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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-03-29

The Brandon graded school has been
closed on account Of a scarlet feyer
scare, there being four mild cases Of
the disease.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-03-29
FOR SALE.
FOR sATF-sEFD p0TATOFa

Green Mountain, Iona Seedliug. Hamnaond's
Wonderful. All immense yielders Were
thoroughly sprayed and are free from scab and
rust.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-03-29
TO RENT.

TO RENT An upstairs tenement al 81 Hill
street. I2tlS
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-03-29

The Rev. Otis +. Jenkins, a retirsd
Methodist minister, who died in Hud.
son Sunday, was Sc years old and was
born in ST. Johnsbury. In 1868, while
residing in Maine, he Joined the Second
Maine Cavalry and fought in the Civil
War until its close.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-03-29

Take this hint Grasp the very
first opportunity that presents itself to
patronize us for your Plumbing, Steam
Fitting, Hardware, Quarry and Mill
Supplies, Wire Rope, Ranges, Wiring
ers, Benches, Washers, Iron and
Lead Pipe, Steam Hose, Boilers and
Trimmings. We want you to get
into the habit Of calling on us fire.
quently If hrst-class material at the
right prices is all that is needed to re-
tain your patronage, we feel confident
of success.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-03-29
ABOUT THE STATE.
Items Of Interest Cleaned From Our
Exchanges.

Items Of Interest Cleaned From our
Exchanges.
The Brandon graded school has been
closed on account Of al scarlet feYer
scare, there being four mild cases Of
the disease.
The Brooks honse. Brattleboro, will
discontinue its free bus service after
April /, and fares viii be charged be-
tween the station and the hotel.
The Indebtedness Of The MiddIebury
school district has been reduced ST.
027.67 the past year. A tax of IS cents
or the dollar has been voted for the
coming year.
Patrick O'Neil, Of Bristol, underwent
mi operation Monday for the amputa
tion Of one leg aboue the knee because
Of blood poisoning, having lost the
other one nearly two years ago from
the same cause. He il SO years old.
The Rev. Otis II. Jenkins, a retirsd
Methodist minister, who died in Huds
son Sunday, was Sc years old and was
born in ST. Johnsbury. In 1868, while
residing in Maine, he Joined the Second
Maine Cavalry and fought in the Civil
War until its close.
Since A. RI. Noyes, Of st. Johnshury,
was appointed county game warden he
has made an earnest effort to stop dogs
from running deer and his deputy war
dens have reported that this month
eighteen dogs have been killed which
had been identified as killing or running
the deer.
The Amherst (Mass) society Of the
Sons and Daughters Of Vermont held
their third annual sugar eat at the
home of Or. and Mrs. Charles Il.
Branch Monday evening Miss Clara
Wood was pianist for the evening, and
Lewis Allen sang several oId-time
songs, and Frank Wood some Of the
new popular ones.
Rutland is 10 have a nickel theatre.
a license having been granted for one
at a fee Of $50 1t will be in the store
owned BY George r. ChafFee and now
occupied by the clothing firm Of Hop
kins & Go. Moving pictures and illus-
trated songs make up the entertain.
ment. twenty-minute performances be-
ing given throughout the day.
a#fE
Mark Cutting, Of Worthwhile, while
driving near the old poor farm in Stowe
Sunday evening saw what was un,
doubtedly meteor, which passed So
close to his team that he distinctly
heard the Kissing noise oceasioned By
it, passage through the air. he says
the body looked about as large as
croquet ball and was followed BY
fiery trail
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-03-29
FOUR LINES FOR Is CENTS

THE TIMEs will publish Wants. Lost and
Found, For Sale. 10 Let. eLc.--snorL advertise
menra--at the rate OF four lines for twenty-five
cents for the flrst Insertion ana nve cents for
each subsequent insertion.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-03-29

TO RENT--After May list Is tenement ana
store. Inquireof Mrs. n. ]. Carey, Grantee
Vile, W. i0tf
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-03-29
SITUATIONS WANTED.

WANTFD--A position as stepographer By a
Young lady. one years experience. Address
tx, Times Office. i2tss
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-03-29
LOST AND FOUND.

EOUND-Purse containing sum 81 money
Ownef can have Same BY proving property and
paying tor this advertisement 4. "a Town
IA Richardson street. Ira
HOUNn~-A BOSTON bag, Owaor car have
same BY calling at this 6nce, pfUyinw pfone,s
y and paying ior this advertisement 1T.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-03-29

WANTED setting up monuments.
Have bad years Of experience. Am granite and
marble cutter and am able 70 do work withouE
the assistance OF trimmer Have handisA
some very large work and also mausolenhlk
Address John 5. Berry, 900 State strees Sag-
nav, Mich. 255tf
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1907-03-21
USED RAWHIDE WHIP
EVELYN NEselT's AFFIDAVIT OF
eEArINos sY rHAw GETS
INTO EVIDENCE.

