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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-03-18
WILL SUE FOR REWARD.


Rutland. March 15.-Alfrcd w. Du-
val. proprietor of the hotel at East
Wallingford. has instructed Rutland
lawyer to bring suit I'm his behalf
against Deputy Sheriff Alien y. Leon
ard OF Wallnrford to recover the 800
paid to the deputy last week by the
authorities Mt Fort Ethan Allen for
the delivery at the post Of two de-
serters from the United States army
Mr.. Duval asserts that it was he
who captured both desertcrs ana that
the officer refused to givo him more
, than SIS out Of th" reward money.
! His story is that on" uf the Il sort crs,
! Frank D.. vis. gave himself M to Du-
/ val because me was cola ana hungry,
and that Davis admitted 20 him that
he was deserter. He says he telc-
phoned to Deputy Leonard to come
and get the man and that the deputy
| did so. He says that while Davis
was in the hotel he told him that ne
hai a friend who was also % dcscrter
but that the friend refused to come
into the house. After the officer had
left for WallinRford village with
Davis. Duval says he saw Richard
Sweeney, tho ot9ler dcserter. trying
to get into his hen house, ana that
he went out with a club and forced
sweeney to surrender He tEcn t"Ic-
,r..-.ra t l"ouaf.- 80 .,4..H zach "u'
get his second capture. He says h
did not know that l,c could have ar
rested the Ioserters himself and taker
them to Fort Ethan Allen.
In view Of the fact that Deputy
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Left the New York Post ONCE
Monday Afternoon for
San Francisco.
II YEARS OLD MONDAY
En- cted to Make 30 Miles on First
Lap after 4,30 p. m.-Younx Sol
tiers Found II Dify,cuIt 70 Keep
Up with the old veteran
On the Street.

New York. March backward Pavson
Weston. the veteran walker, started from
the New York postofYice building OF 40
o'clock this afternoon on 1850 mile
walk to San francisco. Weston was II
years old to-day. Postmaster Morgan
started him or and entrusted to the old
ped" message Of greeting to the
postmaster in San Francisco
A crowd Of several thousand persons
gathered In City Hall Park and checred
Weston as he aterted hrlskly away
Company u of the Seventh regiment
headed by band The soldiers had n
hard time keeping up with the fast gait
the grizzly old walker set, but they stuck
II out from the postoff1ce to 72nd street
Relays OF mounted police picked Weston
up at various points along the route M
town and escorted him 10 the city limits
where the Yonkers police took charge
and performed similar service.
Weston expects to walk to Tarrytowr
Tonight. n distance OF 30 miles ant
stop there until morning. Dressed in &
heavy dark blue Jacket blue trouser;
and iegglngs, and carrying light walk
ing stick. lie was lively as boy at Thu
start and eager for tho trIo. The SEIZED
Tile Weston had mapped out will taxi
him through Troy. buffalo and Pitts
burg. and he Is due In Chicago. Satur
day, April Il. He expects to reach til
Pacific coast July s. walking a total dis
| tancc Of 1890 miles
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-03-18
FAVORS SAWMILL BILL.
"Ousht to Pass" corA"'ttes's Report
to the Maint House.

Augusta. Marcb-n.-Although but a
few members were present Mt yesterday
mornings session Of the Legislature. a
large amount Of routine business was
transacted.
In tho House the COMMITTEES on for
estry preservation and water supply re-
ported ought to pass In new draft" on
the bill to require persons operating
portable saw mills to procure a license
and file bonds with municipal officers.
and on the bill to amend the law for the
enconra cement Of reforestation by ex-
empting cultivated trees from taxation.
which reduces the required number OF
trees per acre from 1000 to $40.
In the Senate the session bid fair to
be cut short when slight discussion
ensued over the bill relative to Rock
land municipal court. Senator Staples
had moved the first Of the week. and
the Senate had acted favorably to his
motion, to recommit the bill to the COM
mittee The ltouse non-concurred. and
when the matter came back this morn
ing Senator Macomber moved to recede
and concur with the House, Senator
Staples objected and said that n .he
senator from Kennebec persisted he
should raise the point Of no quorum
Thcreupon Senator Macomher agreed tc
lay the matter on the table.
Tho bills providing Tor the proper
packing and grading of apples and rela-
, tive TO the compensation OF sherifYs and
the inspection OF milk were tabled.
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TASTED FORTY-sIX DAYS.
Ade:nrd Bnstin Died after the Ordc n
frosu Cancer Of the stomach.

