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ADDISON
MIDDLEBURY.

The reports of village officers have
been printed. orders drawn during
the year amount to $15.4s045 OF which
the .electmen drew orders TO the
amount Of S925e6I the poormaster
S1,0445l the road commissioner So,
422.OS, the SCHOOL directors $2,721.77,
and Justices OF the peace $354s. There
are outstanding orders TO the amount
of $t71O3oG The estimated EXPENSES
for the coming year are S7.37S.3S. \
tax If 80 cents on the dollar Is rec
commended. During the year $1,000
was paid on the town hall debt lcaN
ing s13.000 Of town hall bonds ont
standing.
boy baby has arrived at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs Eugene Shanbo.-Neson
Atwood is in Woodstock.-Miss Osgood
entertained the senior class OF the high
school AT the Sargent House Friday even
ing.-Ward y. Brown of Derby, Conn.
is visiting in town.-Dr. Ernest Perkins
Of RroCkton, Mass, Is visiting his
mother. Mrs. Agnes Perklns.-The Rev.
George II. stair has gone to Dayton,
Ohio. where he has a six weeks engage
ment.-Miss Agnes Hughes is in st. Al
bans.-Colector Chares j. Seeley states
that there are over 1co names on the list
Of those who have not paid their taxes
for the past year.--A. r. Burt,
son OF Prof md Mrs. Burt who while
working in Canada few weeks ago fell
- feet from a ladder and was badly In
tured, arrived nome Saturday night.--Mr,
and Mrs. r. G. Brown and son, who have
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1910-02-24
Mrs. Sarah Gray of Eardwicl
Left Note Saying She Was
Tired of Life.
BODY HAS BEEN RECOVERED
Searchers Followed Woman I
Tracks 10 Hole in the Ice, be.
side Wh::i Lay Her Hat
--Eody Recovered.

ITard@ici, Jeb. q 2-INavfrg . nSte IL
which che colnplai'i.d that shs was tired
~ living. Mrs. Sa rah GRAY. aged 1c Years.
committed suicide nv d-o wing last even
ina Her Iody vas fo;iud IN the la
noble river p snort distance below trs
Spuie mi. dam et riHe o cock this morn
ii.g.
N'ls GRAY was employed at the hofns
~ Dr. au6 Mrs. s. =. Darling. and. as
sn4 rt> in the hsh!t OF retiring e,ray.
Mrs. Daring thought last evening ths.
she was In her room. F.. A White. who
roUfs there. noticed tias her dc,r waI
open when he went 10 bed, but s'rr posed
she had zone TO CTaf,sbury rs shs tLAt
contemplated doing earlier in ths day
When the doctor found this morning
that no breakfast had been prepared he
Instituted a search Tracks We're discov-
cred in the snow leading from Wocot.
street to "A hole in the ice OF the river.
beside which lay Mrs. Grav's hat Tho
body was found in shallow water short
distance below. whore II had become
wedged between the thin tee and tha
river bottom. II was taken 70 the UNDER
taking rooms ~ F. NJ. Davis.
Mrs. GRAY is survived by a sor. Millard
Gray OF Johnson. and granddaughter,
Miss Bertha Merrill ot this place.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1910-02-24
YALE MEN SHOT
BY A DESPERADO
Negro Started Row in Smoking
Car-Princeton Friends
Have q Hand.


