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The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-06-16
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and the new counties IN Western Oh
lahoma. also all points on the ROCK
Island system, Including ChOctAW
Division. can now be reached TO best
advantage BY the New Line.
The g. Louia - Reno 4 Western
Railway CO.
Trssas leave Guthrie from Santa
To (Uni0n) station
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-06-16
PrsetIee ana PreaehIna.

Literary Lady (wrlting) The most
essential point IN our intercourse VITA
children Is 10 be truthful ourselves
Every other interest ought to be sacrt.
fced to that Of truth
Tommy Mother. Mrs. Caller Is com
ing 10 a. the gate.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-06-16
No Dousr Asour sERpsn1s
Science Nov Admits that the Nor
sters Do eklst.

Science Nov Admits that the Nor
stsrs Do Exist.
There IS belief current that ths
sea serpent ass been laughed out Of
exlstenca But this Is nos the case
EYldense has been suppressed because
IT the mocklng incredalous hearers.
Bur today science has weighed. meas.
ured ana piolographei sea monsters
and their reality Is established Al last
Forty years ago . kraban Wa
stranded 90 the Danish coast and the
soientlno world heard ot il From that
ellae. rear utter year. these creatures
have been noted
- 1881 the vagsblp Aleclon pursued
eus ior ,hres hoara ashfihs ~ the
slme q vAs KILLED \ lenslh. pus ils
CARCASS 4as lsut n agtolagllas -
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-06-16

Dewitts wieh Hazel salve penetrates
the pores OF the skin, and by its anti
septic, rubifocient and healing influence
Il subdues Inflammation and cures
Boils. Burns Cuts. eczema. letter. Ring
Worm and all skin diseases. A specific
for blood. bleeding. itching and protrud-
ing Piles. The original and genuine
Witch Hazel saive is made by f. e. De-
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-06-16

Good servants read the ads They
have learned that the best places are 70
be obtained in that way-with5ut having
TO pay commissions. Most Of the poorer
servants can't read at all.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-06-16
The chlldrsn's savorlte.

For Coughs, Group. Whopins Cough. etc.
One Minute Cough cure Is che chndrens
fayorite. This q because Il contains no
opiate Is perfectly harmless tastes
good ana eV'es SOLD BY cr r. Renfro.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-06-16

II anythine Went amiss al tie Office
to-day which q want ad. mag remedy
and you hsstened 10 ax W me want ad-
--5eu may STOP worrying eboai the mat
ter
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-06-16

The beet 'or light the best for fuei
Il is great enterprise Tor Guihsie and
Should be literally poirooi1sd.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-06-16

Nave your chairs repaired at Tate 5
hrt shop Cane scots neatly woven
eis East Oklahoma Ave.
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Lewis&Clark

Portland, Ore. June I to Oct. IS
Tickets sold on following days onlS
May %. "a and 25 June 10. IA. -
n. rs and %: July 6 2. 8, II. u, 10
25. &c and 27; AugnSs I5, IS II. 20
30 and 81, September 12, 1S IA. Is
q, 2Sand ~ Final limits 80 days
stopovers allowed west of and includ
ing Colorado common points.
Fare S4s.1o.
Fare through californis s60.fo.
FL. BEST. Agt.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1905-04-03
CHANGES AT STATE PRISON.
New Administration Begins to Run the
State Institution.

Windsor, April 3.--The officers and
employees connected with the state
prison presented the retiring superinten-
dent. i. w. Oakes, with handsome
gold headed cane Friday evening. Harry
Goodwin, the clerk, made the presenta-
tion speech, the donors being assembled
in the guard room. Mr.. Oakes was
wholly unprepared for the event and
could hardly find words to express his
surprise and qualification at the elegant
remembrance given him.
The new superintendent, W. s. Lowell,
assumed the duties of his Office Satur-
day without any ceremony. The changes
made so far in the officials are DR.. Dean
Richmond, prison physician in place of
DIR. j. d. Brewster, who has held the
Office 16 years; Rev. William Henry
Hayes, pastor of the old South Congre-
gational church, succeeds the Rev. ].
X. Fuller as chaplain, the latter having
moved to johnson, where he is to have
charge of the Congregational church.
John A. Proctor, a keeper, who has been
connected with the prison for about
five years, esigned Thursday and has
gone TO Boston.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1905-04-03
KILLED BY TROOPS.
More Bloodshed Follows Gathering of
Jews in Warsaw.

