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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-05-20
Improvement in Iron and Steel
Indicates General Industrial
REIMBURSEMENT.
THE WEATHER FAVORABLE
Has Helped Crops and improved re.
tail Tradc--Money situation Fav-
ornbIc TO n business Uplift-
Bank C1rarinRs and Rail-
road Earnings Larger.

New York. May l4.-R. G. Dun & Cos
weekly review of trade tomorrow will
say:
Further signs Of scant improvements
have been seen in iron and steel and as
they form a great basic trade this goes
far toward establishing the long desired
reimbursement of the whole industrial situa
tion. This. and the better weather for
both agricultural and mercantile inter
es,s are the most important trade
developments 4 marked optimistic feeling
therefore prevails in most branches Of
business in spite of the fact that the
unsettlinE tariff debate continues not yet
having reached it's last stage, that Of a
conference committee. The money situa-
tion Is favora BILE 10 a business uplift all
tho International centers being strong N
credit creating capacity. Bank cloarings
for the trade Of New York show a gain
Of i5.3 per cent. over 1905 and are 1876 per
cent. larger than in 1905 while rairoa
earnings though stu under the 1907 re-
cords, are nearly II per cent better than
last year Most of the leading cities re-
port in varying degree. some expansion
Of trade activities.
Commercial failures this week in the
United states were ga against o43 last
week. 2,3 the preceding week and 2S6 the
corresponding week last year Failures in
Canada number az against q last week.
10 the preceding week and % last year.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-05-20
MODEL PRISONER
Governor Permits Educated 1rlshman
10 Sail for Home.

Windsor, May william Foy OF Ar
magh. ireland, who was convicted Of
horse stealing In Windsor county in
January. 1908, and sentenced to from 3
to 3la years and has been In the YER
mont State prison here since that time
under the name OF Harry Werner. was
taken to Boston to-day by Supt. W. s.
Lowell. He has been paroled by Gov.
George n. Prouty and tomorrow after
noon will he put aboard the steamship
Pennsylvania, bound for Queenstown
and his native land.
Foy has been a model prisoner and Il
was through the efforts of brothers in
I.atuque. Que. who furnished his pas
sage money that he was released by the
Governor. His father is minister Of
the Established Church in Ireland and
the young man had an excellent bring
ing up. His down fail being attribut ed
to the evils Of strong drink. Foy has a
college education and served seven
years in the English army. ois years
having been service in the Boer War in
South Africa.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-05-20
TWO TRUST MEN
SENT TO JAIL
Sentences Imposed on Five Men
Found Guilty of Violating
Anti Trust Law.
THREE OTHERS WERE FINED
Chairman shotter Of American Naval
Stores Co. Gets Three Months In
Jail and Fine Of S5,0Oo-Nyers
Goes to jail and Fined
e2,5Oo-Cases Appealed.

Savannah, &C.. MAY l4.-Overruling
the motion in arrest Of judgment Of
fered by the defence. Judge william
b. Sheppard this afternoon sentenced
the five men found guilty Of violating
the sherman antitrust law and in two
cases la sentences were imposed.
spencer F. Shotter, chairman OF tho
board Of directors 81 the American
Naval Stores company, was sentenced
to serve three months in Jail and 70
pay fine OF $4,000.
Edmund :. Nash. president Of the
company. was fined $4,000.
]. F Cooper Myers vice president ~
the American company and president
, of the National Transportation and
Terminal company. was sentenced 20
three months in Jail and to pay fne
Of $4,000
George Mead Roardman Of New York,
treasurer Of the American Naval Stores
COMPANY was fined s2,nnn.
Carl Moller Of Jacksonville. Fla. agent
Of the American. and general manager II
the National Transportation & Terminal
company in Jacksonville. was fined s,n0o.
Mr. Shooter and Mr. Myers were
sentenced to terms in the Chatham county
TAIL because they had been before tho
court two years ago entering pleas Of
guilty.
Mr.. Moller's sentence was made heavy
because OF his connection with the
terminal wards in .Iacksonville where re-
grading and reEauging were alleged to
have taken place The case will he APP
pealed TO the United States court of ap-
peals.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-05-20
INDUSTRIAL IRREGULARITY
Brndstrcct Says There Is Improvement
In Most Lines.


