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BAKEE, VT., TUESDAY, APRIL 16. 1907,
PBICE, ONE CENT
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Jj. Ji Ml jdj t
TAKES CHARGE
OF HIS CASE
Harry Thaw Directs Aove
meets From the Tombs
STATEMENT-ON THURSDAY
s
Further Announcement That No One
Connected With the Case Would
. Make Any Statement To-day
Evelyn Will Repeat Story,
New York, April 16. It is evident that
Hurry Thaw will take whole charge of
his own case. , When Attorney Feabody
left The Tombs this morning-, after
spending an hour with the prisoner, he
said: "Mr. Thaw authorizes me to say
that he will give out no statement until
ne.vt Thursday and that no one connect
ed with the case would make aud state
ment to-day." . ! ' .-.'.',
If another trial Is held, it has been
appteed that the same line of defense as
that used in the first trial will be fol
lowed. Evelyn Thaw will tell her story
again, but her testimony will be greatly
strengthened by documentary evidence
that was not used before. -.-.
This is the statement credited to law
yer Daniel, O'Reilly of Thaw's Counsel.
It has been reported that O'Reilly would
be the chief of the defense when the trial
is called again, but this report was not
confirmed, and it was even stated semi
officially that none of the lawyers who
oibViafced at the last trial had been dis
pensed with by Thaw. On the other hand
it was said that several of them had been
paid the stipulated fees, and while there
would not be a formal announcement of
their dismissal by Thaw, they would not
scappenr in the case. . ,
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TOOK FIVE SHOCKS
TO ELECTROCUTE HIM
Edward Sexton, Who Murdered Thomas
Mahaney Four Years Ago '
Was Executed This
i ; Morning.
Auburn, X. Y., April 16. Edward
Sexton, who was convicted of murder
ing Thomas Mahaney of Framington on
lne 23, 1903, was electrocuted at yie
Auburn prison at 6:15 a. m. Jritliough
a small, slight man he showed wonder
ful power of resistance and five dis
tinct contacts were necessary before lie
was, dead.
FRIENDSHIP SEVERED
BY LOVE FOR A GIRL
Two' Men Fought Duel To-day One Was
: Killed and His Opponent Then
' Committed Suicide. ,
New York, .April lfi. Friends until
they fell in love with the same girl, Yin
cen7o..and liuca Platidiano, fought a duel
at Park, L. I., to-day. Plandiuo was
killed and Cica committed suicide be
side liis friend's body.
HANGED FOR MURDER.
Henry G. Bailey Hanged at Weathers
field, Conn.
Mvealhcrsfleld, Conn., April 10.
Henry (J. liailey was hanged, at 12:05
this morning at" the stats prison for the
jjturdur of George H. GooJalo.
A DESPONDENT MAN
1 SHOOTS HIMSELF
Charles R. Bicknell of Jericho Center Lies
in a Critical Condition at Mary
Fletcher Hospital.
. ; Buriington, April 16. diaries R, Bick
nell of Jericho Center is at the Mary
Fletcher hospital suffering from a self
ihfiicted pistol wound Sunday night.
During a fit of despondency Bieknell fired
a rimt into the abdomen, and was found
by his wifo when she, returned from
church. The bullet passed through the
stomach and lodged in the intestines.
Bieknell was brought to this place early
yesterday morning. He is in a critical
condition.
886 CORPORATIONS
; HAVE PAID TAXES
Central Vermont" Railway Paid State
?28,535.71 In Taxes Yester
. day Afternoon. t
Montpclier, April 16. Vp' to laut
night, the time of expiration for the
payment of corporation taxes to the
state of Vermont unless the stale tax
commissioner and the state treasurer
t'Xtcnd the time, the state had received
at otal of 886 tax.es, of which 820 Were
for organized companies The lergest
railroad tax was that from t Ho Central
Vermont 'railway width paid yesterday
afternoon $2S,53.1.71 'for six monfhi.
Thet otal railroad taxes received is
$1)0,077.51. - ' . ; '
St. Johusbury announces that O'orge
Fred Williams of Boston, will accom
pany William J. Bryan there and speak
at Stanley's opera house while Mr.
Rryan delivers his nit address at
mother hall., Mr. Bryan will follow
N Mr. Williams at the opera house,
WUiJlBauMnAuu. jus... . ...... J'-
HERMIT'S WILL STANDS. 1
Some Relatives and Hungry Attorneys
Are Dissatisfied.
