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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-06-01
BETHEL.

Heber T. Maynard AM family of
windsor are guests at Willis 7. May
nard's.-Mr. and Mrs. Rowland Howe OF
Windsor are guests at Z. o. Williamson
Mr.. and Mrs. +. p. Billiard OF Spring
field, Mass, are visiting at =. f. Mobiles
News has reached here Of the death
Saturday in Detroit of Mrs. Fleazer
Abbey, formerly Adelina Whitaker Of
this place.-The Memorial day exercises at
the town hall were well attended Tues
day afternoon, 10 veterans being present
The address OF Col Charles II. joyce
was delivered with much vigor despite his
physical NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. are on sale
by the w. H. s. juniors for an entertain
ment Thursday evening by Miss Marion
Wilson. an accomplished 1der and i'm
personator. who appeared here last sum
mer-C. r. Shepard has moved from the
Marston block to the Gibson COTTAGE
where he formerly lived.-J F. south
worth has returned from n visit in Tuppor
Lake. y. Y.-B. l.. Osgood was in Mont
pelier Tuesday to attend the Washington
county convention of rural carriers
White River Pomona Grange will meet
in Bethel Thursday afternoon and evening
with an elaborate program.-Mr n. w.
Bliss and Hiss Ada Spaulding were in
Randolph Wednesday Roy Savage has
returned to Windsor after n visit at his
brother s.-Mrs William Euhar and
Mildred Eubar of Lincoln are guests at
William J. Fearons.
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WORCESTER.

The Rev. George Smith has bought the
Blodgett farm from Henry Holmes and
VIII soon take possession.-Mrs. George
Conner and little son OF Montpelier are
guests of her sister, Mrs. Howard Dodge
and family.-Albin Durkee of North DuX-
bury is visitor at Frank Pierce's. r..
;. Currter county road commissioner,
was in Gown on Saturday in consultation
with the selectmen.-Mrs. Ella HutChin-
son of Montpelier is the guest of II. l..
Abbott and sister.-Frank Pratt and
family and f., NJ Buck ana family Of
Montpelier spent Sunday in town.-Mr
and Mrs. Elmer Brown and daughter and
Mr.. and Mrs Guy Bancroft and son Of
East Calais were in town SATURDAY.. MIR
and Mrs, Clarence Nourse of Barre are
at j. Il. Wilson's for a week two.-Pre-
memorial exercises at the Corner school
Monday afternoon called out a good at
tendance, Tho exercises were of more
than usual interest.-Th meeting on
Saturday at the cemetery was not as
well attended as 1t should have heen.
The appearance Of the place was much
improved
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DEGREES AFTER 80 YEARS
GrnybeardS HOnOred who Left College
to Join Confederate Army.

Durham. y. c.. May 3l.-Fifty years
ago most of the students Of the State
University of North Carolina hurried
into the confederate army without stop
ping for their a. b. 5, Yesterday what
was left of them, 100 graybeards, got their
degrees. Freshman, sophomore, junior,
senior, whatever class standing they had
when they left school half a century ago,
they got their sheepskins,
The largest audience in the ll6 years
history of the state university came to
Chapel Hin to see the veterans receive
their long deferred honors. one of the
interesting figures was Gen. James $.
Carr who fought his way to starro>
shoulders gtraps after two years service.
The general stood up with a hundred
plainly uniformed veterans who had been
college mates o. years ago.
Gov Woodrow Wilson of New Jersey
delivered the commencement address.
Ills counsel to the young graduates was
mat they should not avoid partiCpa ton
IN puhhc life. Vote at the primaries, vote
AT the regular elections, take an interest
IN puohc affairs, don't shirk the plain
dutN OF a citizen, that was the substance
OF the Governors address Pure notifies
can be obtained, said the Governor. only
when the people as a whole make II i'm
possible for the bosses to do business
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alone is sufficient to make any feetiv,i
memorable.
Tho Tuesday evening program will one,
with Gade's Earl Kings Daughter" ono
of the most dramatic Of all secular conta-
tas, which abounds in beautiful passages
for chorus and sololSts alike This will
be followed by selections rendered bv
the soloists while the concert win be
brought to a close ~ schubert's "Omnip-
otence," for tenor soloist and male
chorus. This Is one of the nost inspiriny
numbers ever written
The matinee will bring to the front tho
orchestra from the Boston Grand Opers
company, which Is the most talked of
musical organization in New England to-
Gay. In addition, the entire chorus Will be
heard in the opening number from Han
del's Messiah" while the ladies' chorus
for the first time in It's history will APP
pear as a separate body in charming
waltz, "Butterflics." as will also the male
chorus in selection of "A popular nature.
This program will also give opportunity
20 hear Mr.. Miles in songs, some Of hui
norous vein, which will display the Won
derful versatility of this great artist.
Another attraction will be Miss Jennette
Rogers, tho twelve yearold prodigy, who
with her flute, will exhibit her marvel
GUS skill.
At the Wednesday evening concert the
association will give Gaul's Holy city"
considered one Of the most melodious
choral works ever composed. This great
work will be followed by a miscellaneous
program of an entirely different nature.
The last number will be Unfold Ye Por-
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A BIG MUSICAL EVENT
The ~. Adams Choral Unions Fifth
Annual Spring CestiNal-A Spleen
did Program.