New York. May ll.-Bradstreet's state OF
trade tomorrow will say:
Trregularity still characte the trade.
crop and industrial situation Favora bic
weather for planting has enabled some
lost ground to he regained. still a short
wheat crop is practically certain this
year.
I'm Industrial lines the consensus of re-
ports Is that further improvement has
been registered Building is active and
lines of trade catering to this industry
are feeling beneficial effects. Still. it is
quite UP 10 expectations.
II is a between sea sons nericd in whole
sale and johbing distributive trade; or
ders from retailers are merely Of a
filing character and hardly equal tc
expectations, The tone of opinion AS tc
the outlook for fall trade is. as a whole
rather more optimistic. but the evidences
of repression in trade. whether due II
tariff and crop uncertainty. reduced pun
chasing power Of the public or nigh prices
for foodstuffs, are too evident to he
ignored.
Money is easy but there Is some evidence
Of future Trmness in this line. COLLECTIONS
are no' ne''er l'lhn Ihlr ''plI exports nave
been resumed.
Business failures for the week ending
with May 10 We're 224 against PA last
week. 2Sl in the like week Of lanS. l4 in
1907 lSl in 1896 and la1 in 1915.
Favorable weather improves bust
ness as we'll crop matter in
Canada. Business failures for the week
ending with Thursday number 81 against
70 last week and % in the like week OF
ia0s
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-05-20
AIRsHIP FOR PASSENGERS
A German Company Plans to Open n
Line IN 1910.

Berlin, May l6,-If the plans Of the Yep
relin Airship Construction company do
nCt mscarry, the first regular line OF
aerial passenger traffic will he establish
cd in May, 1910,
The route Of the promised line depends
largely on the result Of negotiations with
the cities of Stuttgart and Strashurg for
tho construction of landing places. The
present intention Of the company Is TO
establish direct communication from
north to south. from Lucerne to Ham
burg via F'riedrichshafen, Strasburg.
Frankfort and Cologne. with branch lines
II necessity arises. II a landing place Is
built at Stuttgart, as at present contem-
plated the airships would proceed over
the Wurtemberg capital, but otherwise
down the Rhine by way OF Strassburg
and Mannheim.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-05-20

CHASING FLY WAS FATAL.
BrattIebcro Woman Fell from Third
story window Of Her Home.

Brattleboro May Is-Whlla attempt
ing tn kill a fy yesterday morning.
Mrs. J. NJ. Hall fell through the win
dow Of the third story Of her home
and suffered injuries from which she
died at the hospital to-day Mrs. Hail
fell so feet fracturing one hip and in
iurng herself inter- ally. She is sur
vived by her husband. who has been
employed by the Estev Organ company
for Sc years. and two daughters. Mrs,
Hall was member If tho First Rap-
tist Church. Of the Brattleboro ~. A.
r.. and ~ the Daughters ~ 1872 She
was born in Terra llaute. Ind, in 1Si2.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-05-20
PRES. TUCKER RETIREs JUNE
Has Decided TO End I'll, Work with
the C1osc Of the College Year.

Hanover. y. H.. May 14.-President
William JeWett Tucker Of Dartmouth
College will complete his official work
with the close OF the academic year.
.Lne IL. President fuckers conditional
resignation was announced n year or
mere ago. but the date at which it would
take place was left open. Tomorrow the
Dartmouth. the official college paper, will
say that Or. Tucker has now decided
definitely that his term as the executive
ht ad Of the college shall come to an end
with the close Of the college year.
The trustees have been considering the
question Of successor to Or. Tucker
since his intended resignation was an
nounced, but have not yet made a Sc
lection as far as is known.
Dr. Tucker came 70 the headship OF
dartmouth in 1893 and the number Of
students has increased from b00 in his
first year to 100 at the present time.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-05-20
the hearing Is SGT for Wednesday at Rut-

