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The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-11-17
RECEIVES PATENT.

H. C. Busby of Montgomery Has Im-
 proved Fraud Detecting Device.
 Fl. c. Busby of 406 Monroe Street has received patent from the Federal Government for improvement in fraud detecting device for railroad, steam ship and other tickets.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-01-14
AGED MAN KILLED
RUN OVER BY TEAM
John Early Of Essex Junction, Aged 80
Years, Was Struck While Walk
ing in Street and Was Drag
ged Twenty Rods.

Essex Junction, Jan. l4--John Ear.
ley, nearly 30 years old and for more
than so vars q well-known railroad
man IN northern Vermont. was almost
instantly killed here Saturday.
Fe was walking in che Middle nf
Main street vixen he rs struck hv a
team which was being rapidly driven
through the village. fEe was knocked
down and dragged for 70 rods. When
picked up he was unconscious, and died
a few minutes after taken home.
William Hunt Of Essex Center was
arrested and taken before Justice s. Al
Rrownell yesterday, cahrgeI with Grim
iual negligence in causing the death Of
John Farley Mr, Farley was walking
In Main street Saturday evening when
Hunt, whom It is alleged was intnxicat
ell, came along at a rapid rate Of speed
driving heavily loaded grain team
Justice Browneil placed Hunt under
bonds Of $1,000 for criminal neglect and
under bonds of $50 for intoxication.
Postmaster VI. b. Nichols became Hunts
surety In each case. The hearing is set
for January 10 at Essex Junction
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-01-14
CARB0LIC ACID
USED AS WEAPON
One Burlington Girl Likely to Lose Eye,
Her Assailant Tried to Drink
What Was Left in
The Bottle.

Burlington. Jan. 1fs--lss a sequel to a
quarrel at Fanny Borettes place on In
teryale avenue Saturday night. Iottie
LeClair is in Cfittenden county Jail and
Rose Macy, in whose face the IeClair
girl threw carbolie acid. is likely to lose
the sight Of one eye
The affair happened between nine and
ten o'clock Saturday evening. The girls
had dispute and a fstic encounter fol.
lowed. Not satisfied with the results
thus obtained it is alleged the I.eClair
girl went to her room and returning
with bottle OF carboIic acid threw its
deadly contents IN the face Of the vic-
TIM. The police were notified and the
LeClair girl was taken to Jail. The
carbolic acid struck the Macey girl in
one exc and otherwise disfpured her
face From the Metropolitan house,
Nhither the victim was taken. It was
learned that she would probably lose
the sight Of one eye. When the i.eClair
girl saw that arrest was inevitable She
attempted to drink the carboIic acid
but was restrained from committing
slIeh an act
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-01-14
Oldest Practicing Lawyer OF
Washington County
AND M. & W. R. ATTORNEY
Had Been Resident of Cabot for Past 40
Years--Died After ILLNESS With
Pneumonia--Funeral viii Be
on Wednesday Afternoon.


Cabot, Jan. i'll p. Lamson, the
oldest praeticing lawyer ia Washington
county and one OF It's most prominent
citizens, died this forenoon at $50
O'clock after short illness with pneu.
monia. Mr.. Lamson was Ia Montpelier
two weeks ago Saturday and on the
following day he was taken i'll. Since
that time he has had alternating spells
lof Improvement and weakening, but the
end came this morning quite unexpeet
Iealy, During the past ten years he had
been counsel for the Montpelier g. Wells
River railroad, having previously occn.
pied many public offices, including that
|of states attorney. He leaves q widow
and one sou, Arthur, who il employed
in the National Life Insurance com
|pany's office at Montpelier The fun.
eral win be held Wednesday afternoon at
one o'clock from the house.
The deceased was 70 years Of age
and had resided in this place for the
past 46 years, coming here soon after
being admitted TO tie Vermont bar.
Mr. Lamson was born in Woleott snd
gained his education IN the district
schools and in Peoples academy in Nor
risvilie. He taught school for time
ID Cambridge and then studied law in
the Office of John tslead in Morrisville.
He was admitted to the bar in 1862.
His wife was Miss Abbie knights.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-01-14
PRESIDENT DECLARES
HE WAS JUSTIFIED

Washington, D. G., Jam t4.--In a spec
ial message to the Senate this afternoon
the president transmitted the results Of
the investigation into the Brownsville
affair BY Milton B. purdy. assistant to
the attorney general, and Major Angus.
tus p Rlockson Of the inspector aener
ais department, together with Secretary
Taft's report thereon. In the president 4
opinion, the testimony substantiates the
charge that he was justified in discharp.
ing the three colored companies.
Along wls4 the message he sends emp.
ty Springfield shells. clips and bullets.
gathered on the scene of the rioting. A
noteworthy feature Of 9ae message il
the presidents frank admission that he
erred in barring the discharged soldiers
from future civil employment by the
government. He announces that he re.
yokes that portion Of the discharge or.
der.
"Ihe evidence" says the president.
shows beyond any possibility Of an
honest doubt that some individuals
among the eolored troops whom dis
missed committed outrages and that
some or all other individuals whom I
dismissed had knowledge OF the deed
and shielded from the law those who
committed it,
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-01-14
DEMANDS INVESTIGATION.
Insurance Agent Wants carrow Fire in
Montpelier Looked Into.

