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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-11-02
CHURCH IS PLAINTIFF.
Seeks to Recover $1,000 Which Was
willed 70 Society.

Rutland, Nov. 2.- The Methodist
church Of sPawlei has brought suit Ia
Rutland county court u. the Rev. ..
Russell Mowiis. Executor of the estate
Of Nancy H. Alcadon, 20 recover 81 900
willed 10 The church. The case l. really
an appeal from the decision Of Probate
Judge H. L. Clark Of castleton in the
distribution Of the estate.
In the will the sum Of $1,000 is given
the church 70 BE- invested IN good notes
or bonds secured By real estate. 'the
interest 70 be uscd towards paying the
pastors salary and for no other pur.
pose" The principal IL to be kept In
tact. II Is suggested 10 the viii that the
money be left invested a. il was AZ the
time of the woman's death until other
good investment for Il be found The
testatrix had placed the el,0oo 10 Ma.
tional Starch company bonds. This con.
cern has been absorbed By smother
starch company. Judge Clark ordered
that $1,000 bonds Of the new concern
he given the church, 20 be placed In the
hands Of trustee. The church people
are not content with the bonds and
bring suit for actual cash.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-11-02
WITNESSES DENY THAT
FAIRBANKS WAS INSANE
Defence Rests in Murder Case and The
Rebuttal is Begun in Newfane
Courf

Newfane. Nov. 2.-Suletnntial pro-
gress was made yesterday In the trial Of
Winam Fairbanks, charged with the
murder Of his niece, Mrs. Mary Page
Gfoat. The state hopes TO have its tss.
timony IN rebuttal in BY Monday night.
The defence rested and the state i'm.
Blediately called 10 witnesses from
Grafton. all Of whom had known Fair
banks for years Every witness, inclnd-
ing two physicians. testified in sub
stance that he never saw anything about
the respondent tnat would suggest IN.
sanity and although they considered
hIm TO be Of low order of intellect,
tney had never noticed in him the ps-
euliarities to which the defence's wit
nesses testified.
These witnesses said that Mrs. Mary
Tuttle, whose testimony the defeace at.
tempted to discredit, had good repu.
tation for yefaeity. Mrs. Tuttle said
last week tnat she heard Fairbanks sag
al the railroad station in Bellows Falls
on the day Of the shooting that Mary
Grout never would 50 back to Grafton
alive.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-11-02
FUNERAL OF GEO. COLE.
Was Held Yesterday Afternoon at The
Home Of His Father, William.

The funeral services Of George Cole
were held at three o'clock yesterday af-
ternoon at the home OF his father, VIII
liam Cole OF North Seminary street.
Rev. Charles i. Freeman preached the
funeral sermon. The Good Templars, u
which the deceased was n member, were
represented by a delegation aud the
bearers were from their number. The
bearers were Ray Coppins, Ned Parker,
John. Howe and J. o. Beckley. Inter.
ment was made IN Hope cemetery.
The floral tributes were numerous
the following being q partial list: Roses,
carnations and asters Mr. and Mrs
William Cole. Mrs. J. r. Spense, Mr.
and Mrs. Alex. Young, Arthur and Lila
Cole, Miss Sadie Blanchard, Mr. and
Mrs. A. Z. Crawford, Mr.. and Mrs. VIII
liam Cole, ir.; carnations, Misses Mary
Owens and Edna Kimball, Mr.. and Mrs.
Edward Blanchard Mr.. and Mrs. ". H.
Oliver, Mr.. and Mrs. William Wright
and family. Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Will
liams, Thomas Venner, Mr.. and Mrs.
Edwin c. Veale, Miss Daley, Ned Park
er, Ray Coppins, John Verco, Mr.. and
Mrs. c. NJ. Halves. Mrs Andrews, Mrs.
Blackmore. Mrs Annie Carroll, Ida
Congo, Nellie Ewens, Lillian Cruick-
shank, Unice johnson, Mr.. and Mrs. n.
York, Mr.. and Mrs r. +. Wales; pillow,
employees Of William Cole g. Sons; roses.
Neal Dow lodge, /. O. G. O., carnations
from choir of the Church OF the Good
Shepherd.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-11-02
GOIdle Sun Morse Smiled
Pleasantly Over II
SHE HAD PLEADED GULLY
Court Was Told That the Woman Was
Hewing Close to the Line Now,
50 He Gave Her This
Chance.

