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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-01-08
BOSWORTH GOES
CALMLY TO DEATH
n Last Vermont Hanging Pays
Penalty for Murder of
Mae Labelle.


windsor, Jan. arthur Bosworth was
hanged in the Vermont state prison at
81 this afternoon for the murder Of Mae
Labelle at Essex junction on June T.
1911 The execution was the last hanging
10 take place in Vermont as hereafter all
murdercrs condemned to death are to be
eiectrocuteu' Inc execution was cohduc'-
ed without mishap or untoward incident
or any Klhd'
On the gnloWs were the Kew T. =
Manner rector OF the Episcopal Church
Wh" mas neeh BosWorths spiritual ad-
visor uuIIHs '"e I'st rev mounts Sherlrl
hlnlrE' H. 3 Spotord or White river
Juhctloh' Paul IIhNham OF hochester'
James McDermott OF plymouth ana D.
H. Opcr ol Noouslock
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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-01-08
WILSON RECAINS HEALTH.
Vigorous Walk Reveals How Much He
Has Been Benefited.

Plss Chrlsfiar. Miss Dec 00-prns-.
dent Wueon,s vacation T.. Greatly. i,,rr,,.
ing his health. As he climhed over tbo
hunkors at tho golf links to-dav thor.
vas q rasiliencv in his eten and = v,,or
in his walk that revealed ho,v much h,
has b.o, b,,,o,i,od h,. n ,.ool, 90 voc, .rI
recreation I'm nv. mild gulf climate
The President ,lavod is holes of noIr
again TO-DAY. ana seemed to enjoy in ax-
ercise He is grovino accreton,od to
tho stubhy grass on the links. with It's
retardln- effect on the roll Of drives and
made a much better score to-day than
usuaI
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-01-08
NO STAY FOR BOSWORTH.
Judge Martin Denies Habens Corpus
Petition in L. :. Court.

Brattlcboro, Dec. 3l.--Judgc James L.
Martin of the United States federal court
this morning dismissed a petition for 4
writ Of habeas corpus for Arthur Bos-
worth, murderer of Mac Labelle at Es-
sex junction in May, 1911 who is con-
demned to die on the galloWs Friday
Il was apparently the last determined
move Of Attorney Roland f. stevens of
White River Junction and the Rev
Parker G. Manner, rector of the Episco-
pal Church, who is the spiritual advisor
Of the condemned man, to delay the
execution. They presented the petition
this morning in chambers.
The petition alleged that owing to the
failure Of the last Legislature to give
Bosworth a hearing that he had not Oh
tanned his constitutional rights.
Judge Martin held that 1t was not
matter for the federal courts and, II it
| hal been, it should have been taken to
Ithc Supreme Court of the United states
He also said, in dsmlssinG the petition,
THAT if it We're "A matter under the idris-
Idiction of his court that he di1 not
believe he should exercise the right petit
toned for.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-01-08
RUNAWAY HORSE
BADLY INJURIES GIRL

Rutland Jan. Miss Nellie Costello OF
West Rutland, who is employed In the
Office of the Combination Cash Store COM
pany of this city, was Knocked down at
Merchants row and Center street by a
runaway horse about nine o'clock yoster-
day morning and seriously injured.
The animal hitched 10 a small delivery
sleigh took fright and ran across the row
diagonally, narrowly missed an elderly
woman VINO was wheeling a baby car
raEo, wrenched the sleigh loose on tho
car track hut carried the shafts VITA
him.
Miss Costello vas walking near the l..
A. Miner drug store and heard the clat-
ter OF hoofs on the pavement behind her.
but did not have time to step aside. She
was thrown violently by a elancinE bloT
from some part of the animal or the
shafts and her face struck the curbing
She was taken home in an automobile
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-01-08
LITTLE BOY DIES IN
HOSPITAL FROM BURNS

