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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-10-03
OFFICIAL RECORD OF DAY
SENATE-MORNING.

According to the constitution of
Vermont, Lieutenant Governor Slack
called the Senate to order at 1905 4
m. The Rev. DR. Stanley Blomtield =
Montpelier con lucted devotional eX
ercises. on roll call OF the secretar
of the Senate all senator's were o. p
present.
The oath of office real by
retary of the Senate.
on the motion of Senator Hale *
Darling of Orange. the Senate pro
ceeded to elect secretary. senate
r. W. McCuen of Addison presented
the name of Homer l.. Skeels of Lud'
low. No other nominations. Mr.
Skeels was elected.
Senator Barber of Windham pre-
sented the name of Senator Babbitt Of
Windham as president pro tenn.
Senator Blanchard of orleans pre- o
sehted the name of Senator Dale fN'
president pro tenn.
On ballot Senator Babhitt %.
elected, Total vote. 27; Bahhittf
Dale, o.
Senator Madison presented the name
of the Rev. Marcus Farman as chap
lain. No other name was presentet
and he was elected Secretary Skoch
lContinucd sn ns"e A.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-10-03
ADDISON COUNTY
MIDDLEBURY.

quiet and very pretty home wedding
took place at the home OF Mr.. and Mrs
G. j. Seeley at their home on High street
thursday morning at eight o'clock, when
their youngest daughter, Miss Alice Helen
Seeley' was united in marriage 70 PROF.
Kay Lyle Fisher, the youngest son OF
Mr. and Mrs. a. y. Fisher of this town.
The ceremony was performed by the Rev.
a. a. Lancaster, pastor of the Congresa-
tional Church. Only members OF the
immediate families were present. Prof.
ana Mrs Fisher left Immediately for
New York, where they will spend their
honeymoon, after which they will return
to Middlebury, where they will make
their future home. Professor Fisher will
take up his duties at Middlebury Col
| lege.
G, w. Page was before Justice
George +. o. Kimball OF Vergennes
Saturday and was fined $500 and costs
ON Charge OF keeping Intoxicating
liquors with intent to sell contrary T."
law. states Attorney Tuttle was acre
to prosecute and James b. Donoway
appeared Tor the defendant.-Within
the past week the picking of apples
has begun on a large scale In the ap'
pie growing section OF Aidrson coun
~. The crop Is considerably larger
and or better quality than last year
and 1t Is expected that winter apples
Will run from $3.50 to $3.50 per bar
rel.-Mrs, John II. Burns AMI daugh
ter, Cecile. have returned from Wor-
cester. Mass. where they went to sec
their son and brother. Harry Burns
VINO Is a student at Holy Cross Col
lege and who was Ill for several days
but now recovered,-There was
slight frost In some parts OF Addison
county Friday night. hut 1t was not
heavy enough to do any damage.-Aus
tin Russell Of East Middlebury ia'
returned from Rutland.--E. C. Pierce
has returned to Burlington.--Mrs
julia Allan a former residant has re
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-10-03
LIBRARIANS IN SESSION.
Mis-. Lease of Montpelier Elected
President Mt ST. Aibans.

ST Albans, Oct. 1.-The annual meeting
NJ the Vermont Library association and
the state board OF library commissioners
is being held at the Smith Memorial build
ing. The first session this morning was
a business meeting when the following
otpcers we're elected: President. Miss
Tvo,vn S. Lease of Montpelier; vice.
president. Miss Lucy d. Cheney of Rut-
land. secretary and treasurer. Miss f.. C..
Uu,a Of Iyndonvllle; second vice-presi-
dents. for counties: Orleans. Essex and
Caledonia, Miss Cornelia Fairbanks Of
St. Johnsbury; Franklin l'amoiiie and
crard Isle, Miss Bertha c, Jennison Of
@. A,bans; Rutland and Remington,
Mics Angle Melden of Bennington; Wind
sor and Windham. Mrs. A. ID. chamberlin
=, pomfret; Washington, Orange, Chit
,.rden and Addison. Miss Frances Atkin-
con or Newbury and George ID. Smith of
BURLINGTON
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-10-03
|REPJLICAN CANDIDATE is
GIVEN 1853 OF 271 VOTES
Harland B. Howe, Democrat, Receives 76 and
Fraser Metzger, Progressive, 32-Rest of
the State Ticket Swept into Office in
the Same Decisive Manner.