St, Albans, April 16. In the simple
entry made in Franklin county court
yesterday, in the will case of Iloyce A.
Smith, "certified back to probate court,"
there is brought to on end a contest be
tween numerous relatives who claimed
to be entitled to a sdiare of the property,
together with a grist of hungry lawyers,
who expected fat fees out of the estate
and the beneficiaries under tho will.
When Iloyce A. Smith, the eccentric
old hermit of Smith's Corners, saw his
end approaching about two year ago,
he made a will, in which among; other
things, he left the fine home farm to
his niece, Abbie Regan, and her bus
band. Robert A. Regan, who cared for
him during his latter days. He left the
Warner Home for Liitle Wanderer, m
tin's city; one thousand dollars in trust,
the interest and ineome only to be used,
The balance of bis property was to ne
divided among certain favored ablatives,
while some relatives were cut oil with
out a cent.
When the will was admitted in probate
and its provisions became known, gome
of the relatives who thought they had
not received their shore of trim estate,
at once began suit and litigation enough
was started to keep the case in court
for several years and use up the entire
amount of the estate. Ellis W. Foster
of Swanton, administrator of the estate,
saw the way things were drifting and
succeeded in getting the warring fac
tions together, out of the. reach of t heir
attorneys, and after going over Itbe case
in detail and showing them that by each
conceding a little, all would get a, fair
share, instead of having all of the $20,
000 spent in litigation. The ideas of
Mr. tester were agreed to by all and
the will is now back in Judge KeBlon's
office for distribution among the rela
tives. F0RAKER IS ATTACKED,
SO IS ROOSEVELT
At a Meeting of National Publicity Bill
Organization in New York Today,
0a Campaign Contribu
- tion Question.
'
New York, April 16. One of the In
teresting features of the meeting of
the national publicity bill organization
here today was the reading of a charac
teristically spicy letter from former
Senator William E. . Chandler of New
Hampshire. In tracing the history of
efforts to curb campaign eontributiona,
Chandler inferently charged Senator
Forakerewitn being a railroad sympa
thizer and intimated that Republicans
had purposely blocked legislation in
order to meet tho (exigencies of the last
campaign.
In opening the meeting Ferry Belmont
the chairman, said "Ie will occur to
many of us that if a distinguished gen
tleman now present (William J. Bryan)
should be nominated for president even
in absence of a national publicity law
I am sure t may safely say he would
insist that the national committee and
congressional campaign committee would
make public all their contributions and
expenditures."
CHELSEA.
,Mrs. C. Fletcher of Washington Is
caring for Miss Lou Jierry, who is suf
fering from tuberculosis,
Mr. 'and Mrs. John D. Sutton who re
side on the west hill are in Gaysville
where the latter is caring for her brother,
Mr. Waldo E. Perkins, who is ill.
John 1L Spriguu of East Drookfield
was in town Friday the guest of his
son, W. II. Sprague, leaving for Barre
city Saturday morning to visit another
son, Dr. E. G. Sprague of that city.
Stanley L. Simmons of Xew Haven,
Conn., came to town last week to visit
his cousin, Mrs. M. E. Hutchinson, and
will likely remain through the summer
and assist Mr. Hutchinson in the mill.
The sugarmnkers in this seel ion have
had an excellent run of sap since the
recent heavy snow fall and many of
them have been obliged to boil night
and day to keep the sap from wasting.
The qnalitty of sugar thus far made is
exceptionally good.
Leonard H. Bacon eame home from
Montpclier where he is attending school,
Wednesday night seriously ill and a
physician was hastily summoned who
found the patient Buffering fvom p
fRmdicitis but up to tho present time
it inn ot expected that an operation will
lie necessary.
, Mr. and Mrs. William T. Hood left
Friday morning for New York to visit
their daughter, Mrs. George J. Holmes.
They expect to be gone about two weeks
and during Mr. Hood's absence Arthur
II. Murry will be in charge of the drug
store and will be assisted by Miss
Carol Burgess.
The Rev. George E. Lake, who was
called to Haverhill, Mass., last week by
the serious illness of his mother, not
having returned there was no preach
ing service at the Congregational church
Sunday morning and many of, the par
ishioners availed themselves of the op
portunity to attend the Methodist
church and listen to the farewell ser
mon of Rev. L. X. Moody.