st. Adams, Jan. 4.--Louis, the
land Mrs. Joseph LaFountain Of East
Georgia, died at the St Adams hospi-
|tal yesterday morning at AIS o'clock
From the effects of burns suffered at
his home late the afternoon before,
Mrs. LaFountain was alone in the
house with the child and stepped out
| pf the house to get some wood for the
titchcn stove leaving the child sitting
n front of the stove. she had been out
ldo only a moment when she heard the
Ih!ld scream and, running back, she
POUND the little one envelOped In flames,
he put out the fire and then ran to
nc nome Of Mr and Mrs Charles W.
llbcrt MIR. LaNountain being employ
q on their farm and he and his fam
- Il'ing IN tenement house on the
property. Mi LaFountain hurried to
ne house, aud Dr, w, H. Wright of
'"'rEla who was summoned, did ev-
rNthlng possible to relieve the childs
uherinp and had him brought to the
spiial here, whore he was attended
! Dr. = " Paige.
The mother saws she does not know
ow the accident occurred unless the
ild got hold Of "A match or possibly
p.Lcd the door Of the stove AMI pull
d some FIRE out The body was placed
the vault Of Mount Calvary Gene
Fry yesterday morning at eleven
clock
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-01-08
VI A TCH SAVES
LIFE Of YOUTH
Stops Charge from Shotgun but
Is Itself Driven into
Body.

Rutland Jan. 4-In one Of the
strangest of freak accidents a gold
watch carried by Frederick Platt. Jr.
son of United States Clerk and Mrs F.
$. Plat of North Main street. was
probably the means of saving his life
from a shotgun wound received late
yesterday afternoon. AS II is, the boy
is in the Rutland hospital in fair
way to speedy recovery unless bloc
poisoning or other complicati ions arise.
Mr.. Plat in company with Wilfred
Beane, left Saturday afternoon for the
Mendon mountains to hunt rabbits In
the party, besides the two bows men
toned, We're Joseph Eaton and Claude
Watkins Beanie who is son or 4. f.
Beane, one of the best known hotel
porters in the state, DISCHARGED the
gun, the charge OF which struck the
watch driving it, case and works, into
Platts body. Those in the party all
agree that the shooting was entirely
accidental.
The boys were in the neighborhood OF
the Watkins camp, near the Notch.
Beanc was about to fire at n rabbit tust
leaving It's habitation when his foot
slipped and the shot struck Platt who
was standing about a foot from the
mouth of the gun. The charge hit tn.
watch as true as marksman ever hit
bulls eye, driving in the time piece
carried in the watch pocket OF the young
mans trousers on the right side.
the case was driven into the body.
tearing a large hole In the hip but not
entering the abdomen. The young men
Immediately secured cot at the Wat
klns camp and lumber sled was used
10 convey Platt to the Rutland hospi-
taI' On the operating table the watch
was removed from the wound by Drs
II. X, Ryan and William Sticknev and
one other lead pellet was found. Mr.
Platt graduated from Dartmouth College
in 1872 and since he has been at his
home in this city. Last fan he coached
the local high school football eleven
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-01-08
SEA RETURNS BODY
Of MISSING GIRL
Mystery of Disappearance of
Miss Jessie Mccain EX-
planned by Storm.

New York. Jan. 4-'rhc body of Miss
Jessie L. Mccain, the young settlement
worker who disappeared from her Brook
iyn home just a month ago, was to-day
given up by the sea 1t was found by
Waterman shortly after daybreak tnis
morning at Conev Island having been
washed ashore by the heavy surf that
pounded tho beach during last nights
storm.
Long immersion had made the feature,
Inrecognizable, but Identification Of the
Dung woman by her family was made
possible by a signet ring with the initials
u. II. NJ and by articles of clothing
Miss Mccain wore the day she disap-
feared.
Miss Mccain was last seen by her fam
lily when she left her home December
supposedly to attend to settlement work
duties a few DAYS later her father a
Well-to-do business man notified the Do-
lice Of her disappearance and offered a
reward for information as 10 her whore
aboutS He also had her photograph
thrown on screens of moving picture tnca-
tres throughout ;ho East in the hope
that this would lead to he find lc II the
Young womal.
Numerous reports Of Mis- Mccain hay
ing been seen came from all parts Of the
country, bat Investigation in c1ch case
proved them to be erroneous. The nollce
to-day gave cr"d'ncc to the sto.y If a
woman who asserted that she saw Miss
McCann the day after her disappearance
near a bathing pavilion at Cou,r island
where the body V &, found to da'
There was no SiLls of ViOlo lrr on .nr
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-01-08
TO TAMPA BY
AEROPLANE, IS
Daily Passenger Service Opens
Persons Weighing over
200 Pay Extra Charge.

