The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1905-03-01


W. W. Bannister, the professional /
pardon seeker Of Vermont, IS now seek |
ing a pardon for Arthur w. Adshed Of
Randolph who was convicted of rape
in Orange county court in June, 1904. /
II any man ought not to be pardoned
it is the rape fend.
Henry I-afiey died at his home on Gem
etery street in Mortified Monday morn
ing at Ave O'Clock with pneumonia af-
ter an illness of three weeks. He was
about as years old and leaves wife
and six children. Mr.. Lately did q
trucking business in the village for sew
eral years.
A number Of real estate men held a
meeting with n. S. Foote in Middle
bury Saturday to arrange Tor getting
out pamphlet descriptive OF the sum-
mer resorts in Vermont, and with al
view OF attracting city people to visit
the resorts in the state. The book will
appear in few weeks.
One Of the articles in the warning for
the annual city meeting at Montpelier
/ to be held March is TO see if the city
will take any action in regard to the
celebration in October next Of the Tooth
anniversary Of the location Of the cap
ital Of the state at Montpelier.
Charles Rose of Bennington was seri-
ously hurt and George Fredenbury was
slightly injured by the falling OF an
elevator in the mill Of the Cooper Man
ufacturing company Sunday. The ele-
yator had risen to the third floor OF the
mill when the controller gear gave way
and the elevator fell clear to the base
ment.
Health Officer Henry Tucker of Brat
ltleboro has placed eight cases Of mea-
sles nnder quarantine regulations with
lin the past few days The disease APP
pears to be spreading but Doctor Tuck
er will use every effort to prevent an
epidemic. Several Of the cases under
quarantine are in Brattleboro and one
rs at West Brattleboro
/ The meeting of the Burlington city
council Monday night for the purpose
lof adding names to the voting lists to
be used at the March election was de-
void OF interest with exception Of a
brief argument between Councilmen
Taft and Courtney as to whether Har-
Try Parker, a student should be allowed
to vote. The matter was finally settled
lby the discovery that Parker's name
was on the grand list.
After FIVE years devoted to taking
testimony a report has been made by
n a. VI Spaulding, special master in the
case Of j J. Monahan vs.. J. t. Lavell
!: and Il. Il. Monahan. The case grew out
Of q claim by the orator that certain
property in Mrs Monahan's name was
his and should not revert to Il. 7. Mon.
. ahan. The value of the property il
question was about $4,000 In his re.
port the master finds for the orator.
| Judge Il. T.. Waterman, counsel foi
& the Brattleboro Il Whitehall Railroad
, Co. went Monday to Burlington TO meet
: counsel for the Central Vermont and
/ New London Northern companies, and
to draw up with the them, a decree o.
foreclosure on the New London com
pany's mortgage on the Brattleboro !
Whitehall road. This decree was agreed
upon as one of the conditions upor
which the Central company would re
construct the Brattleboro q Whitehall
road, making it standard gauge.
d. X. Butterfeid, who has managed
the Goddard house in Ludlow the pas
two years, has bought the Ludlow hous'
in that village and taken possession
! He will continue to manage the Goddard
house until other arrangements ar
Z made. Mr.. Butterfeld has owned TIA,
hotel In Cuttingsville the past twenty
one wears, and during that time haN
been connected with the management o
these hotels: Bardweil in Rutland
Brooke and American houses in Brat
tleboro, Hotel Fullerton in Chester, ant
! Brandon Inn in Brandon.
Z There were three sudden deaths il
Rutland Monday John v. Watkins
J aged so years, lifelong resident o
/ Rutland. dropped dead on Merchants
7 Row at 1890 o'clock. He is the fourtl
!, member OF his family to die of hear
L disease. Mrs. +. e. Egestou was foun
dead in bed at her home by her sor
Prof Egelston on South Main street
4 She was 64 years old She leaves
husband, two sons and a sister. job
: L. Seers, aged 80 years, died suddenl
at his home, 10 North street, Of hear
disease. He leaves a wife and five chill
dren under 10 years Of age.
2 The financial statement Of the tow
Of Castleton for the past year is q
: follows: Liabilities are Seleetmen
general fund orders not paid, S11,6S7
54; interest account on same, $3.50
. highway commissioners orders UNPAID
q S56.10; school directors, S176.67; jus
IN tees, S35.4s; due town officers, 1894
y county tax estimated, S45; stat
(. school tax, estimated, $40; teacher
. salaries, school expenses not due, 81
9. timated, 1880; total, St5,434.79. Th
q assets Of the town are as follows: Du
from John Griffin, $375; due from job
a. Griffin, interest s64.75; balance
treasury general fund, S1,17s.53; ba
ance in treasury school fund, Ss,11440
balance in treasury highway fund, Sfs1
y 0o; total, s4,s63.77.
y George Greene, the Rutland railroa
conductor who was caught beneath IL
caboose. Of his train in the freight wrec