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BAKKE, VT., TUESDAY, MAY 12, 190.
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OPERATIONS
SUSPENDED
Big Tie-Up in New York
Building Trades
HUNDRED THOUSAND IDLE
Work is Practically Suspended On
Monster Subway and Italians Ex
cavators Refuse to Arbitrate.
New York, May 12. New York is
till strike bound, the only clearing in
the horizon being the announcement
that the rival bodies of carpenters now
warring on each other would join
hands. The subway strikers do not
take kindly to the idea of arbitration,
and in the Brooklyn navy yard there is
still a tie up on the battle ship Con
necticut The day is witnessing a complete
tie up of building interests estimated
at about $1)0,000,000. Between 75,000
and 100,000 men are out of employ
ment, meaning a loss of daily wages in
the hundreds of thousands of dollars.
The Brotherhood of Carpenters, which
has been the aggressor all along, has
decided to make application for mom
bersdiip in the United Board of Build
ing Trades, of which the Amalgamated
association ii a member, and thus al
low the, united organization to bring
about peace.
This notion is to be taken, it is as
serted, in order that labor may com
bine In the-fight which is now being
waged against the lockout of drivers)
and teamsters instituted by the Lum
ber Dealers' association and the Mate
rial Men's association,
As a result of this lockout, which Is
backed by state and national associa
tions of both branches of industry, ali
building In the boroughs of the Bronx
and Manhattan Is at a standstill, and
the declaration has been made that
there will be no resumption of it until
the employers win their fight against
the uuiouUiug of thu kuviber and brick
yard.
KuKintrn Start o War.
While peace appeared In one section,
war has developed in another. At the
time the carpenters announced that
they might sign a peace protocol the
Standard engineers started a new tie
up. This was due to the strike of the
Iron workers on the new custom house,
the Knickerbocker hotel at Forty-second
street and Broadway, the new
Belmont hotel, the power house at
Fourteenth street and Avenue A,
the 'U'eehawken grain elevators and
Buseh's iron pier at Coney Island.
Contractors throughout the city de
clared that the action of the unions
did not make the situation any worse,
for all work would cease as soon as
the present surplus of supplies was ex
hausted anyhow.
Members of the committee appointed
by the Central Federated union to con
fer with the rapid transit subcontract
ors in behalf of the striking laborers
have not yet given up hope of bring
ing their Italian brothers to an ac
ceptance of the arbitration idea.
Vito Tacelli, the leader of the Ital
ians, however, said "the mcu will only
go back when their demands for $2
for eight hours' work is granted. They
will stay out six months if necessary
to gain that point."
- It was admitted that with the ex
ception of the Harlem river tunnel,
where McMuIlen & McBean have a
hundred nonunion men working, there
Will be absolutely nothing done on the
rapid transit system for the preseiit.
Wealthy uptown builders and dealers
In building supplies, determined to
keep things moving, have been guid
ing their own teams, loaded with build
ing material, through the streets.
The n t'nnnrtl Liners.
London, May 12. Telegrams from
Liverpool say the displacement of the
new 25 knot Cunard line steamers will
be 82,000 tons and that they will have
Wj.OiJU horse power.
Slate Sn For a Million.
Louisville, Kr., May 12.-Suit for $1,.
000.000 taxes has been filed by the
state of Kentucky against the South
ern Pacific Railroad company.
Quarantine Lam,
The first quarantine laws heard of
were In force at Constantinople about
the year 510 A. D,
Lobitcr' Efsgn.
The eggs of the lobster are attached
to her by minute appendages called
swlmmereta and are carried by her
from the fall of the year until the fol
lowing summer, when they are hatched
out
One War ot Slaking: Vinegar.
You can make your own white wine
vinegar by adding five gallons of rain
water to ten pounds of mashed raisins
and letting the mixture stand la a
, warm place for a month.
