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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-02-01
PONDS RAPID RISE.
Former base Hall Player President Of
MnnlIn ROnrd of Health.

DR.. T.. Arlington Pond, who graduated
from the College OF Medicine of the Unit
Ncrslty Of Vermont in 1850 and from the
accidental department in 1885, thereby
reversing the usual order Of the two
courses. and who had a notable career
as base ball pitcher, is now president
Of the board of health in Manila. While
II student at the University of Yer
mont he was ono of those who helped
to make famous the base ball teams OF
1892 and 1899. IIc was also prominent in
football
From pitcher to president OF the board
Of health of Manila tells the rapid rise
of one of the finest pitchers the major
League has ever known.
Back in the old days. when Baltimore
was in the National League and before
lany American League was in existence,
Doc Pond was one of the strongest
pitchers in tho country.
Pond was with Baltimore when Ned
flanlon was manager and when Balti-
more was winning pcnnants. He pitched
for the Orioles in 1885, 1896 and 1897, the
latter being the year when Boston beat
Baltimore in the Temple cup series.
Those were the halcyon days of base
Dall IN Baltimore ana at the south Enu,
and Pond was one of the biggest idols.
Pond was always big favortc in Balti-
more. even if he did cause tho fans 70
worry over the outcome of every game
he pitched, and oven If he did delight in
beating the Boston club. lie had "A mag
| nifcent physique and had great natural
ability as an athlete
Pond began his professional base bal
| career when but ~ years Of age. and
quickly forged to the front He left the
game to pursu" the practice of medicine
and later he joined the army.
! He was we'll liked in the old days by
| players, fans and magnates and ncws
| of his appointment as president Of the
board of health of Manila will be re
Iccivod with great pleasure in every pac,
where base bah lovers congrccatc.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-02-01
MRS. G. R. MUDGETT DEAD.
Was n Sister of q. ID. Shcrwln-DOdy
Taken 10 Hyde Park for Burial.

Mrs. C.. r. Midget, widow of c.
r. Midget, who lost his life in the
MorrisviIle hotel fire few years ago.
died at midnight Sunday at the home
OF her brother, George ID. Sherwn. rs
Hickok place. Mrs Mudgett was - years
old She was operated on for a cancerous
trouble in June, 1901, and had suffered
considerably from that time.
She is survived by her mother. Mrs
Sherwin, widow of the Hon. Il. s. Sherwin
of Hyde Park, two brothers. George OF
this city, and Enos, station agent at
Johnson. one sister, Mrs. L. B. LaPorte
of Lyndonville. Mrs. Mudgett spent near
~ all of her life in Hyde Park. In that
village she was a member of the Daugh-
ters OF Rebekah. She was a member OF
the Congregational Church.
The funeral was held Tuesday anu the
body taken yesterday to Hyde Park fol
burial
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-02-01
WEATHER INTERPRETED.
High Temperatures Had Effect on We're
mont Trade Last Week.

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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-02-01
INDEPENDENT TEAM.
Anti-TObaccO Crusade TOrccs Schoo,
Boys to Organize.

AS the first direct result of the ruls
recently formed by the high school
teachers barring users OF tobacco from
the Y. NJ G. A. rooms Monday after
boys who come under the rule mot ir
the y. NJ. G. A. rooms yesterday after.
noon and formed n base ball team t.
be known as "Thc Burlington 1nde.
pendent Team" Boys present elect
ed Ray Linsley. 'O6, captain. and Hugh
&C.. MacGibbon 'O6, OF Undcrhill, man.
ager of the team. The other boyi
present were: Robert Bullock. a mem
Der Of the present basket ball team
William Rockwell Robert Clapp.
Charles John and Harry Larner,
former member OF the school. 1t 10
expected that several other boys will
join the team, including Truman Clapp,
07.
The captain stated Monday after
noon that this action was taken be-
cause or the nti-tobacco rule, but not
in opposition to It. These boys have
been barred from trying for the school
base ball team because they use to-
bacco. They are unwilling to make
any pledge to give up that habit in
order to have the privilege of trying
for positions on their school team and
they still wish to play base ball. For
this reason they have formed this in
dependent team, which will not hs
connected with the school in any way,
as membership in the organization Is
not limited TO high school players. This
manager will begin arranging a schc.
| dulc of games at once.
y Pricipal Thomas stated Monday
| afternoon that the new organization
would have no effect on the schoo
team or the rule prohibiting tobacco
using
| The new team may have a serious
effect upon the regular school team
There arc still several good players
however, who either do not use to-
bacco or who will give the habit VI
in order to play on the school team
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-02-01
OFFICERS or HEBREW CHARIT-
NDLE ASSOCIATION.

