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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-11-16
