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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-10-05

Spangled Banner" "A Fathers Lullaby
and $50 Blue Thine Eyes" Miss Laura
Rugg also gave piano solo. Mrs. J. ].
Estey of Brattleboro. vice president-g gen.
eral. gave brief address. after which
reports were received from each chap.
ter.
Mrs. X. Fl. Dyer Of Rutland made a
report for the Isle La Motto committee,
which was appointed to consider the adj
visa ilty Of erecting at Isle La Motto
marker on the spot where Champla in
first landed in 1902 It was finally voted
that each daughter present contribute
% cents for this purpose and on their
return to their homes invite every mem-
bcr of the chapter to which they belong.
10 contribute a like amount.
A new set Of bylaws. prepared by Mrs.
w c. Clement of Rutland was adopted
with slight amendments.
OFFICERS ELECTED.
The officers elected for the ensuing year
are: State regent Mrs. f. Stewart Stran.
ahan of St. Adams; State vice-regent,
Mrs C. c. North OF Shelburne; State
treasurer. Mrs. w. c. Clement of Rutland
Mrs Stranahan was authorized TO APP
point some one in St. Adams for State
secretary.
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THE VERMONT "HALL OF FAME
SO CALLED.

What is the end Of fame? tits but to fill
a certain portion OF uncertain paper,
Some liken it to climbing up hill
Whose summit like all hills is lost in
vapor."
So wrote Lord Byron. before the days
when fame could be allotted by a voting
contest. Such a contest was instituted
last April by the Vermonter Magazine to
determine what names of persons of Yer
mont birth Cor Vermonters by adop-
tom no longer living. were worthy
to be enrolled in Vermont Hall
of Fame. and for what achieve
ments they are entitled to be 50
enrolled. The result Of the voting. as an
nouncd in the September number. must
have caused some doubt in the minds OF
the "Vermonter's" readers as to the value
of the fame SO distributed. How many OF
the Vermonters subscribers participated
is not stated; but some of the results of
the contest are peculiar and hard to be
explained il any great number of nteli-
gent citizens took part in it.
For instance Ethan Allen appears in
famous Explorer" If the old soldier,
statesman and hero could see the roll,
he would he likely to ask why explorer?
And it would puzzle his voting admirers to
tell what region he ever explored that
had not been explored before.
Then here is Chester a. Arthur, who
once for year in his youth taught little
private school in Burlington, enrolled as
n famous Vermont Educator" lie, too,
if he could be consulted. would certainly
ask to be placed in some other class.
Justin S. Morrill, appears twice in the
roll, once as a statesman and once as i'm
Observation-Disclosures he was a mer-
chant before he became legislator. and
though much as he did for agriculture
it was not as an NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. in
the ground" that he won fame.
The Thomas Chittendon in the list is
presumably Vermont's first governor of
that name. If he ever kept an inn some
of his descendants who would be likely
to know Of the fact have been unaware of
it and his biographies omitted to mention
it. Yet he appears in this Hail of Fame"
as "Innkeeper"-and the strangers to YER
mont and its history who see the roll must
suppose that he was not the sagacious
leader and executive to whom Vermont
owed 80 much in her infancy but her
most famous tavern keeper!
We hardly need give space to further
analysis of the results of the Vermonter's
voting contest With some Of the choices
made by the voters in it. few il any will
quarrel; but II Vermont ever has Hall
of Fame it's tablets will probably bear a
somewhat different set OF names from
those in this curious roll and with some
different classifications.
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| by ten feet. A table in It was loaded with
baked beans and supplied with hard cider.
1t was drawn over the turnpike from
Montpelier by five or six yoke of oxen,
us far as Wlliston, where q team of
twelve fine and powerful gray horses re-
placed the oxen and drew the cabin to
burlington. In the procession were a
number of carriages bearing veterans of
the Revolutionary War. The oldest of
| these, Simeon Hooker of Westford, 10i
years old, made a short address from
the platform of the convention in which
he said: II have survived three wars,
| wilderness" Another feature of the pro-
| ccssion was a cavalcade of 1856 young men
of Shelburne and Charlotte, who were to
cast their first votes for president in
the coming election handsomely mounted,
and dressed in black coats and white
pantaloons The convention assembled
in and filled the square, and from the
platform in front Of the court house,
the Hon. Solomon Foot Of Rutland, later
congressman and United States senator,
called the convention to order, shouting
in his stentorian voice, which reached
the outer limits of the crowd: "The
Freemen of Vermont will come to Or
der!"
The principal orator Of the day was
the Hon. f. D. Culver OF New York,
who. in the course of his speech, paid
his respects to Ex-Governor Cornelius p.
Van Ness, then the leader of the Yer
mont democracy, abiding to him as one
who had been in the vanguard of Van
Buren's van-dals and would soon be
c-van-escent" There was an address by
the Hon. George P Marsh, who was soon
to represent Vermont in Congress and
there were other effective speeches. A
committee on resolutions, consisting of
Charles Adams Charles Paine, George p.
Marsh, f.. =. Walton, A. L. Miner and
