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New York Produce

NEW YORK. May -Hides-Quiet-
WoOl-Quet
Petroeum-Steady
Sugar-Raw, steady: fair refining. S.42d3 45c;
centrifugal 90 test. 3-9203 49, 95c; moIasses sugar
3.17fl 8 20c; refined. steady.
COffee-Futures closed steady to net points
lower. Sales in the local market were only
$500 bags. including: May. 7.15c; July 6-60c;
March, 696.O5c. Spot. quiet; Rio No z. Us ~
Sc; Santos No 4, SIS G9c; mild, quiets Cordovs,
9s4 612s4c.
Butter-Steady to firm. Creameries. specials.
2612 d27c; thirds TO extras. q G26c; western
imitation ereameries hrsts. 21622e.
Cheese-Steady- New state fun cream, spe-
eials. 136131ae.
Eggs-Firm. Western storage packed. 2S@
2315c.
DRIED FRUITS
Evsporated Apples-Unchanged Fancy. 81 a
914e; choice TdT%c; prime. 66e%e; common
to fair. J65&tc.
Prupes-Quiet but firm. with quotations rang
ing from "a d1112c for California fruit and
from 61e ace for Oregons. 40-50s to 2O30s.
Apricots-Are not active. but available supplies
light and prices firmly held Choice, 100
lOHe; extra choice. 1013 q1OSc; fancy, 11a1Se-
Peaches-Quiet. Choice, 6616&c. extra choice.
61z d6stc: fancy. 71Sdsc-
RaisinS-Firmer in tone. Loose muscatels. 81
641.e: choice to fancy seeded. AZ 06Lc; seed
less, S$t G515c; London layers, s1-15G1.2o.
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the Petaluma exchange; 20 cents was the sec
ond Offering The supply of eggs is dropping
on steadily and poultrymen Offering their
hens for sale The feed problem is to blame.
and immediate relief from that source seems
possible. The weather is warmer and green
feed scarce.
SANTA CRUZ. May 24.-Today's egg quota
tons 26 cents for all classes The local
market is well supplied. and good shipments
are Rsdde to San Francisco. From Capitola the
output is good and shipments large.
SANTA ROSA, May 24.-The local egg market
opened with slight rise in price over Saturday
The dealers today receipt of the quotations
from the San Francisco dairy exchange offered
% cents dozen for choice and p cents for
seconds. The supply today very light.
Butter. Cheese and Eggs
CHICAGO. May 4-BGtter-Steady; cream
cries. 22M2J1. dairies. 1S624c.
EgGs-Steady; at mark, cases included, zoe;
frSts, 201ac; prime frsts. Pike
Cheese-Steady; daisies, 1874 0131ac; twins.
l3@1312c; Young Americas, 13%4 q14c; long
n.
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Hides. TaIIow. Wool and Hop.


Prices for wool have made a marked and gen
eral advance. and local handlers report the mar
ket nrm st the improved prices. with the move
ment good.
the market firm.
Hides-Culls and brands sell about 1aNfc
der quotations. Heavy saltsd steers 12la q t3e:
medium, 11G12c; light. 1O139 9t1c; cowhides. 1ol3
d11He for heavy. 101A AG11c for light; stays.
7l5c; sslted kip. lie; sailed veal. 1613c salted
calf 16i1c; dry hides. -; dry kip. 1Sc; dry
calf 24e; dry veal. 22c; dry stays. 12c; sheep
skins. shearlngs. 20M40c each; short wool 500
Toe each: medium. 75c0S1 each: long wool 81 p
ais: lambs. 25G75c: hOrsebides. salt. $3.50
.. 10 for large and 81. .75d . % for medium. 75c
Ms1.5O for small and 2JaJOc for colts; horse
hides. dry. $2d25O for large and S1-25N2 for
medium. 50cd$1 for small and 25@J0c for colts:
gOatskins. prime angors. 5Ou75c: large hair
goats. 2J6I Soc medium. 206 25c; small 5ft lie.
Mexican dry hides. 1715c; do picked. 16c, do.
dry salted. 12c: dry stays. 12c; Mexican deer
skins. 3Od34e: dry salted do. 25027c; dry Cen
tral American. 2SG32c per III.
Tallow-No. rendered, 5d512c; No 2, Sd
41.c: grease, Ease.
Wool-New San Joaquin. yearly staple 136l
lie: do to months. 12df6c; new southern
ccast. 9914c. Fall clip-AIountain free. Sd12c;
dc defective 6Gsc; Nevada, 13G2Oc per Ii.
HOps-Prices TO growers from 6110c per
lb. with like for contracts
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Cash Grain and provisions

