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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-05-09
Joseph E, Ranger, Hancock
Lumberman, Held Awaiting
$4,000 Bail.
FIRE AT PITTSFIELD HOUSE.
Bin1e Discovered ia Room Occupied by
Ranscr--Beds In Two other Rooms
Abiasc--Nnn Denies Crime
Motive for Alleged Deed
Is Lacking.

Rutland, May 2.--Joseph r. Ranger of
Hancock. a lumbermnn, was bound over
80 the Rutland county grand jury in the
sum Of 81 500 Ivy Justice George McCollom
at Pittsneid this afternoon charged with
arson. He waa brought to this city by
Deputy sheriff f.. s. Whitaker and plac-
"a IN the county jail in default of bail.
States Attorney r. A. Lawrence of this
city prosecuted at the hearing,
Ranger, who is an entire stranger in
the town, went to the Nose House, Pitts
field, conducted by Mrs Elizabeth Nose.
last evening and engaged room. half
hour later mon passing by the hotel saw
curtains burning IN an upper room and
The fire was found tn he IN the quarters
occupied by Ranger, 10 leaving the room
mn the run as the hotel people approach
&c his door. hangers he'd was burning
flcrcely and beds IN two other rooms
wore found 10 be on fire, Tho fro was
.Xtinguishcd before serious damage was
sone,
It happened that only two other people,
~ unqucstiunpd character. were on tho
same floor at the time So Ranger was i'm.
media toly arrested by Constable otis
Hun, He denied that he set tho fire
smoke, Tho story circulated to-day that
Nangcr was drunk was denied Ivy the
States attorney, No motive for the al
legged incenGiaary act can be given, Tho
Nose HOUSE was built three years ago to
replace a hotel destroyed by fire start
ID by lightning,
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-05-09
ACCEPTS ST. JoHNsBURY CALL
MIDDLESEX GETS LICENSE
Quo WarrantO Proceedings Dropped
RemOnstrants Have No Case.

Montpelier. May 5,-The remon-
strants In the quo warranto proceed
ings instituted against the license COM
mssioners of the town of MddleseX
to restrain them from granting any
licenses to sell Intoxicating liquor
dropped all proceedings yesterday
morning, the attorneys for the no H.
cense people being satisfied after the
dispositions were taken Friday after
noon that they had no case on which
they could stand In supreme court
The license commissioners OF that
town granted a second class license
Saturday morning to Frank II. Whit
ney, whose place OF business will be
located between Wrightsville and
Putnamsville. The license dates from
May l, but Mr.. Whitney will not he
able to open his place of business un-
I'll some time this week
The no license people of Middlesex
claim that the quo warranto proceed
ings were brought In good faith and
that until the dispositions were taken
here Friday afternoon they honestly
believed the vote on license In that
town was Illegal. They were salts
fed. however, that they would be un-
able to prove there was any fraud oil
Illegal voting that brought about the
vote for license and they were GLAD
to drop the proceedings and have the
long fight ended.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-05-09
Reuben g. Greene, Turnkey Of
County Jail, st. Adams, Was
Dependent.
ACT CAREFULLY PLANNED.
Took Time when wife WINS mt Church
Made Inngmann NOssc and Had
Razor In Reserve-IiI Health
supposed Cause of the
Suicide.

