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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1910-06-09
S1OO FOR KILLING DEER.
Johnson Wen to Pay in Instnliments-
Court Held in Hall Room.

Hyde Park, June THE June term or
the Lamoille county court opened here
to-day with f. x. Butler as presiding
Judge Owing to the destruction or the
court house by fire court is held In the
bail room of the hotel. At two O'Clock
the grand jury and potit jurors were called
and charged by Judge Butler.
There are five cases to be tried by jury
and the first Of these. that of James
S. Spaulding VS. Sanford Reynolds. Cam
bridge parties, is now on. This is an ac-
ton 10 recover to pay for gaso!ene en-
CINE. The next case for trial is that Of
H. II. Powers VS.. Rutland railroad for
pay for services as attorney.
| Fred West and Napoleon Dubray OF
johnson pleaded guilty, one to having
unlawfully killed a deer and the other
to having deer meat in his possession.
They were fined $50 and costs and placed
In charge of probation officer for one year.
They are TO pay to the county clerk $50
ca oh within 30 days and report monthly
to the probation officer. Court viii last
| about two weeks.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1910-06-09
LIBRARY INSTITUTE.
Practical Subjects TO lie Discussed and
instruction Given Free.

st. Johnsbury. June THE week of
June 2025 will bring librarians from all
over the State and from other States TO
st. Johnsbury. Tuesday, the state Libra
ry association will hold its annual meet
Ing for the discussion OF business and OF
problems of vital interest to Librarians
The program includes these subjects
THE Need OF Books on Practical Sub
jectS for the Small Library" what
Good Points to Look for in the Selection
Of Fiction" and The Art of Story Tell
ing There will be lecture In the even
ing
Wednesday the State board of library
commissioners will open an institute for
tho free instruction of librarians. The
sessions OF three hours each will be twice
daily for three days. Mrs. hdlle II. john
| son of the Connecticut library commits
| sion viii give lectures and practical in
| struction in various branches Of catalog-
| ing Mrs Abba D. Chamberlain of Pom
| fret will give lessons I'm book mending.
| There WITH be exhibitions of books and
| mixtures, of library systems and bulle-
| fins and other interesting material. to
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1910-06-09
RUNAWAY POND
MARKER UNVEILED
Centennial Of Important Event ir
States History Celebrated
by 1000 People.

Glover, June 6-In spite of the threat
ening weather this morning fully 1000
people gathered at the site OF Runaway
pond where the arranged program was
carried out. The marker was unveiled by
Miss Ina Paige of Barton and Miss Alice
Kclton of this place. both descendants Of
participants In the letting out Of tho pond
100 years ago. w. G. King chairman Of
the board Of selectmen of the town, pre-
scented the marker.
In the absence Of the president Of the
Orleans County Historical society Z. A..
Cook presided. Mr. Kinney offered pray
err and T.. W. Baldwin of Barton delivered
the address Of the day after which DR..
G. L. French of Clinton. Mass, DIN L..
French, formerly publisher of the Brat
tleboro Phoenix, and Charles cutler OF
West Glover, all descendants, spoke BRIEF
ly. picnic dinner was held, the coree
being made in an iron kettle 100 years old.
Mr.. Baldwin said in part: We are
met on this June afternoon TO cele-
brate the centennial of an event UNI
parallcled in the history OF vermont
A company gathered June 6. 1910, on
the shore Of n pond which covered TINS
ground ono ana one-half miles long
]
three fourths Of Il mile wide and over
100 feet deep, with no intention or ais
turbing IT, and in five hours from the
time they arrived the pond was gon"
| At that time the event was considered
n catastrophe but which moved to b'
ono Of the most fortunate meeting
that ever occurred in the history o.
the state Of Vermont. taking INTO con-
sidcration the fact that the northcas
shore was so low and the foundation
had no stability 1t was only question
Of time when the waters or Long pnn'
must have broken away.
At that time the settlers for the mos
part lived upon the hiSh and open GROUND
and the shores Of the streams were GOV
cred with thick timber. The act of mar
or of few men have many times saVe'
the lives of few persons, but the diSsIni
of this short ditch 100 years ago undoNn'
eddy saved a vast amount Of propcrt!
and hundreds OF human lives rs larH
share Of the villages of Glover. Barton
and orleans would have been destroyed
to say nothing of the beautiful home
the entire distance from here to the lax
deploro that we do not know the name
OF all who took part in that WORK s
we could inscribe their names upon IN
hero roll Of the state of Vermont.
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AUTOMOBILE CAREII.EIssN ass.


