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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-01-25
ESCAPES HIS FRIENDS.
Dr Courtney Arises Early to bccome
Husband Of Miss Anna Marie Du-
hue mt Sheiburnc.

The Free Press announced MOTT
day on authority received i'o"' ~
T. w. Courtney that his marriage would
occur that morning at ten O'Clock III
Shelburne. DR.. Courtney. however, stole
a march on all OF his friends and Just
as the sun was pecping over the noun
tains nc and his bride. Miss Anna Marie
Dubuc. daughter of John pubuc, and n
few friends were vending their way to st.
|Catherine's Catholic Church in Shelburne'
where at $40 O'Clock Monday mornins
the Rev. y. A. Campoau. performed the
ceremony which made the couple man and
wife.
The church was decorated with palms,
ferns and cut flowers. Miss Dubuc on tho
arm of her father proceeded down tho
aisle of the church and was met by the
groom at the altar, Miss Katherine pu-
kbuc. sister of the bride, was bridesmaid
and Francis Dubuc, brother, was
groomsman. immediately following the
ceremony mass was sung.
Miss Dubuc was gowncd in green chiffon
broadcloth. wore "A picture hat to match
and carried white prayer book and
bridal roses. Her bridesmaid wore greer
lbroadcloth. and carried white carnations
Following the wedding ceremony the bri
DIAL party returned to the home of thu
| bride and small Wedding breakfast wal
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-01-25

ander, Mack and Antoine, and one daugh-
ter, Mrs. Antoine Miller Two OF these
sons live near the old gentleman and
Antoine in this city. The first party met
yesterday was one of Mr.. Lashway's sons.
With tears in his eyes he related the
old gentleman's condition The wife OF
this man was seen later and corroboratcd
the story told by her husband Mrs
Phoebe Laf'rance, a grandchild, told of
the pitiful circumstances surrounding her
grandfather's sufferings A newspaper
woman at Willston had done a great
deal to relieve the sufferngs OF the old
man, and told similar story.
While all citizens in the vicinity, who
We're interviewed. told the same story
and were all pronounced that the old
gentleman's sufferings were anything but
human, they had all neglected to report
the matter to the humane officer before,
being under the impression that Mr.. Full
ler's duties were to look only after
horses and cows.
Mr.. Lashway's house is closed. lie had
repeatedly appealed to the pauper de-
partment in Williston but Miller had or
dered these officials not to look after
him. According to II statement made by
Mrs. LaFrance, Miller came to his faith
er-in-law's home one Friday and left
Il loaf of bread and then did not show
up for three weeks.
Mr.. Fuller will make n full investiga-
ton of the case and If possible will have
guardian placed over Mr.. Lashway
and his property. Miller has been in Mr..
Fullers hands before for alleged cruelty
| to horses and cows.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-01-25
OWNED FARM, NOW ALONE.
Alexander Lashwny, Nearly 90 Years
Old, Dying for Want OF Proper Care.

Humane Agent Fuller was notified of
q case of neglect and cruelty to Alex
undcr Lashway who resides on French
hill, short distance from Williston, and
TUESDAY afternoon MIR. Fuller, accom-
IN investigation of the case. on ar
irving in Williston everyone told sim
lar story, the circumstances being that
Mrs. Lashway died, two years ago, it was
her request that her husband turn over
his farm and property to their son-in-
law, Antoine Miller, with the under
standing that Miller was to take care
and provide for Mr.. Lashway during the
remainder of his life. This. it is claim
3D. Miller has failed to do since last
jprnS. Mr.. Lashway, who is nearly 20
years of age, and blind, has had to go
from house TO house in the country beg
ging food and clothing. He has not had
q pair of shoes in many months. His
home consists OF an old house with u
box for a bed.
Monday Mr.. Miller, hearing that the
authorities had the case. took the old
gentleman to St. George. Mr.. Lashway
protested, wanting to remain and die in
the place where he had always lived.
Mr.. Miller was firm and removed the
old gentleman.
Mr.. Lashway has three sons, Alex
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-01-25
RESIGNATION OF DIR. ATKINS
Letter Read to the First Church Con-
grcgation Yesterday.

