harvey +. Rutter, Howard Crane
Charles NJ. Russell and Heman w. Allen.
President Thomas declined to serve in
| the capacity of president but submitted to
the unanimous and urgent demand of the
meeting. With the exception of some of
the directors, the board of officers Is the
same as last year. A meeting of the
board of directors has been called for
Thursday evening when committees will
| be appointed.
The report Of President Thomas was in
part as follows:
In presenting to you my second annual
report as president of the association 1
wish first to call attention to the work of
the association and the increase of its
usefulness during the year just ended"
Here the speaker gave statistics show
ing a remarkable growth in membership
anC Interest. 1T means something that
men arc willing to devote themselves, for
very moderate material compensation,
body. mind and SOUL to the work of Civ
Ing the youth of the community better
chance to become cleaner better and more
God fearing; that large body of men
give freely of their time. thought, strength
and money to provide the place and
means for such work as We speak of to-
night. The measure of such giving and
loving sacrifice is the measure of the
spirit of Christ in a community
I'VE must all rejoice in the increase of
so good work and yet by that very in
crease the association finds itself face to
face with IA condition that compels it TO
ask for larger and more liberal giving
If 1t hopes to carry on its present work
and much greater liberality if its good
work is to keep on increasing as the popu-
lation of the city and the need for much
work increase. To state the condition in
other words. the association must either
have more liberal support by the COM
munity or consent to be less useful To
the community. Which shall it be, larger
giving or smaller usefulness?'
The report of the treasurer, J. l.. Hall,
showed the liabilities of the association
to exceed the estimated assets by 500 a.
The receipts are as follows:
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| Rather than create n disturbance the
| horse was purchased for one dollar and
| taken to South Burlington, where 1t was
despatched. A photograph was taken of
the beast before he was killed. While Mr..
| Fuller was going through the street with
the animal, one of the men who was OPP
! posed to the work of the society at the
| time of its organization, contributed so
cents toward the price of the horse.
The remains of John Andrews, or John
Cochranc, who was killed at Shelburne
| in the railroad accident last winter. were
taken from the receiving vault yesterday
afternoon and buried in Lake View ceme-
| terry. a brief service was held at the
grave. The Rcv. +. Dec Penney OBLIGATED
and the arrangements were in the charge
of j. A. Corbin.
Mrs Albina IIatn, wife of Arthur Hatin
| of Interval avenue died at 1890 Satur-
day evening after an illness of three
| months with consumption. Mrs. Hatin
! was is years of age and was married on
! Christmas day. Her maiden name was
Albina Ycllc. Tho funeral will be held
| Tuesday morning at o'clock from st.
| Josephs Church.
| Or. w. Seward Webb. accompanied by
Dr. L. NJ Bingham. has sailed for Eu-
rope for trip of three or four weeks.
The treasurer's Office and legal and pur-
|
will be removed to Burlington at once.
The matter of temporary quarters will not
be decided until Dr. Webbs return.
The Ri. Rev. A. c. A. Hall will leave
this week for New York. where he will
officiate Wednesday ut the marriage of
Miss Elsie Gertrude Bennett and william
Copper Dickcy of Philadelphia. The cere-
mony will be performed at All Angels
| Church and will be followed by re-
ception at tho home of the bride mother,
Mrs Marcus Elmer Bennett at 272 West
seth street.
The city officials elected by the board OF
aldermen at their last meeting will as
sumo their duties April % j. II. Ma
comber who succeeds C. f.. Allen city
clerk. will rctair, c. A. Dow as assistant.
On that date the board of water commits
sioncrs will organize and will also appoint
a superintendent. 1t is probable that L.
III. Crandall will be rcappointed.
An examination of the new library
foundations was made Tuesday by w. r.
b. Wilcox. c. T.. Paige. r. o. Sinclair.
j. w. Coifoy and Peter Richie. AS a
result excavations will be made and it is
probable that that portion of the wall
which was damaged by the bursting of
the water main in College street will be
relaid A meeting of the board OF library
commissioners will he held within few
days to consider the matter.
The lake has lowered noticably in the
last few days and the water is now about
on Il level with the Champlain Transport
tation company's dock. 1t is probable that
by to-day the lines from the Chateaugay
will be caught for the first time, since
the opening of navigation. without the
use of hip boots The driveway from the
foot of King street to the landing is dry
! with tho execution of a few feet and the
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-04-16
THE JUNIOR PROM.
A Very Pleasant Dance at the Univer-
sity Gymnasium Last Night.

