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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-02-26
HOW HE DOES IT.
Visits His Fiancee in Montpelier and
Perhaps Walks Home.

The Montpelier correspondent of the
Burlington Free Press tells the follow
ing story in connection with the vote of
recent union meeting to "let the
tfolleys alone;'
THE determination of the Central
Labor union Of Barre not to patromize
the Barre & Montpelier electric railroad
because, in conformity with the law, the
officials have withdrawn half fare
tickets for granite cutters, works hard
ships in individual cases. For instance
a young member Of the stone cutters
ustion Of Barre, who has been acoustom.
ed to pass two evenings week with
his fiancee in Montpelier, returning TO
Barre on the last through car CON
tinued to do 50 after the edict had gone
forth that union men should have moth
ing to do with TOE electric road. He was
reprimanded. but the attractions at
Montpelier were strong, he continued to
take the last car for Barre and was
flpally fined q sum that would pay his
car fare all summer. But love laughs
at labor union orders and rules. The
young man still visits his intended two
evenings a week, coming down on the
last suburban train and, after the good
nights are said, either walks the six
miles TO his home or waits for the three
o'clock in the morning train to Barre
on the Central Vermont, which some
times gets him 10 Barre in time to
work at seven o'clock
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-02-26
HIGH TRIBUTE PAID
TO COL. F. E. SMITH
The Funeral Service Was Held at Mont
pelier This AfternOon-Stores
Were Closed.

Montpelier, Feb. 26 Christ church
was filed this afternoon with the friends
Of the late Col Fred Il. Smith, whose
funeral was held at two o'clock Sci
dom, If ever, has such beautiful dis.
plaV Of floral tributes been seen in
Montpelier, all the many organizations
with which Col Smith had been con-
nected having offered tribute. Bishop
-. G.. A. Hall, head of the Episcopal
diocese Of Vermont and personal friend
of the deceased, oiiiciated being assisted
BY the Rev. G. ~ Bliss OF Burlington.
The heareEs were George O. Stratton,
Nv 4. Dewey, Hugh Phillips, all of the
Vermont Mutual Fire Insurance com.
pany, Of which Col Smith was presi-
dent; A. g. Eaton. cashier Of the First
National bank, OF which Col Smith was
president; n NJ. Bryan, Of the National
Life Insurance company, in which the
deceased was director, and II. G. Bow
ers of the Bowers Granite company, in
which he was also director The hon
orary bearers were j. T.. Sabin, i. A.
DeBoer, +. A. Dwinell and George Briggs
Of the National life Insurance company:
Frank NJ. Cory and the Rev. J Edward
wright The body was placed in the
tomb at Green Mount cemetery.
During the hours Of the funeral the
stores Of Montpelier were closed "A
large number Of prominent citizens from
outside of the city attended the funeral
among them Ex-Governor w. w Stick.
hey OF Eudlow. H. r. Ide Of 81. Johns
bury and Speaker + G. Cheney Of Nor
irisVille
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-02-26
PRESENTED
FORMALLY
Ambassador Bryce at the
White House
.FELIClTOUS SPEECHES
He Tells How Pleased He Is to Become
the British Ambassador to the
United States--Enswered by
the President.

