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V HU MON 1 V TOHMAN' & STATE J tRiAI THURSUAY, JANTA V 13. 1910-
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fr sanltnry calls than usual worej
nindo. TUo mattor 01 ruboisn aisposai
'tlomnnds irnmcdlato consldcratton.
' ttarbage from upstalra tonants of bus
lness blocks ls thrown Into tho al
lcys ln tho rcar of tho blocks whcro
it ta n contlnunl milsancc. Landlords
tttid proporty ownors nro largoly to
blnmo for thls, A bcttcr systom of
gnrbago collcctlon ls nocdcd ln tho
rcar of tho buslness block aa woll ns
on tho buslness strcots. Tho mattor
, oi water pollutlon was consldercd At
length ln tho roport. While condltlons
nre lmprovlng, contlnual vlgllancc ls
nccessary to Insuro a puro water
st'pply. Tho clty must co-opcrato
v,M tho farmcrs on tho watershed.
Threo proportlcs betwocn tho Rlpley
dams and tho clty rcscrvolr slmild
"bo undor tho clty's control. Tho clty
ahould stand by tho Stato Board of
Ikalth. Wlth tho prescnt rulps ani
i fgulntlons ln forco and wlth a fv
nnfavorable barn yard condltlons ob
lllerated water condltlons can br
gnatly lmprovcd. Thorc were 403
cases of contagious nnd infcctlous dla
cnres durlng tho ycar. Tho mortu
ary statlstlcs shov t'tat 102 males
nr.tl 101 femalcs dled durlng the year,
a total of 203 deaths. Of thls nuniber
B". were natlvos of Ivi'tland. Nlnely
othors were Amerlcai.t ?C were Irhh,
24 wero Canadlan, o.ie was Scotch
onc wns a Polo, ono a Grrnian aivl
threo wero of unknoAu nationalhy.
Tr.?ro were 31 deaths of chlldron un
) ono year. The cni'i;! of doath
Avoro grouped as follows: General dl
seases, 50; dlseascs of the nervous
systeiu, 1G; dlseases of tho resplra
lory systeni, 27; dlseases of tho clr--culatory
systeni, 22; dlseases of the
dlgestlve systeni, 31; dlcases of the
genito-urinary systeni, 18; chlldbirth,
T; dlseases of the locomotor systeni,
1; tnalformatlons, 3; early Infancy, 5;
old age, 7; 111-deflncd 4. There were
seven deaths from vloience Two of
these wero sulcldes from tho use of
flrearms, ono was a sulclde of drown
lng, and four were ln rallroad acci
lents. f ?.
"Burlington Costlug thc State Moner.
At tho regular monthly meetlng
of tlie Burlington board of aldermen
Alderman Cowles exploded a bomb
ln the shapo of an arraignnient of the
local methods of procedure ln crlni
I.nal cases.
'Alderman Cowles introduccd a re
Vsolution to the effect that It ls the
duty of the grand juror and the clty
nttorney to bring all crinilnal cases
wherever posslble, before the clty
court instead of before a justlco of
the peace, and also to make a full
annual report showlng the nuniber of
cases, etc.
He then niade a long verbal report
glving in rtttnll the sltuatlon ln the
clty ln relation to the trlal of crlmlnal
vases. ln bricf, hls statenients wero
as follows:
For the trial of breach of the peace
-cases thc ctly pays, for lntoxieatlon
-c.-ses tho. State pays. The munlolj'nl
courts liavi beeu establlshpd 'by the
Leglslature for thc purpose of tlolng
a'iyfwlth a part of the expense at
tached to these trlals, and the judges
ot such courts are pald a regular sal
ary. "It largely dopends upon the prose
cutlng officer whether the case is
tnken lnto court or broijght before a
When thousands ot women say that they have bcen
rured of their ailments by a certain remedy, does this not
.prove thc merit of that remedy ?
Thousands of women have written the story of their
suffering, and have tokl how they were frced from it by
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for thirty
years these reports have bcen published all over America.
Without great merit this mcdicine could never have
gained thc largest sale of any remedy for woman's ills
never could have become known and prized in nearly cvciy
-country in the world.
Can any woman let prejudice stand between herand that
which will restore her health ? If you believe those who
have tricd it you know this mcdicine does curc.
Read this letter from a grateful woman, then make up
yourmind to give Mrs. Pinkham's mcdicine a chance to
cure you.
