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' t ) THE TIMES ilj)lLaiLa.JLd VOL. XINO. 73. BAIiEE, VT., SATURDAY, JUNE 8, 1007. PRICE, ONE CENT PUT ORCHARD ON THE RACK la Attempt to Shake His Testimony at Bois A10RE CRIMES REVEALED Strongest Assault on Hia Connection With Events Beginning With Ex plosion of Vindicator Mine Traffic With Other Side. , Boise, Idaho, Juno 8. Counsel for Wm. D. Haywood continued their at tack on the testimony of Harry Orchard at both sessions of the trial yesterday. They made their "strongest assault on the witness's connection with events btginning with the explosion in the Vin dicator wine and ending with the earlier meetings between him and the leaders ' of the Western Federation of Miners in Denver. To the extent that traffic with "the other side" in tha war be tween labor and capital in Colorado discrediting the witness. Moro crimes, (treat and small, were added to Orchard's record. Tho Cripple Creek woman with whom, he committed bigamy had three sons. Orchard stole high grade ore from a messmate; he Btole two cases of powder from tho Vindicator mine; h stole powder to make one of the bombs thrown into the Vindicator coal pile and he lied. Tho defense endeavored in various ways to throw doubt and improba bility around Orchard's whole Vindi cator mine story and the alleged con nection of W. F. Davis and William Easterly with tho affair and the cir cumstances under which Orchard testi fied that he met Mover and Haywood and was paid for the commission of crime. It also tried to discredit Or chard's story that ha was sent back to Cripple Creek with unlimited credit and orders to commit any act of vio lence that he cared to. They confronted Orchard with Eastl - o s.rOwney Barnes and paved the way fur contradiction by them of the a1! ory told: by Orchard. Several times .(luring the day they paved the way for controversion of his testimony on ma i terisl points. , BEAR TIES UP RAILROAD. Scares Telegraphers Who Had Her Offspring. Ogden, TJtah, June 8. A mother bear In quest, of:. her young yesterday tied up the Kemnwre division of the Union Pacific Railroad svstem. Incidentally she kept two operators at Bryan, Wyo., ; prisoners in their sleeping apartments for hours, while angry trainmen swore si having to stop at a place -where stops ire not scheduled. A newly arrived tfkgrapher foolishly Invented In two cibo the offspring of the mother who f.r days hunted high and low for her offspring. A a last hope she peeped into the bunk-house of the operators, vho fartmmtely had seen her coming, snd hastily had proceeded to bar the door which ld into the station. Mother Itar growled a little, but seemed eon tmt to wait, eveidently not thinking tint a great ruilroad might need the as sistance of the operators in pushing tans-continental trains through. 1A freight train crew not seeing the tmaphore in ; place started to investi pte. They found the operators waiting fc be rescued; With the assistance of fcree hundred Greeks, who were in work rs up the road a short distance, the mother bear was driven off after having disarranged the schedule of Mr. Harri ran's railroad for hundreds of miles last and West. fORAKER'S NAA1E HISSED BY BUCKEYE DRUMERS fej,ct to Mayor's Statement That He v Should Be Next President. Dayton, 0., June 8. Mayor Wright, fe welcoming the convention of Ohio United Commercial Travelers yesterday, liid that Senator Forakcr should be the test president of the United States. Immediately there were hisses and , nf the traveling men left tu Imll When the mayor said that Forakcr ns one 01 me K,Paiet statesmen 01 the country there were more hisses. PRICE OF AN EAR $150. Compromise in Dragon vs. Fitts Under stood at That Figure. iliddlehury, June 8. In .Addison unty court yesterday arguments were Biade in the case of George L. Beonian n. Clinton W. Tisdale by James B. Don--sy for the plaintiff and Ira II. La- n.... tnr the defendant. Tho iiirn rert. i4 1 verdict that the ftpfVmitfltit Tvftn Ht!!l ' -' ' - -"V liiilty of tl,e negligence charged ana Hvetho plaintiff $100 damages and his l'-ta. The next case for trial was that ot urge Dragon vs. Arthur Fitts, in ..- 1. rtHHiromi.( Wfla l-ptpliel an.1 tt turn vi....r A understood that the terms of (.eltlo-i.