GoIdle Sun Morse. who az various
times has figured notoriously in Barre
and Montpelier went into Washington
county court yesterday afternoon and
pleaded guilty 10 raising sl2 check to
y 200 and trying to cash It in two banks
IN this city. Goldie may have had
Christmas shopping in view when she,
nearly year ago, went into the store
Of N. 5. Levin and selected a SIS fur
coat and suit tagged S25. She present.
ed in payment check which didn't look
Just right They baked She also tried
TO draw The money on the Peoples bank
and the Barre Savings bank. She failed
there also, later being arrested.
The case has dragged along on the
court docket until now. Upon pleading
guilty yesterday afternoon, she vas SEN
teneed 20 the house Of correction for two
months, and not moro than three, also
70 pay $40. But the sentence was
stayed After Il had been represented
TO the court that the woman was on
The right path, the court decided TO place
her IN the hands OF the probation officer.
She also got a good deal OF sound advice
before she went away from the court
FUoni. The probation order seemed 70
please her very much, and she smiled
deliehtedly when she started for home
in the Jones Brook neighborhood In
Moretown.
At eight o'clock last evening the jury
brought In a verdict OF guilty against
Luther Knapp, who was charged with
stealing an s. signet ring from Benjamin
+. Coburn. Knapp put IL up TO the
court that he had found the ring and
that he sold IL for one dollar.
Knapp was 10 have been sentenced
this morning. but Il was MOI done.
Probably he viii be brought into court
for that purpose next Monday.
The divorce case OF Arthur Soup Of
Moretown against Frederick Soup, in.
tolegable severity and dcsertion, was
heard yesterday afternoon In the judges
room. +. I. Palmer and L. G. Moody
appeared for the petitioner. PIuulcy &
Plumley withdrew as counsel fof peti.
tionee and she was not represented.
The Jurors were excused until Monday
afternoon. when the case Of State vs.
Joseph Bianchi. assault with intent to
kill, will be reached.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-11-02
POLICEMEN LOSE
HEADQUARTERS BY FIRE
Loss at Buffalo, N. Y. Yesterday After.
noon Il Estimated al 100000
The Fire Was Of an Incen-
diary Origin.

Buffalo, n. Y. Nov. s.-Thc police
headquarters burned yesterday after.
noon. Police records. the rogucs' gallery
and many important documents, inelud
ing the original copy Of Leon Cxolgosz'
confession Of the assassination Of preal.
dent Mckinley, are destroyed. The fire
was Of incendiary origin. Two com
panles Of iremen were caught In the col.
lapse OF the roof and eupola, and eight
men were seriously injured. None viii
die.
Yesterday afternoon Police Commits.
sioner cellar picked up a blazing news.
paper In hallway. Half an hour later
police messenger found a blazing win.
dow brush In the AtoFcr0om lie had
just reached the commissioner room
with the smouldering brush whoa there
was a cry OF FIRE from the street and
flames were seen shooting from the cut.
pola over the main entrance and from
the windows on the fourth floor.
The twenty prisoners were handcuded
together and marched 90 the jail. The
iiremcn apparently had the flames under
control and we're working on the third
floor when the cupola topplcd over and
crashed through the roof and top floor.
Two companies Of fremcn were caught
In the crash. They were released after
twenty minutes of hard work. and eight
Of them taken to the hospital The
was practically destroyed. The
loss Is estimated at $4,000.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-11-02
EdwardP. Weston Lost Nearly
All His Lead
OVER PREVIOUS RECORD
Got Mixed on Roads Which Had Changed
Much in the Past 40 Years. and
Was Also Hampered by the
Rain.

