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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-09-28
WAS WILLIsTON'S ELDEST.
Death Of &. w. BrOwncll sunday
wn. Once n Large Land Owner.

Williston, Sent 24--In the death of
George Washington Brownell, which oc-
Cured this morning Mt eleven O'Clock,
Williston loses its oldest and one OF It's
most esteemed citizens. For many years.
in fact for nearly a century, ne mas as
sociated with its business interests and
during that time has contributed his full
share to ITS prosperity and progress
Mr.. Irowncn was born in Williston.
February -, 1874. and with the exception
If few months passed in the middle
then the far West, he has mad" his nome
there. For years he was cattle grover
gathering large droves and driving them
to Boston, following them on foot or on
horseback This he continued until the
railroads were built, when he abandoned
the primitive method and Kept pace
with the progress Of the age
! ON August y, 1885, he married Elmlra
| Barry at Will;ston. \ short time after
| the wedding the young couple started lor
the West The trip was made III the
winter and the old fashioned sleigh with
spjritod horses carried them All the way
to what is now the site OF chicago. MT
Browncll there acquired title to large
tract Of land which now constitutes the
heart of the business section or the Guy
| Later MIR. Rrownell returned East as
| uosing of his western property. Al one
| time he owned between go and 500 acres
of land at Willstor. He was always a
| successful farmer and though no was
never an active politician he was honored
with many OF the town offices
Mr.. and Mrs. Brownell celebrated their
seth wedding anniversary last August AID
at that time many friends gathered to
oons ratulatr them on thu Observance Of
that unusual event. MIR. and Mrs. Brow
ncll were the parents az ~ children
six OF whom still survive. They are s.
r.. Rrownell OF Burlington, T.. G. Brow
neil of Muncic. Ind, W. H. Brownell OF
Woodstock. Z. II. Rrowncll OF Chicago
Adolia l.. Brownell of Mexico City. Mrs
NJ. r. Morrill, of Williston.
The funeral will be held Tuesday al
tcrnoon ut two O'Clock from his late
home here
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-09-28
Edifice of New Baptist Church
in Middlebury under Con.
gtruction.
GIFT OF COL. 5. A. lLSLEY
Address Delivered ~ Rev. Gibbs Brais'
lin Of RutlanA-Many other Bene.
factions By Col. lls1ey-Death
Of @. W. Brownell at Age Of
d Years,

Middlebury. Sept. M.-Sunday was
great day for the Middlebury Baptist
Church. Ever since Colonel and Mrs. lis
ley moved into Middlebury and began to
take an interest in the Baptist Church
things have moved steadily forward. but
recently the church affairs have been
moving forward by leaps and bounds. AT
first Colonel Isley was interested in keep
ing the little church organization out OF
dobt and for two successive years. paid
the deficit that had accumulated. He has
also given new church hymnals, $1,000 as
,hc beginning of an endowment fund, pre-
scented the church with a beautiful and
conimodious parsonage, which cost him
about $4,000. and is now erecting costly
modern and attractive church edifce. as
"a memorial to his father. the Rev. Silas
Ilsley, who was for many years Il promi-
nent and successful Baptist clergyman,
laboring especially in New England and
New York.
Ceremonies in connection with the lay
ing of the corner stone. were held in tho
afternoon at three o'clock. The Rev. Il.
", STAIR the faithful and efficient pastor,
who has seen his morning congregation
and Sunday school greatly increase ana
whose evening congregations now aver
age 200. presided over the exercises. Scrip
ture was read by the Rev. Thomas Simms'
pastor of the local Congregational Church
a prayer of invocation was offered ny the
Rev. w. II. Washburn, ID. d., pastor OF
the Methodist Church.
The address OF the occasion was deliv-
cred by the Rev. Gibbs Braislin. ID. d.
pastor of the First Baptist Church of Rut'
Hand, VT, who took for his subject. Links
of Gold in the Chain Of Christian Living '
It was n very able, scholarly and helpful
discourse.
The corner stone was laid by Col. s. A
Ilslcy, who has not only furnished th'
money for the erection of the building
but is also giving his time for the super
vision of the work.
The copper box, which was placed II
the stone, contained II copy OF the Hoi!
Bible, minutes of the Vermont Baptis
state convention. history of Middlebur!
BAPTIST Church, list of the present ofhcer
and members, history of the Rev.
Ilsley, photographs Of the Rev. Sila
Ilsley, Col. 8. A. Ilsley. the Rev. Geors
In. Stair. the present church buildinI
and the new parsonage. copies OF IN
Baptist Examiner and Waterman. Mid
dlcbury Register and Middlcbury Record
coins of 1876 issue, United States cur
rency and copy of programme or preseh
ceremonies.
The prayer Of conservation was Offered
by tho Rev. William a. Dawson,
D., superintendent OF missions. Vernon
Haptist State convention. y hymn wa
sung and the benediction pronounced b.
Dr. Rraislin.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-09-28
FOR DEPT. COMMANDER.
Roberts Post, q. A. r., to Present Nam,
Of John A. Sheldon.

