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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-06-24
WEST MILTON.

Several attended tho graduating exer-
cises at Maple Lawn Academy in South
Hero Friday. Miss Charlotte OsEOod of
this place being one of the graduate
Mr.. and Mrs. Cannon OF Manchester,
y. IT,, are visiting Mrs. Cannon's sister
Mrs. +. T.. Blake .-Miss Geneva Patter-
son was at home from St Alhans over
Sunday.-Miss Ethel and Maud London
have returned to South Fero.-W est
Milton Cooperative Creamery paid for
month of May $751; cents for butter
fat and 81 Ono4 for standard milk
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ESSEX CENTER.

The remains or Sidney Bates % West
ford We're brought here for burial Men
day in Mt, View cemctery,-Childron' S
day was observed at the MetAodist
church Sunday,-Mrs. Saxton of Clover
dale is visiting Mrs. Ell Written Miss
Florence Day has gone to Randolph to
visit friends.-Mrs. n. f.. DyGcrt mas
returned from Ausable Forks -rhe
Fortnightly clubs OF Westford and Essex
Junction and the Outlook club Of this
place Joined in picnic at Ethan
Allen park Wednesday.-W, b, Johnson
& Co, paid for May Tx, Sl.l4; Browns
river, sl.lG.-Mr. ami Mrs. George H.
Brown of South Lancaster. Mass. are
visiting S. A. Keller.
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MONTGOMERY.

Mrs. II. G. Comstock Of South Franz
insham, Mass, is spending a few DAYS
in town.--Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Dow ara
spending TIC week in Burke, visiting
relatives Miss Louise Clapp has re-
turned from Boston.-Miss Dorothy Par
ker Is in Montpelier attending commences
mont.-Aftcr the Tavment of expenses
there will be a balance % nearly 500 In
tho school treasury as the result of the
literally patronized entertainment given
in village hall Saturday evening. The
financial all rendered IS greatly appre-
c!ated by teacher and pupils.
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SHELDON.

c. {. Fairbanks has moved to the
farm purchased OF Mrs. S. Il. II. Stucfle-
hean,-Archie G!rard has entered the en-.
ploy OF n. II. Mower.-The village
schools closed Friday and held sue
c'Ssful exhibition at Marshs hail that
evening Erwin w. Stehbins has resign
ell as butter maker at the Batche!der
& Snyder Creamery and Mr.. Colson Of
Nlnterport. Me. succeeds him
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HUNTINGTON CENTER

Mrs. Michael Madigan and children of
Burlington are visiting her brother, f.
IL. Beane,-Mr. and airs. Osman Fisher
Of Bristol visited at r. II. Strongs and
A. II. Higley's the last of the week.
Mrs. G. w. Brewster went to Burling-
ton Saturday to visit her daughter. Mrs
Clara NoNon--Mr. and Mrs. j. e An
drews and Mrs. Cassandria ELLIS visited
the Rev. !. =. Kellogg in Monkton
Wednesday.-Snow was on Cancels
Hump Saturday morning. u rare occur
renee in June,-Mr. and Mrs. Walter
Taft and children visited her parents,
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SWANTON CENTER.

