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VOL. XVII NO.-' 262.
BARRE, VERMONT. WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 21, 1014.
PRICE, ONE CENT.
BARRE BAI LY
OUTLAW TRUE
TO HIS. WORD
Edward Beardsley .Comes
Out of His Barricade .
and Surrenders - -
ENDING SENSATIONAL
' SIEGE OF A WEEK
Shooter of .Poormaster Now
Behind Bars at May
.. ville, N. Y.
Mayville. N. Y Jan. 21. Edward
Beardsley. the Chautauqua county ou
law, who for over a week defied the ef
forts of Sheriff Anderson to arrest him
gave himself up to a party of news
papermen to-day. He accompanied them
to a hotel here and later was locked up
in jail. Sheriff Anderson and his posse
maintained guard five hours after
Beardsley had left the house.
Beardsley was wanted by the sheriff
for shooting the poormaster, U. . rut
nam. The victim is said to be improv
ing and there is chance for his recovery,
For several days during his resistance
to arrest, Beardsley had been reaping
harvest of dollars by signing picture
postcards and posing for Ins photograpl
He admitted when asked yesterday if
he was going to surrender that he hated
to give up this revenue, for he would
need the money to hire lawyers in his
trial and also to take care of nine chil
dren.
"GRAND OLD MAN"
OF CANADA DEAD
Lord Strathcona Passed Away in London
. To-day at the Age of 93 Years
After a Very Active
Career. -
London, Jan. 21. Lord Strathcona and
Mount Royal, high commissioner for
Canada, died at 1:55 o'clock this morn
ing. .
lord Strathcona died peacefully
leep. He has been virtually unconscious
since lialf-past four o clock yesterday
afternoon.
Death was due to prostration, the re
sult Of a severe attack of catarrh, lie
had been ailing, however, ever since the
death of his Wife 'on ''November 12 last,
which proved a great shock to nim.
Lord Strathcona's life spanned nearly
a century, and his active career a full
three-quarters. "The beat way to live
; to an old age," he explained when found
at work at his desk in London, on his
93d birthday on August 6 last, "is by
not thinking about age at all,, but' just
going on doing your work.
From his eighteenth year, when as
Donald Smith, a sturdy Scot, he sailed
for Canada, to his 04th year, which
would have been completed next August,
he lived up to his maxim of work. For
the past six years he had been period
jrally reported as "about to resign" the
post of high commissioner for Canada,
but it was death, and not his resigna
tian, which terminated his work.
His first years in Canada were those
of an adventurous youth in what was
then a real wilderness. The Hudson Bay
company, which controlled practically all
British America, engaged him as clerk
and by sucorasive stages he grew to be
head of the corporation, and he was its
last resident governor. During this serv
ice, which was mainly in Labrador, he
was threatened wjth snow-blindness and
had to make a forced march of 500 miles
through the snow to Montreal for an
operation on his eyes, which is one of
many instances of his perseverance.
After thirty years in the eastern wilds
he took what he called a slight "rest
as resident governor in Montreal, and
then accepted the offer of leading Lord
Wolseley's expendition to the Northwest.
Lord Wolseley Said of him that his tact
and confidence so won the Indians of that
' whole region that his word was law
1 among them.
Later he bent his energies toward
openifig up the West, and he is credited
with having pressed the Canadian Pacific
railway to completion across the con
tinent. He also had. political experience
ia member of the Manitoba legislature,
(and for many years was a member of
the dominion parliament.
In 1896, fifty-eight years after he had
first landed in Canada, Lord Strathcona's
fellow countrymen thought that their
grand Old man" deserved a rest, and
lie was sent to London as high com
tnissioner. A life of work had made
labor a second nature to the new com
missioner, who, even then at 76 years of
age. set himself the task of making
Canada better known in Europe. It was
rather uphill work, but Lord Strath'
cona's untiring energy won, and he re
mained high commissioner long enough'
to find his dominion the best known in
the empire, drawing from British in
vestors a goodly share of that capital
which formerly went to the development
of foreign countries.
THOUGH UNMARRIED
CLAIMS TITLE OF "MRS."
: Belle . Squire Also Insists That She
Won't Pay Taxes Unless She Is
Allowed to Vote.
Chicago, Jan. 21. Mrs. Belle Squire,
an exponent of the "no vote, no tax"
doctrine, will be sued by the county tax
officials unless he pays a personal tax
of $28.28, a notice of which was sent
her yesterday.
As her taxes were less than the cost
of a suit, Mrs. Squire has escaped pay
ment during the past five years.. This
year the assessors placed the assessment
high enough to bring her into the class
where suits follow delinquency. Al
though unmarried, she assumes the right
10 oe Known as sirs, .squire, fine is a
music teacher and a piano represents
; the bulk of her personal property.
