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4 n 1 $H M . M AV fix TTTT TAT" Jul II ' A Ji jiiVJiiojo VOL. X NO. 170. JJAHftE. VT., FKIPAY. OCTOBER 12, 190. PRICE, ONE CENT RE .OA MULLEN FIRST WITH CAL Trial of Young Alan Accused of Alurdering Fred Batch elder in Barre . on Aarch - 16, 1906, Is Now In Full Swing. DWIGHT H. CUTLER ON STAND TODAY Defence Will Be Mental Irre sponsibility, As Outlined By His Lawyers To day's Testimony By The Prosecution. Hay Mullen today unconcernedly faced the first witness in the case which accuses him of murding Fred Batehelder in Barre on March 16, 1'JOfi, and the trial of this most remarkable ease is now well started in Washington comity court. The outlining of the ease and the drawing of the jury occupied yester day afternoon. When-, the court and the jury filed into the court room promptly at nine o'clock, twenty ' wit nesses for the prosecution were shown in. The jury in whose hands rest the fate, of the accused young man, ia aa follows: L. B. Bisbee of Waitsfield. ... V. A. Dillingham of Waterbury. Warren Dudley of Middlesex. ' H. J. Eaton of Nnrthtield. Lee Lane of Marshfield. John Mobus of Warren. Fred .Murray of Mont .plgrier. IX. M. Pray of Woodbui).' W. R. Putnam of Cabot. Frank P. Tewkbury of Worce-tei. If. 0. Ward of Duxbury. J. W. Sleeper of Waterbury. Former State's Attorney Jackson and Attorney W. A. Lord outlined the ease yesterday afternoon, the former for the prosecution and the latter for the de fense. Attorney Jackson said that the State was going to show that Mullen came to Barre on February 12,'; 1908, from Newport. Claiming to be. a hum, he pocurqd board at the nurses' home of Mrs. Clara Page of Jefferson- street, Barre, and that he. roomed with Roy Sykes in the house' of D. 11, Cutler on the ame street'; that a short lime before Batchclder van taken sick, Mul len took two sandwiches from the bu reau and gave one to hi roommate, Sykes, and Kept the other himself j that each ate his sandwich and that soon afterwards Sykea was taken sick but later recovered; that after this in cident Mullen repeated it with BaU-hel-der, and that the luttcr became very ill, dying some hours later of arsenical poisoning. The Mate, Raid Attorney Jackson, ia also going to show that Mullen said the respondent died from arsenical poison ing, and that he must have eaten sonie chocolates which contained the poison; that Batchclder did eat some chocolates at the home of Mis Cunningham iu Montpelier, and that none of the tit hers who had euten was alllieted with illness. The State ia further prepared to prove, be. said, that Mullen bought arsenic at a drug store in Barre and tl.it the .re spondent said that he bought the ar senic to stud' bird: that a spoon found in the sick room held traces of arsenic; that the examination of the stomach and intestines of the dead man showed that lie had swallowed at least twelve grains of arsenic. , lr outlining tke case of the defense, Attorney Lord said, among other things, that they Hfrc prepared, to show that, there was insanity ,in the blood relations of the respondent; that he was a degen erate as well as. an epileptic and men tally irresponsible. This shows that the defense of the accused man wfll be in sanity. The defense has hail an alienist from Boston examine .Mullen, and his report will be introduced at the proper tima. There will also be a report from the state ih.'aric asylum in relation to the man's insanity, k Dwight II. Cutler was the' first wit ness to take the"' stand at the opening of court this morning. He testified that he resided at 31 Jefferson street, Pane, and that Fred Butchelder came to his place to room on December ;;4, 1!mr, having employment with the hardware and plumbing firm of C. W. Averill & Co., and that he hnd known said Batch elder for a long time and that so far as be knew had lcen in rugged health. Mullen came to bis house and secured a room on February ia, 1H0', having been introduced by Mrs. Clara Page, where Mullen first applied, claiming to be a trained nurse, and especially tilted to do massage work. Mr. Cutler testified that Mullen flist s.-.-'tired a room in the upper story qf the house, and later when there was a vacancy he wa permitted tl move down one llight and share a room with liny Svkes. 