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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-12-19
TRIAL OF MAHAN TO
BEGIN DECEMBER 26
Niece 10 he Taken from Asylum to
jail Mt Remington.

Bennington, Dec. 15.-The trial of Alfred
Mahan for the murder of his four-yoar-
pld niece, Ethel Mahan, at North Ben
hington, the last Sunday OF April, will
pegin December %. Nathan, who has
been at Waterbury. since June, for oh
F~erVauon as to his sanity, will be
brought here this week and confined in
bennington county jail to await trial.
Rlahan was indicted by the grand jury
tho June term OF county court on
he charge of murder. o. NJ. Barber Of
pennington, has been assigned as counsel
or the respondent. The defense VIII be
insanity.
From present indications the jury In
ne December term of county court, which
vas excused the first Of the week until
o-morrow, may not find anything for
to act upon when It comes together
gain. There was a prospect that the
asa Of Sybil Harris VS.. Fred l.. Bot
pm and A. NJ. Torrance, a suit for
900 damages for the loss of the larger
ortion OF n hand while operating a
bangle IN the Bottom & Terrence Co.'S
ollnr shop. would be tried, but it has
cen k to the supreme court.
When the case was nrst brought up
puhsel FOR the defense put in a plea
iat ~ plaintiff had signed a re-
ase and therefore had no cause for
elton j. X. Batchelder for the plaintiff,
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James Eagan Pays His Life for
Bed over 50-Horsepower
Boiler.
HEAT REACHED ITO DEGREES
Fireman on Construction Work near
Rr%nttlcboro startled by Groaus
observation-disclosures Had CrnwIed
Up There when Fires We're
Banked.

Brattlcboro. Dec. 15.-When the fire.
man on the construction of the dam
across the Connecticut river. five miles
south Of this village, opened the drafts
and put fresh fuel under his boilers yes
terday morning ne did not know another
workman, James Eagan, of Boston, was
asleep over the boilers. About ten O'Clock
he was startled upon hearing groans is
suing from over head. He climbed TN to
n horizontal framework, about IS inches
above the boilers and there he say
Eagan in the Igonies of death. The at
mosphere was suffocating and the tenn
perature had become so extremely hot
that no person could nave lived there
long. The fireman removed Eagan as
soon as possible, but the unfortunate
man died within a few minutes after
ward
Eagan went to Hinsdale, n. H., Friday
night and It is alleged he procured LIQUOR
there. On his return to the dam he found
the gate footbridge across the river
locked. Being unable to reach his quar-
ters on I'll Vermont SIDE Of the river
he went into the boiler house on the
New Hampshire side, climbed up over
the two 5O-horsepower boilers and fell
asleep on the framework, which is used
for drying out the rope rigging. The
fires at that time were banked so the heat
was not excessive, but when Eagan was
found tho temperature was probably rs
high as lis degrees. A physician who ex-
amined Eagan said death was due TO
heart disease, caused by the neat and
alcohol.
The body was taken to Hinsdale. and
from there was sent to Boston yesterday
afternoon. Eagan was As years old and
leaves a wife and three children In Bos-
ton.
The employees at the dam have sub
scribed Sis, out of which the funeral OK
penses will be paid, the balance going 20
Eagan's family.
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Napkins

30 dozen 5-S size, all linen napkins, reg
glar price $50. Holiday Sale 81 81
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after fling a replication, argued that the
release which named a sum between
$40 and $50 and which was In pay
ment of the physicians services Of the
plaintiff at the time of and following
the injury did not constitute a bar
and that his client still had cause for
action. To this counsel for the de-
Tense, o. NJ. Barber, demurred. Judge
Seneca Hlaselton overruled the demurrer,
however, and ordered a trial, The case
was then taken to the supreme court by
the DEFENCE on a point Of ia,-.
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ground that the city has no alderman
from ward 4, and two members from
ward 3. When Mr.. Davis was elected
to the board he lived on West street
ward 4. but a few months ago he wa g
married and with his wife is now keep
Ing house on Royce street, ward 3. 1t is
understood hat Mayor II. l.. Richmond
has asked Mr., Davis to resign because
of the talk the matter has accustomed.
but no formal complaint has been en-
tered and Mr.. Davis, maintaining that he
b---,s q Meaua am ~~>A ANS ~ -
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-12-19
WOMEN WARNED NOT
TO SELL GRAPE WINE,
blackberry Cordial az Yenrs OLD,
Also Advertised for Sale by SEMI
Charitable Organization,

