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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-03-17
is VERY INDIGNANT
AT HER DISMISSAL
Mrs. A. ]. cunier Of BkattIebOrO viii
Not Serve as Agent For Thomp-
son Estate For BenevoIences

Bmttleboro, March i7-A report be-
came current yesterday that Mrs. A.
J. Currier OF Frost street, an agent Of
the trustees Of the Thomas Thompson
estate IN the distribution Of benevolent
funds IN Bfsttleboro had been discharg-
Cd, and the rumof was confirmed by
Mrs CufIier
When asked as to the truth Of the
rumor, Mrs, Curricr said that she recent
! ~ received letter from r. Nj. Bradley
Of Boston, the trustee who has the ac-
tive supervision of the distribution Of
the Thompson fund in Brattleboro stat
| ing that her salary would he paid to
April ! and that Miss S. G. Stedman OF
Northampton, Mass, had baoa appoint-
ed her successor Mrs. Currief was AK
ed what reason Mr.. Bradley assigned
for discharging ner, to which She re-
phed that he said be thought better re-
suits would be obtained through some
agent employed solely By The trustees.
40 the same time he paid her high
compliment for her tact aud ability
Mrs. Cufrier did not hesitate to ex-
press her indignation. also her belief
that other reasons "a To the nature 81
which she Is satisfied in hef own mind
are at the bottom Of the trustees ac
tion. What these reasons are she does
not care to state at present The
agents Of the trustees IN BrattIeboro
are Mrs Curried and Mrs Frank Wells,
They have to do with the distribution
of that part OF The income Of The
Thompson estate which goes to the
temporary support of Aeamstresses
ncedlewomen and sliopgirIs ID times OF
illness or misfortune. The amount thus
eNepnded IN direct aid Id the year cov
cred bv the last annual report at the
trustees was S4,546. Five years ago Mrs
Cmrier was appointed an agent bF the
trustees, having been recommended by
The shopgifls' society She l. president
Ell the society and Il very popular with
the girls, and they consider her ri
m0yal az an atfront to them. Mrs Cur
riei said yesterday that in her five
years connection with the find size had
never done anything except what was
entirely honorable and above board.
The action OF the trustees has served |
to inilame the shopgirls aud has added |
fuel to the fire which resulted last year
in the retention of counsel to investi
gate the administration Of the Tn0np. !
sou trustees in Brattleboro. which mat
ter is still pending One OF the proni-
ncnt physicians connected with fhr /
Thompson hospital said Yesterday that /
in his judgment much better results
from the Thompson fund might be OBJ
tanned ii the trustees would eonfne their
attention to matters coneerning the IS
tate and turn over BrattleborO's sharr
0f the income to a competent board 81
men for distribution.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-03-17
THEFT OF S24O,OOO
WAS ATTEMPTED
A Man, Formerly StenOgrapher For
The Intended Victims, Has
Been Arrested.

New York, March 17-An attempt
% steal $4,000 from C. B. Richards
& Co, bankers Of this city, was re-
lealed at police headquarters last night
following information Of the arrest e
one Of the alleged forgers IN Paris The
man under arrest Is Gustavo Bozzo, ~
years old formerly stenographer em-
ployed by the bankers. The police say
he has confessed and implicated two
confederates. The alleged thieves mad
realized S36,025 before their forgeries
ere discovered.
The escheme was unearther through
IN acceptance by the forgers Of an ad
vance oil S25 on letter of credit made
out for $4,000 on a banking firm in
Hamburg This made the German bank
ers suspicious and they eabled to this
country with the result that the for
gerry was exposed,
The plan OF theft was started, il is
believed in November when man
gave his name a. Robert Lamberg ap-
peared at the Office of G. B. Richards
and company and asked for letter Of
credit for $1,000 to be drawn on banks
in London, Paris, Marseilles Lyons and
Genoa. This was issued and the man
left. The number Of the letter of
credit was 5,692 The following day
the man appeared at the banking nous
and said that he had decided to abandon
his trip. His money was returned to
HIM
The banking firm later received cables
from European banks with whom they
did business with asking about certain
advice sheets. The numbers of the
sheets started with 5,69s ana inyesti-
cation showed that these sneets had
never left the office here. The amounts
which the forgers had made the sheets
out for wre usually 5000 pounds
The police here were told that Bozzo
had suddenly left tine employ Of the
firm only two weeks before the first
Of the forgery became known
Iic was traced to Paris where his ar
rest followed His eonTederates are be
lieved to be two forgers who were lis
charged from Sing Sing last November.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-03-17
Ex-JuDeE SHOT ON TRAIN.
Probably MortalIy wOunded-Sat by an
Open Window at the Time.

