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THE BURLINGTON FREE TRESS: THURSDAY, M A.RCH 11 19011. 9 MUELLER SHOT HIS SWEETHEAR Confesses That His Story That She Was Murdered by High, wayman Is False. SHOOTING WAS ACCIDENTAL bouquet wns nerved. Tim anniversary en tertainment committee was composed of It. C. Smith, A. E. King, J3. 3. Thomas, a. P. Cole and 13. Benton Marker. Claim Tie fired at Supposed Man la (he Dnrk Police Thlak He Wan Trying to Get Rid of (lis Olrl .The Woman Was Shot Twice. A ItBAIi SIINKBAI. SUnt-'ACEO HOOKINC. Tho now mineral surfaced type of roofings Is one of the latest and best of labor saving devices for tho farm er. Tho old typo of so-called "rubber roofings" were Inexpensive and easy to lay, ami became very popular on that account. Hut they required pnlnt ng every two years or so to keep them from leaking. Amallte Jtendy Roofing, which Is the most popular of tho mineral surfaced roofings, needs no painting- or coat ing of any kind. After It Is laid the farmer can leave It strictly alone, and It will continue to glvo him uninter rupted satisfactory service year after I year. A sample of Aniatlte allowing the real mineral surface can bo secured without cost by addressing a post card to tho nearest office of tho Rar rett. Manufacturing company, New Vorlc. Chicago, Philadelphia, Boston, Cleveland, Cincinnati, St. Iotil. Pitts burg, Kansas City, New Orleans and Minneapolis. Pslttmore, Md., March , fnder starching questioning by the police to day John J. Mueller confessed that It was he -who last night shot and Killed Mi sweetheart, Miss lleglna Heed, and that there Trail truth In the story he told Immediately after the shooting, to rk effect that he and Miss Heed were held, up nt a lonely spot near Mount Washington, a suburb, by a highway man who. nfter securing Mueller's money, demanded a necklace worn by ,Mlss Reed. Mueller stated last night that in response to this demand Miss Reed slapped tho highwayman's face r.nd thereupon the fatal shot was fired. Following tho Investigation of tho cor cner last night Mueller was held. To-day he made and signed a state ment In which he said that when the electrlo car upon which lie and Miss Reed were riding, reached South and Hilltop avenues, near Mount Wash ington, Miss need, whose marriage to Mueller was set for April 14, said she must leave the car. They did so and according to Mueller's statement, nf ter they had walked a short distance, tho girl preceding him, he thought ho aw a man emerging from behind a tree and believing htmsolf to be In danger, fired, but owing to tho un steadiness of his aim on account of fright, the bullet struck and killed Miss Rccd. Mueller declares the rhootins to have been entirely acci dental. His story, however. Is not accepted by tho police, whoso theory Is that the kill ing was premeditated. They believe th.it Jlueller wished to break eft his engage ment to Miss Reed, but had not the courage to tell her fo. At the coroner's Inque.M, a number of points were brought out that contradict Mueller's original statement as well cs a. part of his confession. It developed that Mis Reed was shot twice and three witnesses have testified that there was an interval of at least two minutes between tho shots. Mueller and Miss Reed figured, last December, In an episode In which an anonymous threatening letter and a box of poisoned candy were incidents. The police believe that Mueller sent both the letter and the candy to him self and that even at that time he was planning to get rid of Miss Reed. I We Invite all who have ANY KIND of bank ing business to transact, to call and INVES TIGATE our terms and facilities. Chittenden County Trust Company Church Street Burlington, Vt. TORNADO KILLED Till PEOPLE COUNTY COURT IN SESSION March Term Began ' Tuesday, with Calling of the Docket. 