New York. March 1s.-After fighting
for an hour and half against the in
PRODUCTION in evidence Of the famous
affidavit drawn by Abraham H. Hum
mel at the request Of Stanford White
and with the alleged consent Of Eve
lyn Nesbit charging Harry K. Thaw
with having cruelty beaten Miss Mes
bit on several occasions during their
trip through Europe in 1903 Mr.. Del
mas. attorney for the defense. sudden
ly switched tactics at the trial Of Har-
ry Thaw and demanded that the whole
Of the alleged afidavit go into the rec
ord and be read to the jury.
The affidavit specifies numerous oc-
casions in Austria, Switzerland and
Paris when Thaw is alleged to have
beaten the young woman, who was
travelling with him as his wife, until
she swooned. Her bare skin, she de-
clared, had been bruised and cut by
the lashings of Thaw's cowhide whip.
With the reading Of the affidavit
Mr.. Jerome announced that the people
rested their case in rebuttal. Mr.. Del
mas Immediately offered in evidence
the record of the trial of Abraham
Hummel on the charge Of conspiracy.
The district attorney did not object
and the defendants lawyer proceeded
to read the entire record to the jury.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1907-03-21
HAzEL7ON HAPPENINGS.

eltem liaxvltou Republican March H.,
new elevator al lIrttin New set
tiers are Improving that Young city
Merchant Mendclowitz. OF Linton,
was passenger ON Tuesdays stage
cnroutc home from "A visit OF Il few
DAYS al Kuhn
Mrs. W. N. Rush, OF Hague. came
up from Linton Yesterday with MIR
relatives and friends here.
Nlrssls. F'oglc aud Skclcnrcl came
up from Linton Friday Ia add the
finishing touches To the new resi-
dcncc OF Attorney and Mrs. III. a. Arm
strong
Anton Larson was in town Mon
day from his ranch east, and in
formed us that he has bought from
the IarvlS brothers their interest
in the Larson 4 l.arvik thrcshing
'ttk, Hhu 'Iidi H' Has II contract w
do considerable breaking down near
Pollock with his engine in the spring
rotary snow pillow started To
open this branch OF road Monday, but
became dcrailcd few miles north
Of Hazclton, and We are still OF the
map so far as train service is con
cerncd The regular train OF this
branch Is In n cut south of uazcltOn
whore il has been for n week past
Anton Gochring and family, who
have been i'm tho state of Washing
tom for two months past, are again at
home on their farm north of town.
They say Washington In all right ii
one has plenty OF money, but that
North Dakota is Il better plac. If
yon have little or none.
X. ID. Cooncn Is home from "A busi-
ness visi ~ points in South Dakota
and Iowa, where he went In the IN
ielesls of his real estate business
He found many people looking to-
ward North Dakota for cheap farm,
and predicts u nice lOt OF new set
Hers and a satisfactory renl-estate
business I'm the spring
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1907-03-21
BY FLOOD AND FLAME
TOWNS IN OHIO AND WEST vR.
clhIA SUFFER LOSS OF LIFE
AND PROPERTY.

Wheeling, W. Va. March 16.-Fires
ADDED horror to the stress Of food in
'he Wheeling district, causing loss
OF sl5o,O00. At Bridgeport, O., oppo-
SIZE Wheeling, lime in water set fire
20 the extensive plant of the Scott
Lumber company, which was COM
p,eeeiy destroyed, involving loss of
.oout 100000. The fre spread to a
NUMBER OF nearby houses, which were
"sseroyed, W. and the total loss Is $780,
wv. For time 1t was feared the fire
"ould spread to the principal busi.
.s ness section of the town and owing to
.le mood the flames could not be
"A. AN explosion Of gas at the Warwick
pl'efy in South Wheeling destroyed
''le greater part Of the plant.
me police rescued 100 or more per-
.p .pns IRON their homes in skiffs, but
.'lree sttle Syrian children were
drowned s,owned The loss will be more than
h,.1 tne city and surrounding towns on
!. To'n - SIDES of the river are complete
cut on by rail and steamer. Every
.aa 80. ol Wheeling island Is submerged
NV ',ooo residents have been driven
ho.pp ~ uppes floors. 1t is estimated 5000
aa,es nson, are m flooded, affecting $4,000
ssSn Sp,e ~ me property loss will reach
'V' one fatality is reported.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1907-03-21
BRADDOCK BREVIIIES.