Rutland, Dec. 15.-The advertisement
that wild grape wine and blackberry
cordial l5-year-old' would be on sale at
the woman's exchange conducted by the
Rutland Woman's club here resulted in
some OF the most prominent ladies in
town receiving a reminder that they that
did not have a license to sell intoxicat-
ing liquor, The wine was finally stricken
from the list. but some OF the cordial was
sold. This was evidently a violation of
the State liquor laws, but from the
conference.-the nature OF tho affair, of
course, nothing was done about the mat
ter although 1t occasioned a lot of good
natured chatting.
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ll:2o when the court took a recess until
two O'Clock Monday afternoon.
There are eight or nine civil cases to
follow, among them two railroad cases;
one OF which at least will undoubtedly
be tried
In addition to thai there are among
the 10 guests OF Tailor Cobb some IA or
10 who are to be tried. As matters look
now 1t seems certain that the term will
last long and beyond New Years, even
II most of the parties included should
plead guilty.
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submitted was documentary, there being
no oral witnesses called, The most I'M
portant testimony offered was found in
the deposition OF Mrs. Jennie Adams,
wife of James w. Adams of Lawrence.
kans., one of the contestants, and In a
transcript OF the testimony given by
James w Adams himself at the first
trial hero In June. 1906.
A good part of the forenoon was used
In reading letters sent by and to Mrs
Rogers and her brother and wife, Mr.,
and Mrs. James W. Adams, and 1t was
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LOOKS LIKE LONG TERM.
Addison County Court Has Lot OF busi-
ness before IL Stnl.

Middlebury. Dec. ,s.-Only one session
OF county court was held yesterday and
tho Caroline w. Rogers viii case held
- --A- al day. AL Of the testimony
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Table Damask

There is no stock north of the great
cities as large or as well selected as is
row shown in this department.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-12-19
Towels

From our large line of Towels of all
grades very useful and desirable presents
are easily selected. We mention here but
a few items to illustrate the attractiveness
and the price.
Turkish Towels, 1884 inches, hemmed,
regular prize l5c. Holiday Sale Price, 10.
Huck Towels, l6x32 inches, hemmed and
hemstitchcd, regular price l9c. lloli" 1co
day Sale Price, each .................1OC
Cotton Huck Towels, colored borders, 2Ox
40 inches, cegular price 121c. Holt On.
day Sale Price, per pair. "
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Bureau SCarfS and Tea Cloths

Linen Damask Bureau Scarfs, regular
price 80 cents. Holiday Sale Price, or
each Z(C
All Linen Tray Cloths, hemstitched.
Regular prce 25c. Holiday Sale on
Price, each =. ........ ZUC
30-inch hemstitched Tea Cloths, regu-
lar price SIC. Holiday Sale Price, 20.
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In the Drapery Section

here that are sure to please the recipient.
Portieres in plain colors and mixed eff
fects, regular price $1.98. Holiday d. ~
Sale Price, per pair ..OI.OJ
Red and Green Portieres, all plain colors.
P Prse.' per- PF psir $500. Holiday Sale S4.8O
Partisan Damask Portieres in silk and
wool, regular price $3.50 and $500. Holt
day Sale Price, per pair $1,000 o11 40
Couch Covers
We have taken our regular SLIGO Couch
Covers for this Holiday Sale and a. Or
have priced them at, ach..........D1.Oo
Our regular $500 Couch Cover we have
placed in this Holiday Sale, 90 On
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dcnco in ward 4, retains his seat in the
city council.
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CITY COUNCIL MAY
BE WORKING ILLEGALLY
men from Ward 3 and None from
Ward 4.

Rutland, Dec. lb.-Accordlng to some
of the best lawyers here all the bust
ness lone by the Rutland city council
at present, in which Alderman Winthrop
IA Davis tTtNfrN ~ illegal ON la
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Bleachcd Table Damask, union linen, 70
inches wide, regular price Csc a yard. rr
Holiday Sale Price, per yard. .........C
Bleached Table Damask, 1870 linen, 20
inches wide, sold in most places at $1.0O a
yarG. Our regular price SOC. Holi- 71
day Sale Price, per yard. ........... IL
Mercerized Table Damask, bleached, 60
inches wide, regular price SOC a yard. ~.
Holiday Sale Price, per yard.
Tnbleached Table Damask, all linen, IS
Incl s,' miq Dire regular nan v price SOC H0i- 44c
Unbleached Table Damask. &C inches
wide, regular price 60c. Holiday Sale 40.
Price, per yard.
Turkey Red Table Damask, So inches
wide, regular price 32c. Holiday Sale Ok
Price, per yard.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1907-04-05
Two Hundred Reported Lost.