TOWN AND COUNTY
AT WAR OVER REALTY
Manchester Claims Equity in Bennington
County 'Courthouse Property in
r . ' Manchester.
In supreme , court yesterday, argu
ments were heard in the Windsor county
case of Phila Theta Gove vs. Myron
Armstrong, administrator of the estate
of Reuben A. Gove and Ellen Gove, a
motion for an appeal and for a resub
mission of the matter to a special mas
ter in chancery. Arguments were also
begun in the Chittenden county case of
state vs. Louis Alpert, for receiving
stolen goods.
The most important case before the
court yesterday was that of the county
of Bonnie ton vg. the town or wan
Chester and village of Manchester. The
county claims to own the land on which
the courthouse stands in Manchester,
declaring that it came ' into possession
01 me same in iibi ana inai no ptipeis
have ever been made out transferring
the ownership of the same to the town
of Manchester: That a courthouse was
later erected on the land, and that in
1908 the town of Manchester moved its
town clerk's office into a room in said
courthouse and refused to give up pos
session. The defendant town of Manchester de
nies that the county owns the land and
building, that it has any title to it and
alleges that some part of the building
has always been used by the town for
meetings, etc. The town also avers that
it has a right to use the building for
town purposes- and adds that the court
house was built from fund raised by
private contributions of the people of
Manchester, with the understanding
that they were to have the use of it
for town purposes. The village of Man
chester requested to enter as a party de
fendant and was permitted to do so.
The orator submits: j
The case finds facts that necessarily
imply that there must have been a ded
ication of the land on which the build
ings stood to the purposes of county
buildings and county courthouse, when
the building was originally located there.
Lands may be dedicated to any quasi
public use without' deed, and such dedi
cation is effective and cannot be revoked,
regardless of the length of time' that
premises may have been used.
The orator respectfully submits that
an examination ot this case snows
recognition by the law making power of
the ownership of the county, but even if
this be not so held, the town or Man
chester must necessarily ' have known
that the orator was spending its money,
levied by public taxation in erecting and
maintaining county buildings, and im
proving and enlarging the same, and
have acquiesced in such a course for
nearly 1(10 years, no court can now per
mit the town to assert an adverse right
to the property.
I he defendant submits that the decree
is not warranted by the facts, that it
has in effect taken the title of the town
and transferred "it to the' county and
that the town cannot be deprived of its
title save by some legally sufficient
transfer. ' - - .. ,r.,um.
Tbe only wars this could happen are
by prescriptive right, presumption of a
grant, or dedication. Upon the facts no
prescriptive right can be claimed against
the town because during all the years
the county has occupied the building for
court purposes, the town has occupied it
for town purposes. I he evidence is
against the presumption of a grant be
cause the town has continued to use it
for town meetings since 1842 and did
in 183.1. The use made of the court
building has always been a public use
generally, so if a dedication had been
found, it would have been a dedication
to the public generally, that is a joint
. 1 . . . 1 1 ,
utte oy me county, lown, village una
public.
Public Service Commissidn Case.
The Rutland county case of the Colo
nial Power & Light company vs. George
P. Greaser, administrator and others, is
an appeal from the report and award of
the public service commission dated at
Brattleboro, Aug. 7. The petitioner
prayed for an order that it be given the
right to cross certain lands of the peti
tionees and for an order of notice for
hearing, and for judgment, and for all
necessary orders requisite and proper in
the premises.
The petionees claim the report and
award are invalid because the- determi
nation is made by different persons
from those who heard the case, that the
petitioner is not a corporation entitled
to the operation of the statute in its be
half, that the provisions of section 13 of
No. 116 of the acts of 1908 do not legal
ly 'authorize the public service commis
sion to the lands for the benefit of pub
lic service 'corporations and that the
public service commission having juris
diction over public service Corporations
to the extent provided by statute, is not
an independent and unprejudiced judicial
body competent to pass upon the ques
tion of necessity and damages in taking
land for public service corporations.
The petitioner contends that no ques
tion of law is raised by the record of this
case; that if any such question is argued
or attempted to be argued in this court,
it will be a question not raised below, j
nd not in any manner tried below. As
matter of fact, no contention whatever
was made by any of the appellants in
the hearing before the public service
commission as to any matter of dam
ages, and the amount of damages. "
ine jurisdiction of the commission
was not challenged, the propriety and
legality of the proceeding was not
brought into question, and each of the
ppellanta was perfectly content to al
low the petitioner to extend its line
across his land, providing he should re
ceive a sufficient award for damages.
TENEMENT HOUSE BURNED.
Occupants Saved Only the Clothes on
Their Backs.
