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Los Angeles herald., 1906-11-04
IN {B)5l ANS.

The boy grasped his sisters hand more
closely, but he was brave like her.
Are they very nearw he asked. "Per-
haps | might run little faster if they were" !"
Peggy glanced around apprehensively. She
half expected to see the savage figures spring
up between them and safety, but she could
discern nothing of them-not even the waving
of scalp-lock. Still, she knew that every
moment was precious.
"They are close by, Artie," she said; "but
they wont get us if we run with all our
might"
And run they did, as fast as their little
feet could carry them, almost flying over the
green meadow, starting UP the gay butter
flies, who thought there were chasing them,
now missing their footing and going ankle
deep into ditch, then up and on. as Peggy
afterward said, like scared rabbits"
II seemed such long way-would they
never reach home?
Peggy's feet ached, and she could scarcely
see, she was SO faint. Once she thought she
should certainly fall, and she murmured an
Involuntary prayer:
"Dear Heavenly Father, help us to reach
home, and don't let the Indians get granny
or Artie or me"
Breathlessy they ran on. There at last
was the road, and the row of apple trees,
and beyond rose the cabin. 1t was only a
few rods now.
Hot. tired, painting, Peggy sprang into the
dusty highway, and half dragging Artie, rush
ed directly for the open door.
With blazing, cheeks and eager, frightened
eyes, her tangled hair flying all about her
face, the girl dashed through the doorway
lust as several dusky figures rose up beyond
the garden wall, and with loud yells rushed
toward the cabin.
"Quick, granny" cried Peggy, "the Indians
are coming"
And with strength beyond her years. the
girl closed the heavy oaken door and barred
It. Two OF three tomahawks struck the
strong plank as she shot the wooden bolt into
it's place.
Grandmother Thompson looked up, very
much surprised, from her work over the hot
fire, frying doughnuts, at Peggy's alarming
information.
The girls sudden act convinced her that
danger was near at hand, too, and she i'm.
mediately dropped her turning-fork and hob
bled as fast as she could to one of the win
dows, to close the shutter. This she succeed
ed in accomplishing.
Peggy also hastened to window and drew
its shutter, after she closed the door. Then
she ran to another, and drew that
The shutter of the fourth window Grand
mother Thompson attempted to close, but the
Indians anticipated her, and breaking the
glass, stretched their brawny arms within,
and prevented the shutter being closed.
One of the braves even attempted to enter
by climbing up on his companions shoulders
Los Angeles herald., 1906-11-04

The dark, savage face of the Indian peered
triumphantly within.
Grandmother Thompson shrank back with
an exclamation of despair. But Peggy, brave
Peggy, was looking around for some weapon
of defense, her little mind fully determined
to fight to the last.
Her eyes CHANGED to fall on the steaming
kettle of melted lard that hung on the crane
over the fire in the wide fireplace.
happy thought came to her. The next
moment she was running toward the window
with the kettle of scalding fluid in her hand.
The Indian had succeeded in getting his
body nearly half way through the window, and
was struggling to get his knee upon the sill.
In this position he could offer, no resistance
to the attack of his young assailant, who sue
ceeded in throwing the entire contents of the
kettle over his neck and shoulders
The savage uttered fearful yell and leaped
backward to the ground, His pain must have
been intense, for he danced and writhed
his body, where 1t had clung, like the tabled
shirt of Nessus to the Greek hero.
His comrades, for the time being, paid the
larger share of their attention to the un-
fortunate warrior.
Peggy meanwhile closed the remaining shut.
ter, and then hastened to the second story
to watch through a loophole the actions of
the savages.
After a few minutes. the Indians slowly
wandered down toward the stream where their
sniioS mas NSSh ASi0j "soSheS0 by
This left but two remaining at the cabin.
Peggy regarded their movements with con-
siderable anxiety.
Presently one of the warriors approached
the cabin with handful of dried grass. His
companion followed with an armful Of brush
wood, gathered from the neigh5oring orchard.
The girl knew well what these dread
preparations heralded, but she could do moth
ing.
A second time the warriors went away, and
returned with their arms laden with COM
bustible material.
When they were within dozen yards of
the house the report of a musket rang out,
One Of the Indians threw up his hands,
fell down, but rose again and hobbled away
on one leg, supported by his comrade.
Peggy rushed down into the kitchen. There
stood her grandmother, with an ancient mus
ket in her hand
"You didn't know as how your granny
could fire gun eenamost as well as a man,
did We, child?" said the grandame to Peggy.
"I learned when l was girl, but it's been
years since took musket, in my hand"
But her fortunate shot. and Peggy's brave
act in using the boiling lard 80 opportunely,
had given the savages lesson that they could
but choose to remember.
They did not return to the attack Of the
cabin, and the inmates were not molested any
further.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-11-04
With Grandma's Aid the Red
skins Were Defeated. :.