-nt include a payment of $150 to Dra thn I,? the defendant for the loss of affon's ear- 'N0 fMieB being ready for htirine yesterday afternoon the jury- ii i were excused until two o'clock Mon- S afternoon ana at 2:45 qciock the ciVfc took a recess until that time. . I : SMNDARD OIL LOSES VVNOTHERLEGAL POINT Felell Court Overrules Exceptions to . I Government's Complaint. St. Paul, Minn., June 8. The United Ftiifs circuit court yesterday overruled the eFCptions to the complaint of the Government against the (Standard Oil coiruii'lif. The dfr'-"'aiifs w"erp granted huve to answer pvti"" V'",1"11 wnicn - ceptionsweie 'ca. . WILL PUSH KNOX BOOM THROUGHOUT THE EAST Friends Think He Will Get Part of New - York Delegation. Washington, June 8. Now that-Senator Knox has received the indorsement of the Republican convention of Pennsyl vania for president, his candidacy will be pushed actively in other states, ac cording to Representative Henry Burd Cassel of the Oth Pennsylvania district, one of the prominent Republicans of the delegation, who wag in Washington yes terday. Mr. Cassel predicts that Senator Knox will get strong support in the, east, in cluding part of New York's vote, and also strength in New England, Dela ware and perhaps New Jersey. Taft is weakened, accordingg gto Mr. Cassel, because ho stands for tariff re vision, while Knox does not. AMERICANS DROWN. Victims of a Boating Accident on the Thames Thursday. London, June 8. Two Americans, G. Otto LltifJtch, who resided -at Freeport, L, I., and whose place of business was at 43 Broadway, New York, and Mrs. E. M. McLean of New York, were drowned in the Thames near tliveden Thursday afterrwon while boating. Their bodies were taken to an inn and remain ed there unidentified over night. It appears that Mr. Elterich and Mrs. McLean took a train , for Maidenhead Thursday afternoon and engaged a boat for a row on the Thames. A boat man overheard Mr. Elterich call his companion "Molly" and it was noticed that the for mer wag not a skilled oarsman. He ran his boat against the roots of a tree and shouted to his companion: "Jump! the boat is filling with water," They both jumped into the river and sank in ten Act of water. The body of Mrsv McLean was goon recovered, but that of Mr. Elterich was swept away and was not found until late in the af ternoon. Among his effects at the Hotel Imperial were papers marked: "Deliver to Henry Guinard in the event of my death." Mrs. McLean is believed to be a widow. The bodies are- awaiting claim ants. GIVEN UP AS DYING, DOCTOR LIVES 40 YEARS Said to Have Cured Tuberculosis By Swallowing Crude Oil. Chicago, June 8. Forty years after two physicians had given him up as hopeless victim of tuberculosis and had declared that his death was a matter of only a few hours, Dr. Marvin Chapin died this week at the age of 8fl. Soon after he was pronounced beyond human aid forty years ago he went to the oil fields of Oliio and roughed it. It is asserted, in this connection, that he cured himself by swallowing crude, oil. Dr. Chapin came to this cut in 1S7 and taught a Presbyterian Sunday school class for twenty years. A DEADLOCK AT ALBANY. Two Branchas at Odds Over Appoint ment. Albany . Y., June 8. For the first time in recant years the senate and assembly are in state of complete dead lock. Adjournment ha been indefinitely postponed and the members of the as sembly have gone home until Monday night. At that time they will pass their own apportionment bill and send it to the senate. After that the two bodies will appoint conference committees and newn egotiationa will take place, but the prospect of a long tie-up are bright. Senator Tullr, chairman of the senate committee, said this morning: "I am sorry to say we are as far apart as ever," he added, "the chances of the senate surrendering are about one to a hundred." Governor Hughes has declined to enter into any negotiations with the assembly holding himself bound oy his -stand aud acceptance of the senate plan. No one maintains that there is any superiority of the Wadsworth plan over the sennte plan in any political or constitutional phase. The whole question at issue is that of the personal fortunes of the Wadsworths. BIG THEFT LAID TO BOOK KEEPER Police Say Dohm May Have to Account for $25,000 Woman Cashier Held, Too. New York, June 8. Thefts agiregat ing $35,000 by means of false checks will be brought to light according to the detectives bureau by the