Ne" YORK. feb. 23-iiarrison Higbee
ana LeSIl" Lord two young Yale grad
"'''' "'' 9'sH'iIN prominent III N'l 'l
Jersey We're Nahl'hlE Shot down ana
probably i"'oIlN wounded to-day by an
lhluri"ttd n'Hf" N the smoking car
OF Jersey "h'Fa. ''a!h III Whi'h 'h"E
were rldlnS L" 'nelr MONIES III Ne"arh.
Ar''HpanN inE iiIf""' ana LORD We're
Gale Young II N"W l"rh' ana MS cou-
In, It':er Young 81 NeWarN' hoth
princeton graduates. soon after the
train LEFT Jersey city IN" negro des-
perado. who was accompanied by an
other man Of his race ana mulatto
woman. accused the four young col
lege mon Of making remarks about the
woman. Lord was about 10 reply, but
llipbee told him to keep quiet
Don't YOU tell nae to keep quiet.
Yelled tic negro, as ii" leaped 10 mis-
feet and drew a revolver "'ll quiet
y0u" And te opened t'rs on me TOUR
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|NS|DER LOOTS
BANK OF $144,000
Cambridge, Mass, Institution Had
a Bookkeeper Who Was a
Liberal Spender.

Boston. Feb. Following the dis
Cambridge had been looted OF s14i.oOO
the doors of the institution were closed
Bank Examiner Ellis S. Pepper, acting
in behalf OF the comptroller of the cur
rency Six hours after this action had
been taken. a warrant was issued for
the arrest OF George ". Coleman, the
bookkeeper Of the bank, who was last
heard from in Kansas city. Coleman n
is charged with embezzling the funds
Of the bank. The institution Is insol-
vent, the capital stock Of $1,000 and
the surplus having been wiped out by
the dedication.
Late this afternoon. the comptroller
Of the currency appointed former Gov.
John L. Rates OF this city receiver.
The wrecked bank carried deposits
Of sl21,A32. mostly the money of small
tradesmen. Among the stockholders
Is Charles r. Eliot. president emeritus
OF Harvard College. Under the ma
tional banking laws til. stockholders
are liable to assessment IL tho assets
are not sufficient TO pay the creditors
in full
Bookkeeper Coleman Is 27 years of
age ana Is the son of prominent
Cambridge business man. He Is un-
married. Coleman maintained two
touring cars and a kennel of dogs and
was regarded as = "iibe' al spender"
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NEWSPAPERS DON'T CARRY
ALL OPINION, SAYS TAFT
perhaps the American People Are Able to Sc
through Hypocrisy, and Have Sympathy
with Man Who Is Doing Best He Can."

Newark, n. J., Feb. 23--President
Taft prefaced his prepared address be-
fore the Newark board Of trade here
tonight with a personal statement Of
his feelings after being year in the
White House which brought tie aud
fence to it's feet with cheers. lie took
occasion to pay his respects TO the
newspapers, saying he was going home
80 Washington and avoid them.
Former Governor franklin Murphy
IN introducing the President. said that
before Mr.. Taft had gone to the White
House last year, he had talked with
rim Of the great responsibilities that
we're to be his. Mr.. Taft earnestly
said he wanted to make good"
Governor Murphy predicted that the
President would make good and took
r. ding himself at the newspapers.
Il had not intended TO say anything
ON the subject of my first year in the
White House." said the President. "but
after what Governor Murphy has so
graciousiy said. ! cannot refrain from a
personal word or two.
1T is true told him wanted to make
good a year ago am not 10 certain OF
doing 1t now. lie said something about
the newspapers. When tho newspaper.
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.|ND|CT DIRECTORS
OF MILK TRUST
Blanket Charges Filed against
Eight through Nine Giving
the Combination Away.
CONTINUED on page 81