Rutland. Sept. PA committee Of thrco
has been appointed by Roberts Post, q.
A. r., to present the name of Comrada
John a. Sheldon OF this city at the next
encampmcnt for the Office of department
commander. This committee which con-
sists of D. j.. Morgan. II. w. s. Hafford
and T.. NJ Haynes has sent to all the
posts IN the State circulars soliciting their
support for Mr. Sheldon's election.
For IL years Rutland county has had
no representative as department COM
mander and at the last meeting Of Rob-
erts Post II was unanimously voted to
present the name of Mr.. Sheldon for that
Office His army record began as SER
scant of Co r. 1st Vt. Later he was
elected captain of Co. G, 10th VT, serv-
ing in that position until promoted tn
assistant commissary of subsistence,
serving for time on the staff OF Gen. u
s. Grant and later upon the staff of GEN
cral Ferrcro Of the Army of the james.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-09-28

TO be clean they found a me- ssege all
written out. ~ ,dc tai d to shake some.
thing out Of his hand. They caught 1t
and found that he wore thimble col
orcd like his kin, with bit of slate
pencil on the cad. Tie had written the
message on his knee during his cough
nr spell. If that failc :, with his tnm-
blcd finger he could sctawl off mes-
soge while holding the at under the
table. This b, ought the MESSAGE on the
wrong side of tn, slate. hut he would
de,ract attention for m 'ment while NJ
Hoped tho slate over.
Shade was arrested, convicted, and got
three months in Jail. III" nit for that
misdemeanor On appeal he got Oft
through n defect in the wording of the
commitment.
EXHIBITED BEFORE THE CZAR.
The case attracted some attention in
Europe. The Russian court wanted a
medium, real or false, for it's diversion.
They sent for Slade. He exhibited be-
fore the car and was a court sensation
for II St Petersburg season. He dropped
out of sight very suddenly. but bohbe
up AGAIN in this country in the small
toNIs. Nv W'Ht dDTtftl tiIl lltu
IL rem wal of populaity in Berlin. where
he exploited id AZ about the fourth dimen-
sion. lie was even ronorcd by a heavy
German treatise. '"Transc .ndent1l Psy-
chics,' by Pr f ssor Zullnor.
For ten Yea 5 the world lost sight OF
him. until in 1895 he appcare again on
thu streets OF New York, oil. ragged
walking on crutchos. He had a para
lytc stroke the first day afer he land
cd AMI was treated in ROos welt hospit al
The physicians noticed that his hand
were calloused as though he hal | eer
dOirg lard work.
He went West ard showed up at last
in Detroit. There ne lived, old, broker
and half insane. in one room, and made
his living by giving "te'ts' t, se'van
girls at ten cents a sitting. In time III
got too broken down even for that ant
was sent to a san,tarium, where he died
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-09-28

A Total Of 25 Indictments Found by
WashiugtOn County Grand Jury.

Montpelier Sept 24.-The grand
jury completed its labors Saturday
morning and made its final report to
the court. Ten true bills were report
ed found, making a total of % in all.
and four not found. The condition of
the county jail was commended in
strong language as was Sheriff Frank
II. Tracy. Its keeper, and favorable
comment was made on the effort put
forth by the local churches and So
cieties for the moral and spiritual well
fare of the prisoners.
In dismissing the grand jury Judge
Powers thanked them In behalf of the
court for their diligence in the per-
Torrance of their work and for its
thorough accomplishment.
The most OF Saturday forenoon was
taken up with a continuation Of the
hearing OF the hnbeas corpus case of
Blanche Mcfarland. Arguments were
also made In the chancery case Of
! Frank S. Burgess and others against
Vie Barre Savings bank. The court
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-09-28
GROWING UP.

