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MIDpLEpURY.


mont State Fircmen association met in
the rooms Of the Volunteer Hose COM
pany Thursday afternoon ana after some
discussion adjourned until Friday. May
i. To meet in Burlington at which time
decision is expected as to holding a
tournament. There was "A fun attendance
of tn" committee ana the meeting was
presided over by President G. +. Rich
of the associati ton.
Tho republicans held a caucus Safur-
day evening and elected the following
delegates to tho distr "a and STATE con-
ventions in Burlington. April y ana 20:
District. Allan Calhoun. C.. c. Wells, G.
w. Ross, George Chancc Walter Bill
linss j. L. Buttolph; State. Joseph Bat
tell. A J. Marshall, Thomas r Burns.
Charles II Williamson. I'.. y. C. Eoble,
J. +. Weeks III" delegates were em-
powered to choose their oVn alternates
and were instructed to work for an un-
instructed delegation to the national con-
Vcnt.on at Chcaro.-An. alarm sounded
at 6:l5 Saturday night was for fire in
The garret % thc house occupied by John
Halpin in Methodist lane. The depart
ment had It cxtngushcd in short order
although it was a stubborn blaze for
set at. The property is owned by the
Darwin Rider estate and the loss is coy
cred by insurance. The damag,. mostly
from water. viii be about $500 Mr.. Hal
pin had lust moved into the house and
as hc had no Insurance his loss is quite
| heavy. His furniture was all new
| Bishop A. G \. Hall Of burlington con-
iirmcd class at 81 Stephens Church
.1,.11, .iryls. i
morning and evening services SUNDAY
Frank Dalton OF Dalton Mass. a for
mor resident, is visitor in town.-Jud-
| son A Wright has returned from Florida
| where he spent the wnter.-Arthur Rice
and family of Dresden. y. Y. are visit
| ing Mr. and Mrs. James Sinon-Rcid l..
Carr Of New York city spent Easter with
his parents Mr.. and Mrs A. X. Carr
| Mrs. NJ. Harlow returned 20 Nor,hamp-
ton. Mass. Saturday after two weeks
with her daughter. Mrs Fay Warren. -
Mark Turner has returned from visit
| in WeyhrdE
The fire department was called out at
-four o'clock Monday afternoon by an
alarm from Court street. Some one saw
steam coming over the roof OF the resi-
dence of l.. c. Russell ard supposed II a
fire. II proved To be the exhaust from
the steam heating plant of tho house
Monday, market day. eggs brought Il
cents and butter q cents-Miss Sophia
Kelley ~ Burlington is visiting Miss
Guclla McCiookin at tho Logan.-The
condition of DIR. f. P. Russell remains
unchanged. His daughter Mrs George
Mclean, Of Ameshury. Mass. has re-
turned home. Eli King. who has been
Ig,,-r
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ENGINE TENDER AND
CABOOSE OFF TRACK

ST. Adams, April "a freight engine
running light was partially drrai!rd at
Oakland shortly after noon To-day The
tender and cslhoose left the iron at "A
swampy place near the north end of the
switch and Conductor Wright suffered
n sprained wrist. The accident happened
In such a place as to block the main line
and It was not until late ho tonight
that the track was cleared for traffic,
An extra train was sent down To Oak
land where the passengers from the
mail were transferred and taken to St.
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WEYBRIDGE.

At the republican caucus Saturday
evening. the following Delegates were
elected. state. II. l.. Thompson, w. j.
Newton; district, a. Hamilton, G.. NJ.
Rakcr.-Thc body Of the little son Of
MIR. and Mrs. Horace Elliott who died
at Beldens, was buried in the Woybridgc
cemetery Frday.-Mrs Emma Harrlng-
ton went to Ashland, y. H. last week
to attend tha funeral o. her son. Earl p.
Ilarringt gton.-There are several cases OF
Nhooping cough AT ,he Hill
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MONKTON.