arrest of August Dohn, 30 years old, for 14 years past a trusted employe of S. Bautnen and Brother, furniture dealers in this city. Other arrests were expected yes terday. Lieutenant Rtransky, the officer who made the arrest, said the prisoner at tempted in shoot himself when placed i under arrest. , VERMONTERS TO SPEAK. Several on Program For Educational Meeting at Montreal. Providence. R. I.. June 8. Several Vermont era are down for places among the iipeaicers at me seventy-sevenin minimi convention of the American Institute of Instruction af Montreal July 1-4. The president, Walter E. Ranger, of this city, is himself a Ver nmPother sneakers will be John L. Alger, principal of Vermont academy, Saxtons Riverj Mathew H. Buckham, president university ot ermont, Juir liiwstmi: Mason S. Stone, stiitn superin tendent of education, Montpelier, who is to have chnrge or tiie department ol iiiiliistnal eiiiicuuon hi uie convention; Charlea IT. Rnooiier. president) Norwich university. Noithfield; Frank I Greene, editor, ilia .Siessenger, M. Aiiians; r inrlo TI. Mnncll. inincinal. state nor- t. m ai iinnl. Iluniliilnii : Edward IX Col lins, principal, atnte noruiul school, Jolinsou. S.H.S. SENIORS ARE READY Commencement Exercises to Come Next Week PRIZE SPEAKING FIRST Alumni Concert and Dance Wednesday Evening Promises to Be a Pleasant Social Evene Graduation Jfriday Night .' ' Next week the local commencement season is inaugurated by ..Spaulding high school seniors. The first public event of tho week will be tho prize speaking contest at tho opera house on Tuesday evening. Wednesday evening the annua'l alumni concert and ball will b given in Woodmen's hall, to which the public is invited. The seniors have Thursday af ternoon for fheir special exercises at the opera house, it being class day. The same evening the alumni will give their annual banquet. It will be held this year in the vestry of the Congregational church, and it is hoped and expected that the alumni will gather for this good time. The senior class has been invited to participate. The crowning event of the week will be the graduating exercises at the opera house Friday evening, with the presen tation of diplomas to the das of 1907. The wind-up of the week will be the farewell reception to the seniors in the school chapel, given by the other three classes of the school. The leading social event will he the concert and ball on Wednesday evening. Whittier's orchestra will play and rwe sent the following concert: Overture In Beauties Bower .Bendix Le Secret Folk a ...Haiel Mr. Forsel Zug du Frauen, from Lohengrin Wagner Grandma Trio for violin, cello and piano Al rresco Hubert (a) Le Pliers Schubert (b) Mennel t Mozart Mr. Whittier Selection from the Gingerbread Man Moant ONE GRADUATION. Montpelier Ninth Grade Held Exercises Last Evening. Montpelier, June 8. Th graduating exereiwM of the Oth grade of the. high school were held last evening in the Eet State street auditorium. The pro gramme included prayer by the Eev. L. F. P.eed and several choruses bv raemlwrs of the clas. Florence Perkins recited The Sieepiug Sentinel," Fav Carpenter, "Lilly Hervosse'a P.ide," ond Bertha Lind say, "The Lit tie Black i.yed Kelwl,' Rowland Robinson's "Gran'ther Hill's Pa'tridge" was recited by Gardner Will ison and Caroline Warren gave "From a Far Country. A declamation from "The Crisis" was given by Edward Sherburne and the welcome to the school was ex tended by I'erley Pitkin, president of the cluss of 1910. Certificates of grad uation were then presented by Supt. F. J. IJrownscombe. ine programme, closed with tho presentation of the musical play "Bonnybell." lliere wero as eenoiars to leave tne nth grade. MT. WASHINGTON SNOWBOUND. A Fall of Two Feet Reported Yester day. Lancaster, N. II., Juno 8. A report has reached here that a remarkably heavy snowstorm prevailed on the auin ruit of Mt. Washington Thursday. The report stated that two feet of snow had fallen and that the t wind was blowing a hurricane. HAD SUGAR ON SNOW. Sugar Party at Cutler's Corners Last Evening. Harry Hut chin gave a snrar party to friends at his home at Cutler's Corners last evening, at which sugar on snow was served. The snow wan secured in Mr, flntchina' yard, where, it is asserted, ig gtill several feet deep. TALK OF THE TOWN, raul Scnmptnl went to Boston on busi ness this morning. 