Plainheid. Conn. Nov. 2-Iosing his
way In the wood roads between here and
Providence. which have greatly changed
since 40 years ago, the pedestrian, Z. r
Weston, lost good part Of hia lead
over his former trip. and as a result
does not expect to reach Hartford to.
night. Rain also hindnred him tails
morning. II was s;i5 o'clock when he
reached Sterling just over the connec-
ticut line.
Weston arrived ct Coventry Center,
eight miles from the Connecticut state
line, at l0s30 o'clock iast night, and de-
cided not TO continue his journey until
morning. lie had calculated on spending
the night at Sterling, Conn, but BE was
considerably fatigucd when 'he entered
Coventry Center, and in view Of the
lateness Of tire hour he decided 10 re-
main In the village.
Given a reception all along the line
OF his march such as might have been
accorded to an acient gladiator returning
after many years 70 receive the homage
OF his grateful countrymen. Weston. the
veteran pedestrian, arrived through lines
Of wondering, admiring and applauding
people, who stretched all the way from
Dedham, where he spent Thursday night,
20 the little village where he finally
wound up for few brief heurs Of rest
last evening.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-11-02
SAD UNRAVELING
OF JORDAN'S AFFAIRS
Ugly Stories Told in Connection with
Head of Boys School in St. Albans,
Which Has Closed, Perhaps
for Good.

st. Albans, Nov. 2--Tordan Hall, the
so-called military and preparatory school
which opened in this city in September.
is closed, probably for good, and It's origi-
nator and head master, G. L. Jordan. i
fugitive from justice with a warrant
out for his arrest, on a charge OF an
unmentionable crime. Stories OF an UNI
printable and almost unbelievable nature
are told Of the man.
The school was closed mp Thursday,
primarily on its ability 10 continue ow-
ing to q shortage of funds, with no
prospect Of anyone coming forward. TO
put up the necessary money to keep
the institution going. The most Of the
twenty-five students from out of town
left for home yesterday, and the others
will follow as soon as they can get out
Most of the faculty have gone also
The property has been plastered with
attachments, writ Of sequestration in
favor Of Mrs. Mary Al. Gould Of North
field, tile heaviest creditor, for $4,000,
was issued and served and ain injunction
was yesterday granted by the court Of
chancery restraining Jordan from dis
posing OF or encumbering4 any of his
property, either real or personal. Be
sides this there are q large number Of
creditors in the city and elsewhere who
are stuck from few dollars to several
hundreds each Nearly every line Of
business was yesterday represented BY
men, tumbling over each other to get an
attachment or grab something that was
left before the other man got it.
Jordan formerly was professor Of Eng
lsh and economies at Norwich uniyer
eifv
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-11-02
PREPARING FOR STRIKE
OF VAST MAGNITUDE
England's Trade Is Threatened By The
Impending Trouble on The Rail-
ways Of The Country.

London, Nov 2.-Financiers say that
The pending railway strike threatens
the country's business interests with the
greatest catastrophe ever suffered. II
would paralize trade and a single weeks
tie-up would cost $lO,000OO0. Public
sympathy generally is with the men.
President George of the board of trade
Is working desperately to secure COM
promise before Lne executive body Of
the employees union has time to act on
Yesterdays demand for strike, made
BY the advisory board The necessity
OF calling the committeeman together
from various districts involves some de-
lay. The plan is 20 call the men out
first on the lines reaching the South
Wales mining district, thus shutting off
the nations coal supply. The Midland
Railway company alone had arranged
for so strike breakers camps along their
line, each accommodating 100 men.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-11-02

Believed There That Hitchcock Has Is
capped Into Canada.