land
This morning, nv an agreement Of
the attorneys in the case the mother
was given the privilege Of having the
child In her possession for two hours
The little girl was taken to the Office
of the mothers local attorney. G. A.
Maurer, where tho little girl vas turned
over to Mrs. Estahrook.
During the time that the child renain-
od in the lawyers office. the attorneys
remained on the piazza Of the Putnam
House In full view Of the window before
Witch Mrs. Fsta brook and tho little girl
we're sitting and Chief Of Police Rrazel
ann Special Oflcor Hurley were also put
on duty. Estahrook, too. was IN the OPP
rosite side ~ the street and the little
cirl repeatedly waved her hand to him.
With such number on guard any at
tempt to ahduct the CHILD could have
easily been frustrated.
Since the failure to spirit The child
across the New York state line on FRI
day, under an order Of the court Of that
state giving the mother custody OF the
daughter. the mothers attorneys have
decided - try the case in Vermont
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-05-20
Bennington the Battle Ground of
Struggle with New York
Force.
MOTHERS DRESS BADLY TORN
Fnthcr Escaped with Thrcc-Ycar-OId
Daughter through window to Auto
New York Courts Have Civ
Gu the Child to the
Woman.

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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-05-20
COUNTY CONVENTIONS.
Weybridgc VIII Welcome CopgrcEn-
tionnlists May is md ~.

Neybridge. May 12.--The annual meet
ing Of the Addison County Association
Of Congregational Churches and minis
tiers will be held here Tuesday and We'd
nesday. May Is and ~ The local church
extends n cordial invitation to all and
will gladly furnish entertainment The
committee NJ arrangements consists of
the Rev. George Fl. Bailey Of Wey-
bridge. the Rev. =. L. Hilliard NJ New
Haven and the Rev &. n. Dickinson of
Mid lehury. Those who will have part IN
the program follow: NJ. A. Thomas Sal
ishur5; the Rev r r Davies Vergennes;
the Roy. s r. Goodhcart Whiting: the
Rev G. II. Dickinson. Middebury: the
Rev. Henri Lamb. Rridport. the Rev.
j e Williams orwell. the Rev William
Milar. Bristol; r. J. McMurty. Jr; the
Rev. Roy p. GUILD, Boston; The Rev n.
L. Willard, New Haven, tho Rev Sam
uel Rose. Cornwall tho Rev. Charles
Waite. Shoreham; Judge j. f. Weeks,
Mddlebury.
CHITTENDEN COUNTY w G. r. L.
Richmond, May l3-The 2ath annual
convention Of the Chittenden County
womans Christian Temperance Union
will be held here Tuesday and Wed
"esoaS' '<iS Is ana ~ me prlnNlpal
! speakers will he Mrs. J. X Barney
! Mrs. Gratia e Davidson, president OF
the Vermont w. G, T. T., and Miss
Elsie l. Pease, associate secretary OF
/ Vermont, and varied program with
many others taking part has been ar.
! ranged Each union is entitled &c
send FIVE delegates and general Off
I GERS and they are asked to notify Mrs
Genera Wood Of their coming. The
officers of the association are: presi.
dent, Mrs. z, ~. Lee, Tuderhill; secre
tary, Mrs. Anna II. KENYON. Rich
mond; treasurer Mrs. ]. f. Dennis
Burlington; auditor Mrs. F. T.. Ham
mond, Burlington.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-05-20
A PHYSICIANS DISCOVERY.

physician discovered Rydale's
Catarrh Remedy and used II In his
practice for fifteen years before the
Rydale Remedy o. obtained the right
to place 1t on the market. 1t is made
from roots and herbs found in the
mountain districts of our country.
Contains no alcohol or poisons and is
the only Catarrh Remedy in the world
that is used locally in the nasal pas
sages and taken internally. Our guar
antee is printed on every bottle. You
can get your money back II It does
not cure Sold and guaranteed by j
W. OSullivan, Burlington, Vt; Shan.
ley e. Estey, Winooski, Vt; Junction
Pharmacy, Essex Junction. VT; w. q
Nay g. Co. Underhill. VI; c. l. Hatch
q Co., Waterbury, W
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-05-20
ELROY KENT'S EXCEPTIONS
His Counsel object Z" Introduction az
Barn Door

