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1 . rri TOT VOL;' XI NO. 137. JJAERE, VT., SATURDAY. AUGUST 24, 1907. PRICE. 'ONE CENT 1' RELIEF FOR MONEY MARKET Cortelyou Announced New Financial Plan MAKE WEEKLY DEPOSITS Will Place the Government Funds in the Sections of the Country Where They Are the Most Needed. New York, Aug. 24. Secretary of .the Treasury Cortelyou announced yesterday a new plan of depositing government funds in New York, Boston and other cities, to afford relief to the money market in the approaching crop-moving period. Secretary Cortelyou Mill, com mencing next 'week, place each week at such points in the country as he shall designate government funds to such amount as he deem sufficient to prevent an acute monetary stringency and pos sible panic when the demand for money is greatest at the height of the crop movriig period. 4 The plan of the secretary for mone tary relief is new to the financial world end one which h believes will prove more efficacious than the old method of the treasury department in waiting until the country was severely shaken fi nancially and then coming to the re lief at the last moment by placing a large deposit of government funds in New York banks. Secretary Cortelyou did not state how much money he Would deposit each week though he indicated that the amount would equal the situa tion. TO INVESTIGATE FIRE DEPT. Bellows Falls Not Satisfied With Way j ' ' Fire Was Handled. Bellows Falls, Aug. 24. At a meeting ,. f ' of the village trustees held Wednesday i evening it was voted to call Chief Engi neer J. II. Gately and probably others before the board for inquiry, relative to ; the second fire in the Island House on ' Wednesday night of last week. The bouquets which have boon thrown to the fire department since the second Are in the Island House are not of the fragrant sort. They look and smell somewhat like cabbages. The first fire was handled in good shape and whoa the all-out alarm sounded all of the property owners were fully protected by their in surance. When daylight dawned the next morning all were losers. It is said that everyone falls down at least once in a lifetime, and the same may be true nt fire departments. The department has had such an excellent reputation in the past that any lowering of the stan dard is all the more noticeable. Out of 65 call men only 33 responded, and when the first fire was supposed to be extinguished no men were left to watch the building. The fire steamer, which was needed, could not le used because there was no coal ready. FOR ABUSING CHILD. Two Women Plead Guilty in Rutland Court Rutland, Aug. 24. Mr. Stella Pres ton and Mrs. William llolden, sisters, both residents of Hut land, Mho Mere arrested Thursday evening by Policeman O. 1! Packard and Grand Juror I!. 11. fctiekney at their homes for abusingg Georgia Aekley of Plain street, a child, . were in city court yesterday morning charged with breach of the peace. Tno ' llolden woman after changing her mind several times finally decided to plead guilty, at the request of her husband. (She was sentenced to serve from 30 to 60 days in the Rutland county jail Mrs. Preston, Mho is only 21 year old, pleaded not guilty and her ease cwriie up for trial at 1:30 o'clock in the afternoon. 'Mrs. Preston also decided to plead guilty in the afternoon and received a sentence oi not less tnau two or more than three months. MIRROR OFFICE BURNED. Eadly Gutted Yesterday Morning Loss Will Be Heavy. Panhy, Ang. 24. The Mirror office Mas badly gutted by tire about 0:30 o'clock Thursday morning. The fire started from a kerosene oil engine, which Tan wild and shook tho nip off the oil tank, the oil running on to the engine and catching lire, hditor liaker attempt ed to shut the power off and was burned mnte senouHlv. llie fire Mas extinguish ed by hoso attached to Griffith's water works and the help ot a pail brigade. There was no insurance on the build ing. GEN. GRANT AT POST. Will Make Visit to Fort Ethan Allen This Evening. Essex Junction, Aug. 24. Major-Gen eral F. D. Grant, commander of the do partmcnt of the east, of the army, ac companied by his aide-de-camp, Capt. A. .1. Bowlcv, will be at Fort Ethan Allen this afternoon. He will go directly to the fort, where he will be entertained at dinner by Major J. B. McDonald, com mander of the post. It is expected that General Grant will leave