FOREST FIRES RAGING.
r.ig Territory liurned Oyer in MaTHhflvld
Force righting Fire,
Moutpeller, May 11. Reports this even
ing from Marshlield indicate that the for
est fires w hich started yesterday in the
vicinity of Nigger Head Pond, are spread
ing and have already dime a great deal of
damage. More than PR) men and boys are
fighting the fire tonight
It has reached a loo acre wood lot own
ed by Edwin I.aue of this city and has al
ready burned over a tract a mile wide and
three miles long. The lot owned by Mr.
Lane had never been cat over and was
valued at $100 an acre. Other sufferers are
Mark Mears, Homer Carpenter and Ches
ter Wood. No rain has fallen in that lo
cality for six weeks and everthlng In the
path of the tire with the exception of
standing timber burns like tinder.
BLAZE AT PANTON.
Thomas I'.utler dwelling limine Destroyed
by Fire.
Vergennes, May 11. The dwelling
house of Thomas Butler In Panton, about
two miles from this city, was destroyed bv
fire this afternoon. The horse barn, three
hay barns, hog house, ice house, 10 ton of
hay, between 400 and 500 bushels of oats,
about 250 bushels of potatoes, between 75
and 100 cords of stove wood, a new auto
matic feeder and the fences around the
buildings were also burned. Light hogs,
four calves, one 3-year-old bull and some
poultry perished. The flames were tirst
discovered In the west end of the large
barn and up .to tonight no theory as to
their origin had been advanced.
SCOTCHMEN CHEERED WILDLY.
UrilUli KIiik anil Queen Given Royal Ora
tion Thin Morning.
Dalketh. Scotland, May 12. King Ed
ward and Queen Alexandra, who arrived
yesterday, are being enthusiastically greet
ed by the Scotch populace. Twenty thous
and gathered at the palace gates to greet
their majesties this morning and when the
royal couple appeared the usually phleg
matic Scotchman broke into wild cheers.
CLEVELAND CANNOT ANSWER.
Incline Tu Say Whether He Would Ac
' c-t a Nomination.
Middlebass, Ohio. May 12. A corres
pondent of the Cleveland Press yesterday
asked Groyer Cleveland if be would ac
cept a presidential nomination if tendered,
lie replied, "I cannot answer that ques
tion at this time. 1 shonld nnlv ti Inviihicr
the censure of the people."
MALDEN MAN RELEASED.
Arre-ted on Stiiiim of Having Murdered
-Mis Slnrtevant.
Maiden, Mass., May 12. Tomasso Lom
bardi, the Italian under arrest on suspic
ion of being connected with the murder of
Miss Sturtevant of Medford last week, was
discharged in district court this morning,
the government having no evidence to
show he was guilty of the crime.
R. H. STODDARD DEAD.
red Away Today After a Vetk' ni
ne. New York, May 12. Richard Henry
Stoddard, the poet author, died today, af
ter a week's illness of rheumatism of the
heart, aged seventy-eight years.
WASHINGTON.
C. C. Cheney is at Versbire for a few
days with his sister. Mrs. Margaret Spear.
Work is progressing rapidly on the par
sonage and also on the barn of L. 1). Til
lutson. D. M. Flint is ill, the effect of a shock
which he reeeived Thursday morning, but
he is reported as being on the gain.
Sheriff Al. Ilutehins is reported as be
ing In town Saturday night on official bus
iness with F.. F, Brown and Carl Carpen
ter, who bad been violating the statute In
East Barre the afternoon previous. There
was also one more who had not arrived at
the time of Mr. Ilutehins' visit here.
GRANITEVILLE.
Murdo Mcl.eod willgotoChester,Mass ,
soon for a visit.
Mrs. M. J. MeLeod, who has been quite
sick, is now improving rapidly.
The Woodmen will give a May day ball
la Miles' hall on the evening of May 15.
John McAulay Is improving the prop
erty of John McKae by placing a fence
about his yard. .
Mrs. Norman McDonald, wife of the
foreman at McDonald & Cutler's quarry,
is recovering after a serious illness.