Marlboro, Mass. March ia fast of
d days. dus'nR which no food In any
fern had PASSED his lips came to an
en' last nigh: when death claimed Adel-
ard Bsstin. aged 81 years. at his home
o., Glib ons street.
For two hours before he died, Bias
received his friends. 30 or 40 Of whom
passed in review before his bed, each re-
ceivinC n nod Of recognition as they
severally asked the dying man II he rec
oEnzed them Finally Basin brought
the farewells to close by declaring ne
was too weak to endure more Ten min
utes later he was dead.
The long fast was not a voluntary one.
but was occasioned by cancer Of the
stomach, with which Basin had been
struggling for many months, Last Sep
TENDER he was operated on in a Boston
hospital hut little could be done for him.
On January last he partook Of two
spoonfuls ~ beef tea, but from that time
ne rebolled az all food solid or liquid,
end submitted only to the occasional
moistenng Of his lips with water.
He was native of Mask'noogee. r.
O.. and lived in Lowell for some years
before coming to Marlboro 10 work In -
shoe factory. He is survived by a
widow and four children.
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VERDICT FOR PLAINTIFF.
Orleans County Awards SlnytOn 5000
from Mrs. Nellie Davis.

Newport. March l5-Orleans county
court reconvened to-day and the case Of
NJ. F. Slayton VS. Mrs. Nellie Davis was
concluded with pleas and the judges
charge The plaintiff sought to recover
payment FOR some personal property
which was sold by Mrs. Davis since she
secured a divorce. The jury was ont only
Few hours and returned n verdict at
$50 for the plaintiff to recover 800 and
costs.
The next case which will be tried is
that OF John ]. Kllby VS.. DR.. c. l.. Err
win. This Is an action in which the
plaintiff asks recovery for damage by
| FIRE TO his land and timber claiming that
the FIRE extended from the land Of the
| defendant to land Of tho plaintiff and
| by fault Of the defendant.
BIG PULPwOOD CASE BEGUN.
| Rutland March 15-The trial of the
case OF the Stevens & Thompson Iaper
company OF Greenwich, n, Y, VS.. Isaac
l.. Hill OF Dandy was begun by jury In
| Rutland county court this afternoon. II
Is the second trial OF the term. The suit
Is an action to recover $500 for alleged
breach OF contract by Mr. Hill by failure
10 deliver pulpwood. Charles Il Howe
and ]. C. Jones Of this city and John
G. Sargent of Ludlow are counsel 70,
plaintiff and Lawrence. Lawrence &
Stafford represent the defendant
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CAPTURED SAFE BREAKERS.
Railroad station Agent and His
Daughter Did Heroic Work.

Crionville. Conn, March l5.-Asssted
by a daughter, Grace, station Agent A.
A Burnham made thrilling capture Of
two men attempting to rob the New
Haven railroad station here early to-day.
Warned by an automatic burglar alarm
he seized his rife and with his daughter
who armed herself with n revolver, made
his way to the depot and discovered two
men at work on the safe. After send
ing number of shots through the
windows and receiving no response to his
calls to the men to surrender he stood
guard while his daughter unlocked one
Of the doors. entered and turned on the
lights. The two men were discovered
cowed and ready to give In. Meantime a
number of citizens Deputy Sheriff
Robatham and Constable Horsefall had
come in answer to Burnham's alarm and
the officers took the prisoners In charge
and locked them UP.
The men gave their names as Frank
Luby. aged o. and Thomas c. Carlson.
aged Is. About four years ago Burnham
killed n man working on the safe in the
station after an exchange Of shots and
about a year ago the alarm called him
to the station to discover two men at
work there. An exchange Of shots fol.
lowed but the men escaped
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-03-18
LITTLE BABY
HORRIBLY BURNED
By Boiling Grease Skin All Came
off One Side Of Face and Head
Tried an Ointment which Made Il
All Fester Wee Sufferer Seemed
Dis6gured for Life.
CURED WITHOUT A
MARK BY CUTICURA