Broolclyn, K. Y. "I nm a flrm hcllcvcr ln Lydla E. Pinlc
liam's Vep;ctnllc Coinpouiul. I waHaircatHiil'ferirfroinor;aiiIc
fomalo troublcs for year.s, and almost tlcKjialrcil of cvcr heiiif
-voll aprnlu. I had bcariiifr-down piilns, haoUaclic, Iicadachu
nnd palns in iuyaldonicn,and trlcd lUr.s.I'lnlcliam'.s Compound
as a last resort. Tlie rcsnlt was astonisliinp:, and I. liavu used it
nnd advocatud it cvcr hIiicc. It is a prroat Ixxm to cxitcctant
jnotlicrs. I Iiavo of tcn sald that I slionld llkc to iiavo its inurits
thrown 011 tho Hlcy wlth a scareh-llKlit so tliat woincn wotild
read and ho convinccd that thcroisa reinody for their sufferiiiKS.
" My Inisband jolns niein Its prnisc. IIchaHiiscd It for kidney
trouble and becn entirely cnred." Mrs. 13. A. Bishop, 10tf
Atlantlc Avo., Droolclyn, Y.
For .10 years Lydia 13. Pinkham's Veffotahlo
Opinponnd lins bceii tlie standard remedy fr
Sinalo 111s. No siek woman does jiistieo to
hnrsoif who will not try this famous incdioinc.
Made excluslvcly from roots and hoibs, and
has thousands of cures to lts crcdlt.
EBtiE" Mrs. Pinkliam invitcs all slck women
PF to writo her for advlce. Sho has
, U'Uhlcd thousands to health frce of cliarprc.
Addrcss Mrs. Piukbam, Lynn, Mass.
justlco of tho pcaco. Tho Stato's At
torncy, tho clty nttorney, nnd tho
grand Juror nro tho prosccutlng offlc
ors, nnd cach hns jurlsdtctlnn ln
clnsscs of cases. Whero n caso ls
brought beforo a justlco of tho pcaco
tho State or clty ls paylng tho justlco
for dolng somethlng for whlch It al
ready has a salarled offlcor.
In that clty tho State's nttorney
nnd thc clty nttorney nro in tho hnblt
of brlnglug tholr cnscs lnto Clty
Court but It hus not becn tho custom
of tho grand Juror to do so. Tho of
flclnl reports show that for the ycar
cndlng October 1, 1009, the grand
juror has takon only fofty cases lnto
Clty Court as agnlnst 178 whlch ho
has brought up for trlal beforo Jus
tlco G. W. Debervlllo
It ls thc custom of tho sherlff and
tho pollco offlcors to brlng thelr prls
oners lnto Clty Court, but the grand
Juror has used hls influcncc to brlng
ns many as posslble of tho clty cases
beforo Justlco Debervllle.
Thls mcthod of procedure, Mr.
OSDIJJ, U3tmi oiu 0 uojiuio.t U ojujg
only ln three courts ln tho Stato Is
the practlce of often brlnglng clty
cnscs "beforo a justlco In vogue. These
places aro Rutland, St. Albans, nnd
Burlington. Rutlnncl county's State's
attorney and tho grand juror of St.
Albans are dolng It.
Mr, Cowles vlrtually sald' that
Grand Juror Wcbster has appolnted
nn nsslstant Judgo to tho Clty Court
wlth a salary derlvcd from the sald
cases, exceedlng that pald tho sldo
judges of the County Court. He then
went on to say that thc methods now
used do not Improvo- tho course of
justlce.
Mr. Cowles sald that the grand
Juror and the justlce ln question say
that the Clty Court ls not open when
the cases are ready for trlal but he
asserted that. the clty judge and tho
clty clerk were ready . to do thelr
duty and needed only tosbo nottlled.
At tho concluslon of hls reniarks hls
verbal report was accepted and tho
resolutlon passcd by thc board.
AUDITOK COMPLETES WOKK.
Flnds That Srpl. Tcrm of Chittenden
County Court Cost 'enrly $(5,000.
Burlington, Jan. 7. State Audltor
Graham conipleted tho work of nudlt
Ing the September term of Chittenden
County Court. Tho tcrm was prolong
ed some on account of the prose
cutlons ngalnst severnl llcenscd 11
quor dealers. The total cost of thc
term was $5,923.37. The petlt Jury
cost $3,792.92, referees, commlssion
ers, masters ln chancery, etc, $39.09;
State wltnesses, $9CS.1C; reporters,
$CS1; assistant judges, $521.40. The
expense was some what largcr than
that of Washington County Court.
THltOWX FHOM'SLEIGH.
Well Kmmhi Sprlngfield liiisiiiess Mun
Susliiiiis I'alnfiil Injiirlcs.
Springfield, Jan. 10. Charles A.
Lelaud, one of Sprlnglleld's most ac
tlve and oldest buslness men, suffer
ed a palnful ncchlent Sunday morning
when he was thrown out of a sleigh
Hls face was very badly cut and tho
sleigh wns nearly demollshed. Hls
son, Colonel George F. Lelnnd, went
immedlately to hls asslstance and
the Injured man ls recoverlng as rap
'dly ns possibln.
