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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-10-05
DISCIPLINE AND CONTROL.


OF course, with regiment of our type
there was much 10 learn both among the
officers and the men. There were all
kinds OF funny Incidents. one of my men,,
an ex-cow-puncher and former roundup
cook. a very good shot and rider. got into
trouble on the way down to the trans
port He understood entirely that he
had to obey the officers OF his own regi-
ment, hut. like 80 many volunteers, or at
least like so many volunteers OF my regi-
ment, he did not understand that this
obligation extended to officers OF other
regiments. One OF the regular officers on
the transport ordered him to do some
thing which he declined to do. When the
officer told him TO consider himself I'M
der arrest he responded by offering to
fight him for a triing consideration. He
was brought before court martial,
which sentenced him to a years impris-
onment at hard labor, with dshonorable
discharge, and the major general COM
handing the division approved the SEN
tence.
We were on the transport. There was
no hard labor to do, and the prison con-
sisted OF another cow-puncher, who kept
guard over him with his carbine, evident
ly divided in his feelings as to whether
he would like most TO shoot him or to let
him go. When we landed somebody told
the prisoner that | intended TO punish
him by keeping him with the baggage.
lie at once came TO me In great aglta-
ton, saying: Colonel, they say you're
going TO leave me with the baggage when
the fight is on. Colonel, II you do that l
will never show my face in Arizona
again. Colonel. If you Will let me go to
the front l promise | will obey any one
you say; any one you say, colonel" with
the evident feeling that, after this con-
cession, / could not. as gentleman, re-
fuse his request Accordingly | an
swered: Shields, there is no one in this
regiment more entitled to be shot than
you are. and you shall go to the front"
His gratitude was great, and he kept
repeating, "Tll never forget this, colonel.
never" Nor did he When we got very
hard up he would now and then manage
to get hold OF some -four and sugar, and
would cook n doughnut and bring 1t
around TO me, and watch me with a de-
lighted smile as / ate IT, He behaved ex-
tremely well In both fights, and after
the second one | had him formally be-
fore me and RENTED his sentence-some-
thing which, OF course, ] had not the
slightest power to do, although at the
time IL seemed natural and proper to me.
When we came to be mustered out,
the regular officer who was doing the
mastering. after all the men had been
discharged, finally asked me where the
prisoner was | said. What prisoner?
He said. ''The prisoner. the man who
was sentenced to a years Imprisonment
with hard labor and dishonorable dis
charge" | said. oh ] pardoned him;
to which he responded, IL beg your par
den; you did what?" This made me
grasp the fact that had exceeded au-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-10-05
SKATERS REQUEST.

Although / had command OF a brigade,
was only colonel. and SO did not In
tend to attend, but the general informed
me that l was particularly wanted, and
accordingly l went AT the council Cen
eral Shafter asked the medical authorities
as to conditions. and they united In in
forming him that they were very bad
and were certain to grow much worse.
and that In order to avoid frightful raw
ages from disease, chiefly due to malaria,
the army should be sent back at once 10
some part of the northern United States.
The general then explained that he could
not get the War Department to under
stand the situation; that he could not get
the attention of the public, and that he
felt that there should be some authorita-
tive publication which would make the
War Department take action before 1t
was too late TO avert the ruin of the
army. All who were In the room ex-
pressed their agreement
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THE "ROUND ROBIN"

Then the reason for my being present
came out. 1t was explained to me by
General Shafter and by others. that as |
was a volunteer officer and intended i'm
mediately to return to civil life, | could
afford to take risks which the regular
army men could not afford TO take and
ought not TO be expected to take, and
that therefore ] ought 10 make the pub
LEGATION in question, because to incur the
hostility of the War Department would
not make any difference to me- whereas
it would be destructive to the men i'm the
regular army, or to those who hoped to
get into the regular army. thought this
true, and said l would write a letter or
make a statement which could then be
published. Brigadier General Ames, who
was In the same position that ! was. also
announced that he would make a state
ment.
When l left the meeting it was under
stood that | was to make my statement
as an interview in the press; but Wood.
who was by that time brigader general
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-03-13

