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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-09-23

at Worcester and at Richmond in this
State until the war, when he enlisted in
the 18th Vermont regiment.
He Joined Company d. which was made
up mostly Of Richmond men. He was
with the regiment At GETTYSBURG and con-
tinued to serve with his company. first
under Capt. Munson. afterwards colonel.
and then under Capt George Basc0nb.
He was taken III soon after th!s battle
and WIS discharged. After a two years
Illness he learned the carpenters trade
and continued in this until seven years
ago, when. at the are 81 70, his family
refused to allow him to climb more
buildings.
Mr.. and Mrs Rort,ro came 70 Durling-
ton six years ago and reside on North
willard street whorc they are IN the center
81 large family. They have been tho
parents ,r lG children. four Of whom are
dead, D. grandchildren. all of whom are
living. ard IL great grandchildren. All of
the families. with the exception Of ono,
are living In Vermont The old couple
have not lost their keen interest In life
and as Mr. Bar,tro expressed II. they
are kept busy watching the young ones
grow up. Mr.. Barttro attributes his long
life and excellent health to the fact that
he never used tobacco or liquor in any
form and always led all active life
Following are the names OF the chill
dren now living: Julia. wife of Samu"'
Dessany OF Essex; Philna, wife OF Louis
Christmas OF Willston; I.eonora. wife OF
George Dumas OF Randolph Louise wife
OF Luther J. Rockwell Of Burlington'
Sarah, who is sister Joseph Marta OF
ST Vincent convent New York. Misses
Agnes ard Addic Barttro, Mrs. u, j.
Zeno, Misses Dcmaris. Odella. and Iuella'
wife Of John Root Of Richmond; two
sons, Eugene OF Springfield, this state
and George of Elenburs. Wash.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-09-23

Sydney, N. s., Sept. Oh
Commander Robert 2. Peary
will accept no invitations to
receptions and no public
honors until the question Of
the discovery of the North
Pole has been decided by
scientific authorities. This,
be made known tonight in
the following statement which
he gave out for publication:
Acting upon the advice
of Gen. Thomas H. Hubbard
and Herbert L. Bridgman,
president and secretary re-
spectively of the Peary Arc
tic club, I wish to express
my thanks to friends for their
kind offers and invitations.
and also beg to say that I
have decided not to accept
any invitations to receptions.
or any ovations, until the
controversy is settled by com
petent authority
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-09-23

New York, Sept. 2i-"I
have come from the Pole. I
hove brought my story and
my data with me. have not
come home to enter into ar
gunents with one man or
with fifty men, but I am here
10 present a clear record of
piece of work over which I
have a right to display a GER
tain amount of pride.
Il am perfectly willing to
abide by the final verdict on
this record of competent
judges. That must be the last
word and that alone can sat-
isfy me and the public.
Furthermore, not only
will my report be before you
in black and white, but I will
also bring to America human
witnesses to prove that l have
been to the Pole
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-09-23
CAMBRIDGE GRADE
CROSSINGS ABOLISHED

Newport, Sept. 20-The puoic SER
vice commission has ordered that Two
grade crossings on the Central YER
mont railway about mile south OF
the village OF Cambridge Boro ana
surrounded by the farm Of charles
Eninwood. be eliminated. The hear
ing on the petition brought by the
railroad was held at Cambridge Au-
gust S,
Tho town of Cambridge is ordered
to construct the two connecting Sec
lions of highway In such manner
as To avoid these crossings at grade
the town of Cambridge TO pay ten
per cent. the State % per cent ana
the railway company Go per cent OK
the cost
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-09-23
ELIOT'S WIDELY DISCUSSED
NEW RELIGION" in PRINT

TO be patient under sufferings or d.
privations against which they should
have necessarily struggled,
THE religion OF the future will APP
another side. that of resistance, and
prevention. The surgeon will be ono
of Its minister's.
''The now religion will foster a love
Of truth and n passion for seeking It..
THE now re!iSion will not worship
ancestors.
whether the new religion Will
prove as efficient to deter men from
doing wrong and to encourage them
To do right as the prevailing religions
have been IS a question which only
experience can answer. In these two
respects neither tho threats nor the
promises of the Older religions have
been remarkably successful IN society
at largo.
"ITAVEN and HE'LL UNlMAGIN-
ABLE"
THE fear OF hell has not proved CT
fective To deter men from wronGdo-
llE, ana n,aNrn mas never N''i bt'Al
described in terms very attractive to
the average man or woman. Botn
great gcniuscs like Dante aud Swe-
denborg have produced only fantas-
SIC and Incredible pictures Of either
state
FINALLY. this twentieth-century re-
! iigion is not only to be In harmony
with the great secular movements Of
modern society--dcmoCracN indiVidu-
alism, social idealism, the zeal for
education, the spur of research, the
modern tendency to welcome the new
the fresh powers 81 preventative m'di-
cine and the recent advances in bus
iness and Industrial ethics-but also
| in essential agreement with the direct
| personal teachings of Jesus as they
are reported in the gospels. The rev
citation he gave to mankind thus ne
comics more wonderful than ever
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-09-23
MOTHER SUES DAUGHTER.
Margaret Blake of West Haven Is the
piRIntiR.