"About a year and eight months ago
my baby, aged ten months, was sitting
on the mat beside the fender and we were
preparing the breakfast when the frying
pan full of boiling grease was upset and
1t went all over one side Of the baby's
face and head. One Of the family ran
and wiped the scald with a towel and
you may think what mess she made,
pulling the entire skin of. We took her
to chemist who told us to get q doctor,
which " did. He tended her q week
and gave me some stuff like lard to put
on. But it all festered and thought
the baby was disfigured for life. A
woman close beside me told me to try
Cuticura Ointment. usedabout three
boxes and il was wonderful how it healed.
In about five weeks it was better and
there wasn't a mark to tell where the
scald had been. People used to ask mo
If that was the baby that was scaded
and they would hardly believe me when
! told them she was and what cured her
face. Her skin is just like velvet and I
have never been without Cuticura since.
Cuticura cured three other children Of
ringworm besides, so have good cause
to thank il for what it has done. Mrs.
Hare, / Henry ST., South Shields. Dur.
ham, England, March %, 1905"
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-03-18
Commissioner Watchorn Says
Government Must Stop I'm.
portation of Italians.
HUNDREDS SHIP AS SAILORS
Get into This Country without Cow
eminent Intervention - 1mml X ra-
tiOn Officers should Have the
Rigbt TO Inspect These
Incoming Crews.

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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-03-18
FOR HUMAN PERFECTION.
Plans to Wake Minds md Bodies All
That They Ought 10 Re.

Boston. March 15-The promise OF q
perfectly symmetrical figure and Of abil-
II, 70 regain youth is held out to every
man and woman by the founder ~ a
rev society. which has it's headquarters
in Auburndale, ono Of Boston's suburbs
The process Is simple according to
Edward Chase Merrill founder and
teacher Of the organization known as
THE Good Ideal club" All that Is
really needed. after the necessary physi-
cal exercises are duly INDUCED, Is that
desire for a symmetrical form permeate
the mind Of a given individual. The
mind growing constantly in perfection.
the body then Ia moulded by the superior
force Of mind over matter.
There will be an educational system
perfected" declared the founder. which
will continue until the ideal is reached.
with n great university teaching the
orld the new science of combined ply
steal and mental perfection.
Marriages will become truly perfect
matches. for our university will teach
how to recognize soul mates. and divorce
will disappear completely. In other
words. we will strive for the ideal. and
In order to reach that plane there Is I'm
absolute need Of perfectly symmetrical
bodies that coordinate with equally per-
feet minds"
The club is formed on tho plan OF hav-
ing an equal number Of men and women
on the rolls. and so popular has the new
science Of symmetry become that no
fewer than 200 Of both sexes attended a
recent gathering in Norumbega hall.
wrinkles will become unknown. dull
eyes will CLEAN with new light and elias
tic steps place the hating gait" pro-
claims Mr.. Merrill. such facts are
| already proved and not a matter FOL
experiment. Under the benign influence
Of our science men and women who are
destined by nature to love each other
whose lives have been hlled with long
| ing and heart yearnin9. will learn Il
know each others souls and discover
their true affinities
Tho development toward physica
and mental perfection will proceed a.
harmoniously and continuously AZ tn
music Of the spheres. The basis Of al
the teaching IL learning by doing G
taught by Froebel."
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-03-18
PETROSINC WAS UNARMED.
Evidence THAT His Assnsslns Crept 10
on Him from Behind.

Rome. March 1s.-Official reports
received here concerning the assas-
sination Of Lieutenant Joseph Petros-
mo at Palermo Friday. Indicate that
the New York detective had no op-
portunity to defend himself when at
tackled as he was unarmed. The re-
volver found by his side. one chamber
empty. proved not to have belonged
to him. The police have discovered
Petrosinos revolver unloaded. at the
hotel where he was staying.
Petrosino on Friday morning went
to Caltanissetta, about 40 miles from
Palermo, where he had some business
in connection with the compiling OF
criminal records to attend to. He re-
turned to Palermo in the evening
going to the cafe Oreto. near the
Piazza Marina, where he usually took
nine o'clock and was attacked a few
minutes later.
The authorities aided by the post NOR
TEN examination. are convinced that
Petrosino was entirely unprepared for
the murderous assault UPON him. Thu
assasslns crept up from behind as the
Course'of the bullets show. One. enter
nt the right shoulder blade. perforated
both lungs; another penetrated the bach
OF the neck. while the third struck him
on the temple. probably as he was turn
ing.
The American ambassador Is In close
touch with the local authorities In thei'
er deavors to run down the murderers
While many arrests have been made M
direct proof has been discovered agains
any of these men but the majority o.
| them are being held by the police II
| close confinement.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-03-18
OLIN WILL Is SET ASIDE.
Jury Ont Less Than nm Hour 70 Ar
rive at Verdict.