Many OF the autouohiIe accu1erts II
the present are due 70 the cprtenlgt OF
danger which has heen bred by lurE ru
ming OF the machines. while -t1rrs Ne
due To mere ~ cd eSsus SIS. That tat'iig
At Bennington. carrier in the week -ceils
to have been Of the latter class, al-
though there might also have lr," N
element Of daFs-ievitry AZ 4 lui-
ing cause. As the newspaper r-Y4rt- -ull
Of the accident. however, the driver or
the wrecked automobile was not putting
on unusual speed and was not showing %
reckless Disregard ot T. shppcry rood
such as attended the fatal accident near
Manchester. y. H., recently; but 1e Was
thoughtless in watching FOR street '"I
tracks. and the thoughtless1css WIS
heightened by the facI that the au-ou-o-
bile was curtained as IL protection from
the rain. So. there is a difference .--
tween contempt of the power in the r--
chine, gained through supposed MASTERY
Of IL. and mere careless driving. and tie
careless driver WAS shown in the Hen-
nlngton incident to be as likely 10 nee
mishap as the daredevil.
A warning against the kind OF accident
at Manchester, n. H.. is well presented
by the Springfield Republican il the fol-
lowing paragraph; THE week h's
brought n lot OF deaths through 'toiA"-
bile accidents which are now too WHe"
accepted MS commonplace ntiutil7'
There is nothing more ineNorablN dhne'i-
Gus than powerful machinery where lAa
human control OF II has been Iost. II Is
for those who handle automobiles always
to keep this in mind, and take no RISKS
that can be avoided. Familiarity dHHs
the sense of the possibilities of disaster
that are inherent In every automobhe'
Let the effect of these automobile TRACE
dies be to induce greater care on tho
part of all who operate machines. Nv
the same way. the Remington accident
might be taken as warning against
plain carelcssness in operating the auto
mobile. The chauffeur should have MS
eyes open to dangers incident 10 slow
travelling as well AS to those inclden'
to excessive speed. There is 10 saIey
for the passengers or for the public,
unless he does exercise that caution.
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10th COMMENCEMENT.
Niddlebury College Graduation Pro-
gram of Especial Importance.

Middlebury. June 8.-LIhe revival OF the
Roman drama, the breaking of ground
for tho Pearsons's hall for women, the
recent endorsement of the college by the
general election board, and the interest
In the Mccullough gymnasium fund, will
make the 10th Middlebury College com
mencement of exceptional Importance
Following Is the program:
Sunday, June 12-10:45 A. m, baccaiau-
reate sermon by President John Martin
Thomas: 500 y. m, anniversary Of the
Christian associations with address by the
"sy. Guy c. Iampson, '9G, of Hyde Park,
><s.s.S
Monday, June 20-1O:3O H. m, class day
exercises ON the campus: 200 p. M. an
nual meeting and initiation of Phi Beta
kappa In the college chapel; 300 p. M,
alumni undergraduate base ball game;
7:8o p. M. speaking by the freshmen and
sophomore classes for the Parker and
Merrill prizes 500 p. m, meeting Of the
corporation; $50 p. m. fraternity re-
unions.
presentation of the Roman drama, TEN
poribus Hominis Arplnatis'; 12:3O-2.00 p
m, alumni luncheon on Battell campus
Charles A. Adams, '95, presiding. 200 p
m, breaking ground for the new Pear
sons's hall for women; 400 y. m meeting
of tho corporation In the presidents Of
ice; +00-s:o0 p. m, fraternity receptions
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DEATH OF PROF.
GOODWIN SMITH
One of the Most Distinguished
Educators and Writers Of
Modern Times.

