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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1910-10-27

OF her sisters trouble, and last evening
she held a session with the prisoners
c':orney. 1t is thought that no prelinin-
airy hearing will be held but possibly
the grand Jury will be summoned and
me case be tried at the present term
or Franklin county court This has not
been decided upon definitely, however
Attorney General John Sargent of Lud-
low was in the city to-day to invests ga to
the matter and with States Attorney
Elmer johnson visited the scene Of tho
tragedy The attorney general was due
to appear at the Essex county court.
where tho case of State VS.. Mrs. j. NJ
Dodge, charged with murder, Is to be
taken up, and therefore could not remain
here for n hearing.
Dr. r. VI. Stone and DR. Adams of Bur
lington, who were in the city Sunday for
the purpose of holding an autopsy were
unable to do so as the body had been
taken to Franklin for burial before their
arrival.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1910-10-27
THREE CEKTERS TO
ITALIAN CYCLONE
Bay of Naples, Gulf of Salerno
and Islands Devastated by
Peculiar Combination.

Naples, oct S.-The beautiful coasts
Of the Bay of Naples and the Gulf Of
Salerno and the Islands OF Ischia and
Procida have been devastated by a Pc
culiar combination of the elements
The exact number of victims has not
been learned. but 80 persons are said to
have been killed. The monetary loss is
| great.
The disaster appears to have come in
| the form Of a cyclone having three CEN
tors the first over the island of Ischia.
the second over the town Of Tore lei
Greco on the east coast Of the Bay of
Naples and the third sweeping the cur
! Of Salerno.
Accompanying the cyclone were II
cIoudburst' tidal wave and svtolent
eruptions from Mount Vesuvius and
from crater suddenly opened ON the
summit of the long oxtinst noun, Emo
| rneo, on the island OF rschia.
lschia and the adjacent Islands suffer.
ed most No Americans are reportcd in
| the troubled zone, foreigners having re-
Gently given that section wide berth
| because of the cholera epidemic
Throughout the night much confusion
existed as the failure Of the electric Ipht
and Geographic wires 1T the terr,torv
In darkness and without means of .,.v
| communication. Admiral Leonardo min.
lister of marine, is at lachia orgon,yin,
the relief for which $40 Is ALREADY avail.
able.
RIVERS or MUD AND ASHES
ne coast OF the mainland which YES
'erday were beautiful with their grown
VI orange lemon ana mandarin trees have
heen oVe:run with rivers of mud ana
'""es iro''' MI NeSuVus Human bodies
ana the carcasses of dumb animals b,v.
ocei u'acoNered IN molten stream.
the unique high road from sorr.nto
|" A'ia'ii ana Salerno formed by ter
races In the mountain cliffs and hord.ro,
WIN i'u'' trees ana vines. was unrecog-
/ nizable TO-DAY. At several points lana
slides have occurred
Next to the loss at Ischia the pre,t.s,
daihase was done In the towns of por-
tici, Tore del Greco, Resina. AMAZE,
oo'reh'o' -Haiori' Havello, Angri, Pom
tecaBnano. Cetava and Montecorvino
The station master on the railroad =,
Nietri, a mile and a half west of soIor,'o
was Kiiied by an electrical shock while
attempting to telegraph the news of tho
disaster to other points.
LAVA is 20 FEET DEEP
Reports from Ischia describe tho si,ua-
tion there as distressing. The famous
paths of Lucullus have been DESTROYED
At some points the lava from Mt. Epomeo
Is 20 feet deep.
When the cyclone was at its height
enormous hail stones fell and huge rocks
detached from the mountain peaks cana
tumbing down. Some of these weighed
several tons. one measured so cubic
yards.
At Tore del Greco the roof OF n build
ing was blown off and the iloors colap-
sing carried a sailor. his wife and child
OF l3 months into the cellar The woman
was killed and the husband with the babe
In his arms escaped from the place only
to be drowned IN the street. The baby
was rescued
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1910-10-27
DROUTH IN NEW ENGLAND
serious Shortage OF Water in Mnny
Towns despite Rain,

