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The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-18

days. This new building will be an addi- ton to the Marx and the two will be united. This will give Birmingham the largest steel frame structure south of Chicago and west of Pittsburg. The Brown-M Marx has been called a 15-story building but it is really 16 stories above the basement and so, of course, will be the addition, as the pile is to be one. In the Brown-Marx structure the eleva- tors stop at the 10th floor, but the attic is a good story and therefore, makes the 16th. The new building should be ready for occupar> y, l think, not later than next March. We have fast crews and ev- cry man at work on this job will be a picked man. This will be our fourth con- tract in Birmingham. Our concern built the Woodward in 1901, the First National bank building in 1903. and later the Brown where nothing can set it back. It will grow faster and faster and great office buildings will be in increasing demand and will steadily multiply"
 Col T. O. Smith, representing the Smith estate said: 'I have sold to MT. Wood ward the site for his addition to the Marx building and have turned all the leases over to him. l sold him a frontage of 94 feet, with a total area of Il, 400 square feet, for $135000. I do not consider the price high for that class of property, but 1 am satisfied. I am glad to know that ground is to be broken this spring and 16-story building erected. It shows MT. Woodward s abiding faith ;,, lf .;t f.a tI,af such a costly structure is to be built at this time will be most cheering to the people of Birmingham
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-18

years for counterfeiting, while Mitchell
 was given 13 months for violation of the revenue laws, by Judge Hundley.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-18
MAMMOTH OFFICE BUILDING
 WILL ADJOIN BROWN-MARX

Contract Let for Huge Which Will Signs Up With John GfhSt Transferred Yesterday the Price Paid Being
 S135O00- Building Must Be Completed By Next March
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-18
THE WEATHER.

Washington, March 17.-Forecast for Alabama and Mssissippi: Fair Wednes- day and Thursday: except rain Thursday in north portion; light south winds.
 Weather conditions for 24 hours ending
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-02-04
DOWN AN ENHANCEMENT.
Experience Of Locomotive and Plow
Near Charlemont, Mass.

Greenfield, Mass, Feb. 4. IA locono-
tive and heavy snowploy on the Fitch.
burg division Of the Boston g. Maine
railroad left the rails at point about
one mile west Of Charlemont and pIung-
cd down a fifty-foot embankmeut into
the Deerfeld river yesterday The crew
Of the engine and Of the plow escaped
serious injury, though AL were cut and
bruised BY contact with the lee and
thoroughly chilled by their plunge into
the cold water.
The crew consisted Of H. r. Dunbar,
engineer b. Champeaux, fireman; vii.
liam Madden, conductor; Willis Welsh,
section foreman and J. WilIowvitcn, a
section hand,
The accident happened while the snow
plow was being sent over the westbound
main line. West OF Charlemont the en-
gine and snowplow jumped the tracks,
and after bounding along the ties for
several rods, went over the embankment.
The caboose remained on the rails. Quite
section Of the track was torn up, so
that the line was blocked for several
hours
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-02-04
LOST NEARLY EVERYTHING.
G. H. BigeIow of Washington Burned
Out in Early Morning.

G. II. Bigelow. who resides on the
Washington Heights, had the misfortune
to lose most Of his farm buildings BY
fire carly Sunday morning, the barn
being all that remains. He kept fire
in the sitting room stove Saturday night.
On getting up the next morning he
discovered that a partition, through
which the stovepipe passed, was on fire,
and the flames had made such progress
that it was impossible to check them.
tie quickly aroused his family and they
threw on what clothes they could seize
and He'd from the house. Mr.. Bigelow
succeeded in getting out a few pieces
Of furniture before the fire shut off the
entrance to the house.
The main building. which was a story
end "A half structure, soon burned, to-
gether With Ell alrl xoodshed- A gran
ary building stood between the house
and the barn, and this was torn down,
thus shutting of the progress Of the
FIRE Had this not been done, the barn
would certainly have burned. Alr Bige
low carried a small insurance in the Yer
mont Mutual, but not nearly enough to
cover his loss ie went 70 Montpelier
to-day to see about the insurance. He
stated that the most of the clothing he
was wearing consisted OF borrowed arti-
eles, showing how little he saved from
the wreck Of his home.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-02-04
ON THE HOME Farm.
George 0. Swinington Died in Leicester,
Where His Ancestors Lived.