'The witness then went, on to tell the circumstances connected with the illness of Batchclder, that he was taken sick between two and three o'clock on I FACES WITNESS MNESS the morning of .March 1.", 11)0(5, and that he died on the following morning. Witness said ho went iifto Uatchelder's room Thursday morning and that Batch elder complained of feeling poorly all over, and that the sick man vomited a greenish substance with certain portions of it creamy in color. Mullen said to witness: "It's fieute indigestion. Batchclder told the wit ness that he had eaten some chocolates and a sandwich. , . After the death of Batehelder. Mul len told the witness:' "Ho must have died from eating poisoned chocolates.'' : Mullen Bought Poison. Following Mri Cutler, Worden Lamp man was called to the stand, lie tes tified that he was a drug clerk in Ken drick's drugstore in Barre and that he had met ..Mullen and bad had frequent conversations with Jinn; on Wednesday, March 14, Mullen made two purchases of arsenic, within an hour of each other, buying an ounce each time., On the oc casion of the first purchase .ho said that. Airs, Page w in ted the poison to stuff a bird and the second time he said that the first quantity was not enough and Mrs. Page had sent hira for more. The store's poison book was shown, having, the entries of the Rales, w hich witness admitted he had not set down until after Mullen was arrested. He said he remembered the date of the ptirhcase because be' went, to a basket ball game in Montpelier and bad de clined an invitation to spend the even ing with Mullen. On the morning of March 1(5 Mullen came after hypo dermic svringe., saying that he would pay for it if ho used it. He told then how Batchelder had cramps in th stom ach, but made no mention of sand wiches or chocolates. - " The witness was subjected to a rigid cross-examination, during which be ad mitted having carried medicine to th Cutler houseful March 15. He admitted also that he had told Chief Brown of the Barre police that he had not sold any poison to Mullen, not thinking it necessary. He admitted, furthermore, that be" was not a registered pharma cist. ' " .' Mrs. Clara Page was the third witness called to the stand just before noon adjournment, and she was again called this afternoon. , TELLS OF THE CRIME. John C. Hammond Explains, How. He Killed His Wife. Albany, Oct. 12. "IShe accused me of being with other women. I denied it. ' '. . . : i i . t . i . -. our purlieu up i ne jrikci una miuck me. with it. I threw a whiskey glass at her and it struck her. in the face. She at tempted to, hit me with a plate and we i scullted. 1 grabbed her and she grablx-d line. Nomehow or other I pot my hands around her neck and 1 pinched just a j little. ,che tell over on the sofa and later if placed her on the bed and covered her j up so she would not catch cld. I slept 'beside her all that night. Nxt morning jl called "LHa" .several times. She didn't answer. 1 felt her hands and thev were I cold. - That was the first I knew slie w as Ulead." j -With these words delivered yesterday I in the most impressive maimer, on the (witness stand, John Cross Hammond, jjunv. on trial for the murder of In wife, j closed the story of his life from the day iof his marriage until the fatal quarrel i which lte alleges ended in bis wife's death. His recial thrilled n court room j densely packed w ith humanity lie de. j nied that he hud any intention of killing lus wile, lie said that, lie out not re member placing her body in a trunk where the police found it nearly two weeks after the woman's death. Us said they had been drinking heavily on the day of the quarrel. IN STRAIGHT HEATS. Baron Grattan Won the Two Minute Race. Lexington, Ky., Oct. 12. In straight heats Baron Oral tan won the two min ute pace yc-ttrday and established his claim as the champion aged pacer of the season. He deleated Kvstalie, An gus Pointer, toatl, fu-onda and Bolivar. I'he finishes were the closest eer seen here. Baron Cattail took the lead in the first heat and led all the way, winning from Bolivar. In the second heat (ieers kept the (irattan Molding behind the other horses in a good position and out -gamed his competitors throughout the stretch, winning at the wire from An gus Pointer, CHILDREN AND MATCHES. One Little Girl Died from the Burns Received. Plymouth, Mass., Oct. 12,-While Mrs. Thomas Simpson of Oak Bridge, a vil lage near Plymouth, was absent from home