A meeting Of the Hebrew Charitable
association was held Sunday afternoon
q, the Archibald Street Synagogue, about
100 members of the society being present.
The reports of the various officers show
cd tho society to be in q very flourish
ing condition. Officers for the ensuing
year were elected as follows:
Presidcnt-MaX Pcrelman.
Nice-pre sdent-liarry II. Rosenberg.
Treasured Louis Alpcrt.
SeCretary-Joseph Frank.
Directors-X. Segel Samuel Captain, |.
Perelnan, A. Cohen. l.. Colodny. NJ. NJ.
Frank.
The homo Of II. Roscnthal on First
street was designated as the place for all
poor travelling Jewish people or any
others who are in need of assistance.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-02-01
u STICE JUDGMENTS.

The following judgments were rendered
Saturday by Justice j. r. Stearns:
Ezra l.. Martin vs.. Moses Hall, judg
ment for plaintiff to recover s26.5O. actor
OF book account. and costs of 1928,
Latoof Bescry vs.. Louis Deforden, judg
ment for plaintiff to recover sl050, bal
ance due on rent and costs of 1928, pos
session of premises is also given anc
execution issued.
Miles Il Perry vs., Eugene McGrath
judgment for plaintiff TO recover sl3.s7 ano
costs Of s5.25, an action of book account
Reeves & Villas VS.. Fanny Borettt
Howe action to recover real estate sale
commission. Case continued until Jan,
nary 81.
Martin s. Villas vs. Paul Robinson, ac,
ton to recover for legal services. Cas-,
held open.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-02-01
MEASLES AMONG STUDENTS
A Dozen Cases Reported mt the Uni
ycrsity, Nine OF Them Girls.

Measles made their appearance
among the students of the University
of Vermont several days ago and at
present ~ cases have been reported.
The disease first appeared among the
college girls and nine of them arc af-
nictcd with 1T now, but three boys have
managed to become exposed to it and
arc confined to their homes.
There are two cases at Grass Mount.
those of Miss Helen Douglass. 'O6, or
West Haven, and Miss Maude Martha
Chaffce, 'Os. of Morrisville. while at
Converse hall one case has appeared,
that of irving G. Cobb, 'O6. of West
ford. Neither of these buildings is quar-
lantined. but the rooms where the sick
persons are confined will he.
The other cases are as follows: Miss
Helen Barker. 90, of North avenue;
Miss Gertrude Il. Thompson. '07. of
North Brookheld, Mass, residing at 20
Mansfield avenue: Miss Helen +. Fish
or 90, of Nergennes, residing at ~
IIungcrford terrace; Miss Gertrude
Morse and Miss Gertrude Gilbert, '09,
both of Dorset and both residing at
14S Colchester avenue; Miss Mary G.
Root. '09, of North Craftsbury. rcsid-
ing at Fletcher place: Miss Mary III.
Bailey, '0S, of Greensboro, residing ut
10 Fletcher place. Chauncey Il. story
I'OS. of Morrisville, residing at 400 Main
street; Orrin B. Hughes, '09, of South
Londonderry, residing at SO North
Union street.
How the epidemic started is not
known definitely. There is an impress
tn
the disease exposed many more at ar
entertainment but there is no proof OF
this theory
At Grass Mount, at least, the disease
is not expected to spread, since a ma j.
GRITTY of the girls there have had it
How far it will spread among tho stu
dents at Converse hall is another ques-
ton.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-02-01
MOTION TO DISMISS.
An Incident In the Cnsc Of Flynn Il
Henderson VS.. DerWay.

a motion TO dismiss the case OF J. j.
Flynn and J. b. Henderson VS.. j. J.. Der
way was made Monday on the ground
that the master in chancory failed to
make q note under his signature OF the
day, month and year when tho case was
signed. This motion will he argued later.
The suit was brought to recover triple
damages for tho cutting OF six trees nn
the road leading from North avenue 10
Starr Farm beach. Each tree was valued
at 800 and the suit was brought to re-
cover damages of $500. under special
act providing for triple damages in GER
tain cases involving timber.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-02-01
PROPERTY WILL BE SOLD.
Assets Of T.. ". Howe, Jericho Bank
rUpt. Have Shrunk.

