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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-10-18
PLAN TO WIPE OUT
BASE BALL DEBT
Directors Met Last Night and Decided
to Call a Meeting for Next Friday
Evening.

The directors Of the Intercity base
ball team are making efforts 60 wipe
Out the debt remaining from the past
disastrous season, and meeting was
held last night Ia this city for discussing
plans 20 raise money The association
4 now about II 800 IN debt, having paid
up loan Of Si0o which was used chiefly
% pay something on the hack salaries
Of the ball players. Having made q
promise 10 the players that they would
settle the balance the directors are
anxious 20 make good that promise, and
to wipe out the other bills.
AZ last niRht's meeting, Il was plan.
ned 20 hold fairs, one In this city and
the othor in Montpelier, tho latter fol-
lowing about n month after the FIRST.
They expressed confidence that the pop.
ularity Of the fair A. money raiser
aud the Justice Of the cause-paying
honest debts would insure large az.
tendance and liberal patronage of all
the amusemonts. So they have called
n meeting cf the stockholders of the
association to be held IN Miles hall
IN this city next Friday evening, October
2S. - settle upon plans.
A small sum has been raised BY sub
scription IN the two cities. and this,
as well a. the proceeds Of the last "fat
mems" game, was devoted n cancelling
the note Of $500. There should be a
good attendance az this meeting next
week II the decision " reached To hold
fairs in Barre and Montpelier, commit.
tees Of workers will be named at once.
they TO direct. with the cooperation OF
all to back them up.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-10-18
TEXAS BANK FAILS.
Reported to Have Been Hit BY The Ger.
man Bank Failure.

Houston, Tex, Oct 1s--T. w. House,
private banker, field general assign
ment yesterday under the state law. Nv.
B. Chew, w. ID. Cleveland and J. S.
Rice were named as assignees. They
gave bonds in the sum Of 100000 be-
fore Judge Norman O. KittrelI. It ii
stated that the resources are sufficient
to pay creditors 100 cents on the doilor.
Inability to realize On securities not
really convertible into cash Is the only
cause given for the assignment The
House bank was established in 1898 by
the father of the present banker. It
was not incorporated and has never
made any statement of any character Of
It's affairs. House has enormous hold
ings Of land and other Investments in
many portions of Texas, and has been
rated as one of the states wealthiest
citizens.
1t is said the bank has deposits Of
more than S2,000,000. The failure
yesterday Of the banking house in Ham
burg Il said to have had a direct bear
ing on the failure. The first intimation
Of the embarrassment was when all the
clearing house bank cheeks were thrown
out yesterday afternoon after q pro-
loneed meeting Of the clearing house d.
reetors.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-10-18
BUTTE BANK Busrs.
y. A. Heinze Was One Of The Leading
Stockholders.

Butte, Mont, Oct. is.--Because OF the
suspension Of what are known as the
Heinrc brokerage firms in New York, a
run was started yesterday on the State
Savings bank, in which r. A. Heinze Is
n leading stockholder and director and
that the bank availing itself Of the 30
days privilege, closed It's doors. None
Of the otner banks. It is said, are affect.
cd They experienced no runs. The
deposits Of the bank arc S3,500,000 and
OF the savings department about ST.
100000, the latter largely from work
ing people of Butte. The State has
about $4,000 Of its funds in the bank.
It Is said that Otto Heinke & Co.
did not owe the bank a dollar, and
that T. A. Heinze owes It less than
100000 which is already secured.
Mr.. Largey, the president owes IL
about $500 ana he Ii able % pay many
times that amount.
The bank holds on hand about $780,
900 and its deposits amount to about
SS,Q00,0O0. There are about 5000 de-
positors, of whom SIS are commercial
depositors. The others are Worging.
men and women.
The directors announce that they will
proceed with the building of new
BAN building. which is nearing com.
pletion, at cost Of 100000.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-10-18
ONLY TWO DAYS SESSION.
For state Dairylusn Instead Of rArss
The comIna Year.

