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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1908-01-30
BRISTOL.

Mrs. Calista Hodges observed her Goth
birthday Saturday. She does her own
work and is as active as most women Of
60 years--Mrs. c. c. Cady and daughter
of Central Bridge, ~ Y, are visiting
Mrs. Cady's parents, Mr and Mrs D.
+. Meader.-The infant child of Ny and
Mrs. +. G, Norton died Saturday.-Lockic.
the little daughter of Mr.. and Mrs John
Burt. entertained party OF her little
friends Friday afternoon, the occasion
being her seventh birthday.--Mr. and
Mrs. Amos Markham, formerly Of this
town, will make their home in Granville
and care for Mrs. Maxha ms parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Nathan Page.--J. w Page Of
Burlington was in town Saturday.-E. c.
Dixie has returned from Wolcott Mrs
Edith Mix is visiting rcla in Hunting
ton.--David Worth. an aged resident of
Starksboro, died Friday morning He
was we'll -nown Nere.-Mrs. Lizzie Max
well, who is at the Mary Fletcher hos
pital, continues 10 improve,
Mr.. and Mrs. William Labor will soon
move here from Windsor and occupy the
l4andon tenement, north OF village
MIR. and Mr.. Charles Lafayette have
moved into Il. X. Nichols's tenement on
Mountain avenue. There have been 296
births, 275 deaths, and uH marriages in
Bristol in the last eE,t ycars.-Miss
Bertha Stewart 10 one of the delegates to
the State assembly from tho local lodge
OF Rebekahs instead of Miss Kate Stew
arts J. Purinton Of Bellows Falls
passed Sunday with his family here
George Sumner is moving 10 the Carr
farm in Middlebury Mrs Gertrude
Allen, who has been NJ, Is improving The
Baraca and Phllathoa classes will hold "A
social with Miss Norma Atkins Friday
evening C ". norton returned from
Mount Clemons, Mich, Sunday night
where he went with hi son, Reuben,
last Week.-Mrs. A. NJ. Norton is serious
ly ill-Chares j. Russell of Burlington
has been engaged to dclvc: the Memo
rial day address before W. c. Dunton
post this yearA Young child of Mr.. and
Mrs Boska died Sunday.-Iiarold Bos-
worth went o Burlington Friday To take
an examination as railway mail clerk
Arthur Trudo Of Chicago Is visiting his
parents. MI, and Mrs Joseph Trudo.--A
c. Dixie Is confined to his home by III
ness.-At the regular meeting OF Dun
ton Post q. A. r., Monday evening the
time OF holding the meetings was chang
ed to afternoon at two o'clock. Miss An
ma Wright, while going to her work at
the casket factory Tuesday morning,
slipped and fell on the Ice breaking both
bones In her left wrist.-Willis Fergu-
son fell about the same time and sprain-
ed his right foot-W II. Bosworth 10 at
home from Boston.-Airs. A. NJ. Norton
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WHITING.

There Will be poverty social in the
Congregational Church parlors Friday
evening under the auspices OF the King 5
Daughters. There will be games after
which poverty supper will be served
Ladies are requested to wear cotton
gowns and gentlemen cotton neckties
The Canadian jubilee Singers will give
an entertainment at the Congregational
Church February ll-Allison Webster
returned from the West Tuesday He
had been away since September,-T
Ladies' Aid met with Mrs. Frank WI.
liams Wednesday.-T annual mission
ary melting will be held at Mrs. Good
hearts Friday,-The Kings Daughters
will give a pove:t, sociable Friday
evening"
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HAPPENINGS IN
VERMONT.
Local Items of yr+nrest From All
Parts of the cen Noun
tain 8 tc.
The NEWS T COUNTIES
Z
The Wipooakt valley, villages In North
From, the Island in the Lake to the
Passumpsic, Along otter Creek
and by the shores of White
River Covered by Spe-
ciaI Correspondents
ADDISON COUNTY.
MIDDLEBURY.


