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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1908-09-17
HAD TO COME DOWN.
PnrS~vni's Airship struck by Squat
and Buckled in the Afr.

Berlin. Sept. IL. The Parscval airship
buckled IN the air this morning and hnA
to come Gown In the Gruncwa!d near
Berlin. At the time Of tie accident thu
a!rship was racing with TIE Gross balloon
towards Dobritz. where Emperor William
was waiting to see them. when the Par
seVal ship was crossing the Halen sea Il
was struck by II squat and the cigar
shaped flexible bag began to show signs
of trouble. While the balloon was max
ing way against an is mile wind one Of
the rods TO which the basket Is attached
broke One of the ends Of this rod
tore large hole in the envelope of the
balloon and the gas bcgar 10 escape
Major Parseval decided to come down.
This he did successfully and the majo
and his three companions alighted un-
harmed.
Major Gross whose Balloon is of n
sem-rigd type fared somewhat better
but half an hour later when near Pots
dam he saw he was losing headway
against the high wind and returned safe
~ to his station at legal.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1908-09-17
CASE INVOLVED % CENTS.
Litigation Follows Department stores
Alleged Substitution.

Chicago. sept 10 Court. tiry. two at
torneys and hal; dozen witnesses spent
three hours Yesterday afternoon n Judge
Eherhardf'- court IN controversy In
volving - cents Finally court was ad-
iourn"d. tive fudge reserviug his instruc-
tions To- the jury.
The case Is on" IN which William II Ind
ley. an attorney. 's suing a department
store for - cents. the amount h" alleges
he was charged for Il substitut" Just as
good a. "a" article he ordered when he
was sent by his wife to tn" store to pur-
chase "a deodorizer He says the clerks
refused to refund his money, but the
store denies this.
Attorney Hamilton Moses. representing K
the department store. offered = cents for
principal and interest to lindley at the
commencement OF the trial and the Offer
was refused
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1908-09-17
Democratic Convention Closed
with Big Mass Meeting Ad-
dressed by Him.
PARKER PROMISES FEALTY
Announce MT Greeted with u Ronr-
thnnIcr Nominated by Democratic
Convention for Govcrpor--t.
VI. Palmer Named to Sue
cccd Jackson.

| kocheSt"r sept. las the eliminating
| feature OF III" democratic stat. conven-
| non winch closed to-day. there was "A
hotaole demonstration tonight in honor
| or inc partys national standard bearer,
| W j. bfyan, VINO Addressed mass
mee'lns IN convention nail ana overflow
gatherings OUTSIDE.
| ifes'"'t9 over the hssefnDiaSe vas
jugs Alton a. faFh"r. the presidential
| chhdlua'e OF f"ur years ago VINO took
"uN""''se OF 'Ee o'cas'oh To make
| P''~oh"' pIeuse ol MS earnest realty 70
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1908-09-17
F. H. PARKER PRESIDENT.
Burlington Man Elected at Convention
of VI. Electrical Assoc.

Bennington Sept. Is.-The Vermont
Electical association held it, seventh an
uual convention here to-day. Practically
all Of the superiutendents and managers
Of electrical plants I'm the State are In at
tendance and also q large number OF AS
aociate T. eilbcrs q, tilted with appara-
tus manufacturing plants in the East. At
the business session this afternoon, :he
following officers were elected: Presi-
dent. +. II. Parker. Burlington; first
vice president. j Il. Davidson. Montpel-
Ter: second, vice president. c. Il. Parker
NerGeures: seCretary-treG A. H.
Marsden. Manchester. executive commit
tee, G.. +. Parker, Ncrgennes T.. d.
Blackmer, Brandon; I. Il. Foote St. AL
bans. G. T. Wells. Midilebury, George 8
Haley Rutland.
This evening the stsociation is the
guest OF the Pennington club and
tomorrow the visItinr lnemLers will be
enter aimed al rian.'',, and IN tho
evening there will oe an initiation into
the order OF The Sons Of IoNc
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1908-09-17
ATTACHES ROGUE's GEM.
PownaI Farmer Pretty Sure "Dig'
johnson Stole His SI2O.