(From srnddock Ne@, M:Ieh II
Agents for farn machinnls have
been quite numerous in our burg this
week
J. J RYAN returned last Friday
from a business tfip p thr Twin
Cities
About 800 has ,e"n collected for
the benefit OF D Rennie vho reeeni
ly lost his all by fire
Cad Loguc, from Linton accom-
panied by his numerous trick dogs
spent Friday in Braddock Since lie
Inauguration Of dog license al LIN
ton, Cad's bunch o. "plups is not az
large as formerll
Adoph :;taaiS returned last
"Wednesday from Cockrane Wis.
where he went some tine aeo Oh
account Of the serious Illness Of his
father He reports his iaihef SIS nov
being on the road 70 fneoN@fs
Adolph was accompanied back b
Walter Huber Of Fountain Ciis
Wis, who viii remain wlih Inn '!ala
ing the summer.
Henry Winserson died q rs home
at Radcliffe, Iowa OF luick eonsnnp
tion, ON Saturday Feb ~ loe7, ar
the age of forty yeats Deceased
came to this country from Norway
about thirteen years ago and settled
in Iowa, where he resided up TO the
time of his death Upon his arrival
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1907-03-21
A Lifelong Holiday i.

certain class of newspaper men
assert that farmer Is the most in
dependent man ON earth, says the
Sheldon Progress and that he has
nothing To do but 10 enjoy life That
when winter comes and the bliz-
Yards on he wing he roasts his feet
In the oven and reads the local news
paper, and the only thing that dis
iurbs him is n call three times Il
day 10 a banquet of mincc pies and
other uxiiries II is a mistake The
Industrious farmer begins work long
before the sun thinks OF getting up.
With his soul shrouded In gloom he
proceeds To build a fire with a
alcdge hammer He then takes "A
lantern and shovels his way to the
barn and feeds the hogs II Is then
time 10 feed the newly arrived calf,
which seems tn delight In buttng a
pail of milk over the tiller OF the
soil until he only needs to be
stamped to pass for a package OF
oIeoniargarne He crawls through
a barb wire fence and digs the hay
out of the snow. feeds the cows.
cleans the stable gathers up the
frozen chicks. chases a stray pig
worth twenty-five cents four miles
and does not catch it, doctors sick
horse. freezes his fingers. gets kicked
bg a one-eyed mule, and when the
sloamng comes and quietness
broods over all the earth he has a
single half-hour to mediate and
wonder how he Will pay his taxes
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1907-03-21

here he took np The occupation OF
shoemaker but later moved onto
farm. in which business he was fairly
successful He leaves to mourn his
loss wife and two children. an aged
father and brother residing in Nor
NAY and two brothers, Christ and
'acob, the former residing at Hazel
ton and the latter north of Rraddock
Christ Was AZ the bedside OF his
brother When h. passed away. hav-
ing alriNcd NJ RadclifY. the day be
fore ,rhc friends OF Christ and
Jacob extend their sympathy.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1907-03-21
SCISSORS TAKEN FROM BODY.
Were Left in Abdomen During Opera
tion Four Years Ago.

Wichita, Kan, March 16.-A pair
Of five-inch surgeons scissors were
taken from the thigh Of Mrs. w. n.
White Of Braman. Okla, at the Wi
chita hospital. She was operated on
for tumor four years ago and the
scissors were left in the abdominal
cavity. The scissors worked through
her body to her thigh, causing excru-
ciating pain. They were discovered
with the aid of the X-ray.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1907-03-21
Friday, March is.

Maurice Grau, the we'll known i'm.
pressario, is dead In Paris.
Lake Crystal. Mimi. is suffering
from an epidemic of measles. A hun
dred cases are reported at the present
time
1t has been arranged for King Ed
ward to visit King Alfonso at San
Sebastian, Spain, during the latter's
annual spring sojourn
Frank Gotch defeated John Rooney,
Chicago's wrestling policeman, by two
straight falls in their match at Chica-
go at catch-as-catch-can style
Anthracite operators have agreed
to make the usual SO cents reduction
in the price Of prepared coal on April
j, when the new spring schedule will
go into effect
In conflict between police and
strikers at Belgrade. Servia, five of
the strikers were killed and twenty
wounded. Further collisions were mar
rowly ayerted.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1907-03-21
LEFr SHORTAGE OF s1so,ooo.
Cashier Of Berlin Bank Suddenly Dis
appears.