Warsaw, April 3.--A serious conflict
occurred at 1880 last night in Dzika
street, where a Jewish socialist society,
known as the Bund, had organized a
demonstration. The troops which came
to disperse the gathering fired into the
crowd, killing four persons and wound
ing 40 others.
The trouble in Dzika street began
when, under the pretext Of holding
memorial meeting for late Jewish So
cialist leader, crowd of over 1000,
mostly Jews, carrying red flags, marched
into Kzika street and was met by a
mixed police and military patrol of 90
men. The police declare the socialists
fred revolyers at them, the patrol, which
thereupon fred several yolleys into the
crowd Four men were killed and 40
wounded. The crowd removed all but
nine OF the wounded, two of whom were
omen. These were taken to the hospi-
tai. Ii Is expected that To or more
OF the wounded will die. The dead and
wounded were ell Jews The police
made many arrests.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1905-04-03
Frederick Eastwood Has Been
in State Hospital.
SENTENCE WAS COMMITTED
Two Weeks Before He Was to Be Hang
ed for Killing Franklin Fem, East
wood Was Declared to Be Men
tally Unbalanced.

Montpelier, April sDoctors G. s..
Foster Of Putney, E. NJ. Greene Of Beth
el, and i. y. Steele Of Montpelier, SUI
peryisors Of the insane, have pronounc-
ed Frederick Eastwood of Middlebury
sane and have ordered that he be tn
ken from the state hospital for the in
sane al Waterbury to the state prison
at Windsor. Eastwood was sentenced
in Addison county court to be hanged
the second Friday in March, 1908, for
the murder of Franklin Fem at Mid
dlebury, August 4, 1899. He was sub
sequently adjudged insane and was com
mitted to the state hospital for the in
sane February 20. 1905, where he has
since remained. His death sentence has
been commuted by the legislature to
Imprisonment for life and he win now
be put TO work in state prison.
The board of supervisors has also
granted to DR.. Sam Sparkawk of Bur-
lington license to conduct in that city
d private retreat for the treatment OF
mental diseases
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1905-04-03

from Mount Vernon, n. H., in 1900 and
located on the farm now occupied BY l..
l.. Worthen. He died in 1866 at the
age Of Sc years and during his life was
a well known teamster hauling freight
between Montpeliey and Boston, !
think the foregoing " correct. The SOU
venir then continues &nd says that be,
Wm. Bradford, took the contract to
furnish the granite for the building of
the State House at Montpelier which
he drew from the Wheaton quarry. The
above six lines are not facts as ! can
show you hereafter that MIR. Bradford
did not take the contract to furnish
granite for the State House at Montpel-
Ter. After the legislature had decided
to erect granite State House they ad-
yertised for bids to furnish a certain
number Of cubic feet Of granite, sufficient
to lay the walls OF the building. The
bids were to be made by the cubic foot
Col. Nathaniel Sherman then farmer
residing on the West Hill near the Peck
pond, Col. Davis Harrington and Richard
II. Abbott took the contract to furnish
the granite for the walls of the build
ing. The granite was quarried on the
quarries near what Is now called Webs
sterville and then were owned by Col.
Davis Harrington who was farmer,
whose farm the most of which was To-
Gated a short distance from the quarry.
The upper part Of the quarry belonged
to Richard + Abbott, formerly owned
by his father, Abiiah Abbott, who was
one Of the early granite workers in
Barre and / think Is now owned by the
Wells & Lamson company. They were
the first and only quarries worked on
Milestone Hill at that time The Brad
fords took the contract of drawing the
granite for the walls of the building by
the cubic foot from those quarries to
Montpelier, but / don't know at what
price; but | do know that it was d
losing job.
'Ihe Bradfords were not granite men
but were teamsters and farmers. The
father and Rodney, the oldest son, did
all the freighting to Boston for Mont
peiier and Barre, as there was no rail-
roads then, and the travelling and carry
ing the mails was all done by stage
coaches each drawn by six bay bob
tailed Morgan horses that you could
not tell one from the other. AMBROSE
Continued on Fourth Page.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1905-04-03
cLUNG TO THE REINs.
And Was Snaked Onto His Head -Ex-
perience Of William Smith.

William Smith, son Of Alex Smith.
met with an accident this noon, from
which he was lucky to have escaped
without injury. He was driving across
the car track opposite the zanleoni
block when bolt which holds one
side of the shafts to the axle broke and
let the shafts onto the heels of the
spirited horse which jumped and dragged
the wagon az far a. the Morse block.
where the other shaft bolt broke and
the horse disappeared down North Main
street. Michael Cook and son, Joseph,
who were in the wagon with the Smith
boy, jumped out, but Smith hung to
the reins until the last shaft broke,
when he was yanked out onto his head
in the ditch, narrowly escaping the
curbing in front Of the Morse block.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1905-04-03
TRAGEDY IN PITTsBURG.
]. G. Walton Killed His Wife, Then
Cut His Own Throat.