Tho Rev. -. y. Toner left for his homo
in Burlington, y. j., Saturdiy.-trank
Comstock of Proctor has been visiting
relatives here.-Mark Hutchings OF Bris-
tol has been visiting his sister, Mrs. ID.
L. McEntcc.-Mrs. -. l.. Mech is in
Boston for "A short stay--D. =. Mct,ntee
has returned from Morrisville.-G. B.
smith was in NerEenres Tuesday.
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ADDISON COUNTY
BRISTOL.

~ ''''NI"'' NH0 "'S S"''
NM 'H '''i "4''''''' - ~ yum
4'' '''''P "S va" ~ 'Ni' ''''" ANA '''' '''''
moved from {. ". N'uonS to her own
nome. 1t is StIH Thought that sh" VIII
recover Her lnlurl s are flesh wounds
except me ON" in Beer h'ni where ihc
buiItt shattered tA" bono. N''udS oi
the family now admit that IN. ana Mrs.
li"~AlhS 'id h"t IN' iHpplN lpEetn"r
"ut thdt Sharr "'n'r'no'S existed over
l'op"'i> ana money maij"rS. TheN have
'''n mAi'l'l "'l\ tour years MY. Has
kinr's first wife having died some years
previous.
Ms Eliza \. Morrill,. wife of Wilbu
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The sand bar bridge between Milton
and tile island was badly washed and
damaged by ice last week The west
approach to the culvcrt was under
mined. Tho ice was piled higher on
the roadway than was ever known. \
gang of men is at work repairing the
breaks and removing the houldcrs 50
that II will he open to travel within u
few days.
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CORNWALL.

Curtis f., Sampson las received news
OF the death of his sister. Mrs. Parker
Thompson of North Dakota. She will be
remembered by many as the daughter
OF Dea Eliphalct Sampson Of Weybridge
and wife of Chauncey Crane of Brdport,
whose death occurred several years ago
The Rev. Mr. Racket of North Pow
nal viii preach at the Congregational
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vERGENNES.

| matter OF the proposed undcrpass at this
station, received the signature of
! large number of prominent citizens and
has been sent to the board of commits
s,oners.--At the annual communication
Of Dorchester Lodge. No I, +. & 4. NJ.
April Is, officers wore elected as
| follows: Dr. G. n. Cole. ". NJ; W.
I. Footc $. w. r. ". McCucn, J. W;
j. A. harrington, treasurer; G.. T.. q.
Kimball. secretary: r. NJ. Crosby, s. r.;
/ c. J. ORryan. j. D.; r. w Day. S. s.;
r. =. Briggs, J. s.; c. r. S. Pierce,
chaplain; A. g. Wright marshal: Fred
/ II. Adams, tyler; G. w. Ross and G. A.
| Chapman finance committee
| At n caucus of the republican votcrs of
this city Saturday evening the following
delegates were elected: District. f. H.
| Fish, W. r. Warner. j. A. Harrington:
state. Il. w. McCucn. f.. 6. Norton, II.
w Tuttle rho delegates were urin-
structcd and IT was voted that they
choose their own alternates Mrs Frank
Dartt is visiting her sister-ln-law. Mrs
| Henry Bissctt Of South IIcro.-1n a base
ball game Saturday afternoon. the win
nors defeated the team from the ninth
grade II 10 o.-Mauly d. Marshall and
James HaVcns Of Whitohall y. Y. arc
visiting tho formers parents. M. and
Mrs. G. II. Marshall-Nss Lena Brcclt-
/ cnridg" passed Sunday with Miss Estclla
/ PurroUghe of Ferrsburgh Joseph Dem
per visited In burlington YoStcrday.--
/ Louis Sciplc OF the Springfield Republic
/ can and Robert Sciplc of Norwich t'ni-
Iersity are at home for a few days
/ Leon Chaycr, who has been driving the
= express wagon for ". ~. Norton. re-
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has gone TO South Lincoln to visit Mrs
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church Sunday as candidate. Nj. !
Peck has sold his place to r. J. Man
chester. aud with his wife and family of
five children will return To their former
home in North Dakota
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MISS BREWSTER
TELLS HER STORY
Woman Proved an Excellent Wit.
ness to Prove Her Own
Sanity.
BLAMES NONE HATES NONE
Bought RcvoIvrr to XIII HerSclf-Docs
Not Recall Murder--RcmembcrS
Trial Which Had 40 Sirnif-
cnncc--MuDtS to Live with
ola school Mate.