Boston. Oct Notwithstanding the
comparatively heavy rains of Saturday.
the first to moisten many parts of New
England for weeks. most of the country
side remains dry. Many towns are forced
still to rely on meagre auxiliary sources
for their drinking water, while that
which Is thus obtained is generally ad-
United to be much below standard In
several cases, lack of water has
Jeopardi@cd the safety OF towns from fire
Restriction on the use Of municipal sup
piled water to absolutely necessary pur-
poses Is quite general through central
and western Massachusetts. In these sec
tions and In southern parts of Vermont
and New Hampshire farmers are Obliged
to haul water for their stock.
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WOMAN REGAINS COMPOSURE
Mrs. Avertll, Charged with Murder
Probably VIII Not Have PrcIim-
inary Hearing.

st. Adams, Oct 24.-Mrs Frank Aver
III, who is now in Franklin county jail
on the charge of shooting her husband
last Thursday night at his home in St
Adams town is In a much calmer con-
dillon than she was Immediately after
her arrest,
NJ. "a, Alexander has been retained ms
the woman's lawyer and to II Free Press
reporter Tonight he said he did not care
to discuss the case. but he did say tina,
hs thought that the stories concerning
his clients habits, appearance. etc. were
somewhat exaggerated and he consider
ed that 1t was unfair to the prisoner to
have public sentiment prejudiced against
her before IA preliminary hearing. even
had been held.
Mrs. Averill's sister Mrs. Morley, Ol
Fitchburg, Mass. arrived in the city
yesterday, having came here on account
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BOY SENTENCED FOR THEFT.
Will spend Ten iears at Industrial
schOOl--Stolc SIO9S.

Morrisville, Oct, 2-Rumoo King. the
ll-ycar-old son of Mrs Arthur Laird WAS
to-day sentenced to spend the remainder
Of his minority at the Industrial school
for larceny.
The money drawer in the Office OF the
NorriSvlle Foundry ~ Machine company
was broken into shortly after six o'clock
last night and its contents, Sl0gs taken.
The King boy was seen to have mora
money than lie ought to-day and Ne was
taken before states Attorney NJ y
Maurice this evening. At .irst lac dcnicU
all knowledge Of the affair hut later owned
up. He will II" taken TO Nergennes to-
morrow 10 begin his sentence.
He said that he entered the shop short
~ before closing time last nieht and hid
under "A rack of pipe and shafting When
the men had zone he went To the Office
turned on the lights pried open the money
drawer with screw driver and took the
contents.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1910-10-27
GRAND MASTER LAYS STONE
Masonic Temple and Club House mt
brntt1ebOrO WIN he Ready for De-
cupancy January I.

Brattleboro. oct. o5.-The corner stone
of the new Masonic Temple and club
house was laid this afternoon with inn
pressive ceremonies by Grand Master II
l.. Ballou OF Chester and other grand
lodge officers. The committee Of arrange
ments was James A. 'loadley. W VI.
Sanford A. Daniels. : W, and Arthur l..
Billings, j. W. of Columbian Lodge No.
&c. Charles ~ Niles. w. NJ. Arthur y.
Slmonds. s. w, and Horton. j. W.; of
Brattleboro Lodge, No. loa. The two blue
lodges met at Masonic han at two O'Clock
and aided by Beauseant commandery.
X, T., led by the First regiment band,
escorted the grand lodge officers to the
place Of tho laying OF the stone.
The invocation was offered by the Rev
Roy NJ. Houghton. pastor of the con-
gregational Church. The exercises of lay
Ing the stone opened with the pro-
clamatior Of Grand Master Balou de-
handing silence and announcing the
purpose of the occasion.
William II. Vinton. president of the
Brattleboro Masonic Building association
presented the grand master silver
trowel, which WAS used I'm the ceremony,
The stone contained n copper box, in
which had been sealed many articles,
including current issues of the local news
paper, city directory, the Masonic
directory and other documents.
There was Il large attendance of towns
people and about go members of the
Masonic order We're In the procession that
escorted the Grand lodge officers to the
site of the new temple The contractor
expects to have the building ready for
occupancy by the first of the new year,
The structural steel work was com
menced Monday and the work Is to be
pushed as rapidly As possible.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1910-10-27
WEST POINT CADETSHIP
Congressman PIumicy to Hold Exam.
fnntiOn December q and :.