~ county court James Farrell, ensiueer
lniSh'd his testimony Friday mom.ng
MI EINinS' rlNl engineer Tor the raj
'oah' showed plue pr'ntS OF the country
near 'dt crossing ana destined regarding
p' grade. DOM ~ CALDWELL lnSti'1
u me peace IN proctor, testified 10 taking
N"nl'N ahlddNu We'll" He was
patent N tho Proctor hospital rms
anluaNlt was read toy H. II. foW'Is'
'h jh' r"ol'ning "i Addison county
'"Nlt Monday afternoon. Judge Mics
'AarR"i u" lArN MumloN vS. Rutland
a lr"ad ANA the ca'c went TO the jury
at thro" O'Clock. by agreement of coun-
''i, til" matter Of the town of Ripton
rs. lho tow of Brandon. raupcr case,
Mas taken iI"h Il" Jury calendar No
't""i case or'- ready, tn" JuNmon were
'N Used uuti TUESDAY m"rning-
Harl"S l.. NoAl" ~ hirion. arrested Sat
!fuaY evening 'r lntoNicatl"n. WIS taken
)'iof" justice Foote Monday afternoon,
Nds found guilty ana fined s. and costs
amounting to $l5@. lie was unable to
pay and was committed to county jail
.or 10 days. Grand Juror G. !. Button
prosecuted daughter was horn to Mr..
ma Mrs Robert Morse Katherine Boy
an, who has been visiting her grand
mother Mrs Mary Boylan. has returned
% Fowler-Col. Joseph hattel left Mon
lay noon for Washington, n. c.. where
le viii spend the balance OF tho winter
ihc Century club met with Mrs r. L.
3oNoo Monday night.-Tho cattle ship
nent Monday consisted Of carloads for
he New York and Brighton markets. -
Miss Pauline wilcox and Miss Eliza beth
worth left Monday for California.
where he will spend the next few
mun:hs-The funeral g the Young
daughter Of Theodore Barnett was held
at his home Monday afternoon. The Roy
,eorge X. Stair oeiciated and the burial
vas In the case street cemetery. The
.iG's mother died onlv n short time
,go.- MONDAY. market dav eggs brought
y cents ,cJ butter o6 cents
The jury in the damage suit Of RAJ
mon MulnIcv vs.. Rutland railroad came
INTO court at $40 Tuesdav morning and
asain at noon after beinr out 81 hours
and reported failure to agree upon n
verdict. Fred :. Whittcmoro of Naw
Haven. charged with adultery. with
drew his plea of not guilty ana suh-
stituted that of guilty. Wblttiuore
had been in the county iail since 90.
tohcr. This case had many coro,lica-
tons W'hittimoro married ono N,,,ia
RYDER OF New york Stoto mot l,rou.t,o,
that she had been narriod hoforo o,S
that the first husband was a1iya IN
view of these facts .rrdga ,,i,as sar-
fenced Nhittimorc to servo No, ,,o,o
han IS months nor less thor Ie r,on,hs
N state prison nj yyirdsor 1,ano
Niles told states ATTORNEY Russell ,hot
ne wished all criminal nrosecutiore m
be ready for trial when court oncnod
Wednt sdav morning In tho after-
loon the trial of Frank Visee,,
~ Granville, charged with an
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VI fpNI ilIklplI Will tukP nPr pace Tor
the present.--Frank Crowley of Rut-
land has taken position in the black
smith shop of A, w. Carey.
In Addison county court yestcrday y
the case Of Frank Wissell OF Gran
Vile, charged with criminal assault
upon Lottie Chattcrton. was resumed
Tho defendant was on the stand durin G
tho forenoon The arguments were
made by states Attorney Russell for
the state. and Ira n. LaTleur and
James n. Donoway for the prisoner
Judge Miles charged the jury that one
Of three vcrdicts could bo found
Guilty Of plain assault. guilty of as
sault with intent TO ravish or not
guilty. The Jury took the case at n
M. Horace Taylor of Whiting was
brought into court upon an informa- :
tion charging cruelty to animals and
bail fixed at 5000 which was furnish
cd Tho trial of william Ryder Of
Leicester. charged with adultery. wns
then taken up W. A. Atwell Of Bran =
don appeared for Ryder. Considerable
time was taken in getting a Jury, the
panel being exhausted and talesmen
called. There are now confined in the
Addison county jail - prisoners, the
largest number ever known.
The remains OF william A. Wilcox
were brought hero from Washington.
D. G., Tuesday night and taken to the
undertaking rooms of &. A. Piper At
IL o'clock Wednesday thcy were taken
10 the West cemetery for burial in tho
family lot The Rev. w r. Forsythc
oi'lciated at tho grave. Tho remains
were accompanied here by his sister.
Miss Emma Wilcox n resident Of this
village, who was called to Washington
only fcw weeks ago. The bearers
were T. J. Huttolph, pr w. IT, Kings
ley. Frank Farnsworth. Jr.. Phelps
SWEET, G, \. Pipcr and Allan calhoun.
Louis St Mary. a long time citizen
of this village and a member of Will
liam = Russell Post. @. A. r.. who had
been i'll only a few days. died Wednes-
day morning at the age of &c. He ia
survived by a wife. Mr. st. Mary was
member of Company z, 14th Vermont
in tho civil war and was discharged
from same with honor. He was a
member Of st. Mary's church.
Officers OF Addison Court, No. liz
Catholic order of Foresters. were in
stalled Tuesday night by II. H. G. r..
John Ryan of NerEcnnes as follows
c. r.. Cyril Brunette; V. c. r.. G. n
Shambo: =. c. R. " !. Boudreau: r. C.
T.. J Shambo; F. G.. James Condor
treasurer, George r. kidder. trustees
Harry G. Covert. Frank Shackott and
,,ill;,., >,,,.o. c +, rhoo1ona r,,,,.at.
I -, rrod c,,.ooror. t,,ta r,.
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Coal company It might have secured the
trad" for the hospital at Waterbury, and
made profit thereon But it would be
speculation merely. The George Hall Coal
company is. certainly, not asgrievcd."
THE only party aggricvcd within the
meaning Of the law IS the state of Yer
mont If the plaintiff here cannot recover.
then there is substantially no remedy for
the very great evil which this statute
seeks to correct. Railroad corporations
may with impunity grant secret rates TO
the consignor Of freight and let such con
signor stihe competition and gain for IT.
self substantially the whole of the dis
elimination in rate. simply by seeing to
II that tho consgnor soils his goods T, o
H. at the point of delivery to the con-
signoe. That cannot be the meaning OF
this law"
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TAFT LOSES HIS CASE.