Berlin, March 16.-Cashier speyr
OF the Mueller. Industrial bank of this
city has disappeared, leaving short
age of 100000 1t is considered prob
able that he lost the money in stock
speculations. The bank successfully
met run OH it which began when the
news of the defalcation reached the
depositors.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1907-03-21
NEWS CONVERSATIONS
Wednesday, March 10.

Former Governor W. H. Upham OF
Wisconsin is dangerously Ill at his
home in Marshfield, Wis.
Frank Gotch won from Farmer
Burns at Omaha Tuesday night in two
straight falls. catch-as-catch-can, TAX
Ing thirty minutes each time.
At the annual meeting of the stock
holders of the Missouri Pacific Rail.
road company Stuyvesant Fish was
elected a member Of the board Of di.
rectors.
Charles Gordon Knox, secretary of
the ST Louis Commercial club, died
at sea on the steamship Prinz Joa-
chin off the South Carolina coast
while returning from a trip to Pan
anna
One man was killed and three were
injured in headon collision between
freight train and train Of express
cars on the Fitchburg division Of the
Boston and Maine railroad at Will.
iamstown, Mass.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1907-03-21
NO MISTAKE IN BOOKKEEPING.
Money Missins From Chicago Sub
Treasury Was Stolen.

Chicago. March 19.-The counting
Of theses, 100000 in the local sub
treasury to determine il the shortage
OF 3173 900 discovered Feb. 20 was due
to a mistake in bookkeeping was
finished without the discovery OF any
thing to explain the shortage other
than that the money had been stolen
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1907-03-21
SEEK TO ESCAPE FLAMES.
0'1e" or More Syrian. Los. Their
Lives by prownina.

SsOWUtU8s
p,n, m,aeellng, W. Va. March 10
nlos;s ;s stricken as a result Of an ex.
so1 Tow. and fire at the Warwick pot
eias. s works in the flooded district
1os. sa' persons, all children but three.
VINE, vi, .nelr lives by jumping from the
wa,a. ao"s OF their homes into the food
be 's raso' ana drowned before they could
of ss,,9nndins sv.lus the pottery is a colony
lowss, Grams The explosion was fol.
%elonaa Immediately by fire which en-.
enea eu me entire plant and threat.
dsa,h su "a. adjoining property. Fearing
eiena. ~ the flames the frenzied for.
tho r.s ieaped from the windows into
At,sr sa'er and were drowned.
ths pol,ce sas s fire an investigation by
svriaaa u'ce developed the fact that nine
and i, ~ were still unaccounted for
"owned. sues were ALSO
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1907-03-21
BORDERING ON PANIC
TRADING ON NEW YORK STOCK
EXCHANGE IN A pemoRA.
LIKED CONDITION.
sriee. Of leading sseuritie. Touch
. New Low Record Under Precip-
itate Selling at Whatever the Mar
ket Would Pay-Readlrs and Union
Pacific Each Suffer Losses Of More
Than Twenty Points.

Than Twenty Points.
New York, March 15.-Under the ef-
feet Of Is per cent money and the gen
orally pessimistic sentiment developed
as a result OF the recent heavy de-
cline trading on the Stock Exchange
Thursday reached stage of demorali-
cation bordering on actual panic. The
worst period Of the day was shortly
before the closing of the Stock Ex-
change session, although there was an
extremely violent falling off in prices
between 12 and o'clock New low
records for the year and in some in
stances for several years were estab-
lished in the active speculative issues
under rrecipitate selling with the
market apparently without buying or
ders other than those of the bears to
cover their short contracts and realize
their profits. The closing quotations
showed the following declines for the
day In leading shares:
Amalgamated Copper. 17A; Ameri
y2u 0uicItIuS, lOlS, SI. TduI, Id "a
Consolidated Gas, Z; Delaware and
Hudson, 1914; General Electric. 91s
Great Northern. 5h; Minneapolis, St
Paul and Sault Ste. Marie, G7s; Mis-
souri, Pacific. tx; National Lead
1874; New York Central, g.; Norfolk
and Western, ~; Northern Pacific
2: Pennsylvania Railroad. 61a Read
ing. 20N; Southern Pacific, 5A; Twin
City Rapid Transit. s; Union Pacific
2ON; United States Steel, 3ls and
United States Steel preferred. A.
In most instances even these figures
do not represent the extreme declines,
40 Reading closed points above the
lowest and Union Pacific AZ above
the lowest Of the day. The total
sales were 2.719,906. the largest total
on any day in the recent trading. The
announcement Of government relief
for the money situation was not re-
ceived until after the close Of the
Stock Exchange.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1907-03-21
DAMAGE Is IMMENSE
GREATEST FLOOD IN THE HIS.
TORY OF pennsylvania Is
NOW susslolNe.
Aggregate Loss At Pittsburs and VI.
sinlty Estimated At Almost Ten
Million oollars-west Virginia and
ohio Also Suffer Severely From
High Water, Some Loss q Life Be.
Ina Reported In Both states.

