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x NJ. costs only sl.2o per gallon.
RICHMOND'S HISTORIC HALL
Move to Purchase the Old I8-Sidcd
Church for Il Museum.

4 movement is on foot among public
spirited citizens to purchase for n histor-
ical museum the old Richmond Union
Church, Il 1G-sided edifce one of the most
unique in the United States. and erected
10y as many denominations for union serv-
ice in ISIS. only "A few of the more public
spirited residents of tho town arc in the
movement, and until they have their
plans fun formulated they decline any
publcitE'
fhcN. too, are spaliug no effort to trace
thu history of tho church back to the time
when all those scots united in building
their little house of worship.
Tho old church, n substantial wooden
structure, sb,Ilt ot hlnd-hewcd timber,
and now used as a town meeting house,
Is situated on Bridge street, on tho south
side Of the Winooski river. The building
Is IN "A wonderful state of preservation
and has been kept in such excellent condi-
ton that it is almost as good to-day as
when 1t was erected
All that is definitely known Of the orr
gin of the church is that it was erected
upon land donated by Isaac Gleason, then
one of the foremost men of the town and
the heaviest real estate owner. William
Rhoades was the builder, and assistance
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.h,,l, in ,,,n,,. and labor was contributed
,,. o,.or,. ,,,or In the town. The donor Of
,ho ,,rI .,,d tho builder died many years
AGO and ,,,hiIo tho self-aprointcd commit
too of citize,s who are anxious TO keep it
as q historical landmark and museum
have beon ondoavoring to learn the his
tory of its origin. they have made little
progress. They have succeeded, though,
i'm so Interesting many of the residents
that they arc positive they can secure
it for historical purposes.
There We're IL sides IN In" "'d '"urch'
so that each sect could nave corner
stone" is the only excuse the HoN. mo
mas Browning. for years inc pastor 'ould
give for its UNIQUE architecture.
Throughout the entire H''" " -
known only as the I"-Slu'" 'H"'c"'
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UNITED STATES COURTS.
Case of Wilson W.. Clement Mny he
Tried Next Month.

The time for noting cases for trial
at tho February term of United states
courts, which viii be held in this city,
Will expire February :, While the
term viii not in all probability be a
long one, it is expected that II num-
her of civil eases viii be set for trial
and criminal matters win also be con
sidorcd.
1t is expected that the cas-" of sam
ucl -. Wilson vs.. PerciNal w. elem
ent, the famous suit for damages of
S50,000 for alleged Islander Will be
tried. This ease was one" liA'd at Rul %
land, u verdict being rendered Tor the
defendant, but this verdict was over
ruled because Of the service of Ger
tain Jurors \ settlement was later
announced hut This settlement did not
pleas" Wilson and tho cas-" was again
tHkcn Ia court n lhi" cas-" IS irl"d
1t viii occupy two weeks or more
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-02-01

io'ch"F "I great N"luo 10 MS con-
Ef'GatI"n ana las power as ii
Preacher OF the OWN" word. combining
clopu"nc2 OF tn" orator with I'll" vision
OF tn" S"or, nav" 'ndcar"d him to tn"
Wn"i" body of the church which lac has
served >" faithfully during these sin
No0rs
Resolved. That Will" "" express our
deep rccrct and sincere sorrow Al part
ing with the present pastor of this
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-02-01
PASTOR CALLED.
Rev. j. H. George, D. D., Invited
to Pulpit of First Church.
A Native OF Ontario, lie Itn> Had an tn-
iercsting Career and Is Now I'rcsi-
dent Of Chicago Theological
Seminary.

At tho annual meeting Of the First
Church and society Thursday uieht, tho
resignation OF the rev. q. q. Atkins was
accepted and = call was extended to the
Rev j. ~. George. ~. -, who is al the
head OF the Chicago Theological Scili-
nary, to become pastor as soon after l,r.
Atkins leaves in April as will suit his
convenience.
This was the 1ooth annual meeting Of
tie church and it was remarkable for tho
fact that a pastor wdS released and a call
'Ntcnded to another The reports read at
We meeting showed that all departments
we're working successfully and harmon
lousy. The election OF officers lcsultc
a follows:
TcaconS-N. * Brown, G. l.. Partridge
und w j. Van Patton.
standing committee. u. Goodrich, O.
q. Howard and c. T.. Smith
tlc'k and trcasurtr--W. H. Wood.
hssistdnt-Nlrs. W. j. Van ratten.
hud,tor--C T.. Pcasc
superintendent of sunday school w. H..
Howe; assistant superintendent, W. II.
Wood; secretary VI. G. Grandy; treas.
urcr, e. l.. Smith.
Auxiliary Committoe-MrS. $ =. Kern.
Mrs T.. II. Powell. Mrs. j. :. Patrick,
Miss Mary G. Torrcy. Mrs ". H. Wilder
Members Of the corporation OF TIA"
aiomc for Destitute Chldron--Mrs H. :
Howard ana Miss Florence Lyman.
Committee on Adams Mssion--lI 5.
Howard and Miss Mary W. Lemon.
After clCctng officers the church re-
luCtantlY accepted the resignation Of Dr.
Atkins and adopted tho following rcso-
buttons;
Resolved That this church accepts
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ETHAN ALLEN CLUB.
Annual Meeting Held nj New '""
House Friday Evening.