st. Adams Vermont, May 81
The music loving people of St. Adams
ana the surrounding country will again
have tho opportunity Of hcarins three
concerts this season that will be superior
to any which the society las given dur
ing its five years of existence under the
able direction of Mr., Nelson T. Coffin,
the noted conductor
The chorus IS made up Of over 2'1 ac-
tive members and is better balanced than
ever before. Orchestral program Will be
furnished by musicians from the Boston
Grand Opera company.
Mrs. Grace Bonner Williams, the So
Tlano solost is unqucstionably the most
popular soprano in the concert field She
has appeared with practically all the prin-
cipal choral organizations Of the east and
is ut present on tour with tho entire
poston Festival Orchestra of % pieces.
Miss Barrett. the contralto soloist, a
member of the chorus, has voice Of
most unusual beauty, and Is the most
sought for soloist I'm this community.
MIR, Alfred Shaw, the tenor soloiSt has
"a voice of unusual merit and the fact
that he holds IL church position in the
same quartette with Mr. GWilym Miles
as high commentator as need .he given.
H,r, Miles, the baritone soloist, reCog-
Lied throughout tho country as the
greatest baritone who ever appeared in
the title role of Elijah has no superb
or as a festival artist among the singers
OF the present generation His presence
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FAYSI'ON,

Earl h. Pierce and Shirlie Livingston
are i'll with scarlet fever.-Msses Jennie
ard MAY SMALL are having meas cs-Alrs
Munro Hayes has gone to PlattsburEh
n. Y, her former home for a few weeks
Mrs. r. A. Bragg. school superintend-
cnt, will give examinations for entrance
TO the high school June and in school
house hall No. /. at nine 'clock,-Edna
d. Bragg, who is In the Burlington Bust
ness College, has been at her home a few
ddys.-A forest fire last week burned over
about 80 acres Of lumber on Hemlock hill
near James McCullough's on what is
known as the McAllister lot About 10
men fought the fire four days and nights.
The rain Tuesday was a very welcome
felp.-fienry Smith and Garth Bingham
are ill-hIilo Hin OF Stowe is visiting his
trother. i. G.. Hill.
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SOUTH WOODBURY..

George Snow Of Barre Is making a short
stay at Daniel McLanes s.-Miss Lucy G.
Sabin was at home from Burlington Sum
day.-Flora and Blanche Dunan OF St. AL
bans visited Mrs. Emma Banks Monday
The Ladies Aid will meet with Satira
Sabin Wednesday, June Mrs. Frank
Batchelder returned from the Mary
Fletcher hospital Saturday, and the pros
poets are good for her ultimate recovery
Calvin Pierce an aged and respected
citizen. died at the home Of w. c. Wheeler
Thursday. The funeral was held at the
home on Saturday, Mrs. Isabelle Evin
conducting the service-Eva Angel of
iIardwick was in this place on Sunday
-Pre-memorial exercises were carried ont
on Monday by the schools in town.-Wal-
ter Goodell was at home from his work
in North Montpelier. Sunday.
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MOPETowN.

Mrs. S. f. Atkins and niece, Merle Turn
err visited friends in Waterbury Monday.
Mrs, Betsey Griffith has not been as we'll
for the past few days.--F. +. Johnson and
son. Paul visited friends in Waterbury
Sunday.-Mr. and Mrs. Leo Brown and
daughter of Jones's Brook visited Mrs.
Browns parents Tuesday.-Severa from
here attended memorial exercises in
Waitsf1eld Tuesday.-C. y. Ashley and
son, George, were in Waterbury on bust
ness Saturday.-L. s. Austin visited his
son, II. 7 Austin, in Burlington sunday.
Mrs. Adde Young of Waterbury is visit
ing at G. d. Ashley and Mrs.
Dean Thayer of Barre visited at George
Evans's Sunday.-Roy Atkins went 10
Montpelier Monday, whore he has en-
ployment
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BENSON.

