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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-07-11
BOLT BURNS HAT AND BEARD.

Utica, \ Y. July Morton Ilon-
man of Oxford, IS miles south of this
city, was struck by lightning and In
stantlY Killed while working in field
most entirely burned up by the bolt
but aside from burns on the breast
ard his beard being burned and a
slight confusion on the side of the
head his hody showed no marks of the
electrical discharge.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-07-11
WORST WRECK In HISTORY
OF LACKAWANNA ROAD
Forty-one Holiday Excursionists Killed and Over
so Injured in Rear-end Collision at Corn
ing, N. Y.-Engineer Ran Past Signals

train. All the other dead were taken to
undertaking rooms in Corning and the
rest of the injured were conveyed to the
Corning city hospital. There Il largo corps
of doctors and nurses worked rapidly and
efficiently. All tho physicians In the CITY
had been summoned, and many ministers
and priests were called to administer last
sacraments and receive messages for rcla.
poD,rs p,rtv ,,,xct,r
Most Oh the ponies loun" were oadIy
,'''"E',"' ne '''' =" were one
i'"po"-up mass VI "'o0N"s'' I"''"lI"S
mo '''" "'"or III 'c''S'ol'e lds''o" ne
'ast wv" cars On 'r"'" NO. IL re"'"'heu
on the track ana 'a'cr were USED as nos
Pi'"' c""cileS' SPc'''i u"H i'o"l
fllhlra Drought sufeIcal assistance from
mat city ana 1t was TINS tram that alter
ward was used to carry away the dead
ana injured.
,,nns ''' "a '' ,ton '.,, ,",'',''
Injured had to he placed upon the floors
until the physicians could reach them and
give thcm necessary attention. The Rev
Harold 5. Stewart Baptist clergyman
and the Rev Malcolm Johnston an hpis-
cppaIlan rector, established bureau OF
Information at the hospital secured the
names o. all the injured WHO were able 10
tax or VINO would be otherwise ldcntlhed
They also answer telephone calls ana sent
tele@ranS 20 the relatives OF victims
Ihose VINO visited the scene OF inc
wreck beipre the hospital ioiles had nad
"ine 10 hhish tAe worn Oh removal VII
heSse" 'H'lly scenes OF i-olror one i'i@u
lhcked up snih', "''lte shee. ""lcn Jay
upon t'e ground o"iN - ORA" p'cN'
asheh- ''cd as MS act 'eVea'eo ','0 .''"y
Oh ""'F 'hlF lie" ino'l'hS o'n' 81 q
'une nun ''o 'i'''N ia' nv ''0'' '
''' ~ W. ''''" ''''''H' d "''''''''
i''''9N "'9 ''i' vi we '"''' aus ~
."' WIN ne ""''''l"9'c''" ~ '"c 't'-
J"i'" an" performed 'he las, rl'oS oi 'l'e
chufch Tor those ABOUT TO ne once ne
halted a long line Of automobiles ana sew
! eral wagons bound Tor the morSue Wnl'e
ne performed the rites over inc o"dS
or little girl which lay acr s. tho nigh
way. Tho automobilists and the by
ISLANDERS stood about with bowed heads.
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The people Of Corning have opened their
homes to the injured who could not find
accommodations at the hospitals or whose
crowding other persons from the institute
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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-07-11

Burt Auhin met horrible death
Thursday night when his head was
caught under a freight car at White
River Junction. lie was uncoupling
cars, when his foot caught in a froG
Ills nose was cut off, one eye gougo
out ana his skull split open lie died
before ne could he taken to the hosp-
tai
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-07-11

y j Gorham, Cashier Bank of Woodville
WoodVille. Ga, had a very severe attach
of kidney trouble and the pains in his
kidneys and back were terrible. Il got Il
bottle of Foley Kidney Pills from our
druggist and they entirely relieved me,
have more benefit from them than any
other medicine" ]. w. O'SulliVan. a
Church street.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-07-11