Toronto. Ont, June 7--Professor Cold
win Smith one OF the most distinguished
educators and writers of modern times
died at The Grange" his home here
to-day. Or. smith was unconscious prac-
ucally all Of to-day. following a serious
turn in his condition last night. With him
when the end came late in the after
noon were only his physician, Or. Gras
sett, and Arnold Fiaul,fin his secretary
Early in February Or. Smith slipped
on the polished floor of the hail in his
home and fell. fracturinG his thigh bone.
1t was thought at the time that owing
to hts advanced age he could not sur
vive beyond a day or two, but he ling
cred and as spring came he began to
gain some strength. At times he suffer
ed intense pain from the broken bone.
which did not knit Within the last month
he was taken 10 the library OF The
Grange" which had been transformed
into bedroom and there among his
hooks the distinguished scholar spent the
closing hours OF his life.
TUTOR OF KING EDWARD.
Goodwin Smith was born on August u,
1873. He was the eldest son IF the late
Richard Smith, NJ D., Of Reading, Eng
land Educated at Elton and University
College, oxford, lie was elected fellow
Of oxford when "a years old He was ad-
mitted to the bar at Lncoln's Inn but
never engaged In the practice of law. He
was a tutor OF King Edward when the
latter was Prince of Wales ana was a
great admirer of the late King. In 1855
ne was appointed regius professor Of
modern history at oxford, retaining that
chair until 1866.
Or. Smith first visited America during
the Civil War and was given an enthusi-
astic reception as n champion OF the
cause OF the North. In 1866 he again
came to the United States and became
professor OF English and constitutions
history at Cornell University
That position he exchanged in 1871
for nonresident professorship anc
removed to Toronto.
MUCH ADMIRED IN CANADA.
He had many loyal friends and ad-
mirers in Canada. President Fal-
coner of Toronto University said upor
learning of his death
"Dr. Smith. as superb embodiment
of the highest academic culture, hat
left an enduring impression upon GU
educational ideals"
| Secretary Sinclair OF the labor coun
ell said; He was n man who at al
times was close to the heart of tn
common people for whom hN did S.
much"
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FIND FISHING EXCELLENT.
Luke Mansfield Contributes Many
Big Trout for Club Dinner.

Stowe. Juno About 80 members Of
the Lake Mansfield Trout club passed
Monday night there to begin fishing this
morning for a supply of trout for the
annual dinner Wednesday. The fishing
proved excellent some Of the members
members catching to the limit of five
pounds per member before breakfast.
Tine trout We're OF good size. averaging
three to the pound.
Among the fishermen were Messrs.
Whittemore. Riddell Ind O'Hare of Bur
lington. Moody and Atkins OF Waterbury
and Roardman, Kaiser. II. G. Mcmahon,
Rarrows, Messrs. Kicker and Slack OF
st. Johnsbury. F. G. Fleet wood of Morris
vile, c. 0. and W. T. Burt of stowe.
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FLOATING THEATERS.
show boats on the Rivers Of the Mid
die West.

CF'rom the WIDE World Mngazins)
Not many OF the performers on show
boats care to admit the amount of their
weekly pay, for II Is seldom large. OF
course, there Is no set scale Of wages,
and there have been a few higll-salaried
people who have put In all. or part of
a season with Il floating theatre. Accord
ing to the advance agents OF the show
boat managers. their productions cost
them u small fortune each week. but. as
ated before II IL not by any means the
salary which makes such n position popr-
lar The enjoyment comes from the
complete relaxation from the nervous
strain which the profession suffers dur
ing the summer months on land tours.
due to excessive heat. constant packing
and unpacking. hurried Journeys In I'M
comfortable railways. and, most dreaded
OF all, the necessity of dressing up Cor
the benefit Of the public each day. On a
tioaAing theater each performer grows to
feel that he or she is at home and may,
with perfect freedom affect the desfiabills
or Il private house. Another feature tina,
goes far toward making up what is lack
ing in the pay envelope is the fact that
most managers allow their people the
privilege OF using the boats ard SO on
| for private purposes. Captain Caches.
! manager Of the Emerson Heating
palace is probably the most generous Of
the number, and carries gasoline
launch. which may occasionally be used
for enjoyable little trips away from the
| shoW-boat on picnic or fishing excursions
To the same man and to Capt. Markle be
long the credit OF furnishing their com
panies with the hest and most whole
some food A poor cook can make things
mighty monotonous during n season OF
eight or nine months. and long experienc &c
In every possible variety OF hotels makes
| tho average performer an expert
at expressing his dtsappiobation il
something Is wrong in the culinary de-
partment.
| The show boats have become an estab-
ished feature along the rivers of the mid
| die West; there Is not n river OF any
consequence but what has seen some OF
| these craft. The Wabash, the Green
the Tennessee. the Cumberland. and the
Red rivers have all been visited hy IN.
smaller ones. and year by year the class
OF people who watch the performances
becomes more desirable. Low-class pro
ductons would NOT nc tolerated. even II
the management should attempt to put on
such show 1t is only another instance
OF the survival Of tho fittest" Fortunes
have been made in the show boat indus
try, and are still to be made, and there
| can be no doubt that, from the perfor-
mer's point OF view, it Is one OF the most
pleasant forms Of the entertaining bust
ness that have ever been devised
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CORN MIrHr RE nEpLAN.rE,r
MIDDLEBURY GETS $4,000.
Dig Boost toward OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
nasium Fund Totals S12,SOO,