The Rev. DR.. Atkns's six years scrv-
ice as pastor of the First Church has
gained for him tho good will and esteem
of the entire community and the loss
of the First Church in his expected re-
moval to Detroit is not confined TO his
particular parish
In his formal letter of resignation, re I'd
to the congregation Sunday morning,
DR.. Atkins set the date OF April 20 as
the end of his pastorate here and con.
tinuing said:
You will believe me, ] am sure, when
| tell you with what sorrow this letter
is written. The years We have served to-
gether have been for me Astounding years.
The joy which | have had in ,our fell
lowship has been deep and constant. You
have been patient, loving. loyal and ful;
of good works. You haze made foi us II
home. whose beauty and blessed content
have become our inner ana 'nlpe:ishdbIc
possession. You have me, cEery express
ed and many uncxpr"sscd desires and
az I look back along tic way of the
years | sec to-day no sh AL rvs, save .nc
shadows of my own imperfect service.
| am quite sure as | have seen the
people and the field If our ncV parish
that it offers noble and adequate OPP
portunity. ] am just as sure that We
leave behind us. as we leave burlington,
a certain lyric joy. born ot conditions
of life both outer and inner which en-
never be transferred or reproduced ~ is
in something moro thin geographical
sense that we turn to 'ne MAJ 'oG'ons
the populous cities. the vast ind'r'.rics
and the gray reaches of THIS midland
country, which neither East nor West can
claim. but | shall trust rs / come 20
The midland OF life to catrv within me
the memory of the East and its heights
Of vision. Within and without you AMI
J have dwelt together in the East. God
grant We shall meet again often ani al
last dwell together again in some other
land whch the day is done.
May God bless and keep you
Faithfully and lovingly yours,
GAIUS GLENN ATKINS.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-01-25
THE TICONDERoGA.
New Bont for Lake Chnmplaiu VIII
ncar Tint Mime.

The steamer Mariquita of the Cham
plain Transportation company broke
all of her previous records Monday
i'm making late in the season trips by
taking a party from the dock at the
foot OF King street to Shelburne har-
Dor to see the new steamer Ticonder-
oga now under construction at the
ship yard there.
Those who accepted the cordial in
vitation of General Manager ID. A..
Loomis for the trip were Elias Lyman
one of the directors of the company,
United States Government Inspector
A. ]. Goodhue, Capt. w. Warren Rock
we'll of the Chateaugay, who Will with
out doubt be the captain of the IL
conderoga, Agent a. f.. Tryon OF the
Rutland railroad and Elias Lyman,
Jr. The cruise was n delightful one
both ways and the novelty of the oc-
casion was frequently spoken of and
highly appreciated by all. The sun
shonc brightly, the wind was mild and
the water had every aspect of sum-
mer sea. The cruisers remained on
deck all tho way both trips and were
as comfortable as though the season
did not wear ovcrcoats
The last trip of the Mariouita last
year was made about Christmas time
She will continue to make trips this
season as long ms the lake remains
open.
Arrived at the harbor. General Man
ager LOOMS showed his guests all
points of interest there, the objective
point being the TiconderoEa. The iron
work of the new steamer is very near
! ly completed. 1t is expected that she
will be launched some day toward the
close of next week. The boilers and
other machinery will DO installed i'm
mediately after the boat is launched
! A large part of the wood work is al
ready gotten out and will be put in
! place after the machinery is installed
/ 1t is now expected that the boat will
he completed and ready to run by the
early days of July.
/ TiconderoGa is the name which has
been selected for the new steamer by
President David Wilcox of New York
because of the historic associations OF
that name with Lake Champlain. The
company was building a boat for ser
vice on the lake in 1913. Commodore
! Macdonough. who was in charge OF
the naval operations during the Wal
/ of 1912. seized the steamer and used
her in the battle of Plattsburgh III
1914. The name of that boat was also
| Ticonderoga.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-01-25

served. They left on the early morning
train for New York city and upon return
ing TO this city in week will occupy DR..
Courtney's new home at l67 Enwood
avenue.
Miss Dubuc is well known and promi.
nent in Shelhurne and is a former student
of ST. Anne's convent in Montreal Dr.
Courtney is city health office and alder
man from the third ward. DR.. Courtney :
address in New York city is care OF his
brother NJ. Il. Courtney, 1888 West 2Srd
street
| Among those outside of the immediate
family of Miss Dubuc who attended this
ceremony were Michael Courtney. father
of the groom, and Miss Margaret Court
ney of this city, Mr.. and Mrs. z. j. Mat,
of Shelburne and Miss Evelne Dubuc OF
Winooski.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-01-25
PROMINENT WINDSOR MAN.
Funeral of Deacon sumner Lull Held
Yesterday.

