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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-01-19
PLUNGE INTO RIVER
WAS SEEN BY TWO
But Nothing Has Been Found to Con-
firm Report That Short Man Com
mitted Suicide in the
winooski.

Winooski, Jan. TO-. The authorities
are investigating rumorcd suicide yes
terday afternoon. Two persons have re.
ported that they saw man mount the
rail Of the bridge spanning the Winooski
river and dive into an open space in the
ice One of The informants is young
hoy, named pelkis. who in spite of
threats Of whippings, maintains his first
story The other is Mrs Harry Deavitt,
an employee in the woolen mills. She
says that she stopped work and looked
out OF the window and was Mortified
tossee the body Of man dropping from
the bridge To the river Eugene Delage
contributes the information that he saw
q short. middlc,aged man standing on
the bridge and minute later the man
had disappeared
The river is practically closed IN with
lee, with the exception of few open
places, which ARE caused BY the strong
current from the mills III either end.
The water at tlie point where the body
il not more than FIVE feet deep, bat a
body OF any object would be carried
away as soon as it struck the water.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-01-19
-Four Liberal Gains to One
For the Unionists.
A. BONAR LAW UNSEATED
Returns from the Agricultural Section
show Free Trade Sentiment Strong
Standing UP to Date Large
ly ter Liberalists.

London, Jan. lO.- Election returns
from the agricultural districts which
continue to come in today show that ths
free trade sentiment Is strong in sucl
localities, and the Liberals are keeping
up their victories. The returns coming
In show that the Liberals have won four
teen seats. he.standing Of the parties
up to the present time isi
Liberals, 2l9,
Conservatives, "a.
Nationalists, 7a.
Laborites, IA.
Glasgow has gone strangely liberal
the seven contests there being marked
By four liberal and one labor gain, while
the only two unionists left in the rep
resentation are free traders, Among
the well known members OF Parliament
unseated there are a. Bonar Law, nm
ionist, representing the Blnek Friars
district, who was parliamentary secre.
tarv to the board Of trade in 1902, and
Sir u stirling Maxwell conservative,
representing Glasgow University. John
Morley, secretary Of state lor India,
was returned py good majority for
Montrose
Cambridge University returned two
unionist tariff rcformers, S. H. Butcher
and Afr. Rawlinsou.
Lancashire county appears to be going
as strongly liberal as did Manchester,
tie three results already announced
there recording two liberals and one la.
Dor GAIN Among those unseatcd in
Lancashire are Lord Stanley, former
postmaster general. by the laboritc w.
r. Wilson, with majority OF 3,12s.
aud q A. Cripps by H. Nuttall. Liberal
and free trader, With majority of Il,
S24
No less than sN members Of the BAL.
four ministry haye been rnseatel, name-
~, William s. John BrodFick, secretary
Ut State Tor India; A. Bonar Law Er.
nest George PretyHan, secretary Of the
admiralty; lord Stanley, postmaster
ucnegal. Charles Scott Dickinson. soil.
citor general for Scotland. ana AiIwyn
u Fellowes, president of the board of
agriculture Henry Chaplin, who was
president Of the local government board
in the Salisbury ministry also is among
he defeated, who now include eleven
members Of the late cabinet
The defeat pf A. Boaar Law win le i
serious loss TO the tariff relorinefs, al
he had hcen looked upon rs one Of the
ablest advocates OF Mr. Chamberlain
policy.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-01-19
WILL HOLD FAIR.
Mortified Business Men Chose Commit
tees Last Night.

NorthGeld, Jan. AT meeting of
the business men of the village held at
Frank Moriarty's store last night, II
was decided TO hold a fair in the second
week in February, beginning Tuesday
evening, the 9Th. until Saturday even
ing, the 10th, for the benefit Of the
Mortified Cornet band The following
committees were appointed to take the
charge Of the fair: On construction. Lee
Kent and T. NJ. Kempton; on dancing
Harold Howe r. L. Bean, Thomas Alc-
Hutchinson, J. T. Lance and John Do
heny; on advertising, r L. Howe, z.
W. Clark and II. W Orscr on soliciting,
John Mccormack, James Giifin, Alex Ed.
die. b. A. Denny and Herbert Eaton;
on music, A. McVickers, Harley Slack,
Edward ConnelI and George Moore; on
entertainment, Heber G.. Cndy, j. L.
Lance, Claude Roys, Arthnr McCarty,
Harley Slack and Frank Moriarty; Oh
booths, Mrs G, o. Sanborn, Mrs. Il. w
Clarke, Mrs. William Kerr, Mrs. A. E.
Winslow, Mrs. + L. Howe, Mrs. Frank
Moriarty, Mrs. Fred Greene, Mrs. VIII
liam Boynton and Mrs. Charles Barton;
on rifle range, + Dumas; on deeora-
tions. a. McVickers and Lee Kent.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-01-19
RUsINEss cHANeE IN wArERBuRY
Packing Company Takes in R. N. De
merritt Of Plattsburg, N. Y.