"And has your little girl ceased 10
play with dolls?" inquired the iady from
Louisville.
"Oh, long ago." replied the lady from
indianapolis. why. she no longer
writes historical novels. -ANuisV''ie
Courier.Jo Journal.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-09-28
AN EASY ONE.

1.-The prisoner" said the great detective,
is a married man."
"IIow do you know that?" asked his
friend.
'"rhat's easy" REPLIED the great detec-
tive. 1.-The buttons on his coat are not
sewed on straight. "-Chicaso News.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-09-28
N-uEG,E HE ENCEIILED.

Church-What degree did your son get
at college?
Gotham-"S. =.
"Never heard OF such a degree"
ooh, YES you have. Short stop. =
Yonkcrs Statesman
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-09-28
UTILITY.

Ardup-I tell you it's struggle 10 he'p
the pot boiling these days
Ardscnce-Then what's the use or Doll
Ing it, You can't eat it, can you!-Shi-
cago Tribune.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-09-28
BACK FROM POLAR SEA
Dr.. Frederick Sohon and w. J.
Peters Return Safely.
peary's Chances Of Winning-surgeon
OF the Eric Relates accidents Of voy.
ages TO Greenland-paucity Of
Floating Ice Notable Feature
II This Season.

DR.. Frederick Sohon Of Washington, a
personal friend of Explorer Peary who
left during the latter part of June for
sydney. New Brunswick, from which
point he. on July 10, sailed us surgeon OF
the Eric, Peary's supply ship. for Etah,
Greenland, has returned to Washington
from the polar regions. Dr. Sohon said
that the Eric reached Etah, Pcary's base
of supply. at the southern entrance TO
Smith Sound shortly following the ar
rival Of the Roosevelt, Peary's ship, Of
which vessel he speaks very highly.
Summers in the Arctic, he said, are not
all alike, and one of the notable features
of the present season in the far North
has been the paucity Of floating ice From
the time the Eric entered Baffins Bay UNI
til she reached Etah no ice was encounter
cd, very rare thing, which may not oc-
cur again in years Smith Sound and
Kane Basin. however were full of ice of
u rather mushy and rotten character, and
on the evening of the August 20. while
the Eric was busy unloading coal and
provisions at Etah for the use of the
Poary party on the return trip. the ice in
the sound and basin broke up with a
crash, the following morning revealing a
tho eye could reach. This was the oppor
tunity for which Peary had been waiting.
and without more ado the Roosevelt got
| up steam and sailed away on her mission
of exploration and discovery.
The Greenland side of that very pecu-
liar and long drawn-out body OF water
known in various places as Baff1ns Bay.
Kane Basin, Robcson Channel etc, Is
bordcrcd throughout it's entire length by
high. craggy bluffs, which in many places
assume n mountainous character. particu-
larly in and around Etah. Twelve hours
n tcr tho departure of the Roosevelt DR.
Sohon climbed to the top of the highest
OF the headlands near Etah to see If he
could locate the vessel.
He bcheld open water as far as his
of the Roosevelt or the smoke from her
stacks. There was what arctic explorers
call an open water sky" overhead. The
Eric remained at Etah about n week
longer finishing the work of dischargint
her cargo During that time Sohon made
several trips to the top of the highes;
headland to sec IL he could make Ou
any trace of the Roosevelt. but his effort.
were unsuccessful. DIR. Sohon is con
ltidcnt. as result Of the clearing up o.
the ice in Kane Basin. that Peary sue
ceeded at least in reaching the south
ern entrance to Kennedy Channel. If h.
did not go farther.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-09-28
ADDED ISLAND TO MAP.