Northfeld.-Mrs Ernest Martin, who suf-
fered paralytlc shock Wednesday morn
ing, died about midnight Monday morn
ing She is survived by her husband and
two daughters, Mrs. Roy Nichols and
Miss Mary Martin, both of this place
The condition of Edison Alger, who has
been critically i'll with pneumonia, Is bet
ter.-The condition of Mrs. A. n. Clapp,
who has been i'll, is better.
The funeral of Mrs. Abbe (Brown)
Martin, wife of Ernest Martin. was
held at the house yesterday at two
O'Clock. Mrs. Martin was over So years
old. She was the daughter of the late
William Brown of this placc.--Otis
Lcbare is able to be out after a serious
illness of pneumonia Mrs. II. A. Dow
ling of st. Adams is visiting her mother.
Mrs. p. NJ. F'lanagan.-W. |. McKenney
returned from Montreal Monday evening.
| He reports that the condition of his
father, Henry w. Mckinney, who is in
a hospital, is slightly more comfortable.
The other members of tn family are still
| in Montreal.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-03-13
WEST BERKSHIRE.

Mrs. Oscar W Bowen died Tuesday
after lingering illness The funeral will
be held at the House Thursday at ten
o'clock.
II. s. stanley went to st. Albans Tues
day having been drawn as petit juror.
The village schools closed Friday. Miss
Grace l.. kateon of the grammar school
went to her home in Bath, Ne, Munday
for a 10 days vacation before going
to Massachusetts, where she has a posi-
ton in Il grammar school with an in
creased salary.-Miss Ruth Gilbert.
teacher in the primary school, has been
engaged for the next term.-Misscs Doru-
thy ana Murlel Spnney accompanied Miss
kateon to Brunswick, Me, where they
will visit at the home of their uncle
Palmer Spnney.-Mrs. NJ T.. H. Spinney
went to Boston Monday.-Mrs, Mary
Chaffee, who has been visiting her son
II. III. Chaffee, went to RiChford Mon
day.-H. W. Rogers has gone to Concord
y, H., and Boston. John Jolley and +
A. Austin, who have been confined to the
fouSe by illness, are imprDNlnG.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-03-13
JERICHO CENTER.

Mr. and Mrs. II. G. Brown were
congratulated on their S3rd wedding an
niVersary by a large number of their
friends and relatives. who gathered at
their home Tuesday evening Mr. and
Mrs. Brown were presented with a large
boquot Of flowers Tho high school will
give the play "Plain People," Friday
evening. Frank Gokey is to work for r..
G. Brown this sprlng.-Glady Tomlinson
returned to school Monday after an ill
ness of q number of weeks-Miss Nina
Walton returned to school Tuesday after
a weeks absenco.-Maurice Beers was
able to begin school this week after an
attack Of iunammatory rheumatism
James Berry WAS taken to the hospital
for treatment of his ears Tuesday,
| Thomas Moran was at home from Bur-
/ lington over SuudaY.--NTiss Henley eX-
Ipects to resume her duties in school some
/ time this wcck.-Lcou Hail has purchased
tn place owned 10y H. D. Crooks. lie
takes possession April Hiram Wilder
was taken to tho hospital Tuesday for
! treatment for an ahsocss in his head
\ cabinet Laboratory has been placed in
| the high school. 1t IS the first step toward
la laboratory the town has taken.--The
| Mons club will meet Thursday evening
lat +. :. RanSom's.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-03-13
ENOSBURG.