New York. Feb. 23.-The milk trust
to-day. After n grand jury examina-
tion extending over n period of weeks
"A blanket indictment was handed
down in the supreme court late this
afternoon naming eight Of = direc-
tors Of the Consolidated Milk exc. "a.
a New Jersey corporation. aud Char--
ing that they met on June %. 500. at
No. Harrison street, the New vorl,
offices Of the exchange. and "conspir-
ed together and with others to fix the
wholesale price of milk and did nix
it at sl.4l for a 40-ruart can of milk ''
one year in prison and fine of not
more than $4,000 or both is the pen
atty for each offense, which Is classcd
as misdemeanor by the consolidated
laws of the state. generally referred
to as the general business laws An
additional fine may he imposed on tho
corporation upon conviction. Bench
warrants were issued for the eigu t
directors. They are:
Walter r. Comfort. president OF the
Robert Reid Ice Cream compan ny. a di-
rector Of the Aetna National hank. the
belaNAN 1OrSol'lGttu lII!k COMB. N V
and several other corporations Thom-
as O. Smith Of Thomas Smith 4 Sons;
Frederick r.. Seller. a milk dealer Of
Newark. y. j.. DAME, Bailey. a milk
producer: John A. Mcbride. a dealer
Of Sussex, ~ j.. Henry f. Iiuntema mn
Of tho standard Dairy company: james
A. Howell of the Howell Demares
Dairy company; George Siau" ter -.
the r. +. Stevens Dairy COMPANY.
Nine other dire tors of rive 'vc. % =.
ESCAPED indictment having EARNED I'M
munity by test!fying before tho -iHnt
Jury and before the state INJURY Int,
! the milk trade, which is stlll IN progress
i The Consolidated Milk exchange Wa.
| formed under the laws of New Jcrsc,
| soon after the supreme court II TIL,
, State annulied the charter Of the Olc
milk exchange, limited. In 1926
To-day's indictments are the first spc
| cific results obtained by the State sine,
' it began its INVESTIGATION Of the mill
| trade in New York. The grand Jury vii
continue its sittlngs to consider further
evidence in the hands or the district at.
| torney.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1910-02-24
MONUMENT 70 WARNER.
30 lie Erected ut Benuingion CcHtcr
by COL. Olin scott.

bennington, Feb. 23-The Eeming-
ton Hattle Monument and historical
AS soCiarion held an adjourned meet
ing this forenoon at Inc office of
Ratchcldcr Il Bates TO take action up
on the matter of tine erection ou the
state grounds at Bennington Center of
Il monument and statue to Ccl Seth
Warner, the Revolutionary hero
cob Olin scott. president of the as-
soCiAtion. proposes to erect the r'o-
mortal at his own expense and has al
ready put in n foundation near the
Bennington battle monument The
question has arisen as to the legality
81 such a proceeding without the per
mission OF the State sud at this morn
.iugs meeting committee consisting
of T. r. Abbott, O. NJ. Barber ana J. Is
Batchelder was appointed to invesu-
gate aud report at an adjourned meet
ing To be held April g. II may be nee
cssary to take the matter before the
Legislature at the coming session n
October
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1910-02-24

years. WafhiuSton served as Vestry-
man. ON = neid NOT far ot hr held
hts last military review. Across
shaded green IN tho stately o.d court
house he cast his last vote. ana there
his will is led
Alexandria, by uriisputed consent
is ths natural site for the n,emorisl
Washington moved 20 Mount Vernon
when he WAS IS with his half brother.
Lawrence. and until the chill. raw
DAY OF his dcath 1t wss his home and
Alexandria was his home town. lIs
Secame 4 meinber OF its council. rep
resented IL in the House OF Rurgesses
endowed its schools, established its
fire department and vas master OF itA
lodge.
PLAN TO RAISE sto)0,eN.
The mon who will form the association
met to-day N the same Alexandria
Washington lodge room. where NASH
ington occupied tho masters chair
While no fixed plan could be announced
prior 70 the assembly OF all the grand
masters, It is in short the purpose of the
iodge TO raise 81, 600, ,01o to build and en-
dow the memorial The institution Will
b- ur'oue among the memorials OF TIA,
(Csnuaaed ON DRye I2l
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1910-02-24