Waterbury, Jan ~ One OF the lara
est busines deals which has been made
ia town fof several months was brought
to close yesterday when Il. n. De.
merritt OF Plattsburg. \. ~. purchased a
one third interest III the Demefiit & Pal.
mer Packing Company This business
has been run for tie past few years hy
Z. r. Demelift and f. II Palmer, Jr
Ar Dpmcrtt, the purchaser, recently
retired from the wholesale grocery firm
Of Bromley q pemeriit Of Plattsbufg
with which he has been associated Is
wears. most Of which time he has spent
on the road, selling goods for the cam
pany
Alr. Demeitt is 4 Waterbury boy by
birth, having spent his early years at
Waterbury Center lie has wife and
children and as soon as he can purchase
a place will move his family To Water.
bury. The new company now plans 10
incorporate the business with a view of
expanding it and il is probable that an
other factory win be built.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-01-19
Abuse Claimed BY Prisoner.

A feature of yesterdays session Of
The investigating commission at the
House OF Correction was the testimony
Of Franz, Hobart OF st. Adams, who SER
ved 4 sentence Of 115 days, from April
to August, 1905. He il a one-sided man
and he told several things about his
treatment while serving his sentence.
RE said lie was made to stand at a
rubbing bed and polish marble for 10
hours every day with his one arm, the
other prisoners having, of course, a
chance to rest one arm by using the
other. iIe said he weighed Jas pounds
when he entered the place and when he
came OUT he had lost eight pounds He
thought be could not iiase weighed over
llQ pounds al one time The meat,
.onie times served be said, was IN his
estimation rotten. and unit for any
person ID cas- He had fresh vegetables
sol more than once OF twice while IN
carcerated.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-01-19
POISONED BY SAUSAGE.
Nearly Tsenty People at Hardwicl,
Were Made Sick.

HardwiclS. Jan. I9.- Nearly a score
of the italian residents OF tile village
have during the past two weeks been
suffering from the effects Of what is
believed 70 be ptomaine poisoning. While
none have BEEN seriously III the ser.
vices Of a physician has IN almost all
eases been necessary It seems that
along about the first Of january one
Of their comtrymen made quantity
.of sausage and disposed 81 the same to
the different families ii the village, and
to this is traced the poisoning. Since
then at intervals different persons who
have eaten of that sausage have become
sick and shown symptoms of poisoning
A few persons are still under the care
of doctors Some Of the meat has been
sent to the state laboratory at Burling
ton for analysis, but no returns have
been received
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-01-19
|RESCUERS
ARE AT WORK
10 Dig Out Men Imprisoned
In West Virginia Mine.
-------------
-l8 MEN WERE KILLED
l0 MEN WERE KILLED
Explosion Yesterday Afternoon, Being
Caused By Blast Igniting Dust Ac-
cumulated in the Coal
Mine.

Charleston, W. va, Jan. 10. Eigh-
teen men are believed to have been killed
in terrific explosion yesterday after
neon IN one Of the mines Of the, Detroit
& Kanawha Coal company at Detroit,
% Paint Creek, this county Us miles
from here
That more men were not in the mine
at the time Of the accident was due to
the fact that almost all Of the day men
were eating their dinners on tile out
side. Had it been either before or after
the noon hour hundreds Of men would
have been killed The force of the ex.
plosion was so great that the hills trem-
bled Tons Of wreckage and debris were
hurled from the mouth of the mine,
blocking the entrance and making the
work Of rescue difficult,
News OF the disaster spread to nearby
mines and hundreds of men were soon
at the scene, eager to join in the effort
To rescue the entonlhed miners If alive,
or recover their bodies ii dead. The
yentilating fan was blown out Of posi-.
tion by the explosion and Il was not
until four o'clock that Il had been re-.
paired
As soon As it WAS set in motion,
fairly guod current Of ain was sent cir
culatiug through fhe entries
The hrst rescue party, consisting Of
. men, entered the mine at $3.50 O'Clock.
The first body reached was that of G. r..
Neal, which was discovered 150 yards
from the entrance Tho mine supernten-
dent SAYS that the other men we're work
inginuch further back than Neal. Eyen
II the men shoaId have survived the
explosion. i Is almost certain that they
viii fan victims 10 the after damp.
Mothers, wives, children and friends Of
the entonbed miners are crowded about
tue mouth of the pit declaring they win
not leave until they know The fate 81
their loved ones. The explosion is be.
lieyed 10 have been caused by blast ig
hitting thc-dn which had sceumnlatei
in the mine.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-01-19
WAS BADLY BURNED.
George +. Vincent Got IN Way Of
Flames Prom Fire-box.