Rev. Mr. Shearer, who preached at the
Presbyterian church Sunday, went to his
home in Sherbrooke, P. Q,, yesterday.
Iloatonlnnn to Go to Henley.
Boston. May 12.-The Union Boat
club of this city is planning to send n
fast eight oared crew to England next
season to compete for the Henley
Grand Challenge cup. It is purposed
to get together a seasoned crew of
college men whose standing shall be
above reproach, and who will at the
same time be on a parity with the
veteran Leander crews in point of ex
perience and all that goes to make up
such an eight.
AVet Pointer See the ricture. -
New York, May 12. The second class
of West Point cadets, numbering 12'
men, visited the Metropolitan Museum
of art. The visiting cadets were ac
companied by Frofessor C. W. Larned
and Captains Hagadon, Hammond and
Humphrey and Lieutenant Smithers.
SUPREME
COURT OPENS
Judge Rowell Unable to
be Present
ROGERS CASE THE FIRST
Decisions Announced at this Fore
noon's Session of the
Court.
Montpelier, May 12. The May term of
Supreme Court opened this mornina at ten
o'clock with all the judges present with
tne exception oi Chief J udge Rowell who
is still too sick to take up the work.
The first ease to be heard Is that of In
re Andrew Rogers, whe was refused ad
mittance to the house of correction by
Supt. Morgan, Rogers having been sent to
that institution for a second offence of in
toxication. FILES ITS ANSWER.
Flectrie Kailroad Replie to Petition for
Writ of Mandamu.
The Barre and Montpelier Traction and
Power company has died its answer to the
petition for a writ of mandamus asked by
Mayor F. M. Corry and the city of Mont
pelier to compel the street railway to Issue
transfers.
The road claims that the transfers call
ed for in the original franchise meant lines
within the city limits, since that franchise
gave certain boundaries where the Consol
idated Lighting company should have the
right to lay tracks.
There Is a half mile intervening In the
present line which was not Included in the
original franchise. The company was
later given permission to lay its tracks in
this stretch to the Berlin line. The pres
ent company secured its franchise from
the Consolidated Lighting Company. The
case will be argued at the May term of su
preme court.
The real question at issue is the richt of
the company to charge a 10 cent fare.
LITTLE GIPL BURNED.
Minnie Taylor of llutlund Sustains Fatal
Injuries,
Rutland, May 11. Minnie, the 10-vear-
old daughter of Mrs. Henry Taylor, who
lives on Billings farm on the t itter Creek
road, was fatally burned "early this morn
ing while lighting a tire in the kitchen
stove. The ilesh all over ber bodv was
roasted to a crisp. She lived only a few
hours. The girls parents w ere away and
she was trying to build a fire to get break
fast for her little brother. She had gath
ered a quantity of chips into her apron
and was dumping them Into the stove
w hen her apron caught fi re and she was
immediately enveloped in flames. The
child ran out of the house screaming and
nobody was near. I wo men happened
along a little later and went to her assist
ance but it was too late to save the girl.
TRACTION COMPANY SUED.
Unrlington Woman Brings Action Aguint
Montpelier Koad.
Montpelier, May 11. The Bane &
Montpelier Power & Traction Co. was
sued this afternoon in the sum of $1.,000
by Mary Randall of Burlington. Papers
were served on H. K. Bush of Barre, clerk
of the corporation.
The plaintiff alleges that October 11,
1902, she rode from Barre to Montpelier
and had the car stopped that she might
get off but while still on the platform of
the car it started, throwing her to the
pavement and injuring her. She alleges
that alreaay she has paid out $,100 for
medical treatment as a result of the fall.
WEST TOPSHAH.
C. W. Bagley was in Bradford last week
on business.
F. A. Church and wife were in Groton
over Sunday.
II. M. Jackson is at home from Groton
for the summer.
George H. Hiaht was in Montoelier last
week on business.
Den Shurtletl of Barre was in town sev
eral days last week.
Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Blanchard of
Brockton, Mass., are visiting Mrs. Rlaneh
ard's pareuts, Mr. and Mrs. A. R. Thurs
ton. Mrs. C. J. Bowen is stopping at her
home for a few days. Mrs. Bowen and
daughter Vernie will spend the summer
here after the first of June.
The scholars have increased so fast in
the village that School Director (. W.
Bagley has employed another teacher,
Miss Ola Cunningham has charge of the
lower school.
EAST BARRE.
The Linns company playtdat the opera
house last night to a very large audience
which was well pleased. They also carry
a dog show and have moving pictures and
illustrated songs. They will play tonight
and tomorrow night.
Trindle & Averill have just received a
large assignment of kerosene oil stoves ,
VICTORY
FOR GODDARD
Seminary Boys Defeated
K.U.A.
SCORE WAS CLOSE, 2 TO 7
Game Full of Errors, and Heavy Hit
ting With Some Good Plays
By Home Team
Good hard work won the first game yes
terday afternoon against Kimball Union
Academy by a score of 8 to i. Goddard
did better work at bat and played with
more life than has characterized ber for
mer games. Goddard found Buss, the K.
U. A. pitcher, in the first Inning and
pounded out for five runs and their op
ponents scored once.
This inning gave Goddard a sure lead
which she kept during the rest of the
game, although the visitors kept gaining
by one score each inning uatu the sixth
when they batted Lewis out of the box
and run in three more scores making the
standing 8 to 7, Goddard having added
three runs since the first Inning, one in
second and two in the fourth.
It began to look as though Goddard was
doomed again but Eraser was taken from
first and put into the box and the visitors
thought they had struck a cyclone. Eraser
had not been in the box before but he
showed np remarkably well and K. U. A.
was not able to score again during the last
three innings thus saving the game for
Goddard who also did not score after the
fourth Inning.
Goduards infield work was loose at
times bnt the outfielders did especially
good work. Butler went over the left field
fence and captured the ball among the
board piles and Pike at center field caught
two high flies.
K.. I . A. was weak in its infield work
making several costly errors.
In the second inning Buchanan who
was the first man up for Goddard landed
the first ball pitched over the bank for a
clean home run making the home team's
only soore in that inning.
Goddard shows much improvement since
her first game and with the aid of Eraser
in the box she stands a giod change to
win more gainos.
K. U. A. plays Edmunds High school at
Burlington today.
The score :
Goddard.
P.O. E. A. A B, It. IB.
Berry, 2b. 1 1 4 5 2 1
Buchanan, c. "10 5 3 1
Murray, r. f. 1 0 2 5 0 2
Seaver, s. s. 4 4 2 4 0 2
Eraser, lb. p. - tS 2 0 5 1 1
Grant. Ob. . 2 1 2 4 1 2
Butler, 1. f. 2 0 0 4 1 1
Iwis, p. 0 0 1 4 0 0
Pike, c. f. 2 0 0 4 0 2
Smith, r. f . 2 0 0 0 0 0
27 9 11 42 S 12
- K. U. A.
P.O. A. E. A.B, R. IB.
Buss, p. 14 10 2 0
Hubbard, lb. 0 12 5 1 1
P. Bates, s. s. 3 12 4 11
W. Bates, c. 2 b. 4. 2 2 5 0 1
Downing, r. f., ; ' 2 - 0 5 1 1
Willev, 1. f. .; 1 0 5 0 1
Marsh, 3 b. 2 0 2 5 0 0
BrowD, c. 4 114 0 0
Tucker, c. f. 1 1 0 4 2 1
27 13 10 33 7 7
Seminary Earned runs 2, three base
hits, P. Bates: first on ball off Lewis 2,
Eraser 1, Bass 1; first base on errors, God
dard K. U. 8; two base hits Hub
bard, Grant: home runs, Buchanan;
struck out by Buss 3, Lewis 3, Eraser 3:
hits off Buss 7, Lewis 12, Eraser 0. Um
pire Brown. Time 1 hr. 55 min.