Tampa, Fla, Jan. 1.-The first daily
aeroplane passenger and express service
between two cities in the South. posi-
oly in the country. was opneed to-day
with a successful fight OF n hydroaero-
plane from st Petersburg, across the bay
10 lampa' an air line distance of is
miles a. c. Pheil, former mayor of St
petersburg, was the passenger.
me flight was made in % minutes at
an average height Of 50 feet above the
water The return flight was made at the
same average speed.
fare of five dollars each yea ia
charged, or ten dollars for the round
trip. A small amount of baggage also
is carried at specified pound rate The
only limit fixed in the case of a pas
senRer is that he or she must not weigh
over 200 pounds; or IL weighing more
than that amount, an extra charge OF
five cents per pound is made
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-01-08
VERMONT BREVITIES

Rarre's building operations in 1913 came
to "A total of $1,000.
This year win make i3 years that Clar-
enCe Sargent has taught music in Yer
mont Mr. Sargent teaches the piano,
organ violin and cornet, He has over
100 pupils in Washington county
Mr. and Mrs, George Richardson of
Barre celebrated their golden wedding
Monday Their friends gave them a sur
prise party.
states Attorney Dutton of st Johns
bury has issued orders to local proprie-
tors of dance halls thpt they will lose
their licenses if they allow the modern
tangos. bunny hugs, etc. to be per
formed.
Daniel Fish of HNdeville was badly
burned about the face the other day
when gasoline being used to thaw ice
about a rubbing bed in slate mill ex-
ploded With his clothing ahre he ran
quickly out Of doors and threy himself in
some snow.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-01-08
BEACHEY DOES
SEW EN- LOOPS
Sets New Aviation Record be-
fore Crowd of 10000
Makes Corkscrew Twice.

san Francisco, Jan 4.--Turning
seven somersaults in a biplane in one
hight to-day, Lincoln Beachey estab-
lishcd new aviation record. one Of
the loops was executed directly above
n crowd of more than 10000 persons
In another loop BeacheY did what is
known as the cork screw" twist
while his acroplano was in pcrpen-
dicular position.
\ feature OF the exhibition was
somcrsault performance around
Since he turned his
first somersault i'm the air FIVE weeks
ago. BcacheN has performed the feat
i3 times
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-01-08
PHONE TAX INCOME
ALMOST DOUBLE D
New Appraisals on SO Vermont
Companies Total
1881. 1925.

Montpelier, Jan. Tax Commissioner
Charles Plumloy filed with state Treas
urer +. II. Dcavitt to-day the new ap-
praisals Of the telephone companies Of
the state as required by the new law
passed by the Legislature Of 1912 Tie
appraisals are on Ss companies and the
total valuations are t3,G31,325 which at a
tax Of Ia per cent. will return a revenue
Of A5m.6O a year almost double the
old tax Under the old law telephone
companies paid on their income, and
under the new law they pay Oh the physi-
cal valuation Of their properties and
franchises
IN" valuations are filed as Of Deem
Der 81 last the commissioner having by
law until January Is to make his returns.
50 he makes them early, with some davs
to spare. The companies have until Feb
ruary IS to take appeal The state MAJ
also appeal If it sees fit. through the
state treasurer, which was done In tho
case of the railroads when tn" state did
not think that tho eppraisals We're high
enough. Roth sides appealed in thos.
cases. Ine procedure is the same. AM
the board % appeals il made UP OF the
lieutenant governor. the secretary Of sta
and the auditor OF accounts
The New England Telephone comran
has tho largest appraisal s2,o25.ono an
the various subs diary compaulc. com.
next. Passunpsic s49o 90 Vermont SO 90
Champlain Valley $1,000. Granville ;ss. -.
Til" sp-calIed Ovitt lines are the LARGEST
Independents, Citizens Of Morr4sville. ~
30; Northern Of Eno-hurg. $4,000, Contra
q
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-01-08
VERDICT FOR $685. IN
SCHOOL DISTRICT CASE

Woodstock, Jan The case of Charles
NJ Spencer against the town school dis
trlct Of the town of Hartford. which has
taken up several days in Windsor county
court and enlisted service of much legal
talent, ended to-day with a verdict for
the plaintiff 10 recover s5.2S6. Suit was
brought to Recover pay for materials fur
nshed i'm building schoolhouses in Hart
ford several years ago. 1t was tried once
before and has been before the supreme
court The amount sued for was $500
and the verdict was for this sum and ac-
crued interest.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-01-08
Prisoners In Rutland Lookup VIII Fay
for House leaning.

