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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-10-26
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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-10-26
HAPPENINGS IN VERMONT
Continued from pnge 81

cousin, Captain Wnfrcd Carr. at
Georgia Tuesday.-The Rev and Mrs
.. H. Strong, Mr. ana Mrs. l.. C.
Holcomb, Mr. and Mrs II. II. Fuller
MISS Ella Wood and George n Wood
attended the golden wedding reception
Ut the Rev. and Mrs &C.. W. Clarke nj
the Congregational Church in Georgia
MONDAY aftcrn oon.-Charlcs Powell
left for Florida Wednesday evening
"here he has a position for the winter
The Key. -. H. strong goes TO Will
jamestown Thursday to attend the flu
1cral of a former parishioner
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FRANKLIN COUNTY
GEORGIA.

A notable event in town was tho
6Oth anniversary Of the marriage of
Rev and Mrs, Charles w Clark on
Monday. Both of them were born in
town and were married October %.
1861, in the house which is still in
their possession, Mr.. Clark has been
pastor OF the local Congregational
Church for 80 years, which is the
longest record OF all the Congrega-
tional pastors now in active service
in the state, The members of the
congregation arranged a reception for
them at the church in the afternoon.
which was attended by more than 200
Among the guests We're Edmund O.
Baker and Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. Price
from Onto, Mr.. and Mrs. ]. H. Ander-
son from Prince Albert Can. and 9th
err towns. Mrs George H. Locke and
Mrs W. $, Judd rendered solos. and a
male quartet from ST, Adams also
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-10-26

returned home.-Mr. and Mrs. Felix Grit
fin and two children have gone to West
ford to visit relatives.-Dr. John STACY
Of Springfield. Mass, who was called
here by the serious Illness of his sister.
Miss Anna Stacy, has returned home
Miss Flora Smith Of Whiting is visiting
Miss q A. Wooster and Mrs Phoebe Emo
Mr. and Mrs, William Goddard and two
children of Rutland, who have been Wis
iting Mr.. and Mrs Brayton Clark, have
returned home, Miss Pearl Rice OF Bel
lows Falls, who has been the guest Of
Air. and Mrs. Clark accompanied Mr.
and Mrs Goddard.-Mr and Mrs. Charles
Martin have closed their house in East
Shelburne and have come to spend the
winter with Mrs. Lucy Jackman, Mrs.
Martins mother.
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SHELBURNE.

The Rev. Marion G. Cole former
pastor Of the Methodist Church in this
place, hut now pastor Of the Methodist
church in Fort Edward, n. Y, was in
tcWn Monday. calling on his former par
.ahioners-Mrs Robert f. Plnney Of
-NlddIcbury visited her parents Mr. and
MIS- H. g. Ray Friday and Saturday
News has been received of the recent
hlrth OF son to MIR. and Mrs Ralph
inllt4er OF New York. Mrs. Pulitzer was
Miss Frederick Webb.-Miss Pearl Smith
ana Mr. Spear Of Burlington were the
guests OF Miss Smiths mother Mrs
Mary j, Smith, over Sunday.-Tracy
brothers have about completed new COW
stable 100 feet long, 20 feet wide, with
cement sides and floor and modern ven
tlaing racllltles-Dr and Mrs w. y
webb are entertaining a large house
parry among whom are their son, ].
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HUNTINGTON.

The funeral Of Murray Phillips was
held from the Union Church Wednesday
at one o'clock, Rev. II. f. Kemp Off
ciated, with r, II, Read in charge The
deceased leaves beside a mother. Mrs.
Susan Phillips, sister, Mrs. W. c.
Sprague, and several half-brothers and
slsters.-E, g. Norton returned from Ros-
ton Wednesday also Mr., and Mrs. Guy
Ross.
Mrs Harry Granger and son. Daniel
Granger and Miss Granger of Milton
were guests of Mrs +. A. Gorton over
Sunday,-The Rev. H. l. Kemp is quite
i'll with chronic appendicitis.-All are In
vted to basket dance at the s of V.
hall on Tuesday evening, October 81
A daughter was born to Mr. and Mrs.
Elbridge Ross Friday.--Mrs Arvilla
Sprague Is moving to Stowe
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HUNTINGTON CENTER.