- Score by innings:
G. S. 5 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 S
K. U. A. 1 1 0 1 1 3 0 07
LEAGUE BASE BALL.
Vliilndolplila l A luoricuu Won 11 Inning:
tiauin From Chicago.
Yesterday's American League scores:
At Chicago Philadelphia 4, Chicago 2,
(11 innings.)
At St. Louis St. Louis 2, Washington
0.
At Cleveland Cleveland f, Boston 5.
At Detroit New York 3, Detroit 2.
American Lengne Standing.
Won. Lost. Pet.
Chicago 11 8 .M7
l'tiila.' Xi 7 .lito
New-York 9 8
Boston 9 S .fuO
Won. Lost. ret.
ft. Lonis 7 7 ,fo0
I'levehiml (! . 8 .4"J
Itftrmt 7 111 .4TJ
Washg'n 5 U .3U
Yesterday's National League scores:
At Pittsburg Clnslnnatl 3, Pittsburg 1.
At New York New York 0, Brooklyn
1.
National League Standing;.
Won. Lost. IVt. i Won. Lost. Tot.
New York 1". 4 .TVS Brooklyn 111 10
Chicago 14 s . ..! i Cincinnati W II
Piltsliuig 11 1' .1117 St. I.oni 6 1-i
lioston U 9 iXX) I rhilad pliaS 15
' College Scores.
At Burlington U. V. M. 7, Tnfts 0
Work of Firenion Appreciated.
I desire through your paper to express
my appreciation of the very etltclent man
ner in which the firemen handled the fire
at my place last week. I also wish to
thank the neighbors and friends for the
many courtesies extended me and mine,
K. M. Lyon.
Evening Drawing School,
The Evening Drawing school will start
tonight, and we expect every scholar to be
present, at Averill's hall, Main street.
MR. CURRIER EXPLAINS
PURCHASE OF CURBING
Street Commissioner Gives Same Facts
and Figures la Regard to
Same.
Mr. Editor: Will you allow me a little
space for a few words on the paving ques
tion. I deem this advisable In view of
the fact that both of the local dailies have
made mention of this matter In a way
which was more or less misleading, and
also in view of the communication from
Donald Smith, published In the Evening
Telegram of May 8th, which leaves the
subject in a worse mix up than ever, as it
contains incorrect and misleading state
ments. If I remember correctly In all the
newspaper discussion of this matter and
in its discussion at a recent city meeting,
1 have been given full credit or discredi:
for the purchase of paving made by the
city. The facts are, these purchases were
made in accordance with the unanimous
judgment of the whole board of st reet com
missioners, after what we considered care
ful deliberation, and under good advice
from those in whom we had confidence. I
make this statement not to relieve myself
from credit or discredit In the matter, but
simply to let the public know I am not act
ing alone in this matter. Whether the
street commissioners made a mistake or
not when they purchased paving for $34
per thousand on the cars at quarry will
appear later. In regard to this communi
cation I must take full responsibility, as
the other two members of the board of
street commissioners are not In the state
at this writing. If I state anything but
facts they will correct me.
About the middle of last March a man
came Into the oilice of the street depart
ment and introduced himself -to me and
said he was a paving cutter and that he
and two of his friends had about 20,000
paving block w hich he should like to sell
the city. lie Informed me that these
20,000 blocks were what they had made
since last November when they had stop
ped working for Eagan and Morse who
would not lurnish them work In the win
ter. They were anxious to get their mon
ey out of the blocks. He said he had of
fered to sell the blocks to Eagan at $32.50
per thousand which was to be the prevail
ing price this year, and that Eagan had
refused to pay them that price. V'e ask
ed him what he would sell the blocks to
the city for and guarantee them all good
blocks. He said $35, that he could not
afford to sell them to the city as cheap as '.
to Eagan as he must lose time in coming
down here to sell his blocks, to get his
pay, to see tnem an loaned ana to stand
the shrinkage if there were any culls j
louna in them. j
Atiout two weeks later the commission
ers decided to make the purchase and I j
closed the trade at $34, after spending ;
one half day in going to the quarry. I
know full well that we were paying Mr. I
Cameron $30 on 20,000 paving blocks for
the items above mentioned. e are still
looking for any one w ho will furnish any
man as good blocks at a less price or even
at the same price, if $1.50 ona thousand
paving blocks is too much for what Mr.