The personal Iropcr,y of Frank y.
Howe Of Jericho, bankrupt, will be sold
at auction next Saturday morning at
ton o'clock by Thomas Reeves, trustee.
Tho real estate and mill will not be in
cludcd in this sale. Tho Chittenden mill
has been turned over to NJ, $. Whitcomb.
WAC had a mortgage on the property.
and the farm and stock has been sold t.
Frank rcrcival.
The appraisal or this estate was com
p|ctcd some time ago and the report
shows the assets to be much less than
were shown in the schedule. There are
many details yet to he disposed of in this
estate and at this time it is impossible
To tell what dividend will be declared 70,
the creditors.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-02-01
PRINTERS ANNUAL MEETING.

The annual meeting OF Typographical
Union, No BAG, was held Sunday af-
ternoon with good attendance of mem
bcrs. Officers for the ensuing year were
elected as follows President, John Il.
I'laherty; vcc-prcsdent. Thomas T..
Howley; recording secretary, 7. A. Scully.
secretary-treasurer. W. H. Deshaw; ser
geant-at-arms jeremiah Willett.
The meeting was one of the most en-
thusiastic held recently and the members
reaffirmod their allegiance TO the eight
hour issue The union is the oldest in
the State. dating back to 1871.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-02-01
TWO PACING MARES.
The Basis Of a suit for Recovery OF
DRmngcs Of $1,000.

Two pacing mares. we'll trained for
track work, form the basis of a suit for
the recovery Of damages Of $500. The
case is that of Edith Bates of New York
VS.. Abe Straus of Essex. II being alleged
that the defendant converted the two
horses to his own use. The names of
the mares are Freda. black animal. and
Gladys, a chestnut The case is retu-naole
Mt the March term OF county court.
The case Of NJ. +. Kelley VS.. |. n.
Chase and j. II. Allen was also entered
Tuesday in tho county clerk office.
It is claimed by the plaintiff that the
defendants rented a farm in Colchester
at tho rate Of 800 per month and that five
months rent is still duo him. This case
is also returnablc at the March term,
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-02-01
ROYAL ARCH MASONS.
Annual ConvOcation Of First District
nj 81. Adams February ~.

Tho annual convocaton OF tho Royal
Arch Masons, district No. /, will he held
with Lafayette Chapter, No. |. at st. AL
bans, February 90. under the direction Of
6. A. barber. district deputy. The pro-
gramme will be as follows:
AFTERNOON SESSION.
2:3o-Chapter will be opened in form on
Royal Arch degree.
Chapter called 10 refreshmont for the
purpose Of opening NJ. NJ. Lodge.
NJ NJ. Lodge opened in form. and Wort;
cXomplihcd by Lafayette cha pter No. T.
Review of work by grand lecturer
EVENING SESSION.
'.%o-Chapter called from rcfrcshmcnt to
labor on Royal Arch degree.
deception of grand officers
Tho Royal Arch degree will then he
cXemplited by Burlington Chapter No. g.
Review of work by grand lecturer
The lodges in tho district are as follows:
Champaign. No. !. n St. Alhans: Burling-
ton, No. :. at Burlington: Lafayette. No.
4, at Enosburgh Falls: Hill No. II. a,
AlburGh Center; Tucker, No. -, at Nor
risvillo.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-02-01
HIGH school. ORCHESTRA FORMED

An orchestra has been formed among
the students. with the following mem
bers; John Booth leader and first vio-
lin; George McMahon, first violin
Earl Baker. second violin; Warren,
cornet; Hans Johnstonr, second cornet |;
Harold Lessor, clarionet, and Harry
Cooke. pianist. The leader requests
any pupils who can play the cello,
drums, trombone or hute to COM
municate with him at once.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-02-01
VOTERS SHOULD REGISTER.
Republican Stntc Committee VIII GILL
Attention 10 NcY Inv.