st, Adams, May 5.--Reuben G.
Greene, turnkey OF the Franklff, coun-
ty Jail and deputy sheriff, committed
suicide by hanging this morning IN the
basement OF the county court house,
A razor found in one of the dead mans
pockets. shows that he was determined
to take his life and he took the razor
to make sure in case the rope broke.
Dependency, due to continued III
health Is supposed to have caused his
| rash act, The body was discovered by
Deputy Sheriff Chorles II. Jacques, at
about one o'clock this afternoon, when
1t was cut down and taken to the un-
dertaking establishment OF j. r. Sulii-
van.
Mr.. Greene had been in poor health
for several years having contracted
malaria while living in california, and
never having regained his health. He
had been suffering from a hard cold
for three weeks past and his poor
health troubled him greatly.
He arose as usual this morning and
seemed to be in n normal state of mind.
His wife and others who were with him
did not notice anything out of the way.
He arranged with his wife to go out to
and the last she saw of him alive was
when he went out to the barn to oil
up the carriage and get ready for the
trip while she went to church.
When Mrs. Greene returned from
church she could find no trace of her
husband having been around and Sher-
IF Holmes started out around the Jail
buildings. barn and court house to find
him. He couldn't locate him and Dep
uty Sheriff Jacques was started on the
hunt. Mr.. Jacques was in the court
house between ten and eleven O'Clock
| in the morning and remembered hear
| ing someone come in the north door,
which is near the basement sAirs. He
at once went down into the cellar and
| lighting a gas jet in the northwest
corner. he made his Rruesome find. He
at once went for assistance and the
! body. which was hanging from a steam
pipe by a piece of clothes line. was
cut down. Rigor mortis had set in.
showing that the man had been dead
for two or three hours.
TO accomplish his purpose. the UNI
fortunate man had got upon a chair.
wound the rope several times around
the steam pipe, made n regular hang
mans moose. placed tho moose around
his neck and stepped off the chair He
| apparently died quickly for the chain
was not kicked away but stood direct
| ~ beside his legs.
! Mr.. Greene was ~ years old and a
native Of Highgate. He was married
in Swanton April u, last, to Miss Tin
ME Perry. who survives him, together
with two sisters Mrs Homer Arm
strong and Miss Minnie Greene of
Manchester, y, H. Mr.. Greene had re-
Gently bought n fine farm in Swanton,
which he expected to move to as soon
as his health would permit. He had
been n faithful employe of Sheriff
Holmes for the past four years. The
funeral arrangements have not yet
| been made.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-05-09
CANADA FULL OF THEM. >

At one time suit was brought against
the cashier Of a bank in Western New
York TO recover an alleged deposit. This
deposit the bank officials denied ever
having received.
Counsel for the defendant made an able
argument, in which he tried 10 impress
upon the jury some idea Of his clients
high social and religious standing. as
well as Of the confidence entertained by
the people for him. The burden OF the
counsel's argument was that tho defon-
daut was not the kind of man to commit
errors in the handling OF other people
money.
The lawyer for the other side. in adj
dressing the jury. said, II entirely agree
gentlemen Of the jury, with what my
learned colleague has said of the defoH-
daut; I concur in every statement that
he has made with reference to NJ.
Blanks good self but 7 should Ike very
much to have You reflect deeply upon
this one fact: Canada is full' Of Just such
men,
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-05-09
JUDGE DENIES MOTION.
Central Vermont Railway Not Given
Verdict-The Arguments.

Montpelier, May 3-Thc plaintiff
rested this afternoon in the case of
John w. Eagan VS.. the Central Yer
mont Railway company The defen-
dant then moved for a verdict on three
grounds and the arguments on this
motion occupied the greater part of
the afternoon. The jury was excused
from the court room while the argu-
ments were made.
The first ground in the motion for
a verdict for the defendant was that
the Central Vermont Railway COM
pany is now operating the road in the
same condition that it was when it
took it over from the old Vermont
Central company. If tho culvert in
question was a nuisance when the
road was operated by tho old COM
pany it was a nuisance when Mr.
Eagan placed his property where 1t
was when il was estroyed and he had
never made any complaint in regard
to the culvert
Second, that the food of Juno, 1902.
or the cloud burst that carried away
Mr.. Eagan's mill, was an act of God,
and therefore the Central Vermont
Railway company was not liable for
any damage done.
Third. that Eagan's interests were
leasehold interests.
The court retired and took these ar
guments under consideration and this
evening Judge Miles denied the motion
for verdict for the defendant COM
pany. The defense will common &c
putting in testimony to morrow morn
ing.
Michael Broggi of Northfleld entered
n plea of guilty Of selling Intoxicating
liquors without a license and was
fined $500 and costs, which he paid.
Julia r. Grey has been granted a
divorce from Harold r. Grey for adult
cry. This. case was heard in county
court several days ago.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-05-09
TRADERS ARE CONFIDENT.
Expect Liylter Times As the Weathe,
Is Warmer.

New York May 3-R G. Dunn & Co. :
weekly review Of trade tomorrow will
say:
Spring retail trade is backward because
OF the unusually late season, and tardy
distribution of merchandise Is also caus-
ing complaint of delay IN mercantile col
lections but there is confidence that more
of the proposed business will be made
up when the conditions become normal
Dealers purchased freely from manu-
facturers and deliveries are still coming
from mills and factories. Movement OF
grain has also liberated the heavy freight
business is shown by railway earnings
thus far. Manufacturers are active in
II trading Industries. and the outlook in
the steel business could hardly ba
brighter. Projected building operations
promise a good demand for all materials
but numerous small labor disputes retard
activity IN this department. For the gen
eral commerce of the last week showed
gains Of s20l906S in exports and 81 $50, asl
in imports as compared with las: years
movement. Failures this week IN the
United States We're 10 against 212 last
year and IN Canada 70 against 81 last
year.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-05-09

A Bold Etep.