retary and assistant secretary of the
Senate are familiar with the details
of the work.
f. =. Adams of Marlboro is the old
est member of the Legislature in point
of service He Is now serving his sixth
term in the House and in 1910 was
a member of the Senate from Wind
ham county.
Expressions of opinion among the
members here in the capitol and hotel
lob bies indicate indignation against
the methods of certain political hang
ers-on who have infested the politics
of the state for some years past. on
every side is heard commendation of
the action of the Free Press in the
attack it is making upon leech meth
DDS in connection with political cam
paigns.
Thursday evening at eight o'cloc k
in the executive chamber of the cap
Iitol. Governor Mead will give recep-
tion In honor of the incoming Governor.
Members of the Governors staff and
members of the Legislature are among
those invited.
| Governor Mead will give a dinner to
his staff Friday night at the Pavilion
| 1elepnOne connection between the
desks of the clerk of the House and
secretary of the Senate tends to eX-
Ipedite business. The pressing of a but
ton starts huzzer. but the noise is
so slight that It causes no disturbance
in the chamber.
A notable Improvement is the plac-
ing of badges on state House employees
!Doorkeepers and pages wear nickel
badges of designation. as does Mr.
Sperry, in charge of the bureau of in
formation.
Copies of the Legislative Hand
Book may be obtained of W. V. Fari
at the Montpelier House.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-10-03
HAPPENINGS in VERMONT.
THE NEWS BY COUNTIES

turned to Fowler--Aliss Cecile Dick.
a few weeks --Hartwell Danyeau,
town road commissioner, has COM
..encel to draw gravel and grade tn,
roads accor ling to Instructions at the
recent town meeting which appropri-
ated s1,000-Mrs. L. NJ. Potter has
gone to Crown Point. y. V. for week
Alvin Brown has returned after
several weeks stay in Troy ~ Y, and
Fitchburg, Mass.-l'nder a new order
of the postoffice department the local
post office will be closed Sundays. The
lobby will he open and evening col
lections will be made as hithrrto.--
Mr. Demo mas moved mis- family to
Leicester Junction.--James Smith, l..
IS consul at Genoa. italy is at the Ad.
olson for a few 1ays,-John II Lovett
of Springfield. Mass. is in town 70
visit his famiIy,-Mr, and Mrs. Charles
Cheney and young daughter have re-
turned from RutlandLTheron $.
| Gregory has entered the Pough-
keepsie business College.--Mr. and
Mrs. G. j. Duncan and son. Rus
I sell, have gone to Montreal, Can, for
| Week,-Jonn Lower ana dauglter.
Hazel. have returned from a week N
| BrattlebOro.
The remains Of Mrs. Lewis c. Bell
who died at her home In South Boston
Friday. We're brought here on the mail
train Monday afternoon accompanied by
her daughter, Miss Minnie Bell. and were
taken for interment to the West GENE.
terry beside the bodies OF her husband ant
four children, George Bell. John Bell
Charles Bell and daughter. Cora Thi.
family left Middlebury about - year.
ago for Boston, since when all exccp
Miss Minnie He'll have died in that city
Lewis C.. Bell, the husband and father
who died last winter, was Il veteran o
the war and a member of Company u
1lth Vermont infantry volunteers. Their
is a WIDESPREAD sympathy for Miss Bell
the youngest and only surviving one o
the family.-Harry II. Burns, son of Mr.
lCouilnueb ON mage II
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-10-03
w. G. T. U. IN CONVENTION.
Seventy Delegates Welcomed to Rut-
land by Mayor and Others.

Rutland. oct. 2.--Seventy delegates
are here tonight for the reception at
the Methodist Church which marked
the opening of the 3Sth annual con-
vention of the Vermont Woman's
Christian Temperance Union, lasting
through Friday. The State officers
We're all present. Officers of the Rut
land branch and all the Prote, ant
clerEymen Of the city were in TIL" re.
ceiving line
In {. injection with the social func-
ion the re wos short session of the
convention during which the delegates
were welcomed to the city by Mayor
Charles l.. Howe. Mrs. w. l." Archer
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-10-03

Only ten members of the House. 30
far az known, have had previous leg
islative experience. The Senate Is
stronger body In that respect. having
II members Of experience out of tot
al Of 80. However. the speaker. clerk
and assistant clerk of the House. as
veil as the lieutenant-goveTnor Sec
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-10-03

extended a welcome on behalf of the
local society, Supt David b. Locke for
the schools, Rev DR.. e. =. stevens for
the churches. Rev. G. A. Osman for the
Prohibition club and Mrs. o. C. Ash
ton for the young peoples societies.
The business of the convention will
begin tomorrow morning.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-10-03

New York, Oct. 1.-Gen. Robert Av-
cry. civil War veteran. lawyer ana
railroad official. died tonight of heart
failure At the age of ~.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-10-03
NEWS TOLD IN BRIEF.