64TH ANNIVERSARY. Odd Fellows Celebrate Event lrlth Speaking, Music nnd Uanquet. The exercises Tuesday evening by Green Mountain Ldge, No. 1. I. O. O. P., in observance of the 64th anniversary of the founding of the order In Vermont and in Burlington, wero attended by a company which completely filled the lodge rooms. The following program was carried out: Overture Thomas' Orchestra Opening Ode By the Lodge Introduction, Ix)dce History. O. E. Chilson, P. G. M. P. O. R. Odd Fellowship, Rro. S. A. Red, P. G. O. M.. Windsor. Greeting, Green Mountain lodge Quartet Aceompanls', Floydn ft. Thomas. Boprano solo, "ft May Morning." I.intrl Denza Miss Ada Tuttle. Accompanist, Mrs Hodges. Violin solo, "Htigarlan," Keler Bola Master Iee Ijord, (pupil of Mr. Larsen) Accompanist, Mrs. Lord, riiiet, "Hock cf AgfcS," Edwin Sollv Misses Mongeon and Holmes, (Pupils of G. IT. Wilder.) Accompanist, G. H. Wilder. Contralto solo, "Mlzpah," Howard Rennett Miss Irene Mongeon. Accompanist, G. H. Wilder. Flute solo, "Concert Caprice op. 55," Terschack O. IT. Wilder. Soldiers' Chorus, Green Mountain Lodge Quartet Accompanist, Floy do S. Thomas. Mirrh, To Banquet Hall, Thomas' Orchestra Mr. Chllsor. reviewed In an Interesting manner th founding of Green Mountain Iodgo by seven men who came to Rur lington f.-cm Whitehall N. V., and formed the lodge under tho Jurisdiction of New York. The members of the lodge have Hlwnys been prominent in grand lodge councils. Tho lodge to-day Is better off financially nnd numerically than ever before In Its history. During an exlstaneo of 64 years there have been over MO mem ters. Past Grand Master Reed, In speaking lrpon Odd Fellowship, emphasized the fact that the body Is a moral and not religious organization. Benevolence and charity are Its alms. The order proclaims first the law of divine love. The total membership of the order at the close of the year 1907 was l.aiUtTi and during that year over $5,000,000 was expended for charity. Following the program an elaborate CHANGING VIEW". (From the Milwaukee Eventn-r Wiscon sin.) Opinion In Wisconsin on the subject of tho primary election law has under gone remarkable fluctatlons. Among Its root nnd branch opponents now are fcomo who were Its earliest friends. Perhaps the reason why many were nt first Inclined to sing Its praises was that they let tholr Imaginations work too tin rtrtralncdly on Its possibilities of good, without troubling themselves as to Its possibilities of evil. That it contained possibilities of evil was voctferpusly dc tded by those who framed It and refused to have the original bill amended even to the extent of dotting an I or cross lng a t. There Is on operation of the mind In which men reach queer con elusion. Mncauiay describes It in ac counting for the universal popular delu si on that makes people speak of the "good old times," as if the old times were better than the present. Existing discomforts usually seem much greater than they really are. Past discomforts generally are forgotten. The present Is subjected to the disadvantage of under fining comparison with sn Ideal pnst that never existed. When the primary election law had becoms a reality It did not take long for consideration of its working to take a practical form. Those most conspicu ous In forcing Its enactment' were en gaged in amending It before It had gone Into actual operation, nnd some of them were for a radical change "Mary Ann" amendment which was defeated, A cur ious thing it would have been If that leap-ln-the-dr.rk proposition had been a dopted before a chance had been afford ed to witness the operation of the orig inal law hardly mere curious, however, than the sudden acceptance of the elab orate aad revolutionary measure Itself, instead of following the evolutionary process out of which have grown most of the best of Anglo-Saxon political Institutions. The generality of the people accepted the primary election law because In good faith they believed It to be the political panacea It was represented to be. When the very physicians who had recom mended It as a sovereign remedy wanted tc alter the prescription after it had teen compounded but before It hod been administered, there was reason why the patient should begin to feel some slight eginnlngs of distrust. Hut the general desire was to try the law and "give It chenee." The mass of the people of Wisconsin aro reasonable nnd fair. i It Is not Improbable that after the bother over the senatorial eloetion has subsided there will bo a strong inclina tion to reform the law Tho Madison democrat, which "was not nhvavs thus," is now for its repeal. The Democratic party declared itself for a primary elec tion law In Its platform of 159K, wtieveas Is was not till 1900 that tho -epublliwn