To overcome tho wsll-arourded and
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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-05-09
BETHEL GRANITE CHOSEN.
Wisconsin state House Contract Award
ed Woodbury. Company.

Bethel May 3.--The Woodbury. Granite
tcrtal for the new Wisconsin State capital
and that edifice will be constructed Of
Bethel granite. This will require $50, 900
cubic feet Of fine hammered stone and
the cost Is to be over 32.O00.0OO. It will be
necessary to double the capacity of the
plant at both sheds and quarries and in
wolves the employment OF 400 men, $50
cutters and so quarrymen, for period
OF Ave years.
contract ever awarded and at the highest
price.
The bid of the Woodbury. Granite com
pany was s60o.o higher than other bids
but the superiority of the Bethel product
caused It's selection over cheaper grades.
1t IL probable that tho Bethel Granite
railway will! DO extended 20 thu Woodbury.
auarr1ss, u distance of \ mile beyond
the present tern,inus ~ the Quarries Of
tho e, Il, Ellis Granite company.
The closing of this impovtaat contract
IL said ia mean building boom for
Bethel, There Ia hardly vacant tone
ment In town now and Quarters must DO
provided for many new waRA,aen The
Company has baVaht tract Of land of
d. r. dilsaR, near the granite sheds, for
building lots, and will erect thereen this
summer a large harding house,
IT is eKeeeted that operations Will be
begun scan an getting out the granite for
tho Wisconsin building al Madison,
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-05-09

which are said to have bcen 80 persisten
as to cause n separation botWe+n her am
her husband Is thought to have led -
tho crime.
Mrs. Smiths body was found yesterday
at the entrance Of her room with the tuG-
ular vein severed, the chest slashed and
the right wrist cut, A broken razor lay
on tho kitchen floor and under sofa n
the house was an overcoat with blood
on the sleeve. This garment was idcnt-
fed s belonging to Young Smith.
The police searched all the cvenlul
through Somerville for. him and -four
him at the house Of friend in Medfor.
He was very nervous when informed OF
his arrest but asked for a glass of water
This he used II Is thought In taking {
dose Of corrosive suhllmate. Soon after
on the way to the station with the off
GERS he fell unconscious and died at an
uearby hospital. Tho victim OF the mur-
der was so years old and had been mar
ried about five weeks.
Mrs. Smith after terrifying tie
neighborH by appearing covered with
blood and shrlekinR at the back doCl
of the house, closed and locked the
door, dragged herself through the low
er hall, UP n long flight OF stairs intt
the upper hall of her sisters lodging
house at 81 Hancock street, OPPOSITE
the State House. and fol dead on t.,
floor
Four deep Fashes IN the neck, one
or more of which severed tho juglal
vein and the windpipe, and ono deel
and several trivial slashes upon the
wrists were the wounds found Juror
the womans body.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-05-09
WOMAN FATALLY HURT.
Thrown with Husband from Wagon in
Runaway Accident.

Brattleboro, May 5.-Just after tho close
of the morning services a the churches
to-day, "A spectacular runaway occurred
in which Mr. and Mrs. Luke o. Morse Of
WilliamsVille were seriously injured Mrs
Morse fatally. They We're driving down
a. steep hill when the holdback strap
broke latting the wagon on the horse 8
heels Down the hill he ran with terrific
speed and Mr.. and Mrs. Morse We're DASH
ed against an iron fence.
Hundreds saw the accident and sympa-
thetic hands quickly lifted the uncon-
scious forms and bore them to the Memo
rial hospital. 1t was there found that
Mrs Morse had received a fractured
skull, a broken collar bone and internal
injuries, from which she can not recover,
and that Mr.. Morse has a broken collar
bone but is not fatally hurt.
Mr.. and Mrs. Morse are between 80 and
60 years of age.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-05-09
PARALYSIS CURED
PATIENT GIVES ALL THE CREDIT
TO DR.. WiLLlAM3' PINK PILLS.
Soreiy AFFLICTED, l-io Was Cured Ate,
Ordinary Methods Failed Evon to
Give RELIEF

