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TENTS FOR THE PYTHIANS.
inform Ranks Encnmpmcnt Mt 81
Johnsbury August - to rs.

St Johnsbury, July 3o--The second
annual encampment OF the First Rcgi-
mont of Vermont. Uniform Rank
Knights of Pythias. will be held on
tho Academy campus August "a 10 %
with Major c. NJ Wiley Of Barre COM
handing. Plans are being male 10
entertain 200 from the IL companies in
the State and tents will be provide
for all Corners The religious services
on Sunday and through tho week viii
be IN charge of the Rev. s. g Lewis
of Harwick, chaplain-in chief Of tn"
staff of the major general commanding
Monday comes the reEimental and
company Irill with the excmplifiCation
of the uniform rank in the evening by
one of the visiting companies. The
parade comes Tuesday with a public
meeting in the evening 10 be addressed
by Major-Goneral Arthur j. Stoddar9
OF Minneapolis. Supreme Chancellu
Charles a. Barnes of Jacksonville Ill.
and the grand officers from the New
England States. Wednesday will be
devoted to the work OF the Grand
Lodge.
The Order Of Pythian Sisters will be
in session during the encampment.
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LIVENED UP A PICNIC.
Italian Merry Waking VIII Likely End
In Death of FrcdiRni.

Ryogate, July 3o-Giovani Frediani is
lying in the hospital at Hanover in a
critical condition and Giacomo Pacini Is
nj large with Sheriff Winch and a posse
OF deputies securing the southern part
Of the county for him with writ for
his arrest. charging him with man
slaughter as the results OF q savage at
tack upon Frediani at an Italian picnic
Sunday night. The italians had kept the
affair quiet and IT was nor until the doc.
tor was called 10 save Frediani's life
that the story OF the ARRAY leaked out
Roth men are employed In the quarry
of the Blue Mountain Granite company
in this place and at the picnic Sunday
afternoon Pacini attacked Frediani
They We're separated by their compan-
ions, but Pacin', who is full Of fighting
blood came at Fredani with q stone
and struck him heavy blow over tho
right temple He fell to the ground I'M
,nscious and his assaIlant fled for parts
unknown
When the doctor wa called Monday
afternoon he saw the serious nature OF
the mans wounds and he was sent to
the hospital at Hanover, though II IL
very doubtful If he can recover as II
il believed his skull is fractured Pacini
was seen in Groton Monday night on the
Montpelier n Wells river track with a
gan on his shoulder. He is about %
years old light complexioned. weighs
l6O pounds and is five feet. nine inches
tall He was not intoxicated when he
engaged In the fight, but simply started
It to add n little excitement to a peace
full occasion
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LONG BEACH HOTEL BURNS.
Fight Hundred Guests Narrowly Es-
cape with Their Lives.

Long Beach, l.. /, July 2a--Eight
hundred guests at Long Beach Hotel
one of the largest seashore hotels on
the Atlantic coast had to fee for their
lives early to-day when the hotel wa
burned to the sands. There was no
loss OF life and SO far as can he learn
ed no one was injured. Guests lost Al
most all their clothing and personal
effects.
The fire was discovered on the first
1oor shortly after five o'clock. The
hall boys and clerks hurried through
the smoky corridors ami reused the
sleeping guests. The flames gathered
quick Roadway In tho great wooden
structure and the guests had barely
time to seize some scanty clothing and
escape They Ted to the beaches and
were taken care Of by the cottasers
The hotel burned Ike finder and soon
was n smouldcring mass of ruins. The
loss is about 100000.
Sparks from the fire set ahlaZe four
cottages The cottagcrs saved some
of their furniture and clothing. only
a few of the hotel guests saved any
thing.
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turned abruptly to the family and said
angrly don't you see that YOU are kill
ing him"
The members of the family vainly tried
to persuade MN to 60 to the drawing
room ana tax the question over there, but
he insisted that the only way to cure his
father was to administer the blood of a
dog mixed with seawater n .emedy which
he had invented. They then began push
ing Horny towards the door Suddenly
he drew a revolver and fired.
Many members Of the American colony
in Paris, including Amha ssador White and
Consul-Gcneral Mason, called at the Hun
tington residence to-day TO express SYM
pathy and offer their services.
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barn Of Charles Ormsbee IN East Mont
peler was struck by lightning and burned
70 the ground. There was no live stock
in this barn but a quantity of hay and
farming tools were destroyed His loss
will be $3.50 with 10 Insurance. Mr..
Oumsbce had nearly completed his hay
ing and lost 20 tons Of new hay and
cream separator.
The barn OF Norman Murray between
Granteville and Williamstown was also
struck by lightning and burned with four
COWS. two horses. and several hogs. Mr..
Murray hay nearly finished haying and
some forty tons of new hay were burned.
His loss was $500 with Insurance Of
$50 in the Vermont Mutual.
A transformer owned ny the Con-
solidated Lighting company situated in
front of the Kellogg Hubbard library
on Main street was put out Of commls-
sion and several fuses We're blown out.
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TEXTILES IN VERMONT.
Large increase In Amount of Capital
Invested and value Of Products.