platform contained a plank in favor of such a law. The Madison democrat has revised itself on this issue no mora com pletely than has its party. It has a new panacea to propose In place of the one that has not worked accordlngto expec tations. The democrat says: Cut out clean and effectually the un authorized use of money in the nomi nation and election of public officers and then Ijo primary election law Is needed; then the towns will have repre sentation in relecllng public ofllieni; then the taxpayers of the State, of counties, towns, cities nnd villages, will be saved at least S1.V,0"0 for holding a useless primary election: then It will be safe, cheap and honest to return le- tho r.lC. convention system. There is a corrupt practices act. under which any one found guilty of using tr.eney for Improper purposes in elec tions mny be punished as he otijht to be. When talk of corruption Is so ram pant as it has been nt times, and no proceedings are had under this law, ono of two things must bo true either that the charges are false or that too much dependence may be placed upon the efficacy of statutes. There are wls stu dents of affairs and of human nature who affirm that vigilant enforcement of existing statutes Is often a bettor thing than the hasty enactment of now ones. A Few Interesting Cases Set for Trial, while Others Were Marked Settled Continued Severn! New Cases Entered. or c VERMONT NOTES D Property Loss of $1,000,000 in tho Little City of Brinkley, Arkansas. BUSINESS HOUSES RUINED & A (in Colonist Fares TO PACIFIC COAST March and April VIA CANADIANPiCIFIC BY. Our modern Tourist Cars are un qualed for comfort and convenience. It will give us pleasure to quote rates to any point West and to send our descriptive booklets on applies tion. When writing give proposed destination. , Hound trip first class tickets on sale 11 the yea.-. F. B. PERRY, Diet. Pass. Agt., Clan. Pac. Ry, MS Washington at., Roatea. LAKE- CHAMPI.AIX. (By Louisa Rawsom of Newcomu.) Come, stand with me ft little space, And hear the waves complain; And see your own wweot mirrored face Within our fair Champlaln. Think of the ones who here have stood I'pon this silent shore. And viewed tho beauties of the wood, And hear the billows roar. Across my mind bright visions glow, And dusky tribes go past: They bend the oar, and from the bow The arrow hurries past, Then one, a brave explorer, be Who gave our lake his nerve, Comes far across the stormy sea And finds our calm Champlaln. I hear the direful battle-cry That makes thi whole earth quake; And see the warlike fleets pars by Vpon our lovely lake, The vision changes, and I see A peaceful land again; Our shores bear fruit of Industry, And we are now free men. Brave traffic claims our lake to-day, And pleasure rides beside; But look ye to the ruins gray, And think of those who died. LOVE'S LABOR LOST. First Mother. I don't know whether to enter my baby In the beauty contest or not. Second Mother. It seems rather too bad to take all that trouble for nothing New Tork Herald. W. P. Bartlett of Morgan has entorcd upon his 42nd year ns town treasurer. Twenty Rutland musicians have form ed n festival orchestra with C. A. Ksta brook as director. Itepnlrs contemplated on the Soldiers' Home nt nennlngton will Include paint ing tho main building and shingling the hospital. Ralph A. Booth, an assistant teacher at People's Academy, Morrlnvllle, hns resigned to take up farming In Connect! cut. The old man of Norwich Is dead, Sam uel A. Armstrong, aged SI years. Vp to a short time ago he rni able to walk to the pnstofflco dally for his mall. Of 10 deaths In Chelsea the pnt year, two wero infants still born, two were men killed by Occident and tho 15 re maining wero peoplo whoo agon ranged from C3 to 92. Joo Kocsas, a Hungarian employe 1 by the Vermont Marble company nt Proctor, war, Instantly killed Thursday morning by tho caving In of a sand pit. Ho was disemboweled. A civil service examination wilt bo held nt St. Albans Saturday, March 17, for the position of fourth class postmaster at Sheldon Junction. The salary of this ofilce for the rast llscal year was $27'.. Tho funeral of lienson anuorn, a prominent citizen of Chelsea, was held yesterday. Mr. Benson died Monday morning of a shock while going from his house to tho barn. The high wind of Thursday night badly blocked the country roads In Washing ton country, and the milkmen and rural mull carriers had a hard tlmo Friday morning. They reported the worst block ade of tho winter. The Chelsea. Old Homo Week associa tion has reorganized with H. O. Illxby r." president nnd has voted to have n celebration thin year, tho week of Aug ust 1, which will be the fifth time that Chorea hns observed old homo week. William J. Porlcn is dead at his homo In Proctor, aged SS yearn. He was a chnrt.