Bennington, Sept. l6.--David Towslee,
n prosperous Powflal farmer, 90 years Of
age has brought novel suit In the
Massachusetts district court to recover
for the loss of his pocketbook and s3l
which was stolen from him by crooks at
the North Adams fair On the day fol
lowing Towslee's loss, the police Of
North Adams arrested two plckpocket, /,
who have records as crooks and who al
ready has served terms of Imprisonment
for similar offences. One of the men. Alfred
johnson, known to the police as Big
Johnson had when arrested a large
diamond stud In his shirt front. Towslcc
claims that he can Identify Johnson and
his companion as the men who took his
money and to recover he has attached
the diamond which IL OF sufficient value
to more than cover the amount taken
from Pownal man and which IL now
In the possession OF the North Admins
police
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1908-09-17
BROKE UP CAMPMEETING.
Mob Rurusd I'Omr Tent. Of the Irwin
tics.

Baltimore Nc, sept. ia mob OF
about thirty men descended a. an
early hour this morning upon the
camping ground Of the "Irvinites" d
religious sect, which is holding con-
Nention AZ BROOKLYN. Anne Arudcl
county. and set 0re 20 four largo
tents used by the denomlnation for
meeting purposes. Tho tents were de
stroyed and a house in which was
stored quantity OF provisions was
partly burned Tho two guards at the
place rotreated and raised the alarm.
The first members 10 appear ware met
with pistols but the Trvinites came
out in large numbers and the mob
sappeared. Tho cause. for tho
trouble. II is thought was the vigorous
preaching OF the lrvinites. IN which
they denounced the people Of the
town.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1908-09-17

which was destroyed by fire n few
weeks william II. Baldwin has
returned from ScLaEhticoke, y. Y
Mr.. and Mrs Prince n Wells Of sara
togo, n. y. are in town.--The Rev.
George n. stair of the Baptist Church
will preach Sunday morning on The
Divine Appreciation" evening. "A
Good Mans inconsistency" The Rev.
Dr. Dickinson OF the Congregational
Church Will prea, sunday morning
on "Thc New church in the New
Time. evening. Does the First Chap
ter OF Genesls Give True Account
of Creation"-Mr and Mrs. John Hal- -
are the parents ~ son.-Miss
q ra Bruya has returned from New
s city.--The water commissioned rs
think the water supply sufficient
warrant people usnE their hose
C-ingly--The Misses Means have
O. to Northampton. Mass. where
y. will resume their college studies
athew Calhoun. who has been In
~ ton two wears has entered the em
o of Joseph Calhoun.--Thc college
H-ding house. which hae been closed
past year, has been opened and
will be run by the college.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1908-09-17
NEW HONOR FOR WRIGHT.
EcIipsed the Europesn Record. for =
Sustained A~rOpiane Flight.

Lcmans. Sept. i6.-on the field OF
Auvours this morning Wilbur Wright
eclipscd all European records for a
sustained aeroplane flight. He re-
mained In the air 80 minutes, IA 81
seconds. This gives the Wright broth
ers the records for both hemisphcrcs.
Wright circled over the field at an
average height Of AZ feet. His com
plet. mastery of the aeroplane aroused
great enthusiasm from the spectators.
1t Is estimated he covered 26 miles.
Wright used his old motor which has
been causing him so much trouble but
which has been completely overhauled.
Wright said he could have rema ined
I'm the air longer had the gasolene not
been exhausted.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1908-09-17
CAVALCADE MILE LONG.
Greatest Show of livestock for 10000
nj Caledonia County Fair.