The hve-yoar-od daughter of Albert
Cheney of Hardwiok was run over
Thursday by an automobile, said to have
leen driven by sherman Marsh. She sus-
tanned injuries about the head that are
expected to terminate fatally,
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day coaches I'm the order named was
demolished at Gibson, i.""c miles east
Of Corning at 525 o'clock this morning
by express train No II due at Corning
at $40 a. IN. Forty-one persons were
Killed and between 30 and 60 injured.
Many of the victims were holiday cxcur'
sionsts bound to Niagara Falls who had
boarded the train at points along the
f.ackawanna from Hoboken to Buffalo.
The wreck was the worst in the history
Of the road Its cause, according to En-
rneor Schroeder Of the express was his
failure TO see the signals set against his
train. The morning was "A foggy one and
he said he couldn't make them out.
Tho wrecked trainstQod on the main track
blocked hy crippled ezra freight train
80 e. There was no flag out. according
to Engineer Schroeder. ne signals, which
Engineer Schroeder declared it was too
foggy to see, were Just around the curve
The flying express plunged past them
and crashed into the rear or number -
bringing death to over twoscore of its
passengers.
TWENTY-FOUR IDENTIFIED.
Tho number of deaths from the wreck
to NIGHT had reached H. of whom but "a
had been identified. Tho latter are:
Armstrong, William NJ. 1oeo Park
avenue, Hoboken. y. j.. 1randies, Mr..
and Mr. Charles. 135 William street
New York city. married Yesterday and
ON Wedding trip.
pyak. Herman Newark y =!
Erwin. Mrs. G. f., Chicago.
HOSE. Nrs Fdi+b Scranton
1vcv. br T. T. of Relevuo hosnital
New vo,k. homo Suffolk vo
Joncs Nrrs Anna 11in ecror+or
Laird, George, is Tenth street, Brook
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Zip,nor NJ ana ,1rs 1ob, ccro,.o,
or tho ini,,rea IN to-d.v,s urec,. four
Of thn un.dor,ided diod =, ,ba COMING
hosniial sovor,l of tho intured ,vbo aro
sons nv means nf which .hev could he
identified.
Hchroe Ter had taken NO II at FL
H'lFa ]" minutes before II was ie"
minutes late Inc stretch OF track
from hlfnira TO corning Is ntted yr
faSt running ana he was sending MS
train along at the rate OF 90 miles an
hour NO. , was supposed to be hall
IAN hour aheat or him, lie had no
warning until ne saw the outline or th'
rear coach OF NO through inc log
th1t was crawling up the mouhta'"
from the river FAR below lie saw 'he
nights ahoad ana threw IN the reVers,
without shutting of steam.
The jerk threw the train off the
track and the locomotive plunged on a
few rods further, splintering the two
day coaches filled with eXcursionlsts
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Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1912-11-01
GOT RICH In
THREE YEARS
EXPERIENCES OF A BRITISH iM-
MIGRANT IN cANADA-WESI.

The following straightforward s.a.e
mont needs no comment TO auu ~
,ts force and effect. 1t appears III
raoent issue of the Liverpool MET
curry. r.,,o+oba.
II Patterson, Of Nutana, Saskatche
won Canada. when he arrived from
Iivernool had "Six of us to support,
70 use his own phraseology, ana ms
funds were getting low. He secureu
homestead 80 miles out from sun.
durn and started living on IL AprlI
* 1907. The previous fall he put all
his money, $137, into a shack ana io..
making sure of home. AS COOK anu
caterer In a local hotel he made $40
a month, and out of this hao SONS
savings out of which he p2lo nls
breaking and improvements on lne
homestead. The shack was solu u
GOOD advantage. Then Mr.. Patterson
tells the story after he had removed
his family to the homestead:
"For the first month life was so
strange and new that hadn't time to
think of anything, only fixing up our
new home. / was SO green to farm
life that I didn't know the difference,
between wheat and oats q do now !!
Between working out, cropping my
place, and with my gun, we managed
To i've comfortably for the three
years. which time was required to put
in my duties. 1 had accumulated
quite a stock of horses, COWS, pigs,
fowls. and machinery in the three
years.
I'm October, 1909, l secured my pat
ent to my land, so took few days
holidays to Saskatoon to locate
purchased homestead (viz., Us. per
acre) from the Government. Instead
of getting the purchased homestead,
l secured a half section 1920 acres)
on the Saskatchewan River for $25
per acre on easy terms, nine years
payments with a cash payment OK
$1,000. I mortgaged my first home"
stead, obtained chattel mortgages on
my stock, and on December Gath,
1909, took possession; on June 10.
1910, sold out again for $40 per acre,
clearing, besides my crop GAO acres).
$4,000. l also sold my first home
stead, clearing $1,000 and two Saska-
toon town lots, which we value at
$1,000 each today. We placed all our
capital in another farm (river front
age) and some trackage lots (60), also
a purchased homestead (river 'front.'
age). l remained as Manager Of the
Farm I had sold on three years
contract at fine salary and house.
garden, and numerous privileges.
$50 by the time my three years have
expired, with my investments and the
increased value of my frontage and
lots, l am hoping to have a clear
profit on my $137 investment of
$4,000. My land doesn't eat any
thing, and it is nearly all paid for.
hold a good position (and securely
ADV.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1912-11-01
SYNOPSIS.