CO. I). AltMOKV DEDICATED.
itrlllnnt Affnlr Attcndcil lly flovcrnnr
nnd Stitff, WllncsHcd. nt St. Johns
bury LiiHt MgUL
St. Johnsbury, Jan. 7. St. Johns
oury peoplo wltncsscd n brllllnnt ball
tonlght In conncctlon wlth tho
dedlcatlon of tho now armory
of Company D, Flrst Infnntry,
V. N. G. Tho hall ls ono of tho llncst
lit tho Stato, tho floor bolng 88x50
fcet. Thoro aro nlso qunrters for tho
comnilssloncd nnd non-comnilssloned
officcrs, nn asscmbly room, bath
rooni, ropalr shop, lockor room nnd
olothlng room. There ls a soventy-foot
lndoor riflc rangc nnd a kitchcn in
conncctlon wlth thc 'ball room. To
nlght's affalr was attcnded by Gov.
G. II. Prouty nnd staff
The Govcrnor's party arrlved soou
aftor 8 o'clock and conslstcd of Gov.
nnd Mrs. Prouty, Col. and Mrs. D. L.
Morgan of Windsor, Col. nnd Mrs. K.
P. Woodbury of Burlington, Col. and
Mrs. Chnrles B. Wllson of Derby
Llne, Col nnd Mrs. W. M. Hatch of
Strafford and Adj. Gcn. nnd Mrs. W.
H. Gllmore of Fairlee. Stato officcrs
of the Vermont Natlonnl Guard and
I. wge delegatlons from Barton, Lyn
donville, Wells nivor, Woodsvlllo and
Bradford
Cohipany O was presented, the ar
mory inspected nnd a receptlon ten
dered the Governor. At about 9
o'clock the grand march was fornied
led by Gov. nnd Mrs. Prouty. Mrs.
Piouty wore a black chautllly lace
dress wlth jet trimnilngs. Thero were
nearly 200 couples In attendance.
Young's Orchestrn of sevcn pleces
pinycd for an order of 21 dances.
Durlng the danclng punch wns served
by Mlsses Sera Goodrlch and Agnes
Morrlson and durlng the intermls
ston lce cream was served. '
Capt. John W. Tinker ncted ns
floor manager wlth Sergennt R. C.
Canipbell, Frank O. French and Lu
ther U Jewctt as alds. Tho lntroduc
tlon coniniltteo conslsted of Llcuten
nnts H. A. Wllcox, Rlchard Corcy and
F. L. Carr, Sergeant P. B. Hartwell,
Corporal W. W. Morso, Prlvates A. R.
Finloy and C. E. Canipbell,-. and
Messrs. Fred H. Pope, Howard B.
Blossoin and Bort W. Llvingstone.
n.vinroiu) coxo'L meetixg.
Elccts Ol'i'lccrs uml llolds n ltlir
Jtaiiqiict.
AVhlte Rlvcr Junctlon, Jan. 9. The
Hartford Congreagtlonal church so
clety held Its annual banouet and
buslness inceting rcsultlng ln the el
cctlon of the following officcrs: Mlss
Carrle .M. Newton, clerk; Mrs. R. H,
Slmonds, treasurer; Rev. .1. O. Schen
erle, Seth B. Wright, Dr. George
Btephens, Louls S. Xewton, Horace
C. Peasc and Mrs. A. E. Watson are
the trustees. Louis S. Newton was
clected audltor. The deacons are X.
Hnzen, R. H. Simonds, and R. 13.
ievens. Mrs. Georgo Stephens and
Horace C. Pease coniprise the
in.irce committee.
n tlie Sunday School E. U Ingalls
: niperintendent; Rev. John A.
c!if.!crle, vie suporlntendent, and
Mir. 13. U Ingalls, secrotnry.
The banquet preceded thc busln
ess part of the progrnm nnd covers
wero laid for clghty. Charles M.
Cone served as toastanister and the
following toasts were responded to:
'"The Janltor," responded to for "The
Jnnltor," by Louls S. Newton; "Tlie
Relation of Schools to the Church,"
superlntendent of schools, 10. L. In
galls; "The Farnier ln Relation to
the Church," Seth B. Wright; "Why
Men Do not Attend Church," A. 13.
Watson; "Tlip Church In the C0111
munity," Rev. J. A. Schouerle. Muslc
was furnlshpd for the occaslon, both
instruinontal and vocal. and tho eve
ning closed wlth thc slnglng of "Ulest
Be tlie Tlo That lllnds."
SEXTEXCEI) HY .ll'IKJE MAKTIX.
Sugnr Wohilier.s and Clicckers (Ihen
Prison Teruis for Dcfriindln (Jnv
prnmcnt. New York, Jan 10, Four former
tmployees of tho Amerlcan Sugiti'
Iteflnlng Conipnny convlcted of undor
ivelghlng frauds wero sentenced tc
one year's iinprlsoniuent each by
Judge Martin in Unltcd Statcs Clr
sult Court hero today. The men glv
en thls term wero Charles Kchoe.