Burlington. Jan. When lie start
ed to indulge in his favorite habit Of
smoking cigarettes George e. Vincent
was badly burned yesterday afternoon
in the fire room Of the Chaniplain Manu-
featuring company. He got iii the draft
Of the fire-box, and his clothes, sat-
urated with oils, caught fre. Immediate
~ he became mass Of flames. Other
workmen seized him and rolled him in
the snow until the flames were extin-
gnished Then they turned their att
tentions toward putting out tic fire
which Ind been communicated to the
raftcrs Of the building Or. Il =. Clark,
who attended him, says that the burns
are not deep, except about the nose and
mouth, and that his chances for recovery
are good. The manager Of the Champlain
company declares that the accident was
the mans own fault, because he was
violating rule in entering the fire
room.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-01-19
SIXTY PERSONS DROP
INTO CHURCH CELLAR
They Were Attending Turkey Supper
AZ Boylston, Mass.--Organist Struck
Up Tune and Prevented Panic
Among Those Who Didn't FAN.


Boylston, Mass, Jan. 10. The floor.
ing Of The vestibule of the Congrega-
tional church in Boylston Center col
lapsed last night under the weight Of q
crowd of people, who we're there To at-
tend turkey supper ana between sixty
and seventy persons were precipitated
inte the cellar. One man was seriously
injured, several others were 50 badly
burt that they required the attention oi
physicians, while nearly all suffered
from shock and bruises
Henry L, Hepburn Of 1879 Lincoln
street Worcester, superintendent Of
street lighting, was most seriously hurt.
His right foot was crushed. his leg
bruised badly and he suffered also from
brain concussion. An ambulance took
him To the hospital in Worcester.
People who had dined went into TIE
vestibule of the building, intending TO
wait there for the beginning OF an en-.
iertainment later IN the church auditor
ium, and they were met by the throng
In the crush on the little vestibule, the
flooring sagged and some Of the thinkers
beneath giving way completely, hole
was opened up under The feet Of tile
|throng Through the opening three score
or more persons dropped into the cellar,
i distance of ten feet. There was 4 wild
scramble to escape, but fortunately cool
headed persons in the crowd prevented
"a panic, and the women and children
were first assisted from the mass. A
lamp fell with the flooring and broke,
but the fire was extinguished before il
had caused and damage.
1t is believed that the action Of Jasper
W. sawyer, the church organist assisted
materially in preventing panic and
qlieting the crowd after the accident.
Mr. Sawyer was seated at the organ in
the main church auditorium, When the
vestibule floor collapsed and the screams
of the victims arose. MIR Sawyer in-
stantly turned to his instrument and
began playing Upon the sixty or
seyenty-iive people who had gathered in
the auditorium awaiting the beginning
Of The entertainment, the action had h
qlieting effect.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-01-19
STATEMENT FROM FRANCE.
Tells Why Ii Is Offended at venezuelas
Treatment Of N. Taigny.

Paris, Jan. i9.-'rhc government IS
sliel "A note last night stating that NJ.
Faigng, the retiring charge d'aiFaires at
Caracas, who went on board the French
steamer Martinique at In Guaira 70
Act Instructions which were sent in
charge 81 French postal agent owing
q the seizBre Of the cable Office, was
prevented from returning to the shore
on the pretext nat he was not provided
with sanitary certificate as required
bv Venezuelan regulations. The in
structions sent by the Martinique order.
ea N. Taigny e leave Venezuela for
which purpose the second class >cilrser
.lurlicn D IA traviere WAS at the time
on its way to Ia Guaira.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-01-19
JAPAN WANTS PHILIPPINES
Report Was Circulated by a London
Correspondent Today.