Middlebury, Jan. '21. The tenement
house three miles east of this village
owned by John Manney, and occupied by
family named Derusia, was burned to
the ground early Tuesday morning with
practically all contents. .Mrs. Derusia
nd four young children were alone in
the house at the time, the men being at
ork in the woods and there was no
neighbor within a half mile to render
help. The woman and children escaped
ith only what they had on their backs.
The fire is supposed to have caught from
detective chimney.
, Weather Forecast.
Snow to-night and colder in New
Hampshire and Vermont, with moderate
old wave in north portion. Thursday.
cloudy and colder; brisk to moderately
high northerly winds.
MADE FORTUNE
IN TEXTBOOKS
Edwin Ginn, Weil-Known
Publisher, Died in Bos-
ton To-day
HE WAS LIBERAL
IN BENEFACTIONS
For Nearly Half a Century,
Ginn & Co. Has Been
Famous House
Boston, Jan. 21. Edwin Ginn, the
publisher of school and college text
books, and founder of the International
School of Peace, died at his home in
Winchester to-day, after a lingering ill
ness, aged 76. From the fortune he had
amassed, Mr. Giun gave liberally during
his lifetime to bring about better hous
ing conditions, to promote more liar-'
monious relations between employes and
employer and to bring about peace.
.Mr. Ginn was born at Oriand, -Me.,
Feb. 14, 1833, the eon of James and
Sarah (Blood ) Ginn. lie was educated
at the public schools and Westbrook
seminwy in Maine, after which he at
tended Tufts college, graduating from
that institution in 1862 and forty years
later receiving the degrees of A. M., and
Litt. D. from the same college.
Shortly after leaving college he en-:
gaged in the publishing business in Bos
ton, the first nook published by the con
cent being Allen's Latin grammar. From
tha( time the business grew until it is
now second to none in publishing school
and college text books. Mr. Ginn's res
idence Mas at Winchester and his office
was in Boston, at 21) Beacon street.
CHARGES MURDER v
AT ESSEX JUNCTION
Bill Reported by Grand Jury Against
Harice Benson, Accusing Him of
Slaying Fellow Negro, Alex
ander Cole.
Burlington, Jan, 21. Tbe stillness of
county court was broken yesterday only
by the report of the grand jury after
an all night session. A true bill was
found against Harice Benson fof murder
in the first degree. -This case arises
from the killing of Alexander Cole at
the Essex Junction dam several weeks
ago, in a fracas in which oth parties
were negroes. Another bill the grand
jury considered and failed to find.
Before the grand jury came in the case
of Klihu B. Taft vs. Mary Watkins xf
Grand Isle, an action to recover on prom
issory notes of several thousand dollars'
value, was urged for trial bv C. P.
Cowles, attorney for the plaintiff. The
defendant asked further delay on the
ground that the principal witness was
II. The court was inclined to blame
the defendant for not advancing the case
further on the docket, but finally put
the case over until Monday.
The report on the condition of county
property was something of a novelty.
The jurymen suggested first that the
courthouse doors be made to swing out
instead of in, second that the buildinir
be equipped with fire escapes and other
modern conveniences, so as to conform
to the state law, and third that the
sidewalk in front of the courthouse be
put in condition to compare favorably
with tne postomce sidewalk.
CLAIMS $23,000 DAMAGES.
Leo
F. Canty of Rutland Claims Neeli
gence by Rutland Railroad.
Rutland, Jan. 21. Leo F. Canty of
this city, aged 20 years, a former clerk
in the paymaster's office of the Rutland
railroad, yesterday sued the road for
$25,00O damages, claiming that he was
severely burned" and maimed for life
through negligence of the railroad's olli
cials. The accident happened in the pay
master's office on August 22, 1913. A can
containing alcohol or some similar fluid
which was used to lill a lamp fAr melt
ing sealing wax, exploded while; in Mr.
Canty's bands. The flaming liquid was
thrown over his clothing and his chest,
arms and 'shoulders were terribly burned.
He was in the hospital six weeks and
confined to the house two months after
wards. He alleges that the cords on
both of his arms have tightened so that
the use of the arms is impaired.
J. Dyer Spellman, who was a patient
in the Rutland hospital at the same time
as Canty from injuries at first thought
to prove fatal sustained in the aeroplane
accident when Spellman .was a passenger
with Aviator ueorge J. tchmitt was
killed, is counsel for Canty.
CLAIMS EXCEED $100,000.
First Meeting of Creditors of Vermont
Slate Co. Is Held.
Rutland, Jan. 21. The first meeting of
the creditors in the largest bankruptey
case to come before the Vermont court
in many years, that of the Vermont
Slate company of Granville, N. Y., and
Pawlet was held yesterday afternoon
before Referee Ernest H. O'Brien of this
city. Claims exceeding $100,001) and in
cluding workmen's wages amounting to
more than $3,000 were proved. D. D.