11. I. Tanner returned yesterday from a visit in Burlington. Dr. Burt Page of Randolph was in the city on business to-day. Alfred Henry returned last night from a few days' visit in Boston. O. Gilbert of Granitcviile went to Bos ton to-day on a business visit. W. A. Perry and Dwight Cutler went to Boston to-day on ft business trip. Peter Finnignii went to Whitehall, N. Y., to-day for a visit with relatives. - Mrs. J. I. Stone of Cabot is visiting at the homo of C. A, Heath of Washing ton iitreet. L. B. Kelson went to Marshliehl yes terday for a few days" fishing at Nig gerheud pond. Prof. Parker Leach leaves the city Monday for a lengthy trip among the northern trout waters. The Ministers' Monday club will hold its annual meeting and picnic at Cale donia park on June 17th.. Mrs. C. S, Andrew and her mother, Mrs. Dewey, went to Richmond this morning to upend the day with relatives. Large vaiicty of all kinds of fresh tish to-dav ut City Fish Maiket, as we were unable to get our flnh in time for smoking. Tho quarterly conference of the Ver mont Spiritualistic association will be held in Montpelier June 1", ami 3fl, am! the principal speaker will be Mrs. Ef tic L Chapman of Lynn, Mass. W. P. Smith, who left MVmtpelicr three years ago for Seattle, Wash., re turned' to 'that city last night-for a ten days' visit. IU tells of the wonder ful growth of Seattle during ths pa-t few years. TURNS GODDARD DOWN. St Albans High School Wants 'Em to Get a Reputation. St. Albans, June 8.- The claims of Goddard seminary to the Vermont pre paratory school Itase ball championship nas been observed with surprise by the St. Albans high school. Goddard semi nary has evidently overlooked the fact that while they were beaten by Mont plier high school by a score of 3 to 2, St. Albans high school has not lost a game to a Vermont preparatory school this season, and has won two games with Montpelier by scores of 11 to, 7 and 4 to 3. The desire of Goddard seminary for a game with St. Albans at Burlington is not to be considered, for St. Albans already lias the championship, and to play a game not previously scheduled would be a waste of tiros and money. That the seminary Is not. a-match for St Albans was shown clearly in the Montpelier high school games. Although nearly the end of the base ball season. the St. Albans high school is willing to aefnd its titl against any team which has not bean beaten by any pre paratory school, and which has con formed to tho rules set by the school master's convention. FELL ON LEWIS. Williamstown Team Defeated Goddard Seconds, 10 to J, . . The ball game on the seminary am- pus .'Yesterday afternoon between the school's second team and Williamstown wa very interesting up to the eighth ir.ning when Williamstown landed on Lewi for tea hits, with a total of 14 bases, and in the last two chance at bat, scoring eijrht times and easily putting the game on ice by the score of 10 to 6. Little and N. Godfrey played the best game for the visitors and Wrells, Keir and Shina did the stick work for God dard, while Keir did good work in the held. ':.''. Goddard got ten hits off.N. Godfrey and the visitors got 13 off Lewis. Er rors were numerous, the seconds con tributing eight and Williamstown six. LAC0NIA AGAIN. Stacks Up Against Barre-Montpelier at Intercity Park. Barre-Montpelier meets Laoonia again at the Intercity grounds this afternoon, and after the sharp game of yesterday there mwt be something interesting in store. Burlington also plays again at Manchester, where yesterday the Ver monters won, 8 to 5. Burlington has released catcher Calvin and left fielder Ward. Tho standing of the teams i as follows: N. H. League Standing. Won. Lost. Pet. Barre-Montpelier ".,.13 3 .812 Burlington ....9 7 .&(z Manchester ,... 8 8 .500 Laeonia 5 10 .333 BOSTON'S NEW MANAGER. Is James McGuire of New York American . League Team.