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Bli ATTLTC BOllO, VERMONT, TUESDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 20, 1911.
TRICE, 2 CENTS.
JEALOUSY WAS
HER MOTIVE
District Attorney Says HcWill
Prove Mrs. Carman Guilty
of Murder
BEAD WOMAN'S MOTnEIt
WAS FIRST WITNESS
PLANNING RALLIES
IN THIS COUNTY
Dillingham, rinniley and Others on
Campaign Trip Will Be in
Brattlcboro Thursday Night.
I '1111110; this week :i n . I next the Re
publicans will carry the political cam
paign into marly all the towns in
Windham county. At Hollows Tails
SWdncsilny night Senator William I'.
Dillingham. Congressman Frank Plum
lev and other-; will gdvc addresses. On
Thin-day morning they will go by au
tomobile to I'utnev, where brief
ARCHITECT IS
MAKING PLAINS
Woman Who War. Slopped by Mrs. Car
iripn When Given Money by Dr. Car-
inn n Will Be Called to Testify
rinns oi Home Presented.
Ml l.., . V.. o, t. '' 'Ciking of
l -1 1 1 1 . 1 1 in the tii.d .it Mi-, -'ornicc
' ! klm 'at in, tn. ib.iignl with tlie murder
"i Mi. I.otii-e I !.i de. Hi's b"gun today.
'I he jurv h.. wa- idled ve-lerdav and
im mi that t I y alter inlilt 'iiened today
Ib-liul Att.aiuv niti began hi, ad-
dli:- ,, 1. jiny. lie had eollellliletl and
live vitne-M"' had been tailed bctole the
li, mil in i was taken.
I lie ill-tllel attic in . -kctched ill solic
detail Sli. Railev's attion oil the t! i 'it'
the minder, the a i i a ngeiuent of the Oar
'i'.iii inline in general and the phv -iciati
' 'III, is in p.n t it nlar. He t "Id t he jut y
bow tie- v iie Mieen' was priippeil up, tiie
pane i'lol.iii, a irvolvrr thlil-t through
the -t -n 1 1 1 and a hu'i.t M'-d inl" tin
In mi t hi Mi-. I!. oi. v
Althoit'b she tied v it It'll a minute her
body I. iv on the il'Mir I II -.nine time I e -title
t he pi ii li e wile ii. it i lied
"We -hall hou." iniitimad the tli-!iii!
.it on ne . "I hat I he shot t hal killed Ml -.
Il.iilev was liied by till- defendant. We
-I, ul .-how thai -he p,i--e, tluoi!.o the
kid hen nut ihiorgh tiie y . 1 1 i a miti'ile
I'tt'.iif I he 1 1 1 ; 1 1 - ,:iid tli. H -in- letuin-'il
ihinilu'i I lie ki'thi'ti i inni'd !,i 1 1 Iv attei it.
We i-h.ill -ho'.v tiillhel lll.tt the nr-live
W.I- ic,los .Hid Ml-li!t'itl o ln'l lll-
I I.
"'To pinte lh:- e -hall tall a v.om.iu
uhon Mi- ('ami. Ill slapped on nlie m t a--i.'ii
when her hn-l.aiid gave h-t iii.mev
v, I ,1 the, Wile III the pliv !t i.ili - nlliee
.I-,, We --leiil -linV, 1 1 V .lli.l ll'iu -he si -
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Bids for Government Building
Will Be Called for Next
February
TODAY'S WAR NEWS
OPERATIONS WILL
START IN SPRING
Interest ins Information from Congress
man Plumiey Amount Now Availa
ble Is Sm.OOO Epilding Will Be
Corstructed ot Stone.
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the latter net
ro(;KIsMA I'l.I'MI.KV.
-p., et he- will be made, and will then
en i: i :' ' in ( I it i I t'ord. speaking bttween
II and I "J ti'r'o'k. ret nrtii iiu. to IJrttt
tleboro for I n nehei n .
in the atteino'tri they will lih to
Ti.v. n-lieinl and hold a reception In the
hotel patio'.'-- bet v nil a.nd o'clorli,
ai.d in the ei ni'i will speri k in the
A ltd i ? i ii i ii in it! I ! I at t lebo! 1 1 ai s o'clock.
