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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-23
Every Man His Own Hall of Fame

THE list stretches endessly Each recalls his
own heroes of yesterday who were big 1eaguers
and are now travelling with the minors.
In the fall of 1904 the management at the polo
grounds in New York city figured that they had
arranged the choicest treat that tempted base
ball enthusiasts. With little extravaganza of
time and money they gathered in reunion nearly all
of the historic Giants who played in the champion
ship of 1889, including such heroes Micky WEIGH
Mike Tiernan, Roger Connor, Jim O'Rourk Tim
Keefe, George Gore, and Johnny Troy Aided by
a few of McGraws men to fill out the team they
were to play the champions of 'o4. The scheme did
not lack advertisement. Columns were written in
advance; page photographs of the famous old team
reproduced their slogan, I'VE are the people!"
on the tip of tongues; and wherever two
three answere gathered they discussed the approach
ing contest 1t was opportunity for thousands
not only to set eyes those beloved heroes but it
gave chance for comparing the ability of the old
timers with the up to date professionals. WE'LL
The game drew exactly three hundred and fortythree
people There was just enough, as matter of fact,
in the box office to buy the veterans dinner, and
it was no Lucullus feed at that.
At the time you will find more loyalty
amc ng sports and stage people than in church,
politics. or finance. When John L. Sullivan became
blind his admirers from Frisco to Bangor rallied
to his financial aid. Charley Bennett, the noted
catcher did not have to appeal for help when Grip
pied that he could again make his livelihood
in the National. Every season perhaps third of
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-23

his country he is not allowed his self respect
is given respect either when he is running for
holding, in retirement from, office? Queer, isn't
it, our suspicion and jealousy of eminence?
1t is a curious thing to go the lists of pres-
dental candidates and think of what Importance
they were and how little curiosity exists about them
There's James B. Weaver, who served through the
Civil War; finally ranking as Brigadier General; had
two terms at Congress; for President in 1880
the Greenback ticket; and in 1So2-not great
while ago-was important enough to poll Io4I o2S
votes on the Populist ticket. Or John P. St. John
a candidate for the high chair, who stood for
principle more than party, and who was ousted by
DR.. Silas c. Swallow from the center of the temper
ance platform DR.. Swallow, in spite of the handicap
of his name, got 1872 900 votes gubernatorial
candidate for the Keystone State and in 1904 he
ran for President and received 25S7S7 votes. With
the temperance advocates devotion to statistics,
beer and bottles of red eye to a just how many
drinkers of intoxicants he had against him 1t must
have taken heroism to run for office just to prove
the strength of the of temperance when
he knew he beaten before the ballots were
printed.
Then, too, Debs-Eugene V. Debs, the greatest
labor leader of his generation, who won the Great
Northern Railway strike, in the Indiana Legis-
lature, and three times for the nations highest
office He got six months in jail-in behalf of his
Belva Lockwood used to occupy space on the
front pages She the champion of women's
rights and dress REFORM and twice she tried for the
job of chief executive but her tread as noise
less that of Clara Barton, organizer of the Red
Cross Society
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-23

'0HE great mortality
among our heroes is
due to the fact that
l. they have neither an
epigram nor poet to
back them. Other spies of the
Revolutionary War were placed
in equally straitened circum-
stance, but Nathan Hale, with
:" l only regret that l have but
one life to lose for my country,
wiped out the ignominy at
tached to the name spy" and
became a hero of yesterday,
to-day, and forever. What
scored Markos Bozzaris, Bar
bara Frietchic, Spartacus,
Sheridan, and Paul Revere?
Poetry. Only for that they
would have died on first base
or gone to Congress-Hobson's
choice.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-02-01
FACIAL PARALYSIS
NERVOUSNESS DEVELOPS INTO
DISTORTION OF FACE.
A Remarkable Cure Effected by Dr..
Williams Pink Pills.