Eugene Jacobss skull was fractured
Monday while saving wood at his
home, The pulley split and one part
of it struck him on the heHd.-Leon-
ard Reed has moved into the tenement
house of II. Kelley. vacated by Arthur
Adams, who has moved into the tene-
ment house of F. NJ. Wright.--A large
number are i'll with grip and hard
colds.-Mrs. Phary s. Darling died
Sunday at the home Of her daughter,
Mrs. Samuel Hubbell. in Bakersfield
The funeral was held Tuesday and
burial was in Bakersfield cemetery.
She was born on the Smell homestead
in East Enosburg May Is, 1928 She
leaves one son, Fred Darling, of Iowa,
and one daughter, several grandchil
dren and great grandchildren, and a
brother Thomas +. Snell-HenrY
Chaffee, the 16 months old son of MI
anu Mrs. John Lunna of Newport, was
badly scalded by falling backward
and sitting down into pail Of scald-
ing hot water Tuesday. March A.
Miss Grace Chaffee went to Newport
Saturday TO assist her sister-Harold
Fassett, who has been in JencrsonYille
for some time has secured n position
In the office at Proctor with the Marble
AIopbtpa pnp,Dapv
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ISLE LA NOTE.

Mrs. Eli Fifty is spending a few weeks
in Massachusetts ana Conuecticut.-Mrs
Theodore Narreau and son of Chazy. n
y. spent Sunday with Mrs r. W HILL
Albert Blondin has returned to Indiana
Mrs. Beerher Dodds. Mrs Atkins and
Mrs. Addison Dodds Of North Hero spent
Monday with the Rev. and Mrs G. c.
WeStcot.-Robert and Harry Delong of
Ellenburgh, y. y, spent Sunday and
Monday at DR., j. S. kins' Mr.. and Mrs
james Averlll of Champlain. y. Y, and
Mr.. and Mrs John X. Myers of Rousc5
FONT spent Saturday with Mr. and Mrs
y. W. Fisk.-Mrs. Elda Rochester was
called to Chazy Monday on account or
tho serious Illness of her sister. Mrs.
TIombly Mrs a. NJ. LeuEteld and daugh-
tel, 10, spent last week In Chazy.-
y. w. Fisk ana the Rev. G. c. Westcot
spent Tuesday in Burlington-NIis Wini-
fred and Walter Mandi2o Of Clarencevflle
p. q, spent Thursday and Friday at Mrs.
Hurst s.-Thc funeral Of John Hocomh
was held nj tn" Methodist Episcopal
Church last week Wednesday under tho
direction of the Woodman society and wa
very largely attended There will be "a
St Patncks supper at the Methodist
Episcopal Church Friday evening.-AIr.
ana Mrs. jesse Goodseu have returned to
New York.--W. r. Hill and Mrs Melvin
Pike are confined to the house by illness
a trained nurse Is IN attendance
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SOUTH BURLINGTON.