Ni'St week Coiter II. Ia!e of l-land
i'oin!. the lit p;ib I lea ii noieinee to: ron-'jr.1.-
-man from the i-fi-ond tlistiiet. '.iil
,,: lid the v.eek in the conntrv'. spe 'k-
Itl- Witli oilier- it! Viirtous i'l'.vi:-. It I
ected tnnt .laines Peno'Aav n! Mid-
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II vde ' I':m k w 1
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a et ton ' 'a n v
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hn-band
W hell he had tuii-diet
tailed to the taii'l Mi
llie a'.'i-d Hint her of Mi
h'i idelitltv the ihe-s
u hen Mi- r.aile wa- -hot. I!y olhet
i itin r I he t,lte i ? t b 1 1,- h. -i i the t'nir ot
Mis. I'.nh'v'- eiiti.Hiif into lr. ( arm. ins
nlhie M'd In-' w hel e liiont- in-t pina to
that tune t'icl in el i milia I V evnieme
had to tin w it h the jurat I md plan- of
the ( aim, in home and the thatoi - ion
nl I a t a ni i ' ion i t hel fill .
AT MASONIC TEMPLE.
e;Mi!ar i oh v iie:t I ion of I i, nj-Jia m
rhaptei, N'c. ::, Order of Ktistcni star,
v. ill be held at Masonic temple Tne--d:ic
rveiii'iu, ()'-t. L'H. at 7." o'clock.
I'.iisiness; initiation. Clipper at 'i
o'cloi-k. All mrmbel.s e.vpecie.l to
brilio fund.
W i i i in - d .! v evening'. -t"tfl nenlive
.,! la aii-e.iiit i i mi ma lidei . K. I. oi k :
i: .
i:TC TKKTAIING SMOOT.
M i . I' ii'it i a ! his ii.",'. -.p ..iic: , li:' '
w ea I. e ii ei I t hi ; I h le e'M ' i I! an : 1 -It
in; t to ;; i e ranilal , : r t in -1 Sen a ! or
a , t i . hi- c ,i r i t a i ii , n o S n -
i,,' l'::h at oi:ii!-"'.
I 1 1 1 a c" -or:" r '' tee I ' ! o i : t ' -
BELGIAN ARMY IS
HOLDING ITS POSITION
lieinahu Intect Along the River Yscm
Frrn-'h Make rrogro :; Rcpulso
tor Ar.striaiis.
the r i , Ileii
I annoi rne-
I'A I' i 'i t "jo. ..;'. p. in
v. a I i .tin e ua e out an o!h, i,
men! this a ! ! eriioi .11 a- oil..
III r.e'ii tn in spite ot violent atttcks
on the pa i t oi the rlMiin tee ll-'l-'ian
aimv hi- held it- po-dioii i,u the In I
tin- rivei ' inl. Their ha.e been nlher
aitmii- in the region o! Spies lielutl'll
the iillied forces ami the tmce- oi the
I II I 1 1 1 v .
I 1 1 our h it wim;' tiie t.riinai- continue
to hold sti oiiiily tin'. a, ha;:.,, I po-t-aioniid
i.'!h' III the diertio;i ,,J Allllrli
I li-;'. I". if I ne- a lid I .a I : I .-ea. I li t he
Min e tlie eiiemv i'a- a ii a m i d to dri'.e
'file architect's plans for I'.rattlrboi n's
j;ov ei imient litiililina; to iie-lude a post
ntliee ami I nurd State- coiut looms, are
well iitider way and w ill be completed
thi- month. I'.ids for the construction of
the buiMina; will be called for in I'ebru- I
aty, am! as soon as conditions next jiprinv? i
will allow the const i iictinii wmk will he
beiin. ( 'oiinres-man Frank I'lumley of
Xoithliehl has written l'ostma-ter lit
tictli;e I!,t-kin- the exact status of the
budd'iii; piopo-ition, and the followinjr is
a t i ipy of the it 1 1 rl :
J Ion. Kittl ed-'e llaskin-,
I'.lattlcbtno. St.
1 !ear M r. I la-kin- :
l!i fore leaving a-hiiiuton, I went tlown
In see the supei v i-hij. architect m refer-
lii e to the public buiidmj- m vour v illai;e.
and received from him a tt i t tin statement
which I a-ked him to verity talc! ally and
put nil paper so that I mike no mistake
in coin evilly to ou the situation, and
this is his let trr :
' 1 1 aive- me plea-uie to i 1 1 1 ' . I lit yon that
the draw inn- tor the Imildinn at Urattle
iio:. air mcv well under vvav. and will be
complc'ted bv the end o tlie pre-et)t j
month. I he spei 1 1 ica t ion- will then be
written and the wmk piaced on the mar-
That the allies are i'iustiitin the at
tempt of the reinforced German army to
skirt the Knjilisli clwinnel ports witli tlie
siiposcd oltject of rinding a new routu to
Paris is indicated by the French official
statement jriven out this afternoon, which
asserts that the llelaiau army is maintain
ing its position on tlie river Ysen. Fur
ther actions are bciiitf fought between the
allies and the Germans in the region of
Ypres. From this point the allied left
wiu extends to the FiiKlish channel
where it is being supported by British
naval forces.