-;., New York, June 8. Manager Griffith of the New York Amerii-an league team announced yesterday that he haul re leased Jame's -McGuire, the veteran play er, in onler that he might accept the position of manager of the Boston Amer ican league club. McGuire left for Bos ton, last night. Takes Charge on Monday. Boston, June 8. President John I. Taylor of the Boston American Base ball club announced last night that James McGuire will take charge, of the club on Monday, Us will succeed Jdob Cnglaub. BOTTOM DROPPED OUT. Of Docket in Caledonia County Court Yesterday. St. Johnsbury, Juno 8. Owing to the muddled condition of the docket caused by tho unexpected settlement of oases, Caledonia county court yesterday, after a brief session devoted to a discussion of the status of cases, took a recess un til Monday afternoon. The first verdict of the term was returned Thursday afternoon, when the jury brought in a verdict in the case of Lewis Flanders, apt. vs. Edwin J. Blod gett, for the defendant to recover his costs. This case has been on trial since Tuesday afternoon. The suit was brought to recover of E. J. Blodgett, of I.yndonvillc, the amount due upon two bills of exchange' accepted by him in payment for a lot of jewelry purchased by him of the American Standard Jew elry Co., of Detroit, Mich. Th whole lot of jewelry amounted to $180, but other acceptances to the amount of $120 had been paid, so the only amount involved in this casn was $60. Lewis Flanders, a broker and attorney of De troit, acquired title to these acceptance by indorsement from the American Standard Jewelry Co. Mr. Blodgett re fused to pay these acceptances, so suit was brought by Mr. Flanders. Mr. Blodsrctt's defense in part was that the jewelry wm korthless, and consequent ly that a fraud had been perpetrated upon him. COUNTER HEATH. Quiet Marriage of Barre Young Lady and Montpelier Man Today. Miss Mae Lillian Heath, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Heath, and Ieon J. Counter nf Montpelier were .miietly married by the I'.cv. E. O. Thayer at the minister's home this nwrn ing. Mr. and Mrs. Counter left on the noon train for New York, Phila delphia, Washington and Jamestown. They have tho best wishes of a host of friends. They were the recipients of many vnnlable, presents. The bride is a member of the Fpauld. ing alumni, being graduated in the cnlss of 1903 and is' a poputar member of the ITedding Methodist church. She 1ms beeen employed in the granite oft'ire of Stephen &, Gorrard. The groom is a tool sharpener, employed in Montpel ier, and is a member of Veinont lodge, No. 2, I. O. F. The body of Clyde K. Kidder, the Montpelier' young man, who died in Co balt, H. C, will hn shipped to Albany, this state, where the interment will be beside the bodies of his parent. An uncle, Harvey Bennett of Muirisvillo, is in cliar'i of' the fuueiaL DISCOVERED JUST IN TIME George Morgan Was Lying Unconscious on Track HAD FALLEN DOWN BANK Section Men Traveling on Hand Car Came Along and Removed Injured Lad and Took Him to His ' Home. . That little George Morgan, son of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Morgan of 94 Prospect street, was not mangled to death be neath the wheels of a Central Vermont train on the Williamstown branch yes terday afternoon was due to a rare in tervention of providence. After the boy had fallen from tho high bank to the railroad track he lay there in V semi unconscious condition until . some sec tion men came along on a hand car. They saw the form of the lad lying across the track and removed it from tho dangerous position. Just a short time afterward the Central Vermont train passed, and it is probable that but for the timely arrival of the section wen the lad would have been killed. His rescuers, learned from some chil dren nearby who the boy was and where he lived and they then carried him home a few rods away from the "cut" on Prospect street. Dr. O. G. Stickney was summoned. Blood was flowing from the boy's ears and it was at first thought that he bad been perhaps fatally hurt. After considerable - examination, how ever, the doctor discovered that the moet serious injury was a fractured shoulder. The little fellow is resting comfortably tills morning and will come out of the experience all right. He is six years old A BED BY THE TRACE. It Was a Perilous One and Policeman Removed Him to JaiL A stranger to town who perhaps had heard of tiie shortage of hotel accommo dations wasn't going to let anything like that bother linn, so ho made his bed of cinders and engine ahes in a nug hollow by the Central Vermont railroad track neiw Marr & Gordon's plant yes terday afternoon. There he lay undis turbed by the hubbub of pasing trains, but as his dreams grew more exciting he rolled little by little toward the rail road track. At 'length