John VI. Prentiss. reported a platform
supporting protection of American indus
of slavery. A committee appointed to re-
port the number of log cabins and of latch
strings out, in town. reported before the
adjournment that the log cabins. movable
and stationary, were 2ls and latch strings
uplifted from 1000 to 1900.
We take these details from the report
of the convention in the issue of the
WEEKLY FREE PRESS following the
convention The convention was the chief
feature of one of the most exciting cam
pagns in the political history of the
State and it is needless to say that YER
mont went for General Harrison by a
rousinE majority in the November cleo
ton.
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that system with the Grand Trunk Of
particular interest to the people of this
section.
The Canada Atlantic had its origin in
the desire of Mr.. j. II. Booth of Ottawa
to secure a direct outlet to this country
for his lumber products. Later the line
was extended beyond the Canadian capt.
tai to Parry sound, opening up vast
region, no small portion of which con-
sisted of valuable timber land. Traffic on
the line rapidly developed. so that 1t be-
came advisable to extend its interests;
and at the time of the sale the Canada
Atlantic company was operating 46S miles
of track extending from Parry sound
on Georgian bay to swanton, a right of
way having been secured from Alburgh
to Swanton over the Central Vermont
tracks An allied company operated a
line of steamboats, connecting Parry
sound with Duluth, Milwaukee and Chi
cago. BY arrangement with the Grand
Trunk system the Canada Atlantic for
SUITE yours mas run through pHSSeHS'T
trains between ottawa and Montreal.
The absorption Of the Canada Atlantic
is not only an important move for the
Grand Trunk from a strategic point of
view, since the line might have passed
into the control of n rival. but the saving
to the latter system in the handling of
f,<;, LA IA "a.
deal Instead of hauling western freight
destined for southern New England points
north to Montreal and then south again
to the Central Vermont as formerly. it
will now nc possible for the Grand Trunk
to divert this freight from its main line
ut Coteau Junction. the point where the
line is lntersccted by the Canada Atlantic.
now known as the Ottawa division Of
the Grand Trunk. and haul such freight
direct to Swanton over the newly &C
CURED line. thus saving a distance of
thirtysix miles. to say nothing of tho
avoidance Of crush in the Point st.
Charles freight yards at Montreal, which
are often uncomfortably crowded.
This is only one of the many important
steps in advance made by the Grand
Trunk since Mr.. Charles NJ Hays. second
vice pre- sdent and general manager of that
system, took it's management, and it is
safe to say that the line absorbed will b0
put in first class condition to handle the
large amount of traffic which will natur-
ally fall to it as a result of the necessity
of shortening distances. 1t also goes
without saying that the change will bo
beneficial to Vermont interests.
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THE: GREAT WING CONVENTION
OF 1910.
OF 1910.

The Vermont State Wing convention held
In Burlington June %, 1910. alluded to in
this paper the other day, was the larges,
political convention ever held in this State
with the possible exception of the famous
Hyde Park convention of the third con.
gressional district in 1861
The campaign OF 1910 was one OF in
tense political excitement all over the
land. The democrats had carried the
placed Andrew Jackson and Martin Van
Buren, in the presidential chair. Agains,
Van Buren,, on his second nomination, the
Wings nominated General William Henry
Harrison the grandfather of the late
President Benjamin Harrson), and made
D tremendous rally on the issue of a
protective tariff. His opponents having
eneered at General Harrison on the score
of his humble origin, saying that he was
brought up in "A log cabin in which there
was nothing better than hard cider to
orink. the Wings adopted the log cabin
rs their emblem, and the campaign is
known in history as 1.-THE log cabin CAM
paign.'
In May. 1910, the Vermont Wing State
Committee consisting of Harry bradley
John Peck, L. =. Jewett, L. +. Walton
Ind i. J.. Merrill. invited the Wings OF
Vermont 10 meet "by their delegates or in
person at Burlington on the 25th of June
The numbers that assembled here that
The Wings poured in from every county
for the most part in their own convey
ances,--it was before there were any rail-
roads in Vermont. count of the dinner
tickets issued by the Wing town commit
tee and estimates of the numbers fed at
The public and private houses. indicated
that upwards of 1900 voters were in at.
tendance. The fields all around the village
of Burlington were thrown open for tho
horses and vehicles which brought tho
multitude, ana abundance of hay was pro.
VIoeu ~ leu VIC dilIiidiS. IiuHufeuS Oh
log cabins and tents in the fields shel.
tered those who were not auartered in the
Village. The procession in the forenoon
Of men walking eight abreast, was over
three miles long. In it were several log
cabins on wheels. The largest OF these
was the Mortified cabin which brought
Charles Paine (who was elected governor
1he following year. and later was tho
chief promoter and first president of
Ihe Vermont Central railroad) and the
leading members of the Wing club of
that town. Its dimensions were twenty
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-10-05
COUNTY SUNDAY SCHOOLS.
Third Annual Convention in This CIT.
Friday and Saturday.