The Hon. c. W. Gates of Franklin was
In this village Thursday.--A sod death
occurred in tho south district Sunday
noon when Helen. the lG-year-o old diugh-
ter of Doren Pratt died from appendi-
citis after an Illness Of few days. She
Is survived by her father and mother, one
sister and one brother-The pre-rne-
mortal exercises 1T the Congrega tional
Church Sunday morning were we'll at
tended, The pulpit was tastefuly deco
rated with flowers of the season. The
choir rendered special music under the
leadership Of Mrs. May Wilcox. Tho
Rev Or. Washhurn gave a sermon ap-
propriate 10 the occasion John A. I.o-
ian post, G. A. r., of Orwell attended in
4 body After service a lunch was
'ervel to the G.. A. r. in the chapcl.-A
company Of young men went to Or.
Iones's cPmp on Lake Champlain Satur-
Say to spend SundaY,-John A. Briggs of
1icon1eroga has been In town the past
week calling on Drs. Jones and Newton.
"A boy was born a week ago to the Rcv.
and Mrs. l., n, Taylor OF Schenectady.
Mr. Taylor was the Methodist pastor here
few years aCO.-The funeral Of Miss
Helen Pratt, who died Sunday. was held
at the Methodist Church Tuesday after
noon at p. m. The Rev DR.. Washhurn
olficiated.
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W,ckers ham Says There Has Been
an Unwillingness to Sentence
Trust Magnates.
JURIES ARE GETTING IN LINE
Prison Penalties May Be Secured
with the Supreme Court
Decisions to Back
Them.

Washington. May 31.-Attorney-G General
Wickersham was asked by the House
committee to-day why the government
thus far had failed TO lodge any trust
magnatcs" in prison.
We have done the best we could &"
he said. but there has been unwilling
ness on the part of the iuries and courts
to sentence men to prison under the
antitrust law. Until the Supreme Court
laid down its definite construction in
the two cases just decided, this rcluc-
lance was we'll understood, for the law
has always been open to question and
has been construed in different ways by
different courts. Juries are becoming
more willing now. however. to convict
and judges who have been reluctant to
impose prison penalties now have the
Supreme Court decisions to sustain
them"
Mr.. Wickersham said he believed prison
sentences would be the most effective
means Of enforcing respect for the anti
trust law. To criminal prosecutions
against the meat packers, milk dealers
grocers, the naval stores and window
glass combinations and other alleged
violators of the antitrust law, he said.
would be added other prosecutions. on
this subject the government had definite
plans.
Chairman Reall asked why there had
been no criminal proceedings against the
heads Of the Standard OIL and tobac eco
corporations
IN view Of tho fact that we have Sc
cured decisions in these cases only within
the last TWO weeks it seems to me that
question answers itself" said Mr. Wicker
sham Now. however. we have an inter-
probation Of the antitrust act upon which
We can proceed.
The attorney-genoral was questioned as
to the cotton cases in New York, but re-
fused to disclose the governments future
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WARREN.

The community wac shocked Friday
morning at the death of Grace Hall, wife
or James McGlaflin, at the Mary Fletcher
hospital Following nm operation. The fun
eral was held at her late home Sunday
afternoon, the Rev. Mr. McDougal omciat-
Ing. 1nterment was in the village Gem
etery. Mr.. McGlafin has the sympathy of
all In his bereavement. This Is the third
death In the family in 10 months She
leaves besides her husband one son,
Glenn, 16 years Of axe, and Eloise, years
Of age, besides many friends-G. w.
Wallis and family were at w. e. Drew's
Sunday.-G. =. Stearns has not been as
we'll the past few days.-Mrs George
FORD is convalescing.-The odd Fellows
held their annual ball May 29-N1rs.
Crmsbee. mother of Mrs. Hiram Keyes,
died saturday after n long Illness at
the advanced age of "a years The re-
mains were taken to Fast Montpelier
where the funeral was held and interment
made.-Stilman Allen and family Of
Barre were in town Sunday.-Mr. and
Mrs. James Eldrige and Mr.. and Mrs.
E'yron Davis of Randolph, Edward Nc
Glaflin OF Mortified and Mrs. Hall and
son of Brookf1ed were In town Sunday
to attend the funeral Of Mrs James Nc
Glafin.
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WAITSFIELD.