The teachers engaged for the schools
in town are as follows: No. 1, Miss
Martha L. Noyes; No. 2, .1. M. Corn
stock High, Miss Olive M. Hank; Gram
mar, Miss Grace G. Bacon; Inter
mediate, Miss Gertrude M. Bacon; Pri
mary, No. 5, Miss Florence Goodwin;
No. 7, Miss Jane A. Stoddard of Krook
field; No. 0, Miss Emma Hutch; No. It,
Miss Ida Longer; No. 15, Mis Laura
Fuller; No. 17, Miss Lcavanway of
Milton. A teacher for No. 8 has not
as yet been engaged.
News has been received of the death
of Charles G. Rolfc a native of Chelsea
and a resident of Staeyville, Iowa., on
March Mth. Mr. . Rolre was born April
2lth 1 4 cm the farm in the outhwest
part of the town now occupied by John
ISiirbank. Mr. Kolfe went to Wisconsin
66 years ago and has remained in the
wcs.it. He was married in 1807 to Miss
Frances Bobbins a sister of. William
Bobbins of this town and a daughter of
the late Philander Bobbins. The de
ceased is survived by ii wife and seven
THREATENING
FIRE IN BOSTON
Started by Explosion of Gun
Cotton on Atlantic Ave.
ONE MAN IS NOW MISSING
For a Time It Was Feared That the
Whole Central Wharf Would Be De
stroyedElevated Structure
Caught Fire.
) .
Boston, April 16. The explosion of
gun cotton in the basement of tho Howe
French company, dealer in explosives,
at No, 244 Atlantic avenue this morning
threatened the destruction of the whole
central wharf with tho. steamships
moored alongside and dozens of cars
laden with, merchandise. The flames
spread so-rapidly that ninny ve-sets
were towed into harbor ablaze.
The explosion blew off tho roof and
ignited many wagon loads of goods and
the surrounding buildings. Eight horses
had to be shot after they bad dragged
them blazing freight out of the fire .one.
The whole building occupied by the
Howe-French company and several small
cigar manufacturers was destroyed. The
fire was stopped when it reached No. S7
wharf. Ten men, who were mostly team
sters, we.: taken to the hospital suffering
from burns. One teamster, L.CroX'ker,
is missing. The elevated railroad rtrue
turS was ignited and the ft'. was extin
guished wl'.li dillicnlty. The fire was un
der control at 11 o'clock, after burning
an hour. The damage is estimated to
be $75,000.
GREAT LOSS AT MONTREAL.
Medical Building of McGill University
Destroyed.
Montreal, April 16. The medical build
ing of McOill university was practically
destroyed by fire thi morning, the loss
$500,000. The building was the largest
of the group of 'the university at rue
tunes. There was no one in the building
when tho lire started.
C0ES ON BUSINESS.
Although 93 Years Old J. E. Hunt of
Essex Junction Goes to Boston.
Essex Junction, April 16 1. E. Hunt
started yesterday, on a business trip to
Massachusetts and New Hampshire. He
was 'accompanied by hi father, Kleazer
Hunt, who has gone to pass some time
with hi daughter, Mr. H. C Richardson.
He celebrated his OHtb birthday yester
day and was feeling amply able to make
the trip. He gets in and out of a wagon
without help and wants no special pains
taken with his diet. He thinks the ma
jority of the American people kill them
selves,, few dying a natural dath.
MARSHFIELD.
Mrs. A. T. Davis, was in Montpelier
Monday. :
Miss Lizzie Pitkin virited friends in
town recently.
W. H. H. Mears was at home from
Montpclier, over Sunday.
Mrs. Kate Rosebrook is nursing in
the home of A. A. , Lyndi.
Marshfield creamery paid its patrons
33 cents per pound for March butter
fat.
The rank of "page" was conferred on
candidates on Monday night in the
order of K. of P.
Mrs, If. Iladlock is confined to her
bed by illness. Mis Olive Lamberton
is working for her.
Mr. and Mrs, A. A. Lymlcs are re
joicing over the birth of a daughter,
April 12th. Congratulations.
Rev. F. E. Currier goes to St. Johns
bury on Wednesday to attend confer
ence. It is hoped by all, that he will be
ablo to return.
A. E. Lamberton will celt at public
miction at his home, farm near the
village, his personal property, nnd some,
furniture on Thursday, April 25th. C.