yesterday, her 5-year-old daughter Helen was fatally burned by theieliild's brother, aged it years. The little fel low found a bunch of matches and ac cidentally ignited his sister's dress. Helen's clothing was ablaze in a sec ond. She ran into a bedroom and thre w hi'lielf on a bed. which, caught lire. Charles O. Harlow, a neighbor, who saw the smoke, rushed . into the Simpson apartments and extinguished the lire be fore the dwelling was badly damaged. The little girl died from her injuries. The other child was unharmed. Rockport Quarrymen Quit Work, t.loui'cster, Mass., Oct. 12. Fifty 'quarrymen employed at the Bay View plant of the ltocsport granite uompari) j.stnuk yesterday because the rampany I employed non union men. The stone jcniMTs ami the paving cutter remained nt wink, while the qiuurymen's places Wire being pswtially filled by the fore j man. It is not expected that the utrike will be of u serious character. SUSPECT HAD CUTTHROAT Harry Wood Accused of Kill ing His Brother's Wife WILL PROBALY RECOVER iragedy at Winchendon, Mass., Last Night, Assassin Firing Through Window Shotgun Found in His House. . Baldninvillc. Ma., Oct. 10. llarrv Wood, suspected of causing the death of his sisler-in law, Mrs. Llwin Wood, who was shot last night in the kitchen of her home nt Winchendon, was found this morning in bed at his house with his throat slashed whtl a ra?,or. He was weak from Toss of blood, but the wound is not serious. An empty shot gun was found by hi bed. He "refuses to talk. Mrs,, Wood was preparing supper for a party of friends who were visiting her, and had gone to the window to look out because some of her visitors had told her that they had heard a strange noise outside. ; As she reached the win dow and looked out, a charge of shot struck her in the face. Her husband was in the barn at the time attending to his evening chores and was appar ently overcome by grief when he learned of the tragedy. As soon as possible Deputy Sheriff Robert Callahan and Medical Examiner Saw yer were. not fled and a posse of cit i zens was made up under the direction of the "deputy shrtifl to search for the murderer. Excitement in the. village ran high nd there were threats of lynch ing. The deputy sheriff went to the home of Harry Wood, a brother of Ira Wood, who occupied a farm house n short distance away from the scene of the shooting, but the man was not at home. , Acocrding to Deputy Sheriff Callahan, Harry Wood hired a shotgun a short time ago from H. H. Hammond, a eon stable, who keeps a hardware store and lets firearm. Among his neighbors Har ry oo'd has lieen regarded a wmie what .lacking mentally, and since the death of his father, who lived with him, not many months ago, it is said that he has boon at times tinder the influence of liquor. Mr. and Mrs. Ira Wd have been prominent socially and have lecn active in the affairs of the Baptist church. They , had been married about eight years and have a daughter, Esther, aged 6 years. Mi. Wood was about 35 years of , agn. She une to this town from Detroit. Mich. , At the moment of the tragedy, Ir;l Wood, the hiP-hand, was in his barn assisting in Unharnessing a horse be longing to. Ed. E. Hayden of Athol, a peddler, for a Springfield firm, who in tended to stay at the Wood farmhouse for the night. n hearing the shot Wood and liaydum rushed into the house and found Mrs. Wood lying on the floor of the dining room with the lower part of her face shot away. The curried her to a conch, where she died within a few minutes. One ofMrs. Wood's guests iwas Mrs. Clara Hobbs (if Worcester, and Mr, Hobb was standing within a few feet of Mrs. Wood and close by the window when the show was fired. She said that Mrs. Wood, attracted by a sound out side, stepped to the window, but had no time to see who was there when the shot was fired. NEGRO IS7 HUNTED IN ROANOKE, VA He Shot Policeman R. M. Beard in Roanoake, Va Early This Morn ing, While Latter Was Making Rai(J- Roanoake, Va Oct., 12. Policeman R. M. Beard was shot nnd instantly killed by John Hardy, a negro, early this morning, while making a raid on a large building occupied by negroc. Har dy escaped, hut is being hunted. ' BODY IN CUPOLA. Furnace Tender Killed at Lawrence, - Mass., Yesterday. Lawrence, Mass., Oct. 12. The body of Timothy O'Brien, a furnace tender, was discovered late yesterday partly roasted and with the clothing burned -t; in the cupola of a blast furnace at the works of . the Ibimblett Machine company. ... It is supposed that, O'Brien, who was at work aiiout the furnace, entered the top of it to place some clay about the interior and was o cecums by gas. His position was not discovered until at least it qmirl'T of an hour later, when the foreman of t he plant found his body partly cremated. M0RAN THREATENED. With Retirement to Public Life, Is the Report. Boston, Mass., (Vt,. 