Washington, d. c.. Feb. 26.--The Hon.
James Bryce, the ambassador from Great
Britain TO the United States, was pre-
sented TO the president yesterday af.
ternoon by Secretary Root. The presen-
tation TOOK place in the blue room, and
the usual felicitous speeches were made.
Upon being presented, Mr.. Bryce spoke
in part as follows:
Mr.. President | have the honor by
command OF the king, my august s0yer-
eign, to deliver to YOU letter accredit-
ing me as his ambassador to the United
States of America.
when he entrusted to me this high
mission, bis majesty directed me to as.
sure you OF his earnest wish that the
cordial relations which happily exist be-
tween Great Britain and the United
States should be maintained and streng-
thened; and mas impressed upon me the
duty Of doing whatever may be in my
power for the attainment of this end.
1T has been my good fortune to have
visited frequently in this country as a
private traveller and a student of its
institutions, to have been received in
lit with unfailing Kindness and TO have
learned not only to admire the nntiring
energy and the intellectual ardor Of III
inhabitants but also to appreciate their
devotion to the cause OF moral and So
cial progress and their passionate desire
TO make the lives Of the people worthy
Of the material blessings which proyi-
dence has bestowed upon them with 10
bountiful hand
Observing how much they have in
common with the nation from which
come and how similar are many of the
problems which lie before each for so
hltion, | am led to believe that each IL
and indeed must be, intimately interest
led in the fortunes of the other, and that
their reciprocal goodwill viii be for the
itrue benefit of both and, indeed, for the
benefit of the world at large.
II may perhaps be permitted to add
that, in expressing my sincere respect fol
YOU personally, / am expressing the sen
timents Of my sovereign and Of his sub
jeets generally"
The president, in HE response, said h
Ipart;
"You come among ms, Mr.. Ambassador
not as a stranger, but as one whom oui
people know and esteem through lont
4 previous acquaintance with your labor'
las a student OF the high interests o.
self-goyernea communities, and as 4
friend Of moral and social advancement
in the paths troddsn BY your country
and by our own. The aims OF the Anglo
Saxon race, wherever established
throughout the world. are akin in tn,
tfurtherance Of great principles Of repre-
eantafiy government and nf that rnm
lmunity Of material interest whereby thl
most complete stability, individual de
velopment and national prosperity ma,
be achieved.
In coming among us You but transfe
your life work TO new fields Of practica
opportunities like those for which yoi
have labored earnestly and honorabl,
Through useful lifetime. and trus
the continuance Of your efforts in tn
mission To which YOU are called will b
as congcnial to you a. they are accep
table to us"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-02-26
ONLY TWO FIGHTS
IN MONTPELIER WARDS
Alderman H. ]. cutchell Defeated for
Nomination in ward One by C. "A.
Lang, and chas. c. Tast Lost to
9 H. J. volhom in Second.

Six ward caucuses were held in Mont
pelier last evening. G. a. Lang was
nominated for alderman in the first ward
over Alderman H. J. GutchelI; II. j. Vols
holm was nominated for alderman in
ward two over Charles G. Taft; Alder
man John Emmons, Jr, was renomi-
mated in ward three over Al. Galaisp, a
former alderman. In wards four, five
and six there were no contests for school
commissioner the following being the
nominees. j. II. Kelliher, O. o. Stratton,
and T. A. Newcombe.
The caucuses were held in the 0rmory
and were fairly we'll attended The only
close fights were in the first and see-
ond wards In the former G. 4. Lang
Debated Alderman Gutehell bg the mar
gin Of bit one vote, the total being 80
to IS. Two ballots were necessary iii
the second ward after the name of ri.
~ Yolholm had been presented by G. r..
Ryle and that of Charles c. Taft BY
IL. A. Bishop The first ballot resulted
lin tie. 50 10 59 The second ballot
gave Nolhoim 5s votes and the nomi
nation, Taft receiving 80. Alderman
Emmons had an easy time in the third
ward getting 95 votes out of 143.
School Commissioners ktlliher and
Stratton were renominated By aeelams-
tion, while 4. A. Neweombe easily won
in the sixth ward for similar office,
since ii. X. Wheelock refused to run
again for the place.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-02-26
DESIGN VERMONT BUILDING.
Josephine Wright Chapman Of New
York Is Selected.

Boston, Feb. &C. Miss Josephine
Wright Chapman Of New York, former
AS Of Boston, has just been selected BY
the state Of Vermont to design the
state exposition building at the James
town exposition. Miss Chapman is re-
garded as one of the foremost women
architects in this country,
Conspicuous among her works was the
New England states building at the
Pan American Exposition, which at
traeted the attention of the country.
Craigie Hall in Cambridge and the Wor-
cester Womens club house are examples
.of her art. She has also been appoint
ed ercbitect of the Lynn Women's club
house, which is to be built this year
Miss Chapman is a musician and con-
tributes articles on architecture and in
terror decoration to architectural and
art journals. She is the daughter Of
Mrs. Mary A. Chapman Of the Abe
marie Chambers, prominent in patriotic
and social circles, and is former state
regent OF the Massachusetts d. A. Il.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-02-26
THE OLD ISSUE.
License or No License, Which Shall 4
Be in Barre?
Communicated

