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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-06-06

health for some time, but was not appar-
emily feeling worse through the day. and
her husband. who was a member of Co
u, 9Th Vermont regiment, was at the viii
lage to participate in the Memorial day
observance. Sometime after dark she
was seized by an attack of agina pectoris
and DR. f. A. Edmunds was called, but
she died in about - minutes. the physi-
clan arriving after her death. She had
had previous attacks of the same diseasc
She was born Julia LaRock and spent her
early life In Waitshcld. She is survived
by nine children and IL grandchildren.
The sons are Elmer w. Stoddard of South
Royalton, Amos Stoddard Of Amsden,
Dana and Robert Stoddard of Bethel
the daughters, Mrs Florus White of Bar
nard. Mrs. John IIerte and Mrs Fred
| Rowland Of South Royalton, Mrs. Forrest
Seymour OF Brookfcld and Miss Stella
| Stoddard of Bethel John and Wilfrid La
| Rock of Bethel are her brothers. The
funeral was held at the home Sunday
| afternoon at two o'clock. the Rev. j.
| Wesley Miller officiating, and interment
was In Cherry Hill cemetery.-Dr. r.
! NJ. Chase went 10 Boston Frday.-A son
was born May ~ to Mr.. and Mrs. Clyde
f. Benedict MIR and Mrs. Sam Lee Abb
bolt and their son. Lee, Mr.. and Mrs
| Wallace Batcheldcr and their son, Cor
don, took an automobile trip to Wood
| stock Memorial day Mr.. Batchelder
was the Memorial day orator there. The
address was delivered in the opera house
and In spite of the heavy rain a large
audience was present and gave the speak
or an ovation when he was introduced by
John ). Eaton. adjutant of George G.
Randall Post No 81. G.. A. R.--The Mat
son Bros. Machine & Tool company re-
| ceived orders Friday for two of their
cutting-off machines. one from Chicago
1 a,
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BENSON.

The State board of health gave "A tine
exhibition of tuhcrcuiar pathological
specimens 1T the town hall Friday night.
DR., II. O. Ladd, inspector for the State
board of health was present and was
introduced by Or. ]. F. Newton-NIem-
orial day was observed In Benson,
the first time in many years, The eXer-
.ises al the town hall were under the
auspices of the local grange. II. II.
King, master, had charge There We're
recitations by the children with music by
the local orchestra and an address by
the Rev. Eben Greeneaf of West Haven.
Miss Catherine Woodman of Springfield.
an elocutionist, gave one recitation re-
The continued rains have embarrassed
farmers In getting in their seed tin it
has become IA serious puestion-W. w.
Jones of Spokevile, two and onc-half
miles east OF this village. who has 20 .
600 ginseng plants. has recently put I'm
Il bed Of 500 Golden Seal plants
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WHITE RIVER JUNCTION.

The executive committee of the
Hartford Mutual Aid association met
yesterday, representatives, being pres
cnt from the various sections and vii
lagos of the town. 1t Is hoped that
by fail tho association VIII be doing
active work Several branches of ac-
tiNity have been outlined, among them
the employment of a district nurse
associated charities. rest room and
employment bureau The Inhabitants
of the town of Hartford are widely
scattered in several villages. but II
Is planne that one village snail be
entitled to the services of tne nurse
as much as the other an 4 no prefer
ence shown Funds for this good
work are to be raised by house to
house canvass at some tutur" time
selected by the committee Each con-
tributor, whether Of large or small
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MORETOWN.

Harry Bruce is visiting his paren s.
Mr.. and Mrs D. g. Bruce-Several from
here attended the Memorial exercises in
Waitsiield Thursday -GeorEe Ashley,
who has been having tho grip. is bet =.
ter.--Mrs l. s. Austin is visiting her
son. II. T. Austin and wife in Burlington
Mr. and Mrs. John Kingsbury from
Watsiield were in town Sunday-Otto
Bates and Miss Maude Johnson of Mont
peler, visited her parents Mr.. and Mrs
+. T.. Johnson, Sunday.-Mrs. Betsey
Griffith. who has been STAYING with her
daughter. Mrs. II Z. Austin, for several
weeks has gone to her daughter Mrs
Jennie Pierce Mr.. and Mrs Leo Brown
OF Jones Brook, visited her father
George Bulkeley. Sunday.
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LOWELL.