Anions the leinainder of the ofiO-mile
battle front sli etching i'lom the North
sea to Switzerland where the defenders
and invaders have been entrenched for
oT da s the onlv activity noted is in the
region of the Mciise liver where heavy
lighting goes on incessantly.
French batteries at St. Miliiel smith of
Verdun are reported to have destroyed an
entire battery of German aitillery which
had been active in sweeping the French
position.
There i- a dearth of news fmm Germany
coin ei niiitr the operations of Kmpcror Wil
liam's fiii ccs either in France or in Russia.
A huge conlliet is in ji ogres along the
Vistula river in Ku-sian Poland. l)e- .
patches- from l'etiograil declare that itfter
tierce fighting in the west of SS'aisavv the
Gentian- have been tltiven back towards
their main position ort the (.ialieiau bot
tler, 'i
TEMPEST IN
' CAUCUSES
Parties Unable to Agree on
Ticket for Justices of
the Peace
NO COMBINATION
ON REPRESENTATIVE
Republicans Name Francis E. Perry
Progressives Choose Edward C
Crosby Democrats Nominate Arthur
I'. Roberts Interesting Details.
PROGRESSIVE RALLY
IN JACKSONVILLE
Gibson, Tipcr and Crosby of This Town
and Prof. Cherric of Nc-vvfanc to
Speak This Evening.
K. S'. (Jibsoti, candidate for attorney
genera! on the I'ro-iressi ve ticket, A.
V. . 1'iper. state's attorncv ;nni can
didate for re-election as an independ
ent with Progressive endom-nient, ami
I roi. Ceovge K. Clierrie, naturalist
witli the recent lloosevclt Brazilian ex
pedition, an ardent Progressive, will
go to .laeUson vilie this evening- to
speak at a illv with K. ('. Crosbv of
Pratthdioro, who is to withdraw from
the state ticket as nominee for lieu
tenant governor and accept the nomina
tion lor re-election as town represeuta
t i o.
MORE NATIONS
INTO CONFLICT
Rumania on Side of Allies and
Turkey with Germans Are
Preparing for War
ITALY MAY ABANDON
HER NEUTRALITY
i
DEATH TODAY OF
MRS. W. R. GEDDIS
Was
et
for bids t i 1 1 1 i 1 1 -r tlie month of Febru
ary. Should the tlc ia 1 t men t li" successful
ill .twaidlliu it contia'-t, building opera
tions will ci an mr in r on the -ite as early
a- tlie opening of the spring --ea-oii v. ill
allow the work to pinercd."
We also talked about the ipialit v, of the
material to bo used in its coii.-ti action.
and while he say- that the sum of SIlTi.-
b'' at the pie-eiii price- for material and
labor is all too small, he is making an
effott to meet what he knows to be the
u:-hes t-.f Veltuontcl s b building it of
-ol;e.
The cause, as via know front vour own
t i w -ap-
uiii
on
bark the advance n
ha ' e .. iv . 1 1 out ,, I'
thi- '-lieiin.
I o sun in
we have mafic
o he I i . 1 1, I'! '
" i-l r la i iv er t hei i- n
Hilts t:f t he A U-l I ia I'-"
iia e been I epidsei! . I i
Pi "lev -I is iiu, han-e.
favorable to the llu - ai
- o!
the
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my
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on v ai ioii- points
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v, ith many v.
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ARCHBISHOP HOWLEY.
Newfoundland Has Lost One
Notable Figures.
of
i i o 1 1 . j 1 1 i i 1 1 1 ' 1 1 t i : a ',
M..I ia i a t h :i h. M
to -ei t li'" hi, t h pla re ;
m t he Mo; iiini:- at !,''"
a v i--i: To the rapit.'.l o
Moutprlirr i-; i.'itfir i
I ae .-Titiii i. u! t
i:i t he v. .: i i.
