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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-04-11
GEORGE GRENVILLE BENEDICT.

While the death of the Hon George
Cirenville Benedict comes as distinct
shock to this whole community. his
loss will be so felt nowhere outside OF
the immediate family circle as on the
staff of the journal with which his
name had been inseparably associated
for over half century. The recent
announcement Of serious inroads on his
health, combined with his advanced
age, had prepared his associates in
newspaper work for his practical re-
tirement from active service, but they
had hoped that with the return Of
milder weather they might still enjoy
sage. counsellor, friend. Recent let
tiers written by him, one of which came
to this Office on the morning of his
death, had spoken of his constantly
improving condition, and his STAFF, as
the members of one family, were look
ing forward to the time when they
could welcome him back to the city
he so dearly loved. lie passed away,
however, as he had hoped, suddenly
and without a long period of helpless
ness, and he closed his eventful Ike
rich in years and honors.
A comprehensive sketch of the life
and public service Of Mr.. Benedict is
printed elsewhere, but it is fitting that
we should speak of those charming
qualities of person which he possessed
to an abundant degree, and which arc
made so manifest nowhere outside of the
home life perhaps as among associates
in the conduct OF daily journal. The
newspaper Is constantly coming into
contact with all phases and conditions
of life, and the manifold problems and
trials presenting themselves are well
calculated to bring out every side of a
mans character Amid conditions like
these Mr.. Benedict ever remained the
the old school, innexible in his insist
ence on the carrying out of the high
standards he set for his newspaper.
He was sturdy In his advocacy OF what
he believed to be right, fearless in his
championship OF any cause he
espoused, utterly unmindful of conse-
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-04-11
THE STATE FAIR OUTLOOK.

When Representative Maxwell
Evarts first proposed to subscribe
81, 900 to fund to locate the State fair
in Burlington provided this city would
raise $4,000. he Enthusiastically un-
folded his plan to Burlington audi
ence, and the FREE PRESS. believing
sought to introduce in addition to the
revival Of n great agricultural exhib-
ition through the offering Of large
premiums would assure success. en-
tered heartily into the PROJECT to Sc
cure the exhibition and sale for this
city.
1t was stated frankly as well as re-
pcatcdly that prompt action would be
necessary to enable Burlington to
profit by this offer, as time limit had
been fixed, there was no telling what
might happen. When that date passed
Burlington was asked to have its fund
ready by the date Of the meeting OF
the State fair commission at White
River Junction. Developments at the
White River Junction and Rutland
meetings showed that our delay had
given hopes to both White River juno
ton and the Marble City and as a re-
suit they had both bestirred themselves
to secure the State fair, Burlington's
delay and the attitude of certain Bur-
able impression on some of the mcm-
bers of the State fair commission, and
as result White River Junction Sc
cured the state fair in spite of the
fact that the local committee had OBJ
tanned the chance OF locating the eX-
hibton on grounds which pleased
most of the state commission immense
~, within ten minutes walk of Bur
lington's city hall, through the extern
sion OF Winooski avenue and with
prospective entrances on three STREETS.
The FREE PRESS stated some time
ago that 1t would actively support a
state fair along the lines advocated,
no matter where the same might be-
located, for We sincerely believed it
would be gratifying success, and
while we still hold as we held all
along, that Burlington offered better
Inducements for the permanent sue
n al
town, there is no doubt that the carry
ing out of the plans of Representative
Evarts and other members of the COM
mission will win at White River juno
ton.
AS the FREE PRESS stated in ad-
vance, it is planned to offer premiums
of $4,000 or over, Mr.. Evarts an.
nounced at Saturdays meeting of the
commission that he had already in
ers' association to offer premiums TO
the extent OF $3.50 provided the State
fair duplicates the amount. and 1t will
also offer a special premium of 5000
for the champion short horn mixer
provided the state fair duplicates the
sum. There will thus be offered the
sum of $500 for the best short horn
milch cow. and no argument Is needed
to show that this attractive premium
will draw short horns from all parts
of the country. 1t is expected that the
national associations OF other breeders
will offer similar premiums for their
respective breeds, so that the exhibits
in the cattle department will be even
more than the FREE PRESS has pie
turned them from time to time.
A similar course of action will he
pursued in connection with all the
stock departments, but Mr.. Evarts.
who has hitherto sold products of his
extensive stud in New York city VIII
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-04-11

Governor Proctor has reason TO be
gratifed over the manner in which
towns are taking advantage of the
act passed by the last Legislature
through his recommendation provid-
ing for the cooperation of towns to
secure expert supervision. This marks
a new step in Vermonts educational
progress, and particularly for the
States public school system
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-04-11
Terms---e1. 90 q Year. In Advance.
BURLINGTON. THURSDAY, APR. /
WANTED.