12.- Up to noon today John (i. Moran still refused to come out with a statement on his po Sii.ioii regarding the Democratic ennui ination for goernor. The hit est report irt thut Granville S. MiicFarlanil, repre sentative of the Hearst interest, has told Moran that if he declines, Hearst's papers will make an attack which will drive him out of public life. KILLED BY ELECTRICITY. Edsoa; E.. Pollard,. A Vict'ra afc !n vers, Mass. Da iveis, Mass., Oct. Pi. A current of 2,000 volts ' p.ised Ihioneli Tvlson E. Polla-rd, a telephone inspector, this morn ing killing him instantly. He was in stalling a telephone when a steel thread touched the feed wire of n lighting sys tem. " His body fell to the sidewalk and wa found by a pedestrian. POSTMASTER BISBEE , , ELECTED PRESIDENT Barre Man Now at The Head of The New England Postmaster's Association at Meeting in Boston. i Postmaster E. W. Bisbee of this city has been honored by being elected pres ident of the New England Postmasters' association, an organization composed of men from all states of New England. The elect ion-w as held at the annual meet ing of the association in the American house in Boston Wednesday, at which there were Hull people present, nearly every city in the six states being rep resented. Governor ("ieorge H. Liter of Rhode. Island was the guest of honor. The convention voted to send a telegram to the postmaster general, "pledging him support in every thing tending to t he bet terment of the service, , In addition to the election -of Post master Bislee the following officers were chosen; vice-president J, A. Spuulding of Nashua, N, 11. s second vice-president, ('. I). Brown of Cloiicesfetv Mass.; secretary-treasurer, E. O. Wiusor of Boston; exenfive hoard, J. M. Oak of Bangor, Maine, John Dull' of New Bedford, Mai.( and I. W. Hunt of Worcester, Mass, HELD PUBLIC MEETING. Good Templars Closed Their Convention last Night. An informal public meeting was held last evening after the close of the Orand Iodge of Good Templar a a body, (i. ' . C. F. Btinvp acted as chairman and a programme was given after the singing of the opening ode. Remarks were made by,M. D. Morgan and Dr. S. X. Could, who spoke of the better enforcement of the present laws and enactment, of better one; followed by a vocal solo, by Mrs. Jennie Law s, which was heartily encored. A short his torical address was given by 0. C. T. R. (.. Sturtevatit, who gave reminis-. cences of his long membership in the order mentioning the names if officers of the Grand body since 1861, when the Grand Lodge was instituted; saying in closing that this was the 17th lime that be bad had the piensure of proposing Mr. Hayden's name, as G. C. T. This was followed by a riBuflng by Mrs. Flora D. Blodgett of' Stowc. . Grand Chaplain Roys made brief re marks on the cauv of .'nlciuperance. Mr. Roys was followed by remarks from a past officer of the Grand Lodge in New York. Mr. Andrews, who spoke of the birth of the order ill Syracuse, X. V. Then raue a reading by Mrs. Turner of East Middlebury, and a short a.jdress by Mrs. Jessie lorsythe, who spoke of the condition of the order in European countries; followed by re marks from E. Smith and O. C, T. C H. Hayden. At this time the meeting wa closed by singing the doxology and Grand Chaplain Roy pronounced the benediction., . . ..',.. ,, At the closing sesskm ul the Grand Lodge tyesterday , afternoon the grand officers were installed bv Mrs. des'ie Forsythe of Boston, Mas., international j superintendent of juvenile work, and j appointive offices were filled. The var i ions committees reported and the lodge 'adjourned (or one year, until the next 1 meeting at Marshfield. NEED PACIFIC SQUADRON. To Profeit Ua From The Yellow Perril Says Hotson. Washington. D. C Oct. ,12. When speaking at the banquet of the Spnnisli American war veterans, ( aptain iiubson, hero of the Merrimack, suiil, the country needs a Pacific squadron to protect it from the "Yellow perril", fullyas large the Japanese Meet. He artcd that Jj(tui ril.l easily take the Philippine am) Hawaii from the United Stalest.