The no-lieense press COMMITTEES Is to
publish an article daily for the next
week in these eolumes. And it will be-
gin, in this article by defining its posi-
ticn.
il Whom does it represents 1t does
not represent the Prohibitionists ex-
elusively, nor the total abstainer. These
of course are in favor Of no-Iicense. But
many Others will vote no" Some
who themselves use liquor in modera
tion will 70 vote. And some who tse u
excessively win 50 vote. Some who
think that in large cities like Boston
and New York no-license IS not feas-
ible win yet favor it for small city
like Barre. And some for purely bust
ness reasons, believing that without the
saloon there il more money to be used
in the regular channels of trade, will
vote mo"
2. In what spirit win Those articles
be written? In the spirit Of fairness
and goodwill, We shall not claim
everything for no licenses We shall adj
nit that great deal of liquor comes
into Barre under no-iicense. Much Of
it comes in legally. Some of it should
come in. We shall admit that with q
saloon in South Barre, as has been the
case the past year, conditions IN the
city have not been ideal. We shall
acknowledge tsat scme liquor has been
sold illegally. And we shall confess our
impression that no-license has not been
quite so well enforced this year as last.
Moreover we viii promise TO use what
influence we are able to exert for a
better enforcement next year, should
the city vote no
And in all that we shall say, we have
no ill-will towards those who are adyo-
eating license. Some do II we are sure
from honest, patriotic motives. And II
Others do 1t at the behest Of appetite,
and still others from the motive of gain
who are we that we should sit IN judy
menti For human nature Ii much the
same in Us all. And If not in some line
surely in another, we are all s,lscep-
tible to the motives and temptations Of
appetite and ayarice,
3. And yet, representing as we Dc
| all shades and degrees Of temperance
sentiment, and trying our best % b.
| fair and courteous and "a cherish good.
will, we do believe, and therefore urge
| that on the wlsole no-lieense is better
for the city. We submit that from the
standpoint OF business; of good order
Of morals: Of reducing the tnticcmeTt'
| to excessive drinking on the part 81
those who are so inclined; Of providing
an environment that shall be helpful
and not harmful to youth, It j. much
better not to have the open saloon II
our midst
And so We urge that al win try ts
consider this matter candidly, to judge
il fairly, and to vote as honest convic
tion and patriotic spirit would approve.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-02-26
DRANK POISON TWICE.
Burlington Youth Tries to Make Away
With Himsek.

Burlington. Feb 26.--Joseph Bacon,
Jr., son of Joseph Bacon Of Intervale
avenue, evidently became tired Of life
OF Sunday evening, for he tried to drink
the contents of hottie Of carbolic acid
at the home OF Mrs. +. Lamoine Of IS
Iuteryale avenue. He had been acting
strangely all day when he tried to place
the bottle to his lips it was taken away
from him by people standing near He
thcn made another attempt on his life
by swallowing bichloride Of mercury
tablet. He was about TO lunch on some
more Of that diet, when the tablets
were taken away from him,
A physician who was summoned ad
ministered an emetic. Mr., Bacon re-
covered during the evening and yester-
day was none the worse because his
diet Of poison. Mr. Bacon is about 10
years Of age and there is no apparent
reason why be should wish to take his
life
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-02-26
Surface Indications Are Not
Lively This Year
WARD WORKERS ARE BUSY
AT Ward caucuses Held in Montpelier
Last Night, Alderman GutcheiI Was
Defeated for denomination
One Other Close Fight. an

From all outward appearances, one
would never know the city was to choose
mayor, three aldermen and other city
officials q week from today, but under
the surface quite d little work is being
done in the three wards where aldermen
are to be elected. Each ward has two
active candidates, and each candidate
Is being pushed by a committee organ
lied in his interest.
Under the present liquor law, Barre
has had two years Of license and two
years of no-license, but whether the city
will swing back into the YES" or re-
mainsin the mo- column this year. II d
question that is puzzling the advocates
of either side. With lively contest on
for mayor, full vote would be assured,
but with it as quiet as it is this yeaF,
and the prospect Of decrease in the vote
cast one cannot make comparisons with
previous years. But there Is more or
less Of All underlined opinion chat the
city win vote yes. There was the same
FEELING last year, but the city voted mo"
hy the small majority of ~. Both the
license and no-license advocates arc do-
ing considerable quiet work for their side
of the question. but neither viii feel
sure Of the outcome until the votes are
counted
A new feature viii enter next Tues
days elections in the form Of the ballot
used BY net Of the last legislature.
on all the ballots to be used at local
elections, the names Of candidates shall
be arranged under the designation Of the
respective offices in alphabetical order
according to the surname. This means
there will be no party column and each
voter will be required to make a mark
after the name Of each candidate he de-
sires to vote fore To show the form,
the names of the candidates for mayor
are printed below just as they viii APP
pear on the official ballot
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-02-26
MONEY FOR VETERANS.
They Can Secure Benefits Of Maccumber
Law Through Pension Agency.