Miss Hattie Coolbeth has gone to
Lynn for short vsit.-Jacob Green
wood Of Stanbridge, =, G., Is in town
Mrs. Edgar LaClair went to Montreal
Tuesday morning to visit her son, WIN
LaCldir, who Is in the Royal Victoria
hospital for treatment. Everyone is
cordially invited to take part In the
parade July 4. and to present their
names 20 the manager y. {. Stannard
on or before June -. VIII Lac lair was
taken suddenly with hemorrhases from
the nose and throat THURSDAY lie went
at once to Montreal for treatment
stephen Sheltra had a horse killed by
lightning Saturday night.--Mrs. Alfred
iloyt returned To her home in Manches.
ter n H., Monday. after passing two
weeks with her parents, Mr., and Mrs.
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health Mrs. Arthur r.. Burr left Friday
to Join her husband at East Douglass
Mass, where he Is resident engineer for
the new New England Southern railroad.
having charge of the construction of d
section of the roadway.--Mrs. +. II. G..
Graves and son. Donald. returned to
Springfield, Mass, Saturday. -Charles
Howe has work at Barre and his family
has moved to Roxbury. -Station Agent
and Mrs. Kidd we're at Worcester, Mass,
over Sunday
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WORCESTER.

+. +. Kellogg has sold his farm on
Hampshire hill to James Summers of
Barre and has bought the John Young
place at the Corner from II. d. Vail and
will move thereto in few days.--Miss
Mary E. 3. Abbott. who has been in
New York for several months. returned
Thursday.-H, l.. Abbott +. T. Dotey
Clarence Nourse and ". II. Stickney
returned from Caspian lake on Sunday.
They brought back a nice lot of fish.
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ORLEANS COUNTY
DERBY.

The receipts from the sale of the ar
ticles of the Baptist ladies mentioned
last week were about s5O.--The Bacca-
lauriate sermon before the students of
Derby Academy was preached by the
Rev. Mr., Edwards of Newport. Sunday
in the Congregational Church.-Mrs Err
win Hayward. Central telegraph operator
here, died Friday and funeral services
were held in the Conversational Church
Sunday afternoon, the Rev. Mr. Gordon
officiatirg.-Mr, and Mrs. George s.
Sanderson of Denver Colo. are visiting
her aunt, Mrs s r. Fletcher
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CRAFTSBURY.

Mrs. George Wheeler underwent "A sue
cessful operation at the Mary Fletcher
hospital May "a y. Paterson,
who was Ill with rheumatism last week,
Is slowly improving Eta Smith, who Is
teaching at Elmore. was at home for
Memorial day.-Nellie Allen was i'll the
last week at the home of her sister. Mrs
Jennie Randall-The pre- Memorial ex-
ercises in the town hall given by the
children of the village school were ex-
cellent. The Hon. II, f. Graham gave
an able Memorial address in the Congre-
gatiOnal church.
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HAPPENINGS IN VERMONT
CONTINUED from page ~

his livery business.-A special car was
run over the Mt. Mansfield electric rail-
way to Waterbury Center Wednesday to
accommodate those wishing to attend the
meeting Of the Harmony Pomona Grange,
=. Of H., held there Among those from
stowe who attended were A. r. Straw,
Mrs. j. f. Campbell, Mrs. C. A. Tomin-
son, Mrs. Flora Blodgett, Mrs. C. f.
Eddy, Miss Helen Chaplin. II. Il.
Long of Wa.tsneld is at +. f.. Smiths
Mrs. Julia Irving returned to Burlington
Wednesday.
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WESTFIELD.

Tho Rev. e +. Wells of lraShurg
preached IN the congregational church
sunday very acceptahly and conducted
communion service-The Boys club net
ted over $500 saturday at their ice-cream
sale.-Mr. and Mrs. Edward Dustine Of
Nashua, y. H., came Monday to visit
at the home of her brother, James Il.
Martin.-Boyco Houston has EXCHANGED
his farm for a small one in Coventry
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FAYSTON.

AS announced in the May Day bule-
tin. the examinations for free advanced
instruction are appointed for June and
I. Mrs. T.. a. Bragg Will meet applicants
at the hall in schoolhouse No. I at nine
O'Clock. The next examina lions for free
advanced instruction will be held August
10 and l4-Mrs Frank Markham is still
ill.-James Mclaughlin of stowe visited
his brothers, Dan and Samuel McI.augh-
LIN lasf tt.nDk
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LORIMER IN HAPPY MOOD.
Thinks senate Debate on His Case
VIII Last Several Weeks.