There arc still people who say that
partial paralysis cannot be cured,
If you have partial paralysi or some
other severe nervous disorder. do You
think 1t is batter to be treated by
some one who insists that you are incur
able, or to take u treatment that grateful
patients throughout the United States
testify has cured thom'
A recent case where n cure was effect
ed was that Of Mr.. Charles Ii. Gilden Of
Portland, Ioina Co., Mich. Mr., Gllden
with the Eighth New York Heavy Artil-
lery. The story Of his affiict!on told in
his own words IL cs follows:
"In 1893 was attacked with terrible
twitchinx sensations and nuinbness all
over my body, which my physician said
WAS paralysis and which he attributed
to bullet wound received during the
war.
II seemed to bs getting parslysed all
over and finally could hardly walk. My
eyes became weak and had to get
stronger glasses, / could not move the
lid Of one Of my eyes and my face and
mouth were drawn over to the right side
to suoh an cxtcnt That could not speak
distinctly, ! was also troubled with
papitation Of tho heart.
In the fall of 1898 after having been
under the treatment of several doctors
and having tried electricity without
help, bought six boxes OF DR.. Williams
Pink Pills and got some relief. After
taking six bo2os more, could stand II
hard days tramp and another six boxes
cured mo-"
This case, Ike numerous others, bears
witness to the wonderful curative prop
critics of DR.. Williams Pink Pills in
nervous disorders
DIR. Williams Pink Pills cure general
and nervous debility because they make
new blood. They strike at the root Of
these and other blood diseases, suoh e.
rheumatism, anDrlia, indigestion AMI
nervous troubles, such as neuralgia, ner
vouspess and spinal weakness.
A valuable booklet, Nervous Disor
ders," will be soEt free on request
Dr.. Williams P:::ik Pills are sold b.
al druggists, or sent, postpaid, on re
roipt Of price. so cents per box, six boxcc
rcr 81 so, by the Dr. Williams Medicine
Company, Schenectady, N. Y.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-05-09
DILLINGHAM; SAILS MAY 18.
VIII ne Accompanied by Secretary
Husband for Work Abroad.

VIII ne Accompanied by Secretary
Husband for Work Abroad.
Montpelier, May 3.--Untted States Ssna-
tor W. p. Dillingham;. who was recently
chosen chairman Of the congressional
committee on immigration. will sail from
Boston May 1s. on tho steamship Cano-
rAc for Naples. He will be accompanied
by Walter w. Husband. his private sec
rotary, who has been appointed ono Of
tho assistant secretaries of the commits
mon. 30 great is ths rush of European
travel during tho months Of May and
June 1t was thought best for the commits.
sion not to sail on the same steamer,
The other commissioners will sail from
New York for Naples May Is and Senator
Dillingham; hopes to have the work out
lined by ths time the other members OF
ths commission join him at Naples,
This Investigations Of this commission
will ihsiude Italy, Austria Hungary,
Russia, particularly the Jewish section,
Poland, France and Hhgiand and will
cover a period Of three months, The me-
thsds adopted at all ports for examiHa-
ton ana classification Of immigrants, tbs
~~-aaka9lRfAs Af tina people, their msH=
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-05-09

tai moral and political condition will al
so be carefully studied.
While the commission Is working across
tho water a subcommittee consisting of
Prof. jerks of Cornell University and
DR.. Neil. United States commissioner Of
labor. with Secretary Atkinson, will con-
duct an Investigation in this country
visiting all the ports OF entry and not
ing the conditions. The findings of this
b-cOmmittee will be embodied In the
report of the commission Of which Scna-
tor Dillingham; is chairman.
The commission that goes abroad will
work together during the entire time
they are absent. The idea of dividing
the commission and having the members
work individually to cover separately
parts of the field to he investigated did
not meet with general approval
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-05-09
QUESTION MAHAN'S SANITY
fc'f-Confcsscd Remington Murderer
Examined by Asylum officials.