the peril of hi hi position was discovered and the- po lice . were notified. When Patrolman Carle arrived the sleeper had rolled to within a foot of the track and would certainly have been injured if a train hnd passed. The policeman took tho stranger in and the fellow immediately resumed Iris slumbers when lodged in jail. When arraigned in city court this morn ing the sleeper said that his name was James Carey and his place of residence Pittsburgh, X. . lie pleaded guilty to a first offense of dallying with the liquor cheer and went to jail in default of Sll.f.O. J. Manning, arrested by Patrolman Gambia last night, was arraigned for a second offense of intoxication. He pleaded guiltv and was fined $15, with costs of $6. "Paid. SUNDAY SERVICES Timet and Placta of Worship anS Sub jects of Sermons. The usual services will be held at the Baptist churcht omorrow, both morn ing and evening. Swedish services, Sunday afternoon at 3:30 in Congregational church ves tcry. Rev. L. Akeson of Worcester, Mass., will preach. Universnlist church The pastor will conduct the services morning and even ing, at the latter service giving an ad dress for tho Odd Fellows and auxiliaries. Christian Science services tomorrow at 10.45 a. m.; Wednesday evening at 7.30; reading room open Tuesday, and Friday from 2 to 4 oclock, at 7 Summer street. Congregational church. Children's day will be observed. The pastor will preach to the children at the morning service. Subject, "Who's Afraid?" Concert by the Sunday school in the evening. Iledding Methodist Episcopal church. Chidlreu's day June n. Short sermon to the children, followed bv sermon on topic: ."Religions Culture of Children." Concert by Sunday school and choir in the evening at seven o'clock. At St. Monica's church: Children's mass at D o'clock, celebrant, Rev. P. M. McKcnnn; parish mass at 10.30 o'clock, celebrant, Rev. E. F. Cray; catechism, 3 p. m.j rosary and benedictions 4 p. iu.j baptisms at 4 p. m. Second Sunday after Trinity- Church of the Good Shepherd. Holy Commun ion 9:45 a. m., morning prayer and ser mon 10:.10 a. ra., Sunday school J2 m. Evening prayer and sermon 7 p. in. The Rev. Charles II. Wells, curate of Trinity church, New York city, will preach at evening service. The pastor Mill prench at the Presby terian church both morning and evening. The Knights of Pythias will attend memorial scrvtca in the evening when a sermon on "Friendship" will bn preached, from the text, "Then Jonathan and David made a covvant together because ha loved as Li own soul"; 1 Samuel, 18-3. The men's bible class will meet at ::. GRANITE VILLE. The Manchester t'nity Odd fellows of Griuiiteville will bold its gecoud niimiul picnic July 4th in Galley's grove. A good time is expected. Don't make any other engagements for this date. Austin Patterson , of Washington was in the city on business to-dy. COMPLIMENTARY CONCERT. Given Last Evening for William Robert son, Baritone Soloist. The complimentary concert to Will iam Robertson at tha Congregational giegational church last' evening was at tended by an appreciative audience of over 200 people. The vocal selections wero all difficult classical pieces. vNcar ly every selection on tho programme was encored". Mr. Robertson pleased every ono with his solo and encore which he sang in fine voice. Tho recitation by Master Geno C'eruti was highly enjoyed, the little fellow appearing in costumo and reciting his tragic line with all the spirit of a professional actor. Organ solo .Miss Anna Inglis Song "Ihe Village JJIarksinith, Jsevin Wm. Robertson Song "At Vespers" ,Tosti Mrs. L. D. Martin Song Selected Miss Eula Averill Duet "I Feel Thy Angel Spirit," Mr. and Mrs, Leach Hoffman Sang "Question," ' . . .". .Bishop Arthur Colo Song; "Flow River, Flow,". . .Strelerzeki Mrs. M. M. Gordon Aria "Samuel's Evening Prayer," (Oratorio Eli) Costi Miss Frieda Hooker '. - Song "L'Ardita," . . Arditi Mrs. W. S. Bassctt : Recitation and aria "With Verdure Clad," (Creation) Haydn Mrs. Richard Bradley Recitation Selected : Master Geno Ceruti i Cavatini "Jewel Song," . (Opera Faust) Counod Mrs. Leach. Duet "Cruc'llx," . . ... . .Faure Messrs. Robertson and Cole Accompanists, Miss Anna Inglis and Mrs. L. D. Martin. BAPTIST CENTENNIAL. To Be Held at Barre Next Week- The Program. The centennial anniversary , of the Vermont Central Baptises