on the 10:20 Irain this evening. TWELVE MEN DROWNED. A Tug Run Down By a German Steamer in North Sea. Dunkirk, Aug. 24. The German t earner Minerva has run down and sunk the tug Abeille, in the North sea. Twelve men were drowned. Three Children Drowned. Madoe,Ont.,Aug. 24. Three children of Noomnn Green, agent for the Anglo American Iron company of North Hast ings, Mere drowned at Gilmoro near here Wednesday by the capsizing of a skiff. PRIZE COURT FOR SHIPS. Plan For International Tribunal Meets Favor at The Hague. The Hague, ' Aug. 24. The principal commission of the peace conference, which is concerned with all questions of arbitration, has adopted' the British, German and American proposal for the establishment of an international prize court to adjudicate on ships captured during warfare. Only Brazil, througu its irrepressible orator, Senor Uarbesa, opposed, the second reading of the scheme, which is intended to be annexed to the permanent court of general arbi tration. All the difficulties affecting the con stitution of the court and the selection of judgeships have yet to be met. It is remarked that Norway, with over a million tons of shipping, supports the scheme without insisting upon having a judge, while Brazil, with only 200,000 tons, blocks every project in which she is not treated as a nation -tfi' the front rank. Gen. Horace Porter, at yesterday's session of the comittee, charged with the examination of the obligatory arbi tration proposals, announced that Secre tary Root had instructed the American delegation not to vote on any of the lists presented by various powers, giv ing the subjects they would agree in variably to submit to arbitration, but to insist on the American proposition re4 garding general arbitration as being more likely to be accepted, and alito to keep the proposition reggarding contractual debts separate from obligatory arbitra tion. . HELD HER BY LEET FROM DEATH LEAP The Hospital Sisters, Doctors and an Officer Foiled the Girl Who Wanted to Die. New York, Aug. 24. Louisa Starle, a patient in St. Catherine's hospital, Williamsburg, tried to commit suicide yesterday by throwing herself from a third-story window. It took two of the sisters, several physicians and a police man to pull her back after she had crawled almost out of the window. The girl. Mho was 20, had melancholia. Sister Julia saw her open a window and climb out, and caught her by the dress. Sister Marie heard the outcry, but their combined strength was not enough. Policeman Kelly, Mho Mas standing across the street, ran into the hospital, getting two of the physicians to go with him. When they arrived the sisters were holding the girl bv the feet. The five soon brought her back, and she was ar raigned in court. She said she had no friends or money and wished to die. Her sanity will be tested. TEXAS SUES HARVESTER TRUST. Charges Unlawful Combine and Viola tion of Laws. Austin, Tex., Aug. 24. A suit has been filed by the attorney general's de partment in behalf of the btate against the international Harvester companv of America, which was organized under the laws of nconsin. The petition charges that the concern has violated the anti-trust law of Texas ami demands penalties in the sum of $4,000,000. it is further charged that the concern has formed na unlawful combine with the MeCorniiek Harvester Machine company, Dccring llarvcste r company. Piano Manufacturing company, Bushncll Si Glessner company, Minneapolis Har vester company, I). IT. Osborne S Co., and Aultmnn Manufacturing company. MAINE APPLE CROP HIT. Yield Less Than Last Year and Prices Will Rule Higher. Oakland, Me., Aug. 24. Maine's apple crop has suffered to the extent of aliout one-third of last year's yield by injury to the. trees and fruit caused by un favorable weat her conditions. The num ber of winter killed trees is large, Bald win orchards suffering most. The trees in the lowlands received the most serious setbacks, a warm winter being followed by a spring of intense iiarasfcip. The Olialitv of tho fruit flint bus anr vived is below the average, and the price will prolinlily lc above that gen eiiuiy pain, although not as high as present conditions indicate. TAFT INVADES ST. LOUIS. Escoited to Planters Hotel and Lunched at St. Louis Club. St. Louis, Aug. 21. Secret arv Taft arrived yesterday morning from Lexing ton, Ky., and Mas met at the