st. Johns. N. F.-The steamship
Greenland. with 1s3 men on board. is
reported lost of the Newfoundland
coast.
The Greenland was engaged in the
seal fisheries. She broke her main
shaft in the heavy weather last Sat
urday. AMI during a raging blizzard on
Sunday was driven seaward and has
not since been seen by the other yes.
sells of the fleet.
Word OF the disaster was brought
here to-day by the sealing steamer
Grand Lake. According to Captain
Lee of the Grand Lake the master of
the Greenland, after the breaking OF
the vessels shaft, attempted to induce
the master of the steamer Diana to
take 100 OF the crew aboard that ves-
sci. but this was not done as there
was insufficient room on the Diana.
The Greenland disappeared soon after.
ward.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1907-04-05
wh.,. IN. aou.. e.t,,. win 90.

Denver.-The estate Of Mrs. John l..
Routt. tho wife Of former Governor
Routt Of Cole RADIO. who died last week.
will probably be divided between her
daughter End the children Of Governor
Routt by former wife. The Will
left by Mrs. Routt has not been pro-
bated and probably will not be durinE
the life time OF the governor. who has
not been made acquainted with the
fact that his wife is dead.
According to those In position to
know. all the Routt property was In
Mrs. Routt's name. and her will. which
was drawn with Mr.. Routt's consent.
leaves half OF her property to her
daughter. Mrs. Lila Rontt Collins. and
the other half to her husband to re.
vert TO tho four children Of the hrst
Mrs. Rontt. who are John II. Routt.
Frank Rou,t. Mrs. Enma Butler and
Mrs. w. II. Bryant. This II the way
the property would be divided " Mrs.
Rontt hal died without making .
will.
The children OF the former governor
are In comfortable circumstances. and
whether Mrs. Routt has left them .
portion Of the fortune given her by her
husband In not OF vital interest to
them.
II have paid little attention to tho
natter" said Mrs. w. II. Bryant. who
is now living Mt the Metropole. "The
will OF my step-mother has not been
opened. and until II In We will not
know how she has disposed OF her for
tune. We feel that she has provided
for her own daughter and think that
It would bc natural and proper for her
to do 10. Outside OF that We do not
know whether she has left anything
for US. and feel that whatever she has
donc In light"
Tho yalne Of the estate will not cx.
cced 100000.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1907-04-05
Boosts Burial Business.

Hobokcn. n. J.-Undertnker Nccker
Of Union Hill not only. believes in ad-
vcrtising. but he long since decided
that testimonials. such Us patent medi-
cine manufacturers occasionally use.
would boost his receipts astonishinSly.
how to get the testimonials bothered
him for weeks. but to-day when tho
Weekly Observer was sent around to
Its hundreds OF subscribers, 1t was
seen that Nccker had found way.
There. following the obituary Of Mrs.
Giesenhaus. and adorned with a pic
ture OF her son, F. W. Giesenhaus.
smiling happily. appeared the follow
ing:
II hereby wish to thank Undertaken
William Necker of Union Hill for his
excellent service and the fair treat
ment he rendered us In conducting the
funeral of my dear mother. I have
often seen Mr.. Necker's advertisement
in the Observer, telling about his ex-
tremely low prices for funerals. and de-
cided, when my mother died, to try
him. Now can say that his services
are excellent-unexpecte satisfac-
tory. indeed. Considering prices for
funerals. for all that he did. must say
1t was extremely low, and just as he
advertised. l honestly can recommend
Mr.. Necker to every one. He has saved
me about $50.
FIRED WILLIAM GIESENHAUS."
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1907-04-05
rw.n.y.sI. Killed In Railroad Wreck

Cotton. Cal.-Onc OF the most disax.
trous wrecks In the history Of the
Southern Pacific occurred Thursday nj.
tcrnoon anc and onc.hnif miles east OF
this town. when westbound train No. ..
from New Orleans to San Francisco.
ran into an open switch while going Mt
the ratio OF forty miles an hour. and
ten Of tho fourteen coaches were de-
rallied with frightful results.
Twcnty-six people are known to have
been killed and tho final list will to-
tnl much higher than this number. The
injured number about 100. many Of
whom are seriously Injured and will
die.
Tho wrecked coaches were hurled In
every direction. Four OF them were
smashed into splintcrs.
Most OF the dead were Italians from
New York and New Orleans. going to
San Francisco. They occupied tho
smoker and day coach.
Tho dead were terribly mnimcd and
manHicd. Eighteen OF them were taken
TO nm undertaking establishment Mt
Cotton and eight additional bodies
could be seen underneath one OF tho
overturned and demolished cars.
This car could not be raised until q
derrick was brought from Los Angeles.
sixty miles away.
Tho injured were brought 10 this city
In vehicles Of NIL sorts, md tho Cotton
hospital was quickly fillcd to It's ca
pacity. Many were taken to the Prcs'
bytcrinn church and to private resi-
dcnccs In the city.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1907-04-05
Inventor pie. Of a Broken Heart.