Mrs. Georgia Pierce attended the
teachers convention At Montpeier-The
iron for the new bridge near j. Il. An.
drews's farm has arrived and work will
be begun at once on it-Dyer Conger Of
Woodbury. visited his cousin, Mrs. ]. G.
Carpenter, over Sunday.-G. W. Baglew
went to Suncook, n. H., Saturday
daughter was born to Mr. and Mrs. Henry
Sisters on Friday.-Miss Bertha brace
visited Mrs Clara Norton in Burlington
over Sunday.
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SOUTH BURLINGTON.

The Kings Daughters met with
Mrs. Irving Elliott Wednesday. VIII
liams IS drilling well for Allen Hill.-T
Ryan returned from Boston Thursday
night.-Mrs. f. V. Prior passed a few days
last week with her daughter, Mrs. Robert
Redmond, in Wiliston.--Mrs. s. W. Rog-
ers Of johnson was at Walter Aldrichs
october 1S-Mr. and Mrs. Alison Rollins
returned Sunday night from a few days
visit with MIR. and Mrs. G. c. Drinkwater
I'm Underhill
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EAST CHARLOTTE

L. II. Converse Is spending some time
at his farm Burton L. Beers is NOV
Ing his goods to his farm in Jericho,
recently purchased.-The mid week
prayer meeting will be held Thursday
evening at the home OF Mr. and Mrs,
Malcolm Thorpo-The condition of Miss
Anna Stacy. who IL i'll with pneumonia
IL somewhat improved Mr.. and Mrs.
Ransom Beers and Mrs. William Cleveland
OF Burlington and Mrs. Anna Cleveland
of Essex. who have been visiting among
their relatives here for a few days, have
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-10-26
WEST BOLTON.

Miss A. -. Nealy and Miss Ada Brock
have returned from visit In Glen SUIT
ton, +, Q,-Miss llackett Of Worcester,
Mass, Is a guest Of Mrs. Albert Tomln-
SOM Mr. ana Mrs George Cunningham
and GLADYS Tominson OF Jericho Center
we're recent Visitors at G. W. Kellogg.
Louis Latulippe Of Burlington is visit
Ing at +. y. Yorks.-Miss Olive Dubois
MAS in Middlosex over Sunday.-Mrs. A.
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JERICHO CENTER.


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SUNDAY school here who attended the con-
yention in Burlington beside the dele
rates Miss E,ldredge and Carl Moul-
ton. were Mrs Higgins, Misses Lonstance
Jordan. Clara Barnum. Mildred Chapin.
Mrs Hoskins, Mrs. Chapin. Mrs. w. J.
Nichols Miss Warner, Mrs. Hart. MI
and Mrs. F. b. Brown and Mrs. L. D.
Noulton-The boys Of the high school
gave a dancing PARTY at the hall Friday
evening The Willston orchestra fur
nished music.-Marcus Hosklns Of Cam
bridge was a visitor to his son, Julian
Hoskins, Saturday.
Mrs. Dutton Of Royalton Is the guest
of her daughter Mrs. Hyde.-Mrs. Fer
ris McGinnis and Miss Ethel McGin-
mis- were in Burlington Saturday.-Mrs.
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ST. GEORGE.

The Rev. +. NJ. Lawyer of HineshurG
will speak in the St. George school house
Sunday at three p. m. in the interest OF
the Sunday school, giving a report of the
State sunday school convention. Frank
Green and Miss Carrie Small of Essex
visited at NJ. W. Hinsdale's Sunday
Mrs. William Guy spent Tuesday in Bur
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-10-26
RICHMOND.

