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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-11-30
KILLS WORCESTER FARMER
Iond OF Wood nnd Produce Fell ON
William Shepnrd

Montpelier, Nov. 26.-Will!am Shepard
who lived on Barre street and carried on
his farm in Worcester, was instantly
killed late Saturday evening when two
horse load of wood and produce fell on
him breaking his neck.
Shepard was Oh his way to this city
ana about half mile from Worcester
village when the accident occurred near
the home of A. b. Carr. Shepard turned
out for a single RIG in which were George
:. Smith and Charles Cookson. His sled
slowed from the road and he jumped on
to Try and ush It back as 1t started to
fall He lost his footing and the load
fen on him. breaking his neck.
The two men in the light team went
to- the Carr home and secured lanterns
ThCv could not lift the load and were
forced to pull the body from under IT. A
physician was called and pronounced
death instantaneous The body was then
taken to the home Of 'lummer benjamin
in Worcester. where the funeral Will take
F pla.e Tomorrow Nir. shepard wife d'e1
/ two years ago and they had no children.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-11-30

Somewhere within the grim walls of
tho State prison at Windsor the black cap
of death drawn over his face, II Is de-
creed Arthur Bosworth shall swing from
the scaffold into eternity and thus cx-
plate so far as this world Is concerned,
his crime the brutal murder of Miss Mae
T.ahelle at Essex Junction on June Z.
The Jury, before whom Bosworth had
h-sn on tr.a. In Chittcnden county court
since Monday, returned their verdict AZ
eisht o'clock Friday morning. Guilty
Of murder in the frst de gree and subject
to the full penalty of the law" We're the
words that fell from the lips of the fore
man, H. w. Tracy. Bosworth turned a
shade paler for an instant and then
shrugged his narrow shoulders and re
Taxed into the sneering. confident grin
thnt has characterized his expression
, throughout the trial.
BY that, do you mean" said Judge
Hall, that you recommend capital pun
ishment?"
We do"
so say you all?" asked the clerk.
The jurors bowed assent,
Sentence will be imposed later when II
| is determined whether the respondent Is
attorneys will file exceptions. II they 90
90, the sentence, under the law, viii nave
| to be imposed 10y the supreme court. ne
verdict was not unexpected. II Is UNDER
! stood that the jurors reached an agree
ment Just before retiring for the night
! Thursday night. one juror, ~ is reported
was holding out for insanity ana another
| It IL said was Inclined to take the same
view,
1t is somewhat Of a question whether
| Bosworth comprchends the serious nature
OF the sentence. 1t would be Impossible
TO determine from a study of the man
whether his imagination Is keen enough
to allow him to form mental picture "'
himself beginning the death march To tine
Rallows.
The prisoner told Deputy sheriff Todd
that he was glad II was capital punls Dr.
ment rather than life imprisonment. y
l.. sherman and S, r. Moulton, attorneys
for Bosworth, stated Friday that they
we're considering the exceptions. The0'
may he submitted to Judge Han this
week to decide whether they are Of sulil
'ient Importance To go to the supreme
court. If the exceptions should be sus'
tanned by the supreme court, tnc case
would be remanded for trial. II they art
not sustained. the supreme court will I'M
pose the penalty. The exceptions wer,
taken to the manner of summonlng tales
men, the manner of the States askinl
qualification questions of the jurors anc
the admission of certain parts of the evl
dence,
Bosworth was remanded to jail. where
he will remain until the necessary papers
have been made out, when he will b'
taken 20 Windsor
ARGUMENTS AND JUDGES CHARGE
The case went to the Jury Thurs
day afternoon at 4:30 o'clock, follow
, ling the arguments by the counsel
States Attorney II. b, shaw and Al
torney j. c. Sargent for the state AM
Is X, Moulton AsAd A l.. Sherman TO
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-11-30
DEATH OF FORMER
SENATOR DRYDEN
Founder of Prudential Was Call
ed Father of Industrial In
surance in America. ~