Mrs. Clark S. Jenulson and little son,
Ned. of Chicago. and Robert Jennison
are visiting their mother, Mrs. n. T.. Jen-
nison. Clark S Jennison Is expected in
about two weeks.-Mrs. Ella Martin of
Hopkins, Mich Is visiting her cousin,
Mrs. Myron Donaldson of Skeclss cor
ner.-Marvln Booth and Archie Morse of
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sat dawn to the tables. The new officers
Miss Louanna Carpenter, secretary
treasurer; L. J. Tyler, Mrs Harriet
CForsythe) Hutchinson. s. c. Towle. ex-
ecutive committee Enosburgh and
Montgomery showed some fnir ball play
ing on Athletic field here Saturday when
the former won by score of 6 to a.
Victor Burt is visiting relatives in East
Ringe, n. H.. Boston and Winchenden,
Mass.-Mrs. c. l.. Ovitt was called to
Westford Saturday by the death OF a
brother-in-law. S. G. Bates. whose fun
eral was held Monday.--Mrs. W. j. NJ
Beattie and daughter, Muriel. OF Barre
are visiting friends here.-The Misses
Forty, who have been living IN j. w.
Green's house on Church street, have
gone to their fathers in Berkshire for a
short stay.-Isaac Brown has moved to
Montgomery. -EnosburEh Lodge. I. o. O.
f., observed Sunday as memorial day
holding service in their lodge room in
the afternoon at $40 o'clock which was
addressed by the Rcv. William Shaw,
after which the members marched to
the cemetery and decorated graves of
deceased brothers.-The Methodist Sun
day school will observe next Sunday as
memorial day when the graves of de-
ceased members will be decorated and
appropriate exercises held--Mrs Olive
Parmelcc and Mrs Penniman Of Bur
lington are passing a few days IN town.
The Rev. W. r. F'orsvthe Is attending
ten days summer school in Albany.
y. Y.-About twenty of the young LADY
friends Of Miss Jennie Demars gave her
n shower party Saturday evening at the
home of c. IT. Stetson In anticipation Of
her approaching marriage 10 Jason
Wallace.
The death Of Mrs Mercy A. (Mason)
Towlc aged 81 years, occurred Tuesday
afternoon at one o'clock from q c7nlpll-
cation of troubles incident to old asc.
Two years ago she suffered a paralytic
shock from which she never fully rocov-
cred. Her husband died 70 wears aso
and three children SURVIVE her. all being
at her side when death came They are
William NJ Towle. an Instructor in the
Clarkson Institute Of Technology ut
Potsdam, y. Y. Miss Phoebe NJ Towlc.
teacher IN burlington hieh school and
Harrison w. Towle of this village. The
funeral will he held at the house AZ 900
p n to-day with intern1ent in the
village cemetery. Tho officiating clergy
man will be the Rev. william Shaw Of
tho Methodist Church Of which Mrs
Tov.le was a lifelong member
The Woman.s Auxiliary Of :. Mat
thew's church mt with NJ
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BAKERSFIELD.

Mrs. Emily Paige and Mrs. Leonard
sheldon of Boston are spending the sum-
mer at their home here.-Clarence Brig
ham of Leominstcr. Mass. was in town
last week. called here by the serious i'll
ness OF bis fathcr. ". Q. NriEham.
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ENOSBURGH FALLS.

Tho banquet of the high school alum
nj was served at the American house in
liHhford Friday evening and was the
most largely attended of any in the
history Of the association. Eighty-sevcn
tickets were sold at this station and log
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FLETCHER.

Mrs Pearl Witherill is ill-Ch,ldren's
day was observed ut tho Methodist
Church Sunday,-Miss Mary Nevens was
in Johnson Thurslay.-J y Nevens and
! W. Green were IN bakersfield Satur-
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Continued on page A.
The Florida agriculturist., 1909-03-01

ter The practice of dry culture which
is becoming such vogue in the North,
can be utilized to better advantage by
the farmer in Florida than anywhere
else in the United States, because of,
the light character of the soil, and the
heavy dews that fall in the night. A
Northern farmer would be amazed to see
the way in which garden truck will with
stand the long drougths in Florida,
where the same length of dry weather
in Northern State would reduce the
land to almost a desert.
This land will raise all kinds of gar
den truck, tropical fruits, tobacco, cane,
potatoes and no doubt cotton, for an
everblooming wild variety is found in
our vicinity.
The growing of agave rigida or sisal
hemp, the Spanish bayonet, and SAN
seviera, all fiber-bearing plants which
grow with little attention and no fer
tilizer, wherever, they can get a slight
footing, would seem to hold out bright
prospects to the pioneer in this venture.
Another new field for the pioneer is
the growing of medicinal plants. Hun
dreds of them grow wild in the State;
and where certain cultivated ones like
the castor bean and pawpaw have been
tested the yield has been everything
that could be desired The Department
of Agriculture is authority for the state
ment that $ls,OOO,OOo worth of medicinal
plants are imported into this country
every year. Over 100000 pounds of
golden seal, which is regarded as very
The Florida agriculturist., 1909-03-01

body of land containing 1900 acres.
Many homesteads in this tract are not
more than two and half miles from
the railroad. The character of all this
land is much the same as that of San
ford, where from $25O,OOO to 100000
worth of celery is raised on $50 acres of
land. The map shows much of it as
prairie land, but some parts are we'll
timbered, so that one or two little mills
would turn out all the lumber necessary
for houses, barns and fence posts.
A more desirable location could hardly
be imagined for colony of thrifty set
tiers, to whom the vicissitudes of emf
grafton and home building prove but in
centives for the combativeness that Ma
ture has endowed a goodly proportion of
her children with for just such purposes
AS such trials entail, that the earth may
be made one vast garden and be peopled
thereof.
The climate is much like that of
famed Italy, with the exception of a
"ainy season during the summer months.
What is called the dry season has oc
casional showers that, as a rule, meet
the needs of vegetation during the viii NJ
The Florida agriculturist., 1909-03-01
DESOTO COUNTY
Took Sweepstakes Prize at State Fair-Still Has Mu
Good Land Open to Entry.