Augusta, Ca. March l7.---Ex Judge o
W. Buchanan Of Winnsboro, S. G., whose
wife Is niece of Senator 3. r. Till
man. was mysteriously shot and prob
ably mortally wounded yesterday after.
noon on train between Columbia and
Augusta.
Judge Buchanan was seated by an
open window when the train pulled out
Of Wards, S. G. The train had proceeded
but short distance when shot was
fired through the window by an nm
known party; the bullet entered the
judges side. lie was cared for on the
train until il arrived here. and taken to
q sanitarium. His condition Is critical.
Judge Buchanan was prominent IN the
defense OF ex-Iieut Gov James II. Till
man when tae latter was tried for kill
ing Editor \. g. Gonzales q the Colum
bia State.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-03-17
KILLED BY TRAIN,
PERHAPS SUICIDE
Mrs Carrie Bruner, Age 20, Had Walked
Up and Down Track for Nearly
Two Hours.

Darlington. r. {, March l7.--After
walking up and down the track for near.
ly two hours, Mrs. Carrie Bruner, aged
20 years, Of harrington stepped IN front
of q train on the electric branch 0f the
New York, New Haven and Hartford
railroad running between this place and
Fall River, Mass, near the Nayatt sta
tion late yesterday. and was killed. It
is not known whether her action was
accidental Or intentional.
Her body was taken to undertaking
rooms iii Warren, where it was identi
fed last night by her husband, Otto
Bruner Mr.. Brmer said that his wife
left home with the intention Of going
to a store TO pay bill Besides the
husband child nine years old survives
her
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-03-17
ESSAYS BY SENIORS.
Class Of 1908 at Goddard Gave Exhibi-
ton Last Evening.


The senior exhibition Of the class oil
1908 at Goddard class numbering 2s--
was given at the school chapel last even
ing before an appreciatiye audience Of
students and friends from downtown
Owing to the size Of the class. not all
could participate and fourteen were ex-
cused from reading their papers.
These fourteen We're Ralph M. Buck
Of Newport, who wrote on The Ameri-
can Farmer" Bessie L. Brown Of Barre
Oh "Air Castles" Clarence j. Goldsbnry
of Barre on Local Option" Harriette
J. Chapman Of Ferrisburg on In the
Valley Of the Doones," Henry Heidel of
West Warren Mass, on Higher Educa
tion, Percy G. keir Of Craftsbury on
"Lincolns Last Day. Walter j. Lewis
Of Glover on Conditions Of Labor in
the Coal Fields Victor A. Olsen Of
Graniteville on The Preservation Of
Forests. Oscar A. Rxford Of East High
gate ON Canada versus the United
States Ralph T. Shaw Of Bethel on
"a Manufacturing Plant Lee H. Shep-
ard OF Berlin on Vermont Quarries.
George +. I Slack Of Yergennes on
"Yergennesn Agnes H Olsen Of Granite
vile on Athletics for Women" and
Lena G. Towsley Of Washington on "The
Little Gray Chapel"
Those who read essays were Karl p.
Abbott Of Bethlehem, N H., on "a Trip
to Cuba Mae Fl Arthur Of Barton on
.~The Night Brings out the Stars Je
rome +. Berry Of Richmond on ~The
Immigration Question Nathan T. But
Ter Of Washington on The Classics in
Preparatory Schools Elsie A. Hastings
Of Calais on Crossing the Rubicon,v
James S. Ogden of Northampton, Mass,
on aThe New York Subway" Blanche
Hollister Of Chicago on The Fairgrounds
Of Chicago. Helen J. Martin OF Plain
Geld on An Old Church" James IF
Walsh Of Leominster. Mass. on Tom
L. Johnson May L. Murray Of Hines
burg on Girls Basket Ball of the Fu
ture.u Paul i. Waterman OF Barre on
eIn Behalf Of Literature Marion G.
Redield Of Barton on A Trip to Wash
ington." Harry RI Wishart of Barre on
The Panic Of 1907"
Interspersed between the essays were
several enjoyable music numbers as fol
lows. piano duet By Misses Brown and
Carson. piano solo by Miss Carson. and |
a solo BY Miss Brown
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-03-17
WIFE OF VICTIM
GOT $500 AWARD
Against Rutland Railroad in County
Court Trial Which Ended Late
Yesterday.

