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New-York tribune., 1906-09-16

vibration II is raised from the floor and built
upon gfrders running from the walls Of the
tower. The case is alright and dustproof The
movement handmade and jewelled throughout
required two years 20 produce The master clock
is wound once in thirty days, the auxiliary clock
once in eight days. The key is inserted through
a hole in the glass panels Of the case immedi-
ately in front Of the clock cases, the opening be-
ing closed by a rubber plug al other times. The
greatest care is taken 10 preserve uniform tenn
perature within the case. \ rheumatic ther-
n1ostat within the case controls an electric
heater thus insuring no greater variation than
two degrees throughout the entire year
once every minute the clock opens the valve
which admits compressed air 10 the tubes con-
nected with the gears and Immediately closes.
the impulse moving the minute hand one half
minute and the release Of the air causing tie
hand 10 move the other half minute. The great
altitude az which the clock is placed, 3Gl feet ia
inches to centre Of diaIs from the level ground.
made it necessary to provide against high pres
sure exerted by tempests. To effect this heavy
trussed steel frame bracing is placed about two
, feet back OF each dial. to which the dial frames
are connected by bolt struts. with right and left
screws fitting into sockets bolted 70 the bracins
In front Of the bracngs are steel reflector plates
pierced for incandescent lights The lamps are
lighted and extingUished automatically uy the
/ action OF the master clock.
/ Instead OF the usual Roman numerals. which
could not be distinguished from the street, the
figures are indicated on the dals by plain plates
I > feet inches long and Il inches broad for the
/ III. VI. N and XII, the other hour plates being
/ three inches vide The hands Of the diaIs are
framed OF steel TO resist bending due 10 hlSn
winds and enCased in copper TO prevent oxlda-
ton The axle turns on ball bearings The
length OF the minute hand is 10 feet inches. Of
the hour hand feet The weight Of the former
is 22J pounds, OF the latter 10 pounds II has
been estimated that the distance travelled by the
minute hand in one year Is 1147 miles
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BIG QUAKER CITY CLOCK.

Continued from SECOND page.
New-York tribune., 1906-09-16

After the body had been consumed by fire, .
rush was made by the crowd for bones as SOU
venrs.
In Southern India the tourists were caught in a
sandstOrm and on the road outside TanjOrs
came across a religious fakir hanging by his
heels from tree. position he kept for twenty
hours. with small coal fire burning under his
head Still another. attended by a disciple
clearing the way. rolled for twenty miles the
ground under the broiling sun 20 a tempe In
Madras they found a former New York lawyer.
who has adopted Brahu1a. Vishnu and silva as
| his trinity. happy apparently, in the new-old
religion which he is following. The former
| president Of a New York college lives in Sc
clusion In the Jungle, devoted HindOO His
| friends IN New York send him a monthly re-
| rittance. bnt he returns all but Sc. which sup
plies his wants until another remittance is re-
| ceived.
The rest OF the tour included Ceylon. the
Straits settlements. Hong Kong. Macao. the
Monte Carlo OF the Orient, and Shanghai, ths
Lowell Of China and Japan, In Japan they met
almost the first hostility 20 the motor car; some
| Of the lower class coolies stoned the car and
| others refused TO help pull it out OF the mud
for any money. Similar mishaps happened 70
them in other countries, but the natives always
| went TO the rescue
| The tour ended with a drive across the country
| from Toxic 10 Kobe and then by steamer across.
| the Pacific
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-04-26
THE WOMAN'S UNION.
Officers Elected ut Annual Meeting 1T
Church Organization.