Montpelier, Jan, III. q. Brown.
representing the Fifchburg Mutual Fire
Insurance company Of Fitchbtrg, Mass.
and the New Hampshire Fire Insurance
company Of Manchester, n. III, has lod.
ged with states Attorney BENJAMIN
Gates a complaint that the fire last Fri.
day morning AZ the house al Alexander
Garrow on College street should be in-
Yestigated. as there are indications tssat
ii was ineendiary origin. The house
Was insured for $500 ana the furniture
for $1,000 III the companies named. !.
which are represented by Mr.. Brown.
Mr.. Brown and Assistant Chief Enci
neef Gilbert had visited the Carrow
house and thoroughly inspected 1t.
They found there were four separate
fires in the house. three iii beds in
different rooms and one ii china clotse
1t Is also said that the firemen who
went into these rooms detected the odor
of kerosene. States Attorney Gates
was i'll with the grippe Saturday, but
will take mp The matter as soon as he
II able to be out.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-01-14
DIR. C. F. Gale Was Not Shot
As First Thought
HE IS NOW IN EUROPE
Former Barre Man Left Home in wolcott
and Went to New York--Denies in Let
ter to Wife That He Was Married
Again in Spite Of Reports.

The mystery surrounding the strange
disappearance of DR.. Clint S. Gale, for
merly of Barre, who left Wolcott on
October IS Of last year, ostensibIy to
meet his wife, who was returning from
q visit in Troy, N. u, seems to have
been cleared up in part measure at least.
Those who have been prosecuting the
search have determined that DR.. Gale
did not lose his life while hunting, as
WAS first thought, but that he went to
northern New York where he had play
ed and coached football when a student
IN college, and that he is now in Europe.
When DR.. Gale left Wolcott he wrote
his wife that he would meet her. The
latter failing to see her husband, re-
turned to Wolcott on October IL. Not
finding him there. she started ali in-
vestigation, II was learned that Dir.
Gale went to Burlington and there dis
posed Of gun which he had taken with
him from Wolcott, thus doing away with
the report that he had gone on a hunt
ing trip. AT Burlington all trace was
lost, in spite Of the many efforts that
were made Six weeks went BY and
word came to Mrs. Gale, who had re-
turned to her former home in Barre, that
pr. Gale had been seen in Syracuse, N.
Y. Some two weeks later Mrs. Gale
received report that Dr, Gale had mar
ried a young lady whose home il in
northern New York
This report was investigated and it
was ascertained that a young lady had
lett her home in northern New York and
gave people TO understand that she had
married DR.. Gale Thereupon Mrs. Gale
in Barre wrote the father of the New
York woman and he replied, enclosing
letter he had received from his daughter.
II was not long before Mrs. Gale received
a letter from the doctor himself denving
that he wns married to the New York
woman and saying that the latter's
father was mistaken In saying that he
had married her. Dr, Gale added: ~Of
course You can take me back to VT.
and put me In prison; but NE begged
her to let him alone
The young lady's father went to var
ious places To locate his daughter and
finally to New York city. There ne
gained information which led him to be-
heve that DR.. Gale and his daughter.
under their own names, took passage
for Europe on January s. The father
of the woman wrote Mrs Gale in Barre
that he disowned them both and asked
that his family name might be withheld
to save the disgrace.
Whatever DIR. Gales reasons were for
leaving Wolcott, it was not for lack Of
a large practice. lie was doing very
well, indeed. in his medical profession
and was gaining widespread reputation
as practitioner. He gained his educa
ton at Goddard seminary. Tufts col
lege and the university Of Vermont.
While in these institutions he was 4
star football player His wife H. at
her home in this city, where she came
after closing up some business affairs in
Woleott. Both are well known here and
have a great many friends.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-01-14
PROBABLY A MURDER.
Confederate Veteran Found Dead al
Star, N. C.