Rutland. Sept. 2O.The unusual sit
uation of daughter suing hrr
mother Is developed in the next case
Ia he tried in Rutland county court
Tho plaintiff Is Margaret BAKE OF
West Haven and the defendant ~
Catherine Blake The amount claim
ed is sl.547 said to be due for we Trs
and grain >Pnd farming tools furs'sA-
ed the defendant.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-09-23
or NDJ- SONG

At court of Justice in Australia mnch
frequentsd by Chinese newly appoint
"a cricr was ordered by the Judge 10
summon a witness to stand can for
All Song" was the command. the cfier
was puzzled for moment. lie glanced
shyly at the fudge, but found MN quite
grave. Then he turned to the spectators
"Gentlcmen." he asked, would any or
YOU favor his lordship with sonSf'-
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-09-23

OCCH w IllC OlCs
Such is the sum and substance Of the
jrst message Or. Frederick a. cook
brought home in person t. America to-
lay. answering his critics the world over
Under seas and over land Il travelled
North as fast as electricity could carry
Il to where another explorer, Robert f..
Peary, homeward bound from the Pole
was pacing tho decks with his hand to his
eyes for IA sight of his wife and chill
dren.
COOK EARLY ON DECK.
Throughout long and uneasy night
a 1otila of tug boats. outposts of a
continental curiosity, hal tossed In the
darkness for the first glimpse Of the Oscar
ii bearing the man from whom 81 nation
waited word At fvo ocloch this morn
ing the explorer was on decf. Tie Oscar
II had purposelv been held back ycster-
day, not to disarrange the reception
plans Of the Arctic club of America. but
leaving Ere island shortly after mid
night she posed her way into ouarantina
a. an hour too early for everybody but
Or Cook
There was an anxious wait at uuaran-
tre while .he tugs hobred nervously
about. tho newspaper men on board them
shouting brokeu queries through mega
phones AZ the Niac, sides of the Os-
ear n high above them. Or Cook low
erred signed ~tatemen, IN pat 10 tive
Associated Press ANA resumed his tense
to-and-fro. to-aud-fro pace up and down
tho lauGwaard rail spock IN ,he dis
tance began 20 assume dimensions
Presently 1t was recognizable as the
tug hearing Mrs. Cook ard her two
daughters. Quickly the tug came along
side. and. while the heavy strell C'n-
ming ground her Tenders AGAINST n o
plates Of her hig sister. Or. cool, clnmh-
cred nimhly down Jacobs ladder and
with 10 concern for the cameras 'rdiH-
ed on him. mad. a rush FOR MS wife.
For the moment he even missed The
children who stood fcw f..t awav
until lis wife silently led h,nl - them
Then az he lifted his rourepst daugii-
ter to his shoulder. the silent watch
ing crowd that lined the rails Of the
Oscar II broke into \ T'orm OF cheers.
GARLAND ABOUT HIS NECK.
It ha1 been arranged trat the ex-
cursion steamer Grand Republic car
ring T'r Cooke friends and club
mates from Brootlcu aad New York
ana John Y Bradley. his hacker.
Should lScop ~ cpougN in the back
ground 90 give him a few moments
II first privacy with nis fn,aily But
soon thcro followed s.cord trans
~ from tho tuy to the Grand Rcpuh-
If AZ p1. cook set foot aboard
sl'ss Ida Lehman. daughter Of an old
Tropklyn friend, threw a wreath OF
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-09-23
a PUN FROM BOSTON

Jaok-Why do you call Miss Prettyone
n silent belle?
Toni kissed her the othet night and
she never tolled Boston Transcrlpt
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-09-23
COOK GIVEN A TUMULTU0US
BUT UNOFFICIAL WELCOME
More Than Once the Surging
Crowds Were beyond Police
Control.
EXPLORER HAS DATA READY

Creates Gond iripress;on with Simple
and Unaffected Ways and Issues
Concise statement Emphasize
ing His Ability 80 Swbstnn-
tiatc Al Ills Claims.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-09-23