Rutland, Jan. l.-Beginning to-day pris-
oners who are put into the city lock.up
on the charge of intoXication will have to
contribute to a fund for daily cleaning OF
the Jail in accordance with a new regime
put into effect by City Judge F. G. Swim
merton The fee charged will be rcckoned
according to the number of hours the in
dividual is incarcerated The Judge
wishes to discuss the matter with the
state auditor before ne fixes the amount
Of the fee.
1t il argued that there is much scrub
bling and disinfectng to be done after
drunken men have occupied the Jail and
that they should help to stand the eN-
pensc of putting the cells i'm order for the
next victim.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-01-08
DEAD MAN GAVE
BURLINGTON ADDRESS

Troy y. =, Jan. IA man who reg
istered as r. Jones" and who claimed
that his residence was at Burlington
VT. was found dead to-day in a Green
Island hotel and by his side was an
empty phial which had contained poison.
There was nothing in his pockets by
which he could be Identified. He, was
well dressed, but penniless.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-01-08
PETITIONS IN BANKRUPTCY

Rutland. Dec, 3l.--An involuntary peti.
ton In bankruptcy was filed to-day In
I office Of Clerk f. S Tlatt OF the
United States court against Gordon q
Manning of Bellows Falls, clothiers IT
Is alleged that their Indebtedness exceeds
$1,000, The petitioning creditors are
Wyman Schuman, Worlds Pants com
pany, Julius Rhomheimor and Samuel
Hatz, all of New York.
a voluntary petition has also been
filed by Burnlce Il. Bates of Burlington,
a laborer, Ills liabilities are given as
$5NS and he has assets of $500, all
claimed exempt
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-01-08
, nITfERINCE N WORKING HOURS

s mans working day is hours His
body organs must work perfectly "a
hours to keep him fit for hours work.
Weak. sore, inactive Kidneys can not
10 it, They must he sound and health
lily active all the time. Foley Pills will
make them SO. You cannot take them
into your system without good results
follpWiug. j. w. OSullivan. Adv.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-01-08
the "MIsCHIET QUARTETrE" AND
ITS WORK.

Each year the month Of January
numbers its list Of victims from in
nuenza' Ia grippe bronchitis and
pneumonia. The prompt use OF Foloy's
Honey ana Tar Compound win check
the onset OF cola ana stop n cough.
preventing the development TO more
serious conditions. Keep IL on hand.
J. W. OSulliyau. Adv.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-01-08