- ' INVESTIGATING A BREAK. Burglar Got Little of Value in Middle sex Store,. Midillesev, Oct. 12. The general More oi C. C. Ward of ths place was entered Wednesday night, probably -between 1 and 2 o'clock and a large .quantity of eating stuffs stolen. The break was made by way of a front window. The store contains the post-ofiice, and there in a large mail box placed on the front Ujndow. This box was pushed in and left on opening aiiout two feet high and a foot wide. Nothing wa taken ex cept food, which leads to the belief that the break might have been made by tramp-, but those interested in the mat ter claim to have no flue. Tim sheriff's department has the matter tjr inves tigation. - BEATH OF OLD CONDUCTOR. J. D. Stanley Dies Suddenly at His Home in Rutland. Rutland, Oct. 12. Jimn D. Stanley, aged 72, employed in tile construction de partment and as conductor of the Rut land railroad for 4u years, died suddenly at his home late, yesterday afternoon from heart trouble," He had been in de clining health for a year and was confined to the house Inst week. He wici better this week and, Je more heartily than usual yesterday. He was seated talk ing with his wife and daughter when ho began to tremble and died in a few minutes without a word, lie leave three sons and three daughters besides a wife. LITTLE PERFECT FRUIT. Apple Buyers Paying From ?1.00 to $1.80 a Barrel. Alburg Springs, (Vt. 12. Apple buy ers are in town and are pnjing from $1.00 to $1..)0 for No. 1 apples. Sinne of the farmers hive sold their crop . out right. While there Rre quantities of apples there is very little perfect fruit. Erattlcboro Population, 7,823. Unit tleboro, Oct. 12. - Figures of the special census In Brnttleboio, taken by the BnttleUiro Board of Trade, just made public, shows a population of 7,i2;t, The official census sin jears ago, gave population of 6,040. DISAPPROVE OF CONTRACTS Doctors Decide Against Re duction In Pees FROM FRATERNAL ORDERS Dr. D. C. Hawley of Burlington Elected President Today Place of Next Meeting Will Be St Jobnsbury Convention Closed Today. The registration of doctors in attend ance upon the nrtrrl . annual convention of the Vermont State Medical Society held in t his city yesterday and today reached the total of 307 this forenoon, and the number of visitors registering was 3-1. Today' session was taken up with the business and discussions which had become somewhat behind the sched ule, end this afternoon the party , took a special train to the granite quarries. On their return to Bane late this af ternoon the visitors will leave for their homes. Lost evening occurred the ails mud banquet and a reception, both of whieu were very pleasant functions. The house of delegates reported to the convention this- forenoon, and their report was accepted and adopted. . In this report is a clause which states that the Vermont Medical society disap proves of contract work for orders by physician except on rates the same as usually charged for treatment of pa tient. Tle annual dues of the society were raised one dollar, so that they will tie t.w dollars. The Vermont Medical Monthly, published at Burlington, was authorized to publish the recoids of the convention, the same as usual. ( St. Johnsbury will be the place of the next annual meetinjr to be held during the month of October. Oilieers elected today are as follows: President, Dr. D, C. Haw ley of Bur lington, who was recently president of the American Academy of Medicine. Yi president. Dr. C. W, Strobel of Rutland. Secretary, Dr. George H. Gorham of Bellow s Falls. Treasurer, Dr. B. H. Stone of Burling-' ton. Auditor, Dr. ,. H. Blodgett of SaXtons River. Delegate to the American Medical as sociation at Atlantic City, X. J., next June. Dr. J. Henry Jackson of Barre. Besides fleeting officers and transact - ing other busincs the convention de i nu-tl iW i Miit. today iu diwcHswimj di fcascs. During the forenoon a number of ! the wives were interested attendant of the session and seemed t take as much j interest in the discussions at their hus- Lands. j At one o'clock this afternoon a special j train was run to the quarries, the in ivitatioii being accepted by a large num ber of the visitors. 