Pittsburg. April a.--John G. Walton,
after five minutes conversation with his
wife last night killed her by cutting
her throat with razor and then after
cutting his own throat, walked to the
Office Of a physician, 800 yards distant,
and expired just as the police were about
to place hun under arrest
The double tragedy was enacted in
the dining room Of the house occupied
by Mrs Walton's mother, Mrs. Eliza
beth j.. Hackett in east end There
were no witnesses and what passed be-
tween husband and wife prior to Wal
toms deed viii probably never be
known. The couple were married ten
years ago and had four children.
About two years ago Mrs. Walton left
her husband but was reconciled through
the good offices Of her mother.
A bitter quarrel several months ago
brought, another separation, Mrs. Wal
ton and children returning to her moth
ers home.
When Walton's eight year old daugh
ter Bessie, answered the bell to let
the father in the house last night, he
was heard to kiss the little one and
send her for the mother. Mrs. Walton
went to meet her husband. In about
Ave minutes shrek from the woman
brought the family quickly to the din
ing room where they found Mrs. Wal
ton lying on a couch with her head al
most severed from her body. She died
within g minute.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1905-04-03
MUST PAY S1,5OO FOR
2ND CLASS LICENSE
Montpelier Commissioners, at Meeting
for Organization, Placed Maximum
Price on This Liquor
Selling Privilege.

The new board of license commissions
ers in Montpelier met Saturday evening
in the city court room and organized
by the election Of Henry Holt, mem
Der Of the old board, as chairman and
secretary. The other members OF the
board are G. j, Berry and John McIyer.
The board viii sit Tuesday, Wednesday
and Thursday evenings to receive ap.
Iiicatious The fees for licenses were
fixed as follows: First class, 1900;
second class, ST 800; third class, $3.50;
fourth class, $1,000; fifth class, $40;
sixth class, proportioned according to
duration to fees for licenses of the first
class; seventh class, $500. The fees
for licenses of the third and sixth classes
(beer licenses and summer hotels) are
fixed by law. The others are in the
discretion of the license commissioners.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1905-04-03
JAMES MATHEsoN.
Member Of Quarrying Firm of McIver
6 Matheson Died This Morning.

James Matheson Of Garfield Avenue.
d member Of the granite quarrying firm
Of McIver g. Matheson, died this morn
ing Of tuberculosis, with which he had
been troubled for some time, although
he had not been confined to the house
more thar q month. The funeral ar
rangements have not been completed.
The deceased leaves widow and four
children, also brother, Arthur Matlle.
son, Of this city, and another brother
who resides III Toronto. IIc was rs
years OF age.
MIR. Matheson came to Barre from
Aberdeenshire, Scotland, whore he was
born, when a young man and took up
the occupation of stone-cutting. That
was twenty years ago. He later enter
Cd upon the business for himself, con-
ducting it until 1902, when lie entered
upon d partnership with Andrew Bar
clay and George Ruxton. More recent
" he was in firm with M. N. McIver.
The firm closed its granite cutting bns-
mess year ago and has since devoted
itself wholly to quarrying.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1905-04-03
INSISTS ON PEACE RUMoR.
Birmingham Post Maintains That a
Movement is On Foot.

Birmingham, Eng, April 3. The
Post insists, despite the denials that
have been printed, that negotiations for
peace preliminaries have been proceed
ing during the past few days. The pa
per declares that the British and French
governments have been acting on the
knowledge that these negotiations were
IN progress and they have beer eondiict-
ed with tile full knowledge and explic-
lilly given consent Of both the Russians
and the Japanese. Neither Russia nor
Japan has thus far sent any direct COM
munieation to the other What has
been done has been at the joint request
of Great Britain and France, with the
friendly support of America.
Both Japan and Russia have supplied
their diplomatic representatives at Lon
don and Paris with statements Of peace
terms each is prepared to consider.
Great Britain and France are now en-
gagged trying to reconcile these state
ments so as to form some kind of a
proposal that viii prove acceptable to
both the heligerents as basis for pre-
hminarv negotiations.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1905-04-03
President Reached Station
Just in Time
FOR HIS WESTERN TRIP
Was in Accident on Way to
Train, One OF His Coach Horses
Falling on Slippery Asphalt
No One Was Hurt.