Rutland, Feb. 4. George q. Swining-
ton. one Of the oldest residents Of Add.
son county and father Of Attorney Fred
efick G. Swinington Of this city, died
Saturday afternoon at five o'clock Of
senile debility on the farm in Leicester,
where he was born and where FIVE gen.
erations Of the family have lived A
singular circumstance ii connection with
his death was that he passed away on
the same day of the week and at the
same hour that his wife died about two
years ago.
Mr. Swinington was in his Goth year
and was the son of Adm A. Swinnerton,
whose father was a Revolutionary sol.
der Adm was named fof Adm Aver,
d terminate Of THE Revolutionary vet
eran, the comrades having vowed that
each shonld name his iirst son after the
other.
George @ Swinington passed his life
as a farmer. lie was well known
throughout Addison coBnty. had held
most of the town Offices. and in 1866
and 1867 represented his town iii the
legislature. Tile family name was orig
inally Swifnerton. but about lS40 be
had h changed to swinington The Rut-
land branch of the family hss recently
readopted the old spelling.
The deceased leaves besides the son
IN Rutland two others. Joseph G. and
John Al. both OF leicester
The funeral was held at the house
this afternoon at 1880 o'clock
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-02-04
BRATTLEBOR0 MAN HELD
in TROVER CHARGE
Charged With cashing Check Which was
Intended For Another John Allen
Arrest Last Night.

Brattleboro, Feb. 4. Deputy Sheriff
Chauncey |. Knapp arrested John Allen
ON Flat street last night, charged with
receiving L legacy Of $500 intended for
Jonn Allen Of Ludlow, VT. Allen ac-
cording to the police, got the money and
said that be expected that somebody
w0uld make a rumpus when the fact
was discovered He will be given a
hearing before Justice Carpenter Feb
II on the specific caarge Of trover
Mrs. Phoebe Allen ~ 0rano, Me-, died
about d year ago and LETT several be.
quests to relatives. Among those VINO
benefited BY the viii were Mrs. Mary O.
Muxzy of Jamaica, w., and John Allen
of Brattleb0ro. John Allen the legatse,
lived in Brattleboro about 20 years, but
had moved to South Londonderry, VT,
six years ago, aud thence to Ludlow.
He visited his sister Mrs. Muzzy IN.
Jamaica. early this winter, sand learned
that she had received bequest from
Mrs, Allen ind that nc also, was 4
beneficiary He wrote the executor,
George Il. Hopkins Of Bangor, who in
formed him that a check for $500 had
been sent to his former address, tnat
1t was ind0rsed and cashed and that 4
receipt signed by John Allen was re-
turned
An investigation revealed the fast
that the check mad been presented Ia one
of tie Brattleboro banks bv John Allen
proprietor Of the Brattieboro lunch
room. nnd that $40 was paid in cash
while the balance was placed to Mr..
Aliens credit on May 4. 1907. This
account was afterward Withdrawn.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-02-04
ASKED FORGIVENESS
FOR HER TERRIBLE ACT
Mrs. Francis WilIers of Boston Then
Turned on Gas. Killing Herself
and Her Two Daughters