I3dward A. Boyle, Patrlck J. Ilen
nossoy and John M. Coyle.
The (luartet wero checkers on thc
docks of tho susnr company ln Wll
Mamsburg wlicn Rlolinrd Parr made
hls famous rald nnd dlscovercd that
the scnles uspd to welgh sugar Im
ports had been tnmpercd wlth and
'jy means of concealed sprlngs and
other dovlces mnde to reglster ler.3
than tho renl welghts.
Th Jury convlcted Ollver Sjiltzpr
dock supprlntendent, nnd the four
men sentenced todny. There waa
dlsagrecnient ovcr tho caso of .lainej
F. nendernngel, cashler, of tho Re
flnery 0110 of tho defendnnts.
Spltzer collnpsed ln court on Sat
urday when tho mntlon for n now
trlal for the men wns argued and It
wns found that ho wonld havo to
undergo a sllght oporatlon for nn In
testlnnl dlsorder. For thls reason
Judgo Martin today dld not pronouncj
scntcnco on hhn, but rcmnnded I1I111
until February 1st when ho wIU ro
celve whntever pennlty the court niay
seo llt to infllct.
Beforo seiitenclng tho men today,
tho court donlcd tho motlon for n
now trlal. Ho took lnto consldera-
tlon. howevor, tho jury's recomnien
datlon to morcy and.said that ho
wonld lmposo upon cnch of tho four
men a sentonco of a ycar ln the
Blackwell Island Penltcntlary.
WEI)I)1NG CJtEATES SENSATION.
U'cnlthy M'cst IIuycii Wonuin Wcds
Slnto Workcr nt Allmny, Jf. Y.
Fnlrhnvcn, Jan. 10. Cards that
rcachcd thls town tonlght nnnounc-"
Ing thc mnrrlago today nt Albany,
N. Y of Mlss Mnry 131lzubeth Stan
nard, tho rlchost woman iti thls vlc
inlty, to Hugh J. Davls, n slato work
cr, caused ono of tho btggest scnsn
tlons hero in years, thtj nows bolng n
competlo surprlse. Mlss Stannard Is
tho daughtcr of thc lato Heman Stan
nard, a West Hnven farmer nnd
weatlhy land owiicr who lnhorlted 11
fortuno estlmatod nt $00,000 from hls
father. Hcinan Stannard's death oc
curred nbout ten years ngo, when, It
ls undcrstood, he had greatly Incrcas
ed hls wealth through shrewd spec
ualtlons and Invcstincnts.
IMI8S Stannard, who ls about 30
years of age, has llvcd until recently
wlth her brothcr, Georgo, a ccment
dcnlor at West Haven, n mllo from
thls town. Mlss Stnnnard a ycar ago
doveloped n wnrm frlendshlp for the
two slsters of Hugh Davls nnd stayed
frequently nt thelr hoino hero, where
she met thelr brother some month3
ago.
Sho bcgan tho studyv.of nnisic at
Troy Confercncc Academy at Poult
ney, returning at tho end of practl
cally evcry week to spend Sundny
wlth the Davls famlly. Durlng her
vlslts Davls and Mlss Stnnnard wero
much together, but the townsiicople
were far from suspectlng that thcro
was nny warmer nttachuicnt than
frlendshlp between thcni.
Davls ls about 2C years of ago and
well liked herc, bclng of preposses3
Ing nppcarancc nnd hnvlng many
frlends nmong the worklng class. In
timatc frlends of the couple, it wns
lcarned tonlght, knew that thcro was
somethlng more than frlendshlp be
tween them, but not that they had
declded 011 marriage.
Miss Stannard nnd Davls went lnst
week to Broadalbln, N. Y., where they
bought a largd stoek farin. They re
turned to Fnlrhaven on Saturday and
loft this morning for Albany where
they were mrcrrled thls afternoon by
Rev. Mr. Drown. Francls Jones ot
Albany was best man and Mlss 1311
zabeth Davls, a slster of the groom,
was the bridesimiid. Mr. and Mrs.
Dalvs left nt oncc for thelr new honn;
ln Broadalbln.
Tho hrlde's fortuno ls estimated at
between $50,000 nnd $00,000. She has
many frlends here and has been an
actlve worker ln the Mcthodlst church
circles. Davis has been employod
a slateworker at the quarry of Jonnd
and Morrls on Scoteh hill. where UIs
father also works. Mrs. Davis' broth
er, Heman Stannard, conducts a
prosporous fnrm at West Haven.
JIKS. A. X. SWAIX 1EAI.
Edllcil Puiicr I'or llnshnnd Whllc He
Wsis Any.
Bellows Fnlls, J1111. 9. Mrs. A. N.