Major Lawrence. son of Judge Law
renee of Virginia, whose wife was
Lee, is sent on perilous mission by
at Valley Forge. Disguised in British
uniform Lawrence arrives within the
enemy's lines. The Major attends a
Blended Rose" from mob. He later
meets the girl at brilliant ball Trou-
Die is started over waltz. and Law
cence is urged by his partner, Mistress
Rose). to make his escape. Lawrence
Is detected as spy by Captain Grant
duel. The duel is stopped by Grants
friends and the spy makes dash for
liberty. swimming river following
the shop of a Blacksmith. who is friend
~. and knows the Lady of the Blended
Rose. Captain Grant and rangers search
blacksmith shop in vain FOR the spy.
Lawrence joins the minute men. Grant
and his train are captured by the min
ate men. Lawrence is made prisoner
by an Indian and two white men. who
~ises Lawrence not to attempt 10 es-
cape as some one" would send for him.,
Grants appearance adds mystery to
the combination Of circumstances Law
renee again meets the Lady or the
blended Rose who informs him that
9,e is in her house; and that she was In
vim The captive is thrust into dark
underground chamber when Captain
rant begins search of the premises
fter digging his way out. Lawrence
Fnds the place deserted. Evidence of
Battle and dead man across the thres-
anold. Col. Mortimer. father OF the Lazy
S,f the Blended Rose finds his home in
ruins Capt. Grant insists that Law
renee be strung up at once. Miss Nor
elmer appears. explains the mystery and
lawrence is held a prisoner of war.
Lawrence escapes through plans ar
ranged by The Lady and sees Grant at
sack Miss Mortimer. Grant is KNOCKED
out by Lawrence. who comes to Miss
Mortimers relief. and then makes his
escape Caotain Grants base v1llainy
rayealad
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1912-11-01

the irregular line Of exhausted men.
Yes, when Washington gets up;
you need never doubt that. We'd be
at 1t now. but for Charles Lee. I'd
like we'll to know what has come over
that man Of late-the old spirit seems
to have left him. Aye! it's Dickinson
and Morgan out yonder, wasting good
powder and ball on handful Of ORA
goons. Wayne has been ordered for
ward, and then back, until he is too
mad to swear. and / am but little bet
ter. By the Eternal! you should have
heard Lafayette, when he begged per
mission to send US In. Sir said Lee,
you do not know British soldiers; we
cannot stand against them; we shall
certainly be driven back at first, and
must be cautious Returned the
| Frenchman: 1t may be so, general;
but British soldiers have been beaten.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1912-11-01