association will be held in this city ou June 12 and 13. A program for the two days has been issued by tho committee of ar rangements, which contains an Inter esting list of themes and speakers. The opening sesssion will be devoted to the transaction of businesss. In the afternoon there will be the following addresses: "The Relation of Baptists ami Free Baptists," Rev. R. WT. Bon nett, South Strafford; "Principles that Baptists stand for, and why they should be taught to our people," Rev. F. D. Peney, Burlington. At the centennial session on Wednes day evening there will be a Historical Sketch of Vermont Central association, prepared by Rev. W. A. Kinzie, and read by Rev. Harry Crocker. The Thursday sessions will be devoted to business and other matters. HEAVY TAXPAYERS IN MONTPELIER The J. R. Langdon Estate Leads Off As Usual, Paying on Total Valuation of $357,545 Other Big "Uns." The heaviest single tax in Montpelier is paid this year, as usual, by the James R. Langdon estate on a grand list of f3,5?..45. Lizzie Langdon, through Al bert Tnttle (guardian) pays next on a grand list of $l.S10.r0. Some of the leading taxpayers are as follows: J. R. Langdon estate. .... ,$3,575 45 Albert Tiittie (guardian .. 1,810 60 Estate Homer Hcatou .... 1,319 89 Lane Mfr. Co. 900 00 Estate F. E. Smith 7S0 50 National Life Co. 750 00 B. F. FifielJ 550 50 Estate of P. P. Titkin.... 513 70 L. Bart Cross RtG 3(5 Estate Asa Blanchard .... 515 00 F. M. Corrv 499 15 AralK'lla Blanchard 302 00 T. J. Heaphv 332 00 E. W. Bailey & Co 314 64 Capital Citv Gas ........ 300 00 C. D. Mather 295 23 Fannie F. Bailey 2S2 00 Colt on Mfr. Co. 270 83 M. E. Smiiie , 200 50 W. T. Dewey, agent Alice Dewey 230 00 ORGANIZE MISSION CIRCLE. Mrs. C. C. Conner Elected President of New Society. In the jmrlor of tho Cniversalist rhiiTch yesterday afternoon, there was a Wo man's Mission circle organized under the direction of Mrs. Alice J. Allen, presi dent of the Woman's Missionary associa tion of Vermont and the Province ot Quebec. The rirele starts with a charter membership of seventeen. Tim following officers wore elected to serve for one year: PrsiJont Mrs. O. C. Conner. Vice-president Mrs. C. A. Brown. Secretary Mrs, II. W. Whitcomb. Treasurer Mrs. Geo. L. Bates. COMPROMISED IT. Architects on Montpelier City Hall Pro ject Effect Settlement. A hitch in proceedings between tha building committee of the Montpelier city hall and the architect, George Adams of Lawrence, Mass., lias been settled, and the work will now go on. Tho trou ble arose over the division of commis sion between Mr, Adama and F. A. Wal ker, the associate architect. A 'compro mise wait agreed upon, Mr. Walker re ceiving two per cent, and being constant ly on hand us clerk of the work. Mr. Adams will receive 3'.j per cent, and come to Montpelier when desired by tho committee. The committee has decided to change the plans somewhat and will try to have the design as near colonial RH possible. READY FOR PATIENTS, Barr City Hospital Will Begin Receiv ing on Monday. The arrangements mi.t rejmirs at the city hospital property have been com pleted and the hospital will begin receiv ing patients on Monday, Mit-n Campbell is matron, and she, with hM" assistants, have been at work at the hospital for a week or more getting everything in readiness, FIVE APPEALS DISMISSED And Other Two Refered to the City Attorney BY THE CIVIL AUTHORITY Most Important Was That of C. N. Field, Who Wanted Offsets Allowed Rest, denta and Who Thought Bank Stock Not Properly Assessed, Seven appeals from the appraisals of tho assessors for 1907 were heard by the board of civil authority last night, and five of them were dismissed, tho other two being left to the city attor ney for an opinion. The board ran up against alleged unconstitutionality of a Vermont tax law, agaiiwf double taxa tion and against tax payers who, through carelessness or design, had failed to put in any or their complete lists, , The appeals of Clinton N. Field, L. E. White, S. J. Segel, Giovanni Gomani, and C. H. Sawyer were dismissed and tbe assessors were thereby sustained, while those of Charles Marr and F. B. Hutching were, turned over to legal authority for further light. A Complicated Grievance. By far the most important and com plicated was the grievance of C. N. Field, who presented written objection to be ing