Newark. y j., Nov. 24.--John +.
Drvdcn. founder Of the Prudential In
surnnce Company of America and at
thc head of it practically all his life,
n former member Of tho United states
Senate. a director in many largo cor
porations and a multi-millionaire, died
at his home here tonight
Mr.. prvdcn's death was attributed
TO pneumonia developing after an op-
Grafton which he underwent week
ero for the removal of gall stones.
A. the bedside when the end came
wore his wife. his son. Forrest f..
rrvdon. ana the lattor's wife and his
daughtcr Mrs. \. u. Kuser ana Her
husband. colonel Kuscr.
Mr.. Dryden was ~ years old lie
was native of Pennington, Maine.
A breakdown in health during MS
course at vale University prevented
his graduation hut the university lat'F
conferred upon him the deEree or y,
NJ After leaving college he modelleu
nm Industrial insurance company along
the lines of the Prudential insurance
Companv Of London, being the hrst 10
Introduce this sort of insurance III 'he
1-nite1 states, His beginning was
"rhe Widows and orphans fr1enulE
society" which later became the fru-
Dental Insurance company or Amer
ica lie served almost continuously
rs president of the company from t'r
time of it's organization in 1878 Nh'H
the time of his death. We has been
called the "fathcr of industrial IN
surance in America"
Senator Dryden was repupllc"h'
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-11-30
BODY OF BEATTIE BURIED
Eight Boyhood Friends Fall Hearers
M Sunri,e Service.

Richmond Va. Nov. 2G.-By the grave
OF the VIE whom he murdered July is.
me body of Henry clay Beatte, Jr., was
buried in Maury cemetery shortly after
sunrise to-day There was a brief service
at the residence attended only bN MEN,
Lcrs of the family and eight friends who
served as pan hearers and then the pro-
c,ss!on moved through the silent streets
of Scu.h Richmond. The Rev John J.
INK. who prayed with 3eatue Just before
no was led into the death chamber at
HE poniteutiaIy Friday morning, read
tie service of the Presbyterian Church.
To guard against possible annoyance
the exact hour of the funeral was kept
secret until midnlght last night and con-
soouantly there were no crowds around
tro Hcu;tip home or cemetery. Police
were on duty, hut the hearse and seven
carriages had reached the grave before
the citv was astir When the burial
was concluded, II. c. Beatue. Sr, left
with Douglas. his son, and Hazel his
daughter. ard two aunts of the murder
en- The fathers grief was intense
The pail hearers. boyhcod friends OF
Reattic, were asked by him to serve
Several Of them had testified in his de,
Tense at the trial and one was his beH'
man when he and Louise wexford
Owon We're married, exactly ono year
from the date he pleaded not guilty
Of murder i'm court. \ norists wagon
completely filled with flowers entered
the cemetery gates just after daylight
and to-day the mound Of earth was
hidden beneath chrysanthemums and
. imWortales,
After it became known to-day that
the funeral had already been held, a
tremendous crowd visited the ceme-
terry Double ropes were stretched
around the Beattie section, ana two
mounted policemen in addition to Of
fcers afoot kept the crowds BACK
There was no disorder, however anc
no attempt to take away the flowers
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-11-30
TAR PARTY" SENTENCED.
Year In Jail Cor Confessed issn;,nnt'
of Hiss Chamberlain.

Lincolr ToNt"r Kans. Nov. 1.-TWO Of
the three men charged With completely
in the tarring OF Miss Mary chamberlain,
a school teacher John Schmidt ana Sher-
rill Clark, to-day were found guilty of as
sault and battery BY Jury in Judge
Growers court w.iile a. y. Slmms. the
third defendant. was acquitted The jury
vas out for nearly 20 hours. Sentence was
deferred 70 parrnit attorneys TO argue
n motion FOR a ne" trial
Earlier In the day the court imposed
sentences Of ono year each in Jail, the
extreme penalty on Everett q. Clark,
jay Fitzwater, Watson Scranton and Ed
ward RicorG, confessed aFsaiants Of Miss
Chamberlain.
ut was a shocking crime" said Fitz-
waters aged father, a clergyman, to-
night. Il so expressed myself before
knew my son was implicated"
Miss Chamberlain was not present when
the verdict was read II was said she
thought verdict impossible and left
town to-day for Beverly.
o. 7. Sanders, one OF the jurors to-
night told how the jury arrived at the
verdict
"None considered FOR moment the
alleged bad reputation of Mary Cham
berlain" he said. I'VE We're agreed ina
that was not the issue"
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-11-30
UNCLE JOE MUST
CO FURTHER BACK
Former Speaker Will Return to
Washington TO Find Wires
Pulled against Him.