-r member of the Proctor band nnd one of tho best known tuba players In this State. He had been in poor health for several years but death followed n week'fi Il!nes3 at the Proctor hospital. Petitions in bankruptcy have bean filed by Thaddeus !". Harvey of WUltston, who gives his liabilities ns J401.:; and his essetH ns J31C.W, of which -216 Is claimed exempt, and by Hurnham M. Gordon, a restaurant keeper of Montplicr, whose liabilities sro stated as. 53.137.C4 and as sets as 13J.37. Tho Rev. C. O. Dr.? . D. II., for ,r.r presi dent of Andover Theological Seminary, !-is reigned the pn.'torate of the Con gregational Church nt Unmet to tako effect June 1. He will travel abroad for three months and returning to Amor!c. with his daughter will rest a year before resuming work. It Is rlnln'cd In a news item from Lyndunvlllo that the total snow fall for the winter has been tt.c greatest In years. The amount which has fallen In northwestern Vermont Is r.ald to vary from to ISO Inches, tl.o latter being reported in towns close to the Canadian line. Albert Cobb of Woodstock returned two weeks nvo from the r.rattlehoro re treat and Friday hi (arm buildings were destroyed; loss J3.(W. Insurance 51, t'X The Are was discovered in Mi Hardly a Home Escaped Dnmnge Hundreds Wnudrrlna; In the Streets Seeking Temporary Shelter Tup Cnthollr Chnreh Alone Stands Unscathed. BURLINGTON SAVINGS BANK INCORPORATED 1847 Has always paid the highest rate o! interest allowed by lav, which at the present lime is 4 PER CENT per annum. Its assets on Jan. 1, 1909, were $12,308,906.94. The number ot depositors was 26,604. All taxes in the State are paid by the bank on deposits oi $2,000 or less. Deposits c.n be made or withdrawn by mail Money loaned on legal security at lowest rates. OFFICER!! CHARLES I. SMITH, President. HENRY ;ili:nVtS, Vice-President. P. W. WARD, Treasurer. E. , isif.iM, Assistant Treasurer. TIlUSr-'fc.KSt C. P. Smith. Wlllnrd Crane. Henry Greene. J. I.. Bnratoir. Henry Wells, F. W. Ward. A O. Whlttcmore, F. W. PetTy, E. . 'sham. Tho March term of Chittenden county court convened Tuesday morning at 10 o'clock. Judqe William H. Taylor of Hnrdwlrk presiding, with W. M. Barber of WUltston first assistant end 15. W. Qulnn of Underbill second assistant Prnyer was offered by Rev. p. 13. Pen ney nnd tho opening proclamation was made by Sheriff Allen. Judge Taylor read the amended court rules, nfter whleh tho dockets were called. The following entries were made In jury cases: In re estate Harriet C. Peck, appeal from probate, trial. Russell W. Tnft vs. Charles K. Walk er, alienation, no trial. M. F. Kelley vs. I. K. Chnso and J. IT Allen, assumpsit, settled and discontinued. M. V. Kelley vs. I. X. Chase and James H. Allen, nssumpslt, settled and discon tinued. R. W. Taft vs. nnnk Olllett, slander and libel, continued. Svlvester A. Ploof vs. Henry W. Put nam, case, trial. Russell W. Tnft vs. C. C. Olllett, sland er, continued. Arbuckle Company, apt., vs. T. D. Pcutnkes. general assumpsit settled nnd discontinued. News Publishing Co., vs. U. S. Asbes tos Co., assumpsit, trial. George W. Palmer vs. W. J. Deshaw, apt., assumpsit, no trial. W. H. Buckley & Co., vs. Wilbur Field, apt., assumpsit, trlr.l. Charles A. Bushey vs. The Burlington Traction Co., case, trial. Merrrill McCorgnr. Jr.. vs. refer La- very and Merrill McCargar. William Thynnc, et si , trustees, special assumpsit, trial. Martin Pierce A- Co.. vs. M. T). Tllley and Reed K- Patrick, trustees, assumpsit, to the court. Peter Bordo vs. Robert Berry, apt. case, trial. F. H. McOlnnls vs. Frank Forbes, as sumptlt, trial. Alfred A. Bushey vs. George Blsson nette, trespas. trial. Isaac P. Rhnron. admr., vs. Champlaln Transportation Co., ense, trial. Sylvanus Maskell