AttcnttOn 10 view buWs
Four members OF the executive COM
mittee of the state republican commit
tee held a meeting Mt tho Van Ness
House Tuesday afternoon, those
present being Thad NJ. Chapman Of
MiddlcburY, chairman, Alfred II. Wat
son of White River Junction, score
tary; Fred $. Platt of Poultney, c. S.
Emery of Newport.
The meeting was held at this time
owing to the fact that Chairman Chap
man expects to start next week for
Florida, where he has large land in
terests. to remain for a couple Of
months. Tho object of the meeting
was to take action looking to the full
filment of tho provisions % the law
relating to registration. The act in
question provides that five per cent.
of the voters as shown by the previous
gubernatorial election can petition for
the Use Of n check list in a caucus Of
their party and the members of the
committee were impressed by the de-
STABILITY of emphasizing this fact so
that voters in the respective towns
would appreciate tho Importance of
bearing this fact in mind with this
end in view the committee will shortly
send out letters to the members of tho
| town committees in every town in tho
state calling attention to the fact that
the declaration Of intention made when
the inventory is filed with the asses
sors is the only form of registration
We have under the present law and
those who fail to declare their party
| affiliations lose the right to vote in
tho caucus of their party il their names
are not on the check list used.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-02-01
RECENT DEATH.

Gen. John S. Harris, long a prominent
resident Of Montana, died at Butte
Thursday OF uraemic poisoning. lie was
horn in Vermont 81 years ago. fenerai
Harris went to Montana as surveyor-Gen-
|eral of the territory in President Arthurs
administration. He served four years as
United states senator from louisiana
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-02-01
Mother Gray's Appeal to Women.

IL You viii send your name and adj
dress we will mail you FREE pack-
age of Mother Gray's AUSTRALIAN
LEAF, a certain, pleasant herb cure
for Womens ills. 1t is a safe monthly
regulator and neverf failing. If you
have pains in the back, Urinary, Blad-
der or Kidney trouble; use this pleas
and leaves. All Druggists sell it, 80
cents: or address. Ths Mother Gray
Co. lie Roy. N. Y.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-02-01
BLOSSOM ON ISLE Ia
MOTrE,

That Grand Isle county is not to be
left out of the reckoning in connection
with any consideration Of the Champlain
Valley as a resort for summer visitors
in mid-wnter is evidently the dctermina-
ton of the Hon. r. s. Flcury of Isle La
Motto. lie encloses pansy bios ,om
which he picked in his flower garden on
the morning of the card ult.. and from
which he infcrs that the Isle La NJ, ~
climate Ia not so bad"
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-02-01

form and the trucks but can be re-
paired in n few days The smoker
was only slightly damaged and was
in service again Sunday.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-02-01
IN Cupr A COLD IN ONE DAY

Fake LAXATIVE BROMO QUlNlNG
tablets. All druggists refund the money
&. ". Groves signature is on each
box. :oc.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1906-03-15

struction is now complete. con-
sistlng OF the chief surgeon.
four nurses and corps Of gen
eral workers. who are located
at the hospital in Radferd. and
six line physicians who are To-
Gated an along the line. The
hospital has a large number OF
patients already. The foreign
laborers are continually arriv-
ing AN along the line. consist
ing mostly OF Italians. but there
are also some Armenians.
bungnrians and native Afro
Americans. From all reports
10 seems that the Tidewater and
Norfolk and Western double
tracking contractors are Getting
"a large supply of icborers and
the work on both lines iS pro-
crossing Very rapidly Bedford
Bulletin
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1906-03-15

local traffic to the competing
trolley
Not al Uumixed Evil.
Seeing the tremendous stimu-
lus that has been given TO trav
el by the lower fares of the troll
ley and by the special steam
road rates. many passenger
men really Go not view the -
cent era 3s am unmixed evil.
They honestly believe chat roe
duction would have two efforts
-stemning trolley lime compe-
tition and creating "a tremeni
ous flow of new business. This
accounts for the failure of the
railroads of Ohio to attack tine
legality of the new law in the
courts. They wish fr-t to see
what effect it viii have ou their
earnings. and many OF them do
not expect the trial to prove
disastrous.
Michigan took tle initiative
n the reduction uf passenger
fares. hut the law There lis GRAD -
ed ONE. depending upon the
earnings of the railroads THE
fares permitted fa he char-.
range from q cents ou SOME
roads in the PIPER Peninsula to
p cents ou thc main lines Job tla
lower state.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1906-03-15
SCHOOL WORK 1870 AND 1908