The Louise NJ. Smiley Circle of Kings
Daughters will hold their annual rum
7.agc sale the frs, week in November
MIR. ana Mrs. =. g. Davis We're the guests
'f friends in Barre over Sunday Mrs
Sarah Phillip has returned from an ex-
tended stay with her daughter in New
port, Thomas Leary of Blrling-
ION was recently the guest of Mr. and
Mrs NJ. +. LearY.-Alrs. II. r. Norton of
Burlington is visiting at the home of
Miss {. y. Wiliams-Mr. and Mrs r. r.
Bartlett and Mr.. and Mrs. l. r. Towne
"ere in Burlington SaturdaY.-Mr. ana
Mrs George Bartlett are visiting Mrs
barletts parents in Ioosic Falls y Y.
The l.. a O. II. fair held in Woodmen' $
aoll closed Saturday cvenin@.-Miss Reu-
ah Sherman of Burlington was the guest
Of lcr grandparents Mr.. ana Mrs S \.
Green over SundaY.-Mr. and Mrs VI. II
Fowler and dauEh cr are guests OF friends
II Bethel.
\ special service will be held in the
congregational Church Thursday even
ns at seven o'clock, at which Mr.. H.
w. Frnan and the members of her fam
IN viii be present Mrs Firmun will
speak briefly, and her son-in-law. the
Rev Mr Van rs VIII speak on Life
ana Work i'm Arabia" Everyone inter-
'~tri IS invited 90 be Personalities Sadie
Green Of Quebec is visiting her parents.
Mr. and Nrs. $. a. Green Mrs. II. r.
Ho''ou. Wh1 has been the guest Of Miss
\. iII'HW- tho past week, returned
last evening to nor home in Burlington.
MESS Deli" Lance e South Hero was
Oh" lest OF Miss Bessie Ryan TUESDAY.
- ~ SNdp"9ly Is I'm Boston This wcol,
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oPrHsUe and daughter, Miss Lillian
0praEue went Monday to Randolph for
WISH among relatives and friends.
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MONTGOMERY CENTER.

H, II, Foster of Cabot was in town on
business Saturday.-Mr, and Mrs, Moses
Clement have begun housekeeping in part
Of the c, L. Martin house,-Arthur De-
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The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-01-06
SOLDIERS SAID TO HAVE
GIVEN PRISONERS SAWS

ATLANTA. Ca. Jan 5.-Threc SOL
diers. stationed at Fort Mcpherson, left
saws in Fulton county Jail last Sunday
to aid John Withrow. convicted wife
murderer. and four companions. to saw
their way out Monday night. according
10 Withrow, who was recaptured yester-
day. The saws. lie said. were given TO
Harry BanSdon, one OF the Jail breakers,
who has been rccaptured.
According 10 the prisoner. Langdou.
under the alias OF Glenn Allen. deserted
from the army. and number Of men
who served In his old company are now
stationed at Fort Mcpherson. They
learned Of Langdon's Incarceration and
sought permission TO inspect the Jail on
Sunday, when they left the saws.
A. r. Knox OF New Orleans known as
the drug store bandit" one of the re-
captured prisoners. today mutinied and
attacked three jallers with a piece Of
water pipe, which he had wrenched from
the noor of his cell. The break In the
pipe flooded the entire west wing of the
jail.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-01-06
WARM WEATHER WORRIES
ICE DEALERS AT OGDEN
oecisl to The Tribune.

Speci3I 10 TIC IrIbune.
OGDEN. Jan with the sun shining
brightly and the mercury in the Their
Inometers climbing upward. the prospects
of cemen are gloomy. Ice dealers say
that the ice must be at least ten inches
thick before II can be cut with profit
The thickness Of the ice in ponds here is
six and a half inches and the warm
weather OF today does not look encour-
aging,
AT this time last year the ice crop was
almost harvested and stored and sleigh
ing continued good until the latter part
Of February. Unless there is some cold
weather this winter of sufficient dura-
ton 10 freeze the water In the ponds
to the proper thickness dealers will sus-
tain financial loss Several of the
dealers here have gone to the expense
OF building new ponds and improving
their property.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-01-06
.|NSURRECTOS ALLOW
TRAIN To PROCEED
Released After Detention ol
Three Weeks; Revolutions
Deny Reports of Defeat.