Swaln died yesterdny mornlug ln her
liome, 75 Westinlnstor street, after
an lllness of about a ycar. Tho u
ncral will bo held 011 Monday at 2
o'clock at the resldence, Rev. Dr. A.
1". Pratt, olTIciating, assisted liy Rev.
A. C. Wllson, rector of the Imnianuel
i3plscopal church, and Rev. F. L.
Lunvltt, pastor of tlie Unlversallst
church.
Mrs. Swnln.who was Mlss Susan Put-
nnni, was born ln Florida, N. Y., May
19, 1832. She was graduated from
lhi Brattleboro High School in the
class of '51, and spent most of her
early llfa in that town. She wan
married to Hon. A. N. Swaln Nov.
13. 1850, nnd hns slnce llvcd ln Bel
lows Kalls. - Mr. Swaln published tho
first issue of tho Bellows Falls Tlmes
and continupd to publish lt it for 33
years.
Durlng ihe four years he was ln
tlu- State Leglslature Mrs. Swaln was
tl'o actlng edltor. In her qulet way
-ihe had 'been very closely ldcntilied
wlth ovory inovomcnt for public good.
It wns through her efforts that the
lii-st $1,000 for establlshlng the pub
lic Hbrary was ralsed. Sho was a
cbarter member of tlie Bellows Falls
.Mjninn's club. She organlzed tho
Wllliam Fiencl chapter, D. A. R., nnd
was its first regent. She had been n
ltiimber of the Congregntlonnl church
for more than flfty years.
.Mrs. Swuin Is survlved by her hus
band, a brothcr, Josinh h. Putnain,
Chaiiestown, N. H., nnd three slsters,
Mrs. W. 13. Clarke, Charlestown. N.
H Mrs. Sylvla Cook and Mrs. 13. M.
Sinlth, both of Brattleboro.
VEIUIOXT 1HIM) C1,UH.
Will Jrccl ln Hiirllngtou Lntlcr l'nrl
of ihe PrcM'iit .)f(Milh.
Burlington, Jnp. 7. Tho Vermont
Blrd Club will hold its nlnth annual
meeting In connectlon wlth tho meet
lng of tho Vermont Botnnlcal club at
Wllllams Sclenco hall In thls clty,
Frlday and Saturday, January 21 and
22.
Tho flnnncinl standing of tho club
is such thnt It must nppeal to an In
crcased nicmbershlp for support. In
1909 only 72 mombers pald tholr dues,
To publish tho unnunl 'bullctln costs
Ir. tho nelghborhood of $50, Tho
llnnuclnl sltuatlon ls such thnt help
must come Imiucdlntoly.
Contrlbutlons for tho progrnm of
tho nnnunl meetlng aro enrnestly sol
lcltcd, such ns short artlclos, lnt6r
CEtlng obsrvatlons or fncts of blrd
I!f6.
Torturlng eczoma spreads lts burn
lng nren overy day, Doan's Olntment
qulckly stops Its sprending,, lnstantly
rellovea tho Itching. Stops it porman
ontly. At any drug storo. -ndv.
IHO Ill'llblNaTON FIKE.
Hotd llnrllngton and Adjolitlng
Hlock Dcstroycd Snlnrday Ercn
Ing.
Burlington, Jan. 9. This clty suf
fcred a flro loss of nbout $200,000 on
Saturdny cvcnlng when tho Hotel
Burlington nnd tho Walker block ln
tho heart of tho clty were destroyed
wlth thelr contcnts.
Tho prlnclpal losers nre Hotel Bur
lington, Max L. Powcll, lnanngor,
$05,000. ,
Mrs. W. K. Walker, owner of the
Walker block, $70,000.
C. h. Soulo & Company, wholesalo
tobacco dcnlers, $35,000.
Brunswick bllllard parlors, E. A.
Ishani, mangor, $2,000.
Rutland rallroad tlckct offlce,
$1,000.
W. P. Hall, drugglst, $10,000.
T. F. Ahern, statlonary, $2,000.
Tho orlgln of tho flre Is not known
deflnltcly. It wns discovored nt nbout
4:30 Saturday afternoon ln the bath
room of the Hotel Burlington nnd be
fore tho flre departmont could bo
suininoned lt was comnuinlcatcd by
an nlr shaft to thc roof, the upper
story belng a mass of flamcs almost
lnstantly.
The guests and hotel attaches were
warncd just ln tlme to cscape, but
only wlth tho clothes on thelr backs.
About 25 wcek-end guests wero reg
Istercd and most of them lost thelr
pcrsonal eltocts. The house cm
ployes were heavy losers. Tlie walt
resses fled In thelr dlnlng room unl
forms. After a battlo of two hours lt was
thought that thc flro woultl bc con
fined to the hotel block, ln whlch ls
also quartercd the Soulo tobacco com
pany, but a rlslng wlnd agaln fanned
tho flamcs lnto a fury at 8:30 o'clock
nnd lt was soon secn thnt tho Walk
er block next adjolnlng to the south,
vas doonicd.