TWO hundred mcmhcrs Of the I|H'U
Alien club gathered At their spacious
new club house Friday evening Tor VA" AN
rual meeting of the organizations TIL"
president Of the club, Dr n. .. itawloy.
urcSidcd The reports of tho secretary.
Treasurer and building committee W"r"
presented and were of a character that
met with the entire approval of the
IA .lulrrS Some amendments to the by
laws. made desirable 10y the enlarged
scope Of the club. were made and Of
Nrcrs for another year were elected as
follows
prcsdcnt-D. {. IIawley.
Nicc-prcsdcnt l.. S"ule.
Secretary-W. T.. Weller.
rrcasurcr-lI. :. Weed.
Members Of the governing board for
two years r.. y. Brodic NJ. &. Twltchcll,
+. f. Burgess and H. Is. shaw.
Auditols-lI. r. Ruttcr T.. VI Brad
Icy and r.. II. H"oth.
The members Of tn, governing board
holding of'ic, another year are -. y.
LOOMS. j II. Middl"broOk {. H.
Mower and ]. II. Mcconnell.
Refreshments were served after the
meeting adjourned.
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The Cracker Of Quality.

cSSary. In their opinion tho child was
not poisoned, but probably had been NO
elected and poorly fed. It had been
subject to "pileptic fits. Tho body was
buried Thursday afternoon. It was
learned that no physician had been call
cd when the twins were born, or when
they died. or when the older child died.
Moore was not present and it is not
known whether he has left town or was
simply keeping out of tn" way temper
arily.
AFTER ALLEGED LIQUOR SELLERS
John Johnson of BrattlehOro. an cN-
press wagon driver. was sentenced 10
three iupNthS Ia the House of Correction
Wednesday. having pleaded guilty To- tho
charge OF furnishing liquor, and Charles
+. kamSdcll uG Guilford. was tined W a.
tor u similar "tfcnsc. Rdmsdell ploadod
rot guilty, hut was adiudged guilty by
Justice Frank T.. Ward. H." appealed
Is tn" county court. Roth trials tool,
plao" in Guiliurd. rho liquor was ru,-
mShod at "a dane" and several Bratilo-
h"ro mon were held as Witnesses. Gull
ford Officials are determined to breal,
M tho habit which certain persons have
Of making trouble at dances in tina.
town as a. result ot II two free usc Of
liWor.
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\ GI\RtNIrED IRE FOR PILES.

Itching. nd. 1;lc"dug. ProtrudinG
Piles. 'rugG SITS arr authorized To re-
fund money Dr. PAHO OINTMENT fails
/" cure ia Is 10 ! : days. 5nc.
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". g.. TltkI,is.

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every tim" YOU use the J.. Il NJ Paint.
You de- more painting with one gallon of
l.. ~ NJ. than with two gallons of other
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l.. n NJ. White Lead and makes tn" l..
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gallons l.. ~ NJ. mixed with gallons
Linsocd Oil VIII paint n moderate sized
house.
l.. n NJ. costs only sl.2o per gallon.
~ T. Terrell Overhead. y. y,
Writes, 10 years ago painted with
l.. & NJ. Only Low requires repantng."
Sold by II. NJ. Hull, Hinesburgh, Vt;
= BigWood. Winooski, VT; Flagg X
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NEWS OF VERMONT.