N. Barber of East Montpclier, auc
tioneer, Don't forget the drama, '-Willowdnle,"
to be given tonight, and Wednesday
evening in Folsom' hall. , lie sure to
sen Miss' Hawy, one who imagines
things; Lem Hackett, an impromptu
detective and Oleander, who thinks life
i a joke. Tickets on sale at the post
office.
. WEST T0PSHAM.
Leo McClure was in East Btxrre Sat
urday. Benj. Chalmers is at home from Brok
field for a while., .
Hight Brothers commenced saving
lumber lat week,
D. E. Bagley returned from Massa
chusetts Wednesday.
Ernest Seaver.wife nnd child of Wash
ington visited at Oryille Cunningham's
Sunday. , ' -.-'. -
Mrs. Tt. R. Church is seriously ill
at her daughters, Mrs. Charles Heath,
at Grot on.
Sliss Martha K. Philbrook died at her
late home Tuesday, April 0th. at about
4 o'clock, of heart failure. Miss Phil
brook bus been a great sufferer frosn
Rheumatism for several years, brim;
unable to perform any work for seven
years. She; bus vixited in Bane and
Montpelier-several tiuics. She went to
bed as UMml Monday evening and wns
all right at 3 o'c!o 1I. She went to
sleep and never awoke, death being
calm and without ft struggle. The, fun
eral was held at the rhureh Thiirsiley
at 1 o'clock, Rev. Mr. Dexter olliciat-
intr
ERAKEMAN'S LONG JUMP..
Thirty-five Feet Into Chasm Done By
Arnold Woodbury, f
Rrattleboro, April 18. Arnold Wood
bury, a freight brake-man, Was perhaps
fatally injured at tho West, river bridge
Sunday night at about 9:30 by a miss
step. Woodbury . was tho head brake
man of a Boston &. Maine extra freight
train which, pulled out here with orders
to go north'- as far as Dummerston and
there side-track to let the passenger
train go past. Ihe engineer hod but
15 minutes to-make the distance and
after starting realised that the load was
too heavy to allow him to get there in
time and so decided to come back to
the local station and side-track there.
Woodbury was ordered? out to flag the
passenger train and the freight Parted
backward.
Woodbury was a new man on the road
and thought that as soon as he past out
from the iron work ot the bridge that
he was clear of. the chasm, forgetting
the trestle. He jumped from the
cabesve with his lantern and shot. a
distance of 35 feet, landing at the edge
of the river. Trainmen picked him up
unconscious, placed bin m the cabooe
and brought him to tho Memorial hos
pital here. Upon . examination there it
was found that be had three broken
ribs, an injured spine aud internal in
juries. His condition u critical.
' CANNOT EE DELEGATED.
Power to Have Charge of Vermont Im-
provement.
St. Albans. April Jo. The city coun
cil held a special meeting last evening
to hear the report of City Attorney
Wheeler on lhe resolution passed by
the council two weeks ago, "to see if
the city have the legal right to appoint
a committee of three as requested by
the committee of 13 to have charge of
the proposed permanent improvement.''
This resolution was in line w it h the one
adopted at the annual, city meeting in
March. Attorney Vhw!er'a opinion , is
that by the charter and ordinances all
matters relating to sewers are placed in
the hands of the city council, and that
anything relating to the same, requir
ing legislative action or judicial deci
sion, must be acted upon by the city
council alone and cannot be dMegated
to any person or comniiitee. lie fur
ther stated that in his opinion, the coun
cil has no legal right to delegate to a
committee of three or any other commit
tee, the powers requeste-i in the resolu
tion; and that if it did so, the funic
would be illegal and void. The opinion
was ordered spread ttpon the record.
BENNINGTON MEN
HURT IN RUNAWAY
Horace A. V&odman and Dennis Too
ney Were Driving When
Wagon Lurched into
' '. A Rut - ,
Bennington. April 1(5. Undertaker
Iloraeo A. Woodman and Dennis Too
mey, an. assistant, received teiious in
juries yesterday wlui "driving out of
the 0I4 cemetery at Bennington Center.
,The wagon went into a rut and Too
mey was thrown from the scat under
the horses' feet. Woodman grabbed the
reins as Toomey fell, and tho hor.es, a
young pair, had started to run when
the reins broke. Th wagon struck. an
elwtrio light pole, throwing Woodman
out also.
He was unconscious when picked up
ftnd taken to a physicians oflice, where
he was worked on over an hour.