The kings Daughters met with
Mrs. b. v Prior Wednes lay,-Tho
members of the family of Z. j, Nc
Kcuzie, who have been i'll, are better.
The condition of Mrs. Peter Sordiff,
who has been seriously i'll, is improv-
ing. l. Gcrmain, who has worked
for Alison Rollins the past four years,
has finished there and entered the en-
pluY Of D. j. Millham.-The schools
closed Friday for the spring vacation.
Those pupils at the Fourth street
school tauEht b., Miss Grace Blakeley
having perfect attendance were Flor
ence Aldricu Edward Duell, stephen
ana James Hayes.
Town officers elected March were;
Modcrator y. OBricn; town clerk and
treasurer II. II, Wheeler; selcctmen' L.
MUrihcw. r.. ". Butler f, NJ. IIutchins;
oversoor of poor. Thomas Ryan; listers
G. e. Cove, Charles King, George -
III. hop, poor farm director Thomas Ryan
constable l., NJ. RdNlin school directors
T.. VI. Iutchius, L. T. Cooney, Grant
ComstocN trustee of all public money
II. Ii, wheeler; town grand juror Thomas
RYAN; town agent IA. II. Wheeler; road
commissioner l.. Ducll; justices of the
peace. II. II. IIoush, Thomas Ryan. T.
r. Cooncy. +. T.. Lord, =, d, Mills
Eldrcdge cemetery sexton, Charles King
Shclbmne street sexton, George Meier
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pneumonia. viii be held at the house
thl, morning at ten o'clock. The
burial will be at the cemetery at North
Hero. Mr. Tutchns is survived nv HE
wife and several children.
Francis Taylor, who became violently
insane. hes been taken to the State hos
pital at waterbury.
Theodore ROCKFORD, who is seriously
i'll with pneumonia, has been taken to
the Sherwood sanitarium for treatment
Mrs. ROCKFORD has been I'll at the
sanitarium FOR several weeks
The grand jury of Franklin county
court took recess at noon yesterday
until Monday afternoon at two o'clock.
The Jury convened at nine o'clock in
the morning AMI immediately began
hearing witnesses in the cases against
Mr.. and Mrs julius Wells OF Swanton.
charged with the murder of two of
their children by poisoning. The wit
nesses were: Or. l.. B. Lape of Swan
ton, the health officer who invcsti-
gated the death of the children with
Dr. A. H. Cross of Swanton, the at
tending physician; DR.. y. H. Stone of
Burlington, director of the state lab
oratory of hygiene, who performed the
autopsy on the bodies after they had
been exhumed at Milton on December
2S, last; Dr. Charles L. whitney of
Essex Junction state toxicologist, who
accompanied Or. stone to Milton al
the time of the autopsy; Miss Lillian
ATossey of Milton, who was a boardcr
at the Wells home Mt the time of the
death of the children; Potter Fountain
the sexton at the cemetery in Milton
where the children were buried, and
Pearl Laduc a brother of Mrs julius
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MONTGOMERY CENTER.

Peter McElroy and daughter were call
ed TO Lowell to attend the funeral of Mr..
McElroy's father who died there recently.
Mr. Mcl1lrov was 81 years old and had
llvcd in Lowell over 30 years. Mr.. and
Mrs. r. Dodge also attended the funeral
-Georgc whitney has sold his house on
Mill street to Fuller Baker for $1,000 lie
will give possession May l. The house at
present is occupied by II. O. Rowley.--
Mrs. Grace Rowley Bent of Wakefield,
Mass, is AZ home visiting hor parents. -
Mrs. J. f. Halle has returned from East
Fairfield where she has been for several
dayS.-iIrnest Combs, who has been Ill
is bettcr-Charles Purrin, who has been
III is ut his post in Wrght's store.-The
board Of selectmen met at the town clerk S
office Saturday ana organized. \. II.
Gates was elected chairman. They also
made arrangements with tho road COM
missioners In regard to the road work.
=. H. Coleman went to St. Adams to
attend county court Mondays. 5. Hail.
Jr. is in Montreal for a few days.-The
Rev j. a. Cote was in Richford Monday
Col. c. L. Nelson of Derby Line and
NJ. j. Blair of North Troy were IN town
this Week.-Tho Womcn's club met with
Mrs. c. a. Gardync Tuesday evening"
The schools throughout town are closed
with the exception of the high school at
the Center, which is still in session. and
the south school, which was late in open
ing owing to diptheria.-Mrs T. q. Libby
is in Boston. William Touchette and fam.
lily have gone to South Hero, where he
has positon.-Fred, the youngest child
of Mrs. +. 4. Holbrook is seriously i'll
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EAST FAIRFIELD.

The Catholic society win servo supper
saturday evening at the homo of NIrs.
John McGue from five o'clock until eight.
There viii also be a st. PatIick's enter
tainment in opera hall after the supper.
The entertainment will consist of music
an- a lecture by the Rev. Father Wclch of
Burlington-L a. Archambault who suf-
fered slight stroke Of paralysis last
week. is slowly improving.-Mrs William
kittcll has turned from Sheldon, where
she has h "a visiting at the home of Cliff
ford kittcl.--Jerry Carron and family
have moved to the Burton Webster farm
and Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Raine and
family, who formerly lived on the Web
ster farm, have moved 10 the Fayetto
Soulc placc.-Mr. and Mrs. s e. Hardine
are in Hyde park-Bert Hale and \
Judd were in St Adams Monday.-St.
Mary's guild will meet with Mrs c. w
Burleson Thursday afternoon from two
o'clock until four.-Mrs. |. y. Chase is ill.,
DIR. y. T. Carey and L. J. Archambault
of the Order Of Forcsters attended the
funeral services of Mrs j. Jordan at
Fairfield Saturday forenoon.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-03-13
ENOSBURG FALLS.

