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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-11-06
HUNDREDS OF CATTLE
BEING KILLED HERE
Average of so Head per Day of
Tubercular Infected Cows CO.
ing to Rendering Company,
Where They. Are Slaughtered
Greatest Number in History

Many hundreds of cattle are being
slaughtered at the plant of the Burlington
Rendering company as a result of the
crusade against tubercular herds, the
average number killed at the plant at
present being about 50 head per day.
Never in the history of the State have
infected cattle been disposed of at any,
thing like the present rate. On some days
last week as many as GO infected cows
arrived at the plant.
The reason that so many cattle are
found to be infected is that new herds
are being tested all the time. The United
States is cooperating with Vermont, and
$4,000 has been appropriated to defray
the expenses Of the tests. The govern
ment pays one-half of this and the State
Of Vermont pays the other half. The
owners of the cattle are paid three
fourths of the appraised value.
Owing to the campaign against tuber-
cular cattle, the more progressive owners
Of herds want their cattle tested and on
/ the other hand object to buying cattle
which cannot be given a clean bill Of
health. In the old days farmer might
dispose of his cattle when they were
found TO be infected but that day is about
past If herd Is tested at the expense
of tile government, the owner must agree
not to import any other cattle which have
not been found clean.
The ,arge appropriation of the United
States and Vermont makes it possible to
80 over the State pretty thoroughly and
to an extent impossible under the Old ar
rangement. The fact that ten times as
many cattle are slaughtered as formerly
does not mean that there is more tuber-
culosis in Vermont but that it is being
cleaned out.
There does not seem to be any partic-
ular locality where the cattle are more
diseased than in others. They are found
wherever the agents work and are
shipped in carload lots to the plant which
makes use of them for fertilizer
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-11-06
WORST STORM IN YEARS
VISITS BURL|N GT0N
Snow and Sleet Break Poles,
Shut Off Power and Plunge
Part of City into Darkness
Most Severe Since 1914, Elec-
trical Men Say

The worst snow and sleet storm in sew
eral years, so far as causing damage
goes. visited Burlington yesterday break
ing two poles belonging to the municipal
plant, bringing down dozens of insulators
of the Burlington Light & Power COM
pany and placing part Of the city In
darkness for a period and shutting of
electrical power for hours The electrical
men consider 1t the worst trial which
they have experienced since 1914. The
trouble was mostly remedied by mid
night and at nine o'clock the municipal
plant had practically all Of their lines
in good shape.
The storm was Of an ideal kind for
putting wires out Of commission, with
sleet, snow, and a high wind during mos,
Of the time. The Ice formed over the
wires and insulators and conducted the
electricity over them until number OF
arms were burned off. The trouble was
worse in the city than in the country
for the wind blew the wet trees against
the wires.
One pole on North avenue was broken
down as we'll as another at the north
end Of the city. The mu aicipal pant had
further trouble on South Union street
which put one Of the main lines out OF
commission for n time when limbs from
trees were blown down over the wires
The Burlington Light & Power company
stated that they had several dozens OF
insuators broken down.
No trouble was experienced on the
trunk line running between Burlington
and Fairfax. Those are very heavy line:
and are in the open country where there
are no trees to bother them and they
are not loaded down so heavy.
The Western Union had its troubles and
the lnesmen were kept at work through
out the day and into the night from St
Adams south to points below Rutland
White River Junction was the center OF
much trouble. The weather reports could
not be gotten until nearly noon and unit
it was too late to send them out by mail
1t was not until late in the evening that
the wires were working at anything like
dormal and big amount of business was
piled up all day. While New York and
Boston were not lost altogether, there
were times when most Of the wires were
out.
The storm was general over the coun.
| try and along the coast the wind went
) as high as 80 miles pei hour but no sucf
gale blew here. The temperature was just
about 20 so the snow formed the stick,
mass which makes for wire trouble
The PRECIPITATION was more than an Incl
and the snow fail measured two ant
one-half inches. 1t is expected to cleal
up to-day.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-11-06
George II. Conner