vs. C. V. R. R. Co.. case, trial. Peter M. Campbell vs. Adolphus King, apt., assumpsit, trial. Lur.t, Moss & Co. vs. P. G. Thompson Vermont Condensed Milk Co., assump- it. trial. Kato M. Vaughnn, guardian, vs. Joeph Agel, apt., ejectment, trial. John S. Wllktns. admr.. vs. W. W. Brock and L. K. Bosello. case, trial, ap plication for struck Jury. F.. Henry Powell vs. Bailey Granite Co., assumpsit, trial. Hdward Lynch, n. f., Peter Lynch vs. Morgan Brothers, case, trial. I;onnrd A. Johnson vs. J. P. Madlgan, apt., case, trial. Peter Bordo vs. Charles N'ichols. opt., trespass, trial. William Call vs. Michael Murphy, Ste phen A. Thompson and Martin S. Vilas, i fobb's bedroom at three o'clock in the nna !n.l I mornlnc while Mr. Cobb wan found Mark A. Andrews s. Cruse Kempter , ilreerj nnd out floors, ue is gmiig nan. T). McOllllcuddy Co., negligence, trial. Delbert Miller vs. T), t nl trespars, trial. William B. Lund, exr., and Edward A. Mead vs. Central Vermont Railway Co., ase, trial. Louis Gvcenough vs. Thomas Pnrlzo, apt., assumpsit, to the court. Louis Wool vs. Josephine Edwards, negligence, trial. Rorena Reet vs. Jason K. Hunt, case, 3 trial. Patrick Glcnson vs. O. M. Alnsworth & James Gallagher, trespass, settled and discontinued. Crystal Confectionery Co., vs. Pearl Strict Drug Co,, opt,, assumpsit, trie;. Moses Mehl vs. Edward F. Parent, as sumpsit, trial. William M. Wilcox vs. Parrlso Broth ers, apt., assumpf it, io me raun. Howard A. Lewis vs. Paul Robinson, apt., trespass, moiion ior roniinuance. Thomas O Nell vs. josepn iiosenDerg, apt., continued, Clara King vs. Joseph Leonard, apt., assumpsit, trial. Hosea S. Wright vs. J. s. Nay. book nccount, to the court. Arthur Iapolnt vs, Fay B. Calkins, as sumpsit, continued. United States of America for use and benefit of Elian Lyman oai uo., vs. United Stntes Fidelity nnd Guaranty Co., assumpsit, trial. E. F. Parent vs. Peter Bordo, assump sit, no trial. W. B. Johnson Sc Co. vs. Central Ver mont Railwny Co., rase, continued. The following cases wero entered Tues day: Alma A. Parlr.0 vs. Dolph Parlr.o, peti tion for divorce, grounds alleged, Intoler able severity nnd refusal to support. Guv H. Eddy vs. Albert and Luclna E. Williams, In chancery, relltlon for fore closure. W. H. Dean, executor, vs. Martha and Orvls Place, in chanrery, petition for foreclosure. W. L. Whlto vs. Peter Gadhue, as- sumpslt, Linnle B. Trney vs, Henry F. Tracy, potltlon for divorce Intolerable severity. Addle MeOnokln vs. Richard MeGookln, petition for divorce. Sam .Ward vs, Frank iVchla, alienation of wife's affections, nd damnum $i00, C. A. Sanderi of Morrlsvllle writes the Free Press that tho snow fall there this winter has been something over 155 Inches as follows: November, II Inches; December, 49 Inches; January, S3; Feb ruary. 25; March, 7 I-l. Thte Is the great est snow fall since 179 according to Mr Banders, who has kept a record ever since to Brr.ttlororo, .Tsnier. M. AUrirli of FprlngflPld, a Junior at BK.'.vn University. Providence, R. I., became Ml with diphtheria last week. His Is the fifth cn'e which has developed and as three of the men are members of the swlniliu; souail tho members of the swimming squad the fhc ory Is advanced that the disease wm con- cnllege gymnasium. It Is stated that 4.1 per cent, of the 27S cities, towns and Incorporated districts of Vermont are under expert school su pervision In accordance with the law au thorizing iho organisation of school un ions. Before the law went Into effect the per cent, was three. Now 53 per rent of the r.rhnols nnd 5S per rent of the pchool children of the state are under such provision. There are ;6 union dls tilcts and eight superintendents of slnglo cities nnd corporations. Accompanying the gift of a diamond necklace Irani Mrs. Roosevelt's personal wome i friends last week wan n friendship book designed by Miss Florence Pike, a teacher In the School of Arts and Crafts In Washington, V. C, In which the names of the donors of the necklace were In scribed, Miss Piko Is a native of Derby nnd a graduate of Derby Academy. Fol lowing graduation from the Vermont In stitution, Miss Pike studied art In Boston completing her course there, last summer, Ex-Gov. Samuel E. Plngree of Hartford, who ns re-elected town clerk last week, has filled that ofllco since