a''''s'o'N '"''eS III ''c'"l''s,o" '"'"so
-, '''
Of the last annual meeting of the board
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acci,or, and ,,,on ha ,a,, ho... ,ar
months vocntio,, he u,. In =. scrio,,s cnn-
d't'"h' Recently he wrote to the directors
pay and the matter was brought up ut
Tia" meeting of the directors last week.
\" difficulty would have been created in
granting tho request, as tho association
has no quarters here and will not have
until the new building is opcncd in the
fall, and consequently there is no work
for the secretary to do. but one of the di-
rectors stated that he had heard that Sec
rotary Stchman was taking a course Of
'''''''. III '"''su'u1 science 'or MS m
official action was taken on tho tunttcr
further than Ia grant a tiv, rnnnths' Ieuvo
of absence to the sccrct1rv. The direct
ors however. are thorourl,lv srlit into
factions over tho SUBJECT some of them
have written to the international commit
toe of the T. NJ C. 4 and all KINDS of
views arc being cxprcsscd some of the
officers including tho nrosidout of the AS
sociatiun. cannot soc WIN. if MIR. Stehman
wishes to- take Christian Science treats
mcut. lie should not have tin. privilege of
INN good. and cam see no good reason
WHY they should interiors with tho nroucr
DISCHARGE of his duties. Sonlo of those
said to ne opposed tn the idea of his TAX
Ing the treatment have bccu members uf
the association but a few months. Last
summer when the association lost tho
building it had occupied for several vcar.
and il looked as though the ORGANIZATIONS
would bo compcllcd to disband. lo nut
in many day, Of hard work to raise tho
e." ON fund rnr bc ,,roroc,,l ,,,. l,,i,,ji,, -
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-02-01

With great regret DR.. q. G. Atknss
obligations TO a larger field and a wider
influence then Is possible III Burlington
and VIC. therefore. congratulate him ON
the opportunity for more important
service as pastor of tho church Of De
troit. and We congratulate the church in
Detroit knowing that in Or. Atkins they
Will have leader who will he to them
an inspiration in all christian service
and Il teacher aud preacher of unsur-
passed power and cloquoncc.
Resolved. That the clerk of tho church
h" requested to send a copy OF these
REGULATIONS to Dr. Atkins
G. T. Smith reported for the com
mittcc appointed to secure n pastor
to take tho place Of pr Atkins and in
behalf OF tho committee recommended
that 'r. George he called. Dr. Atkins
spoke of tho favorable rcports hc had
received regarding pr. George and tho
church voted to extend = call to him.
Tho church meeting was then adj
iourn"d.
MEETING or THE SOCIETY
Tho meeting OF TIA" society immc-
diatclv followed the meeting OF tn"
church. Tho resolutions relative to
calling mr.. George, which had been
adopted 10y the church, were read by
w. n. Wood. This was followed by
tho Introduce ION of u resolution by e.
T.. Beach. which concurrod with the
resolution adopted by the church. AZ
tor being seconded by u. Henry Pow
cll tho resolution was unanimously
adopted by Al rising vote, thus making
tho cali unanimous from both church
and society. Tho resolution provided
that "a salary of $4,000 per year hc raid.
There being no other business the
meeting adjourned.
nR. GEORGES CAREER.
The career of the Rev. d.. George has
hccu one of unusual interest. He was born
in Cobourg, Ont, and studied for his
T.. & aud Theological course at Wet ~. J.
University All through his cpurs he
held tn" place of first general proficiency.
I'm his second year h took hOnorS IN
philosophy and Hebrew. Graduating in
$50 he was awarded tho gold medal for
first general proficiency in his year. TIL"
degree Of master OF arts was conferred
upon him at the Same institution four
years later. For some years he WAS an
examiner in Victoria College. In 1856 Dr.
George. after two years of study at tn"
Boston University. had conferred upon
him 10y the faculty of that college the
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Disaster
Discounted.

our Insurance
Contracts arc
I u Q present
value OF "a mo
time OF z" ID
luck ana fnr-
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-02-01
KVS a renovator of soil and as
~ food for stock, the COW pea
is unsurpassed. To get the larg-
est possible yield of COW peas from
any given soil, a plentiful! applica-
ton of POTASH is necessary.

The best methods leading to certain success fully
explained in the 65page illustrated book which we send
free to farmers who write for it. 1t tells of the remarkable
results attained with COW peas nourshcd upon POTASH.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-02-01