Rutland, March lin Rutland eonn
Is court, the jury in the case Of Silas
II. Davis administrators vs.. the Rut-
land Railroad company, returned a ver-
dict OF 5000 for the plaintiff. at five
O'Clock yesterday after two hours delih.
Grafton. The trial OF the case occupied
four days. Engineer Davis was killed
at East Clarendon in June, 1906. when
a runaway freight car eollided with a
passenger train. His wife. who has a
large family Of children, sued for ss.000
claiming negligence.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-03-17
MAY CONDEMN PART
Of Academy Building in ST. Adams, Is
the Report.

ST. Adams. March II Growing ont
ef the recent Inspection Of the school
buildings in the city BY the city council
and the building inspector. to determine
whit changes are encessary to give the
buildings adequate fire protection, there
IS rumor that the third floor Of tho
academy building win be condemned.
The building inspector, when questioned,
said that no decision had vet been
reached. it is probable that ii the third
floor Of the building is condemned.
public meeting Of the citizens will be
called to decide what action will be
taken.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-03-17
MAY STIR UP TROUBLE.
Reported Demand For Delivery of Rev
oIutionary Refugees.

Washington, March 17.-The reported
demand Of President Nord Alexis upon
the French consulate for delivery OF
the Haytian revolutionary refugees
that have sought shelter therein is a
projection Of the situation which il al
most certain to invoke the United
States. Although there are no refu-
gees at present in the American con-
sular agencies it is looked upon as al
rtost impossible to keep them out If
tie present reign of terror continues.
Several items within the last few
weeks the agencies have been cleareed.
only to be occupied again BY refugees.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-03-17
ONE THOUSAND In
ST. PATRICK'S PARADE
Marched Streets Of Burlington To-day,
Headed BY 200 cavalrymen, Sol
emn High Mass Celebrated.

Burlington, March II one thousand
people were in line to-day IN the St.
patrick's day parade Of Irish societies,
the procession being headed By two hun
dred mounted eayalrymen. Solemn high
mass was celebrated at st. Mary's ca
thedral bv Rev. p j. Barrett, assisted
by Revs. ". p Crosby and }. f. ellis.
A sermon was preached By Rev. Thomas
Lynch OF pittsford Mills. Tonight. a
banquet viii be given. with exercises,
and seven hundred people are expected
to participate
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-03-17
DEATHS ARE SIMILAR.
Mrs H,yt and Husband Are Victims
Of Operation.

Brattleboro. March t7.--Nlrs. B.
Frank Hoyt. aged IS, died Sunday night
OF peritonitis following an operation for
at pesdieitis. Her husband died six
months ago under exactly the same cir
cuuistances. The next month her IA
ther was fatally hurt by falling down
stairs. His wife was then in a hospital
recovering from an operation.
Mrs lioyt was a daughter Of Amos
y May ana was a native of Wards
boro. Her maiden name was Alice May
Her marriage to Mr. Hoyt took place IN
1896. They lived in Guelph, Ont,
until the fail Of 1906 when thsv re-.
turned 30 Brattleboro and Sir. Hoyt be-
aan work for the Ezfey organ company.
Mrs Hoft leaves a sister. Miss Min
nie b May. and two sons. all Of this
town. Sne was a member Of the Meth
odist church.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-03-17
10 coneIusIons Reashsd.