Doctor attended him all the afternoon-and
last night hi condition was
not much improved. It. has not yet
been decided how badly he ' is hurt.
Toomey had his bead badly cut and one
ami badly etraincd. The horses were
not hurt.
HIGH SCHOOL BOYS REBEL
And Are Refused Appropriation for Base
Ball Team.
Rutland, April lfi. The local board of
education have refused to make the
usual appropriation for the support of
the Rutland high school bae ball team
because the boys will not submit their
schedule of games to Principal S. 11,
Erskine. It became known yesterday
that at their last session the school com
missioners voted to give the athleticas
wiation $125, which, is a much Inrger
sum than usual. After the vote had
been taken Mime of tho base ball team
appeared before the board and Manager
Wayne Temple stated that he had not
submitted the schedule as previously in
structed by the boaTd because it had not
been customary to da so other years.
Tho appropriation resolution was im
mediately tabled.
Now the boys threaten to organize an
independent team so thet they can use
some outside players yet carry out near
ly the same schedule. For two years the
athletic rules have been rigid and not
to the liking of the boys.
FREIGHT YARD BLOCKED.
Swanton Merchants Thoroughly Put
Out at Cential Vermont,
Swanton, April 16. Tho Canada Atlan
tie yard continues blocked with cars.
About a week ago nn attempt was
made by the railroad people to clear the
yard out and 20D cars were token out,
but the yard immediately tilled tip and
is as bad s ever. The business men are
thoroughly disgusted with the pretended
service of te Central Vermont, Practi
cally all Boston merchandise now comes
here oven the Boston & Maine and the
St. Johnsbury & Lake Champhiin road.
The service on this route is excellent, the
time from Boston of heavy groceries not
exceeding four days as against one
month or more from Burlington.
PAIR OF HORSES KILLED
At a Dangerous Crossing at Smith's
Crossing.
Swanton, April lfi A pair of homes
owned by Hermon Aseltine, were struck
yesterday afternoon by the locomotive
of passenger train No. 0, northbouml,
at the Smith Cros.ring and killed. The
t 'i in over an hour bite.. Mr.-Ael-Ihie,
Mho eseape.l injury, was engaged
in teaming for D. Noyes Burton. This
is cotisidei ed t'n exceedingly bail cross
ing as a train cannot be seen coming
from the south and the highway drops
tpiite shnrply to tho railroad from both
duet turns.
WANT DALEY
FOR MANAGER
Intercity Directors to Aake
'.- Proposition to Him
AT REDUCED FIGURES
They Will Start at Once to Prepare the
Grounds at Intercity : Park in
Readiness for Opening of the
InterstateLe ague.
The board of directors of the Intercity
Base Ball a,ociation met in this city
last night and voted to engage A. W.
Dalejof Montpelier as manager of the
team for the season if he can be had at
their figures, paley will be seen to-day
by the directors as soon as he returns
from Manchester, N. H., where he hat
been a.-sisting in arrangingg the schedule
and it will probably be settled this" even
ing whether he will lie the manager. It
is thought that be will accept the place
when Lester Greene talks with, him. . s
Daley is familiar in Northern League
base ball, having been manager for the
Intercity association for, two years, the
last, year turning out a championship
team, and as manager for Ottawa last
year. Prior to tho forming of the
Northern League he was interested in
base ball around St. Albans. If he takes
the management of "the Bai-re-Montpelier
team this summer it will have to be at
figures to correspond with what is to be
paid the players, and there'll be no fab
ukmsuna paid the players, as the $1,000
salary limit will not allow it.
' The ' question of raising the $ 1,000
which is necessary to have to start the
season was discussed at considerable
length by the directors. The association
has about $400 worth of stock yet un
sold and this will be put on the market
and the rest will be raised by aubscrip
tion." It was voted to hire a man at
once to go to work on the ball grounds
and get it in shape.
Burlington Players Picked.
Manager "Jack" Leighton of the Bur
lington team has already picked twelve
player and has several others under
consideration. The players engaged are
Richard Burns of Ashland, Mass., Charles
Dobbins of Nashua, pitchers; H. L. Bow
kef of Maiden, Mass., Stephen Cabalin
of Winchester, Mass., John Delaney of
Jamaica Plains, Mass., and I). V, Wat kins
of s Roxbnry, Mass., catcher; John R.