p. L. Davis Of Ponlfret. secretary. n
A. HIATT Of Ilyeeate and George Dens.
more Of sc. Jolas ash,fy. vice.presidsnt,
and G. r. Smith auditor, Of The State
nalrymcn's assoeiatiep met in Mont.
pelier Yesterday Aftofnoon 20 make
plans for the next annual meeting OF
. association the smpnd week In Jan.
uary, zoos. With ftese officers met
Prof. =. l.. Hills Of Burlington and II.
y. Chaplin Of MiddImex. secretary Of
lie Maple Sugar Makfr9 association.
The place OF hoitllne the next annual
meeting was not liked. Il will be AZ
Alantpclier, Burlington OF Rutland.
Among the prominent speakers already
engaged are Prof. SNlman Of Wash.
ington, D. G.. an expert on grasses and
feed stuHs. Prof. g. = Beach and Prof.
J. l.. Hills Of Burlington.
Premiums Of from 5000 10 $500 for
butter win be paid fhis year on the
pro rata plan, InteeAd Of in special
premiums.
The program win ~ changed 80 that
the dalrynen will ha IN session only
two days instead ef three aud The ban
quet win be on che evening Of the cios-
ing day. The sugar makers will have
the entire day and evening of the first
day. Instead of haVing special even
ipg the ladies alxiliary viii this year in
tcrsperse their speakers with those Of
the dairymen's convention.
The exact dates and the places ~
holding these annual meetings will be
fixed within a few dayp.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-10-18
MRS. SIDNEY WALLACE.
Mother Of c. S. Wallace Of This City
Died at Waits River.

Mrs. Sidney Wallace died at $3.50
o'clock last evening at the home of her
daughter. Mrs. John Dodge. in Waits
River, where she had made her home for
the past few years The cause of her
death was a general breaking down, due
TO old age, and she suffered shock last
winter from which she never recovered.
Her maiden name was Yavinia Wallace
and she was born Ii Thetford 70 years
ago. She had lived in Waterbury most
Of her life since her marriage. She leaves
besides her husband two sons c. S. Wal
lace Of this city and James Wallace of
Waterbury, and one daughter, Mrs.
Dodge.
The remains viii be taken to Water.
bury tomorrow for the funeral service
and burial.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-10-18
GRANGE STILL GROWING.
One Pomona and 2s Subordinates Al
ready Formed This Year.

The annual meeting Of the State
Grange viii he held III Burlington be-
ginning December i.
Ex- Gov. q. J. Bell. secretary Of the
executive committee Of the National
Grange, has issued circular 81 general
information concerning the Glst annual
session Of the National Grange, which
is to meet at Hartford, Conn, begin
ming Wednesday, November ~. Masters
of the state oranges and their wives or
husband, II members, and all past Off
GERS, and the surviving seven founders
Of the order, are honorary members
State Master George w, Pierce Of
Brattleboro has appointed Carl S. Hop
kins OF Brattleboro and George G. Flint
Of Randolph deputies to organize
oranges in the state through the fall
and winter G. b. Hoyt Of East Sand
wich, N. IT., who did good work in the
state last winter, viii take up the work
again after January |.
One Pomona grange and % subordi-
nate oranges have been organized in Yer.
mont thus far this year, with a charter
membership Of 1900 The Pomona
Grange was recently organized at Me-
Indoes Falls and bears the name Of the
state master. Mr. Flint organized
grange al Randolph last week with
membership Of 35.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-10-18
WAR OF MAGNATES
STILL UNSETTLED
Hartman Is Chatting Under The Delay
Caused BY The Counting Of The
Proxies In Illinois Central
R.R. Election.