The annual meeting of the Woman's
Union Of the college street Church was
held in the chapel yesterday Afternoon
AT three o'clock, when the following Of.
iicors were elected: President, Mrs. O. Il
Mason; Vico-presidcut, Mrs. W. &. Isham
secretary. Mrs. ". o. Lane; treasurer
Mrs. W. r. F.. Willcox; collectors. Mis-.
Mason and Miss Grace Hutchinson: audit.
or, w. c. lSham.
The following officers We're elected for
the auxiliary departments: Department OF
foreign missions director. Mrs. NJ. II
Buckham; assistant director, Mrs |. G.
Smart; secretary, Mr.. G. +. Cowlos
treasurer, Miss BroWncll.
Department Of homo missions Director
Mrs, f.. G. kecch; assistant director, Mrs
G. !. Forbes; secretary, Miss Edith
hutchinson; treasurer, Mrs. +. ). Peasc
The following chairmcn of committees
were elected: Finance Mrs G. A. Weston
Mrs. G. r. Horton: care of church. Mrs
Smith Wright; missionary boxes Mrs.
j. n Bond, Mrs. II. T., Porcival; home
bcuovoence. Miss Mary Roberts; calling
Mrs. y. r. Goodhuc; childrens social,
Mrs. W. q. Lane. Mrs. c. +. Cowlca
parish gathering. Mrs. T.. \. Brodie; May
breakfast, Mrs. y, y. Buttoriicld, Mrs.
T.. T. Perkins.
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BENSON.

Mrs. T.. II. Sherman returned from South
ShdttsburY last week and brought home
with hor little Ethel Lennon. q mothc
less girl. whom .She win care for at pres
cnt and possibly adopt as her own. Fra n |.
Charlton. vino is building over the old
Ic, r. Walker store building, has IT wcll
under way ana has already put in a sup
ply of western beet. NJ. King is maxi
ing extensive repairs to his Swimming
station in this village II is connected
with the Benson CreamerY.-Postmastc q
\. j. Dickinson went to Proctor last Sat
urday to visit his nephew, Edward Nor
ton, and came back on MondaY.--'rhc Rev.
Leroy \. Taylor. who went to confer
cncc last week, expecting to come ba *
here, is 10 go to Schenectady. y. Y, and
a Rev. Mr.. Pattcu viii conc here. Mr..
Taylor has been pastor here three years
and has made many friends Eugene Nc
Donald and wife returned from Bristol
Tenn. last Saturday after an absence
of several monthS.--Gcorgc Doycttte a
former BurlinEtouian who has been the
proprietor of our hardware store here for
i've years past has sold out to L. r.
Walker Mr.. Doycttc's health is not good
and through the advise of his physician
he is going to resign indoor work and get
ont into the omen air
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-
BATES WON IT'S DEBATE.
Defeated University OC Vermont Ia
Discussion OF Government Control.

Lewiston, Nc, April 25.--Batos college
Tonight added one more to its uninter-
rupted string of victories in home debates,
the University of Vermont suffering the
defeat.
The two teams were unable to meet on
common grounds because of "A wide diver
ScuCc in definitions Of government control.
The affirmative interpreted ii as equNal-
ent 10 regulations The negative quoted
the interstate commerce commission de-
lining it as the fixing of rates. The ltlir-
native showed that some form of regula-
ton was essential. The negative main
tanned that control of rates would be de-
structive to the cOuntrys commercial
prosperity. The negative maintained that
while occasional evils may exist as a
whole the present system works exceed
Ing well, The affirmative reclted numer-
Gus examples OF present evils and insisted
that because great evils We're possible,
government regulation was necessary.
Vermont insisted that the affirmative was
arguing beside tho question WAS not adj
Nocating government control Bates elaine
cd that her scheme was not rcrutcd.
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WARREN.