When you want anything. advertise
in the new special column Of this paper.
Some bargains are offered there this
week which 1t will pay you to read
about. See page two. This pape mas
about See page two. This paper mas
and one cent a word will reach
them all.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-04-11
CLUBBING LIST.
The Free Press and Other Periodical
Low Rates to One Address.

The Weekly FREE PRESS can bel
tanned In combination with other leaI
periodicals at low rates. To prevent
necessary correspondence we will )
that after the subscription has I'D
notice of a change of address, or anytI
concerning the receipt of the other pe}
icals, should be sent directly to the 81
Of that periodical. The Weekly IN
PRESS and any one OF the folloj
periodicals Will be sent to any one add
for one year at the prices annexcd:I
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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-04-11
MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING.

Hark. Hear the shrll and thrifty soul
The postman plods upon his round;
And added to his bag of cares.
His round is made of blocks
squares
A mystery profound.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-04-11

And on the doorstep scrapes his feet
He whistles once and leaves the do
And humps upon hts way once more
Amid the dust and heat
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-04-11

He's coming, All, she has some mail.
Her face grows red, then pink. then
Her heart is filled with wild delight,
That postman Is a snail.
And. as the house he bids ad'eu,
He leaves the Pumpkinville Bazoo,
A circular on bathing mats,
A bill for February hats,
And plods again upon his rounds.
The while his thrifty whistle sounds.
Dallas (TeX) New
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-04-11

A mystery profound,
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-11-09
BRECKONS MAKES
CHARGES AGAINST STRAUS

Mrs. L. Vierra, lately indicted with
one Ramos for violation of the Ed
munds Act, has made complaint to
United States District Attorney Breck-
ons that she had paid Leon Straus,
an attorney, SOL to procure a divorce
for her. so that she might marry
Ramos, but that he had done nothing.
Breckons presented the matter to
Judge Dole yesterday @orning, and
Straus was sent for and finally found
and brought into court. Judge Dole
appointed W. r. Castle and E. NJ.
Watson a committee to investigate the
matter.
Straus claims that the money was
| paid him to defend the man and wo-
man on the Edmunds Act charge, and
| that he had done so, Ramos getting a
sentence of three months on the reef,
| while other men sentenced for the
same offense at the same time got four
months, and the case against the wo-
man had been nol-prossed. Brock
ons somewhat sharply asserted that
| the mol. pros. was entered not because
| of Straus, or even OF the woman, but
because of the three months old babe
the woman had.
The woman who makes the charge
| has every appearance of being miser-
ably poor.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-11-09

The Territory is threatened with j
personal injury damage suit for $4,000
Suits of this kind are not very fire.
quent against the Territory.
Catalina Mecca, by his attorney, T.
NJ. Harrison, has written to the Super
intendent of Public Works that he was
employed by the Territory as a spe-
cial workman at the Nuuanu dam, and
that on July Is of this year, while
working in an excavation under the
direct order and directions of the en-
gineer in charge of the work for the
Territory, he was caught in cave-in,
and a leg was broken and he suffered
other injuries. He has been in the
Queens Hospital ever since and is
mending slowly.
There is no appropriation to pay
damages for such things, whether a
judgment is. secured or the case is set
tied by compromise. If a judgment is
obtained, it will have to be presented
to the Legislature for an appropriation
to pay it.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-11-09
ARGUMENT IN
LOWRIE CASE
Takes Up Judge Robinson S
Whole Day and Develops
Some Heat.