Chicago, Oct. fs.-Untll three men,
who are locked IN a room asaldnously
counting prnxies. are able 10 report "a
the stockholders OF the Illinois Cen
trail road there win BE- no election Of
directors. Twice yesterday the stock.
holders assembled. only 10 be told that
the proxy inspectors were not pFopaF.
ed 70 report Tho final adjournment
was taken shortly after three o'clock
IN tho afternoon until two o'clock thla
afternoon.
Tho attorneys for Mfr. Hartman
chafed under the delays. When II was
evident at the morning meeting that
the committee would not be able 10 re.
port, Mr.. Cromwell proposed 20 ex.
Judge Edgar Farrar. who represents Mr..
Fish. that al The proxies be tafown up
on table In the general meeting and
that conflicting proxies be thrown out.
This would have killed All the rcvoca.
tions that nave been made and the pro-
position was promptly declined by Mr..
farrar. Mr.. Cromwell expressed him
self A. anxious for SHOW down" The
Fish faction. however. declined even 10
consider the plan and Mr.. Cromwell was
forced to aequise In the delay.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-10-18
TALK OF THE TOWN.

Al E Fort went TO Boston today foi
few days business visit.
W. Fl. Noonan Of Waterbury, was in
the city today on q business visit.
Ernest c. Hutchinson finished work
last night as clerk in M. j. Mc(iowan's
store.
| Mr.. and Mrs. RI Al Holt returned to-
day from a ten days. visit in Boston and
New York.
The Odd Ladies degree team viii meet
at Mrs. John Forbes, 9i Sumner street,
at I o'clock this evening,
Iiverylnen Of the town Of Barre are
requested to meet in the Miles hall in
Graniteville Monday night,
A. S. Martin and ]. b. Darling return.
ed this afternoon from Montreal where
they went ON the excursion
There will be a meeting Of the Craig
nair club at Bolster avenue on Mem
day evening, October II, at seven
o'clock.
s. j Segel s Co offer for Saturday as
a special 50 pairs Of little boys sus-
penders, worth l0c a pair, to close at
only Sc pair.
Il. NJ Locke Of Lisbon. n. III, and G.
+. Bailey Of Woodsville. n. FL, called on
friends in the city today, in the course
Of an auto trip through the state.
Dance at East Montpelier nal Thurs
day evening. October "a Gilbertson's
orchestra The Ladies Aid viii furnish
oyster supper for 25 cents. Dance tickets
Si.00,
See the new fall suits on display in
S. J. Segel u Co.'S window on Depot
square. They are beauties. Prices range
from s. up to SIS. Strictly union made
and the ITS are daHdies.
Among arrivals at the City hotel last
evening and today are 6. B. Sherman,
Boston; r. T. Turner. Boston; J. A.
Spear. Boston, s. G. Mussey. Newton,
Mass. J.. G. Hammett. East Montpelier;
sfr. and Mrs. H. Russell. Washington;
AZ y. Wellman, A. M Hunt, G. A. Wiley
and NJ }. Daley, Boston; +. R Fletcher,
Hardwick.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-10-18
Urged E. Gerry Brown to
Ballot Law Commission
THROW 0Ul BOTH TICKETS
II Would Not Hurt the Democratic
Party to Massachusetts, He De-
eiared to Have Them Both
Dismissed.

Boston, Oct. is.-E. Gerry Brown
pleased with the ballot law commission
for 20 minutes this morning 70 throw
out both Democratic tickets nominated
at Springfield. without order thcrs
could be no convention" said be. Thc
testimony shows that the Springfield
ga.aering was In disorder from tne mo-.
ment the gaycl fell The leadership OF
toe Democratic party must have been
outside the theatre; IL certainly was
not inside. Tho commission should
read these men lesson. II would not
iniure the Democrats party 70 declare
tnat there was no convention, a. the ieg.
islaturc can restore their rights. By
denying that either ticket Is representa-
tive, you viii be doing the party its
greatest service. George L. Maybery
followed with tne summing up of the
arguments on the validity Of the Bart.
lett nomination.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-10-18
: !
DEFENDANT NOT GUILTY.
L. Gould Was Sued by the Northern
Granite Company.