CHIHUAHUA, Jan. ), via Ell Paso.-
The Mexico Northwestern passen5s'
train, which was stopped at la Juaa
by the revolutionists three weeks al0
and which has been held at MADEIRA ah,s
that time by disturbed conditions. ~
MADEIRA this morning. II may arrive @
night, but II is more likely that II vi
halt with the darkness and continue "
trip tomorrow. The telegraph Ane sss
operated today as far AS Minace. -
railroad officials state that they NOPE
resume regular freight and passeDsa
report of any lighting recently,
A prominent member Of the loca ~
surrecto juuta was quoted today as s;ar
ing that reports that the reVoItlIionr.
are not acting In concert was erronsoys
He declared that II is correct 70 s.sS
that they are acting in small BANDS,
that this is not due 10 defeat, o.'
pursuance of Il general Scheme .,
ton. Tho insurrecto orders, ne salu.
To avoid assembling In detachmenS ~
more than 200 and 10 act strictly on IN,
defensive He is quoted as saying W,
the insurrectos thus expect TO nyIu g,,,.ss. ~
a.; threat for months while reyo'u.,tss- .,ss-
AIRY organiza tions arc completed III ou.Ji .,si
sections OF the country actlnS ~, ,I su .nr
detachments, and declared the pton1,
ciados' can occupy the atteniloI ",nr
large body OF government troops, Na sse.
insurrecto developments III o'he'
tions practically unopposed. ,,s ,rs
This authority. whose statenenS N
given for What they arc worth, there -,
ing no means OF confirming, starr ~.,onjr.
the revolutionary project is one h;srtIT,
ing months and that its primar! o'''S
point is this city.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-01-06
ALIEN GANG GIVES
LONDON POLICE SLIP
No Fewer Than Twenty-Five
known TO Be Members
of Band.

LONDON. Jan. 5.-According to the
latest reports, the burglar killed In the
Houudsditch and the two men killed in
the Stepncy fight were members of a
gang OF at least twenty nine aliens Of
the same type and character some OF
them being women. Owing TO the be-
wildering number of aliases they have
adopted. the police finding great
difficulty In finding them.
Peter the Painter is still at large.
it having been established that the vic
tim OF the Stepney siege WAS a Russian
terrorist, who fled TO England eleven
months ago under the name OF jacob
FOCAL. He was 22 years old. native
of Kovno. Lithuania, He spent his
childhood in destitution, never worked l.
and became q pronounced anarchist. He
participated In several bank raids. He
was captured at Suwallu Russian Po-
land, but managed to escape. fleeing TO
London,
With the exception of these pariicu-
lars. the police have not yet unraveled
the crimes or discovered the actual con-
nection existing between the Hounds
ditch affair and the Beron murder. al
though they are said 10 be on the track
OF further disclosures. Meantime the agi-
tation for drastic ant!-alien legislation
grows daily.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-01-06
CALLS 'H0LDING COMPANY"
SYSTEM EVIL INSTITUTION

NEW YORK, Jan. 5.-Samue Unter-
meyer. IL corporation lawyer, in a speech
tonight at the regular meeting OF the
New York County Lawyers association,
made bitter attack on holding COM
panies
'The first corporate abuse to which /
desire to direct attention as requiring
legislative notice" he said. lis the finan-
cial vice known as the holding company.
public confidence. which Is SO largel,
the cause of panics and depressions.
The remedy is simple. Forbid alb
solutey any corporation from holding
stock In another corporation. That does
not mean that 1t cannot buy the prop.
erty of another company, but that it
must buy every interest or none"
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-01-06
THE DRAINAGE LAW
Unconstitutional
So Holds Judge Booth in a Utah
County Drainage Dis
trict Case.
special TO The Tribune.