Judge Robinson spent the whole day
yesterday listening TO argument in the
Lowrie case. The primary matter be-
fore the court was the motion of the
plaintiff, Lowrie. for leave TO file an
amended complaint. in which it is pro
posed to leave out the women mem
bers of the Castle family as defend
ants, and make ]. P. Cooke, Wallace
NJ. Alexander and the S. N Castle
Estate parties.
On behalf of the defendants there
was filed a motion requiring the plain
tiff to more specifically state his cause
of action and in connection with it
there was filed a transcript of the
stenographer's notes of an examina-
in the Massachusetts court where the
same case is pending, requiring more
specific statement of his cause of ac-
ton.
In the early part of the forenoon
Judge Silliman moved to strike these
papers from the files, and after some
argument the motion was granted. To
this decision the defendants strongly
objected, representing that they had
not been fully heard. Thereupon Judge
Robinson vacated the order striking
from the files, and there was more
argument on the subject including
deluge of affidavits. D. L. Withing-
ton and Robbins Anderson filed affida-
Wits alleging that the papers We're filed
with Judge Sillimans consent, and
quoting the words he used in giving
his consent, as they alleged. Judge
Silliman filed an affidavit in which he
claimed that the transcript and order
was a first draft, uncorrected and
that there were corrections and modifi
cations of both order and testimony
which did not appear in this tran
script.
The argument during the day was at
times pretty warm and sometimes
argumentum ad hominem. But the
day closed with a few exchanges of
pleasantly and apparent good feeling.
The case will be taken up at $40
Monday morning with the whole day
for it, and it is understood on all hands
that there is to be argument both on
the plaintiffs motion for leave to file
an amended complaint, and on his mo-
ton to strike from the files the tran
script of the examination of Lowrie
in the Massachusetts, case.
INVENTORY FILED:
An inventory of the estate of the
late Mary T. Castle was filed in the
Circuit Court yesterday. The entire
property left by the deceased, it is
stated, is a cash balance of $4,000 with
the S. n. Castle Estate, $1399.36 in the
First National Bank, 1864 in the Bank
of Hawaii, and a note for 800.
DIVORCE ASKED.
A libel for divorce has been filed by
Haleanianf Ala against Ala on the
ground of desertion.
A SAD AWAKENING.
Marie Louis in a libel for divorce
against Joseph Louis says they were
married June 90, 1907, but that because
of Joseph's attempts to shoot her, his
threats against her life, and other
cruelties, she left him September 20.
She wants to get shut of him.
HENDRY HAS THE MONEY.
Marshal Hendry received $1,000 of
Uncle Sans good money by the Ne
vadan yesterday, so that all grand
jurors and all other jurors can now
got their pay. There was a time for
a few days when there was not money
enough on hand to- pay what was due
jurors. But there is now.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-11-09
POLICE EFFORTS REWARDED.

ed seventeen gamblers arrested by the
police. Each was fined s. and costs.
except one who was fined IS and costs
for not being present. They got a
good roasting from the bench in addt-
ton to their fines.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-11-09

No matter how severe an attack of
diarrhea may be, Chamberlain's Collie.
Cholera and Diarrhea Remedy never
fails to give relief. You cannot afford
to be without it. For sale by all deal
ers. Benson, Smith & Co, agents for
Hawaii.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-11-09
CRICKETERS HOLD
SUCCESSFUL SMOKER

There are some people somewhere
who have been heard to say that
cricket is a slow game. They would
have been instantly converted had
they attended the smoker given in the
WaverIey Hall last night by the MEM
bers of the Honolulu Cricket Club. AT
that sporting event there was not an
over that was not replete with fast
play, rapid action and excitement,
while at all times the roofing from
the sidelines was something, the likes
of which has not been seen in Honolulu
since the Elks led their champions out
on the diamond and died in the at
tempt William Roe was the yell lead
err last night, James Wilder the UNI
pire and r. A. Jordan the official scor-
er. What more need be said?
With song, story and dance the even
ing was whiled away Sonny Cunha
was there, Consul r. E. Forster and
]. r. NJ Maclean fianked the chair
man, D. w. Anderson was in good
voice and S. Beardmore carried his
bat through for a couple of centuries
The refreshments We're adequate, the
pipes drew we'll, and altogether the
playing was above an average, which
is going some.
An excellent program, which was
still further improved upon by num-
her of extemporaneous selections, was
rendered, the official score being as
follows:
Chairman's Remarks. ................
PraC;danf Jordan
Pianoforte Selection. Mr.. c. Caceres
Song and Hornpipe. Mr.. P. ]. HARDWOOD
Song. ....................M Mr.. c. Jenkins
Song. Mr.. Clifford Kimball
Song Northumberland Mr.. Jas. A. Wilder
Song. Mr.. j. r. FenWlck
Pianoforte Selection. Mr.. A. r. Cunha
song. ...............- MT. =. Jehhillo
Decitation. ..............Mr Mr.. w. Healy
Recitation. Mr.. Jas. A. Wilder
Song ..............Mf. D. w. Anderson
Song Mr. Stanley Livingston
Cello Solo. DR.. Carl RamuS
Song. Mr.. c. Edmunds
In addition to these, James Wilder
executed a number of graceful tableaux
illustrating the manners of the sun
worshipers and the fire dancers of
Egypt. William Roe propounded his
views on the scientific side of hitting
to leg. H M 'Ayres sang a chanson,
s. Beardmore eloqueted and r. E. For
ster solOed.
Throughout the program there were
a large number of encores, which in
creased as the evening wore on, maxi
ing it altogether one of the most sue
cessful Of the many successes of the
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-11-09
XMAS IS COMING
AND WILL SOON BE HERE