nl the Seiate to
o'ci' a !ii San i ! or
i-itt
of t I
ST. JOHN'S. . , Oct. I'!.- In the
dea'h n!' Ali'hbishott Miihaej Francis
llowlev of St. John's, met ropnlit an of
New foiiudlanil. w hose fniie!al wa - held
Yc-terdav. tin colony has ,,t (lue of
its iiotiible figures. Archbishop llow
lev, who was born in Sr. John's in
IM.".. was 1 he first native oi' N'ew-
mvest iiiMtioli. has been di e to the s
tie-- bv vvhirh the 1 1 J 1 1 ill J. ha- btMI
p: i.n la d and nni.' tit the lr-scttilig of
the number of men and women cm
pio.vril ;n the supei v isinu architett ollice
-o that about 7" buihlini:- a year is the
extent of the government output. Theie
al-'o a t au-e for -low ness in the fact
that the situation of tin treasury tor the
piesrnt ti-tiil yeiir and somewhat so in
the l.i-l lialf of the l.i-t ti-, ai year has
.e.-T! -iicli that the policy of the Sci-tftiav
of the Tiea-uiy has been to let, ml liither
than hasten con-1 ruction.
I an: -oriv ti:;it d'-lav h;i- ocrmird -ilu e
the inere.i-inJ: "f 1'.F'.. but it has been
. . . , .1 I t i : . 1. . .
e I iei:1 "i I a- t.i.-I a- oilier i ill i n i urjs .., tne
line class and condition-, and tondition
f iiiit In ii i 'at ion .
olll S V ft V 1 t I'i'ct I ullv.
Fi; A N K I'kl'Mi.KV.
oi tuliel'l. S t., rt. P., P.M !
End Came in Home for Aged
Widow of Former Merchant
Church Funeral Thursday.
Mrs. Mary A. (Scott I (M'ddis. wid
ow of SS'illiam 11. (ieddi.s, died this
inoriii iig; in the Home for the Ajged,
after an illness which had confined her
to her bed only -i::re Sjtindtiy.
.Mrs. ied lis was born in Schagh
ticoke, N. V.. Aug. L's, 1st.'., ami was
married in Victory, . V.. June -7,
Isiili. tt Mr. (ieddis. They moved to
lirattleboro 12 years ;io. Mrs. (ied
dis leaves one son, William II.. and
three grandchildren f JJrattlebmo and
a trait-sister. Mrs. Isntrr" liho.les ot
Fonda. ,. Y.
Her husband .lied Jan. 1".'. F.'iv He
was proprietor of ;i book and station
ery store on Main street -i yeais :igo.
u lie re- Hopkins, tlorist, now has a
store. He was a prominent member of
the Methodist church.
In spite of alilictions Mrs. tied. lis al
ways appeared cheerful am! happy, and
louiid much solace in her religion. She
was greatly interested in the activities
of the Methodist t huifh.
i iie Itinera! will be h -Id Thiirsdav
afternoon at 1' o'clock in tin- Mctliodisi
church, of which .he was ;i menibet'.
Ifev. Thomas S'. Owen-, pastor of the
chtifcli. will rftii-iiiie ;tn the burial
will i-ike pla-e in l!o-,,i ci'lil
eterv nesnle her !i!'-!,;:ir
STARTLING REPORT
ABOUT GEN. VILLA
lolitlcs stalkttl the street ki-t tilght
atnl it was P.''t o'clock befoi t- the tint
political pal ties had nominated their can
didates for tow n representative and jus
tites ot the peace. Committee cnutei cut e--
i neiv.'ceTi the Kcpimlit ails in tlie Armorv.
the Progi e-siven in Festival hiill and the
)emtcrats in Itcd Men's hall took up
lut'-t ot the tunc, ami the really impor
tant business of liominatiiiLC town icpre-
clitative t iintlitlates Wiis tiv eishadnw fd
y ii tempe-t in a teapot over the choice
tit l. t iindttlatcs lor justices ot tne peace.
Committee of Progressives and Demo-(.i.it-
went back and lorth trom one tiiu-
u- to iiiiother, and committees of Itepub-
lititiis conferred with them, but did not
leave their hall.
For town representative the Republicans
Iioiiuna t etl r tain ts j-,. l'erry, the liciiio
(lats Aithut I". Roberts and the Pronlcs-
ivc- Fdwaid C. Cltisbv. 'Ihe lailuie of
the iiartie- to iigree on a iustiee ti'-Uet
re-nltcil in the Humiliation of two tick
et, one by tiie l.epublicans in whu h live
Deniot iat- mi' iiiimed ami one bv t In-
lleinociiits and Progi es-i es on whith live
f i om each of the three pnt'tie- aie liamotl.
Ihe suggestion that Mat tin Austin tun
jli a t itizen- lli ki t itut not III atei lali.c.
i'.s Mr. Austin decided late t tertlav that
it- could not spate the time to go to tiie
legisl.it ure.
ince the caucuses there has been talk
ot a coalition, both l.v Demon at s and l.e-
jtidilicans. and by Democrats and Progtc--sive-.
but time ahwie will tell wliether
such a thing will be brought about.