Washington, April 8. President
Roosevelt left Washington on his South
ern tour at 9:05 this morning, having
reached the station one minute before
that time. The special train Ii cons
posed Of three ears, a private coach, a
sleeper and combination ear. The first
stop scheduled is at Louisville tomorrow
morning at nine o'clock.
The reason for the presidents delay
in reaching the station was learned lat
er. One Of the horses attached to his
carriage slipped and fell in front of
the treasury building on the wet asphalt,
one Of the wheels Of the landau rolling
over the horses leg. 1t took some min
utes to extricate the, horses from the
tangle into which they had been plunged,
but the journey was resumed without
serious damage being done.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1905-04-03
ALL RINGERS THERE.
Granite City Quoting Club Organizes
for the Season.

The second annual meeting Of the
Granite City Quoting club was held in
the hall above Meaker Bros store on
Sa lrday evening, with large attend
ance. A number of new members were
initiated and the following office bear
ers and committees were elected for
the ensuing season:
President, Al. Forbes.
Vice president, O. Burge.
Captain, G. Bornie,
Wet Captain, Jas. Birnie.
Secretary, J. ". Ganld.
Treasurer, a. Rennie.
Executive committee: JAS Birnie,
Fred Dale, G. Birnie, w Main, w.
Smart, r. Brown, r. Bnnie.
Representatives to joint standing conn
mittee. "A. Rennie, ]. w, Gauld and
G. Birnie
Construction committee, A. Forbes, P.
Brnie, J. W. Gauld
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1905-04-03
GODDARD ALUMNI BANQUET,
Boston Sons and Daughters Of School
About the Board Friday Evening.

The banquet of the Boston alumni
of Goddard seminary, held at the Belle
yue Hotel Friday evening, was sue
cess w. r. Shipman, dean in Tufts
College, and president Of the Goddard
trustees, presided. J.. r.. Kent, Goddard
'95, was toastmaster. Principal O. X.
Hollister spoke on the present condi-
tions of the school. Prof. d. L. Mauls-
by of Tufts, a former Goddard princi-
pal, spoke on "When Goddard Comes
to Massachusetts,. Charles II. Stone,
a former teacher here, read an original
poem. Hugh Fl. Wellman spoke for the
Goddard club Of Tufts College. Miss
Eliza G. Isham, the preceptress Of the
school, and Prof. Arthur wv. Peirce of
Dean Academy, q former principal Of
the school, were other speakers. Read
ings were given by Mrs. Edith Kinne
Hapgood, daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs.
Carleton Kinne, steward and matron at
the seminary. Prof. William R. Ram
som Of Tufts had charge of singing the
school songs
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1905-04-03
STUDYING oUARRYING METHODS,
Dublin, Ireland, Man in Barre Attempts
to Stop Irish Emigration

A plan has been devised to check
Irish emigration to this country by
developing quarying properties in ire
land. Il. St John Lybun Of Dublin
has been in Barre to study methods and
machinery in use at the local quarries
Mr.. Lyburn il mining engineer. em-
ployed by the British government IN
Ireland With Mrs. Lyburn he has been
in this country six months studying
quarrying methods. He was sent by the
British government, which is behind the
plan mentioned, and which intends to
develop the mineral resources Of Ireland
where, be says, marble and other stone
deposits cover vast areas.
Mr.. Lyburn came here from Los An
geles, Cal, and visited the quarries and
sheds about the city, and several ma
chine shops, taking many photographs
The quarries at Rutland, Poultney and
Granville, n. Y, also were visited. He
viii go to Boston and New York city,
sailing for home in about three weeks.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1905-04-03
MUCH TIMBER BURNED.
Forest Fire Raging Over Section of
Maryland.

Hagarstown, Nd, April 3.--Hundreds
of acres of valuable timber have been
destroyed by forest fires on South noun
tain together with large quantities of
cord wood and rails. North mountain
is also the scene Of an extensive forest
fire and still another is burning near
Edgemont. Hundreds Of men are fight
ing the flames which, however, are stead
lily spreading. Fears are entertained
that the flames will extend across the
line into Pennsylvania and also into
Frederick county, this state. No esti-
mate Of the damage can yet be made.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1905-04-03
FUNERAL oF EDITOR ROPES.
Held This Afternoon From Home Of
DAUGHTER, Mrs. ]. P. Adams

Montpelier, April 8. The fnneral Of
Arthur Ropes, late editor of the Ver-
mont Watchman and the Montpelier
journal, was held this afternoon from
the home of his daughter, Mrs. John P.
Adams, at 4 Mather Terrace. The Rev.
I. F. Reed Of Bethany church ofliciated.
There was large attendance Of busi-
ness men Of tie community and friends.
The bearers were employees Of the news
paper office; j. w. Parker, George Il.
Annis, George T. Archer, Fred Spencer,
Stanley G. Wilson, and Charles A.
Webb The interment was in Greer
Mount cemetery.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1905-04-03
SALARIES ARE CUT DOWN.
Isthmian Canal Commission Chosen and
Compensation Fixed.