Homestead land is becoming more
scarce every year; and what is lett a.
the present date that is desirable, Is SO
far from railroad or water transportation
that it must be considered prohibitory,
until railroads branch out more freely
looking for traffic.
Settlers who have contemplated the
pre-emption of land only to learn that
nothing remains for the homesteader but
isolated tracts too far from civilization
to be considered for moment, may be
surprised to learn that DeSOtO county.
Florida, has over $4,000 acres of fine land
that is open for homesteaders. For the
benefit of those persons who do not know
the steps required for taking up land,
will state that an application is made
out describing the desired piece of land
and this is sent to the Government Land
Office in Gainesville, Florida. Certain
papers are then made out and sent to him
to be signed before notary; and In
compliance with the laws regulating the
homesteading of land, the settler agrees
to erect a habitatiOn thereon, clear
certain amount of land, cultivate it, and
live on it for five consecutive years, when
he will prove up his claim and receive
title to it; or, he may live on it accord
ing to certain regulations for fourteen
months and then buy the tract of 100
acres for $l25 per acre. This informa-
tion may be superfuous to the average
man; but, as women seldom acquaint
themselves with legal technicalities, ]
give it for their benefit, for women have
already taken up homesteads in this
tract and there is no reason why many
more might not.
This body of land was surveyed in 1850
and the survey turned in to the Confed'
crate government in Richmond. The acts
of that government never having official
recognition from the United States gov
enrment, this survey was shelved and
the land was never opened up until three
years ago, when new survey was made.
all of which very plainly accounts fol
the fact that so large body of desra
BILE land was not appropriated long ago.
This is brief statement of the leading
facts relative to this great opport unity
that is put in the reach of two hundred
settlers.
The main body of this tract. complete
township, is located on a natural water
shed whose streams drain off to the Ca
loosahatchee on one side and to Charlotte
Harbor on the other. The western edge Of
the township line is exactly eighteen miles
from Punta Gorda, but, Notwithstanding
it's distance from the nearest railroad sta
tion, there are already nineteen families
settled out there. When a sufficient num-
Der of settlers will go into fruit raising
and trucking to warrant the expenditure,
branch railroad could be built to tap
the A. c. L. Down here in Southern
Florida, scarcely any grading is needed
for light trains. Nearly all of the log
ging roads for hauling out timber to the
mills have the ties laid on just cleared
ground.
Somewhere nearer Punta Gorda, twelve
,aa:los. &c
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-19
Dramatic Notes

been sick for the last week, is re-
covered and back at his desk at the
Princess.
Marie Cahill. Robert Mantell~ and
Grace George are among the first at
fractions booked for the new Column
bia theater.
'erhe Top o. the World" which is to
be the big Garrick attraction for the
cesses of recent years throughout the
east.
olga Nethersole in "The Writing on
the. Wall" which deals with. the Trin-
ity corporation affairs in New York,
is creating as much newspaper COM
ment by her acting as BY her play.
Edgar selwyn. who adapted Pierre
of the Plains from Sir Gilbert Park
er's novel, is the husband of Margaret
Mayor Portland, Or, girl. who wrote
Polly of the Circus"
David warheld has just concluded
his first tour of the south, and ac-
atricai records wherever he has been.
He is playing The Music Master
which will be holiday attraction in
this city at the van Ness theaeer'
From Berkeley and stanford win
come many recruits recruits to Eth, the Aicazar ar
THE College Widow" the great uni
versity play which is to follow Pierre
OF the Plains at Belasco's playhouse.
The college boys will work in the en-
sembles and add to the local color of
the play.
Bailey and Austin, who are featured
with The Top o. the World" which
is coming to the Garrick. were for
merly vaudeville stars and headline
attractions over the larger eastern
circuits. The production which they
will head is said to be the New York
company intact. Among the laugh
making effects in the piece are the
adjustable taxicab. the "seagoing
hack" the aeroplane and the friendly
bear.
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-19
ACROBATIC DOGS AND
CATS AT THE CENTRAL
Pantages House Offers Many
New Numbers