union sta tion by United Slates Senator Warner of Missouri, former Judge Franklin Fer ris, and others. As he passed through the crowd assembled he frequently paused to shnke hands. He. wa escorted to an automobile and driven to the Planters' hotel where he was the truest of honor at an informal breakfast. He had luncheon at the St. Ixmi club and later left for Oklahoma City, where today he will deliver an address. THEIR 18TH CHILD. Maine . Pair Have a Hemarkable Family. Rumford, Me., Aug. 24. Tho eigh teenth child was born yesterday to Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Lemii'in of li Gooehs street, this city. All their children are living. Mr, and Mrs. Lemain were mar ried twenty-three years ago. Of the eighteen children born to them all have been "singles" and, according to the attending physician, not oie of them has weighed less than thirteen pound. The child burn yesterday weigncd fifteen pounds. Mr. and Mrs. Lemain arc both French. Gaynor Near Death. Macon, fis., Ang. 24. John F. Gaynor, convicted in the t'edral court with Cap tain Benjamin 1). Greene, of complicity in the Savannah harbor fraud involv ing over $1,100,000, is in a critical con dition in the Macon jail. He has prac tically lost the use of his lower limbs and has a nuking rough from which the physicians say death will soon result utiles ho is removed from jail. BIG GRANGE FIELD DAY Sixty-Two Different Granges Meet - GATHER AT BRATTLEB0R0 High Officials in the Order Address Two . Thousand Grangers There Were Many Interesting Athletic " Events. Brattleboro, Aug. 24. Fully two thou sand people, representing sixty-two dif ferent Granges in Vermont. New Hamn- shire and Massachusetts, gathered yes terday on the Valley fair grounds to attend the annual (.range "field day. In the morning a card of athletic events was pulled off and in the afternoon there were speeches by the Hon. N. J. Batch elder, master of the National Grange, and former governor of New Hampshire, V. JJ. Kieliardson, master of the Massa chusetts state Grange,' G. W. Pierce, master of the Vermont state Grange, C. B. Hoyt, overseer of the New Hamp shire state Grange, aud Mason S. Stone, superintendent ot education for the state of Vermont. The First regiment band furnished music. The 100-yard dash was won by Man1 ley Adams of Brattleboro, with Alfred Jordan . of Brattleboro, second; Ralph Harlow of Putney, third; time, 12 sec onds. The 220-yard dash M-as M-on by Manley Adams, Jordan seec ud, Harlow third, time 2J 3-3 seconds. The half-mile was won by Harlow, Adams second, Jordan third, time 2 min ute, .'59 seconds. Jordan won the broad jump M'ith C. B. Morey of Greenfield, Mass., second and Adams third. The distance was 1(1 feet, 14 inches. . Jordan gave on exhibition five-mile motor cycle race in f minutes 21 1-3 seconds. In the baseball game between teams from the. Windham County and Saxton's River Pomona Granges, the Windham county team vron, 4 to 3. In the tugof-war, the team from Guil ford won from West Brattleboro. AUTO ON HOODOOED SPOT., For the Second Time West Brattleboro Man's Caused Accident Brattleboro, Aug. 24. A horse driven by Mrs. Cora Leonard of this town and Mrs. Ernest Wheeler of Winehemlen, Mass., was frightened yesterday after noon by an automobile driven by H. Bigelow of West Brattleboro, and ran away on Western avenue. In its flight the horse dashed the carriage against a telephone pole and the two women were thrown out. Mrs. Ionard Mas badly injured and Mrs. Wheeler also suffered from bruises. They were taken home and no fears are entertained for their recovery. The runaway and acci dent happened nt. almost the same spot where a horse took fright and ran into an electric car last summer, being fright ened by Mr. Kigclow's automobile, and smashing a wagon and injuring two peo ple. PUBLIC BEQUESTS. The Late Mrs. Spaulding Remembered Three Organizations. Burlington. Aug. 24. There are three public bequests in the will of Mrs. Abby G. Spaulding of Burlington, established yesterday in probate court. The lie quests are as follows: To tho Woman's Auxiliary for Foreign Missions, $;i00; to the society of the Congregational church at Jericho Corners, $'0(l; to the Adams Mission, Burlington, $.im. Each of these bequests is to lie. placed in the hands of the respective bodies, the in come only to be used. Ernest J. Spaulding and Helen M. Per cival Mere