The annual junior promenade given this
year by the class of 1904 was held Tues
day in the college gymnasium. The hall
was very handsomely decorated with flags,
class banners and bunting and the gymna-
stun was strung with wires which greatly
improved the music. a concert consisting
of four numbers was given by Giocia' S
orchestra of Albany, n Y, followed by
the dance which consisted of two five
steps, eight two-steps and II waltzes. A
very enjoyable evening was spent by
about 70 couples.
The members of the committee were
Spear, Hubbard, Clement, Burrows Miss
Jones, OHalloran and Pomeroy. The re-
ception committee was composed Of the
Following: Professor and Mrs. Freedman.
DR.. Lyman Allen, Miss Jones and Spear.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-04-16
7. v. WOOD DEAD.
Vermont's Wellknown Portrait
Painter Succumbs to Heart
Disease.
FUNERAL IN MONTPELIER
Will Be Held at tho Wood Art Gallery
Friday Afternoon-Many Noted
Paintings in That Room and the
State House from His Brush
Leaves No Fan10

Wood, the artist died to-day of heart dis
case at the New York hospital. Mr.. Wood
was born in Montpelier, Vt, on Nov. Il,
1s22. and studied art in Boston in 1siS, af-
terward continuing his studies in Europe.
He was well-knowr as a portrait painter
and for several years travelled about the
country in this capacity.
Montpelier, April 1.-THE body of T. W.
Wood, the artist. who died in New York
this morning. will be brought here Thurs
day evening. The funeral is to be held in
the Wood Art Gallery on Friday. The
Rev. DR.. Norman Seaver of Rutland and
the Rev Father w. j. O'Sullivan of this
city will be the officiating clergymen.
Mr.. Wood had for many years spent
his summers in Montpelier at Anthem
wood" his home on Mortified street. He
was in quite feeble health last summer
and before he returned to New York late
in the fall was at Heaton hospital for
several weeks.
Thomas Waterman Wood was born in
Montpelier Nov. r. 1923. He early devel-
oped a taste for art and with the assist
ance of John Wood, his father, he went to
Boston while in his teens and studied hi
profession there with Chester Harding
| In 1853 Mr. Wood went to Europe where
he studied making a speciality of figure
painting. IN the ancient and modern art
galleries of London, Paris, Rome and
| Florence. In 1866 he opened n studio as
a figure painter in New York city. The
| first public exhibition of his pictures was
at the National Academy of Design il
| 1858. He was elected an associate of that
academy in 1869 and an academican in 1871
| From 1913 to 1857 Mr. Wood was presiden
of the American Water Color society. II,
was vice-president of the National Acad
envy of Design from 1879 to 1891 and pres
dent of that institution from the latter
year until 1909 when he retired.
| The Wood art gallery in this city. ir
which is gathered much of the best work
| Mr.. Wood has done in later years. is q
monument to his memory. Twice since tn,
| gallery was established Mr.. Wood hat
spent summer abroad copying from tn,
work of old masters, many of them III,
most noted paintings in the world. Som,
of these have already been hung in tn,
| gallery and others it was Mr.. Woods in
| tention to send here when he went tC
! New York last fall. Several of the por
| traits of distinguished men which hans
in the executive chamber and in the re
ception room at the State house are from
Mr.. Woods brush The life size portra
in the office of President Brock in tn,
Montpelier Savings bank was also done b,
Mr.. Wood as were the copies of "Th,
| TRANSPORTATION" and The Madonna o
the Rosary" that hang in the Catholic
Church in this city These were presented
to the church by Mr.. Wood
His wife died several years ago and h
leaves no children.
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DIED..

GATES-At Essex Center, Vt. April l3.
1908 James y. Gates, in the 5sth year of
his aGc
HAWLEY-ln this city. April l3, 1908,
Louisa A. widow of DR. Curtis +, Haw-
leg. late OF Fairfax, and mother of Or.
Donly G. Hawloy of Burlington.
LAW RENCE-In Worcester Mass,
April II, 1903, Susan Lawrence Of Willis
ton, aged 81 years.
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nittee showed that AZ Sunday afternoon
meetings for men have been held during
the year with an average attendance of
Is, being an increase of 20 per cent. over
last year. On Is Sunday afternoons a
series of Life Questions were conducted
by President Thomas and on IS week day
evenings the Rev. +. Dee Penney con-
Quoted Bible classes. In February Asss-
tant Secretary Clark began series of
Bible studies for boys which have been
conducted Wednesday afternoons
III the gymnasium 10 classes per week
have been conducted with "A total atten-
dance Mt all of the classes held thus far
of G.Ooi against a total of 3.sN for the same
period last year. The gymnasium facil-
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-04-16
TOOK WOOD AND LUMBER
Louis Bedard Sentenced by Judge
Hawkins and the Penalty Suspended.