Veterans Of the Civil War are avail
ing themselves of the right to increase
OF pensions which is given to them by
thc provisions Of the MacCumber law,
which was passed by Congress and ap-
proved by the president 50 that it be-
came a law Feb. z. There are great
many old soldiers in the state who are
entitled to additional pension who are
probably yet unaware Of the new law
and are not quick to avail themselves
OF the new rights.
Tie MacCumber law provides that
oil old soldiers who have served 90
days iu the Civil War or go days in
the Mexican war shall, upon reaching
the age Of Sc, receive $l2 month.
when they reach the age Of 20 they are
entitled to S15 a month and when they
get to be IS years old they are entitled
under this law to $40 month.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-02-26
TRAIN NOT FLAGGED,
COLLISION FOLLOWED
Three Persons Were Hurt at Cohasset,
Mass, Last Evening, One of Them
Young Woman Who Re-
fused Her Name.

AuSN0 AANA
Cohasset, Mass. Feb. 26.-Three per.
sons were injured, one very seriously
and many Others were severely shaken
up in a collision of trains in the Co.
hasset yards Of the Plymouth division
d the New York, New Haven and
Hartford railroad last night.
The Injured.
M N. BUCHANAN of Boston, brake.
man, caught between locomotive and car
and badly crushed; taken to Boston BY
special train, for removal to Massachu.
eetts General hospital.
EDWARD w. ARN0LE, passenger, of
Weymouth, 80 years of age, bruised
about the head and suffering from
shock; taken to his home.
Young woman, who declined to give
her name, SLIGHTLY cut about the head
and suffering from nervous shock.
The trains were local from Boston
due here at ESQ, and mail train,
which left Plymouth at 5:15 for Bos.
ton by the way Of Cohasset On the way
from Plymouth the locomotive Of the
mail train developed hot box, and up
or reaching tie yard here stop was
made TO discounect the engine from the
train
Before a nagman had been sent up ia
warn other trains, the engine of the
lceal, dragging its string OF cars, all OF
which had been emptied Of passengers
backed down round curve and its
tender crashed into the rear Of the mai
train All Of the cars OF tic mail train
were given a violent jolting, Windows
were broken and the platform of th'
cars were torn away, The passengers
were all shaken severely and some were
bruised by being thrown against seats
Only two, however, appeared to be hurt
badiy enough to require medical at
tention. These were removed TO tn,
station waiting room, whore DR.. II. 0
Howe, the medical examiner. and othel
1 physicians administered to their needs.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-02-26
Montpelier Man Elected at
Rutland Today
AT 4OTH ENCAMP MENT
The Session Opened This Morning and
Large Percentage Of the 90 Posts
of Vermont Were Repre-
sented.

Rutland, Feb 20. Tile 4Oth annual
state Grand Army encampment opened
at the opera house here this morning with
a large percentage Of the 92 posts in
the state represented. The convention
began with q short public session, during
which Mayor Charles f. Paige welcome
the veterans TO Rutland The theater
was elaborately decorated in the nation
al colofs for the occasion. The guest
of honor WAS National Commander K. b.
Brown of GAINESVILLE, Ohio, who gave ar
address.
The convention held morning and af.
ternoon sessions, listening to reports anu
electing officers Col. A. C Brown Of
Montpelier was chosen department com.
marder without opposition this after
noon. The Woman's Relief corps OF the
state also held sessions today.
This evening the veterans and their la
dies win hold a public campfire. Ma
tional Commander Brown and Others will
speak.
The combined attendance Of veterans
and relief corps members is $50. The
total enrolment Of post members in tie
state today is 2,7sT The loss by death
during the year was lis in the 9a posts
The 18th Vermont Infantry ASSOCIATION
held reunion this afternoon.
Sketch Of the New Commander.
Col Andrew Chandler Brown was born
in sutton, July 10, 1925, being a direct
descendant iii the eighth generation from
Riebard Brown, who emigrated from
England 70 Boston in July, 1896. Col
Brown IS now retired from active busi-
ness lie graduated from Newbury semi
nary in 1s4T and for a few years sub
lsequently taught school, having among
/ his pupils many men who afterward
were distinguished in public life. He 10.
Gated in Bradford in 1852, and for the
next few years published the Northern
! Enquirer, a Wing newspaper. In 1855
| he went to Montpelier and became husi
ness manager Of the Vermont Watchman
Three years later he was made editol
of the paper, holding the position unit
! 1862. when ne organized the 18th Yer
lmont Volunteer regiment, being elected
captain III the Montpelier company.
Col Brown was later promoted to th'
I lieutenant colonelcy. serving In that ca
paeity until May, 1868, when he resigned
70 accept the appointment ot eommls
sioner Of the board Of enrolment fo
4 the first congressional district Of Ner
mont. with headquarters in Rutland. III
was honorably discharged in 1865.
/ At the close of the war Col Brown
returned to Montpelier and establishe,
an insurance business which he success
fully carried on until 1889, when he turn
pd il over to his son, Joseph g. Brown
I The new department commander was re-
/ porter of the House OF Representative
| from 1865 to 1880. He successfully man
aged a telephone business in central Yer
mont from 1850 until 1897.
Col Brown was married May II 1851
to Miss Lucia Alnira Green Of Fayston
| 10 them were born five children, OF whom
three are now living He is membe
Of Brooks post, G. A. r., OF Montpelier
and also belongs to Vermont Command
cry, Military Order Of Loyal Legion.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-02-26
AT AGE OF 50.
Mrs. Melvina Titus Died at Tunbridge Of
neumonia--Funeral Yesterday.