Help was summoned early in tho
cvcnlng from St. Albans, Winooski
and Essex Junctlon, but thls nddltlon
pl apparatus wlth the entlre Burling
ton equlpment wns insufficient to cope
wlth tho sltuatlon. The firemen who
voro worklng from the roof of the
Walker block had to scraniblc for
thelr llves.
ln tho Walker block are located
the Hall drug store, the tlcket offlce
or the Rutland rallroad, tho Ahern
slore, the Brunswick bllllard parlors
nnd about 15 apartnients.
Teh tenants saved hardly any of
thelr offects. Mr. Ahern was tho
only occupants to reniove nny appre
ciable quantity of hls stock.
The loss of the apartment holders
ls dlfflcult to estiniate, but as the lo
cation is consldored fashlouable it ls
probable that it will run lnto lnrgo
figures.
The Van Ncss House opened its
dcors to the employes and guests of
the bttrned hotel as soon as the flre
fitarted and most of them wero housed
there.
Among the losers nre clerks Waltfr
Holthani and Ray Wlllls, who are
deprlved of tholr entlro wardrobe
and persnal effects and about $100
e.'ich. The Hotel Burlington was bullt
twenty years ago ovcr the ashes of
tho Wheeler block, whlch was burn
ed to the ground 21 years ago thls
month.
lt was n fotir-story brlck structure.
rntll about a year ago it had been
under tho niniiageiuent of G. M. De
lany, who was the prlnclpal owner,
but for the past year Max U Powell
has been at the head of the house,
wlth R. F. Collamer as manager.
The building has GS rooms and lts
clc-structlon following in a compara
tlvcly short tlmo the burnlng of the
Anieriean House will greatly crlnple
the hotel facllltles of the ciiy.
The Walker block was a hrick
sti ucture four storles In height and of
nbout tho samc age as the Hotel Bur
lington. The Hotel Burlington wns bullt ln
188" by G. M. Delaney, but for some
timo past Max U. Powell has acted
rb trustee. Robert W. Collamer, for
tr.erly of the Pavlllon Hotel, Montpe
lier, has been actlvely ln chargo of
tho hotel for some tlmo. Tho Walk
er block was bullt ln 1891 by Mr.
Walker and Ex-Gov. U. A. Woodbury,
but was sold to tho wldow of Mr.
Walker ln 1903.
Whlo tho exact orlgln of tho flre
ls not known, lt ls thought to havo
been caused by an electrlc wlre whlch
was connected wPli the wash room,
adjolnlng tho toilet room, 011 tho thlrd
story nt the south end of tho hotel.
While the llremen did I'verythlng
In their power, thoflames had made so
much progross before they woro
summoned thnt It was luipossiblc for
them to do moro than they nctually
accompllshed nnd they nre recelvlng
prnlso 011 all sidcs for checklng the
flnmes at the tlmo they dld.
G, M. Delaney, fornierly proprletor
of the block hotel, who had apart
nients there, lost ull hls porsonnl
bolonglngs, Includlng many vuluable
books and somo oxpenslvo brlc-a-brac
and n sum of inoney.
J. W. Holchnni, ono of tho clerks,
who recently canie hero from Now
Hampshlro, lost $100 ln nddltlon to
nll of hls pcrsonal offects.
M. L. Powell, trusteo of tho hotel
property, Is In Now Yopk, but It was
learned from othor sources thnt lt was
probablo thnt tho hotel would bo ro
bullt ln tho near future. It Is nlso
thought that tho Walker block will
tc rebullt.
Tho insuranco ndjustors aro cxpect
cd ln town tomorrow. The Snsurnnco
on tho butldlngs and thelr effects.
will nbout to nbout $130,000.
T. E. Wheelock, who wns wntphtn
tho flre, had tho wrlst of hls loft hand
badly cut by n falllng pleco of glnss,
nn nrtcry wns cut and aftor It wns
attendcd to by a physlclan ho was
npparcntly nll rlght.
In January, 1886, thc Wheoler
block, ln tho samo nelghborhood, wns
destroyed by ilro nnd ln tho follow
ing March tho old hotel, known as
tho Howard House, was also burncd.
Tho flatnes wero not entlrcly extln
gulshcd until enrly thls morning and
11 1. a late hour thls nftcrnoon the re
inalns wero Btlll smoklng. Untli tho
flro occurrcd, lt was supposed thnt
there was a flro wall between tho ho
tel and tho Walker block. but lt was
secn aftor tho flro had becn golng for
some tlmo that the wall dld not ex
tend to the top of tho hotel building,
n fnct thnt was undoubtcdly respon
siblo for much of the hcadway whlch
tho flro gained.