appointed executors of Mrs. Spaulding's Mill, M'ith Harvey T. Rutter and A. II. Rutter commissioners and appraisers. "JOE'S" SONG REVISED. Additional Verse for "Take Me Back to Old Vermont." The Morrisville Messenger thus dig cants on the latest song of Vermont: "Joe" Jones, he who acquired tempo rary fame in P. W. Clement's fust cam paign for the governorship, is now out as a song writer. Here is a stanza from one of his latest efforts, "Take Me Dw'k Again to Old Vermont." I long to visit the old slore And the ancient, tavern near, And hear again those stirring talcs By some hoary pioneer; To loiter 'round the grist mill When the fathers gather, there, And join my comrades for a lurk At the circus or the fair. This longing to visit nnd to loiter as above may be praiseworthy, but Joseph is up against a condition, not a theory. The "old store" is out of commission for keeps and the "ancient tavern" sells not iiing stronger than one or two per cent,.; the "hoary pioneer" cannot honor a draft upon his memory further back than the first battle of 'Bull Run, and tho "old grist mill" shelters farmers on rainy days no longer. True, the "cir cus"' and the "fair" get around once a year as of yore, but a "lark" at f irmer nowadays is discounted by the somer saulting auto, and at the latter it would cut no figure with the domestic fowl in the poultry house. Joseph should sing to a date more recent, say as follows: Put me back right on the Onion, In the year of nineteen-twoi Once npniii but put me buck there, Ami I'd show you what I'd do. J would chase no Meeting phantom; I M ould act no more the dolt ; I Mould not forsake my party No, you bet, I would not bolt. Fiftieth Wedding Anniversary. Mr. and Mrs. A. A. Silver, of Derby, will celebrate their goglden wedding anniversary Wednesday afternoon, Aug ust 23. ' BOUND OVER TO GRAND JURY, Rutland Italians Charged With Assault With Intent to Kill.,, Rutland, Aug. 24. Angelo D'Santi and Peter Lanen, Italians who were arrested Wednesday night following tho murder of Charles Finelli on West street during a stabbing and shooting affray, were ar raigned before Justice B. H. Stiekney at the City Hall yesterday afternoon, charged "with committing assault M'ith intent to kill each other,! D'Santi on Lanne and Lanne on D'Santi, " . Nobody has as yet been formally charged with the murder of Finelli. As the county grand jury meets M'ithin a few days," State's Attorney R. A. I-aw-rence has decided that it is best to let the matter of a hearing rest until that body meets. If it should turn out that Finelli attacked D'Santi with a razor as the latter claims, there is a possibility that it may be decided that Finelli Mas killed in self defense. -Laiine, who was taken to the hospital at the house of correction Thursday night, has a knife wound in his back which is not dangerous unless blood poi Boning should set in. He claims that he was deliberately stabbed by D'Santi while he Mas leaning over the counter in Rieei's store. There is said to be a witness to suhstatiate this, but there is a suspicion that Lanne had previously participated in the fight in which Fi nelli was killed, running into the store afterwards. Both D'Santi and Lanne waived ex amination, and their bail was fixed at $2,500 each. Both were unable to fur nish bonds, and will remain in jail until the grand jury meets, having been bound over. Attorney Ernest 1L O'Brien ap peared as coniisel for D'Santi and Jos eph C. Jones for Lanne. ' WINDSOR AND ORANGE, CO. VETERANS REUNION Gathering at Bethel Listens to Speeches by Governor Proctor, General Albert and Others. ,. Bethel, Aug. 21. The annual reunion of the Windsor and Orange county vet erans was held here yesterday. The procession formed in front of the town hall at one o'clock p. m., in the follow ing order: Marshal and aides, Bethel cornet band; Rochester, Tunbridge, Beth el and South Royaltou camps, Sons of Veterans, as escort to the veterans who were present in large numlers than us ual. The march was to the park, where the stand for the speakers and abun dant Beats had beeii erected. The prin cipal speakers Mere Governor Proctor, Col. Albert Clark, Col. A. C. Brown, de partment commander G. A. R., Hon. Kit tredgHaskins, M. C, and Rev. Dr. Ry der of Gloucester, Mass. Colonel Clark, Representative Haskins and others are to speak at the camp tiro this evening. The attendance