Cash Grain and Provisions
CHICAGO, May 24.-Cash quotations were as
follows: Flour, strong; No. rye. SIC; feed or
mixing barley, 75Q76@c fair to choice mating
10 p M76Ibc; haxseed, No. l southwestern
ST 67H: No. 1 northwestern. $1.771a timothy
seed. S3.se; clover, $3.50; pork, per Dbl,
S1S55@1s65; lard, per 100 lbs, $1O.70; short
ribs, sides (loose), Sl0.1J6110.25; short clear
sides (boxed), S1O.37 "A 910.50
GRAIN STATISTICS
Total clearances of wheat and flour were equal
to los. 600 bushels. Primary receipts were $685.
600 bushels compared with 631 600 the corre-
spending day year ago. The visible supply OF
wheat in the United States December l. 100000
bushels for the week. The amount of breadstun
on ocean passage increased 3S4, 600 bushels Es-
timated receipts for tomorrow: Wheat, cars
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Local Stock Markets Continue
Inactive and Without Feature

1000 Fairvw G Bid 03 300 PITS $ Pk, $40 GO
200 200 Florence ...3 .o7la 1000 sily Pick. BOO Il
900 Cid Con Ms s02h 500 Ton Exten To
CLOSING QUOTATIONS
CALIFORNIA
Bid.Ask Bio ASK.
Bunker Hitl.. . .60South Eureka 80
NEVADA
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So Railway 5s .1i2
Do gen IS ~ -
Union Pacific IS. .l02 q
Do cv Is - l0I i
DO lSt * ref Is. 1915
L = Rubber Is. .1ofhS
L 5 Steel I'd 5s. .l04Ss
Va Car Chem js. %
Wabash Ist IS. .1l2i
DO 1st & ext As T6
Western Md 4s. S5l4
Westing FL cv 5s. 94la
Wis Central Is. e.. 9J%4
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Mining Stocks

SAN FRANCISCO STOCK EXCHANGE
Following were the sales on the San Francisc,
stock and exchange board yesterday:
COMSTOCKS
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MARKET IS AIDED
BY EASIER MONEY
Improvement of the Banking
Condition Is Felt in Wall
Street
New York stock List

E. F. Hutton Co. 49o California street
members Of the New York stock exchange, tur-
nish the following list Of bonds and stock sales
yesterday:
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New York Minihg stocks
Roston stocks and Bonds
TIE CoPPER STOCKS

BOSTON. Nav 24.-Higher prices in London
and better price for the metal here caused
all the copper stocks to open strong and active.
Later in the day. however, traders started to
take profits and the whole list sagged a little,
especially North Butte. The sOldup condition
Of the mines viii probably a general ad-
vance in the metal
COPPER CLOSE
The following list is furnished by Z. f. Hut
ton & Co. 40 California street, San Fran
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Butter. Cheese and Egg.