Boston, Feb. Mrs. Frances Willers,
sc years old, and her two daughters,
Alma L., i years old and Ruth s., aged
o, were found dead in a room at their
home, rs Shepton street Dorchester,
shortly before 70 O'Clock last night. The
room was filed with gas which flowed
from two Jets These mad been turned
on by the woman in moment Of mental
depression, it is supposed.
Conrad Willers, the dead womsn's
husband, returned from bis place Of
business in Roxbury about 9;30 last
night, and found the door leading TO the
room occupied by his wife locked. The
odor of gas was very strong in the
house, and when he found it impossible
to open the door he at once communi-
Gated with the police.
The door was forced, and Mrs. Willers
and her two children were found living
on the bed A doctor was called. but
he found that all three were beyond his
aid Mrs.Willers lett the following note.
TO whom 1t may concern Please
give all my belongings to my motner
Also my share Of the property. God
forgive me for what have done. It was
a case Of the insane hospital again
Mrs. Niilers had been confined ii an
insane hospital Tor some time previous
70 last August, when sne was discharg-
ed as cured
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-02-04
Makes Another Imperative
Demand For Release
FROM MATTEAWAN, N. Y.
He Caused CONSERVATION in the aHarm-
less Ward" Last Night by the vehe-
mence Of His Passion--visited
BY His Wife.

Matteawan, n. Y, Feb. 4.--Unable to
stand the strain Of living with 700 mani-
acs, Harry X. Thaw has made another
imperative demand upon his attorneys
to secure his immediate release. Thaw
fears that il be stays here much longer
be will lose his mind. Shortly after
midnight he wandered from his private
room and created panic among So 9th.
ers in the Harmless ward. Guards
We're called aud he had TO be restrained
BY force, lie had been sulling since the
visit of bis wife yesterday afternoon
Unable to sleep, Thaw leaped from the
bed and demanded quiet, swinging his
arms and shouting above The gibber Of
the mad inmates. Evelyn is not expect
ed at the asylum to-day, but Thaw's
mother viii probably visit him.
Mrs Evelyn Thaw and counsel spent
over an hour with Thaw, after which
they visited the various departments Of
the institution. Mrs. Thaw said: II
viii not see Harry again until Wcdnes.
day He told me not I'd come up to.
morrow for he thought the trip tire
some and the things / had seen to-day
would be too much for me to make the
trip. Mrs William Thaw Il unable to
come as yet, but perhaps will accom-
pany me on Wednesday That ii no
place for Harry, in with all those insane
people Why, even The cosors on the
wall are depressing. | found Harry do
ing nicely and satisfied with the food he
was getting, but / do not think a man
Of his sanity, should be thrown in with
those people,
Alicnists Evans and JellifIe, retained
by the Thaw family. held several con.
ferences with Thaw during the day yes.
terdag. II II believed here that unless
Thaw il discharged through the co-ope-
ration Of the state authorities within
few weeks habeas corpus proceedings will
be instituted III the supreme court here.
That Mrs Thaw does rot expect the i'm
mediate discharge Of her husband IS indi
Gated by her engagement for two weeks
of room in d hotel ut Fishkill Land
ing, where she viii be only a short
distance away from Matteawan,
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-02-04
DEATH ENDS SUFFERING.
Miss Harriet M. Best Died at plainfeld
Yesterday.

Plaiafeld. Feb A. Miss Harriet al
Best, daughter of William Best. died
yesterday at the home 0f her sister, Mrs.
Emma Batchelder. Of paresis dementia
Miss Best was born in Boston, Nov u
1865, and removed with the family to
Chicago in 1890 After some further
preparation in 1891 she became stenog.
rapher and confidential clerk in large
commercial firm, wher she served with
great acceptance until October, 1908,
when She gave up all work, and returned
to her parents, who, after some other
changes. had settled IN Plainfeld
A month later she became unable to
care Tor herself and has been partially
paralyxcd and in bed for year past,
nearly or quite unconscious. She was 1
very bright, active and loving sister and
daughter while she was we'll, and with
especial attachment to her mother, who
has preceded her by nearly a year hi
that bourn from whence no traveller
returns
The last services will be delayed until
Thursday ID The hope that the only
brother, ". II. Best Of Chicago, may
come. and will be held at the home Of
the father and Of her sister. Mrs. Emma
at p. NJ. Rev. 2. D. Fisk
viii ofliciate; burial will be in the vii
lage cemetery.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-02-04
DIDN'T THREATEN,
SAYS MARY MCLEAN
Woman Arrested in Worcester, Mass,
for Threatening to Kill Governor
Guild, Pronounced Insane
To-day.