SAW CRUISERS FIGHT
IN GULF OF MEXICO
: en .
t h
' 1 1 :
I'omnMa ml
Catholic I
i.f St. John
the
bi-1
to t.e clev a
:piscop;icy.
's in liH.
I ed to 1 he b'nma n
i .erom i ii;; bi - iint
I en vc:i i
ti i ert'se
oprie.
clevtiteit to
'.iter
arch-
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ill :)'
) o( le (
r to do in
hem.- to 'I
;tr'r of am
aa
t v i !"ioiir
ic h n ; it -ii'i
i'it i". a
her . t at c :
..- -."li ' 'of In -I
t
a S "- ( )!'. .' i I." do we Wt'tit
I ; T 1 .1 ; M A N. as le wa.;.'
I 'id it ii", I I v erl i eiiient .
THE WEATHER.
Tartly Cloudy Tonight and Wcclnss
day; Gentle Winds.
S AslllMiTON'. Od. -jo. -
v.taMiei' f'irecaat: l'artl cloud
night and Wedne-day. (Jentle to
rrite s-liiftiiii; wind;-..
BRATTLEDORO'S
Hew Furniture Store
Furnish Your Houso
Complcto
New and Up-to-Date Stock
kvto nrxivRKY
EMERSON & SON
ELLIOT ST.
rhc
to
rn. I-
FIKST BAPTIST CHURCH.
Tonight at 7e','--i 'hi i -t i;t n Kmleavoi'
meeting in the chapel. Meeting will
b" hi cliarge ot Mr. aiid Mrs. Robert
1 'ret low, who will jg i reports of tli
t'liritian linden vor convention in New
port. S'e; mint, held Oct. .". and 7
All voting; people invited.
AT THE CENTRE CHURCH
Tuesday evening". 7 o'clock Meeting
of the Hoy Scout;! in the chaptl.
Wed tii'sda v at 7.o' p. m.- lius.iiu'ss
mretin;; of the executive committee
oi .the . hristia n l'.mie:! or society in
the home of Arthur !.. Clapp, Main
.street.
it
Inn -ila v at p. m.
ll.e vvom.'ii of the p:;ri:!i
the home missionary box.
Meet ill'
U sew
ot
for
Captain Reports a Clash Between
British and r German Vessel
Off Key West.
II A S ANA. O'-r. :.'. The American
schooner Fa n ii v 1'rescott leports wit
t;es-;n:" a naval battle on tin alte'noou
of Oct. 17 bet',vi"-u a f mi r-i'u ii neb",
Cci man cruiser resembling- the Knrl
liihe ;ind an i. uiden ti lift! Piitish ciuis
i. I lie btitlit lustra aiio-.ii .,o miiiiiies.
:i distance 1 1 1 Sl-Vi'ia lllllt'S IllilllV
hots were exchanged. :ind tne cruisers
weir v ! in I tin 1 1 v a I ip.-oac li i ng eacn oiuei,
,1'eii suddenly the Cermilu vessel
tuned and thai at full speed to tin
nut hwa i il. She Was listi'l'' biltllv to
t-irbe.aiiL :iti,1 o v i leu ! v h;:d been
f I lie k .
Ovine, to the- superior speed of the
I.'tinaii ship and the ;ri'owing ilar!c
. -.- , .- .. t -. . i ..........
liess the lilltlMl cruiser tuo nut I'lii-ii'
hal palled westward. Ihe fighting
n at .'i.llti o'clock, and occurred in
latitude 'Jfi degrees I" minutes, longi
tude SI degrees '") minutes. The
n'hnoner was- bound from Culfport,
Mis:., to Ilu ana.
'i ording lo the chart the encoun
ter between the Cf-man ami nnriiii
eriu'crs oecurreu :iiou" i " mue.- rsi
of Kiv West, in the Coif of Mexico, a
spot that lias not been much frequented
iv vessels .since tli" war began, owing;
to the tact that tierimiii sicamsnips
have been interned at neutral ports in
the West Indies and Cent nil America.
Mexico City IIctts lie Has 18,000 Men
Surrounding Military Chiefs at
voltaren Uents.
SAN ANlnxm. T.-xa-. Oct. -jo. I
Mexican consulate here iodav tereived
report from Mexico City stating that
Cell. I'l auci-i it S'illa t reatctl ;i piinic
among the delegates to the conveiitioii of
military chiefs in Agtnist alientes totlay by
niov ing an army of IS.IMMI men into posi
tion w heie he t an envelop the city and
imprison the entity ciitci cm e.