Nelson of Granville was elected trustee.
Among the attorneys at the hearing
were E. W. Lawrence and P. M. Meldon
of Rutland, J. B. MaeCormack, C. E.
Parker and Silas E. Evarts of Granville,
Hiram C. Todd, Saratoga, W. H. Pres
ton of Fair Haven, J. E. Sennett of
Poultney and O. J. Marshall of Zanes-
ville, O. The president of the bankrupt
coneern is Hugh Williams of Granville.
There has been considerable litigation
in the case heretofore to determine what
Bankruptcy uiKirici s miii nave iuridic
tion, the concern's office being at Gran-
ville and its cuarries in Tawlct,
BIG INSTALLLATION CEREMONIES
Were Held by Washington Odd Fellows
and Rebekahs.
'The -installation of officers in Wash
ington lodge, No. 75, and in Crystal
Spring Rebekah lodge, No. 60, took place
in schoolliouse hnllat Washington last
night. Tills was the' last lodge in the
district to be visited by the district
deputy officers. A four-horse barge load
of about 20 people went up from this
city, besides a few others who drove up
separately. The Odd Fellows and Re
bekahs of Wasliington had prepared the
following spread, which was much en
joyed and commented on by the visit
ing brothers and sisters: Oysters a la
Downing, followed by loast venison a
la Huntington.
Precedence being given to the ladies,
Mrs. Lilla Jeffords, D. D. P., of Wil
liamstown and Mrs. Stewart, D. D. M.,
of Montpelier, inducted .into their re
spective stations in Crystal Spring Re
bekah lodge the following named sis
ters; P. N. G., Julia A. Nye; N. G.,
Lilla M. Patterson; V. GM Mary Dickey;
secretary, Bessie McDonald; treasurer,
Delia Bigelow; chaplain, Cora Kennedy;
warden, Klla Spencer; conductress, Ethel
Davis; I. G., Lilla Hyland; O. G., Charles
Palmer; R. S. N. G., Hattie Chamberlin;
L. S. N. G., Louise Towsley j R. 8. V. G.,
Ada Eastman; L. S. V. G., Lorette
Smith.
Then D. D. G. master. George E.
Houghton, assisted by D. D. G. Marshal
Meyers, both of Cabot, assisted by prop
er grand lodge officers, with appropriate
and impressive charges, placed in their
positions of trust in Washington lodge,
No, 73, the following named officers:
Rev. Irving Towsley, P. G.; M. W. Cham
berlin, N. G.; E. H. Downing, V. G.;
F. L. Huntington, secretary: A. I Pat
terson, treasurer; George E. Huutington, i
warden; K. E. Gallant, conductor; W. C.
Nye. chaplain; 1). E. Worthlev, R. S. 1
N. G.; G. H. Bigelow, L. S. N. G.; H. R
Smith, R. S. V. G.j E. K. Houghton
L. S. V. G.; I I.. Slocum, R. S. S.; E. M
McDonald, L. S. S.; Oliver King, I. G.
Charles Palmer, O. G. v
Aniong the visiting brothers, besides
those already named, were the follow
iug named past grand : Jackson, Dens
more, Beck and Howell of Barre; Hy
land and Pittsley of East Barre and
Jeffords of Williamstown. Appropriate
short speeches, congratulations and felli
citations were enjoyed for some time and
not till very parly this morning did
the guests depart in the midst of the
snow storm that invariably comes when
Odd Fellows' doings are to come off in
W astiington.
DIED OF PNEUMONIA.
Valentine Hutchins Had Been 111 a Short
Time.
Valentine Hutchins passed away at
nis nome, oi Mxtu street, near noon to
day, death following an attack of pneu
monia. Mr. Hutchins was stricken last
Friday noon. His condition grew rapid
ly worse and latterly the end had been
expected. Besides his wife, he leaves
five children as follows: Mrs. 'Emma
Malonev of Favston. Mrs. Bessie Snen-
cer or Harre, Waldo Hutchins and Al
phean Hutchins of Barre, and Clement
Hutchins of Favston. Two brothers,
Bert Hutchins of Shadv Rill, and Leon
ard Hutchins of Barre, also survive, and
there are five sisters as follows: Mrs.
Alexia N. Kemp of Massachusetts, Mrs.
.Mary J. Miner of Harre, Mrs. Flora Jvel
son of Barre, Mrs. Amelia Adams and
Mm. Emma Parizo of Favston.