The butter market retained all the hrmness
noted In the last report and Saturdays ad-
vanced prices maintained without diff
Guilty. Dealers who had supplies on hand
than they could dispose of In regular channels
Immediately were in no hurry to SELL but were
holding in expectation of good demand for
shipment the next steamer leaving for the
north. The egg market remained very firm
and extras advanced 15c to a quotation
of 25c a Dozen The under grades We're un-
changed. Cheese took a turn for the better and
fancy flats were marked up lhc to 13c pound.
Fancy Young Americas we're Offering freely
again and quoted at Ice a pound
Sales on the exchange follows:
Butter-1, 800 pounds of cube extras at 26c
a pound
Eggs-30 cases of extras at 241ac, 10 at
% 1sc, and 20 at 25c dozen.
Cheese-10O fancy fats at 13c and % fancy
Young Americas at 16c pound
Receipts were 81. 600 pounds butter, 5000
pounds cheese and 1880 cases eggs
The following are official quotations estab-
lished by the sales. bids and offers the floor
of the dairy exchange. Prices in the street.
while governed by the exchange quotations. gen
orally range from lac to &c higher. owing to
the various charges to be added
Butter-Fresh creamery extras 26c per ID,
steady: do frsts, 25c, steady; do seconds, 2452c,
steady.
Cheese-California fancy fats 1sc per lb.
steady; do frsts 12c. steady; do seconds, II &c,
steady; fancy Young Americas, Ice. steady; do
frsts. 14lsc steady.
Eggs (per Dozen cases ded)-California
fresh extras, 25c. firm; do frsts, 24c. firm; do
seconds, 23l5c firm; do thirds, 23c firm.
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Nnrfhern Rnninear

TACOMA. May q. -clearings. 81. 300 os7; bal
ances. S153. .053.
SPOKANE. May 24.-Clearings, $121S. OF: !:
balances. Sil9.62
PORTLAND, May 24.-clearings. $. i.a4s, $50;
balances. $197. .267
SEATTLE. May 24.-Clearings. 81 766 500: bal
sDces. $260. .666.
San Francisco Money Market
The only variation yesterday was a slight ad
vance in silver.
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London CIosIng stockr

= .sIFau!' = "-IVI pct OlIICV.
MONEY! al per cent.
The rate Of discount I'm the open market for
short bills Is lSsM12 per cent and for three
months bills 1ssMlI2 per cent.
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Available Gram supply

NEW YORK. May 24.The visible supply Of
grain in the United States Saturday. May -,
as compiled by the New York produce exchange,
was follows:
wheat-22, 100000 bushels, decrease 1,74o,oOo
bushels.
Corn-1 .492 coo bushels. decrease $4,000 bush
els.
OATS, ,7S0. 900 bushels. decrease 5000 bushels.
Rye-265. .0O0 bushels, decrease $4,000 bushels.
Barley, ,5I7O 600 bushels, decrease 334,OOO
bushels.
On account of the holiday in Canada today the
produce exchange statement of the visible supply
OF wheat in Canada will not be issued until
tomorrow.
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Deciduous and Citrus Fruits