BURBANK OF THE EAST.
Perry republican Choice.
'Ihe Ib'publitan caucus nominated
I'raiirls -. l'eiiy, superintendent of the
Hidden iV Mai tin iaetmy. a- a camliilate
tor town l epi t -t-nta t iv e. .boin lim ait
ei - weie pK'setit at the meetinir held in
the Aniim v. !'. .1. S'at ei tna n. t luiu iiiaii
ot the lb-publican town committee, called
tiie L'.itheiing to older. Mr. Waterman
was elected chairman and Chiistie 1.
Ciovvel! secietary.
Charles I!. Cro--hy moved that the chair
appoint ;i committee of live to hear sug
gestions, consider the situation genei ally,
it in i to make a recommendation of a can
didate for town representative to the cau
cus, follow im; the adoption of the mo
tion Mr. Crosbv, Judge James M. Tvlei.
Dr. li. I). II. .Hon. Col. K. 1. Taylor'and
S". K. Hubbaitl were named ;is the com
mittee. Mr. Crosby withdrew and A. P.
Simoiul- wa- named in his place. The
committee was in t onfei cut e in the olh
t ci s' room moie than half an hour and
heaitl tiie views nf a number of oter-.
Imlgt: T.v lei . ill repoitim; for the commit
tee, announced a unanimous recommenda
tion of Mr. Perry as the lb-publican can
didate. Col. l-'.stey moved that Mr. Perry
be named as the nominee of the caucus,
and the vole was given for him hcaitil
iihI unanimously.
Conference over Justices.
While this committee wa- in conference
it was announced by the pi esitling oiticer
that committees fi om the Progressive and
Democratic cant u-cs had arrived am! tle-
iictl a conference w ith the lb publicans
s to the make-up of a ticket of jus-
ices of the peat
matte up ol
h r.
be-ra
C. V. I1X THE HOLE.
Grand Trunk Obliged to Make up
Shortage of $259,000.
ST. ALBANS, Oct. "ti. ',,r the
first time since the Central Vermont
railroad entered into tin agreement
with the Grand Trunk the latter com
pany was compelled hast year to make
up a delieit of Sl'."H,2-"7.7" which tlie
f turner lost hist year in operating;, ac
cording; to the reports at the a initial
meeting of the stockholders today.
Norman White, Native of Putney,
Produced New Varieties of Grapes.
XOKWOOD, o,t. -o. Nelson t. White
of this town, lamed as a grape glower
and sometimes called the "Luther liur
biink of the cast," died yesterday in his
IHst year.
-Sir. White was born in Putney, N't.,
and in his youth was a cabinet maker.
He soon became interested in the culture.
f grapes, and at hist gave up eer thing
to devote himself to it.
I'or more than half a century Mr.
White experimented with grape culture.
His garden was his laboratory. Many
years ago In- uttered his property to tne
Massachusetts Agricultural college, but
the transfer was never effected.
Mr. W lute originated several varieties
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oi grapes that stoou at tne neau ot
nursery lists for year.s, excelling in size
and flavor the ordinary grapes. The orig
inal vines still live in the Norwood gar
den, though several of them were 'sold
out" for SoMt each to the nurserymen in
various parts of the country, and Mr.
White, years ago, was in the habit every
fall of dipping, packing and shipping the
bud to the owners. One of his List pro
ductions was the Earlv Piird, which M
White claimed should prove as i ieh tint!
famous for Massachusetts as the Concord
grape did for Xevv York. He had also
branched out with other fruits, especially
strawberries.
PERSONAL.
Michael Curry, who went to Ire
land last July, sailed on the return trip
from Qtti enstown hist Sunday.
Mrs. Lawrence K. Barber went to
Bellows -Falls vesterdav to visit lier
parents, Mr. and JUrs. Jb II. Kimball
which has always been
Democrats am! Itepnbln an-.
than man Waterman said that he hail
been consulted over the telephone by
members of the other parties ami that he
had waited all day to hear from the Pro
gressives oitieiaiiy in regaru lo inetr ue
sires. but heaitl nothing from their town
ommittce until a short time before the
aliens, when I'. C. Crosby talked with
lim over the telephone.
It. C. Bacon moved that a committee of
three Ite appointed am! Mr. Waterman
named F. I'. Barber, Fred Betterley ami
M. C. Houghton to confer with the visit-
SI ,., . -.1, 1AI
ins. .xir. netierlev witiulrew ami .mi.