Tuuhidge. Feb 90 Mrs Alevina
Titus, one Of the oldest and a life long
resident In town, died at the home of
a son.in-law, Gideon Avery, on Feb. %,
at the age of ninetythree. She sue.
cumbed to q slight attack Of pneumonia.
She was one Of the oldest Of large
family, of whom three remain. Mrs.
Mary Darling, Mrs Colby and Mrs.
Glmes, all nearly or over ninety years
OF age Mrs Titus has been strong and
active for one Of her years until quite
recently. She leaves two daughters,
Mrs. Avery and Mrs. J. RI. Alexander
who each live only short distance
from the old homestead The funeral
was held yesterday Rev Z. G. Hayes
OF Ware, Mass, officiating
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-02-26
SS00,OOO FIRE LOSS
AND ONE DEATH
Acler Process Company al Niagara
Falls Burned Out Yesterday
Afternoon.

Niagara, Falls, n. Y., Feb, 26-The
plant Of the Acker Process company
WAS destroyed by fire yesterday after
noon. Henry S. Fairchiid, an electrician
was caught under falling wall and
killed. Buffalo frenien came down with
two engines but the fire was out when
they reached here. Several cables from
the power houses were torn down by
falling walls. The loss is Ss00.O00. The
company manufactured bleaching pow,
der, caustie soda, tin oxide and other
products c. +. Aeker, who started
the plant, withdrew from the company
two years ago.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-02-26
OLD PERMIT NOT GOOD.
Two Barre Men Up, Charged With vio-
lating City Ordinance.

III Af Houston and Earl Batchelder
were brought before Jndge Scott in the
city court this morning on the charge
Of alleged violation Of the city ordi-
nances in building house on Warren
street without a permit from the build
ing inspector They pleaded not guilty
ana the ease was continued to Thursday.
The defendants claim that they got a
permit in 1904 TO build the house but
for some reason did not start building
it until this winter and thought that
their old permit was still good They
had the frame work all mp when they
learned from the building inspector that
tie old permit was not good as it says
on the permit that If the work on the
house IS not commenced within sixty
days from date Of permit, the permit ii
null and void The 6ne in such case ii
rot less than $50 OF more than $50, and
the costs.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-02-26
ARGUMENT FOR STAY.
Clement Seeks to Have Sentence sus-
pended.

Burlington, Feb. 26. The petition Of
the defendant for d stay Of execution,
in the case Of Wilson vs.. Clement, was
heard last evening at the Van Ness
house by Judge James l.. Martin Mr..
Clement was represented by w D. G.
Stickney Of Bethel and Mr.. Wilson BY
Max u. Powell 81 this city. The deci-
sion was withheld. The execution
which It Is sought to stay Is for $1,000,
being tie judgment awarded the de.
fendant BY The late Judge Wheeler in
the $4,000 libel suit.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-02-26
TALK OF THE TOWN.

J. W. Foster Of Boston was in town
on business yesterday.
Mark GoodeIl OF Randolph was in the
city on business today,
H. w. Namum Of Ieifersonville was in
the city on business today
Mrs Raymond Waterman was called
TO Williamstown today BY the illness o.
her father
Among arrivals at the City hotel to.
day are r. L Saunders H. H. Wood
ward, &. H. Walker, Boston; B. kauf-
man, New York, and II. J. Markoh, Of
Clnremoat, N, II,
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-02-26
GUNNER BEAT "TIGER"
An Easy Win For English Heavyweight
Before Big Crowd.

London, Feb 26.--Egery seat in the
National Sporting club was filled last
night TO witness the most important
boxing match Of the season for the
heavyweight championship Of England
and purse Of $6,750. Gunner" Jim
Moir, the present holder of the title, had
the advantage Of IA pounds in weight
and nearly three inches in height. He
proved an easy victor, knocking out
@Tiger' Smith, late Of the 10th Hussars
ia the first round.