Washington June 5.-Senator Kern ct
Indiana concluded to-day the second in
stallmeut of his speech in opposition 10
senator Lorlmer and gave notice that he
would endeavor 10 conclude before adj
iournment tomorrow. The senator
analyzed the evidence taken during tho
Senatc's second Investigation, contend
ius that much evidence that was new
and important had heen developed.
senator Lorimer, who was in a very
cheerful mood. expressed the opinion
.hat the deh1tc on his case would con-
tinuc several weeks. Several times he
interrupted senator kern's speech and
gave close attention to the arralgnment
OF himself 10y Mr.. Kern. occasionally
duriig the day Mr. Lorimer talked with
MIR. kern Joking with him about re-
marks as 10 the feeling he might have
against those who would vote against
him.
senator Kern declared that his duty
of questioning Mr. Lorimers right 20
his seat was particularly painful he
cause Lorimer was fellow senator
from an adjacent state with pleasing
personality, pure private and IDEAL
home life. a genial and kindly man He
said he was convinced of the absolute
truth of the testimony of Clarence :.
Funk, general manager OF the Inter-
national Harvester company, who had
taken no interest in the senatorial
election and had not the slightest
personal feeling against Senator Lori
mer"
Challenging Mr.. Kern's statement about
the report of the majority of the CONS
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FORESTDALE.

Mrs. lrean of Albany. n. g.. is visiting
her daughter Mrs. j. A. Murray Mr..
ana Mrs. +. j Bacon have returned from
u trip to schenectady. \. Y, and New
York city Mr. and Mrs l. W. Horn
were In Rutland this week-The Bran
don band will give "A concert near Blodgoet
hall Thursday evening. Miss Carrie De-
gan, who has been visiting at J. A. Muir
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SOUTH WOODBURY..

Morton McKinstry is in failing health.
DR. Hall and his family were at the
home of Fred Persons In South Barre
Saturday Frank Batchelder has sold his
farm to Melville Morse of hardwick. -
Mr.. and Mrs Glenn Hall of Boscaven,
y. H., are visiting at l.. W. Haskers-
Dr. Hall went on Monday to Ashburn-
had. Mass, to visit his father. who is
very ill.-Mrs r. NJ Pray is improving
and able N ride ont
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CAMBRIDGE.

Mr. and Mrs. Percy Ellsworth of North
Adams. Mass, were called home to at
tend the funeral of Mr.. Ellsworths sis
ter Mrs Myron Cady. who died at Belts
VILE, Md The funeral was held here.
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RUTLAND COUNTY
BRANDON.

from spending several months in New
YORK city and Is in town for a few days
before opening her cottage at Lake Dun
more for the summer Edward Lonergan
hl"d ednesday May -, ut his home near
f'resee's mills from heart trouble He
was ~ years of age, and is survived by
MS WIFE and several children The flu
neral was held Saturday morning at nine
O'Clock from St. Mary's Catholic Church
Miss Catherine Dram, who has been at
home for few days, has returned to
Grand lsle.-B. NJ. II. Wiley, who has
been confined to the house for several
months on account of illness, is in seri-
Gus Floyd j. Mcclellan of
Saratoga Springs, y. Y. is visiting his
mother Mrs. Carrie Mcclellan.
The SUNDAY evening PRAYER services OF
the Christian Endeavor society are to lie
discontinued from June to September l.
The Rev. Frederick sherman Arnold. rec
tor of st Thomas's Episcopal Church,
read his resignation at the morning serv-
ice sunday. to take effect October t. MIR
Arnold expects to return to his former
home in Poughkeepse. ~ V, and engage
in business with his father. G. ~ Arnold
Miss Mary Button. who underwent
n surgical operation for appendicitis
a few weeks ago, is able 10 he ont
Miss Nclli Turner of Fowler has
taken a position In the Home bakery.
Miss Maud Farnham has returne
from East Shoreham Willis q Scott
who has been spending several week <
In Gary. In l.. has ret,irned-'rae
Brandon Concert band VIII give n con-
cert in Forcstdalc this evening
Mr. AMI Mrs. John Harvey Of Al
hany. ~ Y. arc visiting Mr. ana Mrs
Harry johnson. -IIarvev 4 Collins is
confined to the house with an attack
of rheumatism.- Mrs. II. w. Ferris at
tended II convention of tho Wanna q
Auxiliary for tho Sons of Veterans in
burlington Yesterday riucipn1 TT A.
slavery. who has been teaching in Tus-
cola Ill. the past year. has returned
To his nome here for the summer
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Guernsey and
daughter of West Rutland visite l
friends hor, Tuesday, Horn
ana Miss Sara Horn have closed their
apartment in the Parmenter house
and gone to Forestdalc to remain lur-
nc the summer
There Will be meeting of the Congre-
gat!onal Church and society at 1870 O'Clock
this evening in the chapel to hear the
report of the pulpit committee, and take
action upon same The Rev Z. ). Arnold,
who rendered his resignation Sunday AS
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The operating revenues of the Rutland
railroad for the month ending April
were 1870. iS ana the expenses $9,S,.
2as D. giving net profit of S1l,io7al Fo,
the four months ending April 80, the net
revenue was Su7,SASt
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WATERBURY CENTER