tenden County Sunday School association
will he held in the Methodist Episcopal
Church in this city next week. Friday and
Saturday, October 6 and :, according to
the following programme:
FRIDAY AFTERNOON.
School,"
2:30--Preparation.
2:i5--"What the Pastor May Be to the
Sunday school,"
Mrs. ]. w. Hart, Jericho
S:oO-"What the Sunday School May Be
to the PASTOR
Rev. f. p. Treat, Richmond
3:l5-Confcrence on "The Pastor and the
Sunday School,"
Rev. G. Glenn Atkins, d. H.. burlington
S:4t-"Practical ELEMENTARY Work,
Mrs. Lillian ]. Ferguson. Bellows Falls
4:l5-Conforence OF superintendent and
secretaries,
Conducted by Field Secretary Fuller
4:;5-Appontmon of committees and am
nounccments.
4.5N-Elementary conference.
Conducted by Mrs. Lillian ]. Ferguson
FRIDAY EVENING.
Theme Right Methods"
1:30-Devot,onal service.
7:45-"The Great Toronto Convention"
a. 1.-The Fraternal and Spiritual
Features"
Thomas Rose. Burlington
b. "Winning a Generation
Miss Anna Byington. Charlotte
c. "'rhc Vrile Character OF the
Convention"
Field Secretary Fuller
S:25-M Music.
S:SO-Address: ',rhe Sunday School
Teachers Work."
Rev. Fraser Metzger. Randolph
Benedction.
SATURDAY MORNING.
Theme: 1.-The New Year."
oOO-An upward look
g:l0-A backward look
Reports;
a. Secretary. Mrs. c. f. Green.
Essex.
b. Treasurer. Fred S. Pease.
Burlington.
C. Teacher training superinten-
dent, Prof. G. II. Hayden.
Riverside.
d. Home department supernten-
Rev. G. l.. Story. Essex Jet.
g. Elementary superintendent.
Miss Anna Byinston. Charlotte
1904 forward look
al. Conference on The Child and
the Teacher.
Conducted by Rev. Fraser
Metzger. Randolph.
! Home department.
Mrs. NJ. A. Davis. Poultney.
G. Committees
"a Enrolment
90 Resolutions.
80 Nominations.
lo:45-Addrcss: Through the Right End
of Telescope"
Field Secretary Fuller.
llcO-Round table conference on "0raiinS
the sunday School"
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D. A. R. CONFERENCE
Vermont Chapters Contribute toward
Marker for Landing Place of Cham-
pInin-Annunl Reports.