Rutland. Mav Is The hill Of exceptions
upon which the case of El'oY Kent. re-
Gently convicted in Rutland county court
Of the murder Of Della Congdon Of Ea st
Wallingford. will he taken to supreme
court, has been filed with County Clerk
n. A. Harmon. The respondents coun-
sci objects to the Introduction as an ex-
lihit by the prosecution Of the Congdon
hnrn door on which Kent was supposed
To have cut his initials. also the compari-
son OF the letters IF. X" on the handle
Of a lawn mower used hv Kent AT Water
bury State hospital for the insane, the
same letters cut on the barn door. The
case will be argued here in November
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-05-20
DIED IN SHALLOW POOL.
Quarryman Drowned In Two Feet Nf
WATER Mt West Rutland.

Rutland, May l4.-The body Of Otto
Sandstrom quarryman Of the Vernon,
Marble company at West Rutland for lS
years. was found dead there In shallow
pool Of water this morning. Death was
due TO drowning, Sandstrom was a Finn,
sc years old, He Is said to have been drunk
last night and is supposed TO have fallen
into the water. which was two feet deep.
while under the influence Of liquor.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-05-20
KEEL OF CLERMONT LAID.
Replica Of F'uItOn's Steamboat TO BE
Sailed on the Hudson.

New York. May 1.-The keel OF the Cler-
mont. replica OF Robert Fulton's
steamboat Of that name which will ngure
conspicuously In the HudsonF Fulton
celebration this fall was laid in Staten
Island to-day. Tho boat will he launched
about July and will be completed a
month later with the installation Of a
duplicate Of the old engine fashioned by
the great inventor.
The Clermont. travelling under her own
steam with wood for fuel. will he seen In
tho naval parade up the Hudson river
from New York to Newhurgh in October
and will continue her trip up the river
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-05-20

SAW CHILD UNDER GUARD.
Eagle Eyes Of Husband and Police
Were ON N-s. EStahrOOk.

Pennington. May l6-F. G. Sanford %
Albany and Charles A. Maurier Of this
village returned last night from Rutland
where they appeared before Judge +. l..
Waterman, in the haheas corpus proceed
irg brought in behalf Of Mrs. Nellie Es
tahrook TO recover possession Of her
thrceyear-old daughter. Lconora. who
was brought here from Troy when the
couple separated three months ago. Pa
rers were served on Estahrook by Dep
uty Sheriff John Nash late last night and
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-05-20
PLATTsBURGH NOT TO PLAY
No Interest shown nj Friday Nights
Besc B.ll Meeting.

Plattsburgh, May Is. sburgh will
not Join the interstate base ball league
as the interested parties have been un-
able to raise any base ball enthusiasm
4 meeting tonight attended by four rep
resentatives from Vermont was attended
h. only three men from Plattsburgh and
nothing was accomplished towards the
formation Of A league
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-05-20
HOAGLAND THE WINNER.
Walked 113 Miles ana One Lap In ~
HOura.

Milwaukee, May l6,-W. a .Hoagland OF
Auburn, N Y. tonight won the walking
match which has been in progress here
during the past week. the distance COW
cred being ll3 miles and one lap. The
match was scheduled for three hours pei
night for seven nights. but the time was
cut down to II l-2 hours. Brown was sec
ond with 1875 and Corey third with
Ills.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-05-20
INCREASE REVENUE $4,000
state VIII Front ny Granting Nor.
Fourth Glass Licenses.

Montpelier, May 16.--Guv w. Bailey,
secretary Of state. saws the increase
this year in revenue 10 the state from
fourth class licenses to soil intoxicat-
ing liquors will he about 5000 not
withstand'ng the fact that tho fees
have heen reduced from $3.50 to $500.
This IN "rcase IN revenue is duo to the
fat that - applications for such H.
ccuses have been received this spring.
while only five fourth class licenses
were issued last year.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-05-20
REGARDING AUTO ACCIDENT
Hearing of Public Scrvir. Commission
Proctor Fatality.