Continued on page i:D
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-07-18
r COPYRIGHT, 1908
By THE BOBBS- NERRTLL COMPANY

indifference with which Butler had
dropped the subject for the approach
ing bottle 1t seemed rather their own
timidity that withheld them from
touching this subject which at every
turn produced upon some one Of the
eager three some fresh startling effect
the others could not understand They
were restless; Clara notably, even un-
der her calm.
Flora knew she was not giving up
the quest of Farrell Wand. but only
setting it aside with her unfailing
thrift, which saved everything. But
why, in this case? And Harry. who
had been so merry with the mystery
at dtnner-why had he suddenly tried
to suppress her, to want TO ignore the
whole business; why had he hesitated
over his question. and finally let IT fall?
And why, above all. was Kerr so bril-
Iiantly talking at Ella. in the same
way he had begun at Flora herself?
Talking at Ella as if he hardly saw
her, but like some magician fiinging
out a brilliant train OF pyrotechnics to
hypnotic the senses, before he pro-
ceeds with his trick And the way Ella
was looking at him-her bewildered
alacrity, the way she was struggling
with what was being so rapidly shot
at her-appeared to Flora the proto-
type OF Q6T own u uuUcES ldAtO
what reality these appearances around
her could possibly shadow. Never be-
fore had her sense Of standing on the
outside edge OF life been so strong IT
seemed as though there were some
large, impalpable thing growing in the
midst Of them, around the edges Of
which they were tiptoeing, daringly,
fearfully, each one for himself. But
though it doomed so large that she felt
herself in the very shadow OF 1T, rub
her eyes as she would, she couldn't
see 1t.
OFTEN enough in the crowds she
moved among she had felt herself lone
ly and not wondered at 1t. But now
and here. sitting among her close. in
innate circle, her friends and her lover.
it seemed like a horrible obsession-
yet it was true. AS clear as II it had
been shown her in a revelation she
saw herself absolutely alone
The Greeley tribune., 1909-02-03
INTO THE SCHOOL FUND.
Another Poker Player Caught
Bootlegger Charged $3.50.

Sheriff Florance captured a man
named Keeling this morning VINO
was wanted as one of the partici-
pants in the recent poker game at
Ault. When the warrants were is-
sued Keeling got away and was not
located until last night.
The second Jap who was arrested
at Eaton for bootlegging, pleaded
guilty and was assessed $3.50 and
costs. He spent the night In jail
but a number of his Mongolian
friends are busy today in an en-
deavor to raise the required number
of yen.
Almost enough fines have been
collected 80 far this year to pay the
district attorneys salary-$3.500-
and the receipts for the balance OF
the year will be turned into the
school fund. If Mr.. Carlson keeps
on the county may have enough te
build that High school building
without raising the tax limit.
The Greeley tribune., 1909-02-03
TOO POORLY PAID.

Greeley's city aldermen and mayor
draw the princely sum of 81 for eaeh
meeting, and sometimes ther to'H'
salaries amount to as much as Sio
A month. For this small fortune
they are expected to give not ohi!
their time and thought to the city
business every meeting night ou'
hours and sometimes whole days De-
tween times, must be taken from
their own affairs and devoted TO the
city's problems. 1t is all right 10
do these things out Of pure patrio'-
ism. and this has been done very
largely in the past. but there are
people whom the city needs for its
government who simply cannot al
ford to serve We doubt II there IS
one member of the city council who
can really afford to donate to the
city a sum equal to wnat he has loSt
in actual cash through time takeh
from his own affairs in the past four
years.
Greeley is no longer village
though the salaries paid her council
and some other officials approximate
in their meagreness that earned by
the town board of Kersey or Evans.
No man who is capable of making
the right sort of alderman or mayor
could afford to spend the necessary
time to do a good job of governing
for less than $50 month. II he was
getting really paid for his time
Let's raise their salaries to 50
meeting and let them charge the
balance to patriotism. Even then
they will be giving all they should
be asked to. The experiment is worth
while, right now, for 1t will In all
probability mean more competent
council next year than the 81 sal
ary would command.
The Greeley tribune., 1909-02-03
MEMORIAL FUND
IS FOR CHILDREN
NATTER DECIDED YEsTERp''
r,thcr Tistlcl Money to Furnish Nv
Rooms for Children