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Hrcwstor from the state uospital eo, .,o
lnSan" at waterbury was resumed ta's
morning In tn" supreme court room be-
Tor" Judge A y. Han and Assistant
Judge l.. X. Wells.
Miss Brewster VAS the only witness
this morning Sh" was cXauiaod at
length by w. y. Lord. her counsel. AVID
was questioned closely by tho presiding
judge. Sh" made an cxcolcn, Uituoas
and IT would have been hard io pick
flaws in her testimony.
Sho told the story Of her carly life
and family connections. referring 20 tho
death of her mother when sin. ,ya- f.;
years old She said hor fatho. ,,.ho di.l
six years ago. was her hest friend .h,,inp
her trial IN county corr, olt..,,.,, i,r
brother. carl helpod nav -1. .v,,.oe.s
" tho trial.
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days in uuntiurtou Of ,,,,l.f,,, ,u.,
wears i'm sbottucl,,s ro.,.,..,.,,. h., t,,.-
lincior and ,ot., otto,,,ir. .., p..r,...
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If c 4. sbur,i.es ,,,a i-.,. .,..s,.i,',-
in the tailor .ho, ~ rodd.~ o ,.,,.
har amp
Dof'S NOT RECALL TRAGEDY.
She sad sho know ana loved Jack
Wheeler. but never bore any in Will t.
Anna WAcelor She remembered buying
a revolver at Barre the day before the
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HAPPENINGS IN
VERMONT.
Local Items of Inte~n~t From All
Parts of the G. z Noun.
tain st; =
6
o
THE NEWS BY 0UNTIES
Z.