The petitioner in the case of Wi
mona l.. TAFT ". Russell w, Taft was
given until Yesterday TO file his brief
with supreme court the brief of the
petitioner having already been filed,
but tine papers were not received at
tur time of adjournment The fol-
lowing entry was made: The petit
tloree having n,ed nothing in support
of his exceptions. they are considered
as waived and the case is remanded
to county court.
Tho cas- is over tho custody of the
minor child following the granting OF
the divorce.
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JUDGE POwERs's ARGUMENT.

In his argument for tho defendant com
pany. Judge Powers claimed that whether
or not such a rebate had been given, It
had not been taken advantage of. ana
that consequently neither the State Of
Vermont or any body else had been dis
criminnted against or injured. lie also
argued against the plaintiff constituting
the word terms" to mean rates or tolls.
II might mean conditions. benefits, con-
ditions or facilities. The law says the
rate must be equal and reasonable, but
reasonable rate may not be an equal
rate.
Judge Powers also argued that the
state had no right to complain in tAiS
case IF coal has been delivered at Water
bury for the asylum at a less price than
il has been to Jones or Smith. they ana
not the State should complain,
Tho state claims that about 20,Oo0 tons
were delivered at the asylum at the ID
cents per ton reduction rate, making the
fpt11 rcbat SO 900
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MUNICIPAL BANKRUPTCIES