Worcester. Mass, Feb 4. Miss Mary
Mclean, aged 30 years, the young Nova
Scotian, who aroused the police OF Wor-
cester and Boston BY alleged threats to
Kill Goycnor Guild, was found insane
to-day after an examination bv police
physicians and committed to the Wor-
eester insane asylum She now denies
that she ever threatened the governors i
life.
After waving revolver in the face Of
an attendant at Herbert hall, private
sanatofium for insane patients on Sails
bury street. and threatening to shoot
Governor Guild unless he provided her
with employment. the Mclean woman.
who has been staying at p Chatham
street was arrested Yesterday afternoon
in her room by Sergeant George II Hill
as she was preparing to 90 to Boston
The woman, who Is a slight creature
weighing NOT mare than 100 pounds,
shows the ELECTS Of illness in her face
Saturday afternoon she aplpied 10 the
matron of Herbert hall for employment,
but was told there was no place for
her
Yesterday Size called at tho sanatorium
a secoud time. aud when she was refused
a place She waved a revolver in the face
OF the attendant and declared she would
go TO Boston and demand employment
of Governor Guild She said if the gov
ernor failed to provide her a good job,
She would shoot him down on the spot.
and She would shoot every memher Of
the legislature within range Of her re-
volver As soon as She left the sana
torium word was tclephoned the state
police IL their Worcester Office Of her
threat on the governors life
State Inspector Robert E. Alolt tried
to locate her at her lodging on Chatham
street without success. and he then ap-
pcaled 70 Chief Of Police Mathews to
help him find ber A general alarm
was sent out to the patrolmen on day
duty. and all the intelligence Offices were
notified to keep watch Tor her. Late
Yesterday. afternoon she called at her
lodgings to pack her grip. preparatory
10 4 trip to Boston. and the police were
notified and her arrest followed
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-02-04
Just as Soon as Public Safety
Permits
OVER 200 ARRESTS MADE
Police Lack Details Of Plot, But Claim
That 1t Was Planned to Murder the
Whole Royal Family in Lisbon
on Saturday.

Lisbon, via frontier, Feb. 4.--More
than 200 arrests have been made since
Saturday night, OF persons suspected 81
completely in the plot to murder The
whole royal family. The police lack
proof OF the details Of the plot. but still
adhere to the opinion that the editor Of a
leading Lisbon revolutionary newspaper
was at the head OF the organization.
Fears OF an immediate uprising have
been largely dispelled BY decision to re-
establish the constitution as soon al
public safety permits.
The investigations Of the police show
that the murders were carefully planned.
On Saturday the assassins met secretly
in the back room OF Il cafe and there
laid out every step OF the plot, which
they were enabled to do, as all the de-.
tails relating to the Homecoming of the
king had been made public To each
was assigned a post in the work Of
shooting down the members Of the royal
family, but lots were drawn for the se-
lection Of each particular victim. Those
who drew Queen Ameiie and Prince
Manuel failed to carry ont their bloody
task.
The chamber in the palace where re-.
pose the bodies of King Carlos and the
crown prince has been draped in mourn
ing and arranged to resemble chapel.
The biers are surrounded by lighted can
dies, and Queen Anielie, widow Of the
king, and the dowager queen, Maria Pia,
his mother, watch continually at the
side of their dead.
Several masses for the repose Of the
souls of the departed have been said in
the mortuary chamber. The funerals
will be held February 8 and the bodies
will lie in state. It is expected that
the funerals will be attended By the
prince Of Wales. Charles OF Bourbon, the
duke Of Aosta, cousin of King Victor
Emanuel, special French embassy and
detachments Of the foreign regiments Of
which the late king was honorary col
onel.
The condition of Queen Amelie. con-
trary TO rnmors, is relatively good The
duke Of 0porto, brother of the late king.
has established his residence at the pal
aee, where he will remain for d time.
The countess Of Paris, Queen Amelie's
mother, is on her way here.
Charles Page Bryan, the American min
lister to Portugal was the first diplo-
mat to offer coincidence to The royal
family.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-02-04
HORSE SHED WAR"
TAKEN INTO COURT
Various Owners Of Sheds Seek for an
Injunction to Restrain H. +. Cutler
from Blocking Entrance to
Their Property.