During his residence on the uninhabited
group of islands known as Franz Josef
Land he collected n vast amount OF
meteorological data of value. and mapped
a number OF the islands of the Franz
Josef archipelago which have been known
i'm a general way. but have thus far
never appeared on the map. Mr.. Peters
is III good health, and none the worse Tor
his three years in the Arctic. The Flala
cxpedition was we'll provisioned better in
fact, than most Arctic expeditions. and
the only discomforts felt by those of the
party during the stay was the lonesome
ness occasonea by the six months OF WIN
ter night, the one thing which Few white
men can stand, and the drudgery ana
hard work incident to all Arctic eXplora-
ton. Mr.. Peters will be busy on his notes
for some time to come. but Will DC able
to present Il very fair account or his trip
ut the first regular meeting OF the Geo.
graphic society. which takes place some
time in November.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-09-28

THE CONVENIENCE THAT PATRoNs-Ds.
rECiALLY LADlEs-FlND IN OUR SYSTEM OF COLLECTING
AND CRED1T1NG INCOME Al
MENTs WITH FREEDOM THEM Rx-
SOME ATTENTION AFFAIR."
LEADS US SUGGEST YET
AvAnED THEMSELVES FACILITIES WE OFFER.
THAT THEY
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-09-28

Caribou and musk oxen. Not far from
Etah there were at the time of the Eric's
visit considerable body Of caribou. with
more TO the north. One of the first things
that Peary did on reaching Etah was to
shoot a boat load of walrus for the
Eskimo. who were living in plenty when
the Eric arrived. The Cape York Eskimo.
according to DR.. Sohon, have as a general
thing adopted English words. nouns. into
their language for most objects. which
they did not possess before the coming Of
the white man, but no American would
suspect the same, as in the process tho
eskimo has fastened his own pronuncia-
ton on the English words he has adopted.
This has been particularly the case with
coffee and tea and such words as they
could easily pronounce, but where an
English noun has proved too much for
them. they have invented a name Of their
own.
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WENT TO FRANZ JOSEF LAND.

Mr.. Feters's sojourn in the far North
was much longer than that of DR.. Sohon.
He is Il member of the Geological Sur
vey, and for many years past has been
interested in Arctic exploration, having
been a member of several of the explor-
ing parties sent out during the past 10
years by the survey to explore the in
terror of Alaska. Three years ago, at the
time that Fiala was fitting out for his
voyage to the Arctic Mr.. Peters. as a
member of the National Geographic So
ciety, obtained leave of the survey to ac-
company the Fiala-Zicgler expedition as
the representative OF the Geographic So
ciety, and joined Fiala at Tromso, Nor
way The expedition went to Franz Josef
Land and, although it failed to reach
the North Pole. accomplished consider
able good work during the three years
that it remained in that desolate country.
Mr. Peters proved one of the most active
and valuable members of the party. and
one of the first things Explorer Fiala did
on reaching New York few days ago
was to write a letter to MIR. Willis l..
Moore, chief of the weather bureau and
one Of the board of governors OF the Ma
tional Geographic society," prasng In high
terms the work OF Mr.. Peters. The Fiala
expedition returned to Tromso somf
months ago. and Mr.. Peters reached New
York two days ago on the same steam
with Eiala.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1905-06-30

After trying the non-partisan plan
for two years, the citizens of BOISE
have decided that 1t is better to con-
duct city elections on party lines, SO
the democrats and republicans will
have tickets in the field for the city
election TO be held on July IL. The
present non-partisan administration
has increased the city's debt about
$50, 1000 and the people find that
they have no party to blame for it.
This condition reminds the Owvhee
Avalanche of one of Thos. Nast's
cartoons, which appeared IN "Harp-
ers' during the Tweed ring rule.
Mast pictured Tweed, Conoly and
the balance of the crowd in the form
of ring. Tweed was pointing to
Conoly, saying it was him and so
around the ring until the last one
pointed to Tweed. In the case of
Boise, Jim Hawley could point to
the Statesman and say Kit was him."
and SO on until Jim's friend on his
left would say cit was him.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1905-06-30

party that is touring the west, could
not refrain from attacking the Nor
mon people, when abiding to the
sugar factory which is to be erected
at Nampa by the Utah Sugar Com
pany of which Joseph F. Smith is
president. The Senator could not
have chosen a more inopportune
time or place to have put in knock
against "the hierarchy and the
other members of the party were as
greatly surprised as the people of
Nampa were embarrassed by his un-
timely remarks. 1t is barely pos
sible that Freddie had taken zone
or two too many on an empty
stomach" thatmorning, when caused
his mind to become SO befuddled
that he forgot where he was at. But
If few ''smiles' has that effect up
on the Senator, he had better cut
out the ''smiles" entirely or quit
talking on such occasions.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1905-06-30


