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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-10-06
REAL ESTATE SALE FOR PAVING
ASSESSMENT.


Whereas, the Street Commissioners
of the City Of Barre, in the County Of
Washington and State of Vermont, IN
pursuance to the resolution, of its City
Council, duly passed, did on the 2lst
dav az November al. ID 1908, assess up
on the lands Of L. A. Prindle and
Charles w Averill for grading, PAY
| ING. matchmaking, eurbing and gut
lterina 4 certain portion OF North Main
street, iii said City of Barre, upon the
1 following described lands Of said =,
1 A. Prindle and Charles w. Averhl
abutting on said street. to-wit:
| Bounded Northerly by land owned
by the widow and legatees Of +. =
! French, EasterIy By land Of Prindle Z
Averill. Southerly by land owned BY
the heirs Of julia Morse and Westerly
BY North Main street.
The sum Of s4.03s4 dollars per front
foot Of said land abutting on said Nortl
Main street, amounting in all to tht
sum Of one-hundred Sixty Nine 6l'lot
Now. this Is TO warn the saie
liz. a. PrindIe and Charles w. Averil
who has not paid said assessments ans
neqlects and refuses SO to do to thu
CITY Treasurer Of the said City @
Barre, az to the subscriber, and al
whom it may concern, that so much 0
said lands win be sold at public auc
ton at and upon said land and prem
] ises as described above Of the City Q
p.rre, IN the County Of Washington
aforesaid. on the 21st day Of October
a. ID. 1904, at 1880 o'clock q. m,
viii be requisite to discharge said q
+ sessment with costs.
Dated at the City Of Barre, N sal
I County 81 Washington this "A day 9
August A. D. 1904.
!, JAMES r. C0UTTS,
EolIeetor of the CITY of Barre,
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-10-06
WILLIAMSBURG.

Millinery opening at oug millinery
and dressmaking parlors, Beckett
block, Williamstown, Friday, Oct. 18th
afternoon and evening.
Miss i. u. Townsend.
Mrs. Nelson Nassar.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-10-06
Nntina ~ IN uninn Nan.

That the Congregational Church and
the Baker house at Nilliamstown are
non-union jobs.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-10-06
Good Roads.

This nation, under high pressure,
during the past thirty years, has been
building over one hundred and thirty
thousand miles of steam railway; and
during the past fifteen years twenty.
five thousand miles Of electric railway.
is 1t not time that equal energy be
expended during the next five on ten
years on a general system Of improved
highways throughout the eountryg NO
man ean calculate the resulting bene-
fits. III tho increase Of farm values, IN
tho enhancement Of the wealth, the
comfort, the health. the happiness Of
our people. lifting the milton to high
| er place in the scale Of the worlds civil.
cation.
am not believer ii national aid
ito the states in this matter Of road
/ building. Every state in its own in
tcrest, should be allowed to work out
Hts avn road system. There is uow
quite a general movement in this di
rection Throughout many Of the states
aud in our own State some permanent
roal building has been effected.
There Is no magic in this matter O
Eroad building It viii require the ex
& penditure Of time and money But il
me future the labor and cost viii b
repaid ten fold in the benefits whicl
! viii accrue. And il is easily perceiv
able that the benefits viii be proper
tiouately greater to the smaller towns
, which are more inaccessible 70 othe
/ lines OF communication.
j have not been able to work out fo
this message complete or satisfacto
,lry scheme for permanent highways /
this State | can only give q skeleton
! Let commission of three or fly
prominent men of the State be al
pointed by the Governor with the I'D
vice OF the Senate, to serve withou
I compensation during the time requisit
Z To work out d road scheme; the Con
. missioner OF Highways also being
/ member Of the commission. Let Il
/ commission adopt d scheme for the cor
5 strnetiou Of improved highways, {
4 course utilizing the present as far /
lmav be, providing for say two [
. three lines running north and soutl
IA on the west and cast sides Of Il
4 State, ana six OF seven lines east All
1 west across Che State, aggregatit
/. eight or nine hundred miles Of hig
WAYS altogether with the materia
& for road building which this State
u abundantly furnishes. this Is feasibl
# BIZ improved highways | do not ne
III essarily mean macadam roads, for
II n extremely doubtful whether su
G roads are the best, the most economic
ID or the most permanent for our climal
even If they could BE- as cheaply 60
q structed as roads Of other materials.
important factor Is To see TO it TIN
to rs and when permanent roads q
al built, they are kept in repair.
te III Vermont IL I'd increase IN veal
Of and population as her position EMIT
an her to. then some scheme for
ID the improvement Of her roads mi
~ sooner or later be adopted. Can a
8. one doubt the resulting inflow Of y
itors. as we'll az the increase IN i
NJ manent residents
al Is Vermont to continue to sta
'he still? Nearly q quarter OF cent?
5m ago. the vote for Governor was grea
.he than II has since been OF ever was
sd lore. Is 1880 to be the perman
sal high water mark Is Vermont sal
ST fed with stationary census -
lis. thine to come when Vermont is to b
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-04-01
BURTON HARRISON DEAD
Was Private Secretary to President
Davis-Later a Prominent Lawyer
in New York.