Washington. Nov. 23.--At least one Yer
mont member of the House of Representa-
tives Is active In n movement to Dust
Uncle Joe" Cannon and his associates
from the control of the republican con-
gresSional committee. Shorn OF hi power
over the House OF Representatives,, not
even the floor leader Of his party now
IN the minority in the House, the former
republican speaker will return to Wash
ington to find that plans are being nude
to further relieve him from active labor.
This newest movement is not I'm H.
main purpose directed against Mr. can
non. il looks beyond him t. the putting
Of new blood in the campaign committee
Of the republicans in Congress and the
shelving Of Mr.. Cannon ana the old con-
troll is but incidental. Il is Il part of Il
demand for "a new campaign organization
which will cut adrft from the famous
"old guard in politics ana win. The
movement has started in the congressional
committee but republicans are telling
the President that it Is iust as necessary
in the national republican committee. Thie
body is booked to meet in Washington on
December r.
1t Is progressive movement tn regular
necessity CT cutting lose from the Cannon
brand of politics and starting out on now
lines 1t is now era in politics ahrcant
OF the times and calculated to meet the
operations Of the progressive republicans
on safer fighting ground than could an
organization still under the control Of
standrat, regular republicans. Rep
resentutives II. G. Loudenslager Of New
~
| gressional committee. is dead. His place
| will be filed by man more neutral IN
his position as between regulars and
! progrcssiVes.
over In tho minority room c. the House
| of Representatives. is Col. Henry Cassor
! of Wisconsin, formerly sergoint-at-arms
! Of the House under republican rule. About
every republican as he returns to Wash
inrton gets SCORER or later around =
Colonel Casson room. There tho replhl!-
can situation is talked over and plans
suggested as to the way IN which tn.
leading splrit7 would have tho probc'r
worked out. Results will come coon after
the session Of Congress IS under way
There is going to be more politics thar
| legislation in the coming session.
II Is the suggested plan TO movc thu
HEADQUARTERS of the republican conGrcs
sonal committee now In charge of
secretary down town to tho capital, prob
| ably TO be installed in some room OF thu
ONCE building. There the campaign 70
the House will be organized this win ter
1t has ahead OF 1t the possible return 4
republican control, with oil the Office
which that means and the redlstributlo,
to republicans after March 4, 1913 o
committee chairmansh!ps and sunshir
after two years OF republican gloom
SHERMAN
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-11-30
NEWS TOLD In BRIEF

IN me mouse to hen- ner husband when
he needed 1t,
MIS-. Elizabeth Atchison Of Sydney, y.
which Atchisor, Kansas. is built, al
lePing tina, it was owned before the
Louisiana purchase hy David T. At
Gibson, of whom she IS descendent.
Ellison \. cooper of pniaaelphia. who
stands six feet four inches and wojehs
about 400 rounds. has had luilt a bath
tub seven feet four inches long. three
and which will hold >ou gallons of water.
rho r,o.,o,, Doc, ,..,... ,h... c,,.,.,,o.
- ,-..., -, ..,,,
Nv u
leg leg 'sia'u'V' an ''oo''o '"N anu
N'1lo'' VI '"N"'''" Jaw - aus
Sa'u To DE eohSluer'i'S l"iI''''u"'
"nicn"iiio'tS ~ ''e' 'o'i Ia w. wa Pi"-
| Neyahces OIL any sort at polls on prI-
mary day or election day, ana pri-
mary without compulsory enrollmenL
-
! The Democratic national committee
fix the tin. ana place for the national
convention
Holland has offered $4,000 for the
, Island o. TImor in the Malay archi-
ptlago
George H. Earle defeated republican
been Offered the presidency of a bani,
in New York,
Six Atlantic steamship companies are
coma and Seattle in anticipation OF the
opening OF the Panama canal
San Francisco says thr Ih'erh"H"""
Mercantile Marine company
MalI Ste"'l'SnP '"i"f""S' '"'''N ~ '''
Hartman ""es
.,,. j.. $50,
,o,,a,a, 40 noo o,aotr,o horse.
no,yar nv dammirr rhe gorge Of Che,or
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-11-30