was large ahd much in terest was manifested. ADVANCE IN PRICE OF MILK. Burlington Dealers Will Charge Seven Cents After September 1. Burlington, Aug. 24. Local milk dealers generally will advance the price of milk to seven cents a quart on Sep temler 1. Others will continue selling ot six cents until October I, when the price will be raised. A prominent milk man said today that the present high prii'e of grain and labor was in a large measure re-ponsible for tho advance. The new sanitary regulations respecting the conduct of the dairies, etc., also have something too do Mith tthe increase. There is no union among the milkmen, but they have talked the matter over and reached the aliove concision. The price from September 1 to May 1 is usually a cent higher than during the summer months. TO RAISE PRICE IN M0NTPELIER. Milkmen Agree to Charge Six Cents on and After September 1. Monfpelicr, Aug. 24. The milkmen of this city have entered into an agreement and have notified their customers that on and after Sunday, September 1, the retail price of milk will le six cents a quarter, Instead of five cents, M'hich has been tho price throughout the year for several years. SUNDAYSERVICES Times and Places of Worship and Sub jects of Sermons. Universalist church. Preaching service at 10:.'10 a. m. Bible school at 12 m. Rev. P.W". Lovett of West Acton, Muss., will supply the pulpit of the 1'irt.t Baptist church morning and evening. The Rev. James B. Sargent of North field will piach nt the Congregational church tomorrow morning. No evening service. lltth Sunday after Trinity, Church of the Good Shepherd. Holy communion 9:45 a. m.; morning prayer, 10: HO a. m.; Sun.lnv school, 12 m.; evening prayer, 7 p. m. j Uu istian Science services tomorrow at 10.45 a. m.; Wednesday evening at 7..10-, reading room open Tuesday, and Friday from 2 to 4 oclock, at 7 Summer street. At the Baptist church there will 1m a missionary meeting at six o'clock. Subject, "South America." Leader, Mrs. Rogers. I here will foe' special music. A large attendance is desired. At St. Monica's church: Children's mass at 9 o'clock, celebrant, Rev. P. M. MeKcnnn; parish mass at 10.30 o'clock, celebrant, Lev. E. F. Cray; catechism, 3 p. m.; rosary and benedictions 4 p. m.; baptisms at 4 p. m. Holding Methodist Episcopal church, Edward O. Thayer, pastor. The subject of the pastor's morning sermon will be: "The Magnetic Cross." The children's sermon will be the last on "Growing," and the topic is "Fruit-bearing." Hihlc school at 12. Men's class taught bv the pastor. At 7 o'clock the service Mill be conducted by the Kpvvoith league. The topic iv "Bearing False Reproach." Sends $1,000,000 West. New York, Aug. ,24. The first con siderable transfer of currency to the west, for the movement of crops was made by the sub-treasury yesterday. Five hundred thousand dollars was transferred to Chicago and another half .million to Suu Francisco. BARRE BESTED BY BOBBY BURNS Barry Boys Could Not Con nect With His Curves FISHER DID GOOD WORK And a One-Handed Stop of a Hot Liner : in the Fourth Was a Feature of : the Game Nicoii Made Fine Running Catch, " The largest crowd since the 'breaking up of the league witnessed the base ball game at Intercity park yesterday after noon when tlie picked teams from Mont pelicr and Barre- drew conclusions, Montpelier was an easy winner, having a total of It to the Granite City's five when the ninth inning -was finished. "Bobby" Burns who pitched for the twins when the Northern league was in its palmy days, was in the box for the Capital city nine and the way in which he slammed them over showed plainly that he had lost none 'of his pitehability of former days. He pitched a strong game striking out 19 men, giving a single pass and holding the Barreites down to five singles. Fisher did the twirling for Bane and" pitched a good game few of the ten hits which went down in the score books being much bet ter than scratches. He allowed two passes and struck out five of Montpelier'a representatives. 