Windsor, Jan. 2l.-The funeral OF Dea-
con Sumner Lull, n prominent farmer Of
this town, was held at his late residence
this afternoon the burial being in Ascut-
ney cemetery, the Rev. William H. Hayes
of the Old South Congregational Church
being the officiating Clergyman.
Deacon Lull was 90 years old. native
Of liartland, but living in this town since
he was IL years of age. The cause OF his
death which occurred after an illness of n
little more than week on Friday was
acute nephrita. lie leaves Il widow who
was Miss Ella Cleveland Of Hartland and
three children, Morris of San Francisco,
Miss 3etsey, a teacher in the Windsor
graded schools and Thomas, connected
with the Windsor Savings bank.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-01-25
CIVIL SERVICE EXAMINATIONS.

The semi-annual departmental exami-
nations of the United States civil servica
commission for such positions as stenog-
raphers and typewritcrs. railway mail
clerks, clerk departmental service (maleJ 4;
electrotype finisher, and electrotype
moulder. will be held in Burlington on
March "a, 1906.
For application blanks and information
concerning these examinations applica
ton should be made to c. l.. Alexander al
the custom house, or to Z. E Stebbins
secretary board civil service examiners
room III postofiice building. Boston.
Mass. Applications should be promptly
filled out and sent to the United States
civil service commission at Washington
d. C., in order that the necessary ar
rangements can be made for the eXamina-
ton Of the different candidates.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-01-25
DEATH OF ]. L. SWEETLAND.
Was in His Ninetieth Year--Workea
Many Years ms n Tailor.

James Lewis Sweetland died Tuesday
at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Giles
C. Mead at So Pine street, of old age.
The deceased was born in Pawtucket,
r. l.. August Il. 1876 He was engaged
as a tutor in Warren, Providence and
Foxboro, r. l.. and in 1859 he went To
New York city and started n brading
factory on Frankfort street. later con-
tracing to build braiding machines and
starting model factory He returned
to Rhode Island in 1861.
Sevep years later he moved to Rutland
and later to this city. where he has since
resided. While in this city he was first
| engaged as foreman and cutter for a.
r. and !. T. Shattuck, then for \. b..
Smonds e Co. When this firm closed its
| business he engaged with A, r. Shattuck
| under the firm name OF j. l.. Sweetland
| e Co.
When this firm dissolved he lived for
year in South Hero and for the next
four years conducted the starr farm.
For two years after this he had charge
of the farm work at the Home for Desti-
tute Children. The balance of his active
life was spent in gardening, until recent
years. when he has been unable to do ac'
| tive work.
| Mr. Swectland was twice married IN
lS4l he married Sarah A. Martin or Bar
rington, r. l., by whom he had FOUR ch'i-
dren, three boys and girl. In 1851 two
years after the death of his hrSt "ie'
he married Ellen NJ. Whipplc, by whom
| he had three children.
He is survived by five children: Miss
| Emma A. Swcetlaud. wife Of Giles g.
| Mead. and e. II. Swcetland, both of this
IN- la
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-01-25
SANBORN STORE SOLD.
st. Adams Man TO Take Possession
February I,

The transfer OF the grocery store OF NJ.
l.. Sanborn, North Winooski avenue,
which was foretod in the Free Press last
month and which statement was later de-
MED, was officially announced Saturday
afternoon to Free Press reporter by NJ.
l.. Sanborn. The store with its stock
has been purchased by C. H. Ellis
of st. Adams and this gentleman will take
possession February |.
Mr. Sanborn has been in the grocery
business for the past 81 years and he re-
tires to obtain n much-n needed rest. He
will close his store on the evening of
January 30, TO enable him to take inven-
tory. He will take a vacation and his fu-
ture plans after that have not been form
eC
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-01-25

For n mild. easy action of the bow
els, a single dose of Doan's Regulets
is enough. Treatment cures habitual
constipation. % cents box. Ask
your druggist for them.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-01-25

Stops itching instantly. Cures piles.
eczema, salt rhcum, letter. itch, kiveA
herpes, scabies--Doans Ointment. &.
any drug store.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-01-25

TO the absence of natural digestive
fluids. Hoods Sarsaparilla restore:
the digestive powers.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-10-25
THE WORST