'Some went to Mont pelier this morning to visit the legis lature, and others intended to this af ternoon, had but that Isidy adjourned before they could get there. HAD GOV. PROCTOR V AS THEIR GUEST Doctors and Their Wives Held Delight ful Banquet Last Night Lieu tenant Governor Prouty Also Present. ' The doctors buried their memories of "pills, powders and patients" last night for fou hours while the participated in a banquet, served in the mrors of the Congregational church. There were 117 persons present, among whom were Gov enor and .Mrs. Fletcher D. Proctor and Lieutenant Governor and Mrs. George H. Prout y. IJie banquet had lieen ami' i pated with great pleasure and the reali- j.atum w commensurate. I lie tonst 1 master. Dr. W. 1.. Haven of Cliesier, was introduced bv the retiring president-, Dr. 1. I.. Chandler of Bane. J The responses were of mingled w it and wisdom and many were the hearty out hursts of laughter and appreciation over the sentiment expressed. Governor Proctor was the first called Umn. He said that it was his fondest, hope as a young man to become a physician, hut. bi- father after attempting to put, him through Iwo colleges decided the tiiiu bad come when he (the son) would be better off manufacturing marble tombstones. "So 1 am manufacturing niarbl tombstones today," remarked the speaker. Governor Proctor paid high tribute to the medical profession and particularly did he commend the members of the pro fession in Vermont. The doctor of Ver mont have done great things in advanc ing the public health of the state, and to illustrate his point he referred to the changed sentiment wfth which the people receive a quarantine: fifteen or twenty year ago they scoffed at and refused quarantine, now such a position is the exception. He referred to the slate laboratory of hygiene at, Burling ton nnd of the line work it is doing, f inally he spoke of the efforts for pure water supplies, "iloclaring it is the great est work the physicians have to do now. "The question of a pure water supply is all-important. The lime has come when you must handle it wit hout gloves. We imi.it nut tolernt. mtaminated wa ter supplies. There is no bettor way to advance this 'New Vermont' of which we bear than by having it advertised abroad that Vermont, is after pure wa ter and will have it." In conclusion Governor Proctor udmonisherl the physi cians to act fearlessly but thought fully in this matter, A brief congratulatory response o given by Lieutenant Governor Prouty, lifter which Dr. Horace I). Arnold of boston iqoke for "Our Ituests,'' ssying for otic thing that, Massachusetts was extremely glad of the work that Ver- j llioiif. is doing' tf 'tight tuberculosis, j "The Ladies" was the toa,st of Dr. 'D. C. Haw ley of Builington, and the speaker took the opportunity to con demn co-education in high school and colleges. He approached this' point of view by saying that, women are creep ing info business nnd industrial life and are thereby causing a revolution, not, alone in those spheres, but in the do mestic life as well. This state of af fairs he laid to co-education. : After the age of twelve years tho two sexes should be separated in their studies was his conclusion. . - ' Extremely good responses' were given bv the Rev, F. A. Poole of Barre on "The Parson nnd the Patient," S. Hoi lister Aackson ol Barre on "The Lawyer and the Patient"; Dr. W. S. Nay of Underbill on "The Vermont Practition er"; Dr.- A. Lawrence Miner of Bellows Falls on "Professional Lnijc," and Dr. V. S. Bryant of Ludlow on "A . Few Truths." . .... During me serving of the banquet Gilbertson's orchestra furnished music. The banquet was served by the. ladies of the Congregational chnrch, and was pronounced to be fine in every respect. Liming the postprandial exercises the lad ten were complimented several times. The menu was as follows: Cantaloupe , Bouillon . - Queen Olives Gherkins ('eerv ' k Boiled Cod,, Egg Sauce Saratoga ( hips Cucumbers Broiled Chicken, with Crurr.bs and Brown Gravy Riced Potatoes Squash Cold Tongue . Ham Tomativ Salad ' :: Hot Rolls Veal Croquettes, Green Pease Jce Cream Assorted Cakes Tea and Coflee Peaches .; .