What appears to be slight nervous
attack may DO the forerunner Of a severe
disorder. No nervous sufferer should
neglect the warning symptoms, but
should see that the starved nerves are
nourished before the injury to the deli.
cate organism has gone to All extent that
renders cure difficult matter. The
nerves receive their nourishment through
the blood, the same MS every other part
of tho body, and the best nerve tonic and
food is DR.. Williams Pink Pills. The
experience Of Mr.. Harry Bemis, of
Truthville, Washington county, N. Y,
substantiates this.
IL had been feeling bad for long
time" said Mr.. Bemis. land in tho
early part of September. 1909, I was COM
PEELED to quit work on account Of my i'll
health. My trouble was at first ex.
treme nervousness, then my sight be-
came affected and l consulted an oculist
who said was suffering from paralysis.
He treated me for some time, but got
no benefit. I tried another doctor and
again failed to obtain any relief. NV
nervousness increased. Slight noises
would almost make me wild. My mouth
was drawn SO I could scarcely eat and
one eye WAS affected go could hardly
see. had very little use Of my limbs,
In fact was almost a complete wreck.
II am all right now and am at work.
That is because followed my wife's ad-
vice and took DIR. Williams Pink Pills.
She had used the same remedy herself
with the most gratifying results and she
persuaded me TO try them when it APP
peared that the doctors were unable to
help me. They acted very surely in my
case; my face came back into shape and
in time ] was entirely well"
The reason why DIR. Williams Pink
Pills effect such remarkable cures is be-
cause they purify aud enrich the blood
which nourishes the nerves and gives
strength to every organ Of the body.
They have cured obstinate cases Of neu-
ralgie. nervous prostration, sciatica. in
somnia, as we'll as Of partial paralysis.
DR.. Williams Pink Pills are sold BY all
druggists or by mail by the DR. Williams
Medicine Co, Schenectady, N. Y. A
booklet on Nervous Disorders sent free
on request.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-02-01

tn" car and somewhat bruised The
Pullman car in the rear and the -FOUR
regular coaches were all doraiod and
more or less damaged
For time the greatest excitement and
confusion prevailed as everything was in
darkness and it was expected that n large
number of people would be found dead or
injured. The station agent was at his
homo for supper he having left every
thing in order and expecting tho train
would dash by the station as usual. 1t
was some time before he was found to
open the station and send news of the
wreck to headquarters. When st. AL
bans was reached the wrecking train was
ordered out and reached here about a3O
tonight They began work at once but
could give no information about when
the passengers would be taken to their
homes. None Of the train men would
talk about the wreck in any way, how the
switch was found.
Among the Burlington people known
to have been on the train were Mrs. c.
f. Converse and Miss Clara j. Churchill
of the Mary Fletcher hospital and Capt.
G. NJ Brownell Ross Watson, j. S. Flint.
Col. {. w. Scarf, Or. McAuliffc, s. II.
Moulton and G. r. Flint
As the train remained on the rails until
1t ran off the regular track, the main
track was left open for traffic as usual.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-02-01
OFFICIAL STATEMENT.
Wreck Was Due 10 Misplaced Switch
from Unknown Cause.

st. Adams, Jan. 26.-Thc following
statement was given out at the railroad
office here tonight regarding the wreck
at Bolton:
THE wreck at Bolton SO far as we
are able to learn was due to a misplaced
switch but we have no knowledge as
to how it was done. Tho last time the
switch was inspected tonight it was
set and locked for tho main line by the
station agent No train had used it
since it was so set until the express came
along when 1t threw the train on tho
siding. The train is all right side up
but every car is off the track and their
running gear more or less damaged. A
train was sent from here which reached
Bolton at 1920 tonight and took the
passengers to their destinations. No one
was hurt"
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-02-01
GOV. BELL AND SWEET CIDER
The Chief Attractions at Goth Annun
banquet of Vermont Association
in Boston.

Boston. Jan. 25.-Gov Charles j. Bcl
Vermont sweet cider and popcorn wer
! the principal features Of the 2Oth annua
banquet of the Vermont Association %.
| Boston. Governor Bell spoke while tn,
sweet cider and popcorn in connection viii
Ia fow dishes Concoctcd by local cook
formed a feast which was enjoyed b,
several hundred sons and daughters @,
Vermont and few Ma<sa chusetts people
Governor Bell with his wife very pleas
antly closed tonight p three days vish
to Massachusetts during which ne in
spected the gypsy moth and this after
noon assisted Governor Guild of this STATE
at n public reception.
Behind the governor was the naC o.
Vermont while in front of him were tn,
faces of those eager for n word about tn,
hlls and valleys which they remember Sc
well. The governors theme was that OF
the simple life of the State which endear
ed ones heart to tho old home among tho
hills. lie claimed il was an ideal lie ant
said those who had lived it once will eve.
look back upon it with love and tender
ness. The old State to-day is more pros
porous, more educated ana more eager II
help sister States than ever before.
In speaking Of the states marbl,
and slate industries and the monument
cut in the State he said there had re-
Gently been erected in the State one
Of the largest monuments in the coun-
try to Mormonism and his only regret
was that the entire Mormon religion
was not buried beneath it,
Col. Albert Clarke of this city pro
sided and the remainder of the sneoches
were made by residents of this state.
y. W. FISK A SPEAKER.
Boston, Jan. 25-At the banquet of ths
Massachusetts, Fish and Game associa-
ton here tonight former Lieut. Gov
\. w. Fisk of Vermont and T. r Y
Chambers, secretary of the North Ancri-
can Fish and Game association, were
among the speakers.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-02-01
COURT TAKES RECESS
Arguments In the Famous Rutland
County Case against Union Men
Heard Friday.