Pittsburg.-John Brislin. the blind
inventor. whose genius revolutionized
methods of rolling mills throughout
the world. and whose fight for his pat
ont rights for decade have excited in.
terest throughout the country, Is dead
Mt his modest little home.
Heartbroken and crushed at his re-
verses and long and useless litigation
with the big captains Of industry over
his great patent. the old man gave up
the struggle and yielded his life.
Mr.. Brislin was the inventor of the
famous 3rislin-vinnas table. now in
use in rolling mills throughout the
world. 1t took years for the old man
to perfect the invention upon which
he and Antoine Vinnac laboted. Bris.
lin always maintained that II he could
see Carnegie personally the ironmas-
ter would grant him Justice. He had
letter written to Mr.. Carnegie several
days ago. Saturday an answer was re-
ceiyed and the old man was over
joyed after having 1t read by friend.
saying:
be all right"
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1907-04-05
oIdest EnaIneer In Colorado.

Golden, Colo.-Perhaps the Oldest
civil engineer in Colorado, In point OF
longevity, residence in the state. and
in activity following his profession. is
Capt. E. l.. Berthoud Of this city, who
celebrated his eightieth birthday ami
versary to-day by running the lines OF
a forty.acre tract near the city. In
spite of the four score years the cap
tain is in splendid health, and can do
ms good days work in the field as any
Of the younger civil engineers.
His career Is one Of great activity,
and includes the performance OF many
feats in his line of work which will be
remembered for centuries. He was
chief engineer for the Colorado Cen
tral railroad, and planned and laid out
the famous Georgetown loop and Cen
trail City switchback, which are still
wonders of railroad building. He was
t5.e of the founders of Golden, and
made plats for the original townsite.
Much of the railroad building in the
great West was done under direction
of his transit.
Aside from being the Oldest civil en-
gineer in Colorado, Captain Berthoud
is also a pioneer in the same line In
Panama. In 1851 he was sent by n
New York syndicate to that country.
where he put in two years locating and
construction Of the
Panama railway. He served during the
War of the Rebellion in the Second
Colorado cavalry, where he acquired
the title of captain.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1907-04-05
Beat. Devil Out Of Papa.

Berlin. - An extraordinary occur
renee. which took place in Berlin in
the small hours Of recent morning,
has again reused public feeling against
the Gesundbeter. the German cQuiva-
lents of the peculiar people. A fear
full din in the fiat of Chief Paymaster
Sagawe of the Third regiment of foot
guards, which is situated in the Reich.
enberger Strasse. attracted q large
concourse of neighbors, who, after
some trouble. discovered that his fam
fly were employed in exercising tho
devil. which they believed had taken
possession of him. The persons SO
engaged were his wife and two sons
and two daughters. the youngest OF
whom was sixteen years of age. They
were apparently seeking to destroy
the demon by hurting furniture at 1t
after having successfully chased 1t out
of the body of the unfortunate paymas-
ter by beating him within an
inch of his life. With some diff
Guilty Paymaster Sagawe was rescued
from his awkward predicament, but tho
frenzied family succeeded in locking
the door of the fiat and then threat
ened to throw themselves down into
the street. The fire brigade was sum-
moned in haste and spread out life
saving sheet over the pavement 20
catch them II they should fall.
Just at this point, however. tho
door was broken open and the de-
mented family was secured and re.
moved to an asylum.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1907-04-05
eroke III. Ann counting Money.

Omaha. Neb.-waldox Foster. re.
ceiving teller of the United States
National Bank. is nursing crippled
arm, the result of having broken n
bone in the wrist counting silver dol
lars. He did 1t the day the returns
to the comptroller of currency showed
the biggest deposits in Omaha banks
of any day at this season of the year.
Business was rushing and the teller
was rapidly pulling in the coins and
stacking them in piles when something
in his wrist cracked. 1t panied him
considerably. but he continued the
counting Of money and stuck to his
post until yesterday. His arm is now
badly swollen.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1907-04-05
FIRST PROTEST UNDER NEW LAW
Minnesota Shipper Calls Upon New
Colorado Railroad Commission.