Bacon was substituted. 'Ihe three com
mittees were in conlcreiicc halt an hour,
during which there was some talk of plac
ing two Progressives on the ticket, but
their committee demanded five, and ii"
igi cement was reached. The committee
so reported and it was voted to adhere to
the former plan of lO Republicans and
five Democrats and this ticket was nomi
nated: B. C. Bacon, .1. (5. Kstev, C. A.
Hoyden, II. B. Hails, W. IX. Daley. Kit-
tretlge llaskins, M. J. Moran, Harold K.
Whitney. A. F. Schwcnk, F. 1). K. Stowo.
K. J. Waterman. W. A. Shumway, Carl
Hopkins, E. H. Davenport and F. B.
ss
Pier. There lieing no further busitu
the caucus adjourned.
Democratic Sparks Fly.
The Democratic caul-US' was late in or
ganizing because- Harry B. Hau.s, chair
man of the Democratic town - committee,
w.is lf minutes late in reaching the hall.
The caucus got started at once with Mr.
Hans as chairman and John J. Eckels as
secretary.
It wasn't long before sparks Hew. Dan
iel Stolte nominated Arthur F. Hoberts
for town representative and the nomina
tion was seconded by M. J. Moran.
Bollin S. Childs placed in nomination
Dr. Fremont Hamilton, -who, lie said,
was a "vote jitter and au honest man."
Mr. Koberts promptly jumped to his
let t and withdrew him-eli -trom noinina
lion, saying that he agreed with the pre
v ions speaker that the man w ho wa-
wanted was a ".ote getter and an honest
man .
Maitin Austin asked Sir. Roberts- to re
coii-idcr his tletei 'ninat ion to w ithdraw.
i .. lit...... i . i . i , - , i
.ni. itoueiis asiveu tue inatlinaii it lie
or anyone in the room knew anything ai
to the altitude of the Progressive party.
'The chaiiman icplied that he had heard
nothing concerning the l'rogi es-iv cs'
plans tor lepresentativc, but he had heard
some talk rrgaitling the ticket for justices
of the peace.
Mr. liobeit- suggested that a committee
ot three be alitiomted to confer with :t
similar committee from the Progressives.
Ib'lliti S. Childs took ocaesioii to refer
to the fact that in 11' ot the 14 counties
of the stiKe there had been comnlete fu
sion between tho-e two parties, and he
cxpie etl i egret that the matter had not
been handled mote diplomatically at the
conference between committee of the two
parties at the Ncwiane county conven
tion. Eckels Reser.ts Implication.
John J. lake!, a member of the Demo
ciutie conference committee at Newfane,
announced emphatically that he had been
a member ot that conference and that
an min who -,ti, that he ami the other
ineinbeis of the committee had not.
win Led lnrtii t ! and J.iirlv toe over two
hours to bring about fusion did not know
what he c.t talking about.
The debate over thi bit i ancient hi---toty
was nitci ruptcd by Tinted States
Marshal Althur 1. Caipenter, who wa
seated near the door, announcing that a
i ommittce from the Proai esi e caiic-li-was
waiting without." He moved that
the chair appoint a committee of thVce.
B. S. Child amended to make it live.
The t hail man named Mattin An-tin. II.
II. Dunklee. M. J. Moran, A. F. Hobert"
am! IL S. Childs. Mr. Au-titi declined to
seive. and at the suggestion of Major
Fred W. Childs E. II. Dav.iipoit vv.ts
math' the ot ht-t im inbi-i of the committee.
tor the n-'xt hour the committee, which
was appointed to confer as tti the nomina
tions for town repi e-ent at i f. eoufenetl
with committees from the Republican and
Progressive caiu it-es over a' ticket of jus
tice. Alter Daniel Stolte had gone out ami
letmiied iinnouiu ing that the commit!1 e
was coming. M. J. Moran. speaking f",
tin committee, announced at '.' b o'clock
that the Republicans had tinned down
Il.it the pi nposit ion to have tive member
ot each paity on the iustiee ticket.
R. S. Childs moved that the same i"in
i.iittee be empowered to get together with
tin lYogie avr committee ami make up
it justice tit uet that -houh bear 1 he names
f tive member of each of the three pat
ties. Mr. Moran wanted to amend i he
motion so tiny could eon-nit again with
the Reptibiiraus if it were found tia.t
that p'tity had any de-ite to router agtm.
nit the in. .po -ed amendment never
lt-at hel a vote.
Victory for Roberts.
About this time -omrone di.-ro-. i i en
that the committee had failed to do all,'
coiiteiiing over tin- matter tucv were in
pointed to collier over, ami the caucus ic
tilllieil to the In! ei ru pt ed luisine-s of
nominating a lambdafc for town icpie-
selit at i v c. Ihe ballot showed a total ot
ITto vote-, of which 17 wel for Mr. Rob
Cits ami six for Dr. Hamilton, and Mr.