Montpelier. Jan. 26.-Suprcme court
took a recess this evening until nine
o'clock Tuesday morning. after cleaning
mp the cases assigned for argument in
Rutland and Windham counties. Cases
from Addison and Chittendon county on
the first weeks assignment yet remain
to be argued. 1t is understood the first
case for argument next week will be p
b. Cloyes and others against the Mid
dlebury Electric company and others,
better known as the Flash boards" case
A continuance has been granted in the
Rutland county case of Edward S. March
VS.. the Rutland Railroad company, neg
lgence, which at the opening of the
term was set to the heel of the docket
The Wlndham county case Of Holden
e Martin VS.. John Gilfeather, apt, troy
err, was argued to-day.
The time of the court nearly all day
was taken with arguments in the Rut-
land county case of the T.. r. Patch
Manufacturing Co. VS.. John f. Capeless,
William Haverty, s. l.. Huffmire and
others, the Delaware & Hudson Co. and
others, trustees. This case grows out of
the suit brought by the Patch Manu-
featuring company against 10 individuals,
members of Protection Lodge of Rutland,
against which the plaintiff company OBJ
tanned damages of S2s24 with inter-
est by the supreme court. The plaintiff
company was unable to collect these
damages from Protection Lodge and
brought suit against individual members
The validity of the suit is protested by
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-02-01
THE ALLEGED CHARGES.
Claimed Fits Has Taken Money Re-
longing to Clients and other
Matters.

Bellows Falls, Jan. 2G.-In the Fits
disbarment case It is learned from au-
thoiitative sources in Brattleboro that the
petition requests the supreme court 10
take such action in the premises as it
deems necessary after reviewing various
instances in which it is alleged that At
torney-General Fits has acted in bad
faith with his clients. Among these in
stances Is the case against the S. a.
Smith company at that time Smith e
Hunt. when Fits was employed by an
out OF the State firm to collect a claim
against this company about which there
was some disagreement. The claim, it is
stated was promptly paid 10y the Smith
to Mr.. Fits who deposited the
money to his own credit and subsequent
ly wrote the creditors that the matter
had not been adjusted and that they
would receive their money as soon as it
was adjusted
second charge is that Mr.. Fits at
the time he was states attorney and was
the prosecuting officer In liquor cases
under the old prohibitory law. secured
money from proprietor Of the Ameri-
can House, and presumably a violator
of the liquor laws, without adequate
security. Definitely it is said that he
gave the hotel man a check for several
hundred dollars which the latter adj
vanced to him on request, there beng
no funds at the bank to meet the check.
A third charge Is that Mr.. Fits was
guilty Of double dealing in his relations
with client, d. L. Prescott. in a suit
known as the Rartlett-Proscott suit.
which has been through the county court
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-02-01

