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sixtv Years in Priesthood.

z q rchhishou John j WillamB, head Of Tho
t,o naep Catholic province Of New England,
reached the sge OF So las, week and was sne
recinient Of innimerable birthday remembran
ces Early next month the archbishop viii
h have eomp'eted sixty years in the priesthood.
His heaiti, Is good and his general appearance
aimosl the same ss u MAS twenty |sa's
ago. Hartford JournAl
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the influence Of immense trade takings. also
that American buying orders are pletifui;:
points at $50. declined to III. advanced to
7s4 and finally declined to 7s2. The market
closed steady with net gains OF 9 al poin ..
IN bid July. 1871. es: August. !. 7oa7 72;
September 7. 1901. n: October, 1891 Novem-
her, 77s07.So; December. 7.sog7.a: January,
z ssnf FL "a rs So fi55-F lse s5f-5
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COTTON MARKETS.

NEW YORK, May e0.-The cotton market
opened nrm at an advance of iG5 points IN
weekend covering accelerated BY good cab es
IN some talk OF too much rain In Texas. al
though the weather showed favorable condit on
in most sections Business was very QuI.:t
during the msrning and prices held within q
point or two OF the opening figures. 5ft.
Receipts OF cotton at the ports to-day we're
1887 bales against 22.942 last week and T.. g
nles against 1861 last week and IS 253 last
year 1o.days receipts at New Orleans 263s
bales against 674 last year, and at Houston
g., 20; bales against $50 last year.
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Tobacco Market,

ttEll 9lAR1 I1ynchpurB' W., May ~. too,
y Sales Of loose tobacco on the Lynchburg mar
ported by John l.. oslesbY, Of Lynch's Wares
house.; ~, IL
Sold week ending May 18th, 6aS 900 pounds;
decrease for week ending May lsth G.io
pt uNdB. 49, IN. ~,
IA sas en- bounds. sold from September l. 1905
to May TO- 1874, lssildoo pounds; deereuse
for 1905. 8,9oo. 500 pounds X. s..
sane as the week before. The condition and
quality Of the tobacco vas fairly good with 9
small proportion Of An,e leaf ana wrap ~ berg
oHasl Er.cEs en- a. s-a-l1s G=-ss sl2u ~
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The Rosemary Library,

The Rosemary library Is taking on
nav slIfe and is growing In favor II Is
lie only circulating library IN Richmond
and the fees are so small that It's priv
Ileges are within tho reach Of all Tfo
Rosemary is not run in the Interest Of
any individual for any selfish purpo o,
but for the benefit Of the commun1 y
and the people should give It ample
support
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SURGEONS GOING
TOO FAR FAB he SAYS {! Az 5:
CONTINUED from Firs, Page.)

while the trouble Is not serious, other
wise it may be too late
.Intemperancc and Consumption.
Belief advanced by so many famous
surgeons that 5gintcmperance ts an active
agent In the spread Of consumption mas
) found a powerful supporter IN BIT W'l--
Liam Broadbent. IL, .
In a striking speech at meeting OF
the National Association for the Pre-
vention of Consumption at the Mans on
Z. House, he declared that deficient SOD,
Eoverwork. stuffy5 rooms and alcoho lc
excuses were the principal factors In
the progress of the disease, and then
In impressive tones emphas zed his be-
lief that the greatest and most potent
of these was alcoholic excess.
Expectoratlon. he continued. caused It
to spread more than anything else. II
the whole Of the expectorn Ion could be
DESTROYED al one moment the disc Sc
would be Stamped out. Splitting must
be stopped by public opinion and the
punishment. "a.
Regarding sanatoria, Sir William
Broadbent declared they had been zen I dis
credited BY people expecting too much
from them, but that they were, never
theless, tho principal means Of curing
disease.
at present they were only for the
rich, but they should be made available.
for the poor III
After the Earl Of Derby had declared
that light and air would do more good
than most skilful attendance and treat
ment or the most careful connection and
nauseous drugs, Sir James Crlchton
Browne gave It as his op Mon that the
better feeding of school children would
diminish the disease In the poor DIS DIS.
tricts.
He laughed at the theory that con-
,,,,,, u,a h1a y
e In 1909, he said, the disease claimed
$4,000 victims, as aga INST $1,000 in 1892,
and $500 In 1883. This reduction had
boon brought about = In spite OF the
Increase OF population and the over
crowdIng III cities.
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Jules Ve-ne's DiHidence.