classed as a. non-resident of Barre and being therefore deprived of the off. set allowed to residents and (2)becaus8 he thought his stock in the Granite Sav ings Bank and Trust company (aggrega ting about $00,000) was put in at too high a figure, believing that the amount . taxed should be tho stock, minus the raal estate holdings. This precipitated considerable discus sion, Richard A. Hoar appearing for Mr. Field and J. Ward Carver representing the assessors. Mr. Hoar contended that his client was still a resident of Barre and that he was in New York simply for business purposes, and that for two years previously ho had been allowed the offsets now disallowed. Furthermore, Mr. Hoar stated that the law of 1893 discriminating between non-resident and resident tax payers had been declared il legal and void under a ruling of the Ver mont supreme court, and that he didn't know about it until a few minutes be fore the meeting. The members of the board, lawyers and all, had never heard of the supreme court decision, and although recognizing the weight of it were inclined to'' think, it peculiar that the Vermont legisla-' ture having met six times after the ren dering of the opinion had not repaired the law. Then after Mr. Carver and the assessors had been heard on the ques tion of Mr. Field's residence, declaring' him in their opinion to be. a non-resident of Barre, the board sustained J he asses sors and dismissed that portion of the appeal. On the alleged excessive taxation of bank stock the assessors Btated that the stock of the Barre National, the Barre Saving and the Granite Saving banks , were assessed equally, while .that of the Peoples' National, b'ein vonnger, was put in at a lower figure. The board was inclined to think the Granite bank was exceeding its legal right as to real es tate holding anyway. That portion of the appeal was then dismissed also. Double Taxation. The doublo taxation proposition was presented by Charles Marr. Ho owned a farm on the edge of Basre Town and Plainfield which lie transferred to Louis Lancio, a bond for a deed being passed, with the stipulation that M.i Lancio should pay the taxes. Mr. Lancio did pay taxes and Mr. Marr was also called upon to pay- just as if a mortgage had been given instead of a bond for a deed. Mr. Marr considered the system unjust and he therefore appealed to the board of civil authority for fclief. After con siderable, discussion of thin bond for a deed and other similar documents, tho matter was left to the city attorney whether Mr. Marr Is taxable. The Bnme course was taken with the appeal of F. B. Hutchins, who listed a 54,050 farm which he had agreed to sell to Harry and Bertie Hutchins. Mr. Ilutchins stated that after putting tho property into thel ist he thought that it was not taxable to Mm, and went to the assessors to have it withdrawn. The assessors, or one of them, had told him any mistakes would be rectified, but the $4,050 hadn't been taken out of his inventory. Whether or not Mr. Hutchins can be taxed was left to the city at torney. These Appeals Dismissed. All the other appeals were on grand lists doubled through failure to turn in lists or complete statement of property. L. E. White-failed to enter a note of $200 owed him by hts. mother-in-law in Essex Junction because he said ho didn't recollect it ot .the time of filing inven tory. Tho Barre assessors got wind of the note through the Essex assessors, : where the mother-in-law bad put. in the not as an offset to her property. F. D. BurgesR appeared for Mr. White, and both Mr. and Mrs. White took the oath and testified. In spite of it the board dismissed tho appeal and tbe list stands doubled under the law of 1000. The other appeals were on poll list doubled through failure to put in list after notification. They were presented by S. J. Hegel, C, H. Sawyer and - G. (ioinani. Tho last two did not appear ; and tho first said be was in New York at, the time of the not icq being left by the assessors. The board will meet again Monday night to hear a report of the city at torney on the matters left to him. EAST BARRE. Gil lodge, No. 57, will hold their inemnriul services in their hull Sunday at 2 p. in. Public, invited. J.ime . Callnnd of St. 'Albans, John JJonucIv of White River Junction and John iVl. Miller -of Bethel were register d at the Northern Hotel fMtsiday.