- L'ears Grapes RECEPTION TO GUESTS. Tendered at Rooms of Vincitia Club Last Evening'. Following the banquet the greater part of the people crossed the Square to the rooms of the Vincitia club in the Blanehard building, where the wives of the local fhysicians acted as hos tesses. The dub rooms were attrac tively decorated with palms, ferns and carnations, making; a very pretty scene. Mrs. M..L. Chandler,, Mrs. O. G. Stick ney and Mrs. ,1. W. Jackson of Barre and Mrs. .j. ji, Blodgett of Saxtons River received, while Mrs. W. E. Lazelle and Mrs. II, V. Braley of Barre introduced the guests. ' Light -refreshments were served bv Misses Grace Wort hern. Chris tin Reid and Marion Stickney. The time until nearly ..midnight, was spent enjoyable, opportunity Wing given for the forming of acquaintances. The Schuman quartette of this city sang three selections, and Gilbertson's orchestra played at intervals. , ELEMENTS UNFAVORABLE. But There Was a Good Attendance at Ladies of Clan Gordon Fair. The elements were decidedly against an auspicious opening of the third an antial fair of the Ladies of Clan Gordon last evening in the Pavilion, although there was a very good attendance, con sidering the bad . weather. The ladies have arranged very pretty booths in which to display their articles, for sale. eey have an especially elalsirate dis play of fancy articles, pictures and aprons, iiesid.-s all kinds of candy, flow ers and a rummage sale. The ladies in charge of the booths are: Fancy booth, Mrs. Bobert Digits and Ms. Lizzie i.ood; flower booth, Mrs. John Corskin, and Mrs. Alex. Clark; picture booth,' Mrs. James Adic, Mrs. William Scott and Mrs. Thomas Kcsson; apron booth, Mrs. Jonathan t arson. Mrs. Donald Blake and Mrs. James Coiitts; candy booth. Mrs. .Limes S.s Milne, Mrs. James CampWIl and Mrs. John Brittain v rum mage booth, Mrs. C. W. Luiug and Mrs. Alex Smith: ice cream booth, Mrs. lames Traser, Mr. Jean Milne and Mrs. Peter Brown; refreshment booth, Mrs. Donald McLeoil, Mrs. Allen Clark and Mrs, John Milne; pop corn stand, David Stewart and William Craig, A. 8. Bird, in behalf of the Chin Gor don ladies extended a hearty welcome to the company present ami spoke a good word for the ladies' order. He s;id that the order was in a very pros perous condition and doing much good work. - During the paf year they have initiated "'( into the order and have paid out some over $400 since their of ganizatioii in sick benefit funds to mem Iters. - The entertainment last evening was a minstrel show, given very success fully by eighteen young ladies. Miss Helen Jiihnon was the interlocutor nnd the coon songs, solos and duets were sung in a very pleasing manner. Their jokes and local hits were very good. At the close of the entertainment dancing was enjoyed until 11: riO o'clock- Music by Bali-holder's orchestra of five pieces. The dancing is in charge of Joseph Graham nnd Alex. Smith. The door prize was awarded to Miss Catherine Burke. An especially enjoyable ' pro ganuue has been arranged for this even ing, and Hhe ladies are hoping for a large attendance. The fair rnmmittee is composed of Mrs. William Johnston, Mrs. George Stewart, Mrs. Mary Angus, Mrs. George Williamson, ..Mrs. Lizzie Wood, Ms. lames I'raser, Mr. James Adie and Mrs. John Corskle. Fair Programme, For Friday night as follows: Song Miss Maggie Brown Song , I. J. McKenzie Highland Fling ,.'..., Miss May Carson Song ,.. Mrs, Geo. Troupe Duet Messrs. Ollivcr and Veale Mis Mary Walker, accompanist. Music for dancing by Batchelder's orchestra. A HAPPY COUPLE. MiT and Mis. Harlan C. Bond of St. i Johnsbury. St. Johnsbury, Oct, l2,Mr. and Mrs. f f nihil) C. Bond yesterday celebrated the 2'ith anniversary of their marriage, nnd in honor of the occasion entertained a family party at dinner, numbering about :J0. Mr. Bond is billing clerk lor tha freight department of the I'oltoli i, Maine company here. Mr. and Mrs. Bund have always been identified prom inently wn'ii the X.-E. O. P., in which he has held many offices j the I. t). 0. F. and Daughters of Bebekah, In the latter of which Mis. Bond was president last year, and she is also prominently identified iwth the Woman's club of this town. x HOME SICK LEGISLATORS Skipped Out After a Short Hour's Sessson NUMER OF NEW BILLS Most Important Is One Proposing' Reor ganizing of Vermont's Court Sys temUsual Gist of Game ..i Laws Being Poured ia. . I.J. Montpelier, Oct. 12. Vermont' law makers passed less than an hour in ses sion today and then adjourned for their over-Sunday vacation, and the members hiked it for the trains as fast as pos sible. The "bomsiek" feeling steals over -thern along about Thursdays and it be comes very pronounced by Friday morn ing. As long as they get mileage, they go home when the longing for home be comes powerful.'