Northiield Oct. 24-ConCressman
trict has been Informed by the wai de-
rartnent that he IL permitted to rec
ommend candidate for appointment to
the Cadetshp at the West Point Mill
tary academy for the coming January
! examination.
The candidate must be over II and I'M
der - years Of age, and he must Le not
less than five feet four inches in height
at tho age OF II nor five feet five inches
III height at the age of IS and inward
The candidate Is also required to he a
resident of the second congress sional dis
tvic
mere Will ne u preliminary test held
AT Norwich University. Northfeld VI
beginning Tuesday. December 6, at two
o clock in the afternoon and ending
Ncdhesday December :. in charge of
Froi. II. r. Roberts. and all persons
llling the specified requirements men
toned above are at liberty to take this
examination, which will consist Of "A
mental and physical test As result of
TINS test the names of one principal and
TWO alternates will be recommended to
the war department.
Anyone wishing TO take this cxamina-
tion VIII please signify their intention to
irof. II. X. RopertS. Mortified, VT. who
VIII be pleased to furnish further in
formation In regard to this matter.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1910-10-27
DECISIVE VICTORY GIVES
ATHLETICS CHAMPIONSHIP

Chicago. oct. 2}-The base ball cham
pionship of the world belongs to tho Phil
adolphia club of the American League.
The Athletics cinched tho big pennant
fast to-day by beating the Chicago club.
TO g Eve games were played In the Sc
RES. ana the eastern youngsters took
-FOUR OF them by outbatting, outfieldins
and outrushing the veteran Chicagoans.
The players share of the money taken
In amounts to 1901 &C. OF this amount
" per cent, or Si7.iiS.l3. goes to the win
ners and sSl ,62s,7S to the losers. As there
are % players on each team eligible to
participate. each of the Philahelphans Is
entitled In round numbers 10 s2,G2 and
each Chicagoan to sl,S7b.
The total receipts for the series were
$l'39s0, The two clubs receive sSs, 755
each while sl7,49s goes to the ma
uonal commission. The total paid at
tendance wns l!52l9 persons,
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Suspension Of Deer Hunting Sea
son Probably to Allow Re
peal Of Doe Law.
MAJORITY C0EMENDS HIN
Vermont Porcupine Severely Ar
raigned in General Commit
tee Hearing Miller Anti
Divorce Bill Discussed.

Montpelier. oct 20--There was CON
siderable stir about tho state House this
norning when Governor Mead gave out
his ~roclumation suspendng the open
,caScu for bunting from October "a &c
October 81 inclusive The Governor did
this under the authority granted him by
law PASSED at the last session which
provides that the open hunting icon
may be suspended, ar Il stall appear
to the Governor that by reason Of drought
the use Of firearms in the forests is
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,bo+ IN r,sb tb~,,i,,n 81 law to ra,oo, the
Low, ol,ov,ny tNa tv1tnp of docs would
no in orec, "A violation NV tho state
,v,icb has ecld Thousands If buntars,
,ico,,ecs and would rc tnti,,, ovo,-
mart of thc rr,vilogas pruntad bv those
i,ccnsoe or co,,rsa tho notion ~ tho
Gov,rno- was condemned h,- those who
f,,.or ,to l,,lii,,. of do.. o,,d ,,,,,r,oudod
nv those who are cpnoscd tt # and n
minority of fine legislators seem to favor
the reneal of the law That was nassed
NJ the last session
c.rpo,~,- ron ro,cr.r,,-,- r,,,
i"e general committee gave a u"arlnS
lh'S morning "r VIC ~" "lro'u'eu py
MI 'aiN ol Mo'ris'o"h proV'uiHS
IouH'N on porcupneS. Ihls Should not ne
cohlouhoed win any hedgehog IeS,sla-
w" NAT WAS 'Il"ue ;" Hiuch sport oil AT
tlc iaS' Sesslo"' AS !" fl"''er OF ract
-N'' N'"lN says l'lere - MOI hepnehoS
III ''e 9'"'e Oh Vermont put there are
pr' "I''i'eS' WING" - 'he rea' h'uhe Oh the
al''o icS'S ''ut ~ so huch dhm"Se.
nc "o''i''o'S "cio'e 'uf committee was
"'' III '"'"l Vi " bounty o. - or 40 cents
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VERMONT NOTES.