Cold weather has seriously injured the
Louisiana sugar crop.
London banking house has taken up
a Chilean government loan of $5,0Ol,Ooo
The Chicago budget for 1917 will total
$f175,35S
T. II. Sothern contempates retiring
from the stage.
Sir Gilbert Parker has sailed from New
\ ork for London.
An American syndicate has loaned ST.
$4,000 to Nicaragua.
\ So-story building to cost $2,Cooooo, is to
be built in Longacre square, New York.
James j Hill says the crops in the
Great Northern territory are better than
last year.
Massachusetts, manufacturers are urg-
ing senators from that state to demand
penny postage of Congress in coming
cessior.
John y. Rockefeller has contributed 3d.
70 Ga to Baptist missionary work In Nc"
YORK state This year.
The German almorcd cruiser Mojtke
attained Z, speed of 30 knois IN hour or
her trial trip
IN = five days whirlwind camNaigr
throughout Canada $l52G,a 1 WAC RAISED
, for McGW University. Montreal.
Tho Guatemalan loan OF s3O,0Oo,ooo vii
be awarded TO New York trust com
pany
President Taft will attend the dinner o.
the Society OF the Genessee at New Yorl
January 20.
The Duke OF Connaught is planninl
an auto trip across Canada to the Paci
fc coast next summer,
At Chicago Montana ranchman sol'
20 grass-fed cattle at $3.50 a hundred
weight. the record price to date,
Italy has authorized a loan OF 5000, ~
to cover the cost of the Tripolitan wa
to the end of November.
The Clover Leaf railroad Is installing
telephone system to be used In the givin
and receiving OF orders instead of the oil
telegraph system.
Mrs James Healy. mother of FIVE sma
| children Is dead at Greenwich, Conn. c
lockjaw, the result of scratching her han
on carpet tack.
The government has started the pre-
sentstion of its evidence in the suit
7 dissolve the Chicago butter and egg boar
which is alleged to arbitrarily fix price
The transfer of Viscount Sutemi ChiI
, da. Jananese ambassador al Berlin,
+ the United States has been officially ga
\ cited at Toxic
A Chicago merchant applied at Il
r Chicago postoffice for 100000 three-cei
G stamps and tho postmaster had to sci
$ In hurry order to the postal authorize
at Washington.
: Judge Vickery In Chicago refused al
t mony to Mrs. Gertrude Ryan when 81
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-11-30
COIGUING AT NIGHT

Means loss of sleep which is bad 70.
everyone. FOleY's Honey and Tar Com.
pound stops the cough at once. relieves
the tickling and dryness in the throat
and heals the inflamed membranes. Pre-
vents a cold developing into bronchitis
or pneumonia. Keep always in the house
Refuse substitutes. J. W. O'Sullivan. q
Church ST.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-11-30

while he was here, however, it has not
come to the attention Of the authorities.
When arrested the agent declared that he
had never handled the Post. a warrant
has been made out and the accused man
Will be taken back to bennington to-
morrow
Tho charge of imposture is serious ono
and heavy penalty Is attached to the
OffensC
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-11-30
ARREST MAGAZINE AGENT.
Edward Wilson Is Charged with He
Ing m ImpOstOr.

Rutland, Nov. 26.-Edward Wilson, call
Ing himself a magazine agent was ar
rested at his lodging house on Wales
street to-day on the strength OF writ
made out by States Attorney w. j.
Meagher of Bennington county, which
charges Wilson with being an impostor
It is alleged that Wilson Travelled
through Bennington county, posing as an
agent FOR the Saturday Evening Post
without any authority from the publishers
TO sell their magazine. The salesman. It
is said, offered as an inducement or
premium with the publication, an edition
of Poor Richards Philosophy"
States Attorney Meagher received COM
plants, or himself became suspicious, for
he communicated with the magazine
proprietors and found that Wilson was
not their duly authorized representative,
In the meantime Wilson came to Rut-
land, and has boen selling reading matter,
If he sold the Saturday Evening Post
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-11-30

Five minutes after one of the Central
Vermont yard engines had passed over
the iron bridge near Canton Brothers
shed Thursday morning IN Barre haul
ing two stock cars, one of the rails span
ming the river split in three places
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-11-30
HMM NATERE.