Francis Fourier of Danvillo died
Saturday, January 20, aged ST years and
three months. Mr. Fourier was for
many years a resident OF St. Thomas.
+. 9. He was the father Of nineteen
children, eight of whom survive him.
He also leaves sixty grandchildren and
,sixty-ninc grcat-grIndchildrcn. The
funeral was held at Notre Dame Church.
ST. .IohuSblry, January y.
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N'tfC If
land ,;u,- = 1fo,,,, of ,,,,,i,,,.,.,,,.
81 hro,b,,, Ir ,,,,,,,, T., tI,a.
rouIt,.. W. '0''' VI '''''
DRt NkEN ROW IN LUMBER CAMP
lam g, s,,+o.s ,,,,,,,o,. ,,,,,
dori, n,,,,,,,. '''i VI cd'c-
investigate r.hot n.,. .,,1,.o.'-I -
small rio, IN - ,',,,I.''. ,'o'" ~ " Il
Atwoods fam NJ. ,,n',ni, -, , -. ~
was NOT resnorsuL, car INV w.
ami bad no connection, ui.. ~
As usual in such dist,,,l,,,,.l'. ,''.
was tho cause. In thi. tn.,o,,no a.,
punishment of two .,llo,. - .,.I.',
and one gallon Of cherry. ,,.,, ,y,. ~,
immediate foundatio,, for ,,,a ,"',,,,.i'
In tho general rro,,. s.,.,,1 ,,.l...
iurod and it was r,,rod sa,r,r.i,,. .,,'',
that ono man Womb dio IInv.c,,r ra
fatal results are NOW. ovnor,oI ..,,.i 49,,
the narticiuants have raid ,ro ,.,,.,i
fine for breach of tho n'a,o
.>.,.,..
'N'> AH Mr'f' INi ''h MASONIC
DISTRICT.
Tho annual meeting Of the ninth Ma
sonic district will be- held IN South
STAFFORD Wednesday February :. after
noon and evening. Following is tho
order of work: $50 p. m \ lodge of
master Masons Opened in full. called
| from labor to refreshments. by Tcmplc
lodge, No. 81 j. q. Kendall w. NJ.
lodge called from refreshments to labor
on the y. G. degree. and the degree *
cmpltied. 10y jackson lodge. no Co. c.
~ io"''' W. NJ '"''S ON tht
v.sbir,,n, ,oIoa ", . /, III,
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1906-02-01

'"Tell the lady we can't take that hat
back. It's been worm" said the mana
ger of a department store, handing q
fragile creation Of lace and feathers
back to the saleswoman after examin
Ing 1t carefully.
"Will you tell me how you discov.
cred that fact?' asked curious, by.
standef ~ - ~
by the sense Of SMELL" replied the
manager. 1.-THE popularity of macas.
sar oil-the oil that is in the harris
that its color is impaired to anything 1t
comes in contact with, and, although
there wasn't spot on that hat, l knew
1t had been worn by this slight odor
which had elung to the lining. The pur-
chaser Of that exravagant bit Of mil
linery probably. couldn't afford any
thing so expensive-wanted to cut a
dash at the opera with her best young
man perhaps, trusting to exchange the
hat the next day for tailor made suit
or something she really needed" New
York Press
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1906-02-01
STAGE EPlGRAMs.

The theater is the chastener of life.-
Euripides.
An actor is a public instructor
Euripldes.
The theater is the mirror Of llfe.-
Eophocles.
Actors are the only honest hypo
critics.
The theater is the DEVILS own terri.
tory. Edward Allyn.
The stage represents fiction as il II
were fact.-Betterton
The stage is the field for the orator
as well as the comedian. .-Roscius.
A passion for dramatic art is inher-
ent in the nature of man.-Edwln For
rest.
The drama Is the most refined pleas
ure of a polished people.-Dion Bouci.
cault.
1t is in drama where poetry attains
Its loftlest flight.-Don Luis I. Of Por-
tugal.
The stage is more powerful than the
platform, the press or the pulpit
Anna Dickinson.
A comedy Is like cigar; If good, ev-
cry one wants box; If bad, no amount
Of putting will make 1t draw.-Henry
James Byron.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1906-02-01
WHEN GAS WAS NEW.