The scene Of the horse.shed war" has
been transferred TO the courts through
the action of the shed owners in bringing
suit to restrain Harley T. Cutler, owner
Of the land on which the buildings set,
from interfering with them iii the use
Of their property. It viii be recalled
that recently gates barred the entrance
TO the sheds, that gates disappeared. that
large blocks of granite took their places
and that large blocks Of granite finally
remain. Ii was hard extremely hard
to drive team over this artificial quar-
Fs Hence, no doubts tho suit for in
junction as M VITA
The suit Is tp5gestrain Mr. Gutler from
blocking the entrance To the sheds which
if some do not know it are located
off Washington street. back of Mr.. Cut
ler's livery stable. ALSO TO prevent him
from depriving them OF the peaceful
enjoyment Of the sheds The names
attached to the suit are r @. Wheaton,
George f. G Wheaton, Lewis Keith,
f. M Trow, D. G. Howard, L. X. Averill,
Josiah Gale, John Averill G. M Winch,
all of Barre Town HI n Whitcomb and
A. @. Carpenter Of Orange, and Edwin
Carleton and w II. CIough Of this city.
They have secured four lawyers to
represent them, IL n. Davis. Lord q
Carleton and Frank J Martin, while
John WI Gordon represents Mr.. Cutler
A hearing viii be held soon.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-02-04
DESCRIBED THE RESCUE.
Chicago Newspaper Man Was on The
Fated Cuthbert Steamer.

Chicago, Feb. "A member Of the Chi
cago Tribune staff, who was a passenger
on the liner Cymric, has sent a graphic
story Of the rescue of the crew and pas
sengers from the doomed steamer Cuth-
bert, when she was burned in mid-sea
of Halifax. The officers of the Cuta
bert say that smoke began issuing from
the ventilators at midnight Saturday.
Almost Immediately an explosion blew
all the forward matches into the air
and set the bridge afire The cosmo.
politan crew, mad with fear. tugged at
the lifeboats without uneheek'ag 4
brace. The FIRST launched was smashed
in lowering and all but one of its In
mate were drowned The crew finally
rallied and fought the flames for 36
hours, but the progress could not be-
checked. The cargo Of matches, paraf
fin oil aud willow ware was extremely
inhamable.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-02-04
PROPOSED SETTLEMENT
Is Being Signed BY Creditors Of Vermont
Creameries Company.

st. AIbans Feb. T. The creditors of
The Vermont Creae,eri eeS pay I'D
adopted the new propositions Of the
company and many are here to-day sign
ing the contracts. The proposition states
that the creamery company offers TO pay
the patrons and other creditors. except
inc the Barton National and the Barton
Savings banks, p per cent. Of the claims
as soon as the contract Is signed. . per
cent. one month later, IS per cert four
months later, and the remainder with
interest six months from date OF sign
ing The company does not exact from
tie crsaneries any promise as to where
they shall sell their cream. but offer to
nay for butter fat the highest prices
quoted by the Boston chamber Of com
1neree The payments are to be made
week., the company holding back one
weeks cheek
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-02-04
CHARGE OF NEGLECT.
Second Woodbury. Woman, BY Name Of
Barrett, in Montpelier Court