'The defeat of the Barre team waa brought about by errors at critical mo ments and the inability of the batsmen to connect M'ith Burns' curves. Mont pelier started tho scoring in the first mniii( by tallying twice. The latter half of the first inning resulted in a blank and not until the third did another runner cross the rubber M'hen three bits and an error enabled Barre to score twice tying the score. Mont pelier also got on in the third and scored three runs on hits, an error and a sacrifice. Neither side Rcored in the fourth but Montpelier fpoiled the in terest in the game in the latter half of the fifth by making four runs and put ting themselves five point to the good. Bone scored two more in the sixth and Montvdier followed suit. Neither side was able to score again during the game. The features of the game Mere Fisher's one handed stop of a hot liner in the fourth inning and Nicori'a running catch in the rlfth. Score by innings. 12 3 45678 5-RIIE Barre 0 0200200 04 5 6 Montpelier ..2 0 3 0 3 2 0 011 10 2 Summary: First on .balls off Fisher 2, off Burns 1; struck out, by Fisher 5. by Burns 19; left on bases, Barre 5, Montpelier 4; wild pitche. Fisher; pass ed ball, Omnolli; first on errors, Bane 1; Montpelier 4; batteries, for Mont pelier Burns and Wakefield; for Bane Fisher and Oomolli; time 3 hours; umpire, Heggie; attendance 200. BARTON RACES END. Fine Sport Thursday and Friday Wit nessed By Great Crowds. Barton, Aug. 24. Yesterday saw the close of the best fair and' series of races ever held at Roaring Brook park although the attendance dropped to 3,000 the intere-l Mas even keener than at the two previous days. The result of the races Mas as follows: 2:21 rlas trot, Dena 1st. Tommy Tompkins 22nd, Belnut 2rd. Time 2 : "l ft Vi . 2:35 elusa pase, Tobin 1st, Billv Hurd 2nd, Major 1). O. 3hr. Time 2:15'i. Free for all, trot or pace, Elizabeth S. 1st, Frank Bogosh 2nd, Claynioss 3rd. Time 2:14. Thursday's attendance M'as a record breaker in the history of the organiza tion their being nearly 7,000 people on the grounds. The Tesults of Thursday's races Mere as follows: 2:40 class, trot, Major Wel lington UU, Polo Earl 2nd, Audobin 3rd, Time 2:23Vi. 2:20 class, pace, Common Voter 1st, Blue Ribbon 2nd, Paw 3rd, Dora Star 4th. Time 2:14Vi'. 2:27 class, pace. Ned Brino 1st, Lady Whiteomb 2nd, Precept 3rd. Tnme 2rl- Montpelier Granite Cutters' Officials. Montpelier, Aug. 21. At a meeting of the granite cutters on Wednesday even ing the following officers were re-elected to serve another six months: President, Fred Connor; vice-president, William Burns; financial secretary, E. M. Me nard; corresponding secretary, .Joseph Maroiii; treasurer, John O'Malley; stand ing committee, Frank H. Estabrook, A. B. Staples and 1). E. Sweeney. Presi dent Conor has appointed a grievance committee ns follows: .lames Mclean, Messrs. Mitchell, Menard and I). E. Sweeney, lie has also appointed Fred Sonw standing arbitrator. Civil Service Examinations. Competitive examinations under the rules of I'nited State civil service coin mission, for the various positions will soon be held throughout the I'niled Slates. If you desire to apply for any the proper blanks will be sent upon re ceipt of your request stating tin? name of the examination desired. I'se postal card in making request, to tho I'nited States Civil Service Commission, room 141, Post -olViee building. Boston, .Mass. Elizabeth S Was The Winner. Editor Times: Would you kindly tell me through your pajn-r Mho won the free for nil at Granite City trotting park on .luly 5th, 1!)D7. Subscriber. Elizabeth S, entered by 11. A. Hard ing of Barton won the free for all July atu. SMALL FIRE ON PROSPECT STREET Smoke from Under W. C Goodwin's Piazia Causea Still Alarm. The fire department wag called out at 9:30 o'clock this morning by still alarm to. quench a blaze that had started in some mysterious manner under tho back piazza of W. C. Goodwin's house at 75 Prospect street. The smoke was first seen pouring out from under the piazza by one of the neighbors, who notified the people in the house. The people got to work with a garden hose after they had telephoned to the fire station and had the fire practically all out M'hen the firemen arrived. There Mas considerable straw under the piazza and it is thought that probably a spark from a pipe or some children unknowingly may have set the straw afire, and it had smoul dered for some time before breaking out. There was but slight damage done. A FAREWELL PARTY. Given by Mr. and Mrs. Kessock Before Leaving for Visit to Scotland. Mr. and Mrs. John Kessock invited a largo croM'd of their friends to their house on Smith place to have a social evening before their departure to Scot land, where they