Receipts of cherries showed a marked falling
off yesterday and higher prices were quoted for
both loose and packed stock. some favored
brands of exceptionally fine fruit even com
mandng n premium the quotations. RaSp-
berries. loganberries and t-aekberries were oner-
ing in crates and chests aid sold at irregular
prices. Grated raspberries sold M TO 1Oc
basket. and fancy stock brought zoe a drawer
or $15 a chest. Blackberrles and ioSanberrieS
sold at S161.-J for 10 basket crates. and chest
lots of the latter were quoted at 4O050e a
drawer Currants continued to weaken on in
creased receipts. while gooseberries and straw
berries stood about before quoted Figs
from Arizona were lower at $1.T5@2-25 box.
the latter sold at 75edsI25. and some fancy
fruit in larger boxes brought $l.50M2 box. Cit
rus fruits were moderately active at the Old
Strawberies- -Longworths s5@s per chests
large varieties, $S.Jo@5 per chest; crates, 5eg
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES per basket.
Gooseberries- -50@75c per drawer do English
10c per lb.
Currants-5O@75e per drawer.
Apples-s1. a so per box.
Cherries-656s5c per drawer for black. s5G
90c for Royal Anne and 4OG5oe for whitei
lose. 6@Se per ID for black and ga a9oe for
Citrus Fruits (per box)-Naval oranges. S1-25
OPS; grapefruit. $250@S for Seedless' lem lem
and S1@1 % for standard; lines, 81. 4.5093.
Tropical Fruits = Bananas Issa Sc Isl 81 70 S,tpe per
American; plneapples. S3@5 per dozen
Dried Fruits. Raistns, Nuts anu none!
Prices on 1909 raisins have been q1oted out on
the basis of &c. 21ac and &c for :. and crown
loose and 90G95c for 2 crown layers. and socG
81 for 3 crown 1909 seeded are reported as
Offering at &c and 4lac. respectively, Tor Iancy
and choice October shipment.
The Kearney estate raisins consisting or 99O
tons were sold to the highest bidder last week,
the price realized being S45 a ton
The New York Journal of Commerce says:
''orerings of Sonoma county prunes for Septen-
Der delivery out of the 1909 crop have been made
on a 2skc f. o. b. bag basis for 4Os to COS in
elusive Santa Clara valley holders are not dis
later shipments on less than &c (. o. b. bag
basis
Fruits.Evaporated apples. 6laGsc; apricots.
415c for standards. 41aG4&c for choice and "a
&c for fancy; pears. 46fSc; pitted plums. IA "a
SIC: nectarines 41s @51ae: figs. 412 q5c; prunes,
4 size basis. PA G2a4c with lie premium for the
large sizes.
Raisns- London layers-2 crown, 90c; crown.
81; seeded 4G4hc: ThOmpson's seedless, Slte
for unbieaehed seedless sultanas. 2lac; loose
muscatels 31ac for crown, &c for 3 crown and
"a 0215c for crown.
Nuts-Almonds nonpareils. 13G13l3c; lXI.
1917 SG13aie: ne plus ultra. 13c; Drake, 11@
IL nc: languedocs Zoe: hsrdshells. T6Sc- Wal
nuts 91ac per lb for No 1 softshells, SC for
No do: chestnuts. So l0c per ID FOR Italian;
ilberts, 12MM14c; pecans, 15G1Ic-
Honey-Nominal
Beeswax- q2ec per lb for light and 25@
26c for dark.
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C.C.C & 81 gn Is 9Tis
Colo Indus 5s. T6ia
Colo Midland A.. Sc
Col SO r&eNt AS 99Ss
Del & Hud cv -. .lOi
Do lst ref As l02 y
Den & Rio q As. 973s
DO ref 5s ctfs. 81
Erie prior lien 4s. 90
Do gen As go. f9&
Do cv As. ser 4 80
DO cF 4s. ser B 76L
Gen Elect cv Is. .i53
III Cen lSt ref $500
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Wool and Hops Firm and Higher
Prices for New Raisins Put Out