For the week beginning this after
noon the Panta ges- Central will offer
six entirely new and novel acts in
addition to new moving pictures and
illustrated songs.
Heading the list is Herbert's dogs
and cats in a unique act. Leaping g
greyhounds, dogs that loop the loop,
acrobatic dogs and cats and many ami
NAL clowns The act is said to be
one of the most expensive on the
vaudeville stage.
Coyne and Tilton, hand balancers
and acrobats, are among the best in
their line that have ever been seen
here.
II YOU do not know Eddie Redway
and Gertrude Lawrence you have a
treat in store, the management de-
clares. They will make their first
San Francisco appearance this after
noon in vaudeville. Redway was the
original gingerbread man. and with
Miss Lawrence will appear in a slkit,
Rhode Island and Texas" Keene
and Adams, English entertainers, and
John r. Waters, celebrated character
and singing comedian, Will supply
many laughs and much entertainment.
Since the consolidation of the Pan
tages and the Central interests the
new Pantages- Central secures the
finest acts touring over the famous
Pantages circuit.
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-19
A STARRY" BILL is
PROMISED AT WIGWAM
Jungle Maids" and Pickanin-
nies Head the New Acts

star bill will hold forth at the
WigWam theater during the week COM
mencing today.
The acts announced for appearance
are all first class headliners and should
20 TO make up a strong program.
Tom Linton and his ten jungle
maids viii present "A Bit of the Afri-
can Land" in which are introduced a
number OF catchy songs and original
dances. The act comes here well rec
commended.
Josephine Gassmsn, one of the most
popular Of vaudeville stars. will bring
her famous pickaninnies in their clever
act Miss Gassman has not been seen
here in half dozen years and is sure
of a big reception. The Rusticana
trio. original Partisan minstrels, viii
present singing act OF unusual merit.
the success of which has been recorded.
Won Mitzell and Maynard IN the one
act piaylet, "Cupid's Coincidence" will
he seen for the first time at the Wig
man The players have established
regulations as capable people and their
sketch Is termed a very interesting
one. Inza and Lorella, sensational
acrobatic comiques. have an act OF
laughs and thrills, and Max Dufrek, the
musical contortionist, will astonish
with his marvellous feats. Some spe-
cialiy imported motion pictures have
been secured for this week
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-19
ROAD SHOW COMES
TO THE ORPHEUM
La TitcOmb and "A Bit of Old
Chelsea" Share Headline
HOnOrS of Bill

The Orpheum road show begins its
annual enga cement in this city this
afternoon at the big downtown theater.
1t is under the direction of Martin
Beck, general mana ger of the Orphepm
circuit, and it is claimed that in this
aggregation of entertainers the best
road show that the Orpheum ever as
sembled is to be seen.
Miss Ida O'Day and La TiDcombsshare
headline honors on the bill.
La Titcomb is an American girl,
who made fame for herself in Europe
by originating something new. She is
woman of remarkable beauty and
in her costume of white she makes a
stunning appearance mounted on a
white Arabian horse Her act INCLUDES
grand opera singing, serpentine dane
ing and fancy riding.
"A Bit of Old Chelsea which Beck
secured from Harrison Grey Fiske, will
be presented. and the role of "Saucers,'
in which Mrs Fiske starred. will be
PLAYED by Ida O'Day. The latter artist
achieved her first fame as banjo
virtuoso. but lately she has been iden-
tilted with Charles Frohman's COM
panies. She will be supported by Burke
Clarke, Wallace Widdecomb, Robert
Kipper and Lebbius Sweet.
Then there win be some monkeys
on the bill "A Night in Monkey Hall
is said to be the greatest animal act
staged. The little beasts are trained
and managed by Miss Maude Rochez
and the simians present q miniature
vaudeville show. in which an orchestra
even is included.
Melville and Higgins are genuinely
funny comedians and will contribute
Just Little Fun" Miss Melville has
the reputation of being the best come
diennne before the public. and Higgins
fund Of humor is quite exhaustless
Herman Meyer, "the man at the
piano; Fay, the two Coleys and Fay
in a blackface act. THE Minstrer'; and
the following holdover acts. Carl Nobel
and Harry Fox and the Millership sis
ters will comprise the list OF numbers
when the road show comes to the Or
pheum this afternoon,
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-19
COMEDIANS SUCCEED
IN FARCE I'm AFRICA"
Baron Hoffman's New Pieces Is
Big Hit at Princess