George Thomas Conner died suddenly
Friday morning at his home at 16 Isham
street Mr.. Conner had been apparently
in his usual health and was out of doors
Friday morning. Going into the house,
he expired at once. He was born at
Exeter, n. H.. March 6. 1913. He enlisted
in company C, And infantry, of Massa-
chusetts. He was a member of Burling-
ton Lodge, No. 100, A. T. and A. NJ. of
Burlington Chapter, No. 8. r. A. NJ. of
Hiram Council of Lisbon, n. H., and had
been past commander of st. Alderman,
No. II, p. T., of Barre. He was a COM
municant at st. Paul's Church.
Mr. Conner was formerly engaged in
the furniture and undertaking business
at Lisbon, y. H., retiring from business
about six years ago. He is survived by
his wife and one son, r. B. Conner of
this city.
The funeral services We're held at his
late home on Monday afternoon at four
o'clock, the Rev S. II. Watkins of St
Paul's Church officiating. The body was
taken to Springfield, Mass, for burial.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-11-06
HIGHER PRICES PAID
FOR FURS THIS YEAR
Burlington Rendering Company
and Other Big Buyers in This
SesctiOn Look for Record Sea-
son With Increase in Number
of Hunters and Trappers

The advanced prices have been made
on furs for this year by the Burling-
ton Rendering company and other big
buyers in this section, and are on an
average between Is and 20 per cent.
over those of last year at the same
time. There la every indication that
the fur business in Vermont this year
will be bigger than ever before un-
less the supply of muskrats falls far
below normal, as is indicated by the
early returns. The big prices and the
increase in the number of men and
boys in the State owing to the demobil
ization of the army have placed many
new trappers and hunters in the field,
and there is no doubt that a record
year will be on with most furs.
At the Burlington plant. activities
are taking on the appearance of a Hud-
son Bay station, with big bags of furs
| already in. There are at least $4,000
worth of furs at the plant this early
and none has come in from New York
State, except some deer skins. The
price being paid for these is between
$3.50 and s2.75 apiece. They are ship
ped to factories where they are made
into moccasins, for the most part.
| One of the most important fur items
now is the skunk and about 1000
these bring 81. while others are grad
ed down to as cheap as S1.50. They are
graded principally according to the
black in them A strange thing about
them -!s that the skins from northern
New York contain more black than
those in Vermont, while those caught
here are superior to the Massa chusetts
furs. which have streaks of gray run
ming all through them.
The muskrats are coming in slowly
but are bringing $3.50 whereas they
only brought about IS cents at the be-
ginning of the season last year. About
1000 have been sent in thus far
| few hundred coon skins have been
bought and the price is between IS and
| Sc. Foxes are coming in slowly and
the price is higher on them for this
early in the season s12 and SIS arc be-
Ing paid. There is so much food about
now that the foxes are not being
caught in any large numbers at this
season, and it is not until later that
this fur comes in large quantities Rab-
bits are bought but they are not worth
much. short time ago their skins
were worthless but now about 25 cents
per skin is paid for them. Thus far no
bears have been. brought in, although
during the season quite a large num-
Der are usually secured.
Through its organization, the Rend-
cring company reaches all over YER
mont and northern New York, and this
gives the hunters ready market for
their furs. In some remote places
where the price is not known by the
hunters. the furs are sent in here with
the understanding that the shippers
Will be paid the market price
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-11-06
NOT KNOWN YET WHETHER
KENTUCKY is WET OR DRY
Result Not Likely to He Announced
Until To-day or Friday

Louisville, Ky. Nov. 5.-Complete
unofficial returns from 119 out of the
100 counties of the State tonight
gave Edwin p. Morrow. republican. a
majority Of 29,992 votes over Governor
James ID. Black, democrat, in yester-
days balloting for governor of Ken
lucky, republican State headquarters
estimated Morrow's majority at ap-
proxmately $4,000.
Returns on the State wide prohibit
ton amendment continue to come in
slowly. 81 counties not having been
heard from.
Unefhcial returns received from 36 coun-
ties up to tonight indicated a majority Of
1893 against the amendment. Twenty two
O. these caounties favored 1t and "A did not.
II is not known that the cities of these
counties voted wet" heavily while the
rural districts gave 1t majorlties.
Officers of the Kentucky Anti-Saloon
League said to-day that he had been
impossible thus far to say whether the
prohibition measure had been defeated or
ratified, but that the result probably would
bit known tomorrow or Friday.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-11-06
'0RT COURSE FOR TESTERS
NEARLY FILLED

Applications for admission 20 the
short course in testing dairy products
offered by the State College of Agri-
culture are coming in rapidly and on
ly few more can be accepted since
the attendance must be limited be-
cause of the lack of room in the dairy
department The course starts Novem-
Der 10 and continues to November %.
1t is designed to fit students to do ad-
I vanced registry work. take charge of
COW testing associations and test in
dairy plants Since only n few more
can be admitted those who wish to
take the course should forward their
applications at once to Prof. II. b. Ell
| lenberger, Burlington, VT.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-11-06
james Pritchard