pittsburg, March 16.-With the
rapid receding Of the waters In the
Monongahela, Allegheny and Ohio riv-
ers conditions are fast assuming nor
NAL proportions and the greatest and
most destructive flood In the history
Of the city is at an end. The ap-
proaches to the bridges are clear Of
water and street car service in the
Aood district has been resumed. Thou
sands Of suburbanites who have been
stranded In this city since Thursday
have been able to reach their homes.
The rivers have fallen eight feet.
and are dropping q half foot an hour.
Ten square miles were inundated.
The loss in dollars will probably new
er be known, but an estimate thus far
IN Allegheny county may be sum-
uerized as follows:
Loss In output of steel mills, 33,-
100000; loss in output Of other indus
tries, $2.O00,OO0; loss in wages Of en-
ployes, $1.S37. 900: estimated damage
to industrial plants, $2.500,000; total,
@e.237.000.
Reports from all parts Of Western
Pennsylvania are to the effect that the
food has subsided and efforts are now
being made to clear up the wreckage.
Railroads Resuminq Service.
Railroad service. which was de-
moralized by the high water, IL rapid
ly resuming
Within few days. 1t is said, ell the
lines will be operating in full.
Excitement was caused here by sew
eral fires. One that swept the Mount
Washington district had to be dyna-
mited on account Of shortage Of wa
ter in the mains The loss from fires
will not exceed 1925, 900.
While the rivers are rscedtng at Q
rapid rate 1t will be several days be-
fore they reach their normal stage.
Thirty large blast furnaces in this
city are out Of commission on account
of the food. 1t is said here that the
suspension will cause q scarcity in
iron.
The power from the plants Of the
Allegheny Light company was turned
into the trolley wires in an effort to
maintain street car service. As re-
suit Pittsburg is In darkness.
II 10 also stated by the MANAGEMENT
OF the railway company that It will be
at least a week before the street car
system Is in order.
The flood was directly responsible
tor more than score Of deaths.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1907-03-21
Saturday, March is.

Archie Roosevelt's condition is still
improving and Surgeon General Rixcy
has announced that the quarantine re-
strictions will be raised in few days.
An appeal has been made to Gov
ernor Harris of Ohio for state aid to
relieve the destitution in the Hooking
valley occasioned by the recent disas-
trous floods.
Former Assistant Attorney General
Of the United States j. Hubley Ash.
ton is dead at Washington, aged sew
enty-one years. Mr.. Ashton was con
sidered an authority on international
law
Dispatches to Dun's Trade Review
Indicate we'll maintained trade in
staple lines of merchandise and vol
ume of favorable business that testi-
fies TO no lack Of confidence, while
Improvement is noted in collections at
several points where there was com
plant OF slow payments.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1907-03-21
Thursday. March IL.

Burglars robbed the Superior (Wis.)
Telegram building and carried OF the
cash box from the safe. which had
been left unlocked. Between $500 and
$500 in checks and money was taken
Secretary Taft has given orders to
the engineer officers OF the war de-
partment to enforce to the letter the
language of the eight hour law as ap.
piled to public works under their di-
rection.
Joe" Ullman, known throughout
the country as sporting man, has
been placed in private sanitarium in
Belmont, Cal Mr. Gilman Is suffering
from nervous prostration and his CON
dition is reported as critical.
The Harvard overseers have decid-
ed in favor of a continuance of inter
collegiate athletics, including football.
at the university under certain restric-
tions, especially with reference to the
professional coaching system and the
management of contests.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1907-03-21
Tuesday, March 10.

DR. John S Brinton. prominent
surgeon, is dead at Philadelphia.
Count I.amsdorff, the ex-foreign min.
lister VI Russia. who is seriously Ill at
San Reno, italy, is sinking fast and
is only kept alive by the use of oxygen
General Joseph Stockton, one OF
Chicagos oldest settlers, is dead. Gen
eral Stockton had been chief marshal
of every Republican procession in Chi
cago since the Civil war
The Evergreen hospital, private
sanitarium at Leavenworth Kan, was
destroyed by fire Monday, causing a
loss Of s50.ooo. The fifteen inmates
barely escaped with their lives.
Vice President Fairbanks, who was
the central figure in the st. Patrick's
day celebration at Chicago under the
auspices of the Irish Fellowship club,
made -four addresses in various parts
of the city and attended Q luncheon
and banquet.