and able to ride out.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-26
General Roger A.Pryor.

see the spectacle The century run for this
last signal honor will he spirited. Hun
dreds Of old codgers will be In the running,
and as they fall by the waysde one 10y
one. the whole nation will look on, agape'
70 see who gets the laurel wreath.
But after this last survivor has passed
we will still have several generations oil
/ Civil War widows to link our descendants
with the DAYS of 1876. II the last Civil
| War widow survives as long after Apo
mattox AS the last Revolutionary widow
Esther Damon survived after Yorktown.
She will he with our great grandchildren in
the year 1890 And this is a conservative
prediction. for Dame Esther was only nine
ty-two when she died at Plymouth Union.
| Vt. in 1906.
This Memorial Days rollcall OF the great
! civil War generals will show that only a
/ dozen above the rank of briSadier are sun
with us. At the War Department and Pen
sion Office | have just checked up with the
records.
Only one lieutenant general Of that great
| conflict has won thus far in the race
against Father Time, and he was on the
! Confederate side This Is Simon Bolivar
/ Buckner. who ran for Vice-President on
the Palmer ticket, in 1896. In his quaint
old log house at Glen Lily. near Mum
! fordville. Ky-one of the most noted coun-
try homes in that state-ths venerable old
soldier and one-timc Governor, who had
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-26

during the last year Of the war. II any OF
them, Of this category. equals the record
Of the last Revolutionary soldier. we VIII
still have a civil War veteran left hfty-
two. ffty-threc or perhaps fifty-four years
hence. or say about the year ls65-l9ob, at
the time the coming generation is cele-
hrating the Tooth anniversary Of the return
OF peaCe after Lees surrender, General
Ainsvorth's figures are Of the safe KIND
that life insurance companies gamble on
and ne was dealing only with the average
man. while we have been specializing upon
the exceptional man. And out OF the 3,5O,-
On0 individuals who saw service in the
civil War some are very exceptional men
So. taking all things into considerations
II is not unreasonable 10 assume that
America will have a Civil War veteran 10
honor when mere boys OF to-day are griZ-
zIed old fellows that sec Taft and Roose-
welt. Clark and Wilson and the others as
far back through the haze of time as our
sages Of to-day now see the actors Of the
great civil War drama.
What a funeral that will he. when the
last survivor of the civil War answers his
last rollcall-whether he be buried in the
uniform OF the blue or Of the gray! Very
few OF us now OF mature wears VIII live 10
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-26
General JONES n. Wilson

as late as Nav Is. 1905. at the ago of los
years and 16 days, according to the pen
sion rolls. II mis- record il equalled by
any Of the younger veterans who enlisted
I'm the war of secession at sixteen, during
the last year of that struggle. We will have
forty-two years hence or as late as the
year 1854 But Hiram Cronk. that last
honored soldier OF the second war with
Great Britain did not hold the longevity
record among our pensioners. There was
one other who beat him hands down.
The last survivor Of the Revolution. Dan
iel +. Brakeman. according to the pension
records died at Freedom, cattaraugus
County, y. Y, as late az April ), 1869 at
the age OF 100 years 6 months and days.
He was "A youth OF sixteen when indepen-
dence was declared, was twenty-five when
CORVALLIS surrendered, and he lived to see
the War OF 1872, the Mexican and Civil wars
fought to finish. the administration OF
Andrew johnson brought to close and
that of Grant commenced.
As stated, many boys far under sixteen
served In the Civil War and many OF these
entered during the last months Of that
struggle. / have before me an unofficial
table showing that those OF sixteen and
under who enlisted numbered &48Ol; those
Of fourteen and under, 1,523; twelve and
Some OF these twenty-five youngest lads,
mostly drummer boys, entered the service
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-26
General Simon 3. Bueknsr