James Pritchard died Saturday morn
ing about 1890 o'clock at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. L. T. Cough at % School
street, where he had lived for about 20
years. He was ~ years of age. He came
to this city when a child and lived with
Isaac Nye, one of the lake front bust
ness men of those times, and worked in
his store for many years. About % years
ago he retired from active work, but had
kept his home in this city. He was UNI
married
The funeral services took place Mon
day afternoon at $3.50 o'clock at the house
and the interment was made In Lake
View cemetery
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-11-06
BARTON MAN BANKRUPT
George r. GOodhenrt, Carpenter, Owes
SI.52s and Has $500 Assets

George T, Goodhcart, a carpenter, of
Barton, filed a petition In bankruptcy In
the office of the clerk OF the United
States Court Thursday, showing debts
of SIZES and assets of $500. OF VIII oh 1896
is claimed exempt Edwin A. Cook OF
Orleans. has been named as commission
err in bankruptcy.
The largest creditor Ia the Caldbeck-
Cosgrove company OF st, Johnsbury. who
have n claim OF $50 for, building materl-
ais. The other creditors of any size are
as follows: Barton Savings Bank and
Trust Company. note $S5; H. w. Barron
& Company. Barton. merchandise bought
In 1913. $40: II. II Seavor OF Barton, gro
Gerry bill from 1910 to date. sl0O; Edgar
Lemay. Newport Centre. board bin. $780,;
John Lawrence OF Orleans. bricks bought
In 1912; $2S; u, II. Cooke OF Barton, La
Dor l9ll-l5, sl4o; Juda Blair, OF Barton.
BALANCE on horse bought in 1909; SIS; Her.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-11-06
Mrs. Carrie NcCaffrey

Mrs. Carrie Mccartney died Friday
afternoon as the result of frightful burns
received when gas stove exploded while
she was preparing dinner at her home at
III Howard street Thursday noon.
Her maiden name was Carrie Helen
Sine air, and she was the widow Of James
McCaffrey. She is survived by five chill
dren; William j. McCaffrey and Frank
McCaffrey of this city, Elmer b. McCaf-
frey in the navy. and stationed at San
Francisco; Mrs. Harry Kirwin of New
York and Dorothy f.. McCaffrey of this
city. Mrs. McCaffrey was IA member Of
the Methodist Church.
The funeral was held al her late home
Monday afternoon, with burial in Lake
View cemetery.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-11-06
YESTERDAY IN PROBATE COURT

The following business was transacted
yesterday In probate court;
Charles =, RavIin OF Burlington was
appointed administrator OF the estate Of
Sarah a. Rav.ln, late OF South Bur.
l!ngton, while Il. D.. Mills and w, VI,
upper, both OF South Burlington. were
appointed comm ,ssloners and appraisers
Elizabeth NJ, Kicker OF Washington.
D. c was appointed Administrative OF thu
estate OF Glstnvus Kicker. late OF that
ty, with William T. McB,ide and
George II. Horizon, both OF Winooski,
commissioners and appraisers of the
estate
Thomas Reeves OF this city was ap.
pointed administrator of the estate OF
Catherine Burns, late OF Colchester
Henry Thayer and Charles Il. Spaulding.
also of Colchester. were appointed com.
missioners and appraisers.
The wills of Helen o, and Truman n,
Webster, both late of Shelburne, were
presented for proof.
ofnce donks, appliances or fixtures are
la. al. q ..
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-11-06
Mrs. NyrOn J. ErOh

Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Eroh, wife Of
Myron j. Eroh of Plattsburgh, n. Y.
former Y. NJ. c. A. physical director in
this city, died at local institution at
four o'clock Saturday afternoon of acute
nephrits. She was q years of age, and
besides her husband is survived by two
young children by her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs, Robert Bruce. and by sister of
Berwick, Pa.
The body was removed to the funeral
parlors of Corbin & Frye, and was
taken Monday to the home of her parents
at Berwick for the funeral and inter-
ment
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-11-06
Mrs. Joseph Bessette

