Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-05-25

Charles e. Webster was q child three
years old his parents placed him In a
home. being in poor circumstances. He
heard nothing from them until a few
days ago. lie Is employed BY the g.
A. Smith 60. On receiving a check
for his work he went into 4 store to l
get II cashed. The clerk asked him
II he knew Edwin N. Webster Of
Greenfield, Mass. who was q friend Of
the clerk, and he replied that he had
a brother by that name hut did not |
know where he was. Correspondence |
between the two was begun, and |
through the brother IN Greenfield, |
who had heard something about his |
parents, the parents were located by
the aid Of the seiectmen Of several
towns. The brothers started at once |
for their home and found two other |
brothers there. The fathers name is |
Charles H. Webster. He fought under |
Gen. Phil Sheridan and IL now 90 years |
old and n pensioncr. The son in Brat |
tleboro recently Joined Co. !, list Inf,
v. N. q. He has lived in Brattleboro |
a little over two years.
LIQUOR SEIZED FROM ITALIANS IN
BARRE.
Sheriff Frank Tracy, assisted by local |
police. has made three liquor raids In |
Barre since Saturday. Last Saturday |
night he seized five barrels Of beer at an |
Italian anarchist dance in Zanleoni hall, |
a barrel OF ale. and a half barrel Of bot
tied beer were seized at a place on
Apern street, and Sunday night he tool;
barrel of wine from Joseph Pcrlini's
house on Ellcston street. One man was
4.
S. HOLSTER Jackson issued the warrant.
TIE PEARY LECTURE.
fame, was greeted by large audience at
the auditorium in Brattleboro Wednesday
night of last week, where he spoke under
the auspices Of the Congregational club
The speaker was introduced by George l..
Durham, president OF the club, and after
hearty applause told his hearers briefly
of his anticipations in the search for the
North Pole and a few Of the reasons back
of this attempt Commander Pcary as
serted that should he be successful and
the stars and stripes be planted at the
Pole no American at home or abroad
could help but feel proud that he was an
American. He also told OF the advantag e
to the geographical as we'll as astrological
world should the Pole be discovered and
his fixed determination TO this end was fclt
nv his audience throughout the evening
All OF the picturcs shown were taken nv
his party during the various Northern
trims and many OF them showing the i'm
mcnse ,ceberrs bv MOONLIGHT, valruses
taking "a sun bath on the cakcs Of ice
E.so,imeaux and their Digs Polar bear
and the perilous routes over the ice cakes
on slcdces worc unusually, ,ntercstinr and
exccptionalIv clear Commander Pcorv
used several maps to more clearly desig-
nate his course to his listeners and graph
norioy dot,iis ,r his xvordorrn, chin ...rh.
po,sov,,t nm which he vii, ,eavo New
yorl, b.rbor about tho first NJ .Iu,v IN bis
u,ost Ito ant;c;notes us;nr tho Marcopi
svs+op of wiroIoss toIorran,v to great
advnnt,yo establishing con,m,nicat;on ~
diff.ro,t ro;r,s h.,woon hi. n,rtv aud h;s
| s,rn,,, deno, ,hrs s,,ir~ ,ournovs NJ bur-
| dr.d. or r,i,os ava thor. 10 n rossih,,i,v
| th,+ ho ,,,,,. bo t.nt in ,oucb with arairs
i, tho world u.bilo On MANY ,,i,es rron,
| homo po.ry 10 corn,rotivo,v vo,,ry
| ,,.,, ,.u ,nd o,h,e,i, .,,d .,r,,,.s ,n,o,s
| ~. ho.. 40 hoo,.h y,h;cb 6 an. % ,bo f|rst
| r.o,,;ror,o,,,. ~ -, oy,,,r.r ,,our,..r
vcars in tho Arctic roe;ors haze made him
f.r,i,i,r w;th tho cubic, nm which he
smoke and no wac si,.o, tho closest NJ at.
! ter,ion Inv bis audiopcc rb. matinee was
well attended tbe VILLAGE schools c,osinv
,t two and , large nun,bar of student.
coming from Northno,d schools Tho Rev
IU r Miles introduced IN. sno,kcr in tho
aftornoon and a nrc,tv li,,c souvenir in
tho shane of q ni,ture az Mario pcarv tho
\ .snow bohv" was nresontod zach womon
and child in attendance
NEW EDITION OF "CONANTS YER.
| a revised edition of "Conant's Vermont. -
edited by Mason s. Stone, cx-State super
ntcndcnt of schools and containing COM
plete chapters on the geography, history
and civil government of this State will be
issued inns ran oS 'he lutte company
The volume will he illustrated with fully
90 new half-tone and zinc etchngs. and
handsomely bound, containing from 800 to
500 pages. Among the portraits will he
| those of all the governors Of Vermont.
| which never before have been printed in
from old prints. and others from artists
drawings from descriptions and informa-
ton furnished by descendants. Plans of
early battles and many other unique
| features in Vermont history will be pic
turcd out in an interesting and instruc-
tive manner Neither time nor evpensc