Rutland, May lathe public ser
vice commission. met here to-day to
consider an accident and petitions of
the Clarendon & Pittsford and the Dor
set, Manchester & Granville railroad Is
for exemption from abolishing one
grade crossing each this year.
The accident was a collision between
a freight train and an automobile at
Center Rutland last February when
Herbert Burns Of Proctor was killed
and William Squires injured. John
Cannon, an engineer since 1855. who
was running the freight testified that
when he first saw thu automobile II
was running the freight, testified that
when his locomotive was within -
feet Of 1t it suddenly jumped forward
on the track. He applied the emer-
gency brakes but there was not time
to stop. S1uires testified that because
of a car on siding and piles Of mar
BILE in the Vermont Marble company
ward he could not see the approac ching
train until il was within about 40 feet
of him. Burns, who was running the
machine, was a novice.
Decisions were reserved in all the
cases.
SUPREME COURT ARGUMENTS.
Montpelier. May l3.-The Orange
county case of Herbert J. Flirt VS.. A
f. Holman. SANDER. was argued this
morning in supreme court. In the lower
| court tho plaintiff was awarded n YER
dict Of s4Gn. The Orange county case OF
Stevens G. Baldwin vs. James NJ Say.
ers ct al a suit brought for trespa SIS
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-05-20

Dyspepsia is our national allment,
Burdock Blood Bitters is the national
cure for it, II strengthens stomach
membranes, promotes flow Of digestive
juices, purihes the blood. builds YOU
IN
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-05-20

1t is an old story
now that nervous
people tell Of how
the blood became
thin and poor and
then the nervous
symptoms follow
ed.
How many cor.
rectly guess that
the thin blood was
responsible for
the nervous dis
order?
The nerves get
all their nOurish-
melat through the
blood and as thin
blood IS deficient
i'm nerve-building
I'm aterial, the
nerves becOm e
starved. Pain and
nervous break
down result.
DIR. Williams
Pink Pills
are a tonic for the
blood that supply
it with the neCeS-
sary elements to
alCurisl1 and tone
up the nerves and,
the cause being
removed, nature
does the rest and
health is restored.
At al druggists. or direct from
Dr.. Williams Medicine Company,
Schenectady. y Y.
90 cents per box; six boxes for go
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-05-20

to Troy. stopping one day at the country
seats Of each of the six counties border
ing on the Hudson.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-05-20

one Of two children cf Theophle and
Mary Chandler Holt. She received her
education in the i.::hlc >"hools and pri
waite seminary Al Saxtors River. In
November 1852, she was married to Dr..
Holton and immedia tely following their
marriage they went to Putney where
DR. Holton practiced for seven years.
They came to Rrattleboro in 1859 She
was prominent member Of the First
Baptist Church. a charter member Of
the Brattleboro Women's club and OF
Brattloboro Chapter d. A. r. She is
survived by DR.. Hoton. one sister. Mrs.
Abhie Hubbard ~ Saxtons River. an
adopted daughter and Mrs. Edith Sher-
man Of South Dakota.
The funeral will be held Monday at
ternoon at three o'clock. the Rev John
r Cow. pastor the Baptist Church.
officiating burial will he made in Pros
pectville cemetery.
Bisbee daily review., 1909-11-28
c. J. McCABE.
SUMMONS.

IN THE DISTRICT COURT of u Second Judicial District of the Tern tory of Arizona, in and for the County of Cochise.
 Action brought in the District Court of the Second Judicial District of the Territory of Arizona, in and for the County of Cochise, and the complaint filed in the said County of Cochise, in the office of the clerk of said District Court.
 Werner L. Fletcher, Plaintiff, vs. Elizabeth E. Fletcher, Defendant.
 The Territory of Arizona sends greeting:
 To: Elizabeth B. Fletcher. You are hereby required to appear in an action brought against you by the above named plaintiff in the District Court of the Second Judicial District of the Territory of Arizona, in and for the County of Cochise, and to answer the complaint filed therein within twenty days (exculsive of the day of serEice}, after the service on you of this sum mons (if served within the county; otherwise within thirty days), or judg ment by default will be taken against you according to the prayer of said complaint.
 i Given under my hand and the Sea of the District Court of the Second Judicial District of the Territory O Arizona, in and for the County O Cochise, this 21st day of October, il the year of our Lord one thous~ nine hundred and nine.
 GEORGE B. WUCo By ". E. BOGGS, C
 Deputy Clerk