In Iowa there is campaign undel
way for securing an amendment to the
state constitution giving the franchise
to women and plans are being made for
carrying On such work as may be neces-
sary to socure a State Legislature dis
posed to vote favorably on the PROPOSE
ton.
An ottawa special says that the cam
adian government, asserting that Lloyd $
marine insurance rates are wholly dis
crimnatory against the st. Lawrence
route and in favor OF American ports. pur-
poses to back financially an insurance
company. the formation of which is in
trusted to Canadian Manufacturers asso-
citation.
New York Herald says comment is
widespread In coal circles on the publish
ed statement of President Baer of the
Reading that there is no danger of a
coal shortage this winter. Wholesalers
and retailers agree that there is a short.
/ age of anthra cite coal in New York and
| markets farther East. The shortage is
particularly marked in New England.
i Prepared sizes of anthracite should not
| cost the consumer in New York or Phila-
delphia more than $40 "A ton, delivered il
| the cellar Of their homes, according tc
the second report of coal price investi
cation submitted by Professor Ward w
| Person Of the University of Pennsylvania
and Harry f.. Bells, freight rate expert
| Excessive transportation charges are tn.
real cause for the high price
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-10-03

CONTINUED on "s"s A.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1912-05-10
Aoes of the Earth.

A French Scientist informs us that
the earth may be 7OO,OOO,O00 years
old, although other scientists have
never dared to estimate the age of
our planet at more than 100,000,000
years. We would become vitality in
terested in this matter if it were not
for the fact that it would be just as
hard as ever to stay in the earth, even
if we were to establish proof of the
correctness Of the French scientists es-
innate.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1912-05-10
STOCK, CROP AND FARM NOTES

John E. Madden suffered a severe
loss in the death of Wefers, the yearl-
ing trotting colt bv General Watts, out
of the dam of Colorado E. Madden had
the colt as weanling last fall, and es-
timated his value at $4,000 or $1,000.
The colt died at the Lexington trot-
ting track.
AT Cincinnati United States
Circuit Judge Howard G: HOLSTER
fined the French Brothers-Bauer Com
pany. the alleged Kentucky Indiana
and Ohio milk trust upon twenty seven
counts for alleged shiDping of impure
milk into the State of Kentucky. Each
count carries the lowest possible fine,
$40.
In the suit Of the Eshelby Tobacco
Company agains: Clarence Lebus and
the Burley Tobacco Society final judy
ment was entered Dy Judge Hollister
in the United States Court at Cincin-
natl denying new itrial and nominal
damages to the plaintiff and awarding
costs to the defendants. Exceptions
were taken by counsel for the Eshelby
Company.
LIZ. IN. mCSOIuldCh VI IuS OloSS
Board of Health hasarrived in Frank
fort from Washington to be present at
the conference of the authorities and
the representatives of the dairy inter
ests in Kentucky. DR.. Mccormack
says that the officials of the national
Agricultural Department are taking
great INTEREST in this work in Kentucky
and that they will send several expert
veterinarians into this immediate field.
DR.. Mccormack thinks that the terri
tory from Louisville to Mt. Sterling is
destined to become the greatest dairy
cattle spot in America.
Upward of 1000 head of cattle
property of Bourbon county farmers.
have been sold at prices ranging from
$3.50 to So for delivery in July and
August, and theactivity of the buyers
is most notable. due to the advance
season.
The highest price obtained for stock
in the history of Bourbon county was
that secured bysEd. Sparks. when he
disposed of one;hundred head::fOr deliv-
cry July Ito Jonus We'll. at So per
hundred pounds. The cattle are corn
fed and will average 1850 pounds by
the date of delivery.
The principal buyers are Jonas and
Maurey We'll. of Fayette county. a rep
resntative of Schwarzchild & Sulzber-
ger Marcus Prewitt. Monte Fox. of
Boyle county and H. S. Caywood, of
Bourbon county.
Following are purchases made by
Jonas We'll; Ed Sparks. 100 head. So
per hundred John Woodford, SO head.
$7.75: Brent & Burke. 30 head, $7.75;
Jos. M. Hall, 40 head, $3.50; Bush
Bishop, So head, $3.50; o. L. Davis,
20 head, 81. Samuel Clay. 128 head.
$3.50.
Mr.. Mcdonald. for .Schwarzchid &
Sulzberger bought of George K. Peppe:
thirty-fve head for July delivery at
81 80 and of James H. Thompson, 100
head for August delivery. Henry Cay
woud purchased IF Thompson Tarr 20
head for September delivery and Monte
Fox. of Danvllle, bought of Charlton
Clay, fof Marchmont Farm, 7 head, for
July delivery at $3.50.
1t is said that Jonas We'll sold $500
head of slop fed cattle at price said
to be S775 per hundred. About seven
hundred of these cattle were fed at
the walsh distillery in this county and
the others al dist leries in Franklin
county. The delivery OF large part
Of the stock will be made at once.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1912-05-10
The Grand Old Name.