are prone to criticlse and sometimes
unite In hammering your administration
treating n sometimes with contrmptuous
disdain and sometimes with patrOnizinE
friendship, II is hard TO overcome the
feeling that perhaps you ought 10 begin
all over again
In view OF all that. to have received
the welcome which l did to-day, and
which believe to have been sincere,
gives. you a little hope that perhaps the
newspapers don't carry In their pockets
ell Of public opinion, and that perhaps
tho American people are able to see
through soms thing OF hyperorttic
something OF hysteria md something OF
hypocrisy. and to have a real sympathy
with the man who, under q considerable
responsibility. Is doing the best hs can.
They say that sometimes demonstra-
tions are misleading. but l am going 10
believe as have said that your reception
to-day and tonight 10 sincere and | am
going to take that flattering unction to
my soul as ] go back to Washington. and
avoid the newspapers.
you see. therefore that when I came
here to-day was In frame Of mind
which made your welcome AZ balm to my
soul ana carry away q tense Of gratitude
that Will never depart from my memory
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1910-02-24
HAPPENINGS In VERMONT.
THE NEWS BY COUNTIES
The Winooski Valley, Villages Up North From
the Island in the Lake to the Passumpsic,
Along Otter Creek and by the
Shores of White River

been in Florida for the pa.t .ew weeks.
have returned home.
Mrs. Lydia Wright. widow OF Martin
Wright. died at her home In the south
ern part OF Cornwall at six o'clock
Saturday evening after an illness of
eight days with pneumonia. aged -
years and two months. SIZE leaves
four children. Mrs. Alice Wilmarth oc
Addison. Miss Eta NJ Wright of
Fitchburg Mass. William NJ Wright.
who lived at home. and John W.
wright of Middlebury. Mrs. Wright
was long member of the West Corn
wall Baptist Church. The funeral was
held at the. house at lo o'clocli
Tuesday morning. conducted hv rtcv. Mr.
Whltc.--Thcrc was q large attendance
Sunday evening at -. Stephens Epis-
copal Church upon tho memorial scr~
vice for the late Mrs. Louise j. Will
hanson. Mrs. Maria barrow has gone
to Chester. where she is To mold an
auction sale of the live stock and
farming implemo John Ere
dctt of Erattleboro is in town.-R. L.
Drough has returned from Proctor
Nrs. Margaret Gllmour is in Hi:tsford
Charles Wcstall. who WAS severely
injured by falling on the sidewalk, was
able to be his place of business Mon
day.--Nrs. Arthur Bissett gave a birth
day party Saturday aftenoon.-Mi-s S
Belle Duclas has returned 10 Rutland.
Emma Mecker has returned to bur
lington.--Mrs. Fred iTathorp has re-
turned from visit of several weeks
I i,, IAl In '1f, ha t1
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President Taft Explains Reason
Based on Cut in Salaries
to $1,000.
PLACES OFFERED AT $4,000
o. NJ. Barber of Bennington One
Of Those Who Will Be Given
Chance to Accept Again
at Smaller Pay.

Washington. Feb. oo-The President to-
7'N Withdrew the noniiua tions of Alfred
r.. COKE. William H. Hunt James T.
hrth. orion NJ. Barher Of Vermont and
Marion Devrics to he judges of the court
tf customs appeals.
II WAS explained ~ the White House
tNat these positions We're offered with
tine understanding that the Judges salary
r9S to he Slo.o0 Congress having cut
mis- to s7.o00. the President felt that the
names should be withdrawn and The men
named given q chance to say whether
they will ncccpt the reduced salary II Is
known that some. including Judge Alfred
j.. COKE of the second circuit. will not
toc"pt the smaller sum.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1910-02-24
MEETING OF THE VERMONT
ALUMNI AT WASHINGTON
Banquet Given in Honor of President Buckham
Who Delivered the Chief Address---Dr.
Bass, Members Of Congress and
Others Spoke.