Shaw of Ronton, first base; Thomas Mc
Nillis of Waterbury, Conn., second base;
Louit E. Fisher of Lynn, Mass., third
base; John J. Lyons of Roxbury, Mass.,
short slop; Jeffrey Cantwell of Ieomins
ter, Mas., Fmest McBride of South
Framingham, Mas., and Robert O'Neil
of Woonsocket, R. I., infiehlers.
The players will report to Mr. Leigh
tori in Manchester, May 1, and the reg
ular league season will open May 11.
1 Mr. Leighton is enthusiastic over the
out took for the league and says that
he believes the admission of tho Bur
lington and Barre-Montpclier teams
means increased interest owing to the
rivalry between the clubs of the two
states.
. The East Manchester Team.
Kii.-t Manchester announces the sign
ing of the following players; 1'itchers,
James M. Grady of Lawrence, J. J. Grady
of Granville, N, Y., Greenwood of Meth
uen, Corey of Kingston; catcher. Len
non of Providence, Ryan of North Brook
field and Connie O'Brien of Manchester;
infield, Browne of East Douglass lb, Pur
ringtou of Philadelphia 2b, Bargus of
Rockland, Mass., 3b, Tim Hurley of Man
chester. . s.; outfield, Morrissey of Hyde
Park, VKVrthy of Maiden, Tom .fen
nings of Manchester.
DEATH OF FATHER LANE.
Fair Haven Priest Had Been 111 Since
Last August.
Burlington, April 16. The Rev. Henry
Lane, pator of St. Mary's ehuoeh at Fair
Haven, died yesterday morning at the
Fanny Allen hospital after a several
months' illness with heart disease. The
body will le taken on the noon train
to-day to Fair Haven, where the funeral
will be held to-morrow.
Father fane was born in Ireland in October,-1S40.
He was a .student in All
Hallows college. Dublin, and was obtain
ed there June 23, 1800, and was at once
assigned to the diocese of Burlington
as assistant to Monsignor Cloarec, then
rector of St. Mary's Cathedral, lie Mas
assistant from l'f0 to 1874. when he
was appointed pastor of St. Michael's
church at llrattleboro. In 1SS0 be was
appointed 'assistant to St. Peter's parish,
Rutland, where he remained six years.
He was pastor of St. Mary's church, Mid
dlebury, fwm J'fSfi to IS92, was pastor
of the Poult ney church and missions
from 18U2 to 1S0S end was pn.itor of St.
Mary's church at Fair Haven until his
death. '
He was taken ill last August mid was
taken to the hospital in September. The
Rev. M. S. O'Donnesl was appointed as
assistant to that parish in December
and has since been stationed there.
Father Lane was one of the bHiop's
consult er and was one of the first of
the Catholic clergy in zeal and ability.
RESIGNS EDITORSHIP.
Mason A. Green Is to Leave the Rutland
' . - Herald.
Rutland, April 18. The announce
ment that Mason A. Oreen, for in years
connected with the Rutland Daily Her
ald find its managing editor for seven
years, had severed his connection with
that paper, was received vrith genuine
regret in this city, where he luis a
wide circle of friends and acquaintan
ces. Mr. Green's lesignntion is doe to
a. desire to ohtiiin a much needed re-tt
nnd to enable him to devote more time
to other literary work. For the present
hit will remain in this city. 'H ere has
been 110 announcement as yet regarding
hiti aui:cesor,
CLOSING MARBLE QUARRIES.
1
Columbian Company Discharged a Large
Number of Men Also.
, Rutland, April 16. The Columbian
Marble Quarrjing company has closed
another section of its mills and dis
charged a largo number of men, includ
ing mill hands and quarrymen. The
company has abandoned-the large "um
brella quarry" at Wcit Rutland and the
old Columbian quarry at Proctor. The
compaity'a traveling men have also been
called in. While a receiver of the com
pany admitted that these facts were true
he said that he could not state what the
next move would be.
In reply to a question as to why the
"umbrella quarry" was abandoned the
receiver said that the quality of mar
ble which was being quarried there was
poor. He also stated that borings which
had recently been made proved that there
is plenty of good marble there but that
it would cost a considerable '' sum to
reach it and that the receivers did not
feel that they could continue to spend
the creditors' money. 'Hie machinery at
West Rutland will be shipped to Rutland
as soon as practicable. .-.
LOST HIS HAND
UNDER A WHEEL
Edward Reynolds Received Painful In
jury at. Jones Brothers' Com-
. pany Thia Fore- 1
noon.