will take a twelve months' vacation.' All the company spent a very happy evening, while danc ing and singing were enjoyed. The party broke up at a late hour, singing, "Will you na come back again J" Death of little May Fletcher. May Evelyn, the seven-months-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Fletcher of West Hill, died this morning after a week's illness. The funeral will be held from the house nt three o'clock Sunday afternoon, and the interment will be in the family lot in Elmwood ceme tery. TALK 0FJTHE JOWN. Bert Blair went to Randolph today on business. II. D. Tanner went to Randolph today to visit friends. - - George Emslie went to Boston today on a business trip. Charles Frenief returned last night from a visit in Boston. , C. H. Barton and John Bartlett went to Pigeon pond today. Miss Ida llolden wont to Portland, Me., last night to visit friends. Albert S. Jones went to Boston today for a few days' visit with friends. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Jackson M-cnt to Boston today for a week's visit. Miss Lucy Townsend went to Milford, Mass., today for a visit with friends. Miss Edna Joslyn of Hartford, Conn., is visiting lief aunt, MrB. X. D. Phelps. Mr. and Mr. Fred Buchanan of Wood bury are visiting friends in the city. Wiiliam Tacy left last night for a visit M'ith relatives in West Chazy, N.Y. E. R. Davis Merit to Wells River this morning to spend Sunday at his former home. i , Mrs. L. P. Forbes of Greenfield, Mas., is visiting friends in this city for a few days. . W. W. Iladdigah went to West Derry, N. II.. today for a Meek's visit with relatives. Charles Feott of East Barre Ment to Burlington last night for a fishing trip on Lake Champlain. 'Miss Grace McDonald of Orange, for merly of this city, is spending a few days here M'ith friends. Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Hoyt and chil dren went to Clinton, Mass., yesterday to visit relatives for ten days. John Durie, who has been visiting rel atives in the city for the past Meek, goes to his home in Montreal tomorrow. Blanche, Virginia, Treffie, and Lezene Taniuay left this morning for a ten days' visit M'ith relatives jn Greenfield, and Boston, Mass. Joseph Comolli went to Jeffersonvillo last night, Mhere he will play ball for the base ball team there against St. Johnsbury this afternoon. The Crescents Mill play ball at Wjl liamstown this afternoon. Battery for the Crescents, Dickie and Stewart; for Williamstown, Lynde and Godfrey. Miss Florence Whittier, M'ho has been spending a few weeks' vacation at her home in this city, returned to Benning ton, Mhere she "is M-orking, this morn ing. Among arrivals at the Northern hotel yesterday were William J. Brickley, Bos ton; Edward Crofton, Milford, Mass.; Anson Parker, East Orange; Owen Con lin, Waterbury; 1). W. Aldrich, North Diixbury. Mr. nnd Mrs. V. E. Ayers, Mr. and Mrs. H. K. Barton, 31 r. and Mrs. H. W. Chamberlain, Mr. and Mrs. John E. Smith and daughter, and William C. Ay ers went to Plainlicld this morning to spend Sunday. In the Argument club's series of rota tion pool at McAuley & Buike'a rooms last evening, the games between Ander son and Wright ended in a tie, the score being seven to seven. The tie will be played off Tuesday evening. , C. S. Wallace received word last evening of tho death in Waits River of the little, daughter, aged one year and six months, of his sister, Mrs. John Dodge. Tho funeral will be held from the church in Waits River tomorrow af ternoon at 2 o'clock. LIGHT KEEPER DEAD. Burlington Citizen With Notable Army Record. Burlington, Aug. '24. Captain Henry Chott, aged sixty-six, and for thirteen years the keeper of the beacon on the Burlington breakwater, died today. He was a member of Company B, 1st Ver mont. Cavalry, and was in prison nine months at Belle Island, lie was born in St. Albans. He leaves a widow and three children. CROPS IN VERMONT. Their Condition on August 1 as Shown by the Government Crop Reporter. The Crop Reporter, published by au thority of the secretary of agriculture, shows the condition of the lending crops in Vermont on August 1 to be as fol lows: Corn. K7 per cent.; wheat, !M; oats, !M); barley. !; buckwheat. 