superintendent Maxwell of
the New York public schools,
published the following.
The opponents of modern ed -
ucational methods who would
abandon the present rich cours-
es of study and return 90 the
barren instruction of sixty
years ago. which was limited
to the so-called Three RS, -
have for "a long time been de
ploring the alleged fact that
children to-day do not spell and
cipher as we'll as did pupils of
half a century ago In many
quarters this assertion, purely
theoretical, has been accepted
unqualitiedly and great has
been the lamentatiOn over the
change from ed ucati iOnal
methods of stage coach days.
For a long time, succincts facts
to prove or disprOve this pessi-
mistic theory were lacking. To.
day it is the singular good for,
tune of those who believe thai
education has become more val
liable, Just as methods of trans
portation and communication
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1906-03-15
RAILROAD NOTES.
aboard Air Line and Southern Anxious to
Control the Output of the Coal Fields OF
Southwest Virginia.

off"twO miles north of Penning-
ton Gap. on the line headed di-
rect for Black Mountain. and
which makes "a sort of semi
circle. landing at Appalachia.
This line is about twenty miles
long. The branch from Pen
nington Gap 90 Black Noun
tain is about ten miles long
These branch lines will bring
coal TO Appalachia from Black
Mountain and the Grab OR
chard' sections. where it viii
be taken up by the Virginia and
Southwestern to Moccasin Gap.
thence due west to Rogcrsville
over tine new line of the South
ern. connecting with the South
eru main line q few miles east
of MorriStowu
Summing up the situation is
about this The Southern vill
cover the coal territory west of
Norton and The Carter Sea-
board slime win got the coal
east of Norton B'uefieid Iel
cgraph
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1906-03-15
FIRE pRorecuovN CALIFORNIA
Private Owner has But Eir- Lines and
iuauguraied Patrol System t0
Guard young Growth

An item OF news OF Wide lm-
portauce to tmberlanl owners
is the announcement that ID
California lumber company
which applied To a plan of fire
protection to "a single township
during tine summer of l9U5. is
now preparing To extend the
same protection to the rest of
its large holdings of cut-ovcr
land Except ina the National
forests. but little attempt has
as yet been made 10 protect
from fire the forests or cut-Over
lands of the Pacific coast In
California, il is true, the State
forester has taken up fire pro-
lection as one OF the most
pressing problems Of his admin
istration. But in Oregon and
Washington particularly. and
on private holdings in CalifOr-
MIA, fires are SO destructive that
little hope is cherished
by owners of securing
crops on cut-over lands before
fires have prevented or destroy
ed them. The severe losses
which have come from these
fires have, however, made a
deep impression upon lumber
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1906-03-15

AN Railroads lhi, Side of thc Wssis,ip-
pi River threatened With
Reductions.

~ Chicago -pocla.alsp spatch to
tn. New York Herald SAYS.
Tn. railroad. .f .l.r, st,t.
.r.t.ftn. 1fi--.--inri r.r.r ara
r... rn f... .vfth ffraaf.n.l r..-
au.fon. I'm pa-sonrer f.~., toa
tu... c.nfa mile hn~i~ Thaf &C.
will come in th. near future
seems almost Ialnnl question
ff.- recognized 51 tho railroads
th.t nothing cam b. dome to
Stop tne progress of the qrita-
tfan.
Ih. example of Ohio is be-
coming contagious. and quick
action is demanded and lis ex-
uecte8 in several states al, soon
as their new legislatures shall
convene ln Indiana the two
cent fare is almost "a campaign
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1906-03-15

have improved. 10 be able at
last tc offer facts-facts which
by Their cold logic established
the truth that children I'm the
eighth year of New York citv's
elementary schools are better
IN spelling and arithmetic than
were much older pupils i'm the
high schools of sixty years ago.
These facts have come into
the possession of educators in
delightful way. Dr. Thomas
VI. Ballet. while superintendent
of schools i'm Springfield Mass.
discovered I'm the archives "a
volume of examination papers
IN spelling and arithmetic writ
ten 10y eightv-tive pupils in the
Springfield High school in loff.
With Mr. Riley. the present
principal of Elm Street school,
last March gave these questions
90 2i5 pupils in the ninth year
OF the pres emit elementary
school. The results of the test
were as follows
Naia .r ". naI. ~r.....-s 800
spelling rr INU 900
These results. together wIth
+ Ian elaborate analysis ol the rc-
suits oi the examination ~ I-I..