The case OF the Northern Granite
company of Hardwicls against Il. Gould
of Montpelier for the alleged conver-
sion Of about S400 worth Of junk was
tried yesterday afternoon in the Office
Of j &. Wing, before Judge HI M. Har-
yey and Jury. ]. G Wing appeared
for the plaintiff and G. II, Senter for
the defendant The jury found the de-
fendant not guilty and found for him
to recover his costs of some $40.
1t was alleged by the plaintiff that
certain pieces Of scrap iron about their
plant IL Hardwick were sold to one
Twiss and by him sold to Gould, 1t
was further alleged that this iron was
wholly useless and was To be taken only
under the direction oil Mr.. Carter, one
Of the members of the firm. II is ALL
legged that Gould and the other junk
men went to the shops in the absence
of Mr.. Carter and took this iron, which
they aad bought, and also large guam
tity of other stuff which was enumerat-
ed. which was in good condition. All
of the iron has since been broken up
and the plaintiff sued TO recover ths
value OF The non-serap iron taken, most
of which was derrick Furnishings.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-10-18
BIG QUINCY GRANITE
FIRM BANKRUPT
Charles A. Swingle 4 Co. Have Liabili-
ties Of s47.oz6, With Assets Of
s2s,5oo. as Announced in Their
Voluntary Petition

A large failure in the Quincy, Mass,
granite industry is noted through the
filing of voluntary petition in bank
ruptcy By Charles A. Swingle & Co, one
Of the largest firms in that city. The
liabilities Of the firm are placed at Si2,-
926, and assets at s25,5O0. ON Septcm,
Der 5, the firm conveyed to Wellington
Mitchell as trustee for its creditors all
its real and personal property.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-10-18
A LIQUOR DEALER
HAS BIG FAILURE
Frederick Fenn Of Rutland Files Petition
in Bankruptcy, Showing Debts
of $ie,16,2o, with Assets
About Half That

Rutland, Oct, 49, Frederick Fem,
holder Of a second class license for the
sale Of intoxicating liquors in this city,
has filed a voluntary petition Iii bank
ruptcy with the clerk of the U. S. court.
Mr.. Fem has been in the liquor business
practically ever since the local option
law went into effect In the state. His
liabilities are sic, 1920. with assets Of
$s,s5s.5o, Of which $500 Il claimed To
be exempt
The goods in the store are put in at
$4,000. OF his liabilities s2,7n3.no are
in secured claims. and Si3,4540l in nm
secured claims The heaviest creditors
are r. Ballentine & Son, Garrett VIII.
liams company Of Baltimore, Lytes Bros.
Of New York, estate Of Joseph Il. sen
nett Of Boston and the Clement National
bank are named as creditors.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-10-18
FIVE WERE DISTANcED.
Defeat of Tempus Fugit Was the Sur.
prise et Lexington.

Lexington, KY, Oct. ls.-The defeat
Of Tempus Fugit in the first race yes
terday was the greatest surprise Of the
meeting thus far. The starter Let the
field SO with Tempus Fugit in the rear,
and in break as he passed under the
wire. Before Geers could get him on his
feet the other horses were a quarter Of a
mile in the lead and he was hopelessly
shut out. Codero Won easily Margaret
O. easily took the next three heats. Al
ter the second heat the best Codero could
do was to trail the field and take second
money in the final summary.
Ont Of ten starters in the second race
for 2;l7 PAGERS, five caught the flag in
the first and second heats. Major NAL
low had no trouble in winning in con-
secutiye heats.
Lottie NJ took the first heat in the
2:ls trot. but leon took the next three
heats, handily winning the race.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-10-18
MINISTERIAL DEAD LINE.
And Allurements Of Commercial Life
Bars to the Ministry.