-. Johnsbury, sept. 1s.--Over 10000
people attended the second day OF tn"
Caledonia county fair and barring the
successful work Of a few pickpockets
there were no accidents throughout
the dav. The entries in blooded cat
tie came from all parts Of New Eng
land and the Province of Quebec and
the cavalcade Of livestock was the lar
gest ever seen on the grounds extend
ing nearly twice around tho half- lie
track Four husky policemen from
Concord. y. II assisted in taking tic
kets at the gates and no one got hv
them without showing ticket. Tho
two races attracted Ii big crowd AS
there were two local favorites In the
entry list. The summaries
FPS PACE AND ara TROT PURSE
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1908-09-17
EAST MIDDLEBURY.

Miss Baxter OF Boston has returned
home after four weeks with Mr. and
Mrs. Clarence Russell Dustin Russell
returned Thursday from Block Island. X.
l.. where he has had position as plan
ist during the summer. He left Friday
for Shelburne. where he Is TO bo organ,st
in the Episcopal Church.-Mrs j. A.
Douglas has returned from WhalIons-
burgh. \. Y" where she was called by
the Illness OF her mother.--Miss Flora
lockwood, who has been III, is improv-
Ing
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1908-09-17
WOULDN'T GIVE A DRINK,
Aged Night Mstchman Found Dead
Afterw wHrds--SuppOsed lie Was
Murdered

New York. Sept, 8--tiis refusal 10 xiv.
a strange man money to buy a drink Is
believed to have cost Florence Sullivan.
an aged might watchman. his life lie WAS
found dead to-day In AN excavation at
42nd street and Nfth avenue with two
ugly wounds on his head. A porter told
the police that he saw Sur,ivan and a
strange man having heated argument
n few nights ago after the old watch
man had refused 10 give the stranger
money to buy drink.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1908-09-17
The NEWS BY COUNTIES
From the Island In the Lake TO the
Pnssur,psic, Along otter Creek
and by the shores ot White
River Co,eTrd hy Spc-
cial Correspondents
ADDISON COUNTY
MIDDLEBURY.

MTDnT EPJIpV
Mrs a " Narn"y has returned to
pennington after visit with her
mother Mrs Frank A. Bond DR.. S. s.
idN. who las been III the pnsi month,
IS aoI" 10 resume his practice Mr. and
MIS- Renry \ Foote Of Malone y. y,
are visiting Mrs. J. :. Pride on their
"aN To h"ru"rd' 'onn To attend ro-
u'o"n o' 'l' root" 'amiIN.- Mrs. Dumas
H'I'' WHO ms U"n Pu''" SICK Is SLOW
. recovering. H1Ss'H MFr1cK' VINO has
'''N WI l"' on'lH'N "f J." : khlEht
VOC 'i' past year. mas resigned ana
L't' '' h''N"II Ni'i' no VIII VISIT re-
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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1908-09-17
NEW HAVEN.

Howard G, Johnson ana Miss Daisy A.
Hinman, both Of this place. were mar
ried at the congregational Church Thurs
day evening at eight o'clock.
Alven c. SQureH Of New Haven and
Miss NJ. May Patterson We're united In
marriage at the home Of the brides
father in Monkton September 10.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1908-09-17
BRYAN'S CONGRATULATIONS
says Ch0nIer WIN Strengthen the
National Ticket

Utica. =. Y. Sept l6-W. j. Bryan.
ON learning OF the nomination of Lewis
$. Chane, for governor by the demo
sent a telegram to Mr.. Chanler a. foi-
lows:
please n 'c"pt my hearty congratua-
tions on tn" deserved honor done you by
the democrats convention Your
character and record will strengthen the
democratic cause.
(SignoO
"W J. BRYAN
or Mr.. Chanlor MIR. Bryan had this
60 say:
Mr. Chanlor's nomination is very
satisfactory. During his official career
he haa grown In popularity and the
compliment paid him by the State con
vention WIS dcserved he represents
y type Of citizenship OF which hope 10
soc an increasing number OF r"prcsen-
thtiVes lie IS n man Of means whose
svmpathics are with the masses, and he
finds n pleasure 'u rendering public ser
vice. ! believe that in the future we are
going TO nv NOR" OF these men who
having enough Of this worlds goods to
relieve them Of possibility OF want. Will
unselflShlv devote their time to the con-
s'deraiion % public questions and TO the
rendering Of Intelligent service TO their
fellow men / have no doubt that M
Chanlcr will poll more than the party
vote and Riye strensth q the national
ticEct" "
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1908-09-17

was sure the differences on the floor
would not affect the loyalty OF the
support to the State and national tick
cts
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1908-09-17
THE STATE TICKET.
Choice of Engineer and Surveyor
Causes New break between Nc
tuTren and Nnrphy.