Edward Reynolds, a machinist em
ployed at Jones Bros, company's plant,
lest-. practically all his left hand while
working about the, traveling derrick
this forenoon. The wheel of tho derrick
ran ', over the hand and mangled the
member so badly that: the four fingers
were amputated and part of the hand,
having the thumb.! The man was taken
to the Emergency hospital, where Drs.
Miller of the hospital and M. L. Chan
dler performed the operation. After
recovering from the effect of the anaes
thetic the patient was removed to his
home off Washington street.
MAY PUBLISH IN . BURLINGTON.
Postal Rate Regulations Will Hit Mont-
real Papers Hard.
Burlington, April 16. It seems quite
sibie that editions ot La I'resse ana
La Partrie, Montreal "papers, may be
printed in thi city as a result of the
new postal regulations whereby news
papers crossing the Canadian line are
taxed four times the former, postal rates.
Representatives from the papers have
canvassed this city and nearby- cities,
where tjiey have large subscription lists,
and find that their rc-adais will not stand
for an increase in' the price.
Thus the only .. way out of the dif
ficulty seem to" be the construction of
a plant on this side of the line, in which
ease Burlington is considered", the most
available location. n ... '
Change of Location. 1 "
Edson Bros., electricians, have m vve-1
their place of business from Pearl street
to corner of Main and . Keith avenue,
under People's bank, where they will
be pleased to see all persons in need of
their services. , :
TALK OF THE TOWN.
Muslin waists $1.19 at Abbott's.
C. R. Wood went to Groton this af
ternoon on a busines trip.:
Bom, April 10, to Mr. and Mrs. Joseph
Gervasi 01 4 Fom street, twin boyi,
W. IT. Harrison of the Harrison
Granite company of New York is iu the
city on business.
There will be a rehearsal for St.
Monica' choir this evening at 7:30
o'clock in the vestry.
Mrs, Julia D. Ciimmings of St. Paul,
Minn., is visiting at the home of , J. C.
Griggs of Summer street.
A. MeCulIoek and John McLco.1 left
today for -Miles City, Montana, where
they will work on a'sheep ranch.
W. H. Harrixon of the' Harrison Gran
ite company and James Ingram of New
York aie in the city on a business visit.
Frank Jackson went to White River
Junction this afternoon, where he -will
attend an Odd Fellows meeting this
evening.
Mis. James Canton returned yester
day after a three months' visit with
relatives in Washington Courthouse and
London, Ohio.
Among the arrivals at the City hotel
today are II. II. -Woodward, F. Went
worth, I. M. FroM:, Boston; P. E. Mc
AulilTe, Burlington; Joe Bolles, St.
Johnsbury.
The gas company will this year limit
the time in which free ranges will be
given away to May 1st, so if you pro
pose putting in a gos range for the
coming summer it will pay you to Bee.
to it at onoo . . . . .
A meeting of the Clan Gordon, No. 12,
Quoiting club vill lie held in the ( lun
room in Eastman block cm Wednesday
evening at 7 o'clock p. m. "Important
communication from Hartford, Conn.
All those interested are requested to be
present. James W, Gould, sec. .
Notice to Toot Sharpeners.'"' A regular
meeting of tool sharpeners No. 2
branch, Granite Cutters' International
association "will 'o held in their hall,
Nichols' block, 011 Wednesday evening,
April 17, 1907, at 7 o'clock. Important,
every member be present. Jas. .Mutch,
secretary, , .
The laws require that each taxpayer
shall on the lt dsy of April properly
fill out and return to the listers an in
ventory. If he does not, the listers
shall ascertain as best they may the
amount of taxable property including
pedis and double the same. The listers
have given more notice than necessary.
All thoe who do not within a reason
able time give in their inventories will
bo doubled according to law.
Negotiation are ptactieally complet
ed with the Vermont ix-iety of lioston
whereby the only complete net of pic
tures of Vermont's govornors will be
secured for exhibition at the Jamestown
Tercentennial Exposition. .
T0SPREADTHE
"LET ALONE"
Granite Cutters Start Further
Movement Against Trolley
ON HALF FARE AGITATION
At Meeting of Union Last Evening Pre
. vious Action of Mass Meeting Was
Upheld and Committees Ap-
pointed to Interview Others, -' .