The Father Tisdel Memorial fHn'
will, he used to furnish two cA'i
srars rooms; one In the Greele'
hosn,tal the other at the county hos
pital,
The matter was definitely setue'
Yesterday afternoon at the meetih'
of the board of county visitor
Jointly with members OF the comm
tee having the Tisdel fund in char
r,,ore was considerable discuss
over the day nursery project.
If was deemed too large an under
taxing TO be commenced with tn
money on hand. and the rooms
the hospitals to be kept for chi
dren's use appealed as being NOR
IN keeping with what Mr.. Tisde
wonld have liked, than q fountaI
or anv sort of shaft at the cemeter'
The rooms will be fitted in mar
ner to appeal to little folks. and Wi
only be used for adults when ther
are no children needing them.
neat tablet will be placed in eacI
room. bearing suitable inscription.
The following committees wer
appointed at the meeting: Finance
C. H. Wolfe, S. H. Southard and }
S. Holland; furniture and furnish
ings, Mesdames Houston. Southard
Lewis and D. D. Forward.
There is, including funds In bank
and the $50 to be paid by the count,
commissioners, $473 on hand.
is not expected that the cost Of fur
ntshings will be over 5000 for tn
two rooms. The rest will be place
at interest and possibly added u
and the income used u
renew the furnishings ~ needed
The Greeley tribune., 1909-02-03
Round Trip Winter Tourist Rates
The Gulf Coast and Mexico.

The Colorado & Southern hos
placed on sale very low round trip
winter tourist tickets to points in
Texas, the Gulf Coast, Florida. Cuba
and Old Mexico. These rates are on
sale daily until April 30tk, and allow
liberal limits and stop-Over privi-
leges. There are also attractive low
rates to the City of Mexico via the
Gulf tours, going or returning
through Cuba and Florida. For par
ticulars, reservations and free Illus
trated descriptive booklets, call on
your agent or address T. +. Fisher
General Passenger Agent Colorado AZ
Southern Ry., Denver. Colo.
The Greeley tribune., 1909-02-03
In New Quarters.
(Evans Special. }

Z TINHIIH oVesNluI'J
The telephone people are now in
their new quarters in the building
that was formerly used as bakery.
All the arrangements are not com
pleted, but central" expects 70
have everything shipshape in the
course of few days.
1t is currently reported that Gree
lev parties will take over the old
exchange building and start bak-
cry in 1t.
The Greeley tribune., 1909-02-03
GERMS IN HER SYSTEM.
Every Woman should Read This.

Every Woman Should Read This.
The number Of diseases peculiar
to woman 10 such that We believe this
space would hardly contain . mere
mention of their names. and It is a
fact that most of these diseases are
of a catarrhal nature. A woman
cannot be we'll IL there is trace Of
the catarrhal germs in her system.
Some women think there II no
help for them. We positively declare
this to be a mistaken idea. We are
80 sure of this that we offer to sup
ply medicine absolutely free Of ieost
in every instance where it faik to
give entire satisfaction or does rot
substantiate our claims. With this
understanding, no woman should
hesitate to believe our honesty Of
purpose, or hesitate to put our claim
to test.
There is only one way to cure
catarrh. That way IL through the
blood. You may use all the snuffs,
douches or like remedies for years
without getting more than tempor-
ary relief at best. Catarrh is caused
by a germ. That germ is carried by
the blood to the innermost part Of
the system until the mucous MEM
brane is broken, irritation and in
flammation produced, and a flow Of
mucous results. and you can prob
ably realize how silly it is to at
tempt to cure such An ailment un-
less you take = medicine that follows
the same course ~ the germ or para
site.
Rexall Mucu-Tone il scientifically
prepared from the prescription Of an
eminent physician who for thirty
years made his speciality catarrh, and
with this medicine he averaged %
per cent of cures where it was en-
ployed No other remedy Ia 80 prop
erly designed for the ailments OF
woman. 1t will purify and enrich
the blood. stop mucous discharge.
! destroy all germ matter, remove all
impurities from the system, soothe,
heal and strengthen the mucous tis-
sues. and bring about a good feeling
of health and strength
We want you to try Rexall Mucu-
, Tone on our guarantee. II you are
not benefited. or for any reason not
satisfied. simply tell us and we will
, hand back your money. Rexall
q Mucu-Tone comes in two sizes, SOC
, and 800. II. Reynolds & Co. Gree
ley. Colo.
The Greeley tribune., 1909-02-03
WINDSOR HAS LIGHT,
Tonight, for the First Time. Town
Will Use Electricity.
Windsor Specially

Windsor is taking on gala ap-
peayance this morning, as tonight
for the first time the town will be
lighted by electricity. Red, white
and blue incandescents are hung
across Main street and the arc lights
are in place.
For several days the matter Of
choosing young woman to turn
on the juice" has been under consid-
Grafton and the townspeople have
been balloting on the names of the
popular girls. The result OF the
election will be announced this af-
ternoon.
The Greeley tribune., 1909-02-03

The Greeley club will hold bust
ness meeting and annual election o.
officers this evening.
The Greeley tribune., 1909-02-03

Entered as second, class hiMnto hiM.to'' nm.
ha nostoffice at Greeley. Color""o' "'
i.r the Act of March ). lNis.
The Greeley tribune., 1909-02-03

Miss Abbie Lannon went to Pu-
eblo today.
The Greeley tribune., 1909-02-03
Weather Report.