Jules yerne did M, write his memoirs and
diske.t havnt hts pars,naliY hr,uRhl Forward
IN The uswsi,aperst When his SON was asked
The other day by a visitor FROM Paris VIII ther
a monument would be erected to the novelist
he replied, With smile: Now that mes dead,
very likely, az e CO. NJ prsySnt y Or BY an,
coysd t:y y"
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Cotton futures open


$50: mddlng gulf. s65; sales. 81 bales.
Cotton, quiet mIddling $50 bales;f net re-
ceip s. COZ bales; gross. 5,s5S bales; Sales q
bales; stock. lO7,l66 bales: expor. to Great
Britain, 1876 bales; to Franco. 1905 bales to
the Continent. 900 bales
Total to-day at all ports-Net receipts. 1887
bales: export to Great Britain, lo,1?s bal .:
to France. lot6 bales; to the Continent, 1855
bales; stock, 579,40S bales
Consolidated ut all ports-Net receipts. 1857
ba les; export to Great Britain, 10,l?3 bales;
tn France, l0os bales; to the Continent, 1888
bales.
Total since September list at all porp--Net
receipts, S.99s.15 bales; export to Graf Brta n.
S,ASSl,3 bales; to France, 7g6082 ba es: to the
Continent 2,s75,l22 bales TO Japan, 234. 1853
bales; to Mexico. 2s,672 bales,
NEW ORLEANS la. May eo,--roTTON-
Spot otton demand and offerings light. Sales
1875 bales, Including GOO to arsye delivered
on contract, 100 baes. Quotations unchanged.
s. Futures opened $40 points up on bette Liy-
erpool than expected. bulsh Visible supply
statement and continued favorable, Weather,
Liverpool cables say tnt markets there feels
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COTTONSEED OIL MARKET
NEW YORK. May 20-Cottonseed oil was
quiet, but steady. Prime crude t o. b. mills.
2.l2ehc.: prime summer yellow, nv R?7hc; on
summer yellow. prime, white, 292 600: prime
winter yellow 30dS0Hc. LEs.sln \. ..l.El
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CATTLE MARKETS..
Z RICHMOND LIVE STOCK MARkET. ~
(Sales at Union Stock Tarls.) III
Richmond. Va. May 30. 1908