Bolton, Jan. GA dastardly attempt
10 wreck the finest train running over
the Central Vermont railway. the New
England states Limited. was made here
just after seven o'clock this evening and
that there is not a large number of lives
lost can only be explained as mira Nous.
Fifteen minutes late the north hound
train, known train No. 3. was running
ut rate of about 50 miles an hour in
an attempt to get it's heavy load of pas
sengers to their destinations on tine
when without warning ii jumped tho
switch south of the station and plunged
into three freight cars on the siding
on the east side of the station and every
car was derailed and some Of them badly
smashed. So great was the momentum
that the train plowed over the ties for
n distance of SO rods leaving only
destruction in its path. The engine took
one track and the cars another they
being brought to a stop by tn auto
matte breaks. The engineer. John Dono-
van, and his fireman, II. c. Bell, pluckily
stuck tn their posts and stopped the
engine as soon as possible. The cohiuc-
tor was Dan Church.
No blame can be attached to them hc-
cause the switch light was in position
20 indicate that the switch was properly
BET so they could not suspect the deadly
trap that had been set for them. Az soon
as the train was stopped the trd,anen
went to the switch and found that it had
been left unlocked, the light takn1 off
and suspended by a wire 50 to appear as
II set in the regular form
The shock was terrible as the large
Toad of passengers was instantly swung
from the smoothly running flyer to the
ties and bumped along for considerable
distance amid the flying and crashing
tin1bers of the train and the freight cars
\ had struck. They were terribly shak-
IN and frightened but aside from this
there was no serious injury to n pas
eenger or train man.
Tho tender was torn from the engine
Ard badly crushed and one of the big
drive wheels was torn from tho engine.
One end of the baggage car was badly
sna shed and the mail car which had a
smoking compartment in the rear occu-
pied by SIN men was almost completely
6emo!ishcd. The car was struck by
largo timber which plowed its way
Through the car. ono of the mail clerks
stood at the door to take n mail bag
but was not hit by the timber. Both
clerks were thrown the whole length OF
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-02-01
10000 DAILY CALLS.
The Telephone Service In Burlington
What Was Done In 1905.

The year 1908 was record breaker in
work in the northern division of the New
England Telephone and Telegraph com
pany. During tho year there were set
2lGi3 poles and placed 7,747 feet of un-
derground cable. COS feet aerial cable.
S64 miles of copper wire and 5000 miles
of iron wire. In tho cable placed there
were i30 miles of conductors in the UNI
foreground cable and 1,795 miles of con-
ductors in the aerial or overhead cables
A comparison with 1904 will show how
much additional work has becn done
during 1905 In 1904 there were 1000 poles
set, no underground cable placed, 9,5S2
feet OF overhead cable, SIC miles of cop
per wire and 7S7 miles of iron wire. Tx
changes have been opened at Arlington
with 40 subscribers; Barnet with 100
subscribers: Concord with 100 subscribers;
Danvile with 10 subscribers: Felchville
with 70 subscribers: Lowell with 80 sub
scribers: North Troy with 100 subscrib-
ers; West Burke with 40 subscribers and
West Stewartstown with 80 subscribers.
The greatest amount of work was done
in building lines into rural communities
these being known as farmers lines. In
the new exchanges opened 30 per cent.
of the subscribers were farmers lines,
and in the case of three or four it was
necessary to set about 1000 poles and
hang $50 miles of wire to connect from
100 to 1875 subscribers. 1t is estimated
that about 1000 farmer line subscribers
were added during 1905, and about Lon
exchange subscribers,
In order to take caro- of the largo in
crease in regular exchange subscribers a
large amount of lead-covered cable was
used and covered wire This was par
ticularly noticeable in Burlington, where
the first ring construction was placed
now in use i'm this division. In this city
there was placed about 100 feet of un-
derground cable about 5000 feet of over
head cable and about 100000 feet OF COW
cred wire, besides the Sl4 miles OF single
conductors contained in the cables men
toned. Service has been furnished to
officers ana quarters at Fort Ethan AL
len, to about 80 subscribers.
Small exchanges have been dscon-
tlnued at Shclburnc and Quechee. these
subscribers being taken direct into Bur
lington and White River exchanges.
Extension have been made to the toll
plant OF the company by copper circuits
between Rutland and Ludlow. White
River Junction and Lebanon, st. Johns
bury and Lttleton. Rutland and Fair
Haven, Hardwick and St Johnsbury, st.
Adams and Jeffersonville, White River
and Boston, Whitefeld and Lancaster,
and iron circuits to Manchester and Ar
lington, Fairlee and Bradford, Lancaster
and Groveton. Bradford and Woodsville,
Montpelier and Barre, Wells River and
Groton, White River and Hanover, Ex-
tensions have been made in office quart
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-02-01
The Diamond Cure.