Earring experiment
Gas had as much difficulty In maxim,
Its way in New York city apparently
rs did the steel framed skyscraper. Ii
each case it required man who haC
the courage Of his convictions to prove
that 1t was safe, but when once II was
shown that the benefits were greater
than the dangers gas and skyscrapers
took their places as. necessities. In the
ease of the skyscraper the designer had
to convince the owner who had be.
come somewhat fearful of the success
Of his venture because of the com.
ments of his friends, by signing a lease
for an office on the top floor for a
long term Of years. In the case of gas,
although 1t had been used in London
and other American cities before it
was introduced into New York, Sam
uel Leggett, the president Of the COM
pany that proposed to bring the much
feared iUuminant into use here, had to
prove its harmlessness in his own
house. This was In 1923.
His heroism attracted d good deal of
attention and proved to be good ad-
vertisement, for hundreds If not thou
sands Of persons visited the house to
see the illuminant which was said to be
so much better than candles and fish
oil lamps. The house was In the up
town fashionable quarter of the city,
ON Cherry hill. 1t was at Z Cherry
street, only few doors below the big.
square Franklin House, in which Pres
ident Washington lived when New
York was the capital, and near the cell
ebrated Cherry gardens. 1t was a mar
row, three story and attic brick struc.
ture with two dormer windows. An
abutment of the Brooklyn bridge now
occupies the site.
Stories Of the explosive character of
gas had spread without the aid of
press agent, and persons hesitated
about having the pipes run through
their houses. They were willing to |
have some one else make the expert
ment, however, and curious enough to
visit the house of the venturesome one
to see what happened, For the time
being all roads in the evening seemed
to lead to Mr.. Leggett's house. Groups
gathered outside In the darkened street
to witness the process Of '1lghting up"
Many couple from the other fashion.
able quarter, State street and the foot
OF Broadway, gave up the evening walk
along the Battery to wend their way
up Pearl street in the moonlight to Z
Cherry street to see the novelty. There
were eager visitors from surrounding
towns. Mr. Leggett was not averse 10
showing people how much better gas
was than any other form of illuminant
by taking them through the house.
This fact, becoming known through
out the city, added to the number of
and not infrequently when
Mr.. Leggett, basking In the light of no.
torlety in his drawing room, saw faces
peering in at him from the outer dark.
ness he would 60 to the door and in
vite those without to come In. 1t was
several years before the prejudice
against gas could be altogether wiped
York Tribune.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1906-02-01

The usual size OF the shell of an oys
ter is three to FIVE inches. but away
back In tertiary times there were oys.
ters In California that had shells thir.
teen inches long and seven or eight
Inches wide. The animal and shell
doubtless weighed fifteen or twenty
pounds, since the shells were five inch
es thick. These oysters have long been
extinct, but their fossil shells are abun.
dant. If the oyster farmer could pro-
duce individuals of such enormous size
now and the flavor were good In pro-
portion to its size we would be most
fortunate. In that case a single oyster
would be enough for one stew at the
church festival.-St. Nicholas.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1906-02-01
HOW LINCOLN CLIMBED,
A Long, Hard Path to Reach Good
Fee Before the Supreme CourG

AomBs hA9Fa Fmfh to Reach d Coed
Fee Before the Supreme Court.
The lawyer who works his way up
| from five dollar fee In suit before a
justice of the peace to a $500 fee be-
fore the supreme court of his state has
. long and hard path to climb. Lincoln
fclImbed this path for twenty Ave years,
with industry, perseverance, patience
above all, with that self control and
keen sense of right and wrong which
always clearly traced the dividing line
between his duty to his client and his
duty to society and truth. His perfect
frankness Of statement assured him the
confidence of Judge and jury In every
argument His habit of fully admitting
the weak points In his case gained him
their close attention to his strong ones,
and when clients brought him question
able cases his advice was always not
to bring suit.
!"fes," he once said to man who of
fered him such case; ''there is no rea-
sonable doubt that can gain your case
for you. | can set whole neighbor-
hood at loggerheads; can distress a
widowed mother and her six fatherIess
children and thereby gain for you $780,
which rlghtfully belongs, 1t appears to
me, as much to them as 1t does to you.
| shall not take your case. but l will
give you little advice for nothing.
You seem a sprightly, energetic man.
would advise you to try your hand at
making 5000 in some other way"
He would have nothing to do with the
tricks" Of the profession, though he
met these readily enough when prac-
ticed by others. He never knowingly
undertook a case In which justice was
on the side Of his opponent. That same
inconyenient honesty which prompted
him In his storekeeping days to close
the shop and go In search of woman
he had innocently defrauded Of a few
ounces Of tea while weighing out her
groceries made It impossible for him to
do his best with poor case SWEET"
he once exclaimed, turning suddenly to
bis associate the man Is guilty. You
defend him; l can't" and gave up his
share Of large fee.-Helen Nlcolay In
st. Nicholas.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1906-02-01

Home, Sweet Home" Payne'g song
was originally number in the opera
"Clari, the Maid of Milan,' a produc-
ton brought out in 1923. The opera
was failure, and nothing is now
known of it save the one song, which
became instantly popular. Over 10O,-
900 copies were sold in the first year
Of its publication, and the sale. in one
form or another has been constant
ever since the first appearance Of this
beautiful theme, The melody is
Slcllian folk song and was adapted to
the words by Payne himself.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1906-02-01

As late as the sixteenth century
skates In England were very primitive,
for we learn that the London appren-
tces used to tie bones to their feet and
under their heels. Writing In 1861,
Evelyn speaks Of 1.-The strange and
wonderful dexterity of the sllders' In
st. James park, performed before
their majesties by divers gentlemen
and others with scheets, after the man
ner of the Hollanders, with what swift
nesse they pass, how suddalnly they
stop In full carriage upon the ice"