litia. We are ordered to hang close
to Clinton's left, while Morgan circles
him to the right. IT'S said the Brit
ish have transports, at Sandy Hook.
and are trying to get there; that was
the word young Mortimer brought in"
The bath in the water seemed to
have helped my horse, but rode slow
ly up the valley toward the wood
which served as my guide. Before
/ reached the skirmishers, great drops
Of rain fell, and then a downpour, ut
terly plotting out the landscape.
Lightning flashed, the thunder unre-
hitting, the rain flood, water leaped
down the side of the hill cascades,
and, blinded, l drew my horse back
into the slight shelter of the wood,
and waited, gripping him by the bit.
Men ran back down the hill, seeking
shelter from the fury of it, and l bent
my head, soaked to the skin. For the
first time / realized how tired was,
every muscle aching with the strain
Of the long nights march, my head
throbbing from the awful heat Of the
early morning. / sat down in the
mud and water; my arm through the
bride rein, my head against the
trunk of a tree, which partially pro-
tected my face from the beating rain.
But there was no sleep possible.
My mind pictured the field Of action.
reviewed the events leading up to this
hour, and, as surely, reverted to Claire
Mortimer. / had almost forgotten
the sturdy downpour so intensely was
I thinking, when courier came spur
ring forward, blinded by the storm;
yet riding recklessly. He must have
seen the group of men huddled at the
edge of the grove, for he drew up his
horse, calling my name.
Major Lawrence, l come from Gen.
eral Maxwell" he shouted between
the crashes of thunder. "You are
given command of the right Of the
line, and will press on regardless Of
the storm until the enemy Is met in
force Dragons have been seen two
miles east. You understand, sir?"
Eyes," leading forth my horse.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1912-11-01

Come on, lads, it's the top OF the
hil,! What about the artillery"
1--WE may not be able to move the
guns" he answered. "but you are to
keep your powder as dry as possible
and hold Clinton to the road. Dry
powder will be sent as soon as the
storm breaks. That's all, sir"
l could scarce see the fellow as his
horse whirled. and went splashing
down the slope. Through the mist OF
rain the men gathered about were
mere blotches.
"All right, you water-rats, come on!"
| sang out cheerfully. Wen give the
Red-coats the butts Of our guns any
how"
There was a faint cheer as the
drenched figures sprang forward rae
ing after me. Twice We ran up against
small parties Of horsemen, exchanging
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1912-11-01
CHAPTER XIV.
Tho Fight at Monmouth.


The next day-Sunday, the twenty
eighth of June, 177S-dawned with
cloudless sky, hot, sultry, the warmest
day of the year. Not a breath of
air stirred the leaves, and in the tree
| branches above us birds sang gleeful-
ly. Before daybreak We, who had been
permitted to sleep for few hours,
were aroused by the sentries, and. in
the gray dawn, partook Of meager
| breakfast. A fresh supply Of ammuni-
ton was brought up and distributed
among the men, and, before sunrise,
We were in line, stripped for hot
| days work, eagerly awaiting orders.
| can make no pretense at describ-
ing in any detail, or sequence, the
memorable action at Monmouth Court
House, but must content myself with
depicting what little l saw upon the
firing line of Maxwell's brigade. We
advanced slowly eastward over gent
ly rolling country, diversified by small
groves. In advance was q thin line
Of skirmishers, and to left and right
were Dickinson's and Wayne's men,
their muskets cleaning in the sun
light. Early the rumor crept about
among us that Lee had come up dur
ing the night with fresh troops, and
assumed command.
Who led us was of but small conse-
quence, however, as there was now no
doubt in any mind but what battle was
inevitable. Already to the south
echoed a sound of firing where Nor
gan had uncovered a column of ORA
goons. Then a courier from Dickin-
son dashed along our rear seeking
Lee, scattering broadcast the welcome
news that Knyphausen and his Hes
slams, They van Of the British move
ment, were approaching. With cheer
Of anticipation, the soldiers flung aside
every article possible to discard, and
pressed recklessly forward. Before
we moved mile my horse became so
lame, l was obliged to dismount, and
proceed on foot. Never have l expert
enced hotter sun, or more sultry
air. Rapid marching was impossible,
yet by nine o'clock we had passed
the Freehold meeting house, and were
halted in the protection Of consider
able wood, the men dropping to the
ground in the grateful shadow. Max
we'll came along back of our line, his
horse walking slowly, as the general
mopped his streaming red face. He
failed to recognize me among the 9TH
ers until stepped out into the boiling
sun, and spoke:
What Is that firing to the right,
general? Are the Jersey militia In &C
tion?"
He drew up his horse with jerk.
THAT you, Lawrence? Can't tell
anybody in this shirtsleeve brigade.
What's become of your horse?"
Gave out yesterday, sir. Have
been on foot ever since. Is it going
to be a fght?"
The grip of his hand frightened on
the saddle pommel, his eyes following
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1912-11-01
CHAPTER xxlV.-continued.