All Englishmen disagree as to which
of them are gentlemen" the problem
divides the whole nation into embit.
tered units. 1t is, however, generally
conceded that no man is gentle
man" who has not had a remote an
cestor who robbed the country.-Lon-
don Truth.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1912-05-10
The Iouic of IL.

Ode man dat looks out exclusive fob
number one" said Uncle Eben,
mustn't be surprised if he finds his.
self cuttin' purity small fgger."
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1912-05-10
Avoiding Temptation,

What you ought not to do, do not
think about OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-03-03
ELECTORAL Dat TIE
BITTER IN TURKEY
Two Chief Parties in Empire
Engaged in Struggle of
! Grave Importance.
Special Gable to The Tribune.

Special Cable to The Tribune.
BERLIN. March 2.-1n Turkey tho
electoral struggle between the party Of
Union and Progress and the Liberty party
has jus; entered upon phase OF OK
trema acutenoss and Importance. The
question now in dispute is one OF con
siderable gravity for the whole. Of the
near east. II Is the maintenance Of the
supremacy Of the Turkish ma ton in Tur
KEY itself.
one Of the leaders of tho opposition.
T.uti Pikrl Bey. in a letter published In the
columns of Tho opposition newspaper.
Seshkilat. advises tho Armcnians 10
leave tho party Of Union and Progress.
alist tendency and To Join instead the
Liberal party. which Fikri Bey holds is
the only party which is willing to home
to an agreement with those races. which.
since the establishment OF the Turkish
empire. have been treated conquered
races.
This article has given rise to. much
comment and has naturally led to violent
replies being given in Unionist newspa.-
pcrs. like the TaDin and the Tshighir.
\ writer In the lattsr journal accuses
the leaders Of tho Liberal party of aim
ing at an ideal whirn would result in
all the government offices from those Of
ministers down 30 the lowest officials
being divided among various nationan-
these different natiouallties. while the
Shek- -lslamate and the minister Of
Wakoufs, or pious foundations. would be
turned into kind Of Mo<lem Datri-
archate without any political or official
standing,
As for the Aibanians. it is learned
from a good source that All agreement
will be reached between the Moslem
chiefs In The NORTH and the Christian
chiefs in the south. both the Albanian
Moslnpns and tho Albanian Christians
continuing their opposition TO the party OF
Union aud Progress
The Rulgarians having at first been in
complete agreement With the Greek op
position. have nov begun to Vacilate. II
is possible that certain non-Turkish ele-
ments among them may gravitate toward
the party of Guion and Progress. Never
theless. the question Of the political
grouping Of ethnlc elements. and conse-
queutly the question OF the supremacy OF
the Turks themselves. has now been def
nitely set forth. and this fact has led TO
profound apprehension among enlightened
Turks
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-03-03
THROWS LIGHT ON
LIFE OF NAPOLEON Ill.
,ecial Cable 70 rhe Trlbune.