Mrs. Grace Barrett. a Woodbury.
Noman who has been in the Wasning
ton county Jail since Thursday night
awaiting hearing on the charge Of child
abandonment, was before Judge Harvey
in Montpelier city court this afternoon
and pleaded guilty, being then placed
Oh probation Strangely enough. she IS
the second Woodbury. woman bearing
the name Of Barrett to be arrested for
neglect Of her children within ten days,
the otner being Matilda Barrett who Isl
now i'll the state prison serving a sent
ttnte 81 year for leaving her seven
children
Mrs Grace Barrett has six children.
She win be given a chance % earn her
own living, and the children win prob
ably have to be cared for by the town
of Woodbury.. She has relatives in
Chelsea.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-02-04
BASE BALL MAN FAILS.
Chris Won Der Abe, Formerly Owner Of
the ST. Louis Team.

st. Louis. No.. Feb. 3 petition in
voluntary bankrupty was filed Yesterday
bf Chris Won Der Abe. for many wears
principal figure in the base ball world
and owner II the ST. Louis American
team from lis organization in 1876 until
bis retirement in lS9e.
According 70 the petition. lie has but
5000 assets to offset liabilities Of S27 .s65.
Many q his largest debts are notes
FOR money borrowed for the support Of
the team nc owned i Is sad that Won
Der Ahe los4 his wealth through amGse-
meat investments which dill nos prosper.
Iosns and indorsing checks aud signing
bonds. BE has Just recovered from 3
serious attack Of pneumonia.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-02-04

Base Ban Association is Meeting With
Fine Success.

The audience which attended thr
base ball fair at Hales' pavilion last
evening was ore of the largest that
ever was in the building, there being
over 600 people present. The program
for the evening was a real old-fashioned
minstrel show by a company composed
entirely Of home talent, numbering 20
members. The program consisted Of q
list Of songs and Sandwiched in between
were a good bunch Of jokes, many Of
which were local hits that caused roars
OF laughter
The entertainment opened with the
singing Of That's Music to Me" Ar
thus Gravelin, and was followed by
we Never Seemed So Far Apart Be-
fore" William LatoIneau; .The Peach
That Tastes the Sweetest George
Imviolette; bass solo, "The Sea Is Ny
Sweetheart" William Robertson; "A
Little Bit in Account a. J Gmtnrie;
Sweet Estelle,m y John Nelson; let Me
Down Easy" Henry Mute; fSomebody's
Been Around Hkre,' Walter Scott;
song James Bennett, "Shs Was a
Grand Old Lady" Eddie Scott
The program. was concluded with a
song and dance BY John Callahan,
Never Raise Razor Unless You Want
to Raise d Row All the numbers Of
the entertainment were heartily en-,
cored and the singers were obliged to-
respond several times, especially was
this true Of the solos Of William Rob
ertson, james Bennett and Henry Mute.
Frank Brown acted a. integlocutor and
the black face parts were done by Ar
thur Gravelin, Henry Mute ana j q.
Callahan, bones; George Laviolette, A. 3.
Guthrie and Walter Scott. tamborines.
AT the conclusion Of the program the
floor was cleared and dancing enjoyed
until late honr, music being furnished
by Gilbertson's orchestra of five pieces.
This fair has started right aud it Isl
expected that the people OF the city,
BY their patronage, viii make it the
most successful event Of the kind ever
held in the city and enable the manage
ment to clear the debt, which the base
ball association owes because Of the un-
successful season.
The program for this evening is one
of the best Of the entire week and win
consist Of an advance vaudeville show Of
forr numbers as follows: Charles Wisn-
art, reader and monoIogist in various
selections including the immortal base
ball lyric Casey at the Bat" Cum
mings and Turner, acrobats and iugglers;
Layiolette and LabeIle, musical sketch
team; Callahan and sullivan, Irish
comedians.