Welsh anthracite $15A coke SIS per ton IN
bulk ard SIG in sacks; Rocky mountain. $3.50
per short ton.
OiIs-Ouotations are for barrels. Hnseed. 69c
per gallon for boiled and SIC for raw; eases, &c
more; castor oil in cases. NO. l, lie; Bsker
gallon; cocOsnut oil in barrels. Slsc for
xxx. 571a @61c for No. and 5oa9slae for No
2. according to quantity; extra bleached winter
sperm oil Gle: natural winter sperm oil. Ole:
natural whale OIL 5Jc; extra winter strained lard
oil. 92694e: No. 1 nestsfoot oil. 6oc; herring
oil. zoe; salmon oil. 35c; boiled FISH oil. 35c:
Coal ON. Gasoline. etc.-water white iron
or drums 1115e; special do. l2c; pearl OIL IA
cases. 17c astral lie; star lie; extra star 20as
Elaine. % &c: eocene. poe. red crown and motaR
gasoline, in bulk. 14isc: in cases p lgc; No. :
engine distillste, in drums. Sc; No do. IcI
cases, &c more; Sc deg gasoline. in bulk. 3oc, in
eases 3T15c: varnish makers and painters
naphtha. in bulk. lie. in cases 1315c.
Turpentlne-62c per gallon in cases and 55c
in bulk. drums and iron barrels.
Rosin (per bbl OF 2SO Ibs)-E. $3.50; r. $3.50;
G.. Sc. 30; II. 81; l. S7.05; WV. 5000.
Red and White Lead-Red. s1s@9c; whits,
sGS15c per H.
REFINED SUGAR MARKET
follows. terms net cash: standard Eranulated
fine coarsel, 5-6Jc; fruit standard 5.6oe;
crystal dOminos. in cases. S60cs tablets in half
bbls. elise; tablets, in boxes. 6-4Oc; cubes and
A crushed. 5.9Oc; powdered, 5.15c; candy granu-
lated. 5.75c: cOnfectiOners' A, 5.I5c; confecton-
ers' crystals. 5.T5c; magnolia A. 5-25c; extra G.
5.15e; golden C. s. .05c. b. 405c. Barrels and 80
10 bags 1Oe. half bbls 25c. boxes SOC more per
100 lbs for all grades. Monarch bar Is quoted
over and above the price for standard hne (esneJ
granulated in 100 ID bags follows Bags, 100
lbs soc; barrels. 45c: half barrels. soc; 40 II
tins. cased, 500; 35 ID tins, eased. $205. 10 ID
tins. eased. 10 in ease S2.T0; ID tins. IN
case. 81. 20; 80 ID boxes, S5e. No extra charge
for putting up bar In private packages.
The California and Hawaiian sugar refining
company quotes follows: Granulated basis
5.65c; ''Higrade'' bar, Sc; powdered. 5.T5c: A
crushed, 5.9Oc; berry. 5.65e: &. & h extra me
dry granulated $3.50; coarse dry granulated
). 5.65c; confectiOners' A. $3.50; cOnfectioners'
crystals. 575c: cubes $500: bricks. 5.9Oc: extra
fine granulated 100 bags only, -; excelsior
low D. 4.95e: H. & p. crystal dominoe, $3.50
Additional per 100 Ibsf IN barrels and so ID
bags. 1Oc more: half barrels. 25c more. boxes
jOc more for all grades. Bar. "a IS II and 40 n
tins 81 10 more; in 10 Ii tins, 81. IS more. Mini
mum order. carload weight.
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PETALUMA. May 24.-The week opened with
241s cents offered for the best grade of eggs by
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Northern Wheat Market

WASHINGTON
SEATTLE, May 24.-Wheat-No milling quota
tions E1port-Bluestem, $124; red, $l.09;
club S1.14.
Receipts: Wheat, 3 ears; oats. cars
TACOMA. May 24.-Wheat: Milling Blue
stem, S1.S0d f.35: club $1.14. Export-Blue-
stem. S1.24; club, S1.14 red. S1.09.
OREGON
PORTLAND May 24-Wheat Track prices
Club. S1.1SGI. 20: choice milling bluestem.
$127l4 a 1.3o; turkey red. $11s; red Russian.
$1.15; valley, $11T.
Minneapolis Flax Market
MINNEAPOLIS Nav "a 24-Flax-S1 T5i5
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Portland butter Market
EIgin Butter

PORTLAND, May 24.-Butter-City creamery.
EXTRAS 2sc: fancy outside creamery. 2562Tc;
store. 1s@ 20c.
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New York Grain Market