on the green grass beneath the umbrageous
foliage.
Thinking of the running water of the brook
made her feel thirsty Berries would not
finger tips all stained with the dark juice Of
the berries, and her hair all tangled by the
briers, Peggy ran down to the stream.
A narrow hedge Of witch-hazel bushes Dor.
dered the brook at this point, and Peggy was
just pushing through these to reach the wa
up close to the bank. Her big, brown eyes
opened considerably wider as she saw in the
bottom of the frail craft sleeping Indian.
Peggy suddenly forgot her thirst at the
thought of the danger that loomed up before
her. She was only a, girl of nine, but her
frontier training told her that there must be
other Indians about. The Connecticut was but
short distance away, the savages. had
come up while she and Artie were busy berry
ing. The other warriors might be gone up to
guard the boat. How many there might be
Of them Peggy dared not\ think. Even one
stout warrior would be more than she would
dare to meet.
She looked, up to see if she could see, the
smoke ascending from the cabin. Her great
est fear was that the savages were already
there, and had performed their work of de-
struction. But she could perceive that the
cottage still stood The top of the chimney
was just visible over the hill, and wreath
of smoke was curling up from Il, sure md
cation that Grandmother Thompson was pre-
pairing supper.
Between the hill and the berrying lot, how
ever, she caught sight of two or three creep
ing figures, and once she saw the sunlight
flash on glistening gun-barrel She knew
in a moment that those creeping objects
were savages, and that they were stealing
up to the house in order to surprise it.
In a second she had made up her mind
what to do. There was roundabout way to
the house, and by using speed she could
reach there before the murderous savaees.
She went back to Artie and said:
II think it is going to rain, and am going
to the house. Come, be quick, if you don't
want to be left behind"
Seizing her brothers hand she grasped
with the other the basket OF blackberrfes.
and hastened on run up through the valley
and around the hill toward her fathers
cabin. Very fearful was she that she should
not reach there before the Indians did. What
should she do if they were in advance of her
SWhat makes you run so, Peggy?" asked
little .Artie. I'm all tired out, and its
Peggy had forgotten all about the heat:
her only thought was to get home before
the terrible savages should reach them.
"Oh, Artie if should tell YOU that the
Indians were after us, couldn't you run
faster? We must hasten or they will surely
get us.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-11-04

U&3&zU den.
But Peggy was not there; so poor,
lame grandmother took the water-pail herself,
hobb!ed through the garden, then over. the
stile in the stone wall, and so on to the clear,
cool spring, where the ferns were leaning over
the water, and the. little fishes darted about
afternoon up above.
erybody knew it but those cold-blooded fishes.
The locusts knew it,, and kept saying SO with
for Mnt they Sad Buried R ef nsns nder asw
shade of the currant bushes, where they
cackled feebly among themselves on the dis
comfort of wearing feathers in midsummer.
brook, under the willows, wishing the flies
would not light on their tender hides.
And little Peggy Thompson knew it, who
had wandered away with her young brother
down into the blackberry lot, so far away
that she never heard her grandmother call
Grandmother went back to the house with
her pail OF water, wondering as to where IN the
world Peggy had gone. Not that she was
particularly alarmed about the child; but the
children had been left in her care, for father
on urgent business that morning, and would
not return until the next day. She wanted
to be true to her trust, and so she went to
the door again and called to her charge,
Discouraged, the aged grandame went back
to the kitchen and resumed her knitting.
The .Thompsons house was an old-fashioned
log cabin of quite respectable size, and built
for durability. 1t had but one door and only
four windows The windows were guarded by
strong wooden shutters The door was
heavy oaken one, and capable of being barred
on the inside 80 as to resist all attacks that
might be made upon it from the outside.
The cabin had been built thus strongly in
order to protect the pioneers family from any
attack that might be made by rowing Indians
Elnathan Thompson was one of the early set
tiers of Springfield, in the Commonwealth Of
Massachusetts, and lived in the time of King
Philips wars and subsequently.
At the time of our story the famous chief
Of the Wampanoags had long been dead; but
bodies. OF sayages still roamed the country,
and frequently made forays upon isolated
farm houses and the smaller, remote settle
ments;; The frontier husbandman went to his
daily labor in the field with his musket by his
side, and the sojourner to a distant hamlet
carried the same weapon as a safeguard on
bis journey
But all this time Peggy Thompson and her
little brother, Artie, were busy picking ber-
ries down in the hollow through which the
brook ran The black, luscious berries were
very thick there, and were ripening fast in
the late July sun. The girl had brought a
six-quart basket with her, and the two had
nearly filed it..
The July sun was scorching, and though it
was the middle of the afternoon, the heat did
not seem to decrease, but rather grew more
intense.
The two children sought the shadow of a
biz elm. and found the coolest SPOT they could
Los Angeles herald., 1906-11-04
Copyright by James Elverson.