Raleigh, N. c., Jan. Milton Bun.
nell, confederate veteran was found
dead Saturday beside the track Of the
Aberdeen and Asbeboro railroad near
Star, n. G.. where a freight train had
run over him during the night. The pc.
culiar appearance Of the wounds on The
head and neck led to an investigation
by the coroner The jury rendered a
verdict that the deceased had been mur-
dered and his body placed ON the rail.
road track to conceal the crime.
Bunnell was seen changing money in
Star Thursday and when his BODY was
found about $40 which was in wallet,
sewed up in the mans undereIothes.
After the verdict Of the coroner's Jury
bloody Ak was found near the place
and q trail Of blood showed that the
body had been dagged 300 yards to a
curve and left on the rails where It
could not be seen by the engineer Of
the train.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-01-14
vanlshlns 4 chinehllIIas.

In common with many animals noted
for the beauty and value Of their fur,
the chinchilla OF South America Is in
danger Of becoming extinct, owing to
the reckless irpunity with which these
little natives OF the Andes have been
slaughtered both In season and out.
The chinchilla is about the size Of a
squirrel has head somewhat the
shape OF rabbits and is covered with
a light gray, silky fur, which has long
been very popular In the fur markets
Of the world. Chinchillas ARE captured
IN various ways, but the most common
method Is to hunt them with dogs, the
fox terrier being the most useful and
sklIlful in their capture In hunting
them the Indians employ weasel,
which is trained to enter the crevices
Of the rocks, whore the animals often
lie concealed during the day to avoid
the sunshine, and drive them out,
when they are easily killed The rapid
determination Of the chinehilla and
the absolute lack Of protection or regu-
lation In taking them have resulted In
tremendous advance in the price Of
the skins In the past two years.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-01-14
WORK AND PLEASURE.
Ladies Of The c. A. R. Were The Hos
tesses Of The Day.

AT regular meeting Of Crcle No. i.
Ladies of The Grand Army. held Friday
afternoon. the following officers were in.
stalled by comrades L. IT. Thurston of
Crandall Post No. So; president, Mary
II Carpenters S. W Grace 7. Ducharm;
J. ". Florence p. Morehouse; treasurer.
Eta Lapage chaplain, Ellen Minard !;
secretary. Hannah Batchelder; conduc-
tor Angeline Thurston; guard, Adeline
SharSey. One comrade took the obliga.
tion and became an honorary member.
The installation was public aud the Wis
iting friends and members Of the order.
after being favored with selection
from the well-known reader. Mrs. Arthur
Averll, spent the remainder Of the
afternoon IN social way. An reported
d pleasant time.
These patriotic war societies have
beer likend 70 Uncle Sans workshop,
where patriotic thoughts are kindlea.
moulded and directed into practical,
useful avenues II We had many more
OF them as centers, there would emanate
from them such steady ana strong pa
trotic influence that after a few gen
cations we might have the most trust
worthy Kind Of patriotism patriotism
BY inheritance.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-01-14
BRITISH SHIP LOST
WITH "a SEAMEN
Went Down Yesterday--only Things
Saved Were Live Dog and
Bundle cf Clothes.

Cuxhaven, Germany, Jan. 14.--Thp
British ship PenGwern, Captain Williams
from Taltal, Chile, October 6, for FaT.
mouth with cargo Of saltpetre, ground
ed off Scharhorn, about ten miles north.
west Of Cuxhaven yesterday. Her crew
Of twenty -four men was drowned and
her cargo Is a total loss.
The tug Vulkan went to the assistance
Of the stranded vessel, passing close to
her. The crew Of the Pengwern threw
a live dog and bundle of clothes aboard
the tug, but disregarded the appeals to
jump into the water 50 that they might
be rescued, The Vaulkan made repeated
attempts 10 reach the Pengwern bnt a
heavy sea broke over the ship and She
disappeared from view.
The Pengwern was three .masted
iron ship Of 1,64s tons. She was built
at Greenock in 1882 and was owned
at Liverpool by the Pengwern Shipping
company.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-01-14
BOX OF BERRIES
is SUSPICIOUS
Orphans Home in Burlington Gets d
Package from Lyndonville and
Sends Them to State LabOra-
tory for Examination.