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'ey ot h'""h'Hn' ii" ah''- Mc' arren n'hn'
me previous hhr'hohV OF 'he convention
was u's'urpe' AT 'he mention or MS
cheer. q, his ,unnor,ers took the n,a,.
FORM 10 resent an Insult.
he declared the nomination OF Farley
was agreed TO without any regard 10 the
Kings county delegation and was intend
cd to erbarrass them He declared he
would always support democrats nomi-
nees but would not hold himself respon-
sible for the action OF people who felt
themselves insulted.
Leonard C. smith OF Long Island
city. was nominated In opposition to
Mr.. Farley but the latter won on
roll call by 32l TO 81 motion to
make the nomination unanimous was
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1908-09-17

PACE STAKE RACE, PURSE. $500.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-12-01

New York presentation. A good deal
of this is due to the addition of bright
musical features. The actors are uni
formly excellent. Especially so are
Messrs William A. Mortimer, as the
college graduate, Lester Crawford, as
Slivers Mason, and James Cooper as
Septimus Pickering, the pickle manu-
facturer. Manager Morosco is setting
a pretty warm pace at his new house.
One of the finest spectacles ever put
on a stage in Los Angeles as regards
scenic appointments and historical in
vestiture was the first presentation last
night of Martin V. Merle's religious
and historical drama, 'The Light
Eternal" And the playing was most
excellent also. the individual parts
being well placed. For the play itself
it may be said truly of all the religious
plays this is the best written as to
language and conception. Miss Kline,
the new leading woman, had chance
to display her dramatic ability. and
Mr.. Van Buren, was a splendid, manly
Roman. A further review of the play
will be given in future issue. but
suffice to say that no more beautifully
mounted or complete production has
been seen here for years.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-12-01

on her finger, and she hugs him with
Second only to NeIse and Eve as a
source of laughter is the worthless
Sheriff Aleck. He buys paper which
purports to give him ownership to
the forty acres of bottom land on his
old masters plantation. AS read to
him, it is worded thus:
LAS Moses lifted up the serpent IN
the wilderness for the enlightenment of
those who loved darkness rather than
light, so have l lifted ten dollars out
of this benighted niger. Selah."
There is a certain poetic justice IN
this, for Aleck is a born thief. When
he is told he will be named high sherift
with power to summon the posse conf
tatus and search houses, he inquiries
eagerly: And smokehouses and hen
houses, too?" He attends an auction
sale and bids his entire roll-seven
dollars-for a property worth thou
sands. Sienced by the auctioneer, ne
steals a costly vase and runs The
Ku Klux. however, reduce Aleck to
good behavior. Assigned to bring a
white prisoner to court, he runs on
ahead to inform the judge that Young
marse is dining and he say he VIII De
along presently
why didn't you accompany your
prisoner" roars the judge. -.
Il hates to insinuate to der court
Speak, I command you!'
'rWcll-well-te-h ee-young marse he
says he lick h out er me eff I walk
'longside of him."
Puzzled. the judge asks: What has
come over you lately, anyway
"Jedge, I throws mahself on de ig-
norance of de court. amt de sheriff
-dat's all a Joke" Then, in a whisper:
''De Ku Kluxes pass nah door las
night an Use gwine back tub farmin'H'
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-12-01

that is most generally read in China
is Spencer's, History shows that all
nations pass through three stages of
spiritual life. The first stage is that
of credulity, in which mankind wor-
ships the spirits of the mountains, the
sea, the flowers and nature. The sec
ond stage is that of faith, and the
third that of reason. China has reached
the stage of reason or materialism."
This awakening of the Oriental mind
to scientific truth. Mr.. Lee said, he be-
lieved to be the death knell of Chris
tianity in the Orient, and perhaps tn
time in the Occident also.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-12-01
NEW UNIQUE COMPANY
MAKES GOOD IMPRESSION