. .' , A considerable number of bills were,; laid before the House ill the short ses sion, only one of which is of great im portance. Mr. Nichols of Richmond would fix the fees for jurors in justice courts at 50 cents for the firet three hours and 15 cents an hour for each hour there after. -.' Mr. Clark of Xcwbury to en able towns : to purchase stoneeTtishara; by the same to prevent the pollution of the water of Wells rive. Mr. Evarts, of W'iuooski put in a bill to prevent, pollution of any waters. -The same man presented two other bills, one providing for the appointment of a state fair com--mission, and appropriating $1,000 for the purchase of the old "Constitution house" at Windsor. , Mr. X'oble of Berkshire would lengthen the open season on plover, garden quail and snipe fifteen- days. Mr. Sparks of Ripton wants to dose" the trout season still more by making the closed season from August 1 to May 15, and for lake fishing from September 1 to May 1. Another fish bill by the same man places a '-.ve-ineh limit on trout' Instead of six. ''''.''".''. , ' -. " ' . ( leanlinessiin milk cans is the aim of a bill presented by Hamlin of Corn wall. Mr. Can- of St. Johnsbury wants a new jail for Caledonia county. ; ; The court reorganization bill was in troduced by Mr. Senter f Montpelier. It provides for a Supreme court of five judges and stipulates the general terms. Then five Superior judges are to he pro vided for, these to "preside in the coun ty courts, each county having one of the latter. The salaries of the judges are left to be ixed by the legislat.ite as it sees fit. This bill is the outgrowth of the deliberation of the Vermont Bar association, which concludes that too much work is expected of the Supreme court judges in the present system.' - The last business of the Hou-e today wa the ordering to a third reading; , of the bill licensing creameries. UNDER THE GLITTER OF THE GILDED DOME The bill legalizing Barre City quad rennial apraisal for ' 1906 was passed by the House yesterday.. . The first death in the legislature death of a bill was that which pr jw .ed tHe publishing, of town meetings in newspapers. The State' House w-a shaken by a real earthquake yesterday, not by the falling of any heavy body in either branch of the legislature.'' Mr. Archibald of Manchester is after the fee system; he introduced n bill in the House yesterday making a tint com mitment fee of five dollars for ail partsv of the state. J r"'" TITe date of te adjourned annual meeting of tk-e Vermont Historical so ciety was today lived for Jiriday, Ko-: veinber 9, and "a joint resolution was adopted by the House granting the tisa of the hall oLthe House of Kcpresen- tatives on that evening for the anniver sary exercises. Public bearings will be given on Tues day evening, October Hi, en the liiil pro viding for weekly payment of wages by corporations and nrr Thursday evening, October 18. on the bill introduced yes terday by Mi. Cady of Middlebury re garding registration and licensing of au tomobiles and providing that towns may prescribe what, highways may be used by automobiles. Mr. Gibson of Brat t lehoin lias intro duced a bill providing for the union of school districts or towns for the pur pose of employing a superintendent of schools with the idea of skilled super vision, (he Ata'o to aid in the payment of $I,2.0 sivl.siies for said superinten dents; said union to continue three years unless dissolved by vote of two thirds of the towns forming the union. Slicht modification of the plan to meet need of school.-: in Grand Isle county. TALK 0FJTHE TOWN. On account of missing a train, !. E, Rodney was not able to go 'out on his delivery route yesterday. Harry Wells, of Essev. has filed a pe tition in bankruptcy, getting up that he has occupation. lie iuis linililities of $;.02 anil assets of $100, claimed exempt. Aaron Martin ( rane, the, author of "PiiHlit nnd Wrong Thinking and their Results'', is a native of Glover. Mr. Ctane i,s a former uewspaper man, ami I a Grand Army man. He arved in the, flint Vermont cavalry. ,0 ifwrsrmirMtmwfs-