Mrs. Joseph Bessette died Sunday at
local institution following short
illness of pneumonia. She was 90
years old. The body was removed ia
the funeral parlors of Read & Dover
and later taken to the home of George
Bessette at "a Archibald street. Be
sides her husband she is survived by
her father and step-mother, Mr.. and
Mrs. Fred Bailey of Ferrisburg. The
funeral was held at the home of
George Bessette at nine o'clock We'd
nesday morning and interment was
at the Gage cemetery at Ferrisburg
at 1890 o'clock.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-11-06

Hu.burd: first sergeant Co, ID, II. I. Hol-
brook; first sergeant Co, b, q, II.
Wins ow: first sergeant Co. A, a. Il.
Lawrence; first sergeant Co. G. o. X.
Jenney; sergeant ana assistant band
leader, H. e. Barker. George J. Holden,
Colonel, L. s. A.. Commandant
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-11-06
Miss Johanna BrOsnahen

Miss Johanna Brosnahen died Sunday
evening at local institution. aged
"a years. The body was removed to
the funeral parlors of Corbin & Frye,
and was taken Tuesday to Brattle-
boro, for the funeral and interment.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-11-06
TWO AT THE GAME

Mrs Dix-"I was ashamed of you, Eph-
RAIN, to see you dust the chair you sat
on at Mrs Henshaw's. | saw her
little boy watching you" Dix--'I saw
him. too. I'm too old a fish to be caught
on a bent pin"-Blighty Uondon).
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-11-06

bert Drown or Barton, caves, 500,
The bankrupt has s31.S5 in cash and
household goods, tools. etc. worth s7O3.&,
ana has some money due for work. The
unsecured claims amount to si2lS
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-11-06
Mrs. Elizabeth Rouse

Mrs. Elizabeth Rouse died at her home
at 1872 North Champlain street at three
o'clock Tuesday morning. She is sur
vived by two daughters, Mrs. c. C. Will
son of Washington, ID. c., and Mrs. j. u.
Coon of this city, by one son. Charles
Rouse of Burlington; and by a brother,
Edward Lafond of Williston.
The funeral services will be held this
morning at nine O'CLOCK at st. Joseph's
Church,
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-11-06
.,ertha Brown

Bertha May, the two years old daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Francis Brown. died
Saturday morning at 7:30 O'Clock of scarlet
fever Interment was made in st. Joseph's
cemetery at three O'Clock Saturday after
noon.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-11-06
UNCLAIMED LETTERS
WOMEN'S LIST

List OF unclaimed letters in the Bur-
lington. Vermont. post office for the week
ending November A. 1919.
WOMEN'S LIST
Miss Bissette. Mrs. II. Beer, Miss Rose
mond Benedict Sophia Cole. Elizabeth
Cruise. Mrs. Gerald Dow, Dorothy Dan
forth, Ethel Ellsworth, Mrs. Harry Emery
Mrs. Edwin Green, Mrs Henry Garron
Mrs. William Hackworth. Miss Lois Had
ley. Mrs. Lorraine Holmes. Miss Mary
Hutton. Mrs. Selma Jettie. Miss r. Jerome
Miss Ethel Moody. Mrs. A. w. Moore Miss
NJ. ]. Maloney. Florence Madeira. Miss Eva
Marin, Miss Elizabeth Macauley. Miss
Helene Mcintyre, Mrs. Henry O'Neil
Miss Mabel Powers, Annie Peters. Mary
Peters, Mrs. Jary Penney. Mrs. Joseph
Pecor. Cora Ryan. Miss Alma Stockard
Mrs Frank Sullivan. Nellie Sweet, Mrs
A. NJ. Tower, Mrs. Mae Wells, Mrs
Arthur Wheeler.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-11-06
MEMS LIST

Gardner Bushey, George Brooks Pierre
Brais, Stephen Bodah (2), DR.. +. l.. Baker,
John A. Baldwin. c. A. Dubuke, Dwight
II. Erskine. A. V. Fuller, w. p. Gage,
Harry Goodwin, Roland Goyette. Charles
Kelton. J. C. Love, Emir Leclair. D. l..
Miller. George Miner, J. J. Miller, Henry
J. Movies, Thomas F. Meagher. f. H..
Messer. Mr.. and Mrs. John Newcomb,
Charlie Nichols, D. L. O'Grady, Clarence
Peters. Ernest G. Parent, L. r. Plum
mer. Ernest L. Reynolds, Bill Shangraw,
Archie Steady. J. X. Stuart (2). j. b..
Sullivan, George l.. Tucker. Harry r.
Wescott, Raymond Weed, Harold Wood
ard, GOOSE Valshey.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-11-06

once decks, appliances or fixtures are
readily marketed-through the classified.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-11-06

FREE PRESS WANT ADS PAY BEST
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1919-04-05
How Clothing Is standardIzed.