James Blair is very i'll with pneu-
monia.--A large doe was seen in the
yard Of Gabc Senior one day recently
which stayed several minutes and ap-
pcared very tamc.--Rose Fuller has
been i'll the past week but is now more
comfortable Her aunt Mrs. Bonnet,
of Waitshcld, Is caring FOR hor.--F j.
Tillotson and wife were visitors at
George Waliis's in Wutsfold Satur-
y.--Edward Van Deuscn has been on
the sick list for several days Schools
commenced in town Monday with
james En- glish in the upper depart
mcnt and Mrs. Mary Martin in the pri-
mary room-Albcrt Stedman and wife
of New York state arc visitors of Will
liam Tcrlo and Wifc.--Alary Morrill, has
finished work at O. NJ Joncs's aud is
stopping at Alvin Larosc's.
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WINDSOR COUNTY
SOUTH ROYALTON.

George Carey of Fayston was "A rccen,
guest of his sister, Mrs. \. w. Bohonon
--Wiufred Hewitt, who spent last week
with his parents. has returned 10 Boston
Ma ss,--Lester +. Ashley left last Thurs
day to resume study ut Dartmouth Col.
losc.--A memorial service. defeating tn,
six memorial windows which have just
been placed in the Congregational Church
was held on Sunday morning.-The Rev
T. r. Wells is attending conference il,
Morrisville. Mrs. Whitaker was a. guest
of Mrs. Charles Haynes last week cs-
ter L.. Ashley recently spent n few days
in Boston. Edward Sargent Is working
for n. &. Sargent Charles Southwortll
is employed in II. q, Sarsout'S meat mar
ket.- Misses Maud aud 'ioorgic Abbott,
who spent a few days with relatives In
Hartford, have returncd.-t. l.. Abbott
is improving his house with q tine piazza.
- Mrs j. q. Ashley returned last week
from visit to Manchester, n, IL.
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TAKEN TO SCHENECTADY.
G.. a. Hardy Must Face Charge of
Abandoning His Daughter.

Clarence A. Hardy was taken from the
home of his father-n-,aw ut Undcrhill
yesterday by Detective Flanagan of Sche.
ncctady and left for that city in the after
noon. where he will have to face q charge
Of abandoning his four-Ncar-old daughter,
this being II felony In New York State.
Hardy has lived IN Schenectady for some
time. llc recently came to Undcrhill and
has lived with William McCabc. Ycstor-
day morning Detective Kennedy and Dep
uty Sheriff Quinn went to trnderhll for
him. Hardy was willing to return to
Schenectady and was not therefore arrest
ed lie said he left his daughter with
people for whom he WAS going To work
and would have returned sooner but for
the fact that some Of his relatives here
had been sick.
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BENEFIT ENTERTAINMENT.
For the City's Red Cross Fund for San
Francisco.

The cast for tn" two scenes from I'll
Whitcomb" and "MrS Wigs of the Cab
hagc Patch" ar" arranging their re-
ncarsals for their appearance at the
coming san Francisco benefit at Tho
Strong next Wednesday night The en-
tire varied programme Is almost com
plcto, Mrs 9. ;. Van Patt'n SopraNo
will assist and also Miss lla Niles, con-
tralto. now singing in "PrScilli." f., w
Rikcr, tenor, viii sing a duct With Mr.
BrownclI. The l., V. NJ. gi"c club has
agreed to render selections between til,
dramatic performances.
Tickets will 90 on s;lc to-day through
out the city. WVooSti. Fort Ethan Al
len aud EsscX Junction, which may be
|cXchangod at Tho Strou" hos office next
Monday morning, ono day in advance of
the general sale which VIII open at the
box Office Tuesday.
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OFFICERS or HlWLI>GTON COUNCIL

At the annual assembly of Buring
ton council. No. ), Royal and Select
Masters, held last evening, the follow
ing named were elected and appoin tee
for the year ensuing:
Th. H. master-Guy w. Bailey.
Deputy master-C. G. Miller.
Irin con. of work-II. NJ Mcintosh.
Trcasurcr--SaylesN Nichols.
RECOMMENDATION H.. Weller.
capt, of guard--Gco. T.. cutler.
con. at council--W, u, GILBERT
chaplaiu--J ". Dornsifc,
MarShal-R. V. Norman,
Stcward--V. l.. Clark,
Scntincl--GcorG II, Whitman.
Finance committee Guy w. Bailey
g e MILLER ~. NJ Mcintosh.
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FAREWELL RECEPTION.
Given by MIR. ind Mrs. W. j. Van mt
ten for Dir. mud Mrs. q. q. Atkins.