The latest news from Paris, Is. that
they have discovered a diamond cure for
consumption, If you fear consumption
ar pneumonia. it will. however be best
for you to take that great remedy men
toned by w. 7. MCGEE. of Vanleer,
Tenn. II had a cough for fourteen
years. Nothing helped mo, until / took
DR.. Kings New Discovery for Consump-
ton, Coughs and Colds, which gave in
slant relief. and effected "A permanent
cure" Cnequalled quick cure, for
Throat and Lung Troubles. At j. w.
O'Sullivans drug store: price SOC and
81 90, guaranteed. Trial bottle free. All
druggists.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-02-01
COURT RETURNS PETITION
Allegations in Charges against Attor-
ncy-GcDcrnl G. &. Fits Not Prop
crIy Sworn 10 or signed.

Montpelier, Jan. 26.-The petition pre-
sented Tuesday evening 20 Chief Judge
John w. Rowcll requesting action on the
ground of alleged Irregularities by the
encouragement in the practice of his
profession has been returned by Judge
Rowell to Mr.. Spellman because tho pc
tition was not accompanied by proofs of
the allegations contained therein and
these proofs must be signed and sworn
to before the court would consider tho
petition.
Mr.. Spelman is authority for the state
mcnt that the proofs will be forthcom-
ing and Mr.. Fits is DESTROYS they should
be made public as soon as possible. lie
says he is anxious to meet them squarely
and without delay. No ntimation of
what tho allegations in tho petition are
has been made public.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-02-01

ors and switchboard facilities to meet
'he growth in outside lines and valuable
dddltIohs and repairs have been made
10 ooth the exchange and toll plant OF
inc company in the division. Various
branch exchanges have been established
whereby subscribers for one firm or cor
poraton have miniature exchange for
their own personal business, connection
being made to the main exchange OF the
company by one or more circuits. There
are at present exchanges IN operation at
the Burgess Sulphite CO., and Berlin Mills
Co. Berlin, n. H., Boston &: Maine rail-
road, Woodsville. y. H. Fairbank 6.
Co., st. Johnsbury, w. G. Reynolds Bur-
lington, Rutland railroad Rutland, Ma
tonal Life Insurance Co. Montpelier.
Patch Manufacturing company, Rutland.
Plans are under way for the coming
year for connecting up n large number
Of subscribers, involving extensions to
underground plants in Montpelier, in
land and Barre. and the placing Of new
underground plants in Montpelier, in
which city tho work is partially under
way al the present time. Also arrange
ments are being carried out for extension
OF lines into rural communities. as well
as extension of overhead plants. both
wire and cable, in exchanges proper.
Now Office quarters have been provided
at Windsor, White River Junction, Leh-
anon. y. H.. Lisbon. y. H., Lyndonvile
Colebrook, \. H., and North Stratford, n
H. The quarters were enlarged at st.
Johnsbury and Iittleton, y. II. II is ex-
pectod that there will be n noticeable in
crease in the number OF special lines and
in other features tending to enhance the
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-02-01
A BIG LUMBER DEAL.
Dccrjcld River Company Has Sold &c.,
900 Acres OF Ti,nbcrland and stump
age on 5000 Acres More.

Wilmington, Jan. One of the larc-
est real estate and lumber deals ever
recorded III southern Vermont has Just
been consummatcd hcre involving 1900
acres Of timber land on the mountains
and in the valleys along tho Deerheld
river. The land which was the property
Of the Decrheid River company has
been sold to ". J.. Wood Of Cambridge
Mass, and \. y. Blandis Of Bath, ~
H., for consideration roughly stated
as several hundred thousand dollars
With the land which is thickly covered
with pine, spruce, hemlock and hard
wood, are sold TIE saw mill and pulp
mill Of the company at the mountain
bills in this town
The woodland is in tho towns of Will
mington. Somerset Soarsburgh. Mari
boro, West Dover and Glastonbury. Wood
VIII be president and Blandis treasurer
of the new company to be known as The
Deerfeld Lumber company and to be
incorporated under tho laws of Vermont
with canital stock OF s2o0OD. This
company will assume contracts Of tho
old company and enlarge the lumber
business.
The old COMPANY, of which Moses
Newton of Holyoke, Mass, is president,
and Martin y. Brown Of Wilmington,
treasurer will not dissolve but will dis
continue cutting lumber; its future bust
ness being that Of Wholesale lumber
dealers. Several hundred men have been
employed by the old company and it is
expected this number will be increased
by the new concern. OF the 1900 acres
involved the company purchases 10000
outright and secures stumpage rights
on the other 5000 acres.