Denver.-Thc first protest under tho
new railway rate law has been filed
with Governor Buchtel. and will be-
taken up by the commission AZ soon
al II is organized for business.
The protest comes from a man at
cssx Lake. Minnesota. whose name is
withheld. ns the governor decided Il
would not be advisable to disclose the
Identity OF tho shipper In case OF
this kind. II has not been decided
whether this will be permanent pol
icy OF tho board.
The Denver 4 Rio Grnnic IL tho
railway against which tho nrst COM
plant In lodged. In his communica-
tion to Governor Buchtci the shipper
says hc was charged Si.30 ON 130
pounds u honey from Delta To Pueblo.
when the rate from Grand Junction to
Minneapolis for this consignment IN
per schc lulc. was only SLIT per 100
pounds.
The shipper says he demonstrated
with the road. but could get no re-
dress. and asks the governor TO In
vsstigate the matter. His letter fol-
lows:
Caxx Lake. MINI. March :s. 1907.
Honorcd Sir:-I ordered a case OF
extra honey In tin. Grated. from Delta.
Colorado. weight l30 pounds.
The charges were S5.l3. M 10 be
seen from bill enclosed.
have ut hand freight scale. CIV
Ing rate on fourth.class freight from
Grand Junction. Colorado (which 10
further wcsD. ns SLIT per 100 pounds
to Minneapolis.
As 7 was ovcrcharscd by the Den.
YER 4 Rio Grnndc. demonstrated. but
they replied that they charged mo
$3.50 from Delta to Pueblo: that IL.
$3.50 for 13o pounds. or cent n
pound freight.
That looks like express ratcs-likc
skinning.
II freight rate from Minneapolis to
Grand junction Is only SLIT per 100
pounds. why can they charge that
much between Delta and PucbioI
Please investigate and try to get n
refund. and obli.c.
The railway rate law will not go into
effect until July LIST. Ms the bill did not
carry an emergency clause. Tho gov-
ernor has selected the members Of tho
commission. but will not appoint thcm
until about the time the law becomes
operative.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1907-04-05
Rocky Ford Enterprise
WILL II. MoNKMAN, Publisher.
ROCKY FORD. COLORADO
VIVA, Londoners Lack.

London Is described as one OF the
sayest cities In the world. We have
practically everything that makes for
gayety. and yet II cannot be said with
any degree OF honesty that we are M
lively as we might be In the circum'
stances. Among few folk hish spir'
it's prevail. says London Lady's Pie
toriai. II Is certainly not fashionable
10 be serious. but. speaking generally.
we stand soreiy in need OF more live
lincss. II one would take tho meas
nremcnt OF iivcli1Sss OF the average
person. It Is only necessary to stay
u few days In any OF our winter re-
sorts and make study OF the con
versation OF Inmates OF the hotel and
boarding.house. Health will be found
TO bc the chief topic OF conversation
at one. bridge at another. stocks af
another, and the menu at yet another
A Joke is rare: II Is rarer stili that
ono hears any remark worth remem.
bering. and no one ever appears to be
thoroughly determined to have a good
time. High spirits are certainly at n
discount: the Joy Of living does not
appear to bc understood. And yet In
good hotels and boarding houses visi-
tors are represented by all classes OF
society that count. What shall We do
TO be gay!
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1907-04-05
Panic eodes-conndenee Restored.

New York.-That the panic In
stocks is ended and that the worst
has been seen in business and In the
stock market waa the general opinion
OF leading nnnnciers.
Frank A. vandcrlip. Senator w, A.
Clark, Hamilton Fish. Edward II. Har-
riman, Jacob Schiff. Jefferson N. Levy.
Elbert II. Gary and John W. Gates
were among those who were willing to
express their opinions publicly. Other
financial leaders of equal prominence
spoke freely on the subject. but did
not caro- TO be quoted. because. they
said, the situation needs nursing.
Absolute confirmation was secured
OF the reported conference among lead
ing finnncicrs. who agreed that the
time had come for all to stand together
and prevent further panics. They
agreed that there was nothing wrong
In fundamentals. and that by coming
out boldly In support OF the govern.
ment In It's policy regarding the cor.
porations they could stop the excited
selling Of stocks and turn the public
mind back into a pursuit Of prosper
ity once more.