Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-03-15

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be observed. The speakers will be the
| Roy. Or. NJ e. y. Mason and the Rev.
DR.. James NJ. King. There will be a
business session Saturday morning. In
/ the afternoon the anniversaries of the
WomnO's Home Missionary society and
of the Dcacoucss Work will be observed
\ lecture will be given by Bishop Ham
! iltou Saturday evening. Sunday morn
! ing at nine o'clock the conference love
| feast will be held. At 1880 o'clock |
sermon will he preached by Bishop |
Hamilton. There will be ordination of |
deacous and elders, and an address al
80 o'clock in the afternoon. The
! evening service is not yet arranged.
WINDSOR FRESHMEN VIEW ST. GAC-
DEN'S STATUE or PARNELL.
Augustus st. Gaudens Sunday invited
/ ;he persons of Irish blood in the vicinity
! of Windsor to his studio at Cornish, n.
. H.. to view the nearly completed clay
model for his statue OF Charles Stewart
Parnol This is the statue that is TO be
erected in MIR st. Gaudcnss birthplace.
Dublin. at the corner of Upper Sackville
and Great Britain streets. The plan of
he architect. Henry Bacon of New York.
calls for triangular shaft of granite
about 30 feet high. topped by bronze
tripod with flame. and a circular plot Of
ground with a thrce-leaved clover design
OF cohblcstonts around the monument. The
statue. which is feet 3 inches high. Will
rest upon a projection about 10 feet from
, the ground. a suitable Inscription and
representation of Erin's harp being made
upon the front of tho shaft. The model
Is in the new studio built in place of the
', old one burns1 in 1904. The visitor is struck
with the massive brow and the COM
nanding face and figure OF the Irish lead
err who is shown standing, with one hand
upon some manuscript on a table and the
. other uplfted though asking for 81
fence and attention. The base or the
statue is decorated with garlands and
on each corner is an OK head. At the
. sculptor's studio is large uncompleted
, statue Of Abraham Lincoln. in sitting
posture, while about tho room and in
other rooms are clay models, plaster casts
= and bas-reliefs OF noted personages. The
II Parnel, model will be cast in plaster at
:, She studio within short time and the
- cast will probably be sent to Italy to be
. made into bronze. The completed statue
. will represent the labor of several years
-. by St. Gaudeus and his assistants, p. j.
~ Donovan OF Windsor being the model
=, who posed for the figure. The statue vii
~ be unveiled in Dublin in June. 1907.
n. CANNOT PROSECUTE JUDGE
= WHEEL Err.
. Attv.-Gcn. Clarke u. Fits Momda y
in gave to Dr. II. D. liolton. moderator OF
. the recent town meeting in Brattleboro
- his opinion ON the question raised by
q John ]. Eckels. a ballot clerk at the
~ local election. as to the legality oil th'
method Of lioyt II. Wheeler, Judge OF tn
United States court, in marking his bal
lot at that meeting. Judge Wheeler di'
~, not go into one of the booths provide
- under the Australian ballot law, Blu
~ marked his ballot ON the saurd rail out
~ side. as he has done in previous wears
- Mr.. Eckles pro,escd to Moderator Iiolton
III who referred the question 10 the attorney
II, general. Mr.. Fits hold that under tn
u, statute Judge Wheeler cannot he piorse
,s cutcd. as he allowed Co one to see ho'
~, he marked his ballot. The attorneN-Scn
IN eral holds that the statute required Nj
ON Ecklcs. as one of thc election officers,
al any violation of tho law came to his AT
.d tontiou. to bring complaint to the state
t,o attorney or town grand juror. and not t
Lo the moderator, hat hc takes notice of
~, as A prosecuting officer. AttorncyGcr
,.a grounds for complaint against Juda
"a. Wheeler. After quoting thc provisions {
~ the law regarding the conducting OF ele'
II. lions which provide what shall he dor
=. by the voter and by the officers NJ
H., Fits quotes the penal statute scctio
o,J 6l2l, v s.. and Says; There is no pr
Ia vision Of law pcnalizing any act relatiN
nj To the conduct Of a No,cr in marking
100 foldin. his ballot. 1t will be seen III;
10, th, purpose arrived at is secrecy of II
- ballot and the penalty - imposed simp
49, for any act which violates that secroc
,,,. There is no penalty imposed for marki'
~, a ballot on the guard rail OF in man
=, hand or anywhere else, 50 long as Il
a.. voter does not allow his ballot to be SCI
~, by another person with the apparent !
tcntion of letting it he known how he
. to vote. There is no punishment provi
cd for one who fails to fold his hallt
ar for one who makes a mistake in mar
ing his ballot, nor for the numerous pr
visions of the law which direct VIII
shall he done Ivy Tho vot"c is there a
ucnalty imposed except as provided
said section 5.lg 1t will be seen III
no there is no legal ground for compiaI
;od against Judge Wheeler IN the preH'se'
ALLEGED THIEF SAYS HE WA
or- DESPERATE.
lde William Woods, aged Is years, w
- arrested in Barre Monday by On
>,, of Police Brown on the charge
breaking and entering and petty Ia
l ccny. Mitchell Davis's store on Der
we souare was broken into sunday eve
M ing and a quantity OF pennies a
some cheap jcwclry stolen, Chief
Police Brown found out from seve
'ass boys that Woods knew somethi
ng. about the theft and arrested him, a
ia. after being taken to the police stat
the pennies and jewelry were found
him. The young man told pitt
story. said that his parents were dt
and he came from Canada few wet
a ago in hopes Of finding work but
tie last few days had been unable
do so. lie also said that another
j. had prevailed upon him to break il
the store while he stood outside
ruard Young Woods was commit