The Nipooski valley, ViiIngcs Tn North
From the Island in the Lake to the
PnSsumpric, Along otter Creek
and by thc Shores of White
River Covered by Spe-
ciai Correspondents
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AIbans. The passengers from the limit
"i were transfcrrd but no effort was
mad" to transport passengers south.
bound from p. m. till midnight. The
sleeper left 81. Albans at 1915 a. m.
one hoHr and 20 minutes late.
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luxury, and whose real delight,
whose real life work, is the accumu
lation and use of power in its most
sordid and least elevating form. In
the chaos of an absolutely unrestrict-
cd commercial individualism under
modern conditions, this is type that
becomes prominent as inevitably as
the marauder baron became promin-
ent in the physical chaos of the dark
ages. We are striving for legislation
to minimize the abuses which give
this type its fiourishing prominence,
partly for the sake of what can be ac-
Icomplished by the legislation itself,
and partly because the legislation
marks our participation in a great
and stern moral movement to bring
our ideals and our conduct into meas
urable accord
THEODORE ROOSEVELT.
The White House, April 81, 1908.
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Surely such state of affairs as that
set forth emphasizes the need of fur
Their federal legislation, not merely
because of the material benefits such
lt gislation will secure, but above all
because this federal action should be
part, and large part, of the cam
paign to awaken our people as a whole
to a lively and effective condemna-
ton of the low standard of morality
implied in such conduct on the part
ot great business concerns. The first
duty of every man is to provide live
lihood for himself and for those de-
pendent upon him; it is from every
standpoint desirable that each of our
citizens should endeavor by hard
cure for him and his such a compe-
tonce as will carry with 1t the oppor-
tunity to enjoy in reasonable fashion
the comforts and refinements of life;
and, Furthermore, the man of great
business ability who obtains a fort
une in upright fashion inevitably in
so doing confers a benefit upon the
community as whole and Is entitled
to reward, to respect, and to admira-
ton. But among the many kinds of
evil. social, industrial and political,
which It is our duty as a. nation
sternly 10 combat. there is none al the
same time more base and more dan
gerous than the greed which treats
the plain and simple rules of honesty
with cynical contempt II they inter-
fere with making a profit; and as a
nation we can not be held guiltless II
We condone such action. The man
who breaches hatred of wealth hon
estly acquired, who inculcates envy
and jealousy and slanderous i'll will
toward those OF his fellows who by
hrift, energy, and industry have be-
come men of means, is a menace to
he community. But his counterpart
n evil is to be found in that partici-
ar kind of multimillfonaire who is al
most the least enviable. and is certain
: one of the least admirable, of all
,ur citizens; man OF whom 1t has
been well said that his face has
grown hard and cruel while his body
las grown soft; whose son is fool
md his daughter foreign princess;
whose nominal pleasures are at best
hose of a tasteless- and extravagant
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years ago. The antitrust law, though
II worked some good, BECAUSE any
thing is better than anarchy and COM
plete absence of regulation. neverthe-
less has proved IN many respects not
merely inadequate but mischievous
Twenty years ago the misuse of cor
porate power had produced almost
every conceivable form or abuse, and
had worked the gravest injury to
business morality and the public con-
science. For long time federal reg
ulation of interstate commerce had
been purely negative, the national
judiciary merely acting in isolated
cases to restrain the state from exer-
csing power which IT was clearly
unconstitutional as well as unwise for
them TO exercise. but which never
theless the national government itself
failed to exercise. Thus the corpora
tons monopolizing commerce made
the law for themselves, state power
and common law being inadequate TO
accomplish any effective. regulation,
and the national power not yet having
been put forth. The result was mis-
chievous IN the extreme, and only
shortsighted and utter failure to APP
preciate the grossness of the evils to
which the lack of regulation gave
rise, can excuse the well-meaning
persons who now desire to abolish the
al - 81 To irhf 10 nd
il by simply condemning "unreason-
able" combinations.
Power should unquestionably be
lodged somewhere in the executive
branch of the government to permit
combinations which will further the
public interest; but It must always be
remembered that, as regards the
great and wealthy combinations
through which most Of the interstate
business of eday is done the burden
of proof should be on them to show
that they have a right to exist No ju-
dicial tribunal has the knowledge or
the experience to determine in the
first place whether a given combina-
ton is advisable or necessary in the
interest of the public, Some body,
whether A commission or a bureau
under the department of commerce
and labor. should be given this power
Ny personal belief Is that ultimately
we shall have TO adopt national in
corporation law, though | am well
aware that this may be impossible at
present. over the actions of the ex-
ecutive body in which the power is
placed the courts should possess
merely a power of review analogous
to that obtaining in connection with
the work of the interstate commerce
commission at present.
The decisions of the supreme court
in the Minnesota and North Carolina
cases illustrate how impossible is a
dual control OF national commerce
carried by the railroads through each
state. Actual experience has shawn
that the effort at state control Is sure
to be nullified in one way or another
sooner or later The nation alone
can act with effectiveness and wisdom:
Il should have the control both of thu
business and OF the agent by which
the business is done, for any attempt
to separate this control must result
In grotesque absurdity. This means
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largest proportion of the substantial
comforts of life, are necessarily
greedy, grasping. and cold-hearted.
ard that they unjustly demand and
appropriate more than their share of
the substance of the many. Stern
condemnation should be visited upon
demagogue and visionary who teach
this untruth and even sterner upon
those capitalists who are In truth
grasping and greedy and brutally dis
regardful Of the rights of others, and
Who by their actions teach the dread
ful lesson far more effectively than
any mere preacher of unrest. A "class
grievance" left too long without rem.
ody breeds class consciousness" and
therefore class resentment
Antitrust Law.
The strengthening of the antitrust
law is demanded upon both moral and
economic grounds. Our purpose In
strengthening 1t is to secure more eff
fective control by the national gov
eminent over the business use of the
vast masses of individual. and espeo
tally of corporate, wealth, which at
the present time Donopol.2e most of
the interstate business of the country;
and we believe the control can best be
exercised by preventing the growth
of abuses, rather than merely by try
ing TO destroy them when they have
already grown. In the highest sense
% the word this movement for thor
oueh control of the business use of
this great wealth is conservative. We
are trying to steer a safe middle
course, which alone can save us from
a plutocratic class government on the
one hand, or socalistic class gov
eminent on the other, either of which
would be fraught with disaster to our
free Institutions, state and national.
We are trying TO avoid alike the evils
which would flow from government
ownership of The public utilities by
which interstate commerce is chiefly
carried on. and the evils which flow
from the riot and chaos of unrestrict-
eG indlyidualism. There is grave
danger TO our free institutions in the
corrupting influence exercised by
great wealth suddenly concentrated in
the hands of the few. We should in
sane manner, try to remedy this dan
ger. in spite of the sullen opposition
of these few very powerful men, and
with the full purpose TO Protect them
IN all their rights at the very time
that We require them to deal right
fully with others.
When with steam and electricity
modern business conditions went
through the astounding revolution
which in this country began over half
a century ago. there was at first much
hesitation as TO what particular gov.
elnmental agency should be used to
grapple with the new conditions. At
almost the same time, about twenty
years since, the effort was made to
control combinations by regulating
them through the interstate commerce
commission. and to abolish them by
means of the antitrust act: the two
remedies therefore being in part NUT
ually Incompatible. The interstate
commerce law has produced admlra-
BILE results. especially since Il was
strengthened by the Hepburn law two
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IMPORTANT DECISION