03; to bacco," K!; pastures, On; timothy ami clover. U5; potatoes, !)0; beans, til ; np J,ilcs, 70. TWO CROSSINGS ABOLISHED Two Roads to be Aterged in a New One NEAR EAST MONTPELIER Montpelier & Weill River Railroad to Do the Work Barre and Berlin Towns Each to Stand 5 Per . Cent of the Cost. The railroad commissioners at the hearing in Montpelier yesterday after noon ordered, two grade crossings abol ished on the Montpelier & Wella River railroad on the road to East Montpelier and near Kinney's mills. One of tho crossings ia in Barri .Town, and one in Berlin. The commissioners - Mill issue an order closing the two roads and or dering a new highway built, so as to avoid both the crossings. . . Each ton will be assessed .five ' per, .cent, of the cost, and the state 25 per cent. The railroad will pay 65 per cent., and will do all the work in building the new road, which must be up to state stan dard. It is estimated this work will cost $1,300. Both Barre Town and Berlin were represented by their selectmen, the state by State's Attorney Gates, and the rail road by Attorney Shurtleff. The petition of the Barre railroad to not be compelled to abolish a crossing this year, as is required by the law, M as granted, although the matter of abolish ing the South Main street crossing in Barre City was oonsidered aa a possi bility next year. , , ' PLANS FOR NEW ' RAILROAD STATION Call for a Building 31 x 82 Feet Dimen sionsWill Be One-Story, of Red Brick, ' and Wood Finish. Throughout Inside. The plans for the new Central Ver mont railroad station in this city sub mitted to the railroad commissioners yesterday provide for a station 82 feet m length and 31 feet in depth. There are to be two waiting rooms, each 24 x 24, a baggage room opening out of the gentlemen's room 16 x 18, toilet rooms, and an entrance room 14 x 14. The building will be of red brick, Mith interior M-alla ami partitions of wood, and a slate roof. The waiting rooms and entrance room Mill have hardwood floors and the ceilings and walls will be of yellow nine, natural finish. The building will be heated ,with hot water. PLANS FOR BARRE STATION. Submitted to Railroad Commissioners at Montpelier Yesterday. Montpelier, Ang. 24. The state board of railroad commissioners met here yes terday afternoon, having devoted the week to an inspection of railroads in the northeastern part of the state. Nine grade crossings were ordered to lie abol ished, as follows: On the Boston & Maine, two; on the Maine Central, two; on the Grand Trunk, three; on the Mont pelier & Wells River, two. The Barre railroad company asks for exception from the enforcement of the grade crossing law. , Plans for the new passengers station at Barre were submitted to the com missioners. These plans Mill be gone over carefully to see that they conform to the order issued by the commission- THREE SECOND OFFENCES. The Morning Grist at The City Court Today. Three intoxication cases, all second offences were disposed of by Acting Judge A. A. Sargent in the city court this morning. John Conway, arrested by Officer Hamol, pleaded guilty . to a subsequent offence and ms allowed to sign tne pledge on payment of the eosta ot $7.05. Richard Armstrong, arrested by Chief Faulknerl, pleaded guilty to a subsequent offenco and M'as fined $15 and costs of $7.85. Martin Carroll, ar rested by Officer Carle, pleaded guilty to a subsequent offence and Mas sentenced to the county jail for 30 days. IN COURT AGAIN. Angus Colrin Arrested Second Time at Montpelier. Montpelier, Aug. 24. Angus Colvin of 08 Barre street was again arrested vesterday, charged Mith keeping. Ha had a hearing last evening before Judge Harvey and was bound over to county court in Ismds of $.'K)0, which M'ere fur nished by his counsel, C. H. Senter. Col vin was tried for selling only the day be fore, but Mas acquitted. Peter Fountain, who couldn't remember the day beforo that he had even gotten any liquor at Colvln's vesterday had a clear remem brance of" so doing, and for this reason Colvin was arrested on the new charge. Fountain was arrested during the af ternoon on the charge of furnishing to one Herbert Williams. To this charge he entered a plea of guilty, but tho court continued bis case until this after noon, pending an examination of his condition by physicians. Not J. W. But M. M. The item in yesterday's Time-i county court news which staled "Ter iitnce McKaiie vs. J. W. Gordon and R. A. Hoar In which McKone sues for alleged excessive fees charged hint by the defendants" should read M. M. Gordon, instead of J. W. r i