Washington. July 2o--tn publica-
tion OF the census bureau lust issued.
showing the status of the textile in
dustry In the United States in 1908. the
first part Is devoted to combined tex
tiles not including fax. hemp. and jutc
products. Vermont has 80 establish
ments. compared with 40 in 1900; As
In 1890. and 5S in 1880. Although there
has boon n decrease in number. there
has been n large increase in capital
invested and value Of products as shown
by the following figures:
CAPITAL invested-Tn 1905, $40 202352;
in 1900, s6,724,92O, in 1890, s5,491 $50
in 1880. t3,75o,257
Average number wage earners-In
1905. 1909; In 1900. 3.613: In 1890, 2.o7o;
in 1880 1904.
Wages pad--In 1905. s153o5s5; in
1900. sf.253,3SS; in 1890, s1.o43.5ss; in
1850. sSonO4S.
Value Of projucts--In 1905, s7,77S,-
Alp; In 1900 s5,657,217; in 1890. s4,744,-
32G; in 1850, s4,671.O41.
Vermont ranks fifteenth in the list
In 1905 Vermont employed in cot
ton manufacturing an average number
of S51 wage earncrs. to whom SEAL 400
was paid. Tho number of spindlos was
1OOO2S There are four cotton spin
ming and weaving mills in the state
compared with five in 1900. The value
of these four plants is given as S3.155,
~.
In wool manufactures Vermont ranks
ninth Tho value of the States products
in this industry. in 1905 was 81 SOS, 405,
compared with s2572.64G in 1900 and 81
723 6S3 In 1890 Vermont's rank in 1900 and
in 1890 was tenth, the state having re-
Gently changed places with Ohio.
Vermont ranks eighth IN the manu-
facture Of wooden goods proper. hav-
ing passed New Jersey in the last FIVE
years
In 1905 Vermont had seventeen es-
Establishments engaged in wool manu-
features, with a capital stock OF So
659s4a
In the manufacture of shoddy Yer
mont ranks sixth. There are three es-
Establishments with 4 total capital of
s435, 1884, The average number of wage
earners IS 123 TO whom sia.l4f Is paid
in wages. Tho cost Of materials used is
s463,5s and tho va.ue of products is
s63s. ss5
Tho figures FOR tho hosiery and knit
goods industry are as follows:
Number Of establishments-In 1905 II; in
1900, IA in 1890 10; in $3.50, C; in 1870. :; In
1850. .
Capital invcSted-Tn 1905 81, 3S7 526 in 1890
s. 81. 1886: In 1S". 1854. $50. IN 1880. s492 900;
in 1870, 5000 coo; IN 1860 sl55 90
Wages paid 1905 36s.37o; in 1900. $685.
667; in 1890. s25foS5: n 1850, si0l ,o37: in 1870
500 49, in 1860 sl5.7e2.
Cost OF mate ais used--In 1905. s,2l5. 75i;
in 1900. si.1l5,3%: in 1870. s649,oNi; in 1850,
$3.50 a3S; in 1870 slo1 PIG. 1850. SCI $40
Value of products--In 1905. s. .9SS 6S5 in
1900 ST. s3i 6S5; in 1890 81 l0595S: in 1880 $685.
go: IN 1870, 1861. 49,; In 1860 SiO2, 800
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c. ". Writer'S. attorney r 7. Rurr,n
general freieh, agent a,c VI Norri-
son. engineer
prcr,,t,>-r,c ,,o>,-,,,>,r ,,o,,ro
ora '.'"r"' July 81 ne 'aS' pay
'h'H' i"r inc removal 81 'he monument
III me I''" ree'ule"'' Ner'noht volunteers,
~ q '"or' H""""e io'd'ioH on the fe'tVs-
oors ""'"e"e'n mas peeu maze ms week
by ""sr''S"'a" h'''' 'se 'i'sKlns' 'he
WORK having Just heen completed ana ac-
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leg was peeled from the knee, my foot
was like piece Of raw flesh. and had
to walk on crutches. / bought a cake
Of Cuticura Soap, box OF Cuticura
Ointment, and a bottle Of Cuticura
Pills. After the first two treatments
the swelling went down, and in two
months my log was cured and the new
skin came on. The doctor could not
believe his own eyes when he saw that
Cuticura had cured me and said that
he would use it for his own patients.
l used two caless of Cuticura Soap,
three boxes OF Ointment, and five bot
ties Of Resoieent. and ! have now been
cured over seven years, and but for
the Cuticura Remedies l might have
lost my life. | have lots OF grand
children. and they are frequent users
of Cuticura. and I always recommend
It 20 the many people whom my bust
ness brings to my house every day.
Mrs. Jean Baptiste Renaud, cairvoy-
ant, 277, Montana ST., Montreal, Que.
Web. 20. 1907"
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PLACE FOR S. T. LEE.
VIII BE Given Position As Consul ut
Some Point In Mexico

