Powers of Commission Greatly Enlarged in Vermont Measures
Montpelier Oct 6 The Hon Jonathan Ross head of Vermont railroad commissioners prepared two bills expanding rail oversight to full court like powers. One creates a three member board with a law expert chair and asks for six year staggered terms. The board may issue judgments and decrees, hold hearings, inspect railroad books, and enforce its orders. It outlines crossing, depots, tracks, signals, and connecting times concerns and provides appeals to the Supreme Court. The second bill amends statutes to require board hearings on new rail lines, sets passenger train connection rules, and allows exemption of mileage books, with further provisions on railroad personnel and operations.
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State Board of Railroad Commissioners
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Stite
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Dunputcher
Dispensary and portrait notes from Vermont legislature
The piece covers legislative debates on a dispensary bill, references to fines for railroad misconduct, and details about Captain Clark’s portrait destined for the Vermont State House. It adds observations on waterfowl like mallards, black ducks, green winged teals, blue winged teals, and wood ducks with notes from ERNEST HAROLD RAYNES.
Benjamin Arnold Killed In East Putney Run Over Incident
Benjamin Arnold, a fireman from Lyndenville, died after being struck by two cars on a side track near East Putney. He had both legs severed and died shortly after arrival at Brattleboro. His family includes a brother in Richford. In Huntington Falls, Christopher Warner and three companions were hunting when a misfire from a .22 calibre pistol wounded his right leg, the bullet entering and lodging near the inside of the leg. Dr. E K Russell treated the injured youth in Middlebury and feared a bone fracture.
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East Putney
Brattleboro
Det
Benjamin Arnold
Fred
Waser Putney
Ife
Lyndenville
Richford
Hoy
Middlebury, Oot
Christopher Warner
Huntington Falls
EK. P. Russell
Middlebury
Two Black Bears Brought In By Northfield Man For $75
G W Brooks of Montpelier arrived with two black bear carcasses from Northfield trapping on Sunday on West Hill. One adult and one cub, they had preyed on local sheep. He collected state bounties totaling $15 per skin and $10 per carcass, estimating about $75 in earnings for an active day. Memorial service planned for late Hiram Huse to be held at the Washington County Court House with Lt Gov Stanton presiding and tributes by multiple officials. Barre unveils a new $100,000 water system delivering Orange County water from Houghton's mill to the city.
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Stickney
Charles B. Clark
Pree
Frederick J. Vinton
Hoston
Montpelier
Admiral
State House
Admiral Clark
Northfield
Oct
G. W. Brooks
West Hill
Brooks
Northpald
H. A. Huse
George W. Wing
M. E. Smilie
W. A. Lord
J. P. Lamson
B. F. Fifield
Gov. Stanton
George P. Swasey
Barre
C. M. Melcher
Orange
Orange County
Houghton's
River Ducks A Seasonal Study of River Duck Habits
A reflective piece describes river ducks migrating southward at speed, their silhouettes against evening skies, and their wary nature. It explains river ducks are more observable than sea ducks, note features like hind toe absence, and detail their dabbling for insects, crustaceans, and mollusks by day and especially by night.
Peculiar English epitaphs from local churchyards found in Hadleigh and beyond
A selection of quirky epitaphs from English churchyards reveals grim humor and social commentary. From Hadleigh to Eastbourne, Bangor, Cornwall, Hackney, Folkestone, and more, stones speak of mischief, love, mortality, and blunt wit with scant sympathy, including tales of death interrupting domestic strife and speculations on widowhood and second marriages.
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England
Hadleigh
Esseex
Epitaphs From Old Churchyards Across Britain and Wales
A collection of quaint epitaphs and lines from churchyards in Mathern Monmouthshire Bury Suffolk Wrexham Malham and Malham North Wales. Verses recount worn garments deeds and jokes on death and debt with a wits note about tailors and a final citation to Pall Mall Gazette.
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Pall Mall Gazette
Ministers In Session Winooski Association Meeting at Y M C A Parlor
The Winooski Association of Congregational Ministers held its first seasonal meeting in Y M C A parlors. Attendees included President M W Huckham, Professors J H Goodrich and S P Emerson, Revs. M L Severinge Glenn Atkins G V Weer Edward Hoogerford Henry Dulick N W Hankemeier Withice Biel W J Crawford TJ Holmes M J Ds Puller Jertohn Gill A B RK Davies Evans Thomas Winslow Farman and others. The Rev Edward Wingerford was made moderator pro tem. Minutes were read, new members welcomed, and a letter of dismission granted. Afternoon papers discussed Protestantism since the Wesleys and the Genesis evolution hypothesis, with lively debate. The meeting elected a successor to the late Professor Torrey and appointed a resolutions committee for Barber and Torrey.