Washington, March 29.-Burton Nor
Vile Harrison. a lawyer of New York
and husband of Mrs. Burton Harrison.
the authoress and father of Congress-
man Harrison, Of New York city, died
here tonight, aged Go years. Death re-
suited from a general break down. due
partly to old age. Mr.. Harrison was
born in New Orleans. and graduated
from Yale in 1853.
During the war Mr.. Harrison was
private secretary to Jefferson Davis.
the President of the Southern Ccnfed-
eracy, remaining with him in the reia-
ton almost of a son as well as of a sec
rotary, to the end of the war. He
shared in the capture of Mr.. Davis.
rather than forSake his fortunes at
their fall. When Mr.. Davis was carried
to Fort Monroe for imprisonment, Mr..
Harrison was sent to prison in Wash
ington, and finally was sent to Fort
Delaware. where he remained in soil
WAS released. Mr.. Harrison during the
latter months Of his Imprisonment stud
lied law and later went into the office
lof former Judge Fullerton, in New
York where he has since continued in
the practice.
Mr.. Harrison was a prominent club
Imam in New York. He was secretary
Ito Mayor Wickham. of New York and
Twas largely instrumental in the prose-
icution Of the Tweed ring. He married
Miss Constance Cary. of Virginia In
addition to Congressman Harrison, OF
New York city, Archibald Cary Harri-
son and Fairfax Harrison. of Washing
ton survive him.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-04-01

Liberal Leader Thinks Balfour Should
Resagn-The Premier Makes Re-

London. March 29.-The usual motion
providing for the adjournment Of the
House of Commons over Easter holi-
days gave the liberal leader. Sir Henry
Campbell Bannerman. an opportunity
TO make a spirited attack on the gov
eminent Sir Henry said he did not
think it was in accordance with the
spirit OF h constitution tina Premier
|Balfour should retain power when the
Icountry had shown at every oppo-tu-
nifty afforded IL that he no longer en-
ljoyed its favor.
Mr.. Balfour, replying aid he noted
1.-THE anxiety of the liberal leader that
lne should resign. but he was quite un-
able to see why the government should
lake the unprecedented course OF re-
signing office while IL retained the con-
Indence OF the House. Sir Henry could
settle The question OF the governments
resignation or not by a vote OF censure
Mr.. Balfour concluded with declaring
that the governments fiscal policy was
that Of real. progressive free trade.
When Winston-Spencer Churchill.
Conservative, rose and pressed Mr..
Balfour for a further explanation OF
the governments fiscal policy, saying
the vacillation OF the government had
caused him to become one OF its oppo-
nents instead OF one of its ]upporte
the premier and all of the Unionists
except ten trooped out OF the House.
! The incident led to protests on the
part Of other members against the dis
courtesy shown to Mr.. Churchill.
The House adjourned until April 18th.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-04-01
Easter Hats;
Easter Wells.