MiddlchrrY, June 7-President John NJ
ThomoS announced this morning that
Middobury College hns received n sub
scriptlon Of $4,000 Cor general endow-
nent To meet the conditional offer of
s5a,tC from tho general education board
The gymnasium fund now stands at
si2, 800 leaving Sl7.2o0 to be secured he
fore commencement. In order to get the
grant of $4,000 from the Rockefeller fund
$4,000 must be raised. 1t Is now neces-
sary to complete the gymnasium fund
and obtain Si5,pn additional. The time
limit for securing subscriptions is De-
cemher 81, 1911, and subscriptions must
be made payable before December 81. 1919.
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which all librarians are asked to con-
tribute. Two prizes will be awarded Of
$40 and IS for the first and second best
exhibition of library advertising. Tho
state gives the instruction gratis to IL
brarians and teachers and to any one in
tcrested In the work
In many cases the library trustees pay
tho expenses OF the librarian to these
meetings. believing that the community
Is sufficiently benefited by the Increased
efficiency In tho service Of the librarian
to Justify the expense. However the law
provides that the expenses Of the librar-
Ian In attendance at the institute may be
paid by the town, city, or Incorporated
village in which such librarian Is en-
plOyc'.
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SHORT TDRM IN PROSPECT.
MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY
WANTS T. R. TO RUN 1T

Detroit June IA private tele-
gram received from Ann Aror says
that George u. Codd, member of the
board Of regents of the University of
Michigan IS in Europe for the pur-
pose Of asking Col. Theodore Roose-
volt to accept the presidency of the
University of Michigan. The Ann Ar
Dor telegram said that at the last
meeting OF the GARD OF regents II
was decided that Mr. Codd should
make the trip to Europe to meet Mr.
Roosevelt, there having already been
some communication between the
board and the ex-president on the
subject.
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STRUCK LYING IN BED.
Electric storm Did Much DnmnRe Il
Connecticut River Valley.

White River Junction, June "A severe
thunder storm passed over here early
this morning doing much damage in
places. Edward Adams was rendered un-
conscious and very seriously injured
while lying in bed In a house near n large
tree, which was struck. In another house
the plastering was torn off In some places
and o,Aer damage done.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1910-06-09

The skeleton in the closet Is often re-
vealed by legal procedure. and, though It
cannot be avoided, the family quarrel Is
Bound to be aired when will contests are
tried before surrogate. Many elements
enter into these dissatisfied
heirs, forgery, undue influence on the
part Of persons who have been associated
with the property owner; tho existence
| Of more than one will; vague and indef-
| mite language in a mans last testament,
| for "all things which are so written In
will as to- be unintelligible are to be on
| that account regarded as though they
were not written"
Nuncupative or oral Wills. the right to
make which Hes only with sailors mt sea
| or by soldiers in the field. are somewhat
rare. but one was admitted to probate
| In Kings county last December by Sur
rogate ketcham. This viii was made by
George O'Connor. chief engineer of the
steamship Dorothy, while the vessel was
in mldocean. All that he said was
Everything that | have belongs to my
daughter. Lizzie,' and the will was
proved with the aid or two witnesses
| the captain and first officer of the Doro-
| thy.
Not infrequcnty you hear of people
| who have been rewarded in wills for n
Kind act long forgotten, except by the
person who experienced it. Fathfulness,
too sometimes brings legacy, and SO
docs politenesss, as was manifested in
the case OF the Boston bank clerk who
suddenly found himself possessed. the
other day. of $1,000 because of his
poiteness and kindness IN business deal
| iurs' with "a woman client
In all probability little information
about King Edwards will is likely to
come to light, for there is no law in
England tn compel the probating Of such
n kiisly document. British sovereigns
are permitted 10 buy property with the
funds of the privy purse. and they have
the right to dispose of their personal es-
tate without publicity. 1t is related of
minister's, he burned the will of his
father, George !. because it contained
certain scandalous requests to court fav-
critics. and it is not improbable that
other old kings adopted similar meas
ures when they were deemed necessary
to preserve the reputation Of the reign
ing house.
Dickens tells in "Fickwick Papers no"
Sam Weller saved his stepmother's vii
from destruction at the hands OF hi:
father. Tony.
This here is the dockymcnt, sammy,
said Mr. Weller, 81 found in the littl
black teapot on the top shelf of the bal
closet. She used to keep her bank notes
there, afore she was married, Samivel
rye seen her take the lid off, to pay {
bill, many and many time. Poor creetur
she might ha' filled oil the teapots II
the house with Wills. and not have neon
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500 p. M. evening presentation Of the
Roman drama.
Wednesday. June 22--9.00 a. M, meeting
of the alumni 1000 a. m, formation of
procession on campus; 1890 a. m. gradua-
ton exercises of the class OF 1910 with
comforting Of degrees: 200 y. m, COM
mencement dinner in town hall; 1:3O-l0 .0J
y. m, presidents reception; 900 p. m,
commencement ball.
Dean Walter f.. Howard has an
nounced the following honorary appoint
ments for the class of 1910: Valedicto-
ran. Herbert f. Worden, Rye, N. Y;
salutatorian, Miss Alice F. Raymond,
Leominster, Mass.
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FIXTURE.