Washington. March IA meeting Of
the executive council Of the American
Federation OF Labor was held here yes.
tenlav. The Injunction decision Of the
supreme court of the United States in
the hatteTs' case and ether iujunrtions
against labor organizations we're discuss
ed but no conclusions were reached.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-03-17
CROKER AND OTHERS
PUT UP $4,000 BID
For Jack johnson, Negro Heavyweight,
to Meet Winner Of To-night's
Bout in Dublin Between Roche
and Burns.
and Burns.

Dublin, ireland, March Richard
Croker, the former Tammany Hall lead
er. and others in a syndicate are back
ing "Jem" Roche in his fight with Tom
my Burns tonight, have offered Jack
johnson, the negro heavyweight. $4,000
to come to Dublin and meet the winner
of to-night's fight The general i'm.
preston here is that johnson win
accent.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-03-17
HOPEFUL FOR NEGRO.
Secretary Taft Gave Address in New
York Last Night

New York. March Il Speaking be.
fore representative Brooklyn audience
a. Plymouth church last night. Secre.
tary Taft expressed an optimistic eonyic-
tion concerning the future Of The coli
ored race in the United States.
The occasion Of the secretary's speech
was meeting under the auspices Of
the Armstrong association and in the
interests of Hampton institute of Vir-
Ginia. The historic edifiee was crowded
70 the doors and many who sought
entrance was disappointed Only a
handful Of colored persons was pres
ent
Preceding the address Of Secretary
TAFT DR.. Booker 7. Washington. head
Of Tuskegee institute. spoke as did also
Dr. II. B. Frissel Of the Hampton in.
stitute
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-03-17
SENTENCE FOR BURGLARY.
Woodstock Man Pleaded Guilty in U. S
Court and Gets a Year.

Rutland, March 1.-Two respondents
were arraiged on criminal charges at
an adjourned session of United states
court which opened here yesterday at
ternoon. Edward Perry Of Woodstock,
Who was arrested yesterday By Deputy
Marshal i. Il. Chapman on eapiss Is
sued by the grand jury at the February
term. pleaded guilty to entering the
brownsville post.oiiice in December and
was sentenced by Judge Martin to one
year in the house of correction at hard
labor. Frank Gonyea of Colchester
pleaded not guilty TO selling liquor with
ont government license and viii stand
tlial. His bail was reduced from s.
TO 81 200
Two smuggling eases viii be tried.
one involving the ownership Of 5000
wooden slioe lasts seized BY customs
officials at Island Pond last August
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-03-17
EVANS TO RETIRE
AT SAN FRANCISCO
On His own Application and Because
Of III Health--wiIl Be Succeeded
by Charles M. Thomas.

Washington, D. c. March l7.--Seere-
tary Of the Navy Metcalf this afternoon
officially announced that Rear Admirai
Evans, on his own application and be.
cause of i'll health, viii be relieved at
San Francisco, and will be succeeded
by Charles M. Thomas, his second in
command.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-03-17
AN OFFER FOR HANS.
Night Get $4,000 BY Playing With In
dependent Team.

Pittsburg. March 15-Hans Wagner.
who has retired from baseball for this
season at least. received a letter yester-
day from President schlchter Of the
Philadelphia Union league containing
an offer Of $4,000 to play with the
team this season. 4 win not consider
the offer at ali" said Wagner ~The
sum of $4,000 from Pittsburg looks
hetter to me than that OF anyone else :"
Wagner saws if he plays ball again it
viii be as a member Of the Pittsburg
club.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-03-17
FIGHT WAS LIVELY.
Papke Put It over Kelley at Milwaukee
Last Night.