Ono of tho frcaks of tho flro was
tho fact that the barroom connected
wlth the hotel was untouched by flro
nnd thls was taken advantago of by
many mon durlng lts progross, who
lorgot to pay for what they took
nway, their nbscnt mlndedness ln that
rcspect probably belng duo to tho ex
cltcmcnt lncldcnt to the flre.
WILIi ItEHUILl) HLOCKS.
Model .Structure to Replnco Those
Icsfro)od by Flro ln Burlington.
Burlington, Jnn. 10. Max L. Pow
ell, trusteo of the Hotel Burlington
proporty ls In New York Clty but
sont a letter to Mannger Collamer
thls morning whlch Indlcated that re
bulldlng ls practlcally assurcd, and
Mrs. Walker, in nn interviow snld thnt
sho intcnded to rebuild a modcrn
structure addlng nnother story nnd
puttlng ln a'n elevator.
In regard to the hotel property It
may bo sald that the mangement had
contomplated furthcr improvements
in the property for somo tlme, whlch
Includcd the moving of the dlnlng
room from the second to the ground
floor lnto the qunrters occupied by
the C. L. 'Soule Company, who wero
to tako the two stores on Maln strect
that will be vacated by C. E. Pease
& Company when they move to the
corner of Church and College streets
Mr. Powell wns also negotlatlng wlth
Mrs. Walker for tho purchase of her
block, whlch was to make a part ot
tho hotel.
PRESEXTEh 1H1JLE TO CHUUCII.
Springfield Alnu Commcmorntcs Be
censcd Wlfe.
Springfield, Jan. 10. There was a
very pretty servlce at tlie Congrega
tlonal church Sunday morning when
a largo Bible was presented to tlu
church by Merrill L. Lawrence, in
remembranco of hls dcccased wife.
who was a 'slnger In the choir for n
thlrd of a century. The Blblo whlch
ls the best over seen ln Springfield,
was presented by Rev. James R.
Solandt of Rutland, Mass. Hon. Jus
tus Dartt ln behalf of tho churcn
anva soiun very tlmely niarks of ac
rnptance. Mr. Lawrenco Is well
known throughout t)ki State as thc
veteran town clerk having been In
servlce longer than any othor town
clerk ln tho Stuto.
RESOLCTIOX PASSES.
Congri'shloiial liiYcstigation nf l!nl-liugcr-l'lnchot
Coiitnncrsy Ordeif.l
by Scnntp.
Washington, D. C, Jan. 10. At a
brlef sesslon of the Senate today. thti
resolutlon lntroduced by Senator
Jones of Washington, dlrectlng an
invcstigation by a jolnt committee of
Cougress lnto the Balllnger-Pinchct
controvcrsy, was reported from th.
public lands committee by Senator
! Nelson and passcd and after a briof
dobato nnd after nn amendnient of
fered by Senator Newlnnds of N
vada, permitting the apparance 01
counsel before the invcstlgatlng
coniniltteo had becn voted down.
Several bllls and resolutlons were
lntroduced. The Senate passed two
bllls, one to reiniburse the nsslstant
United States treasurer at Boston to
tlie amount of $3,000, and the former
assistant treasurer' at Chicago to thc
amount of $173,000 for moneys lost
from tho sub-treasurles through no
fnult of the assistant treasurers.
Senator Balley of Texas gavo no
lco that nt an early day he would call
up hls resolutlon nmendlng the rules
so as to provldo for dally mpetings
of tho Senato at 2 o'clock In the af
ternoon Instead of at noon. A brlcf
executlvo sesslon closed the day and
a number ot nomlnatlons woro con
flrnied, most of them taf postmlstress
es, aftor whlch tho Senate adjourned
until tomorrow noon.
Thore's nothlng so good for a soro
throat as Dr. Thomas' Eclectrlc 011.
Cures It In a fow hours. Rclleves any
paln In nny part. Adv,
Qenuine Western
Corn Whiskey
Only $7.00 per gallon, bought low sold low. We have
just secured several carloads of the old fashloned
Genuine Western Corn Whiskey
They will last but a shoit time. Send ln your order early
f you wantto taste thls
Real Old Fashioned Whiskey
H, W. Hugule, Co
124 Canal St.,'
Sl'ICIDE AT XEWPOKT.
Trlcil to Iiiducc Ilcttcr Hnlf to Hc
turn Ilonie, But ,Slio Ifcfnsci
Nowport, Jan. 7. Lafeyetto A.
Spnuldlng comniittcd sulcido today at
hls home, 52 Centrnl street, by ahoot
lng hlmself through the tomplo wlth
n 32-callbro rovolver. Mr. SpauldlnR
had not been worklng for n few dayn
and has had troublo wlth hls wlfo
whom ho turncd out of hls homo Wed-
nesdny. Yesterday ho trled to induco
her to return, but hls efforts wero
uselcss.