know not when, during all my
army life, was more deeply i'm
pressed with the awful solemnity Of
war, than as | watched these volun-
feer soldiers land on the Jersey shore,
and tramp away through the dust. In
chose ranks were sick and wounded
scarcely able to keep up; occasionally
one would crawl aside but the moment
&c was able would join some new body,
and resume the march.
They were animated by a stern pur-
pose which yielded power. Such as
these were not to be trifled with 9th
ars might scott at their raggedness OF
zine, their carelessness of discipline,
their nondescript garments, and vari-
ETY. of equipment, but to one who had
seen such in battle-who had been
with them at Trenton, Brandywine,
and Germantown-they were warriors
not TO be despised, stern. grim fight
ars, able to hold their own against
England's best drilled battalions. /
watched them file past-Wayne's Var
NUNS, SCOTS brigades, and Jackson's
and Graysons Notwithstanding
&he brown, dust-caked faces, the eager
eyes, the sturdy, tireless tread, the
we'll oiled muskets. Boys, men, gray
boards. all alike exhibited in their
faces the same expression. They were
participating battle against hated foe,
sand counted hardship as nothing COM
xpared with the joy Of conflict. Every
oil
sgrapple Of arms-to that supreme test
en- strength, courage, endurance, for
Which they had left their homes. They
might be poorly drilled, addressed,
wariously armed, yet these were fight
4ng men.
1t was midnight when Morgan led us
up the steep bluff, and out upon the
sandy road. We advanced silently.
and in struggling column through the
darkness, passing the embers OF
camp fires for several miles, the re-
.cnmbent soldiery Of other commands
sleeping on the ground. At Hopewell.
Washington was holding another coun'
I'll with his officers. As we swung
past we could perceive his tall figure
sSJAUuluS III the SlOW Vi d hiS, anu
there arose from the lips Of our men
a sudden, involuntary cheer, breaking
strangely upon the solemn silence of
the night. The group about him were
startled and looked about. and he
paused a moment shading his eyes.
What troops are these?" he asked,
his voice cutting across the distance.
A hundred answered him:
''Morgan's riflemen!"
Good, my lads!" and even at that
distance could see his face brighten.
There will be work for you at dawn. y
With rolling cheer. echoing down
our ranks from front to rear, We an
swersd, swinging the guns over our
heads, as we swept forward into the
dark night. There might be discus
sion, dissension about that council fire
out there was none In the hearts OF
those who we're going out to die. Al
ready rumors were flying about re
garaing Lees unwillingness to engage
xn battle | saw him as | trudgec
past. standing beside Wayne. the IRE
Right on his face, although his heae
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1912-11-01
Troubles of the Borrower.

only couple of months ago you
said you'd share your last dollar with
me-" said Jones, who was unsuccess
fully attempting to negotiate a loan
81 know I did, old man." replied the
one who was doing the tightwad act;
but haven't got down to my last dol
lar yet"-JudgA
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1912-11-01

shots, but these fell back, leaving the
road clear BY dark we were at Eng
lishtown, hungry and thoroughly worn
out, and there we halted, sleeping
upon our arms. All l had in my hav-
ersack was single hard biscuit,
after munching which lay down upon
the ground and fell instantly asleep.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1912-11-01
Ungrateful Guest.

Brcwn-So you spent Sunday with
the Suburbs, Ell? How far is their
house from the station?
Towne-About two miles as the dust
flies !-Judge.