Robelts wa- detiaieti the nominee of 1 he
caucus.
Mr. Rob, ii- -poke briefly, thanking the
tailed tor the expression of c. iti'iileiu e jn
him. He said that he always was a I), iim
crat and that be should go into the ram-
piiigu to mean business, and if elected
would do the best of whith he was cap
able to rcpicsfiit the town at MonlpolitT.
Major Childs, a the conference commit
tee again left the rot mi ! again confer
over a justice ticket, urged that Harkind
!'. Howe, Democratic nominee for gov
ernor, who i- to speak in Brattlcboro
Saturday evening, be given a big recep
tion. He declared that there was a possi
bility and even a probability of his elec
tion ami that Brattlcboro Democrats
shonlit make it their oilsitiess to see lli.ii
lie hail a large audience. He said Mr.
Howe was to speak in Nevviane Saturday
rnoiiiing, in Wilmington that afternoon
anil in lirattleboro in the evening.
The committee returned some time later
from the Piogressivp caucus ami reported
that ii list of justices had been agreed
upon by the Democrats ami Progressives.
The list was read ami the persons named
were made the nominees of the Demo
ciatic caucii. The list is given elsewhere
in this article. Before adjournment the
Democratic town' committee was. given
power to till vacancies in the list of
nominations if any should ovcui'.
Progressives Make Move.
About L! Progressives were in Festival
hall when E. C. Crosby, chairman of the
Progressive town committee, called the
meeting to' oriler. Ten or came in
after that. Mr. Crosby read the call and;
S. W. Kductt was elected clerk, but tie- j
dined. E. ii. Chace was; then elc -ted !
clerk. The tirst business on the warraut j
Rumania Seizes Arms and Ammuni
tion en Route to Turkey Russian
Ambassador Removes Archives from
Constantinople to Odessa.
ROME. Oct. jo. - The i
the near Fa-t which will
I lo.-joii in
briii" Ru
mania and Turkey into the war of the
nations is expected within the week.
Odici.-il steps taken by tht internments
of Germany ami Turkey on tlie one
hand ami the government of Russia,
Ihiitiaiii;; ami Creai 1 1; itrin on the oth
er point unmistakably to th" entrance
o. at least two more nations i;ito tin
conlliet, with Italy perhaps ready to
abandon her attitude of neutrality.
Coupled with the significant news
that the Russian ambassador at Con
n-moved the eiiibas.s-v
statttinop'.e litis
archives- fiom Coii-t:titii:op!e to Odessa
comes the news that Rumania litis
seize, i ami holds, despite the protests
of the Cerman cntov, a t r:t t nhir-d of
artillery and ammunition pa-sin:-;
through Rumania on the way from
ierma n y to Turkey.
Russian ai'iiias
mean that Ru-
dr.-ijMl of Til! key
lh at Tur Lev ha;
ispiutri a ticclaratiou ()i war
many c:m p-o i.ie le'r witli
tie
nt ion of I'm
sudor i- ta ken ht i e t
sia comprehends the ,
ami understand
until :.
he;it v guns, ammunition, oi'iiieis mid
romph-te tlo tra'wiing of the Turkish
;u mies. Tiie icmova! of tli- embassy
archives to Odessa si cms in itself to
be an admission by Rusia that war is;
ceitnia : come.
Tin sudden, latle-i 1 1 :t ma i 'n-. course
taken by t'ne gait-eminent of Rumania
in si iing :t 1 1 a i tiload of Turkish mili
tary property answers ;i oiiesfinn which
has been eagerly discussed by Italian
politician, whether or not the new
King; of Rumania will depart from tin
neutral ami pacific policy of the late
King Chaile whose connection with
and i ! ieiidsliip for the lloheuzollerti
i.imily so incensed the Ri;miniau peo
ple. It now seems positive that Kiii'g
Fe:dinatid will not make the mistalo
of his uncle in risking the loss of his
throne by passive f t iemiship f ir Oct
m;i n v.
GUILFORD CENTER.
Protective Orange will be uiiabie t'
visit Broad Brink Orange Saturday
evening as expected.
E. E. PERRY & CO.
Sole Agents for the
Celebrated
Patrick Mackinaws
$10 Others $3 and $6
i
a caiiunitiie 101 unut ,
representative. E. W. (iihsou moved-;
that the second article be taken up lirst,
which was tti nominate lo candidates for'
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