New experts takn notes to see how
business with the city This body called The Advisory Com
Hon. Mr. enjoying progressive bustedness thank
you.
"A few years ago New York. Brooklyn
and suburban consolidated Greater New YORK one
narrowing between
held by the biggest
the continent But OF the
New York been in this
years doubedgrown from $700OoOoo
cizenry metropolis
by inevitable bankruptcy unless something is done.
this condition Modern urban
do things than formerly So do nations Collective ac
ties important expensive by
Where the taxes coming from to meet these burdens?
return the old
fashioned every himself plan of city life.
The negative the latter question and the to the
may be found in better of taxation In
taxation The Teachers Federation of Chicago by
examination found millions of values in that
of teachers
salaries, which what they looking for.
Absolutely fair taxation the basis would doubt
put New York City East street-for the present
But the OF values still left practically untouched
which righteous of taxation be-
their owners public
site values.
plng the costly lofty buildings
erected the history of the the value of
these the ground
which
Broadway a county
agricultural region, however rich
all this value might taxation without
Injustice and without adding burden productive
activity would be shifting of values from the pockets
treasury
who created them.
Moreover, discourage who i'm
prove all lands lower
pressure off business.
There a way cities avoid bankruptcy
merely the taking for the people of that which the people
have created
Monopoly the burden,
share of it,
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THY WRI NOT FIVE HEET AWAY
silently. They returned his saluta'
tions awkwardly and asked after
news. But they said nothing OF
Trana. The half formulated ques-
tons died on his lips; with beat
ing heart he pushed his way on
toward the little house on the out.
skirts OF the settlement. Had any
harm come to her?
His heart leaped up as he saw
her form silhouetted against the
whitewashed walls. He came up
the road in the gathering dusk. He
was at the door; then something
impelled him to pause before
knocking at the door.
She was not alone. Inside the
room was man, dressed i'm the I'M
form of a colonial soldier. He
went to the window and looked
through cautiously. And, even as
he did so, he saw the man who
had befriended him place his arm
round her and draw her toward
him. She made no resistance.
The sun had sunk and with the
swiftness common to those lati-
tudes, darkness rushed over the
land. For a few moments the
watcher stood there irresolutely.
His hand strayed toward his hol-
ster, where his pistol lay. He drew
the weapon out, clicked the bright
cartridge into it's groove and raised
his arm. They were not five feet
from him.
Then he returned 1t slowly and
went softly away. He went down
the road irresolutely. At first he
seemed to be about to turn toward
his farm; then he swung round alb
ruptly and passed off toward the
blue hills In the distance, behind
which lay entrenched the remnants
of the Boer army.
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WALKS INTO RIVER
in DARKNESS

Another life about $50 o'clock
last night nearly paid the penalty
of the carelessness of city Of
f1cials In not fencing the river In
places where the banks Adult
streets.
William Freer, while walking
along Ferry avenue in the dark
ness, fell down the steep embank.
ment and found himself struggling
in the water. He did not get be-
yond his depth, luckily for him.
The police were called and Freer
was taken to police headquarters
to dry out
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V |.