Washington, July 29.-SamueI r..
Lee, whose wife was Miss Emily q.
Parker, daughter OF Postmaster Par
ker OF West Rutland, has just passed
the examination for appointment as n
consult and will shortly he assigned
to n post in some foreign country
Mr., Lee was for some time in the gov
eminent service in the Philippines
where he met Mrs Lee. little over
year ago he secured n transfer to
the state department. II is expected
that he will be assigned to post in
Mexico, Mr.. Lee stood at the head Of
the thirteen candidates who passed
out OF "a to take the examination
Mrs, Lee Is now at West Rutland for
the summer.
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TRAIN WRECKER CAUGHT.
Twc1vc-Yenr-Old hoy Confesses At
tempt TO Ditch Flyer

Rutland, July 2e-fIugh Keefe a
son of Alexander NJ. Kcofo OF Summer
street, has confessed to placing the ties
on the track of the Rutland railroad
at Salisbury in an attempt to wreck
the flyer Tuesday afternoon of las,
week. The boy who IS only - years
of age, hal been visiting his grand
parents at SALISBURY for the mast
three weeks. He was arrested by
Special OFFICER John w Prislin OF this
city and taken to bennington. where
he was placed under $1,000 bonds un-
I'll Thursday, when his case will he
heard before Judge r. l.. Bates of that
place. The prosecution is being con-
Quoted by States Attorney William j.
Meagher of Bennington.
Too many dime novels" is given as
the cause for the rash act of the boy.
he claiming to the officers that his
scheme of wrecking the train was
obtained from one of these trashy
books.
lie said he had read in a novel Just how
the train wreckers ditched the cars and
he wished to try IT, Knowing that a pile
Of ties We're beside the track near by he
went to this place and placed three of the
sticks across the rails and then put one
perpendicular to these which is n sure
way Of dtchng a train. After doing this
ne hid in the bushes and waited to see
what happened, When he saw the men
on tho freight remove them he went back
ard replaced them, He then went home
as he said he did not want to see anybody
killed.
A Int q On lt,N., b,N.- ,,.o1
switch in the local yards and turned n
passenger train into the yards of the
Howe Scale works and but for the quick
action of the engineer in applying the air
brakes n serious accident might have re
suited. Bail at bennington was furnished
by relative, John Robinson of that place
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SLEEP FOR BABIES
Rest for Mothers,

instant relief and refreshing sleep for
skin-tortured babies, and rest for tired,
fretted mothers, in warm baths with
Cuticura Soap and gentle anointings
with Cuticura Ointment, the great skin
cure, and purest Of emollients.
Cuticura Soap t25c) CutIcura Ointment t5oc.)
and CutIcurs Resovent (5oe.) }. GIN the form 81
Chocolate Coated Pills use per vial OF 60) sold
throughout the world. Potter Drug Chem. Corp.
Sole Props Boston, Mass.
90 Mailed Free. Cuticurn Book on Skin Diseassa
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RAILROAD TO FAIR GROUND.
The Boston X Maine and Woodstock
Roads VIII Construct II.