Birmingham, Eng, Jan. 10.-The
Posts correspondent at London, who has
unique sources Of news regarding diplo-
matte affairs, telegraphs today;
There Is a growing belief in well-in-
formed quarters that Japan may soon
acquire Che Philippines, BY purchase or
exchange. The idea has strongly sug
gesied itself to American authorities
and Il u not improbable that the pro-
posal which, Il is known, has been made
TO America by Japan, though il may be
officially denied, win be seriously con-
sideFed at Washington.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-01-19
JUDGE STAFFORD TO SPEAK.
At Mass Meeting to Protest Against
Jew outrages.

Washington, Jan. 19.--Judge Wendell
+. Stafford of the District of Columbia
supreme court is to be one Of the speak
ers at mass meeting to be held here
next Sunday evening 10 protest against
Jewish outrages in Russia. Beside Judge
tSaaord tho list Of speakers includes
Senators Teller and Patterson OF Col0-
RADIO, Representatives Iittlefeld Of
Maine, Mccall of Massachusetts, and
Champ Clark Of Missouri, together with
several other men of national reputa-
ton.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-01-19
BOTH TOOK APPEALS.
Marshfeld Men Charged With Violating
Game Laws.

Suit was brought Yesterday by the
state against A. zanotta and Mr..
Devecchi. both Of Marshfeld, the former
being arrested on the charge Of having
permitted his dog to run loose, chasing
deer in the Marshiield forests on Dec.
26. The latter was arrested for keeping
dog which ran deer.
States Attorney S. Hollister jackson
prosecuted thee ases and Scott s. Carver
defended Neither defendant took the
stand as witnesses nor gave in any tes-
timony.
They were each fined five dollars
costs They both took an appeal 70
county court.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-01-19

Miss Sadie sleeper Of Montpelier IS
visiting at her ho.ne here
Ralph H. Gilman cl Lisbon. N. VI.
llas rcefatiy hceI visiting bis father and
brother NJ Fl Aattcoa
~. +. u Godfrey who had been noii
red by the secretary of The VermoR3
state Board of Medical Registration to
meet the New England confercdatiou Of
Examining hoards ~ The State Housn
m Ioston 0n Friday icft ThNrsday noon
fof rhgt citg, expecting 10 tetnrn SAT-
ufday.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-01-19
RECEIVER ALLOWED
FOR BOSTON BANK
Provident Securities and Banking Co. to
Be Placed in Hands of Receiver
Treasurer Returns to Boston
from Montreal.

Boston, Jan. 49, ludge Braley Of the
supreme court today granted the appIi
cation for receiver fOf the Provident
Securities and Banking company, leas
ing the two custodians Of the companys
assets who were recently appointed 10
decided which one Of them shall be made
receiver.
Lorenzo ". .Burlen, the treasurer of
the company, arrived from Montreal
this morning. Tie was not arrested but
WAS driven to his home.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-01-19
cHURcH no REBUILD.
Catholic at Fairfield Win Use Granite
in Reconstruction.

Fairfield, Jan. 1grAt meeting Of
the local Roman Catholic church last
night ib was decided % erect q new
church and priest house 10 take the plare
of Che buildings which wefc burned last
Chrismas day. Granite from hardNies
viii probably he used.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-01-19
TO BE PLACED IN MONTPELIER.
A Model of the Battelship Vermont IN
der Proposed Law.

Washington, Jan. ia.-The Senate
committee on naval affairs has author
izci favorable report on the bin pro
yiding for deposits III the capitoIs of
various states the models Of war yes
scls bearing their names. u the bin be
comes law, which Is considered alm0s,
certain, model of the battlcship Ver-
mont, now under construction at Quincy
Massachusetts will be placed in The cap
itol At Montpelier.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-01-19
puMPEp KERosENE INro HIM.


Derby, Jan 10. The Young son Of
John Mceee was almost victim Of TIC
~kerosenc cure recently The little fel
low placed the end ot kerosene pump
.in his iannfh and hi4 brother worked
thc ann " ilie pump vigorously, nearly
stangling tlr boy on The receiving end.
Physicians were called To attend him.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-01-19
THIS FAIR PRospERINc.
Windsor County Agricultural Society
Paying Up Mortgage.