Special Gable to The Tribune.
PARIS, March 2.The Revue de Paris
is publishing some curious souvenirs oil
Napoleon III from, the letters OF Dr.
Barthez, physician TO the prince imperial J..
From them It is learned that Napoleon
i'll Ilmped in his walk always leaned n
little 10 the left. and that when he ia n
he jcrkcd his arms and shoulders as II
to help his legs. which seemed very short
When he stood still, his head was always
a. little to one side, never set straight
forward. The back OF his head was re-
marEably dtsproportloned. The base or
the skull was wider than the apex,
The emperor WAS fond of teasing his
entourage, Shortly after his marriage
someone at dinner spoke or trees that
had been planted the DAY that the En-
press Eugenic vas born
''They must be pretty old now. thirty
six, at least said Napoleon.
How insolent OF YOU replied the
young empress, laughing. you want to
make me out much older than ] am.
The empress was FOND of dancing and
they often had quiet little ball by
themselves ON such occasions General
Ney used TO play the plano. and he
played well. The Empress Eugcnle took
part I'm little Gundriles, cr 'boulangeres.
but what she liked most was tho Carl
lon OF Dunkirk. One night Napoleon III.
amused everybody by hopping a three
step, jumping about, and performing ac-
robatic feats like young man. When
nc attempted to sing, 1t was usually
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-03-03
necial Gable 10 The Tribune.

Special Gable 10 The Tribune
N UBLIN, March AT last Dublin is
~ TO have a real live hostess. Under
the rule OF the Earl and Countess Of .iber-
deu the Irish capital has been very dull
socially but the Hon, Lady I.yttelton,
wife Of Sir Nevil Lyttelton. the comman
er-inchief OF the forces III ireland. will
entertain on "A large scale during the
coming season.
The official residence of the Iytteltons
is tho ROYAL hospital but hitherto only
Subscription dances" and entertainments
for charity have been given there. Lady
LNttelton. however, wishes 10 bring out
her youngest and only unmarried dauSh-
ter Hcrmione who distinguished herself
by being the youngest girl ever presented
al court. Last July she made her Ccur-
tesy 10 the viceroy ut the Dublin court al
the age Of sixteen and after the function
was packed off to school again. She Is
a lively girl and the Royal hospital. VIII
be the scene. after very long lapse. OF
several dances and dinner parties.
Lady Lyttelton has hitherto been very
exclusive and therefore not generally
popular. Commonplace people do not In
tereSt her, as she has strong literary
and artistic tastes, but she intends to
'comc out Of Der Shelf and he little
more democratic. 1er first bull will take
place SOON The Niceroy and Lady Aber-
deem VIII be present. and there will be
the Royal hospital. The &berdee1Is them
selves will do very little entertaining, but
Lord and Lady Pirrie. who are very much
in the public eye Just at present, VIII be
their guests in the spring for some
llS
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-03-03
BEGIN PACKING Of
MORGAN ART PIECES
Expert Oversees Work of Re-
moving Great Collection
From Europe TO America.
special Cable ia The Tribune

Special Gable 10 The Tribune.
LONDON, March THE first stage in
the work Of removing Picrpont Norsans
art treasures from the Victoria. and Al
bert museum 10 New York has begun.
the chief of the nue art department OF
the New York customs, the packing and
official sealing of the collection of Lin
oges enamels is now In progress
Many estimates have been made as TO
the value of the collection. Really its eN-
act value cannot be gauged, there is
can be priced One piece OF the Limoges
enamel AZ South Kensinston Is, however
known 10 be worth si50,ooo alone.
The utmost care has to he taken in
pervising their removal from London 10
New York has been intrusted by Mr.. Nor
gan to Mr.. SeliEman, the famous Falls
dealer who has probably procured nearly
half Mr.. Morgan's treasurers for him.
Everything viii be packed under the su-
pervisiop of Mr.. Seligmsn or his partner
After the enamels, the ivories Will go.
There are also the silver and the bronze.
At one time It was thought MI. Morgan
would have the bron5es removed first
to let them remain 2 little longer in rhis
country, so that they might be exhibited
at the Burlington fine arts exhibition.
The work OF removing Mr.. Morgan's art
treasures from London and Paris TO New
York Wilt probably occupy a yeM' or
more. The various collections he has
formed comprise altogether a large num-
Der Of articles of verLu. In the South
Kensngton loan collection there are 1000
pieces altogether. In his house IN Lon
don Mr. Morgan has more than 1000 min
iatures, but these will probably romain
here some time longer,