Bennington, Nov. Raymond Hitch.
cock, the actor who Is wanted in New
York where he has been indicted for six
felonies, is believed to nave slipped
through Bennington by means Of the
new Bennington & North Adams trolley
line. on his fight to Canada The CON
ductor on Harlem train running into
North Adams recognized Hitchcock, who
was travelling with two companions at
North Adams. One of the party inquired
the quickest route to Manchester, N. H.,
or Rutland and was arvised to take a
trolley car TO Bennington and connect
there with the Rutland railroad 1t is
believed that the three men were seen
in i restaurant here late in the evening
and that they took the midnight train
out Of here to connect with the north
bound sleeper, as the conductor remen-
bere seeing wen dressed. strangers who
occupied seat together.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-11-02
DIED OF apoPLExY.
Huntington Smith of St. Louis, a Mil
lionaire.

Rutland. Nov. 2.-It was learned yes
terday that Huntington Smith, the mill
lionaire clubman of St. Louis, died sud-
denly Tuesday of apoplexy at his sum
mer home IN the neighboriHg town Of
Castleton. lie was making preparations
to return to ST. Louis for the winter, his
family already having gone there, leav-
ing only the servants at Castleton. lie
appeared in his usual health until early
in the morning, when lie was stricken
and died within an nour.
Mr.. Smith was born at his fathers
country place near Louisville, KY, and
was co years old. When IA years of age
he was appointed cadet at the naval
academy at Annapolis and was gradu.
ated in 1868. He served on various men.
of.war in the Pacific and Mediterranean
squadrons as midsnipman, ensign and
master. In 1871 he married at Terre
Haute, Ind, Laura L. Griswold, who
died in 1904. They settled at st. Louis,
where Mr.. Smith engaged in tine real
estate business and became prominently
identified with city affairs. He served
in the police reserve during the great
railway strike at St. Louis in 1870
He is survived by four sons. The fu
neral will be hold at the nome in Castle
ton Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-11-02
PAGER BILLY HURD
HAS BEEN SOLD
Famous PAGER Leaves Smith Stock Farm
for SherbroOke, P. O., Having a
Record Of Wins to Be
priTed.

The PAGER Billy Hurd, 2,l4h, driven
BY Charles Gordon Of the Smith stock
farm during the past season, has been
sold TO Henry Desruisseaux, horsemau
ana hotel-kecper Of Sherbrooke, r. O.,
who viii probably start him In the ice
races this winter.
Billy Hurd has probably the best rec
ord Of any horse that was ever started
in northern New England. He was foal.
ed in the west IN 1897 and purchased
when n -year.old by w. H. Hurd Of
Littleton, n. H., who trained him until
he was four years old, and then began
racing him. Since this time over a peri
cd OF six years he has been started
throughout New England during every
season and has seldom finished behind
the money, q record which stands I'M
cqualled by any other racing horse in
New England.
Four years ago. WHEN Charles Gordon.
who drove him this year, drove him, he
made the circuit Of the New Hampshire
races and took first money in eight out
Of 10 races in which he was started.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-11-02
PATRICK RYAN DEAD.
Prominent Citizen and Quarry-0wner
OF Guilford.

Guilford, Nov. 1.--patrick Ryan, aged
rs. one Of the prominent Irish residents
Of Windham county. died Thursday
nirht in the home Of his daughter, Mrs.
Joseph Lowry Of this town. He was
born in county Waterford, Ireland, in
1920. AT 20 wears be came to this cQun-
try and located at Ilolyoke, Mass, where
Id was employed al q ledge blaster uH-
til May, 1858, when He came to this
town to work, first as blaster, but af-
terward as foreman.
When the Maxwell quarry was opened
he was engaged as superintendent, but
ne afterward bought the quarry and
operated it more than 20 years. He re-
tired about three years ago on account
Of his wifc's ili-heahh. and six mouths
400 he became i'll himself
Mr.. Ryan married Miss Bridge
Heaphy Of Springfield, Mass, Jan. 2,
1881. They celebrated their golden
wedding anniversary at the home Of
their son, Nicholas T. Ryan, then Of
Brattleboro. Beside his widow and one
sister, who lives in Ireland, Mr.. Ryan
leaves four children. Nicholas T. and
.Tonn ]. Ryan Of Greenfield. Mass, Viii
liam P. Ryan and Mrs. Joseph Lowry Of
this town.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-11-02
FRIGHTFUL FAMINE
EXPECTED IN INDIA
Crop Failures Throughout The Country
Have Been Practically Complete
This Year.

