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MES 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.) I