Woodstock, Jan. l0-~The annual
meeting Of the Windsor County Agricul
tinal society was held here yesterday
"a. u. Fuller Of pomfret was elected
presidents q ]. Paul of Woodstock, Sec
rotary; G. II. English OF Woodstock,
treasurer, all reelected Treasurer
English reported the society in good
shape financially with S720 now on hand
X was voted u pay S40o on the prin-
cipal of the mortgage. Jhe society has
paid nearly 5000 in premiums AZ the
last exhibition and received fdr tickets
nf al kinds S2.30a.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-01-19
WILL FREE WORKlNEN
AFTER DANGER IS0VFR
Russian Government VIII Release Mem
bcrs Of workmen's Council AZ Soon
ss Demonstration Over Red
Sunday y Passed.

ST. Petersburg Jon, ~ The govern
ment bag decided 10 ses free all niem-
berB cf tic workmcns council now pn-
dcr rirest a. soon Az the danger 81 4
demonstration out 81 syippatby for Tie
martyrs who were Killed on Red Sun-
day. is past.
liyc Socialist leaders were eSecNted to-
day IN the citadel at Warsaw.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-01-19
DEPEW'S CONDITION
is NOT CRITICAL
His Nephew Stated This Morning That
the Senator Is Greatly Improved
Denies Reports Which Were
Court This Morning.

New York. Jan tA The reports eurs
rent this morning that senator Tcpew j.
IN critical condition at bis home here
are denied. Charles s. Panldine. 4 Eeph.
cw Of the senator, said that the condi.
tion Of his Uncle WAS not At al serious,
and that this morning lse II greatly I'M
proved.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-01-19
TRIED FOR FOUR DAYS
ACQUITTED OF MURDER
John o'1onnor Was Charged With KIN
ing Charles Prough in a Pistol Duel
at Latter's Home in Altoona,
Pennslyyania.

Atana. is, Jan. loAiler being on
trial for four day4 ior his liic, ,lnhn OF
Conner, who Killed Charles Prougli III
a pistol duel ~ The lattor's house on
November ~, was acquitted BY the jury,
which came in early this morning after
being a1t for nine huiirs.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-01-19
MEIGs ExoNERATED.
Didn't Sell Fred Gilman Pint Of whis-
key. Decides Court.

Montpelier, Jan. lD,-JudGe Harvey
in city court today held H. s. Meigs not
guilty Of selling pint ot wtiskeY to
Fired Gilman who h9a disclosed % him
prior to having ben taken ta the house
of correction tot 4 second oHenss of in-
texication NeiVs runs q saloon here.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-01-19
GETS FIVE YEARS.
Bank President EmbtszIed His Banks
Funds.

Philadelphia, Pa, Jan. 10, Henry
Lear, the former president Of the Doyles.
town National Bank, was today sontenc-
ei b Gye years imprisonment for en-.
bca1c,ncnt An appeal was tskcn and
granted EIc was hrld ii $4,000 bonds.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-01-19
MONTPELIER COUNTS
1881 SCHOOL CHILDREN
Census Just Completed by c. DEF. Ban
croft Shows That Number of School
Age Ward 2 Leads, With
ogo

Montpelier, Jan. 1o.--charles Def.
Bancroft has just completed taking the
school census Of Montpelier. He finds
that there are ,5s1 children Of school
age in town. The census by wards is
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-01-19
FIRST .. s. AMBASSADOR,
To japan win Be Luke E. Wright Of
Tennessee.

Washington, d. G., Jan. 10.-It IS an.
nounced ft the state department today
that the first United Staes ambassador
IN lapan viii be Lake II. Wright Of
Tennessee, now the governor general Of
the Philippines.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-01-19
Sentenced 10 Industrial School.

Newport. Jun 10, Warren fIartwell
ct BroNningtdu has beari sentenced to
tw0 years IN The state industrial school
for breaking into summer cottages at
Newport.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-01-19
HANGED FOR MURDER.
Charles Vandalism Paid Peralty This
Mornina.

Louisville. kentucky,Js d. Charles
Vandalism WAS hanged today for the
murder Of his mistress, Mrs. Fannie
Porter IN September, 1908
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-01-19
BFand StorY as False.

BurliIgtong lan. l9. The authorities
and citizens of Minoaskj brand the SEM
sational story printed IN the morning
papers Of a sasil Jumping into the river
as q fabrication