Hugh Baird returned Monday night
from a visit to his daughter, Mrs. S. p.
Joslin and family In Proctorsville.-Mr
ard Mrs. Weston Miner and Mr. and Mrs.
Herbert Gleason of Montpelier were visit
ors in town the first of the week The
Rev. and Mrs. c. S. Quimby, Mrs. Ada
Moore and Mrs. r. d. Bishee went as
delegates to the district Sunday school
convention at Northfield.-The Rev.
George McDougall is visiting friends in
town.--Miss Maude Boyce went to Bur
lington Friday, where she will spend a
month in vocal study under Prof. George
Wilder
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TIP to the Pacific coast-JThe annual CON
ference OF Congregational ministers ana
churches of Windsor county was held
here Tuesday and Wednesday with
Eood attendance.-Mrs Laura Williams
has returned from a four weeks visit to
hor mother. Mrs. Sophronia Fisher aged
90 years. In Woodstock.
Ernest A. Crozier and family OF
Lebanon. N. H.. are guests of Miss Lucy
NJ. Standardization high school,
despite a crippled team, defeated Leban-
on nigh school Saturday at Lebanon,
N H., by a score of IA to H.-There was
n large attendance at a union service in
the Congregational Church Sunday
morning, at which the Rev. s. r.. Good
heart preached very ably before the sur
viving veterans Of the Civil War. They
were accompanied by delegations from
the sons Of Veterans and associates OF
the G.. A. r. Music was by a double
quartette. There We're solos by Mrs. r.
NJ. Chase and Principal j. C. Walker
Mrs. e. w. Perrin went to Boston Mon
day.-Mrs. f. w. Beckman Of somer-
vile, Mass, and Mrs. c. II. Allen are
visiting former neighbors here-The Rev.
f. A. Parkhurst was in Roxbury Tues
day ana the Rev. j. Wesley Miller in
Nershire to deliver Memorial day adj
dresses.-Col. Charles II. Joyce will
spend the summer in Pittsfield.-Miss
Marion Titus of STAFFORD is a guest at
c. w. Titus's.-The roof of the Congre-
gational parsonage caught fire Monday
morning from the chimney. The blaze
was put out by neighbors.-Mrs l.. NJ.
Heath was operated on for appendicitis
Friday by DR. John Giles of Hanover.
The case was found to be bad one.
Though very weak, her condition gives
some hope Of her recovery.-Robert II.
kimbail and family are here from Wal
pole Mass.-A daughter was born last
week to Mr. and Mrs. r. J. Whtcomb
Of Walpola, Mass, lately of this town.
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WATERBURY CENTER.

Memorial day services were held Sunday
morning in Seminary hall before large
audience. The Rev. b. =. Parker, assist
ed by the Rev. +. B. Sterling, conducted
the services. Music was furnished by a
double quartette and the grange orches-
ira The hall was tastefully decorated
with flags and plants.-Mrs. John Straw
cf Stowe Is at Esther Marshall's. for a
week.-Memorial day exercises were held
in the rural schools Friday afternoon
MIR. and Mrs. G. S. Hopkins were in
Montpelier Sunday.-E. e. Brown and
Eugene Batchelder were in Hardwick
iriday Earle Davis Of Hardwick is at
F. f. Batchodcr s-The Misses Thaver
we're at home from Mortified Falls Sun
'ay.-Ruby Dow of Montpelier spent Sun
day here
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-06-01

Total cost of 80 nails ......... SO, o49. G79 Is
Again. il We placed grains Of cord or
the q squares Of a chess board. one grain
on the first SQUARE, two on the second
four on the third, eight on the fourth.
and so on. until we reached the c,th
square, this last square would have
sufficient number Of grains to cover tho
entire surface of the earth with a thin
layer Of corn
These familiar examples may well serv,
to illustrate the dreadfully rapid mutt.
plcation of bacteria in the human BODY.
Some of these microbes multiplv hv
division. that is: one divides into two.
the two into four. the four into eight.
and so on. In some instances these
divisions occur every sixteen minutes:
thus making 90 multipucations in 4
hours. Now il may seem absolutely in
credible but Is nevertheless true. Rs
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-06-01
WATERBURY.

The 95th convention of the Washington
County Christian EndeaVor Union was
held Friday in the Congregational
Church in this place. The services opened
with praise service Following this the
greeting was given by the president of
the local society, Arthur Miller, with a
response by the Rev, Mr. BREASTED OF
Barre The roll call of societies showed
good advance in the past year In the work
throughout the county. An interesting
paper was read by Robert j. Charles of
Barre on What Can ! Do?" and the
Rev. W. l.. Bocourt conducted the CON
ference ON The Christian Endeavor
Meeting" in "A very practical and inter
esting manners. A picnic dinner was
served on the lawn Of the church In
the afternoon a praise service was con-
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-06-01
ROCHESTER,.