The deceased was born in Waterbury
on St. alentine"s day. I83. Much of
his boyhood was passed in his native
town, although he later went to Favston
to reside. He was married in Marsh-
field 23 years ago to Miss Etta Spencer,
daughter ot lra spencer of .Maple hill
1 he tanuiy moved to Harre five years
ago and .Mr. Hutchins entered the em
ploy of the street department. At dif
ferent intervals he was employed in that
department until his last illness. The
funeral arrangements have not been
made.
DEATH AT WEBSTERVILLE.
Mrs. John Reilly 111 Two Weeks With
Bronchial Pneumonia.
Mrs. John Reilly of Welmterville died
at her home yesterday afternoon, after a
two weeks illness with bronchial pnefi
monia. She was born in Canada 33
years ago but lived part of her life in
Woonsocket. K. 1., later coming to Web'
sterville. She was married Jan. 6, 1005,
to John Reilly, who survives her, with
one on, six years old. She is also sur
vived by six sisters and four brothers.
The funeral will be held to-morrow at
0 o'clock at St. Sylvester's church in
Graniteville, with burial in the Catholic
cemetery on Beckley hill in this city.
A DISTRESSING SITUATION.
Revealed by the Arrest of a Woman
Burlington. '
Burlington, Jan. 21. The arrest
of
Annie Kilrain At her home on Champlam
street yesterday morning was a partial
solution of a social problem that came
to the attention of the police authorities
and the Humane society. The woman,
who is on the list as an habitual drunk
ard, was arrested on the charge of in
toxication. Her four-year-old stepson
was taken to the Home for Destitute
Children by Humane Officer Fuller a
few nights ago.
The woman, who is known to the
police. as Annie Kilrain, is said to be the
wife of a man named Westeott, who is
now out of town engaged in his occupa
tion as wood chopiier. flie. has been
alone with the child for several weeks
and it is said the youngster has suffered
much from the cold as it was very poor
ly dressed and was frequently left by
himself in the house. A kind hearted
policeman found the baby alone and cold
one night last week and -built a fire on
his own responsibility. Early yesterday
morning an officer discovered the woman
wandering about the house carrying a
lighted lamp mid making a disturbance
indicating intoxication. The water had
been left running in the sink and the
lloors of the house were flood d. The
policeman thought it would be unwise
to let her renin in in the house longer and
took her to jail.
RIGHT TO SIEZE MONUMENTS.
Which Have Not Been Paid for Bill in
Favor of Quincy Men.
Boston. Jan. 21. The monument man
ufacturers of Quincy are seekine from
the legislature a law which will enable
them legally to seize headstones from
laces on graces nen me stones are
not paid for. The bill was sent to a com-
mittce.
EXHIBITION
BLOWN UP
Four People at Least Were
Killed at Ottawa Win
ter Fair
HEATING-PLANT
EXPLODED TO-DAY
Big Pavilion Was Wrecked
Prize Animals
Also Lost '
Ottawa, Jan. 21. tour persons are1
known to have been killed and several
were injured in the explosion of a heat
ing-plant winch, to-day wrecked the
Howick Pavilion, a huge cement and
steel structure at the exhibition grounds,
where Ottawa's fair is being held. Many
prize horses and cattle also perished in
the accident.
PRIZE-WINNING
FOWLS ARE TAGGED
Poultry Show Is Attracting Considerable
Attention Lecture Given Last
' . Night.
The "eighth annual exhibition of the
Vermont Poultry association, now being
held at Montpelier, is attracting consid
erable attention, there having been a
good attendance of people interested in
poultry raixinir. Judeiiu; of the exhibits
continued to-day. and the exhibition will
end to-morrow.
Last niaht W. II. Card of Manchester,
Conn, a judge in the show, gave an ad-
dreas in the memorial room of the city
hall on "The Breeding of Poultry." Mr.
Card iravc his views on Present day fads
of some poultry men and he described
the practice of breeding freak colors in
birds for show purposes, saying no judge
who knows his business will depart from
the usual standards in awarding prizes.
- Speaking of show birds and their qual
ity as considered by poultry dealer and
marketmen he said contrary to most be
liefs the show bird is the best for eat
ing and that when placed alongside ordi
nary fatted ones in the markets the
housewives invariably select the show
birds for their general appearance and
cleanliness as well as their apparent ten
derness.
With the aid of blackboard and chalk,
Mr. Card gave many illuminating--facta
concerning the coloring of birds for show
purposes and the correct and incorrect
methods of breeding for color.
He. told of the important shape of the
show poultry being considered first by
the judges and he added that the combs,
the tails and legs were but minor fea
tures.
Awards Made.
The following awards have been made
in the show:
Rose Comb Rhode Island Reds.
W. F. Lange, Bellows Falls, cock,
fourth; hen, third; cockerel, first.