Ribbons and Laces Silk Shhtwaists and SILK Skirts or Easter at Geo.
O.. Gayords Big Department Store. u opening Thu year vas a grand suc-
cess We IA hundreds of ladies o visit u store many Of them
showed their appreciation by gvin g Is their ORDER n nee Our able
force Cd mininers with Miss Grow as director d superintendent are
trimming hundreds of Hats an we realzet the fact that o will all buy your
Hats Easter. We have looked well to that time and bought a very large
stock o yu selection. The millinery business is our choice business
more help n do more Cuisines in the millinery department than all other
stores combined. o o Easter Hat we are trimming them free without
cos o OF n showing o hundreds If new things to select from. We
ave all prices in Hats We "a sci a at as 10 Is SIC ~ up-to-date
stylish Hats hat are trimmed in or work rooms are sold a u W
price. w e ut whatever o raj O them and make them IS low $ you
please, or az high Is yu please. We have all grades OF material the finest
stock IF wv in h State, thousands of punches. wreathes n foliage.
Ribbons at all prices. We nave a magnificent n of ribbons we are
selling it cheap. A nice line II colored ribbons TO- 10, at loo; some beau
tu ribbons fol chldren's hats at 15c a yard, No so width. A beautiful
line of Yelling a full stock of ch1nons and all grades o fancy trimmings
We also LAY a splendid assortnen in baby APPS. We want your Easter
millinery business w la hundreds Of things o SELL We wan to seu
them n W e will. sell them cheap a
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-04-01
10 EXAMINE HAWLEY AND RAY
effort to Find Out More About SulIy's
Assets-EIihu Root Retained AZ
Counsel.

New York. March zg.-David H Nil
er, one of the two receivers for the
suspended cotton firm Of Daniel J.
Snlly and Company said today the re-
eivers had applied to h United Stares
,ourts for an order for the examination
# Edwin Hawley and frank Ray, the
I LEGGED partners OF. SuIfy in the big cot
on deal which resulted in the suspen-
ion Of his firm The application was
made under that section of the United
States bankruptcy laws which permits
y creditor or receivers to examine any
person from WHOM any light can be OBJ
tained regarding a bankrupt. The Do
{ ect Of the examination will be to ind
but more abous Sully's assets.
United States Commissioner Alexan-
Ter will appoint a special examiner in
he bankruptcy proceedings. He has
issued an order for the appearance CT
edwin Hawley and Frank Ray on Fri
lay.
Receiver Taft announced today that
Ilihu Root. former secretary OF wal
has been retained as associate counsel
or the receivers. to conduct the exam
nation of Messrs Hawley and Ray on
Friday and 10 be counsel in any subse-
luent proceedings that may be institu-
ted against them.
Mr.. Taft stated that the proceedings
against Hawley and Ray were not in
the nature of a nit They will only be
called as witnesses, he said. to deter
mine the amount OF Sully's assets He
added that as receivers he and Mr..
Miller could not bring a suit againss
|Hawley and Ray. The trustee in bank
would have to do that Mr..
Taft did not explain h meaning of
his statement about Mr.. Roots con
|nection with ''any subsequent proceed
|ings against them
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-04-01
|SSon~



Enthusiasm I'm the japanese House.
Toxic. March 29.-Admiral Raroc
|Yamamoth. minister OF marine, read
Vice Admiral Togo's account Of the
sixth japanese attack or Port Arthur.
lin the lower house Of the japanese diet
this afternoon. The report was receiv-
led with tremendous applause. Admiral
IYamaoto referred feelingly to the he
Iroic death OF ar officer. who was killed
IN the engagement and dwelt Upon The
great difficulty Of bottling up Port
ARTHUR effectively. He said that this
project was still far from completion.
Continuing. the minister OF marine de-
Cleared that the revival of the martial
Spirits at Port Arthur since the arrival
there of Vice Admiral Makaroff was
apparent and he expressed the hone
that the Russians would emerge boldly
from the harbor and attack the Japa-
|nese fleet.
The House unanimously adopted a
resolution encouraging the govern
ment. praising the navy and pledgng
itself to spare no cost in the prosecu-
ton of the war.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-04-01
Sharp Engagements Lasting Several Hours OC'
CURED Near ChOng Yu.--SuppOSed Heavy
Losses on Each Side.
NEW CHWANG UNDER MARTIAL LAW

The Engagement Took Place Near
Chong Ju-TTe japanese Suffered
Heayily-The Russians Occupied a
Commanding Position, But Owing
to Heavy Losses the japanese Were
Not Able to Occupy the Position
Abandoned by the RussianS-Ad-
miraI Togo's Official Report OF the
Attempt to Bottle Up Port Arthur
Has Been Receiyed-The Reading
of the Report i'm the japanese House
Creates Great Enthusiasm-Au the
CORRESPONDENTS at Port Arthur Have
Been Expelled.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-04-01
NO FURTHER PROCEEDINGS.
Report OF the Commission That Inves.
tigated Collision Between the Mis-.
souri, and Illinois.