For cruelty to animals. Harry Love of
North bennington was fined $50 aud costs
saturday afternoon. His offense consist
"a of dragging SOW behind wagon.
a petition in bankruptcy has he IN
filed by Peter Lafayette Of New Haven.
cooper who gives his liabilities as
s5s6,26 and his assets as $780, all err
empt
A petition in bankruptcy has been
filed by Converse {. Ifennigan of Nor
wtch. They give their liabilities as
s4.S39.50 anc their assets as 1927, all
exempt.
j. Edward Copps of Rutland aged %
years died at the city hospital Oct IS
Of typhoid fever. the fourth victim
Of the present epiaemic Mr. Cops was "A
graduate OF Yale and a member of ,hs
Vermont State Bar association.
Hunters licenses have been taken
out by Daniel Austin of Pittford. 81
years old and Alvin Smith Of Barre,
between 95 md 90 years old. Both
men expect to go out after deer If the
season ever opens.
The railroad depot and Adams's store
at froctorsNille and the depot ut Caven-
dish were broken into Sunday night. No
railroad property was carried away but
at the store the burglars got about $40
from the ill ana a few stamps
joseph Tracy a Barre auarrynnn.
was caught in 20 dciricR rope ON the
edge OF the quarry pit October Is and
pulled over the bank, a fall of eight
feet several ribs and Il colarbone were
broken and it is thought that he sus-
tanned injuries to his spine
a balloon about eight feet in length
passed over the village of St Johnsbury
Saturday morning. 1t VS. made and
liberated by Corccll Stewart a school how
who followed it on q bicycle It Travelled
about mile several hundred feet above
tie Village.
Windham county faces a water fam
inc unless rain falls In considerable
quantity before the ground freezes
About one-third of the farmers in
that section have had to draw water
from the rivers to supply their stock.
some have tried to sink wells in their
pastures.
The total amount of taxes paid in to
the Rutland city treasurer this year is
sl36,Nl.Os. The names of delnquents
whose taxes amount to s2.59S IS have been
turned over to the collector This is the
lowest amount OF unsolicited taxes
placed In the hands of a collector In sew
eral years
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1910-10-27

pledged such a law, and no nronosed
now to be consistent md vo,e oa,,rs,
the amendment and in favor y, III. h,,,
CORY or Montpelier, although a
large employer Of labor. opnosod ,,a
amendment and favored thu h,u t,o .a,,
"on'peher labor asks for such a b,I I,
jus, ana right and in line with
''e party pledges. Mr.. Bronson of Hard
80 '"ought the !nboring man should
,,'e some chance for himself, and in this
o'i' nc gets such chance.
In favoring the amendment, NJ r.,,,
lleid' MIR. Chapman of Windha,n.
ana MT Martin of Hartlnnd believed ,bo
~ "'uin make deadheats out Of honest
ana would give such laborers
80 ci'"hce III the world to he loafers
and cheats.
a bin introduced in the House this
i'e''ooh ny Mr.. Briggs OF Searsburr
vi uouole taxation. It provides that
~ '"e listers cannot find any taxable
r,op"ry tney may assess a sum equal 70
."e 'iue value of all taxable propertv
o""cu ny individuals or may double tho
amount OF mans poll
AT 'he meeting of the Farmers club N .
"'o'ro" evening, the question of the ON
p,uS erS INABILITY act. and the hedgehog
Dill Will be discussed
WILL GET NO OFFICE RENT
Iut'Ie attempt to resurrect uouso h,,
g. "nich provides for an allowance for
o'ice rent and equipment for the n,,b,,c
"er'ice commission was made this morn
ing by mr' Howard OF whiting. who tr,od
10 get the House to reconsider i,s ,o,o ~.
"hich yesterday IL dismissed -tts tri
by vote Of III 10 60 tho II ,uso o,,a,,.
ADMINISTERED a knock to tho nuhlic sor
vice commission and refused 70 recon,i,,o,.
It's action
ohIy few Of the bills introduced in ,bo
House this morning are of ponor,, in,,,
est. one introduced hv Mr. i-,.rdors -,
orange provides that a legal school yoar
Sh"H consist of not less than r. veo,.s
mat legal school must co,toi, a., ,,.,
SIX pupils. taught by teacher duIv
qualified who has kept and ra,urrn., rl.
register to the proper authority
ABOLTsHES ROAD SUPERVISORS
Inc bill introduced by Mr.. Baldwin
OF pnmmerston has to do with the TAX
ing or land by r. railroad. II provides
'hat IT an agreement cannot be roa,n
ca ny the party as regards farm cross
ings' the matter shall be left for 4.
cision with the public service comni L.,
sion
Mr.. Cook Of Shoreham introducnd a
Dill which Is of vital interest to tn, "a
county highway supervisors. This hin
provides for the adjustment Of thea.
county offlcials and for the subsil.u-
ton in their place of three supervisors
to assist the state highway commits
Sioner and to be appointed by him.
The House will 20 into n committoe
of the whole at two O'Clock to-mor~oy
afternoon on the hill granting NUM-
cipal suffrage to women Mrs An
nette Parmelee of Enosburg has been
invited to be present at that time ami
to give to the committee of the whole
Ter views on the subject
The hedgehog bill Is promised for dis
cussion In the House some time Thurs
day. Those who favor a bounty of 30
cents ON these animals are very much in
earnest. and they promise arguments that
Will be convincing when the bill comes
up for third reading.
The auditorium In the new city hall
Continued on page o.
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FALL KILLS QUARRYMAN.
knocked from Derrick Chain. -
Which lie Was Riding