White River Junction, July 29.--Ofn-
Gals of the Boston Il Maine and Wood
stock railroads have been here and
looked over the old roadbed to the
fair grounds. They decided that they
would lay a track from the line of the
Woodstock road to the groun Is ard
that during the State fair. October ],
and 3. the Boston & Maine and Wood
stock railroads would equip and man
age the same. This decision assures
excellent transportation from hero TO
the grounds during the fair. Train
will be run every few minutes 20 the
grounds.
A canvass of the residents " - IL
laTe brings the fact that prtct'ratly
every householder is willing AMI AK
ious to throw open their house for tho
accommodation of visitors lur'1g tie
fair.
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DOGS KILLED % SHEEP.
Believed They Hunted In n Pack ut
Vernon.

Erattleboro, July ga number of dogs
worked havoc with a fine flock OF sheep
belonging TO Lucius Putnam in the town
Of Vernon Saturday night. out OF a flock
OF 49, search party was able to find but
y alive yesterday and OF these three were
badly bitten A dog belonging to Charles
Coomhs Of Guilford was shot in the pas
ture but 1t is believed that several dogs
must have hunted in pack to kill so
many,
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TERRIFIC HEAT IN TEXAS.
Scores of People Overcome and Live
Stock Dropped Dead.

McCiregory, Texas, July 29,-The most
terrific heat visitation ever known In
Texas occurred here Sunday. continuing
about an hour and twenty minutes. The
thermometer registered 179 in the sun and
III in the shade An area three miles
long and two miles wide was affected.
The heat was accompanied by peculiar
haze. Scores Of persons was overcome.
Horses. cattle. hogs and poultry drop
ped dead The phenomenon has not been
explained
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MORE SMALLPOX CASES.
Two Appear In West RerIin-Anotha Fl
Outbreak Feared.
Especial to The Free PressN

Montpelier, July 29,-Smallpox has
broken out Mt West Berlin. The homes
OF Charles Tromblee and George Clark
In that village, whore cases OF the dis
case nave appeared. were quarantined
'1nday and DR. II. d. Holton OF the
State board OF health was notified. Sew
eral people in that village have been ex-
posed with these new cases and another
outbreak of the disease is feared in that
locality.
Herbert Croto "a also III with the small
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LIGHTNING STRUCK BARN.
Stowe Man Lost 80 Tons of Hay
Home barely saved.

Stowe, July ?9.--Lghtning this evening
at 7:3o o'clock struck the barn on the
Eddy e Lovejoy place, known as the
Fanny Hale farm, and the resulting fire
destroyed the building with its contents,
10 tons Of hay. Hard work was all that
saved the farm house which was only
90 feet away. The farm is occupied and
carried on by s. NJ. Wright
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poy in Plainneld. As precautionary
measure DIR. +. =. Gale. health officer Of
that village, has ordered all church SER
vices and public gatherings there sus-
pended until further notice. 1t Is thought
the Plainfeld case originated at Charles
Tromblee's at West Berlin, as Croto
visited there recently.
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In imports the order was. New York,
Boston, Philadelphia, san Francisco, New
Orleans and baltimore; and In exports
New York, Galveston, New Orleans, Bal
timore, Boston Philadelphia. Savannah,
Puget Sound, Detroit, San Francisco and
Buffalo.
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CLUBBING LIST.
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but failed to cure it.
My doctor had adj
vised me TO have my
leg cut of, but I
snjd l would try the
Cuticura Remedies
first. He said, Try
them if you like, but
] do not think they
will do any good"
At This firoa NV
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-08-01

An improved British gas mantle said
to be as remarkable as the newly-invented
German mantle, uses form of copper
cellulose impregnated with certain salts
The new English mantle is dipped In a
solution OF thorium and ceriuni, In which
is added an inGredinent called "ladditc,"
which SO adds to Its strength and life that
1t has been uninjured after burning $500
hours.
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OUR FOREIGN COMMERCE. BY
AMERICAN PORTS

According to the Bureau of Statistics
less than n dozen customs districts arc
credited with lve-stxths of the entire
foreign commerce Of the United States
In the fiscal year lust closed. They are
approximately as follows.
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FOR NEVRALGIC PAINS

Neuralgia pains are frequently al
leviated by the application Of lemon
over the parts affected, while the dis
comfort caused by sore and tender
feet may ho lessened If not entirely
cured by applying slices of lemon.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-08-01
LEMON FOR HEADACHE.