CUDyrfEht Dy JuHles tlVersun
EGGY! Peggy! Where can the child
- be-"
1 And Grandmother Thompson look
Ns{5,<N ed out anxiousy into the little gar
VStf*tzU den.
Ruf Peouv yvas not there. so moor
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-11-01
GOV. DE IN SAN FRANCISCO
Coming 20 st. 5Oknsbury to Attend Mar
riaEe of His Daughter to
BOurke Cochran.

SAT-, Francisco. Oct 30-Henry Clay Ide,
late governors general of the Philippine
islands. arrived here yesterday on the
Hong Kong steamer Maru. accompanied
by his daughter. Miss Marjorie Ide. He
has come home after more than five year S
service in the + ar East, to attend the
marriage of his daughter Annie, to
Bourke Cochran. The wedding will take
place at the Ide home in st. Joht,sbury,
Vt, shortly after Governor lde's arrival.
Speaking of the conditions in the islands
Governor Ide said: The Philippines are
to-day in better shape than they ever were
under Spanish or American rule. The
labor questios, Is no longer problem.
What the Philippines need, however, Is
a square deal In the matter OF the tariff.
BY annexation we killed the Spanish mar
ket for sugar and tobacco OF the Philip
pines, and by our tariff we barred these
products from the United States. Both in
dustries are to-day in a state OF prostra-
t!on
THE policing of the islands Is almost
entirely in the hands of the natives and
except in Ieyte and Samar, where the
hill tribes make war on the lowlanders,
all Is peace in the Philippines"
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-11-01
REUNION OF 9Th VERMONT.
Sixteen Members Have Died vithiH
Past Ycar-Ncxt Meeting in

Montpelier, Oct. 3l.-'The 2Srd annual re-
union of the Eighth Vermont Regmental
association was held In Grand Army hall
in this city this afternoon and evening. At
23o the business meeting was called to
order by Col. Fred E. Smith Of Montpelier,
first vice-president. The reports OF Dr. Z.
NJ. Ferrln Of Essex Junction, the secrc-
tary and treasurer, were read and accept
ed DR. Ferrln also read a report Of tho
special meeting of the association held
at Minneapolis during the national Grand
Army encampment last August at which
II members We're present.
The obituary committee through Major
J. l.. Barstow OF Sheburne, the chairman,
reported that l6 members had died durios
the past year.
Since the death of the late Gen, stephen
Thomas of this city, who was during his
life time perpetual president of this assoc
ciation it has never elected Il president
in his place. a committee of one from
each company was appointed by the chair
70 nominate officers for the year ensu-
ing. This committee nominated the fol-
lowing, who We're unanimously elected:
First vice-presldent, Col. \. h. Frank
lin OF Newfane, second Vice-presldent,
Capt l.. NJ. Hutchinson of Montpelier.
secretary and treasurer, Dr., {. VI. Fer
rim of Essex Junction. executive commit
tee, Perry Porter of West Burke, l., NJ.
Hutchinson of Montpelier Il. +. Bowman
of Randolph: obituary committee. Mai
j. l.. Barstow, Capt. +. +. Bowman, DR..
c, NJ. Ferrn.
The next meeting Of the association
will be held at Essex Junction. About 10
members attended the meeting to-day.
At $50 this evening the members of
Brooks Rlief corps rendered the Veter-
ans banquet in the post dining hall.
This occasion was one of unusual in
terest because of the fact that General
Lewis A. Grant. who is in Vermont this
week as the guest Of the state. was pres
ent and was one of the after-dinner
speakers. Maj. J. l.. Barstow was toast
master and among the other speakers
were Ex-Governor +. ]. Ormsbee OF
Brandon and several members of the as
sociaton.
This evening a rouslnG camp fire was
held in Grand Army hall, over which
Col A. II. Franklin, the newly elected
d"-. "irA-nrssident- presided
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-11-01
TO BLOW UP MOUNTAIN
Lake BomOscen slate Comnany Wil!
Fire a blast of 22OO Pounds of pow
der and 100 Pounds of Dyna.
mite.