Milwaukee. Wis. March I7.-'Bilya
Fapke Of Spring Valley, H., got tho
decision ever Hugo Kelley Of Chicago
at the end Of a ten-round bout at the
Hippodrome last might The bout went
the limit.
The aeht vas lively from start to
fl ish. Fapke earning his victory pfin-
eipally hy knocking Kelley down in tho
ftst round Tor a count of two and .ir
the fighting thereafter be vac the ag-
eressor.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-03-17
VIII. Vaughan, W. H. H. Max
ham, W. ]. Chamberlain
APPOINTED BY JUDGES
Mr.. Vaughan is the Only Member of
Present Board to Be Re-appointed.
There Are Many Seekers for
the Single License.

That six-majority Yes town Of Mid
dlesex, the only moist place in Washing
ton county, has got its license commis-
sioners, the three men having just bcei.
appointed by Assistant Judges L. r.
Wells and g a. Winch. The commits
sioners are:
| w. II. Vaughan.
| wv. III II. Markham
w. j. Chamberlain.
OF these, the rst-named, Mr.. Vaughan,
is the only member Of the retiring board,
the outgoing members being +. u. Dens
more, chairman Of the present board,
and f. J. HILL
All Of the new board are farmers.
Mr. Chamberlain resides in MiGdlesex
Centre. and Mr.. Markham in the Shady
Rill district, whore Frank Whitney's
second class saloon is now located The
latter is said to be very strong no
license advocate.
One Of the chief bits Of gossip now
is whether Frank Whitney will get q
license for another year and thus run
the only legalized saloon in Washing
ton county. There are said to be
large number of people who are waiting
to file their bonds and their applications
for permit to sell under the Yes vote
this month, as many as thirteen, it is
said
Judge a. A. Hail. presiding at this
term OF county court, after giving the
lawyers lecture yesterday afternoon
for not having their cases ready for
trial. stated that court would convene
the following morning at $3.50. Agree
able to that announcement, court came
in to-day at $3.50 and the bastardy case
of Hattie Ashland VS.. William Craig.
the latter former telephone inspector.
was called. At that time. NJ M Cor
don, attorney for the plaintiff, asked for
half an hours conference, which was
granted
At the expiration Of that time, Mr..
Gordon announced that settlement nf
the case might be expcetass and that
there would be no necessity for trial.
Hence the next case was called. That
was the suit Of the town Of PlainheId
against John Ryan Of the same town.
who was charged with breaking and
entering the lIniversalist church there
on the night Of July 3. 1907, and ring
ing the church bell. contrary to orders
Of the selectmen. The latter had made
the order because Of sick person being
nearby.
The defendant admitted breaking into
the church and ringing the bell, but
contends that the selectmen had no
right to made the order; that further
more SeIectman Cutler ordered away
The carpenter whom he Ryanl had se-
cured TO make the repairs 70. the build
Ing. From the number Of challenges
of jurors By the defendant, 1t is eyi
lent that this case will be had fought
10 the finish.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-03-17
TALK OF THE TOWN.

Among arrivals at the City hotel last
evening and to-day are N. f Downie
Burlington: Charles A. Sheldon Cor
inth: r. b. Brown. Gorham: w s.
smith, Syracuse. n g.; ] +. Risby.
Burlington; II. M. Cutler. Boston; s.
&. Hanuaford, Plymouth \. H.; J. II.
Stuart. Mclndoes.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-03-17
Tool sharpensrs.

A regular meeting Of Tool sharpeners
No. 9, G. G. /. A. viii be held in their
hail Nichols block, Wednesday evening
March 18th, at o'clock. jas, Mutch,
ISecy.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-03-17

Port Au Prince, Hayti, March II. The
British cruiser Indefatigable and the
German cruiser Bremen have arrived
here. The situation is quiet at present
There have been no negotiations as set
between the cruisers commanders and
the Haytien authorities.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-03-17
ORDER SECOND SHIP
TO PORT AU PRINCE
The Gunboat Des Moines Will Proceed
From Cuba to Assist the Eagle
in Protecting American
Interests.