s6Ysa (SaleH Union STOCK arI6.)
IA Richmond, Va. May 20. 1905
Tive stock market for week ending
Bss ses5s 'H ssSs J aT sntta e All
H.; e., calves lI 5AasHc.; e1traS1ic; flesh COVE.
.s esea asgs Sa@s% q 0Hs' amp Is.
cep,s se BEAD Market steady Go to prime
steers. ss.6ol6 IL; p,or TO medium 81 y ~ ";
5oo hefers. s25oas:a5: eanners, s15oHf ! I, g;
bulls se.sog4.75: calves. sads ss. Hogs-Ra.
% seaa seod L
a.s5as IS: bulk Of sales. ss:sja5 20. she p
choice wethers, shorn. 81 1855; fair to cholee.
mixed. shorn. so.5oa4.0; native lambs. shor1ii
ses head q none on sale; feeling weak. Caiv.s-
Receipts. none feeling aomInaliy steady Ely
a5Sns4 Ss ss ssxs pel poun ssep
but steady; clipped sheep sold at 4a6.D q
d. az Gu $50. c Kentucky spring lambs al 50
per 100 pounds; dressed mutton steady at 10
loc per pound dressed lambs a! liH g per
pound: dressed spring lambs at IS noO o. ter'
CO roass. Hogs-Recepts. 900 head Feeling,
steady.
UNION STOCK YARDS. PTTTSBURG. PA.
May Do.-CATTLE-Supply flight; ma ket
steady. Choice se.01s.eo; prime, sey
Hvss-supply light; MAJ ke, steady PINE
ers d, 65a5, IS; pigs, s5551S.65: roughs. *SD
400. Sheep-Supply light: market sites dy.
Prime wethers, IS. l0f6l5; common. s2.5YQ3 g.;
spring lambs; s7gllVo; veal calves. S5.5oG6.0o.
BALTIMORE, MD. May D.-sToCK ON.
THE WHARF-Beef Cattle-Quotations were
as follows: First quality per pound, 4Qiac.;
medium. per pound S13hc.; bulls. per Lound,
9al3c.: thin steers and cows, per pound, 20
2,4c; oxen. per pound. 2g3c mich COWS, ex-
ira, aech. S2o130: do, good each. $la93o: COM
mon, each. $4,000. Sheep and Lambs Prices
were steady as follows: Sheep, No. Il fat per.
head. soq3 SO; do, per pound. 81 G4c do, No,
fat, per poun,l. a4isc.; old bucks. per pound.
III Ua,ec.; common, per head, 81 o09200; tall
lambs. choice. per pound &c. do, common 10
fair per pound. 5a5lsc,: spring la mbs. as to
quality per pound. 7,sQSAc. Calves-There
were fair receipts and the demand was mod
crate Prices were unchanged. The quota, ions
were as follows. Calves. veals. choice, light,
per pound saShac.; good. per pound. 61aG59sc;
rough. heavy, each, $4,000,
CINCINNATI, O.. May ?o,-HoGs-Actiye.
Butchers. $5.l2A@5.45: common. s4ql5 80 Cat.
tle--Steady. Fair to good shippers, s46515. 80:
common. s2.25G3.0O. Sheep-Steady at S..5GO
4.s5. Lambs-Steady at si5aS.5o.
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Have Forgotten to Die, Perhaps,
Montreal couple, Pierre FORGET and his
wife, have Just celebrated tho seysnty-slxth
anniversary OF their marriage.
: Mr. Forget IL 100 year. and month"; old,
while his wife ID 98, and both are In good
health, One of their thirteen childven VIII
herself celebrate her golden wedding three
years hence, though she 10 only u now,
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PETERSBURG PEANUT MARKET.
(Reported by Rogers McCabe and Coz
PETERSBURG. VA, May 2o.-PEANUTS-
Spansh--Alnrket firm at s1.oaH VI . n az
chine picked. 2h53Nc.: Smelling stock, 2g?kc.
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BEGAN WELL, But
ENDED IN sLUMP
Current Of Liquidation Became
Preoipitate After Appearance
Of Bank Statement.
NO DEMAND AFTER OPENING
Preparations Being Made for
Remittances OH Japanese
Loan Subscription.
NO DEMAND AFTER OPENING
nv Associates, Press. ,


NEW YORK. May 2o.-.To-day's stock
market started rather hopefully, but be-
fore the end OF the two hours session
depression had closed in again and the
closing wns weak at considerable net
losses throughout. Opening orders TO buy
for pro ess.ona traders, who had SOLD
the market short yesterday, were cfec-
tive In lifting prices, advances running to
a point or more In many OF the prominent
market leaders. There was no effective
demand following this opening advance
and by the end OF the FRS, nour liqu dn-
ton sale logan TO drbble upon The mar
ket The current increased N force ana
afscr the appearance OF the bank state 1,,e
ba nix showing formed practice ly the only
item OF news which was Of influence In
the ta1y hs 1ykG The cash es
than the preliminary estimates. Att. n
I'll n re- tered upon thc loan tom, witch
was exnanded upwards OF $1,000, 300.
to-day and Ii is ev, .:cnt that prepara-
lions are being made for the remit ances
on TIE jane nose loan. sub -cr!ptinn. I. is
no esysa BY e sanSss' wi s
out large export of gold unless the RATES
for money here should rise 10 n level 70
nr1Gon FIR the esy'ar o. The The
III @ In the money market. II spite Of
4 t. e great case ~ money m 10 the rrcsent7
tire. these conditions Ind heir effect n;
ton The r-erra- tile avanri"s nleo ra-
ported s-n,n intnrrn.t'on to rnta'l Tnmanh
for merchand'se. owing ~ tie backward
season on n rantton sn'rit In The de-
rnsr1 for future requirements. Tho to-
tai ,s-'os 70 ~ Ia ner valun. AMOUNTED
I to s1.7a7 900 Tho total snles Of socks
amounted n Gil. 900 shares.
#sg MONEY AND rSCHaNGE-CIos r7.
Money on call NOMINAL. No loans. Time
1o-ns. e.sv: 81 d,vs. 3: 90 davs. 31.4; six
months. 3t-4 nnr cent.
Pr'cn rnrrrant'ln rannr, 2 3-4H3 10 ner
cent. S.crli-r ovch,nre. a--, w'.h Co.
q teal hur'nrss N harker1' hills. 81 $t,e7 hse,
5en4dav hrs Pcu.ea -n.ns siss i-aSs's7 1-2.
Cr,nmerc'nl 7h'la tte4 1-4@7o-4 Bar silver.
IS So, Mexican dollars. Is.
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for tho past ave weeks. This continued rain ct
during much work on their farms, theret re
they are rather backward IN getting their lhnd
prepared for planting tobacco Plants are
plentiful and In good condition. A few have
planted small portions OF their crop win
favorable weather Indications the crop VIII
bo planted In good time
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TOBACCO MARKETS..