The Smeariton family has dis
pensed with my services. Thinking
over 1t, | laugh. then | cry. Then
] laugh.
The circumstances was remark
able. ! was discharged with honor
and special mention for good con-
Duct.
IL seems that while me and Mag
gle. the domestic. was eating our
big feast Of sauerkraut and spare
ribs. assisted by young Mortimer
6meariton. we was being watched
By Mr.. and Mrs. Smeariton. The
sight Of the help eating while they
was starving amid plenty, jolted
1hem. They woke mp.
The next day they surprised us
BY ordering turkey with oyster
stuffIng for dinner, with all the
trimmings You could imagine. The
meal cost 50 n II cost cent. When
q was ready Mr.. smeariton called
me IN.
~Miss DiiIpickIes. a-hem." he
nd, we wish you to accept % .
iif ~ lstt .
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THE DIVORCE EVIL WIPED
OUT IN SOUTH DAKOTA

easterns left in South Dakota! One
statistician has figured it out that
Sioux Falls divorces cost all the
way from $50 to $4,000. A poor
girl could get employment at Sioux
Falls and await her time, but the
bluebloOded who took apartments
at the Cataract and employed a
corps of servants and kept autos
and horses-money was no object
to them. And Sioux Falls got their
money
If the legislature puts through
the will of the voters of South
Dakota, and the supreme court de-
cides that the amendment is a good
thing, divorce seekers will have to
find new refuge. Three states re-
main in which the divorce regula-
lions are somewhat lax. They are
Nebraska, Nevada and Idaho.
The provisions for securing a d.
vorce in either of these states are
as follows:
Nevada-Six months residence;
marry any old time. Open court
trial.
Nebraska-Six months resi-
dence. Can't marry within year.
Idaho-Six months residence
no restrictions whatever.
1t will be seen that the bulk of
the divorce business is apt to go to
Nevada or Idaho il South Dakota's
reform goes through. The divorces
of the future will probably be
served with sage brush on the side.
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token of our esteem this gold
watch. We owe it to you for your
kindness to our offspring, in fur
nishing him with nourishment
which we, his parents, in our ignor.
ance, denied to him as well as to
ourselves, while we were wasting
money on external appearances.
We have determined to turn over
a new leaf-to eat as BELTS our
income, and to spend money in
more profitable directions. Our
first economy will be to do without
your very capable services, but
think you will appreciate our posi-
tion.'
/ couldn't kick at that. It's my
platform. So thanked him for the
watch and verbal boquets, and
made my bow.
But I'm rather proud of my work
In reforming the Smeariton family
(The eEnd.)
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DIVORCE BUSINESS BROUGHT
A LOT OF MONEY TO A LOT
OF PEOPLE AND THEY'LL
FIGHT THE AMENDMENT TO
MAKE THE LAW STRICTER.