Thomas Watkins of Princeton, Ind,
is engaged in the odd business Of fur
nishing foxes to fashionable hunting
clubs. 8.
Mr.. Watkins was talking the other
day about certain master Of the
hounds.
"A strange man., said the fox pur-
veyor. a cool one, and no mistake.
His wife last week fell i'll, and the
doctor was sent for. The doctor. after
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-10-25

ty penthe grocery
PRODUCED
that Wn es s for D a OK os cr ss
Sometimes breath of it well in mne pie, tho
pg 1 e osy % sts 5 a beautiful a than
yellow s and rinse lanes
o,n An v s; end s there
The people to0 beginning value
dd its value and wo would GOO a ss d
on M YANKEE e so OF a green paper tina" acts 50 wonderfully
In ol9 home mahogany veneer
% ss ~os feet oss s i and s
There old bureaus and old bureaus Some of them
of them rn and rolling testify
sss. put a & the sn % and
But wicked men at duplicating this old furniture They
do mott % oa Of ant but nau S e s S Of YOU foxy o z
to study the old piece bit and examine its "jints''
kept nss V ~ % ~ de Ss o has ts
ous with the funds intusted their
list taken from the prison books is enough make md
Bgew, president bank Milwaukee, Wis; years
Henry bank Milwaukee, years DID,
Brodei president years
Collins National Ind; years
Walter bank Ekhart nd years DID,
Cooper president bank Mcego Texas years
conzman president County nd bank years
Alfred Parker cashier bank Bedford nd SO years DID,
Cyrus ocrady, bank, Matthew'S years
John Wood, years DID,
F R n s ST F s thy @ a,s
watch Doubtless the plan of most them use
s %
body Of inspiration the other
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-10-25

Ham-Where are you going9 ..-~
Fatts-To New York.
Ham-Well, stop at the st. Regis
hotel. You can get the best cup of cof-
fee there you ever tasted for only
$4,000.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-10-25
A String of
Good Stories
cannot tell how the truth may be,
say the tale as twas told to me-"
WHY. SCOTSMEN WEAR Kills

A. j. Drexel brings from his Scot
fish estate story of a Highlander.
There was well-known American
writer" he said at a dinner, "who au-
tomobiled thru Scotland, and at hotel
IN the Highlands was treated with the
greatest incivility.
Accordingly he complained to the
manager.
:, And I complain in Particular he
said, about my waiter in the dining
room. The inattention and insolence of
this man are insupportable .'.-.
The manager sought out the wait
er, raw-bo ned, red,haired highlander.
g, Dugald,' he said, =. the American
visitor accuses you Of inattention and
insolence. What have you to say2'
''Dug:ald snorted and holly replied:
Z" It's no. to be expeckit that a
self-respectin Scot could wait on him
VII civeelity. Wasna it he that said we
took to the kilt because our feet were
too large to get thru trousers9''
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-10-25
-. &. t{ty. = ~ tist5 -
Doctor Got There
Ahead of Disease.

It was the regular meetingSef the
Tuesday club and the. subject for the
evening was Doctors and Doctor
ing s
Being called upon for an experience,
the elderly physician said: - Away
back when I first began to practice in
this village I had unique experience.
Those of you who remember at were
young then and some others were my
patients on that occasion. ~
pink social, with pink ice cream, and
the principal people Of the town. at
tended. The oil lamps dripped on
fair women and brave men, and all
was merry. as manageable belle.
!" An enjoyable time was had,' as
the local paper put it. Homeward
went everybody and quiet reigned over
the village-for while.
Then some one rang my bell and
said that Mrs. Pease was taken bad
and would [ please hurry. I hurried.
IL was just removing the first shoe
on my return when the bell rang vio
lently: Miss Nellie Jones was taken
I put on the shoe and hurried to Miss
Jones. #.
"On my way, home I met wild.
eyed youth who grabbed me and
gasped out the information that young
Mr.. Blair was taken very bad and
would | please hurry9 - =. ~
| "Well, it went on this way for three
straight hours and then there was a
lull, sat down by the roadside and
considered. l found on counting up
that | had visited every person who
was at that social except the minister.
He had not been heard from.
l. :" was sleepy and tired. I did not
wish to be disturbed again that night
il it could be avoided. Sol went to
the minister IS house and pounded on his
door, Soon he put out his head and
demanded the nature of my Grand. ]
told him. .-.f..-' ...4'<.>.
Here said I, Il want to 90 home
to bed and I don It want any more bust
ness tonight. You are going to be aw
fully sick in about fifteen minutes
Take one of these powders and repeat
the dose every half hour until relieved
And don't bother me. Good night
Next morning [ met the minister
on the street. He grabbed me an(
| nearly shook my arm off.
/ " Well,.well: said he, you are ;
wonder! How did you know it9 Oh
but I was awfully sick after you lef
and the powders did the. work al
right. Wonderful Wonderfully
And, my friends, that made m,
reputation. The minister at least ha
, considered me since then a great medi
cal practitioner. ''-Chicago News.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-10-25
A COMPLICATED MATTER