Montpelier, oct. 3.-The sixth annual
conference of the Vermont chapters of the
Daughters of the American Revolution
was held to-day in the Wood Art gallery
in this city. with 30 delegates from IA Of
the ~ chapters present.
Mrs. T.. Stewart Stranahan of ST. AL
bans, State regent presided. Ai'or sing
ing two verses of america" prayer was
offered by the Rev. a. n. Lewis OF TINS
city. State chaplain
H. the unavoidable absence of Mrs. D. H.
Mimms of ST. Adams. State secretary
Mrs. David n. Haynes of Clarendon was
elected secretary pro tompore.
Miss BESSIE Morton of St. Albans' III ne
half of Bellevue chapter of that Guy pre-
scented the society with handsome max
of suitable size to be carried To All S'"'e
conferences Miss Morton's words OF pre-
sentation were particularly happy ana an
equally feicitous response was hauc ny
Mrs. Stranahan. 1t was voted '"'' '"o
greetings of the conference be telesrapne"
to the national board now in session az
Washington.
The roll of CHAPTERS was called al'e'
which Mrs A n Clmmins of Montpelier
gave a cordial address OF ~'Ioo'"c' !"
which mcntion was made or inc '''"eSH
cf the gathering on the eve OF 'he CEN
tcnnial celebration and OF what h'aue
such celebration possible. Inc ao"ross
of Mrs Cummips WAS loudly arp!audcd
rs was the response by Mis-. [. L. NORTH
of Shoreham, STATE vlce-resent
The secretary's report was read ny Mrs.
HAYNES and Mrs ". G. Clement OF Rut-
land, treasurer, made her report, show
ing all bills paid with $500 in the treas
ury.
The case of Esther Damon OF Union
Village was discussed at some length.
Mrs. Damon Is 96 years old. is in destitute
circumstances. dercndent upon pension
of ga a month and the assistance of the
Daughters She is the only surNli ing
widow of Revolutionary soldier Each
chapter in the state is asked to contribute
one dollar per month TO purchase luAurics
for this venerable Woman during the
short time she has to live. The 500 ap-
rroprintcd for this purpose by the LeGis-
laturc of 1901 has been applied for this
purpose 10y Ann Story Chapter OF Rut-
land.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
At the afternoon session Miss Julia IL.
Gross Of MonNelier sang THE Star
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HOLD 32D ANNUAL REUNION.
Ex-GOv. NarstOw Presided at Meeting
of Eighth VermOnt-Mect in Min.
neapOlis Next Year.

! Montpelier. Oct. 3.-The 52nd annual re-
union Of the Sth ermont Regiment
association was held this afternoon and
evening in Grand Army hall with about
90 comrades present. In the absence OF
Col Fred F. Smith Of Montrelier. first
vice-presiGent, the meeting was called
to Order by Dr. c. NJ. Ferrin OF Essex
Junction and ex-Gov J. J.. Barstow OF
Shclburne was elected chairman. The re.
port of DR.. G. NJ. Ferrin. the secretary
and treasurer. was read ard accepted
Er Fsrrin for the obituary committee
also reported that nine members have
died during tho past year. as follows.
Capt. ii. +. Foster of Derby Line, A. p.
iawley of st. Johnstury. George ". Hin
of Iuncnburr George II. Nirston OF
Pare. John Hatch of Randolph, George
Richards of Randolph Martin ). Pond of
I.unenbniC, George c. Gocdel of Pas
sumpsic and George II. low of Lisbon,
n. II. Remarks in appreciation OF the
services of these deceased comrades were
made by several of those present
Gen. stephen Thomas was during his
life time the perpetual president of this
association and it will never elect another.
The officers elected this afternoon for tho
ensuing year are; First vice president
Col. Fred f. Smith OF Montpelier; second
vice-prosident, j. L. Barstow of Shell.
burne; secretary and treasurer, DIR. c. NJ
Ferrin of Essex Junction; executive com.
mittce. capt. l.. NJ. Hutchinson of Mont.
pclicr Perry Porter of West Burke. w
ii. Glmoreof Fairlee; obituary committee
j. l.. Barstow of Shclburne. {. NJ Forrin at
Essen Junction. r. r.. Bowman of Ran,
dolph; chaplain, Nenophen udal of Ran.
dolph.
ON motion of r. r. Bowman of Ran.
dolph 1t was voted to hold a reunion OF
the survivors of the Eighth Vermont
regiment at Minneapolis next year al
the time of the national encampment
this not to interfere in any way with thA
annual reunion, to be held in Montpelier
during the session of the next Legisla.
ture.
At six O'Clock this evening the veterans
were served a banquet in Grand Army
dining hall by the members of Brooks
Relief corps. This evening at seven
o'clock rousing camp fire was hold, al
which Ex-Governor Rarstow presided. Ola
army songs were sung and addresses
were made nv Congressman Kittredgs
Haskins, $. Il. Pinney of Hartford and
ex-Lieut. Gov. z. NJ. Mansur Of Newport.
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THE ABSORPTION OF THE CANADA
ATLANTIC.