which were swcllcd by the banking trou-
blcs mentioned, and the last quarter s
failures and liabilities were the largest
for two years Throughout the entire
year Of 1912. the large number Of small
failures called attention anew ia tbo roct
that the business community has hoo,
greatly diluted Of late years I'm tho TON
years from 1907 to 1913, inclusive. the nur-
Der I'm business increased by i5po MOI.
year or by 81 per cent, whereas tho in
crease i'm population was not at n,i,cb
over half Of this rate. This caused = rise
in the percentage falling each wear. and
raised anew the question Whcthor tb,
heavy Increase In the number of traders
was Justified by the volume of business
done and the known fact that profits over
that time we're complained Of.
LOOKING FORWARD
The liquidation in tho stock mar
ket i'm 1919 was apparently thorougb
without being panicky. Trade and
industry in turn showed SYMPTOMS of
an orderly retreat rather than of q,
preclpitate night, and since the i'm
proved feeling noted In tho lattor
weeks of 1919 set in, less is heard of
rumors Of business troubles in this
and other cities. The complete his
tory of the 1902-03-04 COLLAPSE and
quick revival. some of whose earlier
happenings were closely parallcled in
1918. will repay perusal because holi-
ing some lessons and indeed some on
couragements. 1t is generally con
try into the stock market in q cant
talized form has made it more Sc ST.
tive to unfavorablc happenings, it has
also made it quicker to respond later
to improving influences The best
Judgment seems to support the view
that money. the great dcsidcratur, in
finance and ira 10, will be both cheaper
and easier TO- obtain in 1914 than in
1913. The passage Of the currency
bill is expected to he an aid in this
respect. whatever may be thought Of
ultimate effects Of the possible inna-
ton feature Of the now measure
which has supplanted seriously de-
fcctive system. of course. any i'll.
considered rise like that of 1895, with
it's aftermath Of deep Depression is to
he avoided, ana the possibilities Of
Europe cndeavorinE To further liQui-
date its burdens iu American markets
are to be considered in this connoc.
ance may help us in this respect
Money, however. shoull be plenty for
Legitimate trade and industry in 1914
ana the absence of hurd"nsomc stocks,
owing to long continued haud-to-
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-01-08
WOMAN INDUSTRIOUS
AT THE AGE OF so

Ri"hford, Jan i-Mrs. Elizabeth r
Mayo of Lawrence, Mass, while visiting
her daughter Mrs, ". n, Bashaw
through the holidays, in two weeks and
two days knit four doilcs. one pair Of
mems mittcns, one pair boys stockings
picced 80 blocks for a quilt, set tho tops
of two quilts together, besides helping
about the house work Mrs, Mayo was "
FEARS old December 70
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-01-08
LooT BENNINGTON STORE

IT," third burglary IN Bennington in
tW" weeks was discovered Wedn, s,la Y
Dee. 81 n the store of II. Joseph money
and goods to the value of 500 having
been stolen. Access to the store WAS
gained by forcing cellar window ana a
trap door.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-01-08

Your lost ma Is the FIRST thing in the
uauer that the finder Will read
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-01-08
TO TAX JAIL INMATES.

s3.63l,325 si5, 391 go
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1914-12-31

Cold weather has prevailed quite
over the entire country
and while Idaho has not escaped TINS
Immediate section has much to be
thankful for as 1t is shown to be the
warmest point in the state. Whiie
the coolest the government thermo-
meter registered at jerome was be-
low zero. our neighbors report a
much lower record. Reports from
uagerman state that the mercury
dropped to 10 below. At Gooding the
lowest recorded was 10 below hu-
mort reports ~ below and Wendeil
follows Jerome closely with RECORD
Of below. OF course north oil her'
tho thermometer fell to 20 or more
below.
II will thus be seen that jerome
niovs the distinction of being th
mildest point in this section durihl
the recent cold spell, but at 'n"'
was cold enough to satisfy eVerypoo
we guess.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1914-12-31
Christi As Festivities.

ihe entertainment given AT the
Amusement Han on Christmas Eve
as 'he occasion FOR the gathering
Of the people ~ the town and the sur
rounding country who had become
endowed with the holiday spirit to
ENJOY the festivities of the occasion
ana TO lend cheer to each other OF
course the children were prominent
ana watched with eager eye the an
pearance Of Santa Claus. who at the
proper time appeared and distributed
70 each child present little token to
remind II OF the Christmas time.
A very interesting program had
been arranged which consisted of
Christmas carols sung by chorus of
voices, a solo De- MISS Maxwell, which
was followed By Il playlet by the
younger element OF society, in which
the nursery rymes were depicted by
characters portraying the figures as
represented in the story books. 1t
was very unique and pleasing and
much enjoyed by all present.
Two large Christmas trees illumi-
mated b. electric lights, gave cheer
TO the occasion. and the appearance
OF old Santa was greeted by an out
burst from the children present. Bags
Of candies fruits and nuts had been
prepared by the ladies and every
child present was presented one of
these.
We are advised by the chairman OF
the finance committee that sufficient
funds We're donated to defray all the
expenses Of the occasion, which Is
another practical example of the lib.
erality OF the good people who make
up the population of this section OF
the tract. Great credit must be giver
the committee who had charge of the
affair, as everything passed off mos
pleasantly.