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Winooski Association of
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Huckham
J. HM
Goodrich
FP. Emerson
M. Ll. Severinge
G. Glenn Atkins
G. V
Evans Thomas
Essex
Winslow M. Farman
Weetfield
Waw
Senate
Worc
Burlington
Hartford
Theological Seminary
Edward Wingerford
W. M. Farman
E. Thomas
Fuller
C. ©. Gill
Hayward
Windham Association
Farman
Worcester
Alt
Atkins
Association
Thomas
Workham Nv
Professor Torrey
Athing
A. D. Barber
H. A. BP
Peace Broken Again Nellie Kelley in City Court
Nellie Kelley faced city court for the second time in a week on breach of the peace. Testimony alleged she used vulgar names toward Mrs. James Francis and Rose Frances after a church dispute on Battery Street. Officer Lynch testified to the crowd and Grand Juror Sherman labeled her Nellie Popcorn. she criticized the ruling, and was fined plus costs of 11.87 dollars or an alternate sentence in the House of Correction.
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Nellie Kelley
City Court
Nellie Nelley
Nellie
Battery Street
James Francis
Rose Frances
Lynch
Sunny
Sherman
House of Correction
Races at Hinesburgh Draw Crowds and Prizes All Won by Outsiders
Saturday’s race meet at Dinesburgh drew a large crowd in good weather as every prize went to horses owned outside the town. The event featured several races with entries including Jennie M and Lady Franklin, clocking times around 4 minutes and 2 minutes 40 seconds, while a Farmers' Race showcased local horses like Bam and Tommyhawk. Separately, E L Smith & Co of Barre prepare a monster vault cutting in St. Louis, to be the city’s largest and finest, 36 by 50 feet on the ground with granite wire roots and a 23 foot arch enclosing the structure.
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Dinesburgh
E. L. Smith & Co
Barre
St. Louis
Opening Day G A R Veterans Welcome in Washington
The 36th encampment of the G A R opened in Washington with Camp Roosevelt dedication at the White House Grounds and a broad program of addresses led by Secretary Hay. Secretary Hay urged unity, memory of Lincoln and Grant, and the citizen army as a living, peaceful force.
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Camp Roosevelt
Hay
Potomac
Torrance
Ebbitt House
Warner
Cal. John Melirey
W. G. Daven Port
Henry RB. F. MacFarland
Grand Army
John Hay
Lyay
Heroic tribute to fallen soldiers and GAR gathering
A patriotic address salutes brave young warriors whose sacrifice grants them eternal youth in memory. The piece recalls battles from Yorktown to San Juan, praising soldiers as true Americans and urging faith and citizenry. Five thousand veterans attend the Grand Army of the Republic encampment, with Major speeches by Gen Torrance and officials, amid flags, music, and public homage.
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Spover
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Bliss
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United States Marine Band
Cen. E. Torrance
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Vermont Veterans Visit Washington for National Encampment
Vermont veterans crowd Pennsylvania Avenue as a large contingent arrives in Washington. Commanders Hathorne and Adjutant Jews head at the Dumbarton hotel, with Vermont Woman’s Relief Corps led by President Hartie L. Palmer assisting. A special Pennsylvania Railroad train carried 384 Vermonters, and many more arrive, all wearing green ribbons bearing Vermont.
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Green Mountain State
Pennsylvania Avenue
Vermont
Pennsylvania
Vermont Woman's Relief Corps
Hartie L. Palmer
Dumbarton
Relief Corps
Death of Dr Abel M Phelps Orthopedic Specialist
Dr Abel M Phelps born 1851 at Alburgh Springs Vermont and noted orthopedic specialist died at Post-graduate Hospital from intestinal disease. Former professor at University of Vermont and University of New York. He led the American Orthopedic Society in 1894 and the New York State Medical Society in 1900. He leaves a widow and two daughters.
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Alburgh Springs
New York
Abel M. Phelps
Phelps
University of Vermont
University of New York
American Orthopedic
Post Office Department Sees Improved Yearly Balance
Auditor Castle reports for the year ended June show gross postal receipts about 1,047,000 with total expenditures at 1,124,808 leaving a net deficit of 2,801,0. The postal service revenue exceeds last year by roughly 1,084,000 and the deficit is far reduced despite heavy rural free delivery costs.