Rubbing slices of lemon on the back
OF the neck and temples will cure
some kinds Of heada ches. and tho juice
of a lemon squeezed into a small cun
of strong coffee (no sugar. will often
cure or prevent bilious headache
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TWO BARNS DESTROYED.
Farmers near Montpelier Lost Their
New Hay Crop.

Montpelier, July S0--During severe
thunder storm early this morning the
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SUFFERED WITH :
ECZEMA 25 YEARS
Limb Peeled and Foot Was Like
Raw Flesh--Had to Use Clutches,
and Doctors Thought Amputation
Necessary - Montreal Woman
Writes Of Cure Seven Years Ago.
BELIEVES LIFE SAVED
BY CUTICURA REMEDIES

IT have been treated by doctors for
twenty-five years for bad case OF
eczemn on my leg. They did their best,
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RAILWAY PROMOTIONS.
Changes on II. 6 NJ. nj LyndOnvillc
Effective To-day.

Lyndonville, July So-Nouce has been
received here of several promotions in the
Boston & Maine to take effect August /.
George !" r. French, formerly in the en-
gneering department ut St. Johns bury. Is
promoted from the position of assistant
superintendent OF the Connecticut & Pas
sumpsic division, south OF Windsor, 20
become superintendent e the terminal
division at Boston. Mr. French IS sue
ceeded by William II Ford OF this place.
now assistant superintendent Of tho G. &
7. division north of Windsor, and Mr.
Ford leaves at once for his new home In
Springfield, His place here Is to be filed
by George W. Cree Of St. Johnsbury. as
sistant superintendent Of tho ST. Johns
bury & Lake Champlain railroad. and
Mr.. Cree has already come here, He is
succeeded on the st, j. & l., 9. by Fred
c. Mayo, for IL years connected with the
headquarters Of the railroad at St. Johns
bury.
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Nearly twenty-one million Roman
Catholics live under the American flag.
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Our clubbing list inuiudes all papers nj
magazines published Only these mos,
frequently asked for are printed In cur
list, but others may DO had Oh sppiioa-
ton,
Subscribers mhy have mere than ens
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In order to accommodate cur subscribers,
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THE HON. T, N, VAIL MARRIED.

Lyndonville. July 3o.--Cards have
been received here announcing the
marriage of the Hon. Theodore n Vail
and Miss Mabel X. Sanderson of Brook
line. Mass. The ceremony took place
saturday and Mr.. and Mrs. Vain are
now enjoying a short Yachting cruise
They are expected to arrive at Speed
well Farms tho last OF the week Mr.
Vail is president Of the American
Telephone and Telegraph company and
receives the largest salary of any man
in New England. He divides his time
between his palstial country estate
just west of this village and the COM
pany's offices in Boston.
BARRE'S NEW r. r. STATION.
Barre, July 30.-The State board nj
railroad commissioners wasin session here
to-day, considering plans submitted by
the Central Vermont railway for u new
passenger station In this city. The plans
are for a one-story brick building, ~ by
2S feet, to cost about 5000, foiowins
somewhat tho form Of tho Central Yer
| mont STATEN ut windsor, The raiiroat
| company ID represented here to-day b,
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The condition Of Alonzo, who was shot
in the head, and OF Elizabeth, who was
shot in the region Of the heart, is serious
tonight. but the attending ph ysicians be
heve that Eliza beth will recover while
they are doubtful about Alonzo. They are
being treated in their home. Edith. who
was wounded in the arm. and Douglas
whose head was graZed by a bullet are
not seriously hurt and We're bic tom ght
to watch over tho mother who retired 70
bed FRUSTRATED by the horror OF events
which eliminated in the death Of her hus-
hand.