\ peculiar accident happened Saturday
evening when n gasoline sad iron used
in w. T.. Mitiguys clothing store eN-
ploded soon after being lighted. Mr.
Duffy was at the front end of the store
and escaped injury. Two of the panes of
plate glass In the front of the store, about
20 feet away, were smashed and the sash
broken but no damage was done to glass
nearby.-The family of Charles Blair on
Misssquoi street has been quarantined
by Health Officer c. G. Abel for scarlet
fever A daughter Miss Eva has been
i'm nearly IA week.--IIarold Fassott, son
of W. G.. Fassett, left Friday for Proctor
where he has position with the YER
mont Marble company. Mr., Fassett was
graduated from Burlington Business Col
legc about year ago and has been in
a store In Jeffersonville until recently. -
The last term of IL weeks of the village
schools began Monday.-Mr. and Mrs l..
j. wilder Of South Franklin who have
been seriously I'll for a few weeks, are
improved Mrs w. X. McFeeters is visit
ing her mother in Boston, Kent Perley
left Saturday on his return to Phila-
delphia after n 10 days visit to his
parents, Mr. and Mrs M. T. Perley,-
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FAIRFIELD.

Mrs j. Jordan who had been III some
time died Thursday morning ut 1870
She is survived by her husband and Il
children, also by her father, mother and
several sisters and brothers.-'rhc re
mains of Hugh Greene Of Swanton Hiu
were brought hore for burial in the
Catholic cemetery. The funeral of James
McGettrick, who died az Waterbury.
was hell In ST. Adams Thursday
Mr.. and Mrs John Holland Of Seattle
Wash, is visiting a the home Of their
parents, Mr. and Mrs. James Campbell
Miss Senath Soule vas called to Cam
bridge BY the Illness of her grandmother,
Mrs Wallace Parker.-Miss Mary league
Of St Alhans is spending few days "A
her home herc.-Mrs. Charles McCuen ana
son, Robert, who have been visiting ~
Mrs. McCucn's sisters, Mrs. j. II. Patton,
| have returned to Haverh!ll, Mass-Ed~
ward Elhrdse's leg was broken while
saving wood when log rolled off tho
skidway.--IL a. Churchill of Bakersfield
was in town Tuesday.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-03-13
HIGHGATE CENTER.

Mrs. Harriet Ide and sons. Robert and
Paul, of Morrisville. have been visiting
Mrs. lde's mother, Mrs. Marion a. Bax-
teri. G. Place is in Massachusetts on a
business trip.-R. j. Moore has sold his
home on Gore street to Lucien Therrien,
who will move his family there at an
early date.-Miss Gladys Deal is i'll with
the grip.-Miles Greene has sold his home
farm to Henry Bouchard for $3.50. I'M
mediate possession was slven.--Henry
Benoit has sold his farm on the Gore
road to Joseph Ranville and is moving
his family to mis- home on School street.
Miss MarYbelle McFeeters spent Sunday
at her home in Enosburg Falls.-Miss
Hazel Steele has returned from. Swanton,
whore she has been visiting Miss Lucial
Crosse. l.. Boss has moved from the
Lyon house on Lamkns street to l.. w
McCowen's house.-Miss Clarabel Butler
of Sheldon Springs was at home over
Sunday.-Eugene Yates has returned
from Florida. where he has been spend
ing the winter
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SWANTON.