Sunday morning witnessed the con-
summation OF the long expected absorp.
ton of the Canada Atlantic railroad by
the Grand Trunk Railway company OF
Canada, and the taking of long step In
the direction OF the building up Of q
trans-continental system that shall has.
ten the development of vast zone OF
territory hitherto wholly or in part
neglected. While this important transac-
that the Canada Atlantic has Il terminal
in Vermont, renders the consolidation Of
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lors OF the Ethan Allen club from
three to five o'clock On Thursday even
ing the annual banquet will be held at
the Van Ness House. to which the
ladies are cordially invited. On Fri
day morning IA carriage drive will be
given around the city to the visiting
ladies.
The Ethan Allen and Algonquin
clubs extend a cordial invitation to all
members of the society to visit their
rooms during the meeting.
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Conducted by Mrs. Lillian j.
Ferguson.


Ferguson.
n. why should we grade?
b. Is it practical?
C. How shall we grade?
II :5O-Closing words: What Has This
Convention Taught Me?"
One-minute remarks from dele
gates.
1a:No-Mveting of executive committee.
Every Sunday school in the county Is
entitled to be represented al this conven-
tion by pastor. superintendent and two
DE- lcEatcs.
Every sunday school worker Is well
come to all the benefits of this conven-
ton
Every Sunday school should see that its
complete statistical report is put INTO
the hands of the county secretary, Mrs.
c. r.. Green. Essex, at once.
Every Sunday school that has not yet
sent its contribution Of five cents per
member to Fred S. Pease, Burlington.
the county treasurer, should do it now.
All who intend to remain over night
should at once notify Il. +. Mayhem,
Hickok place, Burlington.
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twenty-one years. A special session of
the Legislature was promptly held and
after a spirited discussion as to moving
the location OF the seat OF government
an appropriation of $4,000 was made for
the purpose Of erecting a new State
House. As a result of this act and sub
scquent measures the state capitol was
constructed and improved as II stands
at the present time.
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erms--&1.OO = Year, Always In Advance
BURLINGTON, THURSDAY, OCT. s.
WANTED.

When you want anything. advertise
In the new special column of this paper.
Some bargains are offered there this
week which 1t will pay you to read
about. See page two. This pape has
about. See page two. This paper has
and one cent word will reach
them ALL
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Vermonters are in a position to pity
1heir neighbors OF Massachusetts, who are
Gl the throcs OF another State election
with national associations.
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be Ito
a is a item
publishing decided
gantn the
need Of
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ment where there is no legal ex-
cuse to do so.
The horror of having to say the
word that sets a fellow creature
to dancing "with nimble feet"
"upon the air" must be poignant
enough when that fellow creature
is man. And how much more
keen when it is "A woman who is
caught in laws "irOn ginW Who
wants to b. the man singled out
from all men TO say that such a
woman because she has sinned
shall 20 to this repulsive death
doubtly repulsive because she is
woman2
And yet
Who wants to take the re.
tponsibiljty Of condemning the
only effective means civiliz q
society has yet evolved for deal
ing with murderers?
There times when to be merci-
iuI IS 10 be just-but il must be
an uncomfortable thing to be
the man who is called upon to
discriminate between true jus
uco and true mercy in concrete
instance where the neck of a
woman is the test. The man
with life and death in bis keep
ing to loosen or TO chain will be
wishing that he could find some.
where comprehensive, specific
answer to the question: What
is duty?
But the governor OF Vermont
has ne more courts upon which
to shuttle the responsibility. lie
must face it in its present, CON
crete form. And The worst OF it
IS that whichever decision he
takes will probably appear to
him, later to have been the wrong
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Sheep Notes.

Change of food is better for all
animal life.
Foot rot is more liable to ap.
pear in a wet than a dry season
Grain gives light and warmth
and strength TO withstand disease.
A dry impoverished skin viii
never support "a good fleece.
While sheep should be allowed
to run out as late as possible,
they should not be exposed to
cold storms.
One advantage with sheep is
that II does not require a great
amour! of capital to start a flock.
Poor sheep always have light
heeces, but it does not necessari.
ly follow that fat sheep will have
large neeces.
l! aHCep Is 10 increase III tlgSh q,
or even 10 continue in good con-
diuon, he food must contain
certain elements which when di
gested will produce animal heat,
fat and muscle.
1t is when the rain is cold. or
when the weather turns cold al
ter a heavy rain that the suffering
with sheep commences.
No more sheep should be kept
in any room than can be com.
forably fed in racks in the same
room and have plenty of space to
lie down in.
Early maturity is just as ad-
vantageous TO the breeder and
leeder of sheep as to any other
stockman in the world.
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one.
If you were in this fix, what
would you do.-Atlanta Jouranl.