Bethel. oct H.-While riding on inc
chain OF a derrick at the quarry OF tina
Woodbury. Granite compsny this morn
ing, Angelo Toscia was knocked OF ana
almost instantly killed h. fall to tho
bottom OF the quarry. II is said that he
was knocked Off by Il piece OF granite. He
fell a distance of 30 feet landing on tho
granite flooring OF tho quarry lie was
terribly crushed and died within "A short
time. Toscia came 10 the United States
from Italy about six months ago He
was q years of age and was unmarried.
so far rs known he had no relatives in
the United States
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1910-10-27

London, oct A.-Dr. Iawey II. Grip
PEN convicted of the murder OF his wife
i'eiie Gilmore, the actress. will be hang
ed on November S. The date originally
announced was November 10. but to-
dhy the sheriff advanced the day one
week.
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APPRECIATED IN FRANCE.

ihe lie Ripolin building. situated on
wharf beside the Seine river, Paris
FRANCE was 'ecently rooted with our
roofing. Samples free
S'rohs hardware Co. Burlington, VI,
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usually n boarding house that's good
enough TO be advertised, is good enough
to board at
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For cruelty to animals. Harry Love of
North Bennington was fined $50 and costs
Saturday afternoon. His offense consist
cd of DRAGGING Cow behind wagon.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-07
By Paul w est
Drawinss by B. Cory Kilvert

ing out her winder when through her garden7"
'Eyah; wasn't it finer What let's dor"
Il dun no. What!'
SILENCE, during which the shores of the brook rank
~ with grasses and overhung with heavy boughs were
scanned in search of something, anything that might
offer suggestion to the next moment employment.
Then Ben spoke
Jaw, gee! They amt nothin to dol"
yellow warblers nest over in Blaneys orchard"
"Sam Torrey robbed it last night"
eyes, an git Towser Bowditch scked onto we. You
CO."
Jaw, well, then, whatl1 we do2"
"Nothin' They amt"
the two boys their feet; with his second
they had located him. Before he could open his yellow
throat for third CALL pebble had left the ready
slngshot, and Mr.. Bullfrog was gathered to his
ceStorS.
1t took five minutes to skin him, during which time
there complaints against the dizziness of the
times; but when his slippery pe hung dripping at the
end of stick and the boys had chucked the rest of
the unfortunate batracian back into the brook for the
minnows feed their hearts again full of signs,
and the world looked blue and miserable to their eyes,
Some instinct led them from the spot. They trudged
along by the brook stopping occasionally to peg piece
of wood at frog to stoOp some pool and try
to scoop the mnnows out in their hats. 1t was unin
spring Suddenly a song sparrow perched on limb
and broke into ripping melody The boys stopped,
and Ben laid his hand the sleeve of his companion,
whose raised to hurl a stick at the bird.
Don't we do it," said Ben protestingly, dropping
his hand and standing motonless while the dusky song
filled the air with his liquid music His eyes
not directed at the boys and he had not seen them
Then his song over, he gave departing "Cheep!"
took wing, and disappeared in group of low bushes on
the other side of the brook.
Instantly Ben was after him. Come on!" said he.
"Now We'll git his nest If you'd fired that stick at
him we'd where he went
There were five eggs in the nest among the bushes,
which Mrs Song Sparrow surrendered after great deal