Case of much interest was tried last
Tuesday before Judge Emery, where
George Ficklin, of this city, was
charged with selling intoxicating
liquors, and the evidence showed he
sold DR.. Fizz, Creme and vivo. pre-
pared by A. NJ. Laevison & Co., and
the proof all went to show these bev-
erages were Notwithstanding, and the
case was dismissed, as no violation OF
the law could be proven.
The decision of the court will act
favorably with the sale Of DR.. Fizz,
Vivo and Creme, which are prepared
and sold by A. NJ. Laevison & Co.. Of
this city. 4
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HEALTH AND VITALITY
Motifs Neyerine Pills.

The great iron and tonic restora-
tive for men and women, produces
strength and vitality, builds up the
system and renews the normal vigor.
For sale by druggists or by mail, 81
per box, 6 boxes for IS. Williams
M'fg. Co., Cleveland, o.
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A Real Need.

Allegations are often made to the
effect that there is no real need fol-
these laws looking to the more effec-
tive control of the great corporations
upon the ground that they will do
their work well without such control
! call your attention to the accompany
ing copy of a report just submitted
by Mr.. Nathan Matthews, chairman of
the finance commission, to the mayor
and city council of Boston, relating to
certain evil practices of various cor
porations which have been bidders for
furnishing to the city, iron and steel
This report shows that there have
been extensive combinations formed
among the various corporations which
have business win the city of Boston
including, for instance, a carefully
planned combination embracing prac-
tically all the firms and corporations
engaged in structural steel work in
New England. This combination in
cluded substantially all the local con-
Germs, and many of the largest cor
porations in the United States, en-
gagged in manufacturing or furnishing
structural steel for use in any part of
New England; It affected the states,
the cities and towns, the railroads and
street railways, and generally all per-
sons having occasion to use iron or
steel for any purpose in. that section
of the country. AS regards the city
of Boston, the combination resulted
in parceling out the work by collusivt
bids, plainly dishonest, and supported
bv false affirmations.
have submitted this report to the
department of justice for thorough in
vestigation and for action If actor
shall prove practicable.