Burlington, Jan. 14. The arrival BY
mail of box of red berries at st
Joseph's orphanagc asylum in this city
Saturday not only by itelfs gave rise
TO mystery, but at the same time rel
called to the officials of the asylum tht
fact that in October. 1906. three little
girls, inmates Of the institution, died
fom poison received by them In some
strange manner and that III. other Oh,
phans were grayely ill
The berries were encased in a paste.
board box with 4 paper wrapping and
the parcel bore the postmark of Iyn.
donYile, vt. 1t bore also the label oI
Boston.
There was nothing to indicate the
name Of the sender or the reason fol
forwarding the berries to the asylum
Recalling the mysterious deaths AZ the
asylum in 1908, the authorities ct the
institution decided at once to turn the
bo Of berries over to the state labora,
tory Of hygene in order that The berries
might be analyzed.
In the absence Of specific information
as to their quality and nature, it was
believed that the berries were such al
are found IN the mountain ash TREE.
On Oct. 6, 1905, sudden epidemic 81
serious illness struck the inmates OF the
home and three Of the girls died. Seven.
teen other children who we've violently
IL recovered. An autopsy on the bodies
Of the dead showed that poison, posi-
bly, the root Of the locust tree, had
caused their demise. However. the ex.
act nature Of the poison was not deter.
mined.
In view Of the mysterious circum
stances surrounding the tragedy Of 1905
the. sisters Of charity IN charge Of the
orphanage decided that the package IF
berries received should be thoroughly
examined.
The st. Joseph's orphanage asylum ii
a Roman Catholic institution primarily
endowed for home for Catholic chill
dren.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-01-14
GRoToN.

Ernest Clark was home from county
court on Sunday, returning TO ST
Johnsbury Monday.
Mrs. .G. II. Pillsbury went to Mont.
pelier to spend Sunday at the home oI
her son, G. J. Pillsbury.
Mrs. Bert Bailey and children oI
West Topshsm visited her father
George Carpenter over Sunday.
Miss Sadie Phlnmer, who has been
In town several weeks, left Monday ia
visit friends in Manchester, N. H.
J. j. TowIe Of Wells River was in
town one day recently looking for
rooms TO open a studio hut was un-
able to find any.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed. Smith returned from,
Burlington last week where Mr.. smith
underwent successful operation upon
his foot at the Mary Fletcher hospital
Mr.. and Mrs. Aaron welch, who have
been visiting their parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
a. G. Welch, at this place returned
Thursday 70 their home at Lyndonville.
Rev. A. j. Hough returned from
White River Junction and occupied his
pulpit at the Methodist church Sun.
day morning, and the Rev. II. w. Lewis,
presiding elder, preached in the evening.
Roy Heath, who is employed as fire.
man on the Central Vermont railroad
with headquarters at st. Albans, was
at the home Of his parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Charles Heath last week
Charles Crawford, who has been with
his daughter, Mrs. James Adams, for a
weeks visit left Monday to visit
another daughter at Barre. after which
he will return to his home In Canada.
Mrs Q. u Pillsbury was in town
Thursday on her way to her home att
Montpelier. Mrs. Pillsbury has been at
West Barnet several weeks on account
Of the illness Of her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. r. p. Dow
The members Of the Baptist church
are holding series of cottage prayer
meetings Last week ii was held at the
home of Mr., and Mrs. Henry Glover,
next Wednesday evening ii will be at
the home Of MIR. and Mrs. Lester Mills.
Henry j. Kemp has closed his lal,ors
in the store Of Lee S. Blanchard and
gone To Waterbury where he has EN-
ployment in clothing store. 1t il I'm
dcrstood that Mrs. Kemp will 20 at the
close Of the graded school in whics, she
Is a teacher. The many friends Of Mr..
and Mrs. Kemp regret their leaving
town.
A surprise party was given Mrs. John
Hall once evening last week by her
Scotch friends here, who presented Mrs.
Hall with a fine couch and handsome
fur scarf. Mrs, Hall furnished the com
pany with a pot luck supper The ev-
cning was passed in singing Scotch
songs and dancing The evenings en-
ioyment concluded BY singing Aud
Lang syne."
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-01-14
CHICAGO MRS. STEELE IDENTIFIES
Has No Faith in Stories That Bank
Wreckar Had Another wife.

Philadelphia. Jan. IA Mrs. Irene
Steele Of Chicago, widow Of ]. Roilo
Steele. who a week ago killed himself
and cashier W. z. McLear by exploding
bomb in the fourth Street National
bank Saturday identified as her hns.
band the scraps OF clothing found IN
the bank after thu explosion She
afterward called at the norgie and was
shown the fragments Of SteeIe's body
While It was impossible to make Ger
tain Identification. Mrs Steele expressed
herself as satisfied that the remains
were those Of her husband. Mrs Steele
wept as she viewed the fragments, and
declared she put no faith in the stories
which have been current of second
wife in Lynchblre. Va. Mrs. Steele hrs
arranged to have what Is left Of the
body shipped to her home in Chicago.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-01-14
For Clyde Freighter Onon.
daga Which Went Aground
in DEAD OF THE NIGHT
Wrecking Tugs Hover About Her But
There Is Little Chance of Saving
Boat OF Cargo--Left Boston
on Saturday,