Louis Bedard was arraiened in city court
yesterday on charge of stealing a cord
of wood and 1000 feet of lumber from the
Lumiere North American company's plant
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-04-16
TO CURE COLD IN ONE DAY.

Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets.
All druggists refund the money if it fails
to cure. f. w. Groves signature is on
each box. 25c. 37w, ly.
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MARRIED.,

BENEDICT PLATT In Burlington
Anil H. 1908, by the Rev. C. Glenn Al
kins Mr. Edward G. Benedict of New
York and Miss Eloise Platt of Burlington.
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A NEW VERSION.

The irreverent students of Chicago
university have n version of old Hun
.lred" all their own celebrating the glory
of their chief benefactor John u. Rookie
Teller, and the head OF the institution.
DR.. William Harper. 1t runs
Praise John, from whom oil blessings flow,
Praise him. oil creatures here below.
Praise him above. We heavenly hosts.
Praise William some. but John the most.
Boston News Bureau.
To make cows pay. use Sharpes Cream
Separators. Book business Dairying" &
Cat, 1916 free. W. Chester. Pa.
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MEMS LIST.

VIII G. Brady, Frank Bombay. Fl. u.
Belden, Arthur Cross, Armidas Douillard.
G. w Fitzgerald. f. Walter Gilmia,
Thomas Gordon. l.. Hildreth & Co, a.
II. Hamilton, Otto Kornblum. Delphus
Mossey John Smith, Hockey Thomas, O.
W. Webster Walter Baker, Moses Bel
rose, Frank Bennett, George Dillon, l..
Kirk, George G.. Miller.
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ADVERTISED LETTERS.

List OF unclaimed letters remaining in
the postofiice at Burlington for the week
ending April Il, 1903:
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ending April A. 1903:
WOMEN'S LIST
Mrs. Isabelle Aikey, Mrs. Maud c. Casey.
Alma Deforge, Mde V. Grudes, Mrs Eliza
Highland, Mrs. Chester Lee, Mrs. A. J.
Lang. Miss Della Lutela, Miss Frances
Lardner, Mrs. Jennie Laport Florence
Myers. Maggie Stockwell, Mrs j.. A.
Shattuck Miss Margaret Williams. Mrs.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1903-06-02

some for building public roads so
that farmers can haul their products
to market?
An up-country town needed fruits
and vegetables to supply its market,
which was bare, and such stuff was
selling high. Farmers within only a
few miles had apples, potatoes, cab
bage, etc., which were spelling on
their hands and they greatly in need
of all the money they could get for
truck. And yet, it was just about as
hard for farmers to carry their
goods as it would have been if there
had been a very wide river with moth
ing but a little birch bark canoe to
cross in, instead of the boggy clay
hills. Do you see who suffers in this,
case? The consumer suffers just as
badly as the farmer. Both have to
pay the penalty for the bad roads.
This is not the only instance in
which both lose; it is so nearly every
year.
At least three-fourths of our peo-
pie both in the cities and country,
suffer from bad roads. This is poll
tics, but is not the kind to help one
class at the expense of another, for
all are vitality concerned.
HARRY FARMER.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1903-06-02
HESSIAN FLY IN WHEAT.