NV IVIN U'" lffEiI NJ
NEW YORK. May 24.-Flour-Receipts-2 20.241
barrels exports, 1892 barrels: irmer. with de-
mand quiet. Minnesota patents $6.2546. co.
Minnesota bakers, $5.30MJ.50 winter patents
$6.456I665; winter straights, S630@6.55; winter
extras. $465; winter low grades, $4.55Q5.40;
Kansas straights $5.S5G6.
Wheat-Receipts, 10000 bushels; exports
s., go bushels; spot, strong: No red. $1.45
nominal elevator; No . red, 81. 40 nominal +. o.
b. ahoat; No. 1 northern Duluth. $l.30l2 f. o. b.
adoat;. No hard winter, $l.41h f. o. b. afoat.
Influenced by firm cables. very bullish Kansas
crop advces and strong support from bull lead
ers. wheat made new high records today. There
was big speculative trade including heavy
covering of shorts. and last prices showed q "a
21sc rise. May, $1.4014 al. 40 sic, closed
81 .40A; July closed S1.26 September closed
Sl.173, December closed 81 16IA
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ELGIN. ILL.,. May 24.-Butter-Firm at 2Jc
,ales for the week. 710,s00 pounds.
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Minneapolis Flax Market
May 4-Flax-$1 - y
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-03-25
Y1RCENNES WILL CELEBRATE
Program for IA Strenuous Day Satur-
day. July 3. IN Honor of Tercen-
tcnnry-COmmittces Named.

Vergcnnos, March g3.-The Rev. l. A.
Nezina, president o fthe Vergennes Lake
Clamplain tercentenary organization.
and those associated with him ar,
strcnuously at work perfec;ing plans
for the celebration hero Saturday, July
With the enthusiastic support OF the
citizens of this city and surrounding
towns. the success OF the undertaking -
assured. The following Is the plan OF
the celebration: A morning service at
ST. Peters Church with musical mass
followed by 4 sermon from prominent
preacher of that denomination parade
i'll which the societies and organizations
OF this city and surrounding towns Will
participated; exercises on the park IN the
afternoon with addresses by prominent
men and singing BY a chorus OF loo
voices; Il banquet and fireworks in tho
evening. Sports and games OF various
Iuds will he included in the program.
At a meeting of tho executive commit
tee tho following committees were APP
pointed, Finance, s, ID. Miner, H.
", McCuen, William Il. WaTne-;
press. l.. p. Thayer, r. L. Kinssland'
c. :. Dana; literary, the Rev. l.. A.
NeaIna, f. l.. rish G. G. Pease; parade
J. \. Rarss, j NJ. Alden, L. s. Dumas
II p. Briggs, w. ~ Dean. c. A Chap
man; monuments. Mis. j. @. Hindes,
Mrs. II. p, Fisher, Mrs, J. H. Donnelly,
pr. q. F. u. willard. Il. G. Norton w.
H. Jaclman; pageants the Rev. l., A.
Ve2ina Mrs. r, l.. Fish. Mrs. Anna s.
Robinson, Mrs. II. c, Herrick, II. c.
Ferrick DR.. c, H. Cole; music Capt.
C. e. Parker. the Rev l.. A. Vezna,
IN F. Pilon ]. II. Dnignault. Mrs. W.
j. strong, Mrs V. w. waterman, Mrs.
A. T Booth, Mrs. Myron Smith, Miss
peiano; sports, l.. T. Avery, J. +. Bart
ieN' George c. Ross, G. II, Caisse, N, J.
Nenaud' W, c. Foote. William Gee. W,
H. Adams entertainment, a. w. Norton,
r. l., FISH, j. II. Donnelly: invitation.
the Rev l.. A. Vezina, Thomas Mack.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-03-25
COUNTY ROAD MEETING.
Goods Roads Discussed Dt NiddIebury
$500 More This Ycnr.