Charles OHiver, Barre, cock, second;
hen, fourth; cockerel, second and third;
pullet, fifth.
William OHiver, jr, cock, fifth; hen,
first; cockerel, fifth; pullet, fourth; pen
young, second.
K. M. Smith, i-ast Uramtree. cock, first
and third; hen, second; cockerel," fourth ;
pullet, second; pen lowl, first; pen
young, nrst.
Specials.
- Shape, male, J. F. Perry; shape and
color, female, William OHiver, jr.; color,
male, fc. II. Smith.
Gold Wyandottes.
A. I. Lawrence, Burlington, cock, first;
hen, first; cockerel, first; pullet, first,
second and third.
Partridge Wyandottes.
F. K. Felt, Montpelier, cock, first; hen,
first; cockerel, first; pullet, second.
Harry Stackpole, Montpelier cock, sec-j
ond; pullet, first
Mrs. Henry W llley, .Montpelier, hen,
second.
" Columbian Wyandottes.
J. E. Stoddard, Montpelier, cockerel.
first, second and third: pullet, first, sec
ond and third. '
Single Comb White Orpingtons.
Arthur W. Dailey, Montpelier, pen
fowl, second and third; cock, third; hen,
fourth and fifth.
.L A. Stott, Concord, N. II., cock, sec
ond; hen, first; pullet, first; pen young,
first. 1
W, H. B. Perry, Waterbury, cock, first;
hen, third; cockerel, third; pen young,
second; pen fowl, first. '
W. J. lieney, Montpelier, cock, first;
pullet, fourth and fifth; pen young,
fourth.
G. A. Wolf ram.'Montpelier, pen young, 1
fifth; cock, second; pullet, second.
, Cyrus Batchelder, .New Haverhill, N.
H cock, fourth; hen, second; cockerel,
fourth; pullet, third.
J. E. Aoble, Karre, cockerel, fifth,
Rose Comb White Orpingtons.
G. A. Wolfram, Montpelier,' pullet,
first, second, third and fourth.
Arthur W. Dailey, Montpelier, pen
young, first.
Buff Orpingtons.
J. P. Corskie, Barre, hen, fifth: nullet,
third, fourth and fifth; cockerel, first
nd second.
B. E. Sanders, Calais, pen fowl, first;
pen voune, second.
R. B. Van Ornian, Calais, pen young,
first; hen, first, second, third and fourth.
J. A. Moulton, Lexington, Mass., pul
let, first.
Mrs. Donald Smith, Barre, cockerel,
third.
Single Comb Rhode Island Reds.
Moir & Chesser, Barre, pullet, first,
second and fifth.
J. H. Blood, Windsor, pullet, third.
J. F. Ewing, Montpelier, cockerel, sec
ond. Bean & LeFabre, West Berlin, cocker
el, third; hen. fifth.
Currier &. Lyon, Barre, cockerel, first
and third; hen, second and third; pen
young, first; pen fowl, second and fourth.
A. P. Abbott, Barre, cock, second and
fourth; hen, first and second; cockerel,
first, fourth and fifth; pullet, fourth;
pen fowl, first and third; pen young,
second and third.
Single Comb White Leghorn.
E. S. Meigs. Montpelier, cock, first."
Earl L. Billings, Montpelier, cockerel,
first and second; pullet, first; hen,
fourth.
A. W. Huntington, Montpelier, cock
erel, third; pen young, third.
M. E, Abernathy, Bristol, coe ,
third. 1 , V I
Harry Stackpole, Montpeli- vAerel
lourtn; pullet, lourth an'' '
F. G. Holmes, Montp'' cVk, fourth
hen, first; cockerel, fift.ijen fowl, first
pen young,! second. '
A. C. Oilman, Montpelier. cock, second
hen, second and third; pullet, second and
tnird; pen fowl, second; pen young, first
Rose Comb White Leghorns.
George W. Buswell, Montpelier, pullet
nrst, second, third and fourth; hen
first, second and third; pen young, first,
Brown Leghorns.
R. F. Bliss, Montpelier, cock, first and
second; pullet, first and second; hen
first.
James H. Shenton, Nashua, N. H., hen
first and second.
R. H. Montgomery, Montpelier, nullet
iniro.
Rose Comb Buff Orpingtons.
Mark P. Morse, Randolph, pullet, first
ana second.
Single Comb Buff Leghorns.
Arthur Willis, Montpelier,' cockerel
first; pullet, first and second
Silver Campines.
Mrs. W. R. Gale, Barre, cockerel, fifth;
pullet, second, third and fourth
1. . icaton, Montpelier, cockerel
third.
William OHiver, jr., Barre, cockerel.
nrst; pullet, first,
tarl Shepard, Montpelier, nullet, fifth:
cocKerei, second and fourth.