Fully 800 people awaited themselves of
the opportunity given by Mr.. and Mrs. W,
j. Van patten to say farewell to the Rev.
and Mrs. q. q. Atkins yesterday after
noon and last evening. Some of tho lad 6;
of the Wrist Church assisted i'll the din
ing room and in other ways during the
hours of tho reception, but the guests
came from all denominations and showed
by their presence and by their words their
regret at the coming departure of the tall
cntcd pastor of the First church and his
wife. The house was decorated with
flowers, iouquils being much in evidence,
and refreshments were served
DR.. aud Mrs. Atkins will leave ON Tues
day for their new home in Detroit, Micn.
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RUTLAND COUNTY
PROCTOR.

thc Iihrar,. will no co,.hr.,,oI 49, n,a
dr.t ,,v az N,,. ,rho ,;i,.,.,. ..,,a.,l
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jc,ivor nm a,dro.y ,,bi1d,,, c .r. ,,.i.,
grade ana ,nw,rd, h,vo io,, .,,.i.,,
Refreshments will lac .or,.o., l., .ra ,a,,.n
hall Immediately. .,,or ,,o .,it.
contior NTH ,ie,,,. ro,r,,,,r,a,,., an,
b.1d ~ ,h, ,il,..... .,,.. -
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IIG FIRE IN WEST RprTl ESTER

BIG FIRE IN WEST ROCHESTER,.
Onc-fourth of the little village Of
West Rochester was wiped ont by fire
Tuesday afternoon, the loss being four
dwelling houses, four barns. black
smith shop and a sawmill The fire
broke out in the mill, and as the vii
lage is without fire protection the
flames, driven by a stiff wind. spread
r,pidlY To nearby structures. a bucket
riGado was formed with the West
river as the base and the tire was stop
ped By energetic work. There were l6
IW, Hing houses in the village. as well
as number OF barns and one store.
The loss is estimated at $4,000.
1t is supposed that the fire started from
sparks from the steam sawmill owned by
j. @. Robinson. Three barns owned by j.
q. Robinson, Il house and barn owned by
Martin Whitney, II house and barn owned
by l.. l.. liinsman and a blacksmith shop
owned by j. .. Robinson We're destroyed.
All the property hut the Robinson black
smith shop ana Mr., knsmans house and
barn We're insured The principal industry
is Mr. Robnson's lumber business aud as
the sawmil was not burner il Is probable
hat othei houses viii bc erected.
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IN ST. MARY ACADEMY.
blanche Mcfarland of hyde Park Now
student There.

Miss Blanche Mcfarland. tho II years
old daughter or +. H. Mcfarland of lIydc
Park. whose mysterious disappearance
from hor home in that town Il month ago
WAS followed "A week later by her mystic
riouS r'turn. was yesterday brought to
this city and entered rs a student in St.
MHrN'S Academy on Mansfield avenue.
When the Mcfarland girl returned to
Hyde Park, she went to the home of a
ncEhbor. Z. q. Blake arousing the fam
lily at midnight. Subsequently she refused
to- return ia the homo of her father, but
stayed at tho Hotel Phoenix.
within few days of the girls disap-
rcdrance from Hyde Park. her mother
Mrs. bamora Whittier, was held for La
noble county court on the charge OF alb
Quoting her and the case is still pending.
The girl was brought to this city by her
father.
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PHILMt \. sTYLES'S ESTATE.