Cleveland, Ohio, Oct ls.-The allure.
ments Of commercial life and fear Of
the ministerial dead line arc given as
reasons for the alarming decrease in the
number Of young men entering the min
isffy by the Congregational national
council, which held its final meeting here
yesterday. The report Of Prof. G. $.
Nash OF California on Ministerial
Training ant Equipment" aroused the
discussion. a seore of delegates engaged
in the argument. Increased pay for min
listers was .ae only solution suggested.
Dr. G. l.. Morgan Of Illinois said:
Congregations seem 10 think that a
minister should labor for nothing. We
cannot blame young men If they do not
venture their own lives and their fami.
lies in such a precarious career Rs the
ministry affords"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-10-18
SOCIETY IS STIRRED.
BY The Marriage Of Alfred L. du Pont,
Powder Man.

Wilmington. Del. Oct. is.--A scnsa
tion was created among society people
here when the marriage Of Alfred L. du
Pont, vicc-prcsident Of the powder com.
pany. TO Mrs. Alicia Bradford Maddox,
the divorced wife Of his former private
secretary, was announced.
Many members of the wealthy du
Pont family are said 10 be dissatisfied
with tine marital affairs Of the groom.
MIR. du Pont secured the divorce from
his first wife at Sioux Fall, S. d., on
Dec. 5 last, on the grounds Of @extreme
cruelty and inhuman treatment" When
a reporter called At the residence Of Bes-
sic Gardned du pont the caretaker said
that Mrs. du Pont--she retains her mar
riage name-was In Canada with her
two older daughters.
Il am sure Mrs. du Pont knew moth
ing about the plans Of her former hts-
band said the caretaker."
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-10-18
NO WITHDRAWALS MADE.
Bartlett and Whitney Tickets. Still in
the Field in Massachusetts,.

Boston, Oct. lS. The time for with.
drawal Of names Of persons nominated
for state officers expired at five o'clock
yesterday afternoon, but there were no
changes on the various state tickets
and both General Charles w. Bartlett
Of Newton and Henry NJ. Whitney Of
Brookline win appear at candidates for
governor at the November election. The
ballot law commission viii report to the
secretary Of state some time this after
noon as to whether the word Democrat.
icr shall appear after the name Of one
Of the candidates as the result of the
hearing now in progress on the recent
convention at Springfield, when both
were nominated Nomination papers,
however, have been filed for both men.
just before the Office Of the secretary
Of state closed yesterday, nomination
papers for John B. Moran as district
attorney Of Suffolk county were fled
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-10-18
Two Men Fatally Hurt and
Ii Others Injured To-day
in NEW YORK R. R. TUNNEL
Only Yesterday a Similar Accident Hap
pcned. in Which IA Men Were
Buried Under Tons Of Earth
and Rock.

New York. Oct. 1.-two men were
probably fatally injured and IL were
badly injured early today by being
caught in slide Of rock which had been
removed BY blast, In the Pennsylvania
railroad tunnel under Sixth avenue and
Sc street. The workmen did not enter
the tunnel until some time after the
blast. Two Italians are dying in the
hospital with a fractured skilll.
Only yesterday 12 laborers were
buried hy similar cavc.-in. They were
all rescued alive. although several were
near mffocation. The men owe their
lives 10 the peculiar condition IN which
the rock wall happened 20 be at the time
the accident occurred. Tney were work
ing ABOUT eighty feet below the street
level. burrowing transvcrsely into the
rock with picks and drills. They had
scooped out nrvelike hole In the
rock, mther shallow, but deep enough
so that By crouching close Co the wall,
they were able 20 avoid the direct force
of the mass Of falling earth and debris,
which slid Of the top Of the ledge above,
loosened by repeated blastAngs in the
neighborhood.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-10-18
PRES. BRAINERD
LEAVES MlDDLEBURY
Resigned Yesterday and After Accepting
Resignation. the Trustees Elected
Rev. Dr. John NJ. Thomas Of
East Orange. N. ].