Townsend Burden was talking in
Newport about his recent autumnal ex-
pertinent Of oiling the Newport roads
an experiment that, tho it promised
well, failed because it ruined so many
delicate toilets.
"Oiling the roads Of Newport said
Mr.. Burden, "was more complicated
matter than we thought. There were
so. many things to take into consider
ation-white silk stockings, lace petit
coats, suede shoes-yes, decidedly it
was a complicated matter.
''lt reminds me, in it's wealth Of
complications, Of the man with the
cross-eyed dog.
.sThis man said to a friend:
A wonderful dog, that of mine.'
I" is he's He doesn't look up to
much, the friend replied:
!" WELL, now, for a test said the
and say "Whoo!''
''The other did so, and the dog at
once sprang up and bit piece out Of
his masters hand.
How do you account for thatq'
asked the friend, with a hearty laugh
Why, hang it, said the owner, as
he grabbed his hat and hurried off to
be cauterized, Il forgot that he was
.cross-eyed. l ought to have put my
hand on your shoulder and Yelled /"
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-10-25
With the Long Bow
-"Eye natures wall<s shoot folly as II nles.'

Effects
Whisky
Beverage
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-10-25
A WOODEN BLANKET

IA wooden blanket,' said the globe
trctter: NWhat do you think Of lts'
IT'S all right. -
The blanket, six feet long and five
wide, was cream colored, warm, and
passably soft-soft enough to be rolled
into a. bundle without hurt.
= 1T comes in good, these cool fall
nights said it's owner. ,"It' s warm,
but not so uncomfortab bly, warm as a
blanket of wool. I got it in Ecuador
cit is made by the Ecuador Indians
from the bark of the demajagua tree.
They cut from the trunk blanket
sized section Of the peculiarly soft,
thick bark, they dampen and beat this
till it's fexibility is much increased,
then they peel off the rough gray ex-
terror.
What is left is a blanket like this
one-a soft, light, fairly warm blanket
of wood, just the thing for between the
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-10-25
CRUELTY OF MAHOUTS

ttKipling and other writer's talk
about the Kindness that the Indian ma
bouts, or drivers, lavish on their ele-
phants,' said missionary, "but as a
matter of fact no overworked carthorse
ever suffers half the cruelty that falls
to the Indian elephants lot
"The mahout sits on the elephant 8
head, goad or ANGUS In his hand. With
this goad he prods the elephant, and,
tho the prod is gentle, the animal re-
spends with alacrity.
"But do you know why's 1t is be-
cause on the elephant forehead, where
the goad may reach it handily, an open
sore, a dreadful open sore, is kept. The
sore, prodded, causes the elephant ex-
quisite pain, and he naturally obeys
with strange readiness the man who
makes him suffer so.
"Whenever you hear a traveller talk
Of the mahout's affection for his .ele-
plant, ask the speaker if he ever
noticed the running sore on the ele-
phant s. brOW.''
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-10-25
IN THE CHESAPEAKE BAY

Mrs. Terrapin-I do wonder what
will be worn at the banquet tonight. -
Dolly Terrapin-That information
will be of little use to us, mama dear,
since all Of our dresses are Maryland
style.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-10-25
ROFESSOR HARVEY WASHING

~ ROFESSOR HARVEY WASHING
r TON WILEY, chief of the bu-
reau of chemistry in the United
States department Of agriculture, is
about to add to the gaiety of nations
by experiments on human subjects con-
corning the effects produced by whisky
in the enlargement of the caput, de-
velopment Of that brown taste in the
morning and in the 'erweening desire
to put a terra Gotta stain over the an
cient town.
Professor Wiley is the author of 60
government bulletins and 225 scientific
papers, besides winning many honors
in the world of science. It was he who
began the pure food agitation by dem
onstrating, several years ago, the de.
leterious effects of chemically prepared
foods, cold storage produce and other
edible merchandise. It was he, also,
who made "14-year-old whisky' in
fourteen minutes out of chemicals be-
fore a senate committee last winter.
The trouble with Professor Wiley's
experiment is that it has been tried be-
fore. An army of experimenters have
tried the effect Of the rum that per.
Sebo@b owl VA o,o 80 x,,sll,,. -,,4 l.. l..