STATE or VERMONT. District Of Chit
tcnden.
TO all persons Interested in the es-
tate OF fhilma a. styles, late of Bur
lingtul, in said district, deceased,
GREETING:
At a Probate Court. holden at Burline-
ton, within and for the District OF Chit
tendon, ON the 10th day Of April. 1906,
an instrument purporting to be the
last will and testament of Philma A.
styles, late Of Burlington, in said dis
trict deceased, was presented to the
Court aforesaid, for probate.
And it ia ordered by said court that
the mn day Of MAY. io06 at tho
Probate Court rooms in said Bur.in
ton, be assigned TOR proving said in
strumcnt, and that notice thereof be
given to all persons concerned by pub
fishing this order thrC weeks success
sively in tho Burlington Weekly Free
Press, a newspaper published AZ said
burlington, previous to the time APP
pointed,
Therefore, you are hereby no .insd to
appear before said court. at the time
and place aforesaid. and contest the
probate os said will, II you have cause.
Given under my hand at Burlington, in
said district, this 10th day of April,
1906.
MARCELLuS A. BINGHAM.
43,W3t Judge.
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To Rent until Paid For.

our ausiual sale Of second hand organs
is now in progress. These organs have
been thoroughly over-haulcd, and are in
first class condition, and each are war
rantod for tive years We have the
Crown. Tabor. t.atcY. carpenter, Pack
ard, Smith-AmCr,cau, SuDtnMgcr. and SoV-
cral other makes. At prices ranging from
sl5 to $50. Terms s. down and s. per
month. Stool and book with each organ
Write at once for full description and
prices. Mckunnon Bros. q Co, 10 Church
street, Burlington, W. i-w,it
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APPEAL WITHDRAWN.
g., :. EdEclI Of New York Appointed
Executor OC nm Estate.

George :. t.dgell Of New York vas yes
terday appointed executor in the estate
of Caroline G. Mouton, the case brought
by the heirs and taken to county court
having been discontinued. When Mr..
Edgcll was appointed executor about a
year ago some of tho heirs objected on
the ground that he lived without the
State and that he was an official in a
company holding funds of the deceased.
They took an appeal from the appoint
ment and it is the case growing out of
that appeal that has been discontinued.
In the estate OF Lorraine NJ. LIleurouX
the will was filed and hearing was set for
May H.
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TWO NEW POLICEMEN.
). T.. L"'isnc aud Frank Moran Sue
coed Nessrs. MctIIigott and Rivers.

| The regular and special police appoint
mcnts were made last night by Mayor
| Burke and as a result two men who have
been regulars were dropped aud two new
men were appointed. T.. l.. Mct,lligott
! and ". l.. Rivers wcrc succeeded by J.
! +. LavirNc and Frank Moran, the latter
having been u special officer doing regular
duty. The other regulars appointed were
| l.. j.. Cosgrove and William Garrow. The
regulars were all appointed for three
years.
| After the appointments were made
Mayor Burke spoke to the officers in re-
! gard Ia their duty. lie said that in the
past there had boon some harshncSs in
making arrests and he cautioned the Of
iiccrs mot to lose their tcmpcrs but to re-
member that drunken man was a hui
man being.
| He referred to- tho rule prohibiting the
drinking of liquor By officers on duty and
| said it had been violated In this connec-
| ton he said the rule had always been
violated more or less aHd he supposed it
always would he.
| The mayor said the law limiting the
speed of automobiles must be enforced
and it was the duty of the officers to do
it, lie also referred to the fact that the
curfcw law must be observed.
| The special police appointments were as
follows:
John r.. Blair. George Lame, Fred
Goodrich, Henry curtis, John Upton,
| |. w. McCarty, John DoNcy John Cam
! crou. T.. S. Patterson. W. H. ArchIm-
| beault, Napoleon Lctlair. Thomas Nc
| LauEhIiu, Tclix Lavalcc. II. :. Con
ant, +. q. Tcrrill. jules SimayS. &. w.
Maynard, Clement bclbcck, Michael
Curtis, q. X. Coon, Mitchell Bcnoit.
| George Potvin, Charles Moss, Louis
Gouyoa, A. i. Bernard James Burns,
:. Lozon. W. q. Beach. George Towns
| end H. H. Rosenberg, j. W. stevens,
u. L. Naudcrhoof, Thomas Doolcy. J. j.
Finncran. Michael Ryan, SilaS Brush
Thomas LafranCc. David Leonard. sam
Agol Jed Travill. Anthony Donnclly.
Patrick Hogan, w. X. Rothman j. A.
Riley, Thomas McGettriCk, Fred Buch-
nor, Thomas Murphy, Peter Lynch
Michael sullivan, Edward Longc, W.
II. Duncan, Napoleon Thomas Fred
Mcnicrs. Fred Myers. Edward Pattcr-
son. w. n. Kelley. Edward Plant Il. A.
kinsman, q. H. Rogers, Alec Fredcttc
Charles Hooper, Charles Browncll, Ed
ward Ward, William Canning, John
FrcnCtto, Peter MCCalc, Frank Far
rinGton, George Il. Harrington. Lucicn
+. Farnum.
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CONTRIBUTIONS OF S3OO25.
UuriinrtOn's Rcd Cross Fund Now
Amounts to x2,0i7.4S.