borger. w. Q. Murray, w. u. Bean
Charles Bigclow. j. A. Tcljisr. r. r.
3lack. Charles Miller, ". l.. Co.'s, ". W.
Gilbert. Dr. Spaulding prof Wm. stuart.
Duncan stuart, II. e. Harrington. +. Ii.
pease.
The post-prandial exercises wer. most
ably presided over by g. y Sornhoryer,
who kept the company in soies of laugh
ter over LIS adroit and droli remarks
bout tho persons present
In Introducing President p .ctham. the
tosstm,stcr said that tho two essentials
Of a college were faculty and freshmen
and that as years went by the fa"ulty y
came to take the point OF view ~ the
freshmen nd so draw these two elements
together. lie el~o paid n married tribute
20 President Bi. l>aam. who .pi1 in part:
PRESIDENT BJCKHAM
Nermopters msy hold thei- hc,GD up
nd look everyone In the faco in Was j.
.TEton II anywhere In New Yorl; I can
rot withhold my admiration Of the men
2 power in that world Of finance, a kr!
work in which Vermont has compare
yely small share. I7It when come here
rhcre Statesmen are crd juri9ts and
sreat lawyers and officers OF the navy
nd army. where men are doing work
which bears an affect not only upon ouf
nation but uNou the world, and when
ee the share Vermont has and always
as had in ilis work. then am proud tu
he Ncrl1unter. Here of all places IN
he world is where n Nerinouter can ho
proud And il H1s always been SO. Be-
% NfTfrlpf.t lad rtlacn In 10 f,H-
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CONGREGATIONAL CLUB
MEET AT RUTLAND

R,.lan FEB. 3.-Thsre was . good
attendance at the meeting ct the Western
Vermont congregational club here 20
day This afternoon there was a se-sion
FOR member. and A. public meeting this
evening. TIE speaker OF the sfterHoon
spea her ot tic afternoon was John Y.
Weeks Q. Niddl sbury. chairman OF the
board or rc1s institutions. An address
was given th. evening OF Charles
Ferguson Of New York, an editorial
writer on the American. on 'hs tortc,
THE Newspaper. ne | rliverFty Of th&
People"
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1910-02-24
YALE MEN ORGANIZE.
Vermont Association Formed nj Rut
1nnd Gniicriny.

Rutland, Feb. IA Vermont Yale
association was formed here to-night
with % Of the GO university grad
yates in the state present \ ban.
quet was held ana there were ad
dresses by state Forester 4. +. llawes
and Prof, Hawkes. of Yale and remark :
By several local men
The following officers were elected.
President, James a Morin. Rutland
vice president Maxwell Fharts. Wind
sor; secretary aud treasurer Philip 4
worth, Castlctor. ,xe}utiNe
committee $ L, Bassett, Burlington,
son, Montpelier
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1910-02-24
PLEADED GUILTY TO BIGAMY
Vutiund Nam Placed in Hands f'Tro-
bntion OHircr-ThOuSht First
Marriage Not binding.

Tutiand, Feb. 23.-Bartholom.w r Muir
phN of this city pleaded guilty to the
rharGC Of hiramy before Judge T.. q.
EUiunerton here this afternoon. Sentence
VAS suspended and he was released on
probation on petition OF his counsel. Er-
nost H. O'Rren. who claimed that Muir
jhY declared that Mrs. Edna Ilolcomb
Murphy, the complainant in the case,
WAS already married when she became
lie wife OF Murphy at Port Henry, y. Y.
nn April 4, 1851. The man was married
Lcre to Miss Elizabeth Duncan on No
Nember IS, 1905. fTe has been in iail since
February II in default of Sl.5to bail.
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TEN-DOLLAR HOG SURE.
Price VIII Be over That hy March I
IN l'ittSburg

PiU5hurS. Fob. .2-The $40 hog is as
sured in Pittsburg 10y dealers RI the un-
ion stock yards. To-day the price went
1872 from $3.>5 to s9.a5. with tho statement
that by March the price will he Slo.o5.
This is the highest price known in the
loral market f"r ulor" tl4an a half cen
tUrY.
Columbus, ohio, Fob. ca-Th" record
price for hogs in col nbus was paid to-
day s3.si on the hoof.
cleveland. ohio, reb. .2-All grades OF
hogs jumped IT, SIS q hundred to-day, Il
record price.
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ADDRESSES 800 At 4 BANQUET
Governmental Economy Theme
Where Savings Are Made
New Tariff Sill Decreases
Deficit, He Says.