Washington, D. G., March 17.-The
cruiser Des Moines, in aditon to the
Eagle was to-day ordered by the navy
department from Guantanamo, Cuba, to
Port Au Prince, Hayti, to protect Amer
lean interests.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-03-17
WAS BEGGING IN STORES.
Harry Sullivan Sentenced to 50 Days
in County Iail.

While making the rounds Of the
stores. in the city begging for money,
Harry Sullivan was arrested last even
ing III Ladd 4 company's store on
warrant charging him with being d
tramp. IN the city court this morning
Sullivan pleaded guilty and was sen
fenced to the county jail for so days.
Amos Cayia was arraigned in court
this morning on the charge Of breach oi
the peace for indulging in a scrap at
Page Brothers livery stable last even
ikg. Cayia pleaded guilty and was fined
$40 with costs Of S6 which lie Thought
he coiild pay.
The case Of John Marr charged with
Illegal selling to an habitual drunkard,
which was set for hearing this morning,
was continued to Saturday at 2 o'clock
on account Of his attorney. 4 w Cor
don, being unable to be present this
morning.
Bleach Of Peace Cases Mol Pressed
The two breach Of the peace cases Of
Frank George and James Milne were
both mol pressed BY the grand juror this
for lack Of evidence. The trial
Of the Milne ease was started and Mrs
Catherine McPhie. at whose home the
trouble occurred was put on the sid
to testify. She stated that she only
called the police from fear that trouble
would happen and that no serious trou
be had taken place when the police
arrived. Her story on the stand. the
police say. IS a very different one than
ihe told them when She called them BY
telephone
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-03-17

ln ST Johnsbury the first new maple
Sugar has been made BY J. \. Chandler.
who tapped 80 trees last week and had
= fair run Of saP.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-03-17
TONIGHT IN BARRE

-The Holy City drama, opera
house
Wonderland pictures, Hale's pavi-
lion.
Thcatonum. 50 Main st.
Woodmens dance. Bolster block.
Aldermen. regular meeting.
The Jasper news., 1908-12-03
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Hints,
Thanksgiving Fantasticals

II N New York City on Thanksgiving
Days it is the custom for boys to
associate themselves in small
groups, and, wearing masks, usually
formed of the grotesque false faces
found in the shops and the further addi-
ton of suits as ragged and dsrepntable-
looking as possible, to set forth on a
begging expedition. They ring door
bells and silently hold forth their
hands in expectation of what they may
receive. This may be penny or other
small coin, an apple, bun, nuts, or what
ever the donor may choose to give. In
some neighborhoohs the custom becomes
a nuisance on account Of boys who range
extensive districts in purely mercenary
spirit, but where the original custom is
kept of merely canvassing their home
neighborhood, it is not unpleasing. The
money collected, as well as the eatades,
go to make supplementary feast for the
youthful foragers, though where they find
room to stow it after the regulation
Thanksgiving dinner is hard to under
stand. In the outlying districts, where
vacant lots are still to be found, it is "a
custom to. make fires and roast potatoes,
which the young rascals who have just
come from turkey dinner sit down and
eat as if they never before had eaten in
their lives.
1t is probable that the custom originated
in colonial times and that the first dis
guises were those of Indians. ANY kind
of grotesque now serves and the variety
of disguise is endless.
The Jasper news., 1908-12-03
November

TN HE ancient year began with March,
SO that November was the ninth
month. The name comes from
Latin novcm, nine. When julius Caesar
reformed the, calendar to make the year
begin with January, November, of course,
became the eleventh month. Originally
it had thirty-one days, as had all the
odd months. When the Roman senate,
with an excess of servility, named Aug
ust after Emperor Augustus, they could
not bear that so great an emperor should
have so short month. Therefore they
changed it to thirty one days and then
changed all the remaining months of the
year, so that the alienation should be
restored as nearly as possible. And that
rs why every school boy must learn that
Thirty days hath November"