"a Scotch Highbalr' was, apparent
". much enjoyed by the patrons at
the Unique last night, when the Arm
strong Musical Comedy company made
it's debut at that playhouse The act
is exceedingly funny, with just enough
musical numbers in it to offset the
comedy. VIII II. and Edward Arm
strong as the Weary Willies" made
a decided hit with their comedy stunts,
as did also Barney Williams, Jack Cur
tbs and Arthur Don. Magdalene Holly,
Ethel Davis and Lillian Sutherland
received repeated encores in their
musical numbers, among them being
Because I'm Married" by Ethel
Davis: ANY Old Time at All" a duet
by VIII Fl. Armstrong and Ethel
Davis; Dixie" by Lillian Sutherland,
and california" by Magdalene Holly.
This latter song was composed by the
Armstrong brothers and was heard for
the first time last evening. Among the
chorus numbers were a Scotch march
by Magdalene Holly and chorus, a
Scotch dance by Lillian Sutherland
and a song and dance, "All Nations"
by Ethel Davis. One of the features of
the show was a conversational sextet
by the principals. The entire show
from start to finish is a good one and
not a duh moment throughout it all.
During the intermission between the
two acts, Ethel Davis rendered Illus
trated songs and the Unique-O-Scope
projected some Of the latest French and
other foreign films.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-12-01
THE LOS ANGELES OFFERS
BARGAIN WEEK SPECIALTlES

This is bargain week at the Los
Angeles theater, the bill at that house
offering three acts, any one of which
is deserving of headline honors, to
gether with others that are we'll up 20
standard. The Vivians, sharpshooters,
are experts in the line. Both the man
and the woman are remarkably prom
cient with small caliber rife and heavy
caliber revolver; and their feats'
though doubtless some of them are
performed bv the use of shot or mer-
curry cartridges, are seldom duplicated
At short range on the stage and at
longer distance. firing from the bal
cony. Miss Vivian did surprisingly good
work yesterday afternoon While the
man member of the team concluded a
remarkable exhibition by playing
Jungle Town" on bells concealed be
hind targets with only a small bulls
eye opening.
"Enigmarelle," the mechanical man.
did all that was promised and a few
things that were not. The figure walks
seemingly of its own volition, turns
corners. mounts stairs, sits down, rides
a bicycle and writes its name on
blackboard To show that no decep-
ton is practiced, the dummy was dis
membered and its trunk and head
opened up, displaying the mechanism
within.
Ioughlin's dogs, fox terriers, which
walk a tight rope, roll balls up and
down long incline walk on their
hind legs and on their fore legs and do
other unusual stunts. were a great tav-
orite with the children.
Noble and Brooks, in a comedy sing
ing and dancing act: and Gardner and
Reese. instrumentalists complete the
list of newcomers Sam Holdsworth
sings "Aileen Allana," and motion pic
lures conclude the bill.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-12-01
WARM WEATHER PREVAILS
THROUGHOUT FRUIT BELT
Forecaster Predicts Rain May Fall,
but December Has Passed Into
History Without Pre-
cipitation

December weather prevails today
and in Los Angeles and throughout the
fruit belt it is warmer than that with
which last month was closed. The
rise in temperature will be rather
slow. and Weather Forecaster VIOLA
Der says it probably win be ushered in
with a rain.
In observations, covering thirty-one
years, the weather bureau has found
fhe nrecipitation in December at Los
Angeles to average 2.90 inches.
The greatest amount of rain ever
recorded for the month was 1913 inches
in 1889, and in that month Az lnches
fell in twenty-four hours.
On the other hand the weather rec
ords show that December may pass
by without a drop of rain.