Middebury, March l6It took the jury
in the contested Will case of Mrs Huldan
y Byecvort Olin of Addison less than IN
hour this afternoon to arrive at n YER
diet breaking the will ANA sustaining
Judge Haselton of tho New Haven dis
trict who refused to allow the Will to be
IIohatcd. The exact terms If the verdict
arc nat "the will In contest was not
tho last viii and testament" of Mrs.
Cin. The case will probably go to the
supreme court
rho trial docket was given an over
hauling to-day and II now looks rs
though only owe more civil case and one
q imlnal case are left 10 be tried by jury
NJ tlia term of Addison county court.
'vil caro n.&t on q d l,et Ia ;.,,.i
o. patrick Simon Us. s. ". iind>s and
H. II. Iiickok of burlington in which
damage are sought fCr the alleged
f. Irh'o'ilpe Of the plaintiffs horse by a.
automobile.
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CLERK BEAT MILLIONAIRE
Vote for BenninxtOn's village Prcsi-
dent Was 8I3 to 2I5-Curfcw VIII
Not hing This Year.

Pennington, March l6.-Outside con-
test over the Office OF village president,
there was hut little excitement at tho
annual village meeting held this af'er-
noon. Fred g. Martin. clerk In the
office of the Holden-Leonard company
mill, defeated George NJ. Hawkes., son of
Bennington's only millionaire 6l3 to 1l5.
The vote was the largest but one cast N
seven years. John Mash, republican,
anc T, a. Davenport, democrat, were
elected to MI two vacancies on tho
| board of trustees.
The voters refused to adept curfcw
o'u''ahce' Appropriated SNV" Tor sew
crs' sl,"" for permanent ROADS ana voice
toi the first time to pay the trustees y
| eaoh Tor attendance upon ln"et'ns
| =. TAX voted was is cents I'VE 'eS'
than last year
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-03-18
Fully Exonerated by Coroner's
Jury Which Investigated
the Case.
SHOOTING ACCIDENTAL
Men W.. STRUGGLING for Posse ssion
Of .olvcr-John GIIinrd the
Victim-IiiS wife Had Fled TO
ChaIOncr's Home for Pro.
section When Attacked.

Charlottesville, Va, March fG.-John
Armstrong Chaloner, former husband
Of Amelia Rives. the authorcss. en-
gagged n scuffle for possession Of
his revolver last night with John GIL
lard. an Engishman. at his country
home merry Mills" near Cobham. Va.
during Which the revolver was dis
charged and Gilard was killed. He
was fully eXonerated of all blame by
n coronsr's jury which investigated
the case this afternoon.
GillafA came to Virginia about two
years age from Australia and was liv-
ing within three miles Of Merry
Mills" His wife on yesterday sought
Chalonsr's protection from her hus-
band, who It is alleged. had beaten
her and had threatened her life.
Mrs. Qillard had arrived at Merry
Mills" N advance of her husband and
with her children. was waiting in the
dining room to tell her story when
her husband entered and assaulted
her. It 10 alleged. with a pair Of
heavy tongs. At this point Chaloner
and Earle G. Money. who was with
him. entered the room and interfer-
ed. A scuTle between Chaloner and
the EnGlishman ensued and the for
mer drew his pistol to restrain the
frenzied man.
Gillard seized the pistol, it Is said, and
tried to turn It on his wife. Chaloner
grabbed It and in the suffle. the pistol
was discharged. the bullet entering
Gllard's temple A magistrate was at
once summoned and made acquainted with
the facts. He held an inquest this after
noon at which the widow told the story
Of her husbands alleged brutal treat
ment.
She said she was positive that her hus-
band discharged the pistol in an effort
: to kill her. and others testified TO this
fact. Her l4-year-old old who was
present at the tragedy said that his
father had fully determined to kill his
mother and that he would have succeeded
! but for Chaloner.
} The body was kept at Merry Mills"
: all night in the position which 1t was
when death ensued and the jury con-
? sisting OF substantial farmers attend
ed the investigation and came unani-
| mously to the decision that death was
due to accident which OCCURRED during
, an effort to save the life Of Mrs Gill
lard At the time OF the inquest the
room still showed evidences OF tho
great struggle. The tongs bent from
the blows were bloody and contained
; clumps OF hair. Mrs Gillard showed
: evidences OF her bad treatment. Her
head was badly cut in many places
and her clothes were torn.
,, Gillard was about As years old and
was Of powerful build. Chaloner had
frequently befriended him.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-03-18
FIRE LOSS OF ABOUT $4,000
Knight Block Destroyed at Fair Ha-
Yea With Insurance Of about
Half That Amount.