Richmond, Va, May %. 1905.
Tohacco-park Fired-Reor1ered: Receipts
mode rate and market quiet, Very little doing
ceip,s, sun Observation-Disclosures receipts
and market fairly active At quotations.
Note-We advise shippers to avoid too high
order. ns much OF the tobacco coming In is
damaged, and when such 8 the case 1t soils far
below market price, 8t
The quotations are as follows
DARK FIRED TUBACCO-NEW,
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Diaz Takes Hunting Fever,

Following an illustropsE example fPreslI
dent Dlaz may go hunting big game
He has been invited TO Tepic. Mexico, to
kin of some OF the terocious tigers that
now infest that district and raid the
81
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ef9 y THE DRY GOODS MARKET. E
y NEW YORK. May ao-The dry goods market
is Irregular. In certain lines q guod bus ness
has been done and Is In progress. while others
are more or less draggy and little Improvement
is induced by concessions to force business.
The weather conditions have Handicapped the
jobber.
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penn.v,vants conv. Observation-Disclosures. iol%
p on liz, S.anerai 1914
q, - Iii. Nd iron &W3untnin ron iiSi
q, ! omis n nd snn Francisco IT,. is.....i.. 90A
soabnerh Az line is s5n
sn,thnrn racino ....,......,..... 94h
so,,tas.n p,Ii,vav g. .................. ilaS
re.ae and pacific Observation-Disclosures. l231i
i, eHas GU .amd Wester,1 a ...,,, ssy
y, ton p.nis. az -. Observation-Disclosures. i0sil
f.non Pacific nonv. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS '11s
f,nitnd States Steel I'd ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 93s
Waha .h ists Z. .............. liza
waba an I1eh Observation-Disclosures. 72il
tt,.stnrn Ma IN .................... SsA
whsn,ine ana lake Erie is............. e3k
wt.con.fn Central Observation-Disclosures. OH
Japa,, Is. ccrtificat t6h
coiaradn Ind Is. Let. A.................... 7l4
Colorado Ind. So. Let, B..:..:............. s..
NJ and O.. Collateral Trust A.......:. n
Central Of Georgia ID 1nc..,....,.........". sly
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Clearinghouse Averages.

tBy Associated Press.)
NEW YORK, May N.-Ths statement
of averages Of the clearing house banks
of this city for the week shows:
Loans, s1,120,426s00; Increase, $20,709 900.
Deposits, s1l65,l5l,700 Increase, sl4,-
>932, 600.
Circulation $45,30S,3 800; increase, s6oaCoo.
Legal tenders, :S4,2a3 zoos decrease,
$45,6OO.
snecie, s215,l74,. 200: decrease. s4,7l410o.
Reserve $2e05O7ooO; decrease. s4,7506oO.
Reserve required, s29l,es7,9a Increase
Surplus, ss,2lo,s75; decrease, ss,4o26oo.
Ex. United States deposits, $1l,hoH62H;
decrease. $913S,h00.
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BALTIMORE STOCK MARKET
# BALTIMORE, MD, May ao.-seaboard Air
Line common, 1875 asked; do preferred. s4S
n Eli !
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Petersburg Tobacco Market.
IRepor,ed by Craddock and Jones' Of virs,nis
" aren0use) 80.
Petersburg. Va. May 20. 1875
Receipts continue light With an active mar
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.R1CH,,oyp PRODUCE MARKET.