John, I'm sorry that Ethel has engaged
herself to THAT young Toreloi-h. He lent
half good enough for her
My dear If Eve had had parents they
would have been convinced she Nigh;
have done better."-IAfe.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-11-30

Three hundred and nifty bankers and
members Of their families. VINO nave been
IN New Orleans during the convention
OF the American Bankers association
have sailed aboard four steamers Tor n
cruise in the Caribbean sea and on to
Panama
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-11-30
CHASED CALUSHA
TO BANGOR, NE.
Criminal Pardoned by Governor
Prouty Now Charged with
Stealing Copper Wire.

bennington. Nov 2i.--Charles L. 'falu-
sha. who was pardoned by Gov. q. ii.
Prouty from the State prison at windsor
ubora bo ,v,s serving sentence OF 10
years for two offonses of burglary, COM
m!tted in the spring Of 1907, arrived mere
late this afternoon in charge OF Deputy
Sheriff J. d. Purdy of Manchester VINO
arrested Galusha In Bangor after chase
across three States. Galusha Is charReu
with being implicated in the inert OF w
pounds Of copper wire from the teiepHonc
company at Manchester, where the com
pany has been engaged in extension WORK.
The officers who have been working on
the case charge that the wire was cut
in short lengths and shipped to heene'
n. H.. where it was sold to a urn en-
gagged in making small tin palls. Ndo!ph
Mcrcier of Manchester, an alleged ac-
complete of Galusha, was lodged IN Ihe
county Jail here last saturday. MERCER
was traced to Keene but got wilma o. the
fact that officers were on his tran ana re-
turned TO Manchester, whore lac was ar
/ rested.
The deputy sheriff traced Galusha
from Keene to Boston to Portland t.
Knot to Hoboken. At the latter
town he followed the man so mile
into the woods. where he had beer
working on lumber job. but foun'
the bird had flown. He came back e
Bangor, whore he found Galusha work
| ing in a livery stable under the name
Of Harry Gaines. He had grown
4 fun beard hut was recognized am
acknowledged his identity.
on April 80 and May 3, 1907, Gnlush'
broke into the clothing store of Bur
Bros. In this village and stole cloth
ing and jewelry which he disposed o
Mt pawn shop in Troy. y. Y. II
was arrested inside Of week Will
wearing one Of the stolen raincoats
pleaded guilty and was sentenced b
Municipal Judge L. l.. Bates to scve
and one-half years for each crime. II
was pardoned by Governor Proutl
who stated at the time that he con
sidered the sentence excessive. Galu
sha married a young Bennington ril
since his release and has n daughto
four months old.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-11-30
SESSION OF 10 DAYS ENDS.

Montpelier, Nov. N.-Washington county
court took final adjournment this morn
ing after A session of e days. judge
Taylor announced that he would be here
in January to dispose of several matters
now with the court. There were q divorce
decisions announced and orders issued in
others pending decision In the case Of
Eva H. Odette Va. William j. Odette. the
petition was dismissed Judge Taylor
said the evidence warranted a divorce II
the witnesses told the truth hut he was
not satisfied that they did. In the +. NJ.
=, Irish will case. the decree vas affirmed,
, this being decision against Helen NJ.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-11-30
AN Exploded THEORY

"Granpa, your talk about perseverance
winning is all nonsense"
"Why, why. child?
Here Eve worked all afternoon blow
Ing bubbles and trying to pin 'em or
mothers hat Life.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-11-30

Ing it the largest mill IN MOI
America.
Preparations are under way ior
great exodus Of Standard VII en-
ployes from &c broadway oroers
have gone out to employees OF various
concerns to be prepared to follow their
Jobs TO blatant cities. some as far west
as California.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-11-30

Advance sheets Of the report or the
secretary treasurer Of the United Mine
Workers show that the organization eH-
PENDED 81 .96l.S9 in the last two years
financing strikes.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-11-30

For coughing, dryness and tickling
In the throat, hoarseness and all
coughs and colds, take Foloy's Honey
and Tar Compound. Contains no opH
atcs. j. W. O'Sullivan, "a Church 81
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-11-30

Russia las informed France and the
othcr powers that she insists upon the
neutrality Of the Dardanelles as provided
IA the treaty of London in 1871. This
notification follows the report that Italy
in furtherug the war aguinst Turkey in
tended e. blockade the Dardanelles.