ISTiJ and In point of service Is probably the oldest town clerk In Vermont. Mr. Plngrc-j is 77 years old. He was Stntn's attorney for Windsor county from 1IW to 1SW. Ho was chair man of the State board or railroad com missioners for eight years, lleutenant gnvernnr in 1?. govetnor In 1W. Hn 's president of the White River Savings bank nnd has a gallant Civil War record, having been commander of thn 2nd Vor mont during thn second day of the battle of the Wilderness and for some time' after. Among the corporations which have grounds nlleged during tho last two nays men articles or Incorporation in me omco ot tno secre tary of state at Montpeller arc: The Springfield Printing company, .vlth a capital stock of J15,f0; the King . Nel son company of Barton, with a capital stock of $3,000, Incorporated to do a real estato business, and tho DaughWs of Charity of the Sncred Heart of Jesus, Newport, the lafteflncorporated for du- ciitloiul and religious- purposes. The Burlington Machine & Repair, company has filed a ceruueate snowing rm In crease In its capital slock from $.'.5W to 55.000 and the Chestnut Hill Reservoir Brinkley, Arkansas, March ? Thirty or more lives were snuffed out, 60 peoplo were Injured, 14 seriously, and property estimated to bo worth $1,000,000, was des troyed as a result of the tornado which wrecked this little city last night. Of the known dead, 14 are white people as fol lows; Ianc Reed, Mrr. Isaac Reed, Russell Reed, Raymond Reed, Porter Footo, J. L. Starrctt. Marry Stovall, Jr., Mrs. Ethel Phillips, Mrs. Belle Darden and two of her children, Charles Freiuo, A. M. Hood and nn unidentified man. The tornado hovered about the city only a few minutes hut Its woik of des truction was completo. The Roman Catholic Church, standing directly In tlfe path of the storm, alone escaped dam age or destruction nnd stands to-nicht a grim sentinel on a scene of desolation. Main street nnd Cyprcns avenue, the two principal thoroughfares, aro Im pnssable and piled high with wreckage from end to end. Every business house is In ruins and thero 13 hardly a home that has not at least suffered tho loss of a roof or a wing. The Arlington Hotel was totally destroyed. Eighty guests were registered thero but all escaped uninjured. The Brinkley Hotel, Southern Hotel and Kelley Hotel were all destroyed without loss of life. Belief squads have been At work all day caring for the dead and Injured. The Rock Island and Cotton Belt rail- reads have placed cars nt the disposal cf the relief commltteo and many peo pie are leaving Brinkley seeking a tem porary refuge at nearby points. The dead wero sent to Helnna from which point interment will take place. Governor Donnghey arrived from Little Rock this afternoon In response to a call from the citizens' commit tee. He has the situation woll In hand and says food, clothing and shelter are tho things mo3t neodful Hundreds of people are homeless and i aro wanuermg auout seeKing a tem porary abode. Three special trains arrived from neighboring towns to day bringing relief workers, physicians and nurses. The Catholic Church hns been converted into a hospital and here tho doctors and nurses aro car ing- for the Injured. The citizens f Helena have generously offered the uso of their homes for the destitute. Muss meetings will be held to-mor row In Memphis, Little Rock and other cities to raise funds and sup plies for tne sufferers. -IRST TO SUMMON AID. L. M, Klmmell, n r.tilroad operator at Brinkley, one of the ilr."t to resell a point of communication to summon aid fur the devastcd to-n, graphically describes the scenes Immediately after the passing of tho storm. Together with several com panions Klmmell was In tho Rock 'sland depot when the storm struck. As tf it were a toy the substantial structuro was twisted and btoken the occupants being caught among tho fallen timbers, bruised but after half an hotir's effort Ihey selves after half an hours effort they fennd the town In darkness and the streets filled with a terror stricken throng, their shrieks mingling with the means of the injured. Intermittent flashes of lightning revesled wreckage every where, a portion of a building standing hre nnd again only a tnngled mass of debrl". As Klmmell find his companions made their wnv through tho streets they