Cameron did why does not some one come
forward who is willing to do it for less?
We advertised for bids on ,80,000 pav
log. Two bids were received for them on
the cars at quarry, both made on the basis
of the same size block which) we purchased
from Mr. Cameron. They were Morse
and Eagan $30 and Mr. Grant $38. i0 one
$5 and the other if l.OO mote than the
street commissioners paid Mr. Cameron.
The other bid which we received was for
a block from 7 1-2 to U deep land on the
ground where it was to be used at $."0 per
thousand. Morse aud Eaitan's bid for the
same block was $10 at quarry.
1 hardly know why the Albany price of
paving was drawn into this discussion, ex
cept that both Mr. Eagan and Donald
Smith told me that the price in Albany
was to be $i'(5 per thousand this year anil
that the price here would be figured on
that basis.' Using Mr. Smith's date what
would paving cost at Albany:' Cost load
ed at quarry $32.50 plus freight to Barre
city $0.ti0, plus freight from Barre city to
Albany $ US, or $57.10 if sold at $('., In
Albany, the jobbers' profit is $7.00 per
thousand, the same jobbers want, as is
shown by their bid, $6.50 profit for it load
ed on the cars at the quarry. These same
men have told me they were not In busi
ness for their health, which I believe to
be true.
Why do we bring the paving from the
hill now and dump in on the meadow?
Simply because we believe it advisable to
have a small supply in the city to keep
the pavers busy in ease of a delay in get
ting cars from tha hill after the work is
commenced. These paving we expect will
cost on the street as follows: loaded on
cars, $34, freight fciS.Ki, unloading $ l5
trucking $2 55, total $14.10.
Now just a word In regard to the gener
osity of E. L, Smith & Co., a company
composed of two of our shrewdest, bright
est and most highly esteemed business
men, men of means and with all, mighty
good fellows.
What Is it this Co. will give the city
free? Is it free paving? Not quite that!
Will they furnish' it to the city at 32.50
per M., the same price they are selling It
to Morse aud Eagan? No! But they will
give the city the privilege of carrying
away a portion of the grout heap free, is
this grout under a derrick? No! Is it by
the side of the It. It. track? No! Will
they sharpen tools for the city? No!
Will they let the city put paving cutters
on the quarry on the same conditions that
Morse and Eagan have? No! Why not?
Because they don't want to! How do I
know all this? Because Donald Smith
has told me so within ten days. If this
company wants to be generous to the city
and without losing a dollar why don't it
do what it told Abram Mann it would do
only a short time since, i. e., Furnish all
the paving it wants and as it wants it at
$32 per thousand blocks. You are good
business men but I do not see, just now,
how the city can take any of your grout
heap as a donation. Most qnarrymen pay
a little to have grout removed. j
Mr. Currier did not tell any one that .
the city would not purchase from middle J
men. What he did say was In answer to
this statement that the middle men would
want from $5 to $10 for their services and
was that he did not think the city would
pay a middle man any more for paving
than it would any oue else. Now if it is
wrong for the city to purchase paving di -
PROBING THE
MYSTERY
Inquest Shows Tilden
House Fire Incendiary,
MEN SEEN RUNNING AWAY
One Was Tall and Dressed in Black,
Other Was Shorter Both Ran
Into Bolster Avenue.