New York, 0cf. ls.--At meeting oi
the president and fellows Of Middlehury
VI, college yesterday tho resignation Of
Dr. Ezra firalnerd, for ~ years president
Of the institution, was accepted, 20 take
effect al the close Of the college year IN
June. 1908. The Rev. Dc John 81 Thorn.
"a ol tho Presbyterian church 81 East
Orange. n. J.. was unanimously elected
his successor
President Ilrainerd has been connected
with Middlehury college for as years,
and wishes TO retire from active life.
Dr. Thomas graduated from Middle.
bury IN 1890, and finished his education
at the Union Theological seminary Ia
New York City. and At the university
Of Marburg, Germany.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-10-18
GRANTED Sl3,5OO
FOR HIS INJURIES
Fred W. Savage Got Big Award in Suit
Against Rutland Railroad For
Wreck Injuries.

Rutland, Oct. 1s.-A jury ia federal
court here yesterday afternoon award
ed Fred w, Savage. Granville. N Y,
theatrical man, verdict Of Si3,500 in
biz negligence suit against the Rutland
railroad to recover $4,000 for injuries
received at Vefgennes December j, last,
wnen gravel train ran into an accom-
mediation train on siding.
Mr., Savage Is suffering from neu-
rasthenia and nerve specialists during
the trial expressed doubt as to his re-
covery,
The railroad admitted its liability and
the jnrys duty was to spportion the
damages only. 1t required three hours
to reach q verdict.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-10-18
ALL HANDS LOST
NEAR ST. ABBE HEAD
Danish Steamer Alfred Erlandsen Went
Ashore Last Night and 1t Was
Impossible to Reach Her.

Edinburgh, Scotland, Oct. 1s.--All
hands were swept last night from the
Danish steamer Alfred Erlandsen which
went ashore near st. Able Head, and
were drowned. The steamer struck last
evening and it was impossible to reach
her during the night. At dawn it was
seen that she was wrecked and there
were no signs Of life on board.
1t was later learned that three of the
crew Of 81 were saved. one, woman
survivor, lashed to the spars, was wash
ed up by the waves and dragged to safe
ty by crews on the beach. The Erland-
sens boats were dashed to pieces when
the crew tried to launch them.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-10-18
BIGGER THAN LusITANIA.
The Great Hamburg American Liner as
Now Planned

Berlin, Oct ls-Director Ballin of the
Hamburg America line was quoted We'd
nesdav in an interview published in the
Zeit OF Vienna as admitting the report
that his company intended to build a
steam6r Of 470o0 tons, larger than the
Cunard liner Lusitania, to be driven BY
a combination Of turbine and reciprocal
ing engines.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-10-18
MONUMENT UNVEILED.
Maine Presents Memorial to the Valley
Forge Park Commission.

Valley Forge, Pa, Oct. 49, In The
presence of a large assemblage of men
prominent in Maine and Pennsylvania.
a monument to the memory Of the SOL
diers from Maine at Valley Forge in the
winter of l777-7S was unveiled vester-
day afternoon at the historic camp.
Governor Cobb Of Maine presented this
monument to the Valley Forge park
commission.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-10-18
FORMER vERMoNTER KILLED.
John W. Clark. Once Of Brandon, Was
Crushed by Train at Schenectady.

Schenectady, N. ", Oct. ls--Iohn
Wybert Clark, aged 2s, contracting
carpenter living at Brunswick Hotel in
this city, but formerly OF Brandon. VT,
attempted to run across the New York
Central tracks few miles west Of this
city Wednesday night in front Of a
freight train. and yesterday morning his
body was found mangled IN the ditch
near the crossing.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-10-18
A TERRIBLE FALL.
William Smart Dropped 2i2 Feet into
Hudson River.

Poughkeepsie, N. u, Oct. William
Smart, Of Montreal, Canada. a bridge
worker employed On the Poughkeepsie
bridge, fell distance of 212 feet to his
death into the Hudson river late yes
terday afternoon. After HIS fall, Smart
struck girder ana his body turned end
over end many times before splashing
into the river EHorts to recover the
body have proved OF no avail. Smart
was to have quit work Saturday for the
purpose Of making visit to his home,
the first in fifteen years.