Rutland oct. 31.--Hotel and cottage
owners al Lake Bomoseen are greatly
aRitatcd over the probability that their
windows will be broken by an immense
blast to be fired soon by the Lake
Bomosecn Slate company of Fair Haven
at a quarry directly across the lake
from the principal hotels. The slate
company intends at n cost of $500 to
blow off the entire top of Cedar noun
tain consisting of hundreds OF tons of
dirt, rock and trees by one discharge
OF powerful explosives. Thirty-six
holes have been drilled and the blast
will be set off by electricity as soon as
the weather is favorable for drying the
inside of the holes. Engineers have
studied the matter carefully and hava
decided that it will require 1900 pounds
of powder and 100 pounds of dynamite
to blow off the mountain top. No such
extensive blasting vas ever attempted
in the history of Rutland quarrying.
The concern hopes, to uncover an im-
mense quantity of slate.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-11-01
Alleged That Miss iva Marti1
Died in His Office at Bel
lows Falls.
CLAIMS SHE COLLAPSED
DIR. stone of the state Laboratory Foun.
Evidences of Improper Treatment
Gould Not state the Cause of
Death-Ryder Placed un-
der $1,000 Bail.

Bellows Falls. Oct 9L-Dr. J. NJ Ryder
who was arrested late last night, charged
with the death of Iva Martin OF Proc1orss
vile. was given preliminary hearing
this evening. Or. Ryder denies perform
ing the operation and claims that he
merely made an examination. durina
which the patient collapsed
On information from Proctorsvills tho
facts were ascertained that the young
woman LEFT home In a. delicate condition
with the understanding she was to visit
DIR. Ryder.
Miss Martin and Miss Holland cana
down from Proctorsville yesterday after
noon at 1:20. and were met at the sta.
tion by DR.. Ryder, proceeding at once tQ
his office. Nothing was see,, of Their,
again until about six O'Clock. when the
undertaken was notified that Miss Martin
was dead.
The evidence given tonight showed that
Miss Martins death came without warm
ing and the autopsy held this afternoon
showed remarkable condition.
Prof. r. II. Stone of the State labora-
tory testified that he found all the organs
apparently normal. that An abortion had
not been accomplished and that he was at
loss to state the cause of death. He
sWore that there We're evidences Of I'M
proper treatment but not of great import
ance.
The court decided that probable cause
WAS shown and held DR. Ryder for trial
Mt the April term of court bail beirpg fixed
IN $500.
DR.. Ryder was arrested in Woodstock,
once before on similar charge but was
not convicted. Miss Martin was a bright
girl and had always borne a good repu.a-
ton.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-11-01
PLURALITY BILL KILLED

II. 19--To amend Sec. 1S2 Vermont
statutes relating to election Of repre-
scntatives to tho General Assembly,
Senator Stafford contended that the
old fashioned rule OF majority ought to
be retained, rather Than max" it pos
sble for a minority to prevail
Senators Somers and Rowland favored
the proposed bill for the reason that
any town should be represented, and
no town should be compelled to vote
for two or three days to elect n man
Senator Case of Wndham sees nc
justice In the proposed change. why
should a man later in the day be elect
ed By different rule than those voted
for on FIRST ballot.
Senator Taylor favored change
thought that plurality election by first
ballot had its merit, vet that the bill
proposed would work no evil.
On motion of Senator johnson. took
recess, subject to call of the Presi-
dent
THIRD READING ORDERED.
II. G5--To incorporate the Champlain
Valley Traction company.
II. C9--To amend Sec. GO of No. 1l5
acts 1904. relating TO search and seizure
proceedings.
H. $40 amend Secs S54 and S5G, of
act relating to deaf, dumb and feeble
minded persons
II. 124-To repeal chap. l73 Vermont
statutes entitled, Banks OF circulation,
discount and deposit aud all amend
ments thereto.
H. l29--'ro allow a town to dispose
of its intoxicating liquors,
H. jS4-u addition to the charter OF
the Bellows Falls and SaXtons River
Street Railway co.
H. 1870 amend section Coz Vermont
statutes. as amended by section 2 OF No.
20. acts of 1902. relating to public instruo-
ton.
II. 1910 amend section G7, Vermont
statutes, as amended by section 8 of No.
Is. acts of 1902. and section 6sO, Vermont
statutes. as amended by section of No.
10, acts 1896 and section 7 OF No. rs, acts of
1902. relating to public instruction.
II. l0-To amend section 662, Vermont
statute, as amended by section of No.
20, acts of 1898. section Of No 25, acts of
1902. and secticu | Of No. %, acts Of 1904
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-11-01
BURLINGTON VT. THURSDAY, NOVEMBER I. 1906.
rotating to public instruction.
s. s6-To regulate investments of trust
cOmpanies