Simla, India, Nov "A more fright
full famine than that Of 1898, when
more than three million perished is
certain in India this season. The crop
failures throughout the country have
been practically complete. Having ex-
erted itself to the utmost to prevent the
famine the government il rushing relief
preparations. 1t is estimated at least
fcTty-fve million persons viii be depend.
ent on the government for food.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-11-02
WAS ALTOGETHER FINE.
Concert and Reading, Under Auspices Of
the Civic Federation.

Lovers OF classical music and appreci
ators of artistic musical ability, who
were present at the opera house last
| evening and listened to the programme
as rendered by Miss Jean Wilson, reader,
Edwin Bruce. yiolinist, and Whittier's
orchestra, had their tastes thoroughly
gratiied for the first time in a long
while. For two hours very receptive
audience OF about $50 people was enter
| tained with the best of musical produc.
tions played by artists Of ability and
with readings given. in manner that
| displayed marked powers Of word por-
trayal 1t was an entertainment that
was worthy of much larger audience,
let alone the incentive Of sympathy for
the cause Of the Civic Federation, under
whose auspices il was given, and there
should have been a crowded house.
Miss Wilson's readings were mostly all
familiar pieces and We're of the humorous
L Kind. which appeared to be especially
well adapted to her. She has a strong
voice and clear enunciation and is wholly
unaffected in her manner. In the New
England monologue IA Cup of Tea
She showeh marked ability in impersona
ton, and in All Of her selections she met
THE approval Of the audience and received
enthusiastic applause.
Too much cannot be said in praise Of
the musical part Of the programme. Mr..
Bruce, who made his first appearance in
public iii Barre as soloist since his
return from nearly two years Of study
with one of the best masters Of the
violin Id Austria, was given an enthusi-
.astic reception, and his playing outstrip.
ned even the expectations of his friends.
Ills two solos were Of the most difficult
composition and requirements, and he
played them with natural ease, in per
feet tone and with wonderful ability in
execution. He was forced to play an
encore To satisfy his delighted hearers,
and lie gave d beautiful rendering Of
Last Rose of Summer, displaying his
tone qualities to be of the hest. Mr.. Bruce
has taken big stride since his depart
ire two years ago to study abroad, and
his many friends here are confident of
even greater success for him.
Whittier's orchestra is always heard
in Barre with much pleasure. and Barre
has reason to be especially interested in
tile orchestra from the fact that five Of
its n1stsioians are from this city. The
PLAYING of the string quintette, which
has but recently been developed BY Mr. |
Whittier, was one OF the most delightful |
bits in the programme. The audience
sat in breathless silence as the beautiful |
soft strains Of Boccherini's Menuett |
iloated over the room, and then broke
into rapturous applause at the end. The
puintetie played double number and
were forced 70 respond with third |
selection. The orchestra was eolaTosed I
of twelve pieces and their classical selec
tions were played in a manner that
stamped them in the class with the best /
that can be found in northern 4
New England.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-11-02

Cairo Temple shrinsrs Net al Middle
bury $50 strone.