Golden Campines.
F. W. Yeaton, Montpelier, cockerel
first; hen, first; cock, first; pullet, first.
Buff Wyandottes
J. H. Clark. West Pawlet, pen of fowls.
first and third; pen of young, second and
third; hen, fifth; cock, second and third;
cockerel, second; pullet, third.
Bottom & Hawkins, South Shaftsbury,
cock, fifth; hen, second and third; cock
erel, first and fourth', pullet, fourth;
pen of fowls, second; pen of young, first,
Dr. II. II. Hayward, Randolph, pullet,
I fifth.
E. J. Talbot, Barre, cock, fourth; cock
I erel third,
C. O. Smith, "WoonBoeket, R, L, cock,
first; hen, first; cockerel, fifth; pullet
second;
E, B. Chesley, Concord, N. H., pen of
fowls, fourth; pen of young, fourth.
J. u. W allace, llarrej hen, fourth.
Barred Plymouth Rock.
W, B. Scott, Barre, cock, first and sec
ond; hen, first, second and third; cock
erel, first, fourth and fifth; pullet, first
and second; pen of fowls, first, second
and third; pen of young, first, second
and third; females, shape and color;
male, color; Montpelier Board of Trade
cup for best and largest exhibit in the
show; American Barred Plymouth Rock
club eup of ?2o for best cocK,"ncn, cock
erel and pullet; Vermont Barred Plym
outh Rock cup of $10 for best Barred
Rock male.
T. E. Lvon, West Cliarlestown, cock,
fourth; cockerel, third; pullet, third,
fourth and fifth.
F. A. Rich, Northfield Falls, cock, fifth;
cockerel, Second.
C. W. McMillan, Barre, cock, third.
Snnnvside Poultry farm, Bristol, hen,
fourth.
White Wyandottes.
W. F. Brown, Montpelier, hen, second
and third; cockerel, second and third;
pullet, fourth; pen of fowls, fourth; pen
of young, second.
W. A. Drew, Barre, cock, first: hen,
fourth; cockerel, fourth and fifth; pul
let. third and fifth; pen of younjft third.
George II. nood, Montpelier, pen of
young, nrst.
E. O. Jones, West Pawlet, hen, first;
pullet, first and second; cockerel, first.
Sicilian Buttercups.
Mrs. II. J. Carr, Barre, hen, first and
fourth; cockerel, second; pullet, second
and fourth.
A. P. Abbott, Barre, pullet, first.
H. W. Scott, Barre, hen, second, third
and fifth; cockerel, first, third and
fourth.
O. E. rhilbrick, Barre, pullet, third and
fifth; cockerel, fifth.
J. II. Clark, W est Tawlet, won the
club cup on Buff Wyandotte and also
the silver cup tor best display of Buff
Wyandottes two years running. A. C
Oilman of Montpelier won the cup for
the best White Leghorn display, this be
ing his second year.
1,200 BIRDS AT ST. ALBANS.
Some of the Exhibits Suffered from the
Frost.
St. Albans, Jan. 21. The 17th ex
hibition of the Vermont State Poultry
association opened in the city hall here
yesterday morning and will continue
until Thursday night. Birds from all
over Vermont and neighboring states are
being shown, the total number entered
being about 1,200. The judges. Prof. 1).
J. Lambert of Rhode Island state college,
and D. P. Shove of Fall River, Mass., be
gan their work yesterday and by to
night most of the judging will have been
completed.
The management has combined exhi
bition with education and lust evening
Prof. Lambert gave a lecture on the
scientific side of poultry husbandry be
fore a good sized audience, there will
be other lecturers and it is the
belief of the management that this edu
cational effort will result in the holding
of better and bigger exhibits in the
future.
There is a liberal sum of money de
voted to prizes. Several costly cups arc
offered for which competition is keen
It is noticeable that the birds suffered
from the recent cold weather, for many
la comb was frozen and the points broken
loll. There is the usual display of freak
breeds and several turkeys are entered.
but not so many as one might expect at
a ermont show. 1 Here is aiso a goouiy
number of entries of water fowl.
ARRESTED IN LUMBER CAMPS.
R. W. Wood Charged With Passing a
Worthless Check for $21.
St. Albans, Jan. 21. Deputy Sheriff
Luke P. Martin returned this morning
from Jav, where last evening he arrested
a man calling himself R. W. Wood at a
lumber camp at Stevens .Mills, the charge
being passing a worthless check in St,
Albans Dee. 20. 1 he checK wag tor $21.
A hearing probably will be given this
afternoon.