Identified two of the dead and stumbled over others who were wounded. Huddled about the ruins of their homes families were standing In groups cling ing together In terror whll- hero nnd there wns one groping about In qinst of a missing member of the household. As th party started to leave Brinkley Intending to walk to Weakley, the near est town, the added horror of fire ap peared. When two mile from Brinkley Kimmell and party were forced to re trace their steps because of the gale. When they returned they found that the fire had gnlned headway and, fanned by the stiff wind, was spreading nut tno rrompt work of citizens suppressed the conflagration. 4 4 o CAPITAL S 50,000.00 SURPLUS $250,000.00 The Burlindton Trust Co. City hall square, north We Solicit Your Account INCORPORATED 1882 4 4 Winooski Savings Bank Has more than the necessary surplus required by law to continue paying POUR PER CENT, interest to depositors. 52,000.00 or less, free of Vermont taxes, may be deposited in each Savings Bank in Vermont. Deposits and withdrawals may be made by mail. Vermont Farm Mortgage Loans Solicited. OFFICERS. TRUSTEES. Ormond Cole, President. Orman P, Ray, ) Vice Emory C. Mower, f Presidents. H. E. Gray, Treasurer. Ormond Cole, Zmory C. Mower, O. P. Ray, R. J. White. C, H. Shlpman, G. B. Catlln, F. E. Bigwood. GOOD NEWS FOR OUR DEPOSITORS This Bank Is now In a position to pay and will pay the same per cent. In dividends as is paid by other Savings Banks tn this vicinity. Wp pay tho taxes on all deposits of $2,000 or less; .lso furnish our ttle Home Savings Banks to any depositor who wants one. HOME SAVINGS BANK C. S. JSHAM. President N. K. BROWN, Treaaurar. of their mother at New Diggings, Wis., in a lead nnd r.lnc mlnlnsr dis trict. Their stepmother treated Bald win so badly that he finally left home, aylng that he would never again re fer to the woman ns a relative. He was never again In communication with his family. She eays that the noted plunger was- born in Illinois, but later went to New Diggings, where ho learned tho rudiments cf mining which made him rich in after life. RECRUITING SUSFENDED. Holpard National 3ank The Enlisted Strenglh nt the Army Up tu tile Authorised Number. Washington, March 9. For the first tlmo In many years tho enlisted strength cl the cavalry, Infantry and artillery arms of the army is up to th full au tl-.orlzed strength, and orders nave been ' issued to recruiting otllrers 111 various parts of the country to temporarily dls- cor.tinno enlistments, excepting former soldiers who want to re-enlist In tho aimy. Tho recruit depots In various j parts of the country, to which the re- crults are sent for preliminary training j nnd Instruction, are overcrowded, and this necessitated the discontinuance of ! enlistments. It l expected, however, j that within the next few- months many discharges will take place and recruiting I may then be resumed. I Hurlingten, Vt, : capital ,$300,000 Surplus and Froflfs 150,000 J. II. SATES. President. P. B. BCB.GESS, Tlce-Ptcaiaaab M. T. BUTTER, GasUae. H. a. WEED, Aaslataat Casklrn profitable and one was brought about, the products of the amalgamation being rivll U'nr Tl, n.r..t ( 1 enmtmny oi mi,iu..,m nns niea h cer of this seascii'was In Jnnuarv lw. when I tlficnte showing an Increase of capital M Inches of uow fell. I stock from to $350,000. CYCLONE IN GEORGIA Northwelern Section of Cuthberl De- troeil One Man Killed and Many lajnred. Cuthhert, Ga.. March 9-The north western section of Cuthbert was ftrurk by n cyclone to-night and almost totally destroyed. Many buildings are In tho ruins. One man has been killed nnd many hnve probably been Injured. About thirty loaded freight cars on tho railroad track were destroyed. FIXJODK IN A IjABAiMA. Montgomery, Ala., March 9. Heavy and continued rains have wrought great dam- ago hero and to-night the situation Is ser ious. Several homee In North Mont gomery have been abandoned nnd Inmates carried to places of safety In boats. The Orand theatre, a handsome new structure, Is flooded and the damage will be heavy. ! handled by the Spool Cotton ccmpany IDA M. TAHIIEI.I. OX THE TIIRRAD l NeW Yrk Clt5' That "' th Kn8l'Sh TU(,ST concerns In the United states trusunea themselves to all Intents ana purposes. WANTS "LUOKY'S" MONEY. An Alleaed