Barre branch, Granite Cutter Inter
national union, held a largely attended
meeting in. Miles hull lust evening and
discussed the position 'of tho Barre &
Montpelier Power and Traction company,
in withdrawing the half far (2 cents);
tickets for use on certain cars. The agi
tation to get the -tickets back on' sale
has thus far resulted in no action' by
the company, and the oompany was rap- -ped
rather hard for their failure. AfteO
the situation had been discussed quite
fully a unanimous vote was taen to
back up the action of a union m-ass meet
ing held at the opera house some weeks
ago, at. which it was decided, in t&e lan
guage of the motion, to "let the road en
tirely alone."
' Furthermore, a .-eommittee was ap
pointed last everting to interview the
Barre Merchants' association aud the .
Granite Manufacturers' association, to in
form them of the action of the meeting
and to secure co-operation in their ef
forts to get the return of-the lhalf-fare
tickets, in fact,, all the unions in the
city have been notified by the secretary
of the Central Labor' union tlwit if their
regular meetings do not fall during thlsj
week that they call special meetings to
take up the ticket business, A3 a result '
several special meetings have been al
ready called. The ' barber will meet
Thursday evening. The tool" sharpeners
will hold their regular meeting Wednes
day evening, when some action will.be
taken. ' - :
The half-fare tickets were taken off
about January, first, following the pass
ing of a law, which the company de
clared would have it liable for discrim
ination if the reduced rate tickets we.ro
cont inued. Several meetings between tho
directors of the company and represen
tatives; of the union bodies were held
but there was no approach to settle
ment from the viewpoint of the union.
Then the latter appealed to. the state
boaid of railroad commissioners for an
opinion as to whether or not the salo
of the half-fare tickets would be 'con
strued as discriminatory. The eoramis
sionersi responded that if the rates were ,
posted, as the law required, and if any
body could present the half-fare tickets
in the particular car it would not be
discrimination. , . :
FOR SLUGGING PACETTI.
Gniseppi Biasoni Was , Arresterd This
Forenoon By Deputy Slayton. ,
A man named Guiseppi Biasoni was
arrested at about eleven o'clock thU
forenoon by deputy sheriff Slayton on
a warran issued by grand juror Davis
charged with a breach of the psace, the
said breach consisting of a slugging
match with John Paeetti last evening
over some unknown difference of opin-,
ion.
Biasoni got word In some way that
the minions of the law were upon his
track and tried to dodge them but was
finally located at South Barre where he
was arrested. He pleaded guilty in
city .court this afternoon to breach of
the peace and another hearing was call
ed at 2:30 to allow the court to hear
witnesses to determine what sentence
to impose. , .
' HAVE MOVED TO BARRE.
Marble and Granite Dealers to Start C
Business.
Northfield, April 18. Charles . Rartfln
and James Hays have moved to Barre,
where they will engage in the retail
marble and granite business, both ' be
ing practical men at the business. They
have moved their families to that city,'
The flat vacated by them in the Mayo
block, has been rented by Mr. and. Mrs.
M. Casbcn, who moved into it yester
day. - ,
DEATH DUE TO HEART DISEASE. ';
E. A. Laughlin of South Barre Passed
Away Yesterday Afternoon.
Edward A. Laughlin of South Barre
died of heart disease yesterday afternoon
at 1:45 o'clock. His age was 61 years.
He is survived bv a widow and one son,
Ellsworth. The funeral will.be held from
his late home Wednesday afternoon at
t o'clock. ', -
Married at Montpelier Today.
Miss Jessie McLean and Murdo M.
Campbell of this city were married this
morning at .Montpelier. , Mr., Campbell
is a granite cutter and is employed at
the Bonnyman sheds. , - " '.
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EAST MONTPELIER.
J. L. Robbins and John Buck went to
Marshtleld last Wednesday to attend
an auction.
Dr. C. N. Barber of Barre was In town
recently dehorning a lot of cattle for
some of the farmers. .
If. M. Farnham started again last
Saturday night for Chicago after
another'car load of horses.
Clinton Cutler and Mrs. Belle Olm
slead went to Joe Harriett's in Plain
field Monday of this week to a big
suit ring olf.
Mrs. Fred Townsend is now able to
lie about the house amf young Paul
Herman Towneiid, who so lately ar
rived is growing rapidly and doin well.
Mrs. Belle Olmstead of Caluii has:
leeu at F. . lowiwcuii'a several weeks, .
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