Special Correspondence to The Press
SIOUX FALL, D. s., Nov. 90
The people of South Dakota by
their votes have just killed off one
of the biggest industries in the
state.
That is, they have voted in favor
of amending the constitution which
will make the quick divorce thing
of the past. The interests in South
Dakota, however, are against the
proposed amendment, and if they
can defeat the reform in the legis-
lature or in the supreme court, it
is safe bet that they will do it.
For, be it remembered that the d.
vorce business gives sustenance to
many struggling lawyers in the
boundaries of South Dakota who
might otherwise have to work for
living.
Away back in 1889, when the
constitution of South Dakota was
framed, it was decided that the
state should be made attractive to
outsiders. When it came to franz
ing the divorce laws, the liberal
minded hit upon a free and easy
provision to stimulate immigration.
So the old constitution provided
that six month residence was
all that was necessary to secure a
divorce in South Dakota and pro-
vided a great many grounds for
divorce. No restrictions were
placed on remarrying.
Dakota became a mecca for all Of
the i'll fitted victims of Cupid from
all parts of the country. Now and
then atitled parsonage would drop
into Sioux Falls to establish resi-.
dence. The newspaper correspond
ents soon learned the motive and
soon Sioux Falls became one of the
best advertised towns in the coun-
try.
Sioux Falls found out that it is a
good thing to be notorious when
you can't be famous, and her peO-
pie encouraged the divorce indus.
try. Badlyweds from this country
and foreign countries poured into
Sioux Falls, and the Cataract hotel
one of the finest hostelries in the
middle west, was built to accom-
modate the visitors. This made the
six month sentence of the divorce
seekers a little lighter.
Among the more famous people
who have secured divorces In
South Dakota in recent years are
Freddie Gebhardt, Mrs. James G
Blaine, jr., Alfred /. Dupont, Mrs
Rhinelander Stewart, later Mrs
SILENT" Smith; and Mrs. ROLAND
b. Molineux, who married the at
torney who secured her divorce
and took him back to Broadway
with her. During the last few years
the divorce mill has given employ
ment to about 80 lawyers in Siou,
Falls. One OF the chief firms en-
gagged In this line of business wal
that of Senator A. b. Kittredge
Sioux Falls alone. has granted
about coo divorces a year, to sa.
nothing of Yankton, Pierre and thu
other cities where the business wal
encouraged.
And think Of the "wads" these
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heavy with fatigue. At first he
could not remember what had oc-
Cured to him; he only knew that
he was weak and intensely weary.
There was a curious numbness in
his left arm and side and his head
swan dizzily.
Gradually he made out his sur
roundings. He was lying upon a
rough canvas stretcher that served
the purpose of bed, inside a
small hut Close at hand was a
pitcher of lukewarm water. With
an intense effort he stretched out
his arm and drank of it. He closed
his eyes again.
Slowly the remembrances of the
past came back to him. He had
been riding pony, with the Boer
contingent. they were to have
surprised the British camp at dawn
there had been long
night march. Then they had crept
up; rockets had flared into the
reddening morning sky .
there was a charge, sheet of
fame from the serried ranks OF
the enemy, fight. silence.
"Hullo, old man." said voice
beside him. Ferreira looked up. A
man in the uniform of the colonial
contingent was seated beside him.
Feeling better?' he asked.
where am ~" asked the
wounded man.
81 guess you'll pull round now,e
said the colonial. Il found you
lying upon the weld three nights
ago. This is better than prison,
what?"
where are the soldiers?"
Gone on in the direction OF
Iydenburg. I'm stationed here
alone with couple of native
scouts, guarding the new bridge.
So when l saw you were living |
thought l might as well pull you
round. We don't fight with sick
men, what?"
Ferreira smiled and stretched
out his hand. The other clasped it.
There was no enmity between
these men; the one was called
from his farm under pain of death
by rowing Boer commando, to
take part in the campaign, the
other a simple soldier in the
colonial forces.
They saw nobody during the
next two weeks. At the end OF
that time the Boer farmers
wounds were healed.
"Well, l must co. he said one
day. Friend, thank you. II ever
you are in such condition, you
know he broke on 81
lently.
Going back to the army" ask
ed the colonial.
mo; to the farm the Boer an
swered. "Why should l fight any
longer? The war is over .
we are beaten. And then my girl
lives near; we were to have been
married when they fetched me
away"
i've got a nice girl, too" said
the colonial. "A real little Dutch
girl; her lovers away with the
troops. It's 80 miles from here,
but ride over once week to see
her, when it's safe to leave the
bridge. Well, SO long"
| They parted awkwardly. The
Dutchman, taking three days sup
ply of rations, set on to trudge
1 stolidly homeward along the high
road. When he was out of sight
the colonial whistled, saddled his
horse and rode away southwark.
Three days afterward the Boei
reached his farm. 1t was stretch
of arid land lying upon the out
skirts of a little village that mes
tied into the hollow of a hill. The
long tramp, the sleeping in the
bush, had not discouraged him. He
fsTf4e
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COUNTY NEARLY DRY

COLFAX, Nov. 20.--With the re-
fusal of the county commissioners
to grant a renewal of the saloon
licenses of the two places In
Winona, 1t is doomed to become a
liquorless town as soon as the pres
ent privileges expire. The only
other unincorporated town in the
county having saloons is Texas
City.
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MQEEguIgZr TMZR NGZhE9yZpZk \ ~

was free at last, the war would
soon be over; by the next harvest
time he would be married and set.
tied down with his bride. .
AS he passed through the village
grouns Of women looked after him