An insurance journal is authority
for the statement that the mum Der of
persons now carrying insurance in
fraternal orders is 60, 69s less than
in 1908. The advance in assess
ment rates is given as the reason
for the decrease. The ROYAL
Arcanium, with 3O5,OS3 members,
recently advanced its charges SO
that men IN the 65-year- old class
must pay an advance of $5.os per
month on $50 Many of the
subordinate councils have vigorous
ly opposed the raise but the supreme
council insists that it is necessary if
the insurance reserve is to remain
intact. Other of the fraternal orders
have also raised their rates, simply
because they have been doing bust
ness on basis on which no insur-
ance business can be conducted and
survive.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1905-06-30
Have You q CouQb2

A dose OF Billiards. Horehound Syrup
Will relieve it. Have youa cold. 4 dose
of Herbine at bed time and FREQUENT
small doses of Horehound Syrup during
the day will remove 1t. Try it for
whooping cough, for asthma, for CON
sumption, for. bronchitis. Mrs. Joe Nc
Grath, 327 E. LIST street, Hutchinson,
Kan, writes: II have used Billiards.
Horehound Syrup in my family for 5
years, and find it the best and most pal
atable medicine / ever used.,, 25c, soc.
vi. Sold by Ritter Bros. Drug Co., and
Montpelier Drug Co.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1905-06-30

The village trustees of Preston
last week passed an ordinance pro
hlbiting the playing Of pool or any
game of cards in ''any club house,
saloon or dwelling house within the
village of Preston after II O'Clock
p. M" A fine in any sum not ex.
ceeding 800 was fixed as the penal
ty for violating the provisions Of
the ordinance. Talk about attempt.
ing to abridge the personal liberties
of people in this land of the free.
that beats any thing we ever heard
of. Wonder if those village fathers
really think that they can prevent a
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1905-06-30
WHY NOT RAISE BEETSs

Bear Lake county will haye a
sugar factory next year. just shout
this good news from the house tops.
At what point the factory will be
located, we are not now prepared to
say, but that doesn't cut any figure,
the fact that the factory is coming
is what makes us feel good and it
should cause every land owner in
the county to wear smile of salts
faction. Over $500 acres of the re-
CURED 1000 have already been con-
tracted for and it looks now as
though at least 5000 acres would be
planted to beets In the county next
year. But suppose there were only
1000 acres planted. Let us see what
amount of money that will be paid
for the product Of those 1000 acres.
A fair yield Of beets is IS ton per
acre and the price paid for the beets
is $3.50 per ton. On that basis
just 1888, 900 in sscold, hard cash"
will be distributed in Bear Lake
county at the close of the beet har-
vest a year from next fall. Quite a
snug sum isn't it? Il 5000 acres
are planted it will mean that 1860, 900
will be distributed, providing the
average yield is l6 tons to the acre.
That Is very conservative estimate
for in some localities the yield runs
as high as l8 and 90 tons to the
acre.
Mr.. Farmer, if you are situat-
ed SO that it will be possible for you
to raise beets, hadn't you better get
in on this proposition and get some
Ct that good money that will be
passed around next year. Cut out
10, Is or 90 acres of that hay land
of yours from which you have been
obtaining gross revenue of about
$40 an acre, and plant those acres
to beets, from which your gross
revenue will be $40 an acre Say it
costs you $40 an acre to market the
beets, you will still have net profit
of 500 an acre from your land.
We could further recite the bene-
fits and profits of raising beets, but
space forblds at this time.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1905-06-30
Poor old Fred Il. Dubois. He

Poor old Fred T, Dubois. He
has got the s.Mormon mania SO
bad that he talks about It In season
and out of season. 1t is impossible
for him to even make an after din
ner speech without referring to the
subject. While being entertained
at breakfast party by the leading
citizens of Nampa last Thursday
morning the Senator. who Is mem
her of the congressional irrigation
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1905-06-30

man from playing social game of
cards in his own home after / p. m.
If that ordinance is constitutional
village trustees and city councils
conld 60 further and pass ordinances
fixing the hour at which people
must retire at night and get up of
mornings.