Special TO The Tribune.
PROVO, Jan. 5-Judge ]. r, Booth
handed down decision in the Fourth
district court here Wednesday that will
affect all the drainage districts of the
state. He holds that the drainage law
of 1907 is unconstitutional.
The case is Benjamin Argyle VS.. Mont
johnson, county treasurer, ct al The
suit was brought TO cnjoin the county
treasurer from collecting a tan assessed
by the board of trustees OF the Benja
min drainage district OIL the lands oil
Benjamin Argyle and thirty-three other
land owners. They objected 10 paying
the taN on the grounds that their lands
pleaded that the law was unconstitution-
al. The case was argued by Andrew
Morgan for the plaintiffs and by County
Attorney Jacob Evans for the county
treasurer. rhe case will be appealed TO
tho supreme court OF the state by the
drainage district.
Of It's Crudeuess; because II does not
provide for any one In tho district stay
ing ont OF the district drainage organ
ization il he so dcsrcs because 1t pre-
vents n land owner I'm the district Vot-
ing on drainage matters therein. unless
he lives in II. the court holding this TO
he UNFAIR and an cncroachment on the
owners rights; because there is no Inn
itation on the powers OF The drainage
board, they can practically coniiscate IL
mans land and there is no appeal, while
In every other direction there is a limit
TO the taxation that may be imposed :,
because the assessment is by the acre
age. and may not bear any relation 10
the benefit, the case AT bar showing
heavy assessment on land for drainage
purposes where no drainage was re-
quired. and because tho drainage board
is not required to make any report of
what il does. The court suggests that
lature TO amend the law on the points
stated.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-01-06
EIGHT PERSONS HURT In
EXPLOSION OF AIR TANK

PITTSBURG. Jan. 5.--A compressed air
tank. part Of the brake equipment OF a
trolley car, exploded the car was
passing through the business section to-
night. smashing store windows and show
cases, cutting and wounding four per-
sons, one perhaps fatally, and holding up
street traffic, while doctors and am
balances were summoned.
The heavy tank struck Samuel Pol
lock- as he was passing a store window
1t hurled him through the plate glass,
cutting him severely, and he fell un-
conscious across the Jagged edge Of the
window, cutting the jugular vein. A
piece OF the mechanism struck Mrs. Bes-
sic Zionta and Hyman Meyers: who were
on the sidewalk. cutting and wounding
them. They were taken home after their
injuries were dressed
Eight windows and the door panels of
the office of DIR. NJ. J. Gibans, just over
the store where Pollock was thrown
through the window, were shattered and
the physician suffered cuts and bruises,
With his colleague, DR.. j. y. Katz, DIR.
GIbans rushed 10 the street and imme-
diately attended Pollock. who was hIir-
ried to hospital in an effort to save his
life.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-01-06
COMMON STOCK
To Be RETIRED
Stockholders of Amalgamated
Meet for This Purpose, but
Quorum Is Lacking.
WANT To UNITY ALL
HOLDINGS OF COMPANY
Salt Lakers Object, However,
and Appeal to Courts May
Be Necessary.
Special TO The Tribune.

Special TO The Tribune.
OGDEN. Jan. 5,-Stockholders of the
Amalgamated Sugar company met in Og-
den this afternoon for the purpose of re-
tiring the common stock. but no quorum
being present the meeting was adjourned
indefinitely.
1t is the intention of some OF the
larger stockholders TO retire tho COM
mon stock in order to fix a uniform basis
OF value on all stock held in the COM
pany
The sugar company is capitalized at
s., 600 preferred stock and 81 900. 900
common stock. Holders of the common
stock have been offered preferred stock
in exchange for their holdings, with 500
bonus on each share, and many have
consented to release their common stock
on this basis.
Other stockholders. most OF whom arc
salt LalSers: are opposed TO the idea of
rclfnouishing their common stock. and II
is expected that since a majority iavors
this plan legal steps may be taken To fix
"A uniform value all the stock.
Judge II, H. Rolapp. secretary of the
company is In New York City. In dis
cussinG the matter several weeks ago he
said that IL may become necessary 10
dlslncorporate the sugar company in or
der TO retire the common stock.