Lowest temperature fer TUESDAY
night, Is above.
Tonight fair, warmer
partly cloudy.
Nelson Reynolds, Observer
The Greeley tribune., 1909-02-03

Send the Tribune to your friends.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-01-28
How eaine. Gets What He Wants.

Mr.. Gaines is somewhat known in
Waterbury. He is the fiorid southern
gentleman with the plenteous head Of
hair whom Congressman Lilley brought
to Waterbury as one Of the speakers at
the dinner of the Sons of the American
Revolution in 1906. His speech on that
occasion possessed many remarkable
features. It will be well remembered
by all who were present
In the house. for reelection to which
he was recently defeated, Mr.. Gaines
has had a quicturesque career. He has
held a front seat ON the democratic
side and has spoken frequently. In a
recent number of a popular magazine
Alfred Henry Lewis told story OF Mr..
Gaines ability to get what he went aft
err. Somebody asked President Roose-
welt why Mr.. Gaines, a man whom he
didn't like, could obtain so many presi-
Dental favors.
Said President Roosevelt: IF a man
came to your Office and began to file a
saw and kept on filing that saw and
you knew he'd go away If he got what
he wanted. what would you do?"-Wa-
terbury American.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-01-28
SUDDEN DEATH OF
WILLIAM A. 5EDENT.
Had Left His Chair When He Was
Stricken With Heart Disease.

The death of William A. Bedent, a
resident of the East Side since boy
hood, occurred suddenly at his home.
No. 459 Main street just after midnight
Wednesday. He had risen from a
chair when he was taken with an at
tack of heart failure, and fell to the
floor, expiring almost instantly. Since
January year age, when he had the
grip. he had been suffering from heart
trouble.
The death of Mr.. Bedent removes a
very familiar character from the part
of the cit formerly known as Pres
ton. Mr.. Bedent was born October II,
1884. the son of Jesse Bedent and
Phoebe Hewitt, the old home of the
Bedent family being on Shingle point.
on the Poquetanuck cove. As a boy
he came to live in what is now the
annexed district and has lived there
ever since. One of the memories of
his youth was of riding a horse In the
big parade at the celebration in 1859
OF the anniversary of the town of Nor
witch.
He moved from Poquetanuci 10
Norwich before the war broke out and
was a canvasser for the first city di-
rectory in 1860. 1t was a whole lot Of
work, he used to say, to get names in
1851, for many timid women thought
he was sent by the United States gov
eIAIu6Hl To ma out the dDi6 DOuleQ
men and draft them for the war. At
terward he was associated with The
ophilus A. Chapman, who had a wagon
shop in the Bridge district and who
served nine years as clerk of the town
of Preston He built the Hammond
avenue shops In 1874.
Mr. Bedent has been a republican
from the inception of the party in
1856, when Gen. John c. Fremont was
dafaafpd hU lanes Buchanan I'm
1891 it took much fortitude to be a re-
publican in Preston. The town was
normally democratic by $50 or more
and republicans and republican tickets
were a ridicule and joke. In 1890 Mr.
Bedent and Charles Butler Chapman
were elected assessors and the asses
sorship to which Mr.. Chapman ad-
and election day efforts of "BilP' Be-
dent, paved the way for his election In
1891 as first selectman. He was re-
elected every year until 1898 and in
1897 went to the legislature. The old
democratic ring in Preston melted
away, little by little, after that. Mr..
Bedent was offered various offices but
never would take one except in 1898,
when he was elected committeeman of
the Second school district after a mem
orable fight He was the only man
that ever overthrow the redoubtable
Chester Giles Haskell at the polls. The
latter got in again next year and was
school committeeman and first select
man until the annexation of 1901 leg
islated him out Of office.
Mr.. Bedent was the last Of his i'm
mediate family. He was twice mar
ried, his first wife being Maria Bur-
dick of Preston, and he was married
the second time in 1879 at Groton to
Damaris Spicer. She survives him. but
there are no children. Charles Billings
Chapman is a nephew.