As matter Of fact, the great num-
Der of us nowadays do wear stand
ardized" ciothing-hats, suits, shirts,
shoes, all turned cut by factories re-
peating the same cut and the same
pattern a million times over. We know
this, but we do'not want to be told 1t,
and the wise advertiser announces his
styles as "teeming with individuality"
as Clothes that are different; ca snily
he cries up "the personal touch,e .th
which his garments are most certainly
not endowed. But even though the
purchaser knows In his heart these
things are not true, even though he
may meet his hat or his necktie ten
times In a 10-rninute walk down
crowded avenue, he 10 content. It is
not the fact, 1t Is the feeling that mat
tiers, and who, we ask the reader,
who could be comfortable in what has
been noised throughout the length and
breadth Of England as standardized
suits for malss" THE villager.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1919-04-05
How to Use sIas on Roads.

Blast furnace slag for a number OF
years past has been used in the coun-
try districts and manufacturing towns
Of England for the construction Of
roads and as matchmaking agent.
If properly selected it forms very good
foundation, but should be placed at an
incline In such a manner as to hold
each lump upon Its adjacent lump to
prevent rocking, and then should be
covered over with fine blast Stag and
properly rolled and consolidated after
ward.
1t is also successfully used with tar
and other bituminous materials for
footway and sidewalk paving.
When once set, concrete made from
blast furnace Stag is very tenacious
and 1t is almost impossible to break it
up with pick or bar.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1919-04-05
why He souqht penItentIarv.

Detective headquarters was sur
prised when Charles Peterson, sixty
five years old, Of Portland, Ore, sham
bled up to sergeant and begged to
be sent to the penitentlary at Jackson,
Mich.
The man had "done" 20 years on a
charge he never recognized. His
"home" around which moved his only
thoughts of shelter and Of food, was
within the stern walls of the peniten-
tiary at Jackson.
Peterson, when given his liberty,
desperately strained to regain his lost
art of living, but snatched from q
former generation at his prime, he
could not keep step with the "mechan-
zeal age" so he turned in bewilder-
ment back to the penitentiary.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1919-04-05
WHY IT
Marriage Is Bad Medicine
For Willful Spirits

In most revues and musical comedies
young couple meet in some hotel
garden, fall in love-" and are married
in the last act, writes w. L. George In
Harper's. Charge me not with lack Of
humor If / suggest that many mar
riages are so made. In my notebook
are several confessions. Among them
is that of a young girl who pledged
her hand on board a liner because
there was nothing else to do. (She
was wrong; she could have Jumped
overboard.) People do marry ais casu-
ally as they learn to play golf; but
they take more pains with golf. In
that negligence hides the nightmare
that shall haunt them; they blunder
into marriage; they think to conduct
it without travail or diplomacy into
the detachment Of mature years.
Therein they go astray, for marriage
Is tool with many edges, and none
shall use it with impunity that treat
1t without regard. For it may close
10 ihNhy uocAo 40 ~ tdu ODtlls
That marriage can close doors none
should deny, and 1t Is folly to over
look its limitations, notably those
which bear an individual freedom. No
skill or tolerance can make of mar
riage state akin to celibacy, and 1t
is well to agree that the married are
not free people in the sense of the
unwed; this is not a reflection on the
conjugal condition, for freedom is a
word, and Silvio Pellico in the Spiel
berg found wings for his spirit that
no Austrian peasant could fasten to
his shoulders. To be free is sometimes
to be derelict, and as in marriage such
dereliction seldom arises, the loss is
to the state. But the mar
ried must, after the ceremony, realize
that they have this day lit candle
which cannot be put out ;" accepting a
new condition, they must be ready to
adopt new manners, which is not easy
when creatures are adult, differently
bred and nurtured, perhaps rooted out
Of dissimilar social strata, even
brought together across continents
They must abandon the idea that they
nay, unchecked, change their dwelling,
heir occupation, the circles of their
friendships; all these things they may
'till do, but only In Consultation. Or If
hey do not consult, If one imposes
lpon the other his will or the thrall
If nagging tongue, then shall victory
urn asdust and ashes in his mouth.