Mrs " J. Clark of Arthur Is the
guest Of Mrs. w. #. Lang for few
weeks.-Mrs. Matte Alexander is spend
ing few weeks with her son, Albert,
in Hubbardton.-1Irs Florence Barnes of
Rutland is with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. c. f. Kinsman, for short time
AT the annual business meeting OF the
Alumni association of the r. II. S. held
Saturday night at the home of the secre-
tary, Miss Grace Goodno. George Burditt
was elected POSTMASTER for the banquet 20
be held Friday evening, June 9-On Sun
day evening. June 1, Rev. G. c. Bourne
will deliver the sermon before the gradual
tion class of the r. IT, S. in the Congre-
SatiOnal Church
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FORESTDALE.

The Rev. and Mrs. w. A. Wilson Of
Hague y. y, visited At tho Rev l.. G.
Nations this week. making the trip in
their automobiles w. Horn is in Bos-
ton.-Mrs. Jennie Rckert went to New
York city Wednesday, whore she will
spend the summer at the Rev, c. b. Car
penter' 81, G, Bump who has been suf-
ering with an abscess in his ear, went to
burlington Saturday for trea tment.-O
man Partlow, who has been III several
weeks, is very low.-Mrs. Carrie Demo
l., visiting her sister in Schenectady,
n Y.
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LITTLE GIRL DROPS DEAD
FROM FRIGHT IN STORM

Pittshurg, May 3l.--A 65-mile wind
accompanied by heavy rain, caused one
death. one fatal injury and much prop-
crty damage in this section OF the
state late this afternoon. Ethel Ma
knuer. nine year old girl, approach
ing her home was whirlcd into the door by
the wind She dropped dead from fright.
George \ Martin, president of the Pitts
l,urg Tuhe company is dying at a hospi-
Ia, with fractured skull caused by a
'alling sign.
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WASHINGTON
MONTPELIER.

In county court Friday Judge w. w.
Miles appointed George Straiton Of
Barre receiver of the libcrsont quarry
Judgment was entered Friday morning
I'm the case of Charles Bianchi & Son
vs., Thomas Stanland & CO., in favor OF
the plaintiff to recover $l,032 The action
was brought to collect for monument
which the defendants claimed had not
been accepted.
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HAPPENINGS IN VERMONT
Continued from page ~

haying-R L. Powers and his niece, Miss
Ruby Powers, of st. Johnsbury visited
relatives in town the first of the week.
Leander Robldeaux has moved his family
from Burlington to his farm.-Mr. and
Mrs. Michael Goulding OF Manchester, N.
H. are visiting relatives in town.-Ernest
Blanchard has sold his farm to his
brother, Paul Blanchard.
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TIRE SURPRISING RESULTS or GEO
METRICAL PROGRESSION.
, the Editor of the Free Pre-

TO the Editor of the Free Press:
In shoeing a horse, 90 nails are re-
quired; eight for each shoe. If the black
smith charged one cent for the first nail.
two cents for the second, four cents for
the third, and so on, doubling the price
OF each Of the successive 30 nails, the
cost Of shocing the horse would come 70
over 10 millions of dollars. This seems in
credible. but we prove it to be true by
the calculation given below, which shows
the total cost would he exactly $42,949,G1 a.
thus:
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Daniel G. Reid is planning a

Daniel G. Reid Is planning a big cor
poration to control every branch of fire
alarm business in the United States, by
which he will buy up every concern now
doing business on n profitable basis. Mr.
Reid has obtained patents which will en-
able him to utilize telephone lines of tho
country for his purpose, SO that smallest
hamlet will have as perfect fire protect
ion as a metropolis.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-06-01

Both houses OF Wisconsin Legislature
have passed a bill granting suffrage to
women Bill will now be submitted to
voters of State for approval.
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WORCESTER.

Memorial exercises of the G. A, r, We're
held at the local cemetery by delegation
from Brooks post of Montpelier, assisted
by local veterans and school children and
IT, cir teachers
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effect that Mrs. r. Ii. Hartman con
templated founding a university in some
western city having gained widespread
circulation, Mrs. Harrimans office to-
day said that she has never had any
idea Of such an undertaking.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-06-01
WINDSOR
BETHEL.

MRS l.. NJ. Heath is seriously III at her
nome There has been consultation OF
physicians'-The Universalst women
served their last supper OF the season Fri
DAY eVening,-Mr, and Mrs $. NJ. Wash
purh nave returned from six weeks