Residents, or parties from the other
islands visiting Honolulu, will do well
to visit THRUM'S BOOK STORE to
learn of the special provisions made
for the HOLIDAY SEASON in New
Books. Calendars, Fine Leather
Goods. Stationery, Dolls, Games and
Instructive rather than destructive
Toys, part of which are at hand and
the balance due to arrive shortly.
Santa Claus Headquarters will soon
bristle with the good things of the
season. Orders booked for later de-
livery.
TH0S. G. THRUM
BOOK AND STATIONERY STORE,
FORT STREET.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-12-31
COMMISSION TO CONFER ON
 SOUTHERN'S ANNULLED TRAINS

A special conference of the Alabama Railroad Commission has been called for tomorrow for the purpose of con sidering the application of the Soutn- ern Railway for taking off several pas sengers trains in this State, and 1t IS probable that at this time the commis- sion will decline to accede to all or the proposals of the Southern.
 Since it was made public that the Southern desired to take off one or the trains between Atlanta and Birm- ingham and one between Birmingham and Columbus, Miss, as well as one or two trains on short fines. consider able opposition has developed. especial ly as the encouragement of the sched- ules are not calculated to improve the passenger service. Secretary Kennedy says that the changes proposed by J. S. B. Thompson, Assistant to President Finley, are not as economical for the road as those which he has arranged, and it is probable that if this be true the Southern wifi readily agree. The proposed changes are scheduled to be- come effective on January 5.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-12-31
CAPT. WALKER DEAD
ONE OF MoNTGOMERY's PROMINENT CITIZENS.
Has Held Many Positions of Trust Was United states Marshal Dur ing HarrisOn's Adminls-
 fPnfiOn

Benjamin W. Walker died yesterday at noon at his home. 1O3 North Goldth- waite Street, after very short illness While Mir. Walkers health had not been the best for several months, he was on the streets of Montgomery Sat urday morning, and seemed to he in good health.
 Captain Walker was about 60 years of age, and had been a resident of this city for many years. He was q large property holder here and also in Macun County. Wnere he was born. and from which county he moved when he came to Montgomery.
 During his life time, Captain Walker held many responsible positions, nay ing been United States Marshal of this district under President Harrison's ad- minIstration. He also became the re- ceiver for some lands of the Mobile and Girard Railroad. which the United States government was trying to re- claim from the road.
 In his private life he was known to be model husband to his wife, whom he married shortly after he moved to the city. She was Miss Alsop of this city. His devotion to his mother. who died several years ag6, was declared by his friends to be beautiful
 Captain Wake ris survived by his wife and four young children. The fu- neral arrangements have not as yet been made. but 1t is thought that the funeral will take place this afternoon from the residence.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-12-31
CASHED MONEY ORDER
 AND GETS INTO TROUBLE
Coley Morgan Held by United States
 Authorities on Serious Charge

One of the strangest and longest drawn out cases of alleged felony ever known here was heard yesterday at the county jail. when Coley Morgan, United States prisoner, was brought from Troy. Morgan was held by the United States Commissioner there for obtaining money on a postal order be-, longing to another person.
 In the trial 1t was brought out that there are two Henry Morgans living near Dothan, one of whom is a brother of Coley Morgan, the man in jail. The two Henry's have, from time to time, had trouble in mail belonging to one being sent to the other. few days ago a money order for s5 was sent to one Henry Morgan and was received by the brother of Coley, but 1t was not in- tended for him. The Henry that didn't got the order knew that 1t had been sent and when he did not receive 1t he investigated the matter and found that his double had it.
 The Henry that had received the let ter. was arrested on a complaint made by the man with the same name. He proved that he had put the letter in his trunk when he found that it did not belong to him and that he was going to return 1t to the owner. He also proved to the satisfaction of the court that his brother Cofey had taken the letter from his trunk and had cashed tho money order. The recipient of the letter was liberated and his brother Coiey arrested.
 When Coley was tried he claimed that his brother gave him the money order in payment for s5 which he owed him and that he cashed 1t, thinking that 1t belonged first to his brother. Noth- withstanding his statements, the court at TroS was finally able to ferret the case (out and now Coley Morgan is held jury.