rLoUR-Reccrts and demand light. Market
quiet. wHEAT-Recelpts very Eht;. Market
and market active. OATS-continue dull.
RYE-Som' nal
4 HAT-With Increase OF receipts and IN e1-
cess OF demand, the market Ia lower and dull.
Common and OF grades almost unsalab Q. and
to be sold have to accept buyers prices when
they can be found.
POTATOES d-Receipts very light and
market quiet and steady. .Sew-Recelpts mod
crate and market 6rm for good STOCK
EG6sReceipts i,bernl and market weak
with downward tendency.
BUTTER-Prime stock continues In demand;
other grades very quiet; moderate receipts.
Z POrLTRY-Active. especially spring chick
ems; very light receipts
VIRGINIA NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. quiet: very
slow. sale, Old hams In good demand
5busheIs;5 corn 1885 bushels; oats. 1850 BUSH
els: flour. 1lill barrels: hay. ss tons; nlifeedr
40 tons. 75s95
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CLOSING BOND QUOTATIONS.
Open, High. Low. {

< g, G., c. ana St Louis gen 4s,........ l03H
(.hIcaro rnrm ma n ~ II. ...... ys 4s
Colorado end Midland Observation-Disclosures. 74h
Colorado and Southern Observation-Disclosures. D3N
Cuba Is certinca ties Observation-Disclosures. los
Denver and Rio Gr..ce is.................. oiIs
y SIT leis Securities Observation-Disclosures. 7s&
Erie prior lien ..,,,,,,,,,,.,.,,,,....... 10!
F F54is e %sr:s ana Denver ey X
HOOKING valley ll,N
Japan es. certificates. ssa
Louisville and Nash, Unified 4s.,.......... lG4
Mania tan consoi gold is......,............ 10 y
Mexican Central A.. .E..................... Is
Mexican Central list Inc..................... LIZ
MINI. and ST. Louis Observation-Disclosures. 81
NJ ssouri. K,nsas and Texas is............ lO4
Missouri, Kansna and Texas ?ds........... S5N
National r. r OF Mexico con is.......... leH
New York Central gen 3tkc............... 1ooif
New, Jersey Central gen. 5s................. 1c6h
Northern Pacific Observation-Disclosures. 1861
Northern Pacific Observation-Disclosures. IS
Norfolk and Western con ts......,...... l0lh
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at present they were only for the
| rich, but they should be made available
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CINCINNATI, o.. May 20.-HOGS-Actye.
Butchers. $5.42M 545: common. s4dl5 3d. Cat
tle-Steady. Fair to good shippers. S46515. 80:
common $2.256r3.OO. Sheep-Steady at S..5ED
4.35. Lambs-Steady at St516.60.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1905-10-13
PLAN FOR BOWLING SEASON.
Intercity League Will Begin Seasons
Games Very Soon.