The Pest is Becoming Unusually De-
structive in Western Counties Ento-
mologist Sherman Tells of Ways of
Combating 1t.
Editor of The Progressive Farmer:
There seems to be urgent need of
informing the wheat farmers thor
oughly as to the best means of deal
ing with the Hessian Fly, for it is
evidently causing them much loss
every year. A week or two ago we
gave in The Progressive Farmer the
essential points in dealing with it,
but will repeat here more in detail
as more serious reports have been
received since the publication of
that article.
The adult parent insect of the
Hessian Fly is a very small, slender
blackish, two-winged fly (there are
a number of specimens before me)
which resembles a mosquito. The
adult female fly deposits its eggs on
the wheat leaves, usually selecting
those that are nearest the ground.
The eggs hatch into small white
maggots which work down to the
stalk, feeding on it near the joints
where it is beneath the base of the
leaf. Here it grows to maturity,
when it changes to what is known as
the 'rfax-seed" stage. This stage is
correctly known as the pupa and it
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1903-06-02

is brown and oval in shape suggest,
ing the seed of the fax in general
appearance. In this stage the in
sect is entirely helpless and takes nc
food; the maggot is simply trans
forming to the adult fly. We see
then that there are four distinct
stages of existence in the life of this
fly: CD the egg; (2) the maggot
which does the damage; (3) the pupa
or "fax-seed," and (N the adult fly
All through the piedmont section
of North Carolina there are two
complete generations of the insect
each year. One brood of adult flies
appears and deposits eggs in the fall
and another brood energies and de
posits eggs in the spring or early
summer.
Let us now begin when the farmer
sows his wheat in the fall and fol
low his field (and the fy) through a
year, and we will then be able to dis
cuss the matter of remedies intelli-
gently.
Suppose the wheat is sOwn early
in October and is nicely up by the
Goth of that month About the 25th
brood of the flies appear and de-
pOsit their eggs on the young wheat.
The maggots which hatch from the
eggs work around the joint of the
stalk near the ground feeding on the
tender juicy fiber. Here they reach
maturity in about four weeks and
change to the pupa (faxseed) stage
to pass the winter. The adult fly
emerges from this pupa in April or
May (specimens bred from stalks
sent to me emerged between May 4
and 18) and after mating the female
deposits eggs for another brood. The
flies themselves do no harm other
than to lay the eggs, and after they
are deposited the flies die. The eggs
thus laid hatch into maggots which
continue the destructive work and
which mature and transform to the
pupa (fax-seed) stage by harvest
time. The grain is cut and the stub
BILE left standing in the field. An
other field is sowed to wheat in early
October and the brood Of flies emer-
ges from the old stubble in the lat
ter part of the month, flies to the
new field, deposits eggs and dies.
If there is no wheat up when this
fall brood of flies emerges then they
must die without depositing their
eggs or they must deposit them else
where, and each fly only lives for
day or two after emerging, for it is
the natural course of events. with
many insects that they reach matur-
ity only for the purpose of providing
for the next generation, and they
die a natural death of slow starva
ton after maturity is reached.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1903-06-02
Number H..

It is evident that it would be very
expensive to apply any kind of rem
edy which should reach the insects
on each stalk, but knowing the his
tory of the insects life we are pre-
pared to combat it effectually. Note
that the adult flies emerge in the
fall in October or early November
and that therefore they may be
largely avoided by planting as late
as possible. Note also that the in
sects are in the pupa (fax-seed)
stage when the grain is cut in sum-
mer, so that by at once burning off
the stubble they will be destroyed or
if the stubble be turned under deeply
and then rolled to pulverize the top
surface, the flies will be suffocated
and unable to emerge.
These are the two great points to
be attended to in combating the
Hessian Fly and the advice may be
boiled down to these two PROPOSE
tiOns:
1. Plant late as possible in the fall.
2. Burn off or turn under deeply
the stubble of infested Helds imme-
diately after harvest.
Any farmer who VIII adopt these
practices will veaI.1> o5..t benefit
from it, but the results will be ali
the more evident and beneficial if
adopted generally by all the farmers
in a community.
The Hessian Fly is bad pest and
will no doubt always continue to be
so, but it will not seem nearly so Sc
rious when the farmer learns thor
oughly the history of it's life as here
explained, and puts into practice the
suggestions here given. There is
nothing theoretical about this. Every
farmer must see the cOmmOn-sense
of it, and all know that the very late
sown wheat is not so subject to dam
age by Hy as that which IS soWn ear
lier. In teaching my classes at the
A. & M. College for the past two
years, and whenever [ have had oc-
casion to talk with farmers about
this pest, I have always brought out
the point of late planting and have
never yet found a farmer who had
noted the results who did
not admit it's value. The turning
under or burning off stubble is a
point not so we'll known among farm
ers, but it is of value for the reasons
here given.
FRANKLIN SHERMAN, JR.,
Entomologist, Department Agricul-
ture, Raleigh, n. @.