Remington. May 1t was expected
that Albert Mahan. tho self-con fcssed
murderer of his little niece the daughter
of Mr., and Mrs. German Mahan of North
Bennington, would he arraiEned In
municipal court yesterday afternoon but
acting under Instructions from Attorney
General Fits the proceedings were stayed
and later in the day Superintendent Don
Grout of the State asylum at Waterbury
and his assistant Dr, W. ], Upton, ar
rived here and went Immediately to the
county jail for the purpose Of examining
the prisoner as TO his sanity,
Within tho last "a hours considerable
family history that could indicate
degeneracy II not insanity has come to
light, Mahan partook of food last night
for the first time since his arrest,
Previously he had refused 10 eat and had
declared that he was going 10 commit
suicide by starving himself to death.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-05-09
MAHA!. REMANDED TO JAIL.

bennington, May 5-Ahred Mahan was
brought into the municipal court late
yesterday to answer to the charge OF
having murdered his 4-year-old niece,
Ethel Mahan, at North Bennington, April
Is. Through his counsel o. NJ Barber,
he waived the reading of the complaint
and examination. and Judge e. L.
Bates he'd him without bail for the
juno term of the grand jury, Mahan
was rexnanded to Bennington jail.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-05-09

Three cotton mills In New Bedford,
Mass, last week declared extra divi-
donds amounting to $4,000.
The town OF Weathersheld has agreed
to pay the town Of Claremont, N. H.,
Hooo upon the completion OF II new free
steel bridge over tho Connecticut river
between the two towns.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-05-09
LICENSE VOTE ANNULLED.
Dartmouth Professor Has Pocl<eted the
One nj Norwich.

Montpelier May 5.--In at least one
town the license vote is annuled and
no licensed place VIII be operated. In
Norwich, close to the New Hampshire
line and near Hanover. the seat OF
Dartmouth College, one of the Dart
mouth professors. a resident OF Nor
witch. TO avoid having a saloon opened,
applied for license. paid the fee AMI
secured it and then pocketed the Ii
cenSe.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-05-09
WATKINS NOT BANKRUPT.
Judge Martin VIII Deny Petition
against Rutland Man.

Brattleboro. May 5.-Arguments were
made before L. s. Judge j. l.. Martin
yesterday on petition brought by Bos-
ton liquor firms to have ex-Alderman
Edward S. Watkins OF Rutland, now a
travelling salesman, declared bankrupt
The firms are creditors OF the late
George G. McCloy of Rutland.
Mr., McCloy and Mr.. Watkins were
partners in n saloon one year beginning
May /, 1906 Mr., watkins being made a
silent partner in consideration OF his
loanng Mr. McCloy $500 with which to
pay a license fee. At the end Of the year
Mr.. watkins received his 81, 200 back and
in addition 5000 as his share of the pro-
fits for the year. Mr. McCloy died last
October.
The action against Mr.. Watkins was
brought on the ground of his partner
ship. Mr., Watkins claimed at the hear
Ing that he was not bankrupt and dis
played stocks and bonds worth slO,obo,
He claimed also that the petition could
not hold as the partnership was dis
solved, making him simply a wage-earn-
err, before the petition was brought, and
further Chat tho petition was against him
individually Hlstead OF the Arm. Judge
Martin said his decision. when formally
r,ade. would DO against the petition.
GOVERNOR HUGHES EXPECTED.
Stowe. May At IL announced that
Maxwell warts, peesident OF thu Yer.
mont Fish and Game League. has re-
| eSlved a letter from the secretary OF
Gov, Charles u, Hughes of New York
| announcing that Gevernor Hughes OK
| poets now that he will be able to at
| tend the midsummer meeting of vhe
league
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-05-09
RUTLAND ADVANCES WAGES
RniirOnd Trainmen Secure Average In
crease Of 10 per Cent.

crease of 10 Per Cent.
Rutland, May 1.-The Rutland Railroad
company has granted an increase in pay
averaging about 10 per cent. TO its train
men Including brakemen and baggage
men. The arrangement went into effect
yesterday. The trainmen recently asked
for more pay and easier routes and James
Murdick, vice-grand master OF the Inter
national brotherhood OF Trainmen, has
been IN consultation with the railroad off,
Gals here this week as a result OF It.
WEST RUTLAND LICENSES.
The West Rutland board Of license COM
ndssioners to-day granted licenses as fol-
lows: First class. u. +. Cops; second
class. =. T.. O'Neil. Robert Mccormack.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-05-09

The city council OF Haverhill, n. H.,
nave granted the demands OF Mayor
Wood regarding the lighting contract for
that city and the mayor has ordered the
lights turned on again.