SUIrr to Claim nip; Share of Ills lastnte. Racine, Wis., March 9 Mrs. Mary Morln of Freoort, III., plans to make a contest for a large share of the $25,000,000 estnte lert by I.ucljy E. J. Baldwin, who died recently In Cali fornia, The basis of tho claim Is that aho Is the sister of Baldwin, who loft home when a child, because of the abuse of n stepmother, Racine was Baldwin's former home and Mrs. Morln Elves many details of Baldwin's early life, about which Baldwin was rlways silent. Mrs. Morln says that she and Bald win were l(t orphans by the death In the March American Magazine, Ida M. Tarbell writes an article whl-i she calls "Where Every Penny Counts." It hi an article which shows how tho tarl.t has Increased the cost of living apt the thread trust, as Miss Tarbell tells it "The poor woman of to-day not only sees herself cut off from wool clothing nnd covering, she tinds herself pinched by the steady increase in tho price of eery thing which goes Into keeplpg tho scanty articles she can buy In order. She must have thread. Spool cotton Is as neeesary an article of clally con sumption In the ho isehold as fuel or cloth. Many women ulth families, on $M0 a J ear, many shop and factory rtrls on $G or i a week, make their cwn clothes. Not Infrequently llieso women In their work aro obliged, when not protected by a union, to furnish their own thtead, Miss Alnslee found cut cap-worker In New York last year spending an average of 73 cents a week for thread fcr her work out of an aver age wage of $3 n week. Tor many years tho price of tho ordinary l-yatd spool cotton had been 6 cents, twelve spools for 0 cent, when pudden'y In 1W it wus advanced to il cents, about double tho price It was ertllng fcr In England, T'io cause of the advance offers ono of tho nicest studies wo have of the beneficent effects on prices of a tariff combined with a trust, "The leading brand of thread which hac been selling at ii cents In New York rnd about half that In England Is made by J. & P. Coats, Limited, of Paisley. Scotland, nnd by the Coats thread com bination In this country. Tho coats houso Is the oldest and most progres sive thread house in the world. It early saw the advantage of establishing a fac tcry In tho mtted States and compet ing for the American trade under the protection of the tariff. Other English firms also saw the advantage, chief among them tho Clarke Mile End Spool Colton comnanv of Newark, New Jer- se. A few vcars ago the Coats real- In HOT some sixteen of the Ergllth competitors of the Coats coacern com bined In a $10,009,000 trust, called the Engllbh Sewing Cotton Trust. The J. it P. Coats company took $1,000,000 of the stock and at least once since has helped the organization out of trouble by lending It $2,000.(00. Thus the two ronccrns are working together. The next year after the English combination was formed lS9f an American Thread Trust company was formed. It wns made up of the thirteen leading Ameri can concerns all Indeed, but one, of the large domestic, companies went Into tf. No sooner was this done thnn the Eng lish Trust owning nnd controlling the American Trust and dictating Its policy from the other side of the water And th! British Trust was affiliated and rartly owned bv tho still rger con cern, the .1. & P. Coats companv It comes down to tills, that the J(5,(W C"o Coats concern controls practical! the thread business of England nnd America. No sooner was the Engl1"'! control complete here than thread w.n advanced," MONEY TO Bl'RN. Cen. St. Clair Mulhollm d, vetfran and historian of the civil war. tolls nn Incident showing the u' sr worth lessness of Confederate paper monov ui the close of the war. "Shortly nfter lice's surrender," sny the general, "I was a short dlstan- from Richmond. The Confederato sol dlcrs wero going homo to become men of pence again, and weio think ing about their farms. "Ono had a lame, broken down hortn which he viewed with pride. 'Wish I had him, Jim,' said the other. 'What'M you take for him? I'll 8lve sou $J0,'W fcr him.' " 'No,' paid Jim. " 'Give, you JW.CiVV "No,' said Jim. " 'C.tve you $1V.0W.' his friend said. Not much ' replied Jim. 'I .Iut lr.e,l that a combination of the English cave JUO.OPO to have him shod.' '- concerns doing business hero would be Philadelphia Times.