Chatham, Mass, Jan. a.. The Clyde
freighter 0nondaga, which went ashore
yesterday, was still hard aground this
morning. Wreeking tugs hover around,
bit the salvage Of the ship is doubtful,
The question Of tightening the vessel
by throwing ont the cargo will be decided
by the insurer. a storm is coming up
and the ship is in an exposed posi-
tion.
The Onondaga had wandered two miles
of the course in the fifteen mile run
from Nauset lights to Pollock Rip shoal
lightship in night which, though clou-
dy, was comparatively clear. Captain
Bunnell shouted to one of the life saw.
ers yesterday afternoon that he thought
he was considerably farther to the south
and had hauled his vessel in shore to
pick up either land or light. Within a
minute after getting sounding Of seven
fathoms his vessel struck the bar.
The 0nondaga left Boston late Sat
urday afternoon with a miscellaneous
cargo for the Southern states. The storm
had cleared before the end Of the cape
was reached and Highland light flashed
on the steamers deck Az she speeded
on to the sonthward. The storm had
left an unusually heavy roll, 10 that the
outside OF the cape was fringed with a
broad band of white which marked the
shore even in the darkness.
The south patrol of the Orleans sta
tion had just exchanged checks with the
north patrol of the Old Harbor station.
at lao o'clock yesterday morning when
he sighted both side lights Of a vessel
and knew that she was heading straight
for the beach. He burned his signal.
but it was too late. He immediately
ran back to the halfway house and called
up both stations on the beach telephone
line.
Captain Doane, with the Old Harbor
crew, and Captain Charles, with the men
of the Orleans station, were soon on the
scene. The Old Harhor crew brought
tneir beach apparatus to the scene and
soon d line had been shot across The
vessel No one came ashore, nor was
any attempt made to haul the brecehes
buoy aboard. The life savers waited on
the beach until dawn disclosed the iden-
titv Of the vessel. In the course of
the forenoon thci incoming tide and a
heavy sea drove the Onondaga gradual
~ up the beach, and at the same time
twisted her stern around until she was
heading about north.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-01-14
TOWN CLERKS BOOKS
BEING CLEARED UP
No Charges Have Been Brought Against
Mr.. Seaver of washingtOn--com-
plant Of Muddled Ac-
counts.

Attorney Richard A. Hoar, having
been retained by the bondsmen Of Town
Clerk Seaper Of Washington, went to
that village this afternoon to be present
at am investigation which Is being held
to 80 over Che accounts Of the Office.
No charges OF wrong doing have been
brought, but the secounts have been
found 20 be in mixed state Judge
Dickev Of Washington has gone over the
accounts and it has now been determined
to engaged an expert. There is COM
plant that Mr. Seayer did not keep his
store accounts and the town accounts
separate.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-01-14
CAUGHT A DEER
In THEIR ARMS
Animal Was Being Chased by Two
Hounds at Montpelier Junction
When Rescued Was Badly
Exhausted.

While some hnemen for the Consoli-
dated Lighting company were at Mont
pelier Junction Yesterday their attention
was arrested by the pursuit Of a year-old
buck by two hounds. The deer came
ont of the woods and made for the
workmen. Getting TO the junction the
der, apparently greatly exhausted, made
a dive directly under q freight car The
men caught the animal in their arms and
then scared away the hounds When the
dogs were ont of the way they released
the buek.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-01-14
satisaed With Treatmant.

Editor Barre Daily Times will you
please grant me space IN your valuable
paper to publicly acknowledge the man
ner in which The Emergency hospital
has treated me during che time I was
laid up with very serious injury to my
life arm sustained while At work at the
plant OF Jones Bros some two months
ago. / sincerely believe that Drs Miller.
and Clemens have shown themselves
thoroughly competent 70 handle any
case whore expert surgery is required
and that they deserve the encourage,
ment Of the people Of barre and Wei
nifty. This testimonial il given freely
without solicitation from any ono.
Thanking you for your kindness,
remain yours sincerely,
RFsd Leclairl
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-01-14
chirsgraphy,s rInws.

Alfred Blnct, director Of the psyche
logical laboratory at the Sorbonne,
Paris. has been investigating the value
Of handwriting experts. An expert
who was given s specimen Of Ernest
Remains chirography said the writer
was person OF only moderate intslli-
gencc, credulous and gsrruious. Vital,
/ criminal who murdered several WON
en- with revolving barbarlty, appeared
TO another expert as "a tinid girl, dis
tinguished by moderation"