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Washington
Post Officee
En Lire
English Fighting Kit to Replace Service Dress for War
The War Office approves a new service dress designed for comfort and rough wear. The fighting kit features light rain-proof drab cloth, a light rear coat with subtle cape, a Norfolk pattern jacket, and pockets with plaits. Each man to wear a unit color ground bearing his unit title.
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War Office
Alan
London Mail
First South African Diamond Found Chronicle
In 1867 diamonds were discovered north of the Orange river. A Boer farmer saw a child playing with a brilliant pebble, traded it to trader O Reilly for 20, who sent it to Dr Atherstone of Grahams Town, who declared it a diamond. Sir Philip Woodhouse, then Cape high commissioner, bought it for £500.
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Howard Hensman
Cecil Rhodles
South Africa
Orange River
O'Reilly
Dr. Atherstone
Grahamstown
Philip Woodehouse
Cape
Eight Day Clock Question from Maiden Lane Mate
A New York Sun item reports an Irish visitor in a jeweler shop on Maiden Lane asking about an eight-day mantel clock priced at twenty-five dollars. The clerk explains it runs eight days without winding, prompting humorous confusion about how long it would run if wound more often. The note then shifts to Virginia women gaining weapon carry rights, camping promotions in Colorado and Utah, Egyptian kings unearthed, missing board at Putnam House in Bennington, and a Scottish coal shipment heading to the United States.
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Maiden Lane
New York Sun
St. Patrick
Coal Supply Squeeze Seen as 25 Steamers Serve New York Market
A telegraph from Newcastle reports 160,000 tons of coal traded on the Newcastle exchange for America as demand rises. Welsh shipments to New York and Boston are growing with 14,000 tons recorded from Cardiff, and overall Welsh exports to the United States reaching about 200,000 tons since the onset of the rally. Prices abroad edge higher with England’s house coal up since October, and French miners’ strike worries loom as anthracite remains tight.
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Boston
England
London
Newcastle
Newcastle Coal Exchange
America
Cardiff
South Wales
Hoeten
Welch Nies
Oul
16000 Tons of Coal Mined Sent to Market Last Week
Reading Pa Oct reports that Philadelphia and Reading Co says 16000 tons of coal were sent to market last week. Officials say miners worked at Brookside Good Spring Silver Brook and other collieries in western Schuylkill county. Furnaces in Schuylkill Valley largely idle due to coke fuel shortages.
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Reading
Philadelphia & Reading Co
Brookside
Good Spring
Silver Broo
Schuylkill County
Schuylkill Valley
Charles Duso Pleads Guilty to Non Support in City Court
Charles Duso arrested on a bench warrant after missing a July 15 appearance for non support of his minor child. He pleaded guilty in city court, admitting failure to pay 76 cents weekly as agreed with his wife. He was fined $5 and costs, with alternative jail time in Rutland.
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Charles Duso
Duso
Huntington
Reeves
Rutland
Swift Rendering Plant Construction To Begin Soon
The Swift Co rendering plant will start immediately on the newly bought lot near the Thayer school house. The main 40 by 300 foot wooden building is slated for occupancy by January 17, with additional barns and storage quarters planned. Plans were previously discussed in the Free Press and approved after a visit by the aldermen license committee to Massachusetts cities with similar plants.
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Swift Co
Thayer
Free Press
the Board of Aldermen
Massachusetts
Boys Cited In Watermelon Patch Court Case
In a crowded city court a group of seven boys faced charges after raiding a watermelon patch owned by Arthur A. Currey. They confessed to eating about twelve melons and trampling others, with Ransom Lee as leader. Penalties ranged from fines and court costs to alternate terms in the House of Correction or Industrial School for the others. two youths were discharged.
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City Court
Arthur A. Currey
Ransom Lee
George Derry
Peter Tremble
Reginald Glaggon
Albert Scarbo
Fred
Osaia Lareau
Merons
Lee
House of Correction
Lareau
Industrial School
Unsatisfactory Horse Trade Suit Seeks $150 in Burlington
A. P. Lowell sues Anne M. Parker in city court for $150 over a horse purchase. The complaint claims Parker’s bay mare was unsound and skittish, despite assurances it was sound. The unusual wording emphasizes a warranty against defects. The case was set for trial Friday but was continued.
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P Lowell
Anne M.parker
A. P. Lowell
Anne M. Parker
Burlington
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