---------
Newark Y. J.. Fob. .G-presidcnt
r1't. thc FIRST chi"t executive to visit
Newark since Grsut to-uieht nd
dressed ono OF the iarveet end most
enthusiastic dinner audiences he has
net in al his travels. Tho banquet
was rendered the President Wy tn-
Newark hoard Of trade and more than
''' nei'.''fS anu %''s'S were %'th'r''
"p"ut ''' 'oHE U'l'7 in Nr"cS''
Hu'"'" '"'"
-''' "'' '"'N ''' '''1 ivl'@ Cow"
i'e"''l o'"""n'A anu u'.u "l 'He en-
'S'"N "'''' wv ''' o.. ''''''''" '''" ~
cut ''" 'P'' '' '''"s ".'',N'f
Io'S'"l'' '"r"t "''a'lP" -
''''' ~ '' ''e -
'Pp''PrI" 1'oH are 10 occur iic sala II
ICY or wv" 'lS N"''''S"'p5 year Hp
40 the N'' tA' i""'Ha canal IS COM
Plcteu mat waterway VIII d"d''"
'"e c"e'i'N' Iel" oi the nav ana Af'
Ialt SaIo II would then be tino t"
consider decrease I'm tNe program.
MI 1aft lcIt Lere at il:"0 p. m.
Tor Jersey tltN whore his car was
switched to the midnight train for
Washington.
tie came to Newark THIS afternoon by
automobile from New YORK. From the
! suburbs cl Harrison into the heart Of
| bis city he passed through dense crowds
which the police had some difficulty in
'4"h"Ii"-. iiuh"'enS OF p'fNo's crowded
about the open automobile In which the
! President was riding with former C;over-
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1910-02-24

Copenhagen, Feb, 2.-N. Poulsen, a
well known business man here has
presented to the Scandina Wan American
society $1,000 to promote the interchange
IF professors between American and
Danish universities.
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END OF A CAREER
IN HIGH FINANCE
Famous Violet Gordon Charles
worth Is Sent to Prison for
Five Years.

London. Fcb. o3.-ln the Derby asslze
court to-day, Violet Gordon Charles worth
nd her mother We're each sentenced to
five years penal seryitude for obtaining
money under false preteuses and for
iraudulcntly representing that the younger
woman was an ho!ress To great
a,tate The iuGte in passing sentence.
rcferred 20 Niolet's remarkable ingenuity.
which he said. properly applied might
ave won for her an honorable, IL no, Il
l!stingUi shed career.
Both prisoners collapsed in the dock
on heorirg he sentence.
Violet Gordon Charlesworth disappeared
last Fetruary after a tneteorc career III
nigh finance. III the course OF which, on
The strength os a mythical fortune OF s.,
t"p. 0M she borrowed many thousands %
Ing that ane owed II $1,000. She vas i'm
pltuned by her creditors. and then the
report was spread that she nsd bA-n
d!lied while sutomoh.iing in the neigh-
norhood OF PenmaenmaTr, Wales. IN
ccstigatlon proved this 20 be untrue. and
20 days later sne was arrested with her
mother at Oban. ScoriAnd. one of the
most remarkab!e features cf the girls
aareer is that she Is the daughter or a
mechanic, possesses only a limited cdu-
ca.ion and had mad absolutely no world
~ experience prior to her excursions Into
high 'nanCo.
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MEAT MARK ATTACHED.

~ Johnshury. Feb. &c NJ Howe
meat man has left town and SWli' w.
have placed an attachment On MS n'" ~
and closed It. Howe mas been "'''''
several days,
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II you cart ma II advertised II may
not To the psst time TO buy III
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.Continsed ON rage H.,
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