The contributions TO the Fed Cross fund
received yesterday by Treasurer C.. l..
Alexander from Burlington people
amounted to S3el.3j which added to
amounts previously received makes tho
contributions from this city figure total
of s2o67.iS.
Contributions were also received from
outside Of the cit; and they amounted to
S52lG which makes a total of sS29lG.
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SOLDIER IN COURT.
Got Drunk and tried to Hun an Flee.
tric Chr.

Thomas Tinsman, soldier, was in city
court yesterday, charged with breach of
the peace lie pleaded guilty and was
sentenced TO serve not less than three and
not moro than four months in the House
OF Correction and to pay the costs Of
prosecution. taxed at slo.3o, the alternate
sentence being - days.
Tinsmau came to town April % and at
tempted 10 drink all tho liquor in sight,
lie did not succeed in creating n drought
but did succeed In getting n little more
than II" could carry. WHEN he boarded
the electric car he insisted upon pulling
the bell cord ard finally decided to run
tho car. lie assaulted tho conductor. Ed
ward Peria. but was ovcrpowcrcd and was
placed in the guard house at the post. lie
will be taken to liutland to-day.
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We. the subscribers, having been ap-
pointed by the Honorable the probate
Court for the District OF Chittenden.
Commissioners to receive, examine and
adjust the claims and demands of all
persons against the estate OF Frank b.
Boynton. late of Burlington, in said
and demands exhibited in offset there
to; and six months from the day OF
the date hereof being allowed by said
court FOR that purpose, we do THEREFORE
hereby give notice that we will at
tend to the duties of our appointment
at the office OF Gay Il Henderson, on
district on the 2lst day OF May ana
the .2snd day of October. next, at
10 o'clock a. M, On each of said days.
Dated this card day of April. 1906.
y. u, Bl RECESS.
j. u. HENDERSON.
i3,w3t commissioners.
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VERDICT FOR DEFENDANT.
". Is. l0ung Eai,cd Ia Wake Out ~
lRSc ngainst y. u. Howe.

The iury in the case Of Miles Is. Young
vs.. +. g. Howe received tho case shortly
before iiNc o'clock yesterday afternoon
aud after celebrating about 10 minutes
returned a verdict for the defendant to
recover his costs. Tho arguments in the
ease were made by II. W. Tart for the
plaintiff and by G. :. Palmer for the de
PENDANT When the plaintiff rested Attor-
ney Palmer moved for a verdict on the
ground that the plaintiff had failed to
make out u case but the motion was de-
MED.
The divorce petition OF Emily |. Davis
". Alfred r. Davis was discontinued