Pierce and having served In Congress-
throughout Buchanan's administration. He
lives in New York City, which is also the
home of the only other American who sat
IN Congress before the Wharf.-The Confeder-
ate Brigadier General Roger A. Pryor. who
will be eighty-f four during the coming sum-
mer.
The seventy-hfth milestone OF Major Gen.
eral Wilson will be passed September 2.
He was a major general also in the Span
ish War and was in command OF the allied
! American and British troops which cap
tured Picking during the Boxer troubles.
| There survive also four Union generals
who In the Civil War were corps command
ers by virtue of their presence in the field
of operations. These are Peter j. Oster-
haus and julius n. Stahel, who were ma
jor generals during the war; David Nc
Murtre Gregg and Nelson A. Miles. who
were brigader generals at the time of Lees
surrender
| Osterhaus entered his ninetieth year last
January. Since he finished his eleven years
service as our consul at Lyons, under
Johnson and Grant he has remained I'm his
native Germany, at Mannheim Seven years
ago Congress expressed the nations graft
tude TO this old soldier by placing him on
the retired list OF the regular army, with
the rank of brigadier general General Sta
| hel, a native of Hungary, who before our
war had fought for his native independence
under Kossuth. lives In New York, and will
enter upon his eighty-eighth year OF old
bachelorhood in November. He served in
the consular service after the war. General
! Miles will be seventy-three In August lie
is a retired lieutenant general of regulars
and is a striking figure in the social life OF
Washington. General Gregg, who also
served in the consular service after the
war, entered his eighteth year in April
and lives in Reading Penn.
The five surviving Confederate major
generals are r. +. Hoke. OF Raleigh. n. c.,
former president of the Seaboard Air Line.
who is seventy-ive; George Washington
Gusts Lee. president emeritus OF Washing
ton and Lee University, who is seventy
nine: Lunsford L. Lomax, one OF the con.s
missioners of the Gettysburg Park. who
seventy-six; William T. Martin. OF Natcaez.
Miss, now in his ninetieth year. and Count
Camille Jules Polignac. who is eighty.
OF these surviving heroes OF our war OF
wars Major General Osterhaus is the eld-
est. The greatest age thus far attained
by a general Of the Civil War was that or
General Sherdans father-in-law. Brigadier
General Daniel II. Rucker, who in 1910 died
in his ninety-eighth year. He was born
before the outbreak Of the War Of 1879 and
lived under the administrations Of all our
Presidents save the first three.
Inasmuch as our Civil War officers were
of a class older than the men In the ranks.
1t is improbable that a sword will rest upon
the coffin of the last survivor Of that bitter
struggle.
Copyright 1912 b. Joha Elfreth wstkins.)
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The Memorial Day Rollcall for the Purpose 81
Laying Wreaths Upon 2,685,000 Soldiers
Graves Will Show That Only a Dozen
Civil War Generals Above Rank of
Brigadier Are Still Alive.

the grace TO act as one OF General Grants
pallbearers. entered his ninetieth year on
April /. His friend and brother Confederate
officer, General Marcus j. Wright, tells me
that the other day he received a letter.
written In a firm hand, from the sage Il
Glen Lily, who was apparently enjoyin.
his usual vgor OF mind.
Besides him. there survive only three Civil
War officers who commanded army corps
by assignment Of their President. They
are Major Generals. Granville NJ. Dodge.
Daniel +. Sickles and James Harrison Will
son, all of the Union side.
OF these, General Dodge has the honor OF
being the last surviving army commander
Of the war, for he received the command
Of the Department and Army Of the Mis-
souri, In 1864 when he was only thirty-three.
After the war he had directive charge of
the building OF the Union Pacific Railway.
managed many other great engineering en-
terprises and served in Congress. At his
home. in Council Bluffs, Iowa, he cele-
brated his eighty first birthday on April -.
General Sickles's eighty-seventh birthdaT
will come around in October. He enjoys
the distinction Of being the senior surviv-
ing official Of the federal government. hav-
ing been in the diplomatic service under