REPORTS MADE
ON CITY WORK
arious Departments Sub
mitted Their Statements
Last Evening
MORE SURFACE
SEWER THAN EVER,
The Park Commission Has
Worked to Beautify
'' the City
Eight annual reports, including tli
yearly statements from four alderman-
ic committees, Jwere ratified last night at
the regular fortnightly meeting of th
city council. A small amount of routine
business was transacted, but the bulk of
the time was given over to reports from
the chief 'of police, the street superin
tendent, City Attorney E. L. Scott, the
park commission, the legislative, charity,
fire and property committees. All were
accepted and ordered printed in the
forthcoming issue of the annual city re
port. For the first time in many years, ac
cording to the report of the city attor
ney, the city is free,-to all intents and
purposes, from litigation. With the ex
ception of an appeal taken by Fred N.
nraley from the decision of the board of
civil authority relative to his grand list
for 1913. there are no cases pending for
or against the city. The case- of Joseph
Iong vs. City of Barre, an action of ,
general assumpsit, set for hearing at the
March term of court of Washington
county court, was entered settled and
discontinued. In the case of Northfield
vs. City of Barre, a suit to recover for
the support of one J. D. Dow in the sum
of $127.23. n agreement has been niidi
whereby the city is to settle. During
the past year the city has brought mi
etions. The city attorney has submit
ted several written and manv verbal
opinions on sundry questions. The. poor
department has been to a large Icssl ev-
ponse through the necessity of commit
ting an unusually large number of in
sane paupers to the state hospital in
Waterbury.
Beautifying the City.
The park commission reported on n
considerable amountvof work for the first
Vcaf of 1tS TTiKterfnp. The ronirnHsioner--go
to some len."t!i in expressing thei"
appreciation of the nssist-inw rendere 1
them bv the Currier Park Improvement
association, the civie department of t'l
Barre Woman's di;h. Mrs. W. .1. C'lspi
and others who collected $100 for park
improvement from S2 persons, and to n
number of men who gave generously of
their time and labor at divers times.
Much work was accomplished in re-sod
ding the city park, the expense incident
thereto being $47.03. Mowing and csr-?
of- the same plot cost $05 during tho
year.
In its recommendations, the commis
sion hopes for improvements on the hill
back of Elmwood cemetery, the triansle
in front of the Catholic and Presbyterian
churches, the plot of land at the junction
of Wellington and Fr:inklinstreets an 1
Jackson park. The city pasture has been
taken over bv the commission, notices
against dumping have been posted there
on and an invitation to the public has
been extended to spend much of its leis-
re on the ample acres of the pasture.
Financial references are made to an in
come of $100.03, the sum of $150 having
come to the commission in the form ot
an appropriation from the city council.
Later a second appropriation, the income
from the city pasture, brought tbe com
mission' $-10.30. Interest netted 63 cents.
Of the total, $171.08 was expended on
improvements, leaving a balance of
$18.05.
Street Superintendent's Work.
Street Supt. J. C. DeBrune's report
formed something of a complement to
the report of the city engineer. The su
perintendent states that the road ma
chine has been run over the principal
dirt roads at a cost of $421.0S. Repairs
around city park were accomplished by
straightening the street railway. Sum
mer street was spiked during the year
from Merchant street to Maple avenue.
Retaining walls and a fill were made on
Wurren street.
Surprising is the conclusion which the
superintendent reaches in considering tho
cost and maintenance of the depart-
ment. In five years, he observes, H.lll!?
feet of sewer and 14.475 feet of surface
sewer have Wen added to the original
system. In the same period the mileage
of street sprinkling has increased, the
cost of common labor has jumped 14',j
per cent., the price of teams has been
augmented 12'j per nt. and there have
been other extensions. All call for more
maintenance money, he adds, although
the annual appropriation for the depart
ment has remained nearly stationary.
He recommends a larger appropriation. .
More surface sewer has been construct
ed in the past year than in any other
one year since the city was chartered.
W ith the exception ot one year, more
tile has been laid than in any other
year. A targe amount of tar concrete
work has been done on sidewalks, re
covering and new walks, 2,051 yards of
new gutter, new crossings, etc. Manv
loads of ashes have improved the M
roads. On Brook street, the state high
way appropriation was spent on a new
road from Maple avenue to the city line. -Over
1,300 feet of tile were laid to undcr
drain the road.
The Year's Police Record.
' Chief of Police Sinclair's report for
the police department Vecords a total of
310 arrests for the year, with 30 lodgers
of the vagrant type accommodated dur
ing the 12 months. An inventory of the,
department's property fixes its vh'ue at
$2IS. Compnret" with 1012. there were
22 less arrests in lOl.l. As in former
vears arrests for intoxication predomi
nate, there being 143. as against 1.13 for,
the preceding year. It is iiitcrrsting ta
Continued on fourth pae.)
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