An Inquest into the cause of the fire
which damaged the Tilden property on
North Main street Sunday morning was
started this morning In the office of John
W. Gordon and was not finished at three
o'clock this afternoon. The testimony
heard this forenoon proved beyond doubt
that the fire was of an incendiary origin,
and an effort is now being made to clace
the responsility. The evidence tendered
to implicate two men who were seen run
ning away from the place, one a tall man
dressed in black clothing aud the other
a shorter Individual.
The inquest Is being heard beforeGrand
Juror Scott and is beineeouducted bvCitv
Attorney John W. Gordon. The testimony
is being taken down verbatim and will
be turned over to the county clerk for use
by the prosecuting otlicer in case the evi
dence warrauts arrests.
Those who were sworn this forenoon
were J. F. Bowe and D. E. Foster, the
latter of whom rang in the alarm, John L.
Kellev, the driver of the milk team, who
saw the men running, II. C. Whitaker, an
early arrival at the scene of the fire, Chief
of Police Patrick Brown and Fireman W.
D. McDonald.
The last two testified as to the fact that
traces of fire wore to be seen iu three dif
ferent rooms, with no evidence of the
flames having been communicated from
one to the other, being in the front room,
the library and the rear part. Whether
tire was set in more than one place In the
rear they were unable to state as the rear
part was so badly burned. Each tes
tified that in his opinion the fire was set.
Fireman McDonald stated that the front
door was locked and the door leadina
from the hall into the parlor, where one
blaze was located, was closed when he
got there.
The most important testimony of the
forenoon was that of the milkman, Kel
ley, who said he was on Bolster Avenue
about half past four when two men ran
past him from Main street. He did not
take particular notice of them but thought
their actions peculiar. When he drove
onto Main street he saw the smoke issuing
from the Tilden house. That was "before
the fire alarm rang.
J. A. Lucas was the lit st man on the
stand this afternoon.
DENIES STATEMENTS, IN TOTO.
Mr Frmler feav lie Will Sue the Times
for ruhlmlilug Ntatenirnt.
To the public: In last evening's Times
there' appeared a communication signed A ,
Citizeu. accusing me of gathering in the
drunk that appear on Granite St. iu front
of Mr Gallagher's saloon and stowing
them away in my undertaking rooms until
they are sutiiciently sober to go home or
to go out and get more drink. Now then
Citizen I wish to say that there is not one
word of truth in the whole article. Every
word referring to me is a lie.. After read
ing the article I went to the Times oilice
and demanded of the publisher, Mr. F. E.
Langley, the name of the Citizen who
wrote the article, but was refused. Mr.
Langley stated that the party . w as a re
sponsible one, and that I could sue the
paper and he (Mr. Langley) would call
him as a witness at the proper time (which
1 propose to do.) I told Mr. Langley' and I
want to tell the public that in my opinion
that if any deputy sheriff or any under
taker, did any of the things charged in
the article which appeared In last even
ing's Times, he is not a fit person to be
either a deputy sheriff or an undertaker.
Neither would he be in my opinion a good
citizen.
In this article I want to inform the pub
lic that I am not in any way, directly or
indirectly, connected with tlie saloon that
is in my block. It has been insinuated
that I was, hence the above explanation..
Respectfully,
Henry Frenier,
Deputy Sheriff & Undertaker.
Barre, V., May 13, '03.
TALK OF THE TOWN.
The Ladies' Aid of the Presbyterian
church will meet at Mrs. A. T. Clark's on
Division street this afternoon at 5 o'clock
for the purpese of sewing.
The Spaulding High school base ball
team plays its first game Wednesday after
noon at 4 o'clock at the Granite City Trot
ting park with the Montpelier Seminary
second team.
Deputy Sheriff Frenier arrested a strang
er on Granite street this noon for being
drunk and making a disturbance. He was
not in condition at the time of arrest to
tell his name.
If tired of paying rent, read the ad. of
the D. A. Perry Ueal Estate Agency on
page 1.
rect then the street commissioners must
plead guilty and Mr. Smith's efforts to
compel the city to purchase paving at the
long price is commendable. i
K- s- furrier.
May 0, 1U03.