| Washington. March 29.-The report
Iof the court Of inquiry OF which Rear
admiral Wise was president, on the
Investigation Of the collision between
the battleships Missouri, commanded
by Captain Cawles, and Illinois, COM
manded by Captain Bradford, was made
public today. The court recommends
Ino further proceedings, and it's action
lis approved by Rear Admiral Baker,
Icommander-in-chief of the North At
llantic station.
Accompanying the report are repre-
jsentatives by the judge advocate gen.
Iconcurs in h recommendations that
no further proceedings be had. The
lease is accordingly closed.
In its opinion the court says.
"As to the question of responsibility,
1.-THE court is of the opinion that the col
llision was not due to fault or negli-
Igence on the part Of the commanding
tofficer or any officer or man of the Illi-
InOis. On board the Missouri, Captain
ICowles gave the necessary orders for
Immediate reversing the engines for
full speed astern, repeated the signal
as an emergency signal and ordered
the display OF the signal which should
warn the Illinois of h Missouris
break down n movements, but failed
to indicate the course to ~Starboard, by
one blast Of the whistle. and Of back
ling by three blasts, in addition to or in
advance of the speed signals and also
Tailed to sound the sireen as a call for
Ia collision, when collision became inevi-
table. The orders for the display OF the
signal by dispatch flag was not Obeyed
by the officer. on the deck. Lieut.. w.
Pitt Scott, United states Navy, or vas
mot obeyed with sufficient promptness
to be of service to the Illinois, while
1.-THE absence of prescribed whistle sig
Inals left the captain OF the Illinois in
Ia bsolute ignorance of the Missouri's
movemen
/ Captain Cowles acted promptly and
ldecisively in the expedient which he
adopted to control his ships Roadway.
Whatever expedient he adopted, how
lever, had his course been immediataly
communicated to the Illinois by the
prescribed signals the latter could have
|~tnaneuvred to avoid the collision.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-04-01
No Sign of Either Navy.

Londhn, March 30.-The Times prints
la dispatch from it's correspondent at
Wei-HaEWei received last night, which
says:
mile cruise and 1 saw nothing of either
the Russian or the Japanese fleets,
though the watch reported flash sig
mailing at about 4 o'clock this morning.
Il was debarred from running close
to Port Arthur by a heavy fog and l
imagine that the weather is too thick
for the Japanese to remain close to
Port Arthur, in view OF the strength
Of the Russians in their torpedo boat
d~estrOyers."
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-04-01
Martial Law at New Uhwang.

Washington, March 29.-Minister
lConger has cabled the state depart
|ment from Pekin hat the Russian au-
liberties have declared martial law at
New Chwang and have formally mott
all foreigners. Mr.. Conger's mes
sage makes no reference to the report
led hauling down of foreign flags by the
Russians. The officials here assume
THAT if it has been lone. it simply
means that Russia has assumed the
responsibility for the protection of for
leigh property belonging to the belliger-
Tents. and that no effort will be made TO
Interfere with the consular flags. Nor
docs Mr.. Conger refer to the reported
notice from the Russian authorities at
New Chwang to the consuls that they
lmay no longer exercise consular juIis-
i1ictions n consular functions, es-
lpecially extra territorial jurisdiction.
lit is said that If any such action has
tben taken. 1t will raise avery serious
Question. for the consuls exercise their
power in this treaty port under treaty
stipulation with a sovereign power
(which is not party to the war. 1t Is
mot recalled moreover that it has been
customary in time of var for a bel
lligerent to undertake to deprive on
lsuls Of their functions.
| The state department will let matters
run along for a while in order to allow
actual experience to determine wheth-
Ter American interests really suffer from
any of the acts taken by the belliger-
tents in Manchuria before taking n
.S.t ~. i atOs&
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-04-01
Elijah Campbell Killed by Trains.

Dallas. Texas. March "a special
to the News from Marshal says: Elijah
Campbell. division superintendent
of the Texas and Pacific railroad at
city was accidently killed In the
railroads yards here today being
caught between two moving cars and
|crushed to death. He has been In the
railroad business for many years and
was widely known.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-04-01
Justice Brewer Delivers an Address in
Chicago.