OF the ESQ village voters 100 at
tended the annual meeting Tuesday
afternoon. With the exception of a
little strife over the election of a
trustee to serve three years and dis
cussion over the purchase of a steam
road roller jointly with the town,
there was no excitement. The only
change in the village officers was the
election of Richard Colomb as third
trustee in place of p. j. Farrell. whose
term had expired. but who was up
for reelection This completes nine
years of service as trustee by Mr.
Farrell. During his term the 800, 900
water system has been installed All
the other officers were reelected and
the village board is as follows: Presi-
dent, c. f.. Allen; clerk, l.. A Lapelle
trustees, f. A. Burnett, NJ. O'Day and
Richard Colomb; chief engineer, c. NJ
Hawley; treasurer, George l.. Lois
ellie; tax collector, w. j. Noley; audi
tors, l.. A. Lapelle, A. b. Anderson and
f. II. Brown. Voted 20 cents on the
dollar for highways and IS cents on
the dollar for indebtedness ami eX-
penses. The matter of night watch
man was left to the trustees. The
electric rents for the past year
amounted to sG,253.43 and received
for water rents s5.999.67 For years
previous to the installing of the new
water system Swanton had many
cases of typhoid fever every year. a
large number being fatal, but since
the village began taking its water
supply from Fairfield pond typhoid Is
practically unknown here. A physi-
clan well posted on past and present
conditions says In the short time the
water system has been in so or more
lives have been saved by having pure
water
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-03-13
RICNFORD.

DeForrest Sherrer and Miss Nellie
Snicer. both of sutton, Que, were mar
rled at the Methodist parsonage March &
nv the Rev. ID. q. Guest-Mr. and Mrs.
Havold Willard have moved to West
Broome, Que, where MIR. Willard has
rented "A farm
Mrs. DENY CWileD Holt, wife of Har-
yov p. Holt died shortly after midnight
Nordav at the nome of her son, II. ..
not The funeral will probably be held
at the house Thursday afternoon at two
o,clock the Rev. d. G, Guest oficiat-
ing Mrs. Holt who died from pneu-
monia. was % years old lacking 10 days
her birthday being March 20. She was
married to Mr., Holt nearly 67 years ago
-.rhe Bailey house, occupied by j. e.
rord caught fire Sunday from a burning
chimney and some damage was done by
ore smoke and water, Mr. and Mrs
1,ord nut out the fire with about 30 pals
~ water. and the fire company was not
c,lIod out Miss Bessie Hawley Is visit
irq her sister, Mrs, II. A, Whitney, OF
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ANOlLLE COUNTY
STOWE.

Mrs. Vernon wilkins gave recep-
ton at her home Thursday afternoon
and evening TO about so friends in
honor of Mr.. Wilkins's 18th birth DAY.
Mrs wilkins was assisted in enter.
tanning by Mrs. l. l.. Harris, Mrs A.
Fl. Cheney and Mrs. Elizabeth Clark
son. Refreshments were served and
in the cvcnnc cards were played. Mr..
wilkins is the only survivor of the
uipo children Of Uriah and Mary Davis
wilkins. He has been lifelong resi-
lent of stowe and has been proml-
nent in the life of the town for many
years. He has been debarred from
active life for several years hy rhou.
matism, but retains keen interest ir
all that goes on. Mr. wilkins mar.
ried in early life Miss Eliza Kaiser
who died many years ago, The pres
ent Mrs. wilkins was formerly Mrs
Helen A. straw. Mr. Wilkinss only
child is Mrs. Lucius L. Harris of
Stowc--There viii he a grange So
cial at the Akeley Memorial bull ling
on the evening of March Il. The pro
gram and refreshments will be ap-
propriatc to St patrick's day.-News
has been received of the birth OF a son
March G to the Rev. and Mrs. A.
Cornwall of Elmira, n Y. Mr.. Corn.
well was recently the pastor of tn.
CONGREGATIONAL Church in Stowe.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles +. Benson have
returned from their wedding trip and are
at the Green Mountain Inn.-Mrs. e. f.
Bamforth went Saturday to South Royal
ton for over Sunday.--John Foster Is
threatened with pneumonia Ira Mum