Fair Haven, March 1S.-The Knight
building, three-story brick structure.
was destroyed this morning by a f1re
Of unknown origin that broke out be-
tween two and three o'clock In the base
ment. The loss ia estimated at about
SIS, 0O0. with an aggregate insurance OF
about half that amount. The building
was valued at $4,000 and was insured
for $4,000. Tho opera house occupied
the third floor of The building and was
conducted BY w. J. Mtcalf.
Individual losses are estimated as fol-
lows: Wilson 4 Root, clothiers' $ls'ooo 10
$1,000; w. ]. Metcalf shoe dealer. 5000;
w. E. Bristol. carpenter. $3.50; Miss Nellie
Mahar. milliner. $3.50; Co-operant Tele-
phone Co.. 5000; Postal Telegraph Co..
800: John Jubar, restaurant Sp'
The jewelry stock Of w. +. Parker
& Son and the stock Of Hugh Jones. a
tailor. occupants Of the Lloyd building
adjoining, were badly damaged by water
and this building was saved only by haro
work on the part OF the fremen. The
plate glass windows in the stores OF
Cahee e. Spencer and Pollard 4 Carmody
across the street. were broken by heat
The fire was under control by the
middle OF the forenoon. alex Roberts
night telephone operator. was the onl,
person In the building when the FIRE
broke out.
A NEW AERIE OF EAGLES,
Bennington. March l0--Bennington
Aeris OF Eagles was organized here
last evening by District Deputy John
w. Carney Of Revere. Mass. with
charter membership of S. The degree
was worked by team from the North
Adams. Mass. aerie and there were
about 20 members OF the order from
Rutland in attendance. The officers
are: Past President, Frank f. Talham
president. F.. c. Bennett; vice-presi-
dent George f. ponnelly; chaplain
Joseph a. Evans: conductor. Frank Il
Howe; financial secretary, j. p. Prem
dergast; recording secretary, Edward
+. Riley; trustees. William watson. Il
j. Graham. Frank Il. Newton; inside
guard. Charles A. Winslow; OUTSIDE
guard. Joseph II. Lyons; treasurer
George NJ, Hawks; physician. J. II
Cole. NJ. d.
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CLICK REVIVED MEMORY.
Years Suddenly Makes His
Identity Known,

Milwaukee, March ia strange case
of loss Of memory has been solved in
Milwaukee. William Childs aged IS
years, who says he is son of the LATE
George William Childs. Jr., of Brooklyn,
N. r, after having been mourned as
dead for two years suddenly recovered
his memory to-day when he heard the
click OF photographers camera. The
camera brought back to him that he was
formerly connected with dealer in pho
tographio supplies.
Two years ago something snapped, rs
he says, In his head. and where he has
been since then no one knows. A week
ago he appeared In Milwaukee ana
begged the county authorities to find out
who he was. They could not help him
until the camera shutter brought him
once more to himself.
When he was first seen in Milwaukee
Childs was dressed in a strange garS,
almost religious In It's nature long
robe over his ordinary clothing and his
curly hair and beard dressed like pic
lures ~ tho Saviour He was mumblng
TO himself and children and women who
first saw him supposed he was a iunatic
who had escaped from the county asy-
lum near by.
WAS FOUND OUT IN COLD.
He was out in the country barehcaded
or n bitter cold day when thus discov-
cred lie was taken to tho county hos
l'ial. whore he was examined by the
county physicians and warmed and fed
IIo was hungry as though he had not
eaten for days. That night, however