Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-03-21
VERMONT HISTORY
NEVER PUBLISHED
Carefully Prepared Manuscript
Found in Washington Bears
the Date of 1853.

Washington, March IA resident of
this city has called tho attention of the
representative OF the Free Press to a
history Of Vermont written about the
year 1853 but never published. which is
certainly of interest to every Vermonter.
The title page OF the mansucrtp, is re-
produced as follows
~ History Of Vermont from it's cart
lest Settlement to the present time. BY
". H. Carpenter and r. 3. Arthur. Phia-
delphia I.ippino OFT Grambo E. CO.. 1853
There are but few persons in this coun'
try who have not AZ some time or other
felt the wan of an accurate. we'll writ
ten. concise but clear and reliable history
of their own and some other states.
OF their the authorsD ahihty
, TO perform this well we Will not speak.
| They are no strangers in the literary
world What they underta AXE the public
may ros assured will he performed thor
oughy, ana that no sectional or party
feelings viii bias Judgment or lead them
to violate the integrity of history"
y considerable examination OF the
manuscript, indicates tina, ii is carefully
compiled and very fully and particularly
edited. and that UP to tho time when II
probably more fun and complete than any
predecessor. Why It vas never issued
from any press after SO much exhausted
labor had been employed in it's complA-
ton must remain unknown. 7. ;. Arthur.
who is named OF the title page as one
OF IN, authors. was widely known one
| In those days. and his celebrated play or
Ten Nights IN Barioom' has for many
! years been II tremendous agency In tenn
persnCc reform. Under all the clrcum-
stances it would seem that the proper
! place for the manuscript is In the
archives Of the state Historical society
! NAVAL. CADETSHIP UNTITLED.
! Tn. representative here of the Free
! Pres, was in error. or. rather, his In
toinant was. in stating that Senator
( Page had decided to recommend Mr..
! Horton Of poultnev for admission TO the
/ Annapolis Naval Academy II will he re-
memhered that M,. Knight Of Ludlow
I was to have been recommended for ad-
mission because Of having assed 10y far
( tn" highest per cent at The preliminary
! examination recently held at Mortified,
! hut 1t Is practically decided that he will
not enter for the physical examnat ton
/ and mas apparently given mp a naval
career This leaves the field again open,
and II is Of course uncertain who will
finally receive the senator's recommends
ton.
Perhaps tt should he explained tina: the
naming of candidate for admission is
not at all a matter of discretion per
sonal choice with the senator or rep
| resentative making the recommendation.
The member of the deleeation is advised
by the department when there is to be a
! vacancy, and an examination il then or
| d"red by him. Thereafter the whole ma
| ter depends on the candidates who pass
the educational and physical examination
The one marked the highest ls certified
FOR the next examination. and II for any
reason he drops out before actually enter
ing, the next highest takes his place
| Should the examinations exhaust The
panel" and none be found fitted In all
respects. another examination Is called
And so on. until one is found to possess
all the qualifications demanded and
actually enters the institution.
The war department has at last re-
arranged the stars in the national flag
made necessary by the admission of tn.
The block OF stars Will hereafter he ir
five squares. six stars by eight Thus
does the scheme of MI Bennett of Derby
: for the arrangement Of the stars in the
! shape Of a map fade out of sight
EXCURSIONS TO THE CAPITAL.
An excursion from Brattleboro and tina
section Is due to arrive saturday March
q. under the management Of Princpa
Smith OF the Brattleboro high school. /
Ni! include one hundred and hfty tour
lists. large proportion OF whom will b'
pupils of the school.
An excursion of several hundred PEG
pie from the northeastern section of thu
Washington March n
Through Senator Page the W. &. r. I
of Fletcher has memoinlizsd the Senat
in favor OF legislation to prohibit the i'm
portatio OF liquor into dry territory. MI
nerous petitions Of this character are he
ing received by the Vermont delega ton
activity along that line doubtless bein!
promoted by the hearings on that sub3ec
row being held nv congressional commit
teos.
The Hon. Hosea Mann. formerly o
Wilmington and also formerly speaker o
the Vermont House and State inspeoto
of finance. was In the city last weel
, calling on many old friends Mr., Mann l
nov resident OF Torrtngton. Conn.
| whore he and his son are the principa
owners OF the largest hank In htchfel
, | ,ounty Mann Vet larCe land