The new Kolb and Dill show, In
Africa, has turned out to be one
or the best pieces that Aaron Hoffman
has written. and it scored q. big hit
at the Princess theater last Thursday
night, when it was given its first per-
formance. Such bits of roughness as
are attendant upon a premier have
been dissipated by the skill Of Kolb
and Dill the producers, and the result
is one evening of solid entertainment
and fun
The travesty on the Roosevelt Afri-
can hunting tour which Hoffman has
taken for his theme develops a vein
OF humor and a wealth Of amusing sit
uations The furious fun of the piece
is agreeably interrupted by the intro
duction of sprightly and musical solos
and ensembles
Twilight Town. by the Silvery
Noon and "A Hottentot Hut for Two
the musical numbers. Maude Lillian
Berri, as usual, makes big hit vo-
cally, as well as with her graceful act
ing, and Olga Stech is pretty and ef-
fectfve in her soubrette role. which
provides her with several vocal op-
portunities
Kolb and Dill have seldom been
provided with better fitting roles than
this piece affords, and to say that
they do ample justice to the fun in
their lines is to render them simple
justice. The fact is they are Screams
The chorus is agreeably conspic-
uous in the ensemble, and as a singing
and dancing background to solo num-
bers by the principals. I'm Africa
Is in for a long run at the Princess.
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-19
LIGHT OPERA IS
HIT At VAN NESS
FRITZ Scheff and Able Company
Give Notable Performance
of ''Prima Donna

FRITZ Scheff and Charles Dillingham's
supporting company of players have
but one more week at the Van Ness
theater in the Blossom Herbert light
opera, The Prima Donna" Following
comes David Warfield in The Music
Master"
Madame Scheff has been greeted by
the largest and most fashionable audi
ences that the Van Ness has housed
since THE Merry Widow
The stars voice is as fine and beauti-
ful as ever and She remains the most
vivacious, arch and engaging comedi-
enne on the comic opera stage.
The supporting company is of un-
usual excellence. John T.. Hazard, as
Pop" Gundelfnger, gives the greatest
comedy touch TO the piece, and Martin
Hayden. to whose lot fall two of the
best songs of the piece. acauits himself
as an artist. Musically, The Prima
Donna" is as fine a bit of light opera
work as can be heard on the American
stage. The only matinee during the
week Will be next Saturday-Christ-
mas.
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-19
BORDER PLAY IS
FULL OF THRILLS
"Pierre of the PIains," Which Is
Alcazar Offering. Tells
Exciting Story

pierre of the Plains will be. given
it's first presentation in this city at
the Alcazar theater tomorrow night
Edgar selwyn adapted il, from Gilbert
Parkers novel and it ran for a full
season in New York and then, with
Selwyn in the title role, toured on the
road for year.
Pierre, whose mother is an Indian
and whose father is white. is a pro-
fessionai gambler in love with the
pretty daughter of Galbraith who
keeps roadhouse The girls brother
kills an Indian and endeavors to get
across the line away from the dreaded
mounted police. The girl is loved by
and is fond of. Sergeant Redding of
the Northwestern police. He stops at
her home en- route to Fort Desire, with
a warrant for the arrest of her brother,
whose identity is unknown to him.
Pierre with the aid of Galbraith drugs
the officer, who is thus detained at the
roadhouse. Jen, the girl, not know
ing the nature of Reddings mission,
carries his coat and papers to the. fort
and thus delivers the evidence against
her own brother. The boy is cap
tured and imprisoned, and the balance
of the plot is taken up by the thrill
ing episodes of the border play, which
eventually diSpoSeS OF the tangles anu
the complications logically and dra-
matically-
The A1cazar management promises
a pictorial and vivid setting for the
drama. Evelyn Vaughan will appear
as Jen; John Ince will be seen as
Pierre, p-rt for which he is admir-
ably adapted physically and mentally;
Howard Hickman will be Sergeant
Redding; Will r. Walling will be Jap
Durkin; Louis Bennison, William Gar
wood and the other members of the
Alcazar cast will be well provided with
effective roles.
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-19
GRAND OPERA MINGLES
WITH VARIETY ACTS
National Theater Offers Bill of
Novel Numbers

Seven big acts. all new, are promised
this afternoon at the National theater,
The vocal portion of the big bill will
be cared for by the Bohemian seXtet,
whose grand opera selections have been
a treat wherever offered.
Miss Myrtle Byrne, shooting star, .
will, with the assistance of two come
dians, supply an act Of remarka Bile
sharpshooting. Nat Nazarro and COM
pany, European acrobats, have an orig
inal routine of exclusive feats. Leon
Royce, "the human orchestra" will
give vocal limitations Of different musi-
GAL instruments; Johnnie Hoey and
Jeanette Mozar will offer a lively num-
ber; Gertie Everett, soubrette; Lewis
and Lee in variety of stunts and
some new motion pictures will COM
p1ete the program.