Alildlehufy, Nov. z. Cairo Temple
Aueient Arabic Order Mobiles oi Che N.Y.,
tle Shrine. d Rutland struck dis college
toNn yesterday for the nfst #me h ~
history and pilotcd 20 asplfania for the
hot lie Of The desert over the pnFpled
and arid sanda, lllnstFions polcntAie
Frank W. Agan of Ludlow I'd the cara,
van and with hls dltan rfoeitfd warm
welcome The session occupied the
greater part oi che afternoon and oyen,
Ing with a banquet az the Addison house
last night
Two hundred and nity members Of
the temple were present nad al pro.
nouneed the meeting 3 htRo success.
Mr. Agan was assisted By Chief Rabhan
Charls y. lockwood Of Burlington and
assistant Chief RAbbaa Thomas ~
Bragg Of Rutland. There were also
present Recorder Philip II. seavcr and
Past Potentatc Jesse +. Thomson pf
Rutland, Past poteniake Smith =. BAL
lard q Montpelier was here from Aft.
Sinai temple.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-11-02
MRS. GEORGE C. RICHARDSON.
Barre Woman Died This Morning in a
Burlington Hospital.

Mrs George G. Richardson, wife Of Pa
trolman Richardson, Of 1877 Washington
street, died at 1910 o'clock this morning
at the Mary Fletcher hospital at Bur
lington, where she was taken Wednesday
for an operation for tumor, When she
arrived there Wednesday evening and.
was examined, the physicians found that
an operation would not save her, and
she failed rapidly until the end came at
a few minutes past midnight this morn
ing. She had been confined to her bed
only ten days
Her husband and her sister, Mrs.
George Ilovejoy Of 81. Johnsbury,
brought the body back to this city on
the 1856 train this afternoon The
funeral arrangements had not been com
pleted today. Her maiden name was
Ellen Bowker and she was born in Lu-
nenberg SO years ago. She leaves be-
sides her husband two sisters, Mrs.
Loveioy of st. Johnsbury and Mrs.
James BucIxman of Lancaster. N. H, and
one brother, Hon. M. II. Bowker Of
Whitefield, N. III
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-11-02
WILL ErFEcr VERMONT CASES.
Special Assignment Of Cases ia u,
S. Circuit Court Of Appeals.

st. Albans, Nov. 2.1'he Hon James
l. Martin, United States district iudg j
has written to Col. John II. Mimms, sen,
retarv Of the Vermont Bar association.
that the United States circuit court Of
appeals has designated the first week Of
the February term Of that court for the
hearing Of Vermont cases.
This action ii taken BY the court as
compliance With resolution of the
Vermont Bar association at its recent
annual meeting requesting Judge Mar
tin to endeayor to arrange for some spe-
cifle time when cases from Vermont
might be assigned for hearing.
Heretofore no special time has been
set and counsel have frequently had to
make several trips to New York city be
fore getting a hearing.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-11-02
EAST BARRE.
Successful Halloween Party Held at
Opera House Hall.
one Sitting

Opera House Hall.
The Halloween party given by the
Ladies' Aid society Of the Congregational
church Thursday evening, Oct. 81, in
opera house hall, was attended by a
large and appreciatiye audience, A pro-
gramme was first rendered consisting
Of one.aet farce entitled, "The 0bsti-
nate Family; vocal solos by the Misses
Dickey and Strong and Mrs. Fred Grear-
son; readings by the Misses Malnney
and Balch and Mrs Avery, The parts
in the farce were well taken AS follows:
Mr.. Jones, an elderly gentleman, Fred
Lermond, III; Mrs Jones, his wife, Miss
Cochran; Emma, young wife, daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Jones, Miss Lock
lin; Alfred, Emma's husband, MIR. Rock;
Henry, butler, DIR. Avery; Eliza, a
waiting maid, Miss McCSue. at the close
of the programme Mr., "A. G. Dlckey
with d few we'll chosen words thanked
THE audience and all who had contributed
to the success of the party, and invited
them to partake of refreshments and
inspect the various booths and tables.
The Misses Mcdonald and Mckenzie pre-
sided at the mystery package table.
Miss Maloney and Miss Lulu Nye were
at the candy booth, while Mrs Sargent
told the fortunes Of many who visited
her tent. The neat sum of $26.4l was
realized by the society.