Washington, April 3.-Secretary Of
War Taft this morning made public
the personelle of the new isthmian canal
commission as follows: Theodore f.
Shontz, president of the Clover Leaf
railroad, chairman; +. NJ. Lowe, depart
ment OF war, department governor Of
the canal zone; and John +. Wallace,
chief engineer. The other members are
Rear Admiral Endicott, Brigadier Cen
eral Hains, Colonel Oswald Hernst, and
Benjamin Harrod, the only present mem-
Der Of the commission to be reappoint-
ed. The total salaries win be Sl02 500
per annum, as compared with the total
salaries and allowances for the old board
OF $4,000.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1905-04-03
FALL INTO CELLAR.
Mrs. Hilas BateheIder of West Topsham
Had a Bad Mishap.

West Topsham, April s.--NIrs. HiIas
Batchelder, one of the Oldest and re-
spected citizens of the place, met with
a serious accident Saturday afternoon.
She wandered down to the church YES.
try, probably thinking that it was the
same as the old church used to be.
But, az it is, the cellar is not finished
and when Mrs. Batchelder opened the
door she fell in, striking on her shoulder
and arm, breaking the arm about two
inches below the shoulder ard dislocat-
ing the shoulder, She is 81 years old.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1905-04-03
FOR BENEFIT OF FEDERATION.
Old Italian Philodramatic Company
Gave Performance.

The old Italian Dramatic club of this
city presented SeThe Hunchback" at the
opera house Saturday evening for the
benefit of the Barre Civic Federation of
Women's clubs. The performance was
fairly we'll attended and the play was
given with much credit to all taking
part, showing that each one had given
much time and hard work to the pres
entation of the piece Earlier in the
season the Federation and the Dramatic
club had rented the opera house and
paid for same for the same evening,
but the Federation withdrew in favor
Of the Dramatic club, and to show its
appreciation the club gave the play Sat
urday evening. The Federation feels
highly pleased at the Dramatic clubs
generosity.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1905-04-03
Spotted Fever in winooski.

Winoosld April s.-The first case of
the much dreaded disease, spotted fever,
made its appearance in this village early
Saturday morning and within IL hours
had claimed its victim. Arthur David
Musgrave, the 12-year r-old som of Mr..
and Mrs. Fred Musgraye, bright and
promising young boy, was taken i'll
about o'clock Saturday morning and
Or. Sheehan was hurriedly summoned.
The case was diagnosed as cerebro spinal
meningitis and everything possible was
done To alleviate the child's sufferings.
He continued to grow rapidly worse
and died at FIVE o'clock in the afternoon,
just 10 hours after being stricken.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1905-04-03
SCHOONER STRUCK ROCK.
Probably VIII Prove Total Loss
Captain and Grew Escape.

Jonesport, Me-, April 3.-Ihe little
coasting schooner Annie Gus, command
ed by Capt. Charles Berry Of Machias-
port, which left Calais Friday with lum-
Der for Providence, met heavy north
westerly gale of Morse Peak light yes
terday and in running into Mud Hole
channel for harbor, struck on Free
mans rock and viii probably prove q
total loss
Ii is reported that her captain and
crew Of three men reached Great Wass
island in safety in their own boat after
a hard row of two miles against the
wind.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1905-04-03
A SCRApPY NIGHT.
Joseph Beauleau Displayed Ability In
Decorative Art Of Giving Black Eyes.

Joseph Beauleau was arrested this
morning by Officer Frank Hamel on a
warrant charging him with breach of
peace at Brown & MuIphy's saloon Sat
nrday evening. Beanleau became rather
too hilarious in the saloon and Robert
Murphy proceeded to put him ont. Dur.
ing the struggle IN putting him OUT
Beaulcau gave Murphy a black eye.
I,eauIcau pleaded guilty il, city court
this forenoon and paid fine Of s1o
with costs Of $7g9.
According to the police Saturday
right was a gala night for scraps and
more arrests are liable to follow.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1905-04-03
FOUR KILLED
Fast Passenger Train and Through
Freight coIlided.

Augusta, Ca, April s.-A special
from Branehville, S. G., TO the Chroni-
Gle, yesterday, says:
A fast passenger train from Charles
ton to Columbia, and through freight
from Columbia to Charleston collided
during a dense fog near Badham, a small
lumber station, at three o'clock this
morning. Four persons were killed out
light.