meeting of the Intercity Bowling
Association was held at Bailey's alleys
in Montpelier last evening, and il was
decided to arrange and play out SEIZED.
ule and the drawing up Of list Of
games was left to A. w. Bailey of Mont
pelier and Henry Alexander Of Barre.
There viii BE three teams from each
city the same as last year. and several
special rules were adopted by the meet
ing, viz, any man playing the opening
game with any team Is It member Of
that team and cannot play on any other
If he does the game does not count
in the standing Of the team with which
he played unlawfully Sixteen pound
balls, ~ inches in circumference. shall
be used ii an matches The general
rules as drawn up by the American
Bowling Congress, will govern the
matches. No player may hold more
than one prize, and player must par
ticipate in at least two-thirds of the
games scheduled for his team before
he may try for a prize.
Among those from Barre present at
the meeting were Henry Alexander. Ed.
Charbonneau, Donald Smith and others.
There will be meeting next Thurs
day evening at Baiiey's alleys, at which
time the schedule will be read.
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etc, thus making total OF S10,000,000.
But each year il takes that much worth
from our hills, which is not being put
ent rate OF cutting down forest land
it win be only a few years before this
industry will be at an end. Mr.. Hitch
cock thought that the state ought to
buy up the waste lands and let them
have a chance to become reforested.
The audience was then treated to a
vocal solo by Mrs. w. Frank Harris,
accompanied by Mrs. Davis.
The report OF the credential commit
tee was then heard, which showed that
out Of the 2s federated clubs 81 were
represented.
The Election of Officers.
The president then asked ii there we're
any amendments 20 be made to the
bylaws, and it was voted to amend the
constitution in such way as to set
aside the bylaw, for one meeting only
which states that the officers Of the
federation shall hold Office for only two
years. Since the election OF the fedora
tion officers comes on the same year a,
the biennial meeting Of the general fed
Grafton, the newly elected president wh,
is the chairman OF the Vermont dele
CATION to the national meeting, Is barrel,
elected before she is obliged to 20 t
the convention. II was thought bes
to amend the present constitution s.
that either set Of officers be electel
for only one year or the present officer
be kept in Office for one more year, thu
accomplishing the desired end Of hay
ing the president in Office one year be
fore going to the national convention.
The latter course was decided upon
and Miss Susan +. Clark of Brattle
boro was elected president; Mrs. Rebec
CO Fairbanks OF st. JohnsbuTy, vic
president; Mrs. Josephine II. Arms Q
Bellows Falls, treasurer, and since Mr.
Hazen of st. Johnsbury did not wis
to serve as recording secretary, Mr.:
O. D. Mathewson of the city was eleete
to ill her place Mrs Mary G. Kirklan
of Bellows Falls was elected auditor
Mrs. Susan E. BaIch Of St. JohnsbuT
was elected state secretary to the Gen
eral Federation.
Miss Susan E. Clark was electe
chairman of the board Of delegates t
the General Federation. The other dele
gates were Mrs. Rebecca Fairbanks Q
ST. Johnsbury, Mrs. II. s. yelling 9
Bennington, Mrs. G. c. Warren of Water
bury, Mrs. Josephine I'll Arms OF Bel
lows Falls, and Mrs. n. D. Phelps o
Barre.
The session closed with the report D
the state editor.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1905-10-13
TWO ARRESTS MADE.
Authorities Think They Are Clearing UE
Middletown, N, X. Murder.

Middletown, n. u, Oct. 13.-The mys-
terry which has surrounded the identity
Of the two men seen tn lumber box
wagon at the Olney house on Friday
last, the day of the murder of the Olney
brothers and the Ingerick child was ex-
planned yesterday when William Couk-
ling and his son, John, were brought here
from Rrownviile, sullivan county. by
chief Of police, Brinkerhoff.
Brinkerhoff was ADVISED Of the identity
OF the men by anonymous letters from
Otisyille
Conkling aud his son admit stopping
at the Olney farm about noon last Fri.
day but claim they saw no one there.
They say they were desirous OF purhcas-
ing onions and procured some ut neigh
bor's house. Afterward they say, they
drove home. There are some discrepan-
cies in the stories told by father and son,
which win be- investigated.
Martin Sigler, farmer residing near
here, was held last night as witness
ID conenction with the case, Sigler was
subjected to most rigid examination.
which did not end until midnight. De
velopments Of the past few hours indi.
cate that the mystery may be solved
soon. William Conkling ad his son,
John. of Brownville also have been held
as witnesses.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1905-10-13
FOUR YEARS
FOR COMOLLI
Who Was Charged With At
tempt
ON MRS. BROGGrS LIFE
Jury Found That lie Was Guilty Of
Simple Assault Only - The Case
Against Leighton Is
Dismissed.

Montpelier, Oct. 13.-The case of State
rs. David Comolli, charged with assault
on Mrs. Mary Broggi with intent to kill
in fight during which one shot came
near hitting her, went to the jury late
yesterday afternoon. This morning it
brought in verdict Of guilty Of simple
assault Comolli was sentenced to not
less than four nor more than four and
a half years at hard labor in the House
|of Correction.
The attorneys for the defendant en-
tered an appeal to Supreme Court on
exceptions. The court ruled that the
defence had not set up any claim Of sell
defence and it is on this ruling they will
carry the case up.
+. Alaggiani, the Italian who was
found guilty of assault with intent to
kill Conductor Perkins, was sentenced
this afternoon to not more than five
years nor less than four years and nine
months in the house of correction.
In the case OF State vs. Clarence
Stacy for assault, Stacy was sentenced
TO not more than four nor less than
three and one half years in the house
of correction at Rutland.
IN the case OF State vs.. Leighton, 0i
Woodbury., for breach OF peace, yer
dict Of not guilty was ordered, because
VIM. Lund of Woodbury., the principa
witness, could not remember or identify
| Leighton.