Thls cvcnlng about 5 o'clock ho
purchased a rovolver of tho True and
Blanchard Company then went to the
drug storo of Davls and Uvlngston,
where he had deposltcd an envolopo.
bearlng hls name, and opened tho
samo. Aftor wrlting a fow Hnes on tho
contcnts he readdressed the envolopo
and handcd lt back, saylng that lf he
dld not call for It hls wlfe would.
Flftcen mlnutes latcr he shot hlm
self through tho templo, death belng
lnstantnneous. Mrs. Spaulding was
attendlng n Rebekah supper at thc
Odd Fellows hall at tho tlmo and was
lmmcdla'(.ely notifled. Sho returned
to the house, but would make 110 re
niarks whatevor. The contents ofthe
onvolope will not bo known nt prcs-
ent. Mr. Spaulding was about 57
years old and had recently becn ap
polnted county flsh and ganie warden.
IIEIltESS LVItKIES CHAl'FFEUK.
Diiughter of Wealthy Itnllroad Mmi
nnd Itniil.er Wedded ln .Icrsey Clty
Last Thur.sdny.
New York, Jan. 10. Miss Margaret
H. Leavltt, daughtcr of G. Howland
Leavitt, was married to Joseph F.
Smollen, a chauffeur, last Thursday
in Jersey Clty. The brlde was asknd
nbout the rumors that she had been
married and told her mother oa
Sunday nnd now the young peoplo
are away on thelr honeymoon. G.
Howland Leavltt ls a wealthy rallroad
man and banker. Mrs. Leavitt
was a Mlss Willets, a daughtcr of
Robert Willets and granddaughter of
Samuel Willets, who in hls tlme waa
reputed to be the richest Quaker in
thls clty.
The brlde Is 25 years old. She ls an
attractlve looklng woman of blonde
type and last summer became an en
thuslastic automoblllst, whereupon
her father purchased for her a car
and ongaged Smollen as chauffeur.
Smollen ls 21 years of age.
Advertlse in tho Watchn.nn and tret
icsults.
HUMPHREYS'
Humphrejs' Veterinary Spccitlcs.
" For Every Livinfj Thing on the.
Fnrm." Horses, Cattle," Sheep,
Hogs, Dogs, Poultry.
A. A. For FBVERS. Mllli Fever, LunvForer.
II. I). For SI'HAIA'S, Lamcnesi, niieumatliin.
C. C. ForSortE Throol. Eplzootlc. Dlilenipcr.
D. D. For WOR.MS, IlotB. Grubs.
13. E. For COCOIIS, ColJi, Inllueiiza.
F. F. For C'OLIC, Dcllvache, Dlarrhea.
G. U, Preventa MISCAlllt I.UiH.
II. II. For KIDM-.Y and Bladder dlaorderi.
I, I. For SKI DISEASES. Mnnne. Erupilon..
J.K.For OAD C'0.D1TI0., Indije.Uon.
At druggists or sent prepaicl
on rcceipt of price. 60 cts. each.
500 pngo Book and Stablo
Chart to haug- up niailed i'ree.
HDMPUREyS' HOMr.0. K2DICINE CO. Coroer
Wllliam and Ann StreeU. New Yorfc.
Blsfc Ilcailaclio niul rcllcvo a' I iho troublca Incl
di'ut toa Lllimi3 state of l' o tvstnn, puch ta
DIzzInosH, Kutiscn, IiruuBL.cf, Dlstros after
catln. IMln in t'io Sliic. &e. Vl;!lo tliclt m rt
rcjiatka'jlo succcss nas Ktn ehown l!i curtrs
Headoclic, yct Cartcr's Little Mvir TIHs am
cqually valuablolti ConBtlpation.curingamlpri
vcntlng thls nnnoylnt:coniil:ilnt. wl:l'i' tlieynlf
corrcct all dUnnle.-B of the tlomarh, etlmnlatcttia
llvcr and ri'snlato the liuwil. i:cnifllu-yoaij
HEAD
Aclio tliey w 011 ld bo almoet prlccU ss to tboe who
entler from thlsdietrcssltiRComplalnt; butfortii
nately thelr Eoodncssdooa'iotendlierc.andthoBo
who oiico try them will flnd tlicso llttlo jillls vabf
able In so nnny vnm that they will nottmwll
Hiv' toi'.o v.lthouttUcm. But after all slck licad
ACHE
.a tho bano of r o many Hvcfi that hero whero
we make our great boast. OurpllU curult ubila.
oUura do nnt.
Cartcr'a Llttlo Llver I'llls pro ierv Kaiall nn-t.
very eay to take. Ouoii' luoiilllaninUo a doo
They uro atrlctly vegcta'ilo e:id lo not gi!jie ot
purpa, but by thelr gcntlo actlua plea' e all who
1130 them.
cisrs u:i::a:s c:., usw ices.
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