Chicago. March 29.@Justice David ].
Brewer. OF the United States Supreme
court delivered an address here tonight
under. the. auspices of the Municipal
Lecture Association. Justice Brewers
theme was obedience to Law, the
First Civic Duty" and his discourse
twas listened to with marked interest
by an audience that filed the Audite-
lrium theatre.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-04-01
Schooner Churchill i'm Distress.
Especial to The Messenger.)

Beaufort, n. c., March 29.-The
Schooner William Churchill, Capt
|Byrnes. lumber laden from George
town, bound for New York encount-
Iered a heavy gale, shifted her cargo
and lost part of the deck load, lost
Glib stave main chains and opened
n put into Cape Lookout
Icove. The vessel Is leaking badly and
Twill have to tow to destination. The
tcrew is all safe. Assistance has been
wired for.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-04-01
No Correspondent Mt Port Arthur.

St Petersburg, March "a IA cor
respondent of the Russ Viedomosri
writing from Hardin, Manchuria, says
he has not been permitted to proceed
to Port Arthur and adds that he will
not be allowed to go to the front from
|Harbin until April End. All the CORE
ave been expelled from Port
Arthur because Of them mentioned
i'm his dispatches important Information
the movements of Russian
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-04-01

Aside from the pleasure Of eating
oe4Sonable fruits before beginning the
6rst meal Of the day, this custom has
undoubtedlyarisen from the well known
TACT that nearly ell fruit and more par
ticulariy pfuns and PkUNES contain
aatural laxative principles (which act
directly On tho stomach and bowels.
CoastipAdon, that dread and trouble
some complaint which Is undoubtedly
DE basic cause Of nine-tenths of the
Dyspepsia, i~ndigssdsn, biliousness, ETC..
@ prevalent among ouf people to-day.
md which, IL neglected. surely leads
TO moro complicated and serious or
ganic diseases, can surely be prevented,
Ind when not too far advanced can be
absolutely cured by the judicious use
Of the modern laxative and catharuc
California Prure Waters.
They are not a patent medicine In
the ordinary sense of the word, being
compounded from fresh California
Prunes, which e-ery intelligent person
knows is truly natures laxative.
A dainty little wafer, always the
same, compounded in a highly con-
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-04-01
Japanese Move on the Yalu.

st. Petersburg, March 3O.-A CORE
|%spondent Of The Novosti at Lao Yang,
under date OF yesterday, reports that
the Japanese have moved on the Yalu
river. and that a conflict between them
and the Russians is expected about
2rad.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-04-01
Traffic Across Lake Baikal.

Irkutsk. March 29.-Traffic across
Lake Baikal is being carried on as reg
ularly as clock work. The troops cross
on the Ice, singing as they march. The
breaker is likely to begin the work
of cutting a channel any day.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-04-01
American Flag Ordered Down.

London, March 3O.-A correspondent
tof The Times at New Chwang cabling
funder yesterdays date, says:
The Russians today ordered the
EAmerican flag on the correspondents
Imess to be hauled down.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-04-01

Nature PrevS6es NS Own Remedies, which u 3Aeo
JudIoaouslN, Insure Perfect Health {
at AZ Tines

.centrated form from fresh cafllomil
Prunes, they sre q natural dissolveot.
acting on the ccskks6 OF the stomach
AID bowels and not On the organ
themselves.
They regulate the Liver and Sso1
ach, Cleanse the System and Purit
the Hood, Cure all Bowel Troubles
BIliousness, Bad Breath. Bad Blood
Wind on the Stomach, Bioeted Bowel
Foul Mouth, Headache, Indigesdos
Pimples and Dizziness
Every household should have
family package Of CALIFORNf
PRUNE wAFRRS, and at the On
signs of approaching illness. or whs
under tho weather. take q couple
waters, and the doctors bills win so
be mich smaller than they are now.
You can eat what you please If "
follow each meal with . CALIFORNI
PRUNE WAFER, which quickly df
solves the most indigestible food, an
helps to carry il through and out OF th
system in q gentle and hsalthful MAJ
ner, without the slightest pain, gripin
or nausea. 100 Waters for 2Sc.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-04-01

The above dispatch probably refers
to the engagement reported last night
as having occurred March q, but in