rotating to public instruction.
s. 46-To regulate Investments of trus,
companies.
JOINT RESOLUTION.
From House, relating to joint ASSEMBLY
to greet Ma ior-Gen. l.. A. Grant.
HOUSE BILLS REFERRED.
II. o1-Enosbursh Falls graded school
bonds; corporations.
II. 1910 legalize the grand list OF
Sheffield; grand list.
H. 17s-To amend act incorporating r. {.
4. Fairbanks company corporations.
H. 2M-To incorporate Fair View Cas-
ualty company; corporations.
II. 22o-To legalize quadrennial appraisal
and grand list of Elmore; grand list.
II. 36-Amending act Incorporating wes.
Rutland Trust company; banks.
H. 239-Lesallzing grand list and quad
rennial appraisal of Brunswick; grand list
II. 24-To authorize village of Wssoosli
to refund outstanding sewer bonds; munl-
cipal corporal tios,s.
BILL RELATING TO DELINQUENT
TAXPAYERS KILLED.
s. 2-To repeal No. "a, acts of 1904 relat-
ing to voters to city, town and village
meetings.
On motion Of Senator Paul, adjourned.
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iington rendering company, was called
to the stand by Attorney General Fits
When Mr. Brigham was questioned ms
to whether States Attorney Sherman
went to tho plant to ask about the
truth OF the Hutchinson AFFIDAVIT and If
he (Brigham) supposed the states at
torney were trying to find out II the
commissioners were selling diseased
cattle, he replied, II thought
he was looking for votes
Mr.. Brigham said that before he gave
States Attorney Sherman an affidavit;
he had been in Boston and talked with
Mr.. Heath No call was made upon
him for the books. lie had no talk
with Mr.. Mantor in Boston about the
matter prior to tho service OF the no.
tice to produce the books. Mr. Man
tor was recalled and said It was tho
duty of the cattle commiss ioners to in
spect the carcasses to be used for food
purposes.
CARL NAY.
Carl Nay, bookkccpcr for tho Bur-
lington Rendering company, and pre-
viously employed as entering clerk
was the last witness. When question
ed as to the manner of making his en- :
tries, said he did as told by Mr.. Clewey
taking all of his directions from Mr..
Clewey until the latter went away. He
now does as far IS he is able the work
which MIR. Clewey did.
THE ARGUMENTS.
The arguments were opened by At
torney-General Fits, who said Man
tors testimony shows the books were
taken from Vermont to get them out
of the process OF the court. 1t was a
very strange proceeding and had not
occurred before. according to Mantor
All OF the evidence which would show
what the facts were had been destroy
cd and tho company did not respond
to the notice served on them.
Attorney Hutchinson said there was
absolutely no evidence that the COM
pany had not undertaken to comply
with the notice to produce. He did
not think any corporation was Obliged
to keep all OF the data and papers con-
nected with its transactions. The re-
moval Of the books, he said. was an un-
usual procedure. but he asserted that
such procedure was explained in Man
tors testimony. After examination in
the Boston office the books in ques-
ton We're destroyed to get them out
of the way, rather than to get them
beyond the reach of the State. There
was no law in existence at the time
which would require the company to
produce its papers and there was alb
solutely nothing to show that they
were destroyed with intent to keep
them from the court, as no order for
them had been received.
Attorney Brown said TO prove the
charge it must be found that the books
and papers called for are still in ex-
istence. Mantor could not look for
ward and destroy the papers in an
ticipation Of the action of the Legis-
lature. At the time that the diseased
meat charges originated, the State was
in the heat of n political campaign and
the charges were not taken seriously
and no one then anticipated that an
investigation of the cattle commission
ers' transactions would follow.
After the court overruled the motion
to dismiss the contempt proceedings,
an adjournment was taken until nine
o'clock Wednesday morning.