That's beautiful girl you have in
your store said the man acquaintance
I've seen her In the window several DAYS
as / passed"
"sho isn't an employe," the milliner
answered YEARLY. shes n woman try
Ing to decide on new hat"-Buffalo Ex-
press.
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A BOYS FUTURE.

Church, really don't know what to
make OF that boy of mine.
Gotham-What's the matter with him?
Church-Oh, he's so terribly slow to
move.
Gotham-Why not make chess player
Of him ?-Yonkers Statesman.
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GUARDIAN FOR AGED BRIDE
Grand laughter Took Action after
Groom Got Fast Horses.

Montpelier. June "a sequel to the
marriage at East Barre last week of
Frank Yeartaw, aged 49,. and Mrs.
Mary Worthen. aged IS, developed to-
day when Mrs. Minnie T.. Sanborn of
Barre. a granddaughter Of Mrs. Year
taw applied to the probate court for
a guardian for the aged woman The
petition will he argued before Judge
Martin Friday morning. June 10.
After being refused by the Rcv. ].
d Mckenzie of Barre because of the
age Of tho prospective bride the couple
We're finally married by the Rev. Frank
Blomneld who has recently come to
East Barre from Michigan.
It is said the petition for guardian
is brought with the idea of having
the marriage annulled. since the
couple were married II is said the
bride drew 800 from Barre bank
and gave 1t 20 her husband to pur-
chase a span Of fast horses. and that
when the gran d daughter heard of 1t
she promptly brought the petition be-
fore the probate court.
SUSPECT BEHIND THE BARS.
Montpelier, Jne 5-James Shina. a nod
carrier at the city hall. was arrested at
an early hour to-day by Officer Connolly
while he was attempting to break in the
rear door Of the opera house block. He
will be given a hearing in city court Mon
day morning The police department has
a well grounded suspicion that Shna
Is the man who broke into the ticket Of
flee of the Montpelier e. Wells River rail-
road Friday night
FOUND UGLY BEAR AND CUBS.
Waterville, June edwin md Albert,
sons OF Grant Thomas, while fishing in
brook near his farm Saturday ran
into an old bear aad two cubs. The old
bear sat up fearful growing and the
boy concluded to start for home at once.
ESCAPED IN THEIR NIGHT CLOTHES
Johnson. June &C. w. Smiths resi-
dence west Of the village was burned to
tile ground early yesterday morning
| with two horses. one cow and lot of hens,
| The family barely escaped with their
| night clothes. The cause Of the fire is
unknown. II caught in the upper part of
| the barn In the hay.
SHORT TDRM IN PROSPECT.
| Woodstock. June THE June term Of
Windsor county court opened to-day
Judge w. II. Taylor OF Hardwlck pre-
siding Many cases were droppod in the
calling of the docket. and the outlook
Is for short term. Gen Hugh Henry
of Chester and G.. c. Fits of Rrattiebnrc
were among out-of-county lawyers
present.
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An empIoye with only half mind fol
your work should be a constant remind
er of want advertisins's usefulness 4
employers.
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GAMES AWAY.

GAMES AWAY.
Vermont 3. Seton Hall Q.
Vermont o. Pennsylvania State o.
Vermont I. rr79asy wanna State !.
Vermont I. F;uckneJl q
Vermont 3, Manhattan 10.
Vermont ). Furdharn ~.
Vermont /. West Point :
Vermont G. Birghonton. New Yort
State League.
Vermont 8. F11ghaupton ..
Vermont :. CorIpef O.
Vermont :, Brown &C.
Vermont g. MASSACHUSETTS, state q
Vermont s. Yale i.
verrIort 3. Dartmouth 2.
Vermont 6. TUFTS g.
Vermont s, Ffoty Cross ?.
IOME, GAMES.
Vermont 4, Maine l.
Vermont 1. E;owc,o:p ..
Vermont II, Norwich 8.
Vermont I. Colby D.
Vermont ;. Dartmouth {.
Vermont +. Eioiy Cross 3
Vermont .. TUFTS &.
Vermont s. Manhattan L
Vermont Is, C;euyGerovTl /
Vermont 4 Rochester =
Vermont :, Massachusetts state !