Middiebury. March 2s.--Thc annual
meeting of the Addison county road
commissioners was held in the town
hall at Middlebury this forenoon ana
afternoon. The meeting was called
to order at 1890 o'clock by Charles
w Gates of Franklin. state highway
commissioners. who took up most OF
the morning session with an explain
alton Of the new laws ana the various
duties of road commissioners. He
also spent some time in discussing the
working Of the. state aid law in tho
different towns in. the country. giving
them an opportunity to arrive at =
more exact condition of the public
sentiment OF the people. There were
nine towns in the county which voted
tho same amount as last year, Ave
.cr'ns voted roth'no two Same as last
year four towns increased their ap-
preparations to the amount OF $3.50
over last year, two that voted nothing
last year voted $3.50 this year, while
two towns that voted 5000 last year
voted nothing this year. The result
Is a net gain of $500 over last year,
a gain of 81 per cent County Super
visor Buttolph also spoke during the
morning session.
Az two o'clock the subject Of main
tanning the roads and eXpcdfture Of
the moneys was considered AZ length.
There wero 2S road commissioners
and 30 selectmcn present besides a
number OF other citizens.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-03-25
Unidentified Remains Now Lie In
the Undertaking Rooms at
Randolph.
met DEATH IN. BRAINTREE
Doctors shy He Died Of Acute AlcO-
hoIisn, after which He was F'rox-
en-74 Cents and q Little Al
col,ol All That was Found
IN His Pockets.

Randolph. March 22-The body OF an
unknown man was found beside the
railroad track back Of the Baptist
church on the so-calIed Braintree
branch about eight o'clock this morn
ing by Henry Harden. The Braintree
authorities were notified and after view
ing the remains they we're brought 10
the undertaking rooms here of A. +.
Lamb
In spite Of many attempts to identify
the nan. nothing was learned to-day
save that ne was seen about Brsintree
Saturday afternoon badly intoxicated.
Drs T.. a. Russlow and q. w. Scott
pronounced his death due TO acute alco-
holsm. that he had probably staggered
to the place where he was found. had
fallen and been frozen to death.
On tho remains Wcte - cents and a
bottle containing little alcohol. The
man vas about Hve feet. i've inches
tall weight $50 pounds. light complexion
was about 10 years old. had a short
lnustache. wore light weight navy blue
suit and dark g'-y overalls.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-03-25
VANDERBILT NOT GUILTY
OF Reckless Driving of Auto Says Jury
after Is Hours DclibcratiOn.

Boston, March 23.-After Is hours de-
liberation the jury to-day returned
verdict OF not guilty in the case of Har-
Cid Vanderbilt who was charged with
reckless driving of an automobile and
for which he had previously been con
victed In the lower court and sentenced
to fine OF so
Patrofman jeremiah Mahoney had tes
tined that the defendant was driving
the machine recklessly about 500 p. m.
January g In Causeway street near tho
North station. He said a woman and
a child narrowly escaped being run
down. He followed the machine to the
station and Vanderbilt got out and hur-
ried for a train. Vanderbilt told hn
that he waited by the machine until the
defendants chauffeur called for it.
The defendant said he left the Tennis
and Racquet club In Huntington avenue
and went to the North station 70 catch
the Col train. He left the club house
at II minutes before six, and reached
the station at one minute before the
hour, He was going about eight or nine
miles an hour not more than Y at any
time lie didn't the woman and
child the officer referred TO. and he
didn't recall having seen the Officer.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-03-25
IDENTIFIED AS A VAGRANT.
Corpse ut Randolph May Have Been
That OF VcrmOnter.

Randolph. March 23-The body OF the
unknown man found dead yesterday
morning near Braintree was removed to-
day from undertaking rooms here and
placed in the tomb. Among the many to
view the remains to-day was a vagrant
who identified them as those Of an inmate
OF the county Jail in Chelsea where the
two with six others completed 6O-day
sentence last Thursday. The eight. who
were arrested here. had served n
sentence for vagrancy and had nicknamed
the dead man York State Whitley" His
true name and home have not been sure
~ ascertained. He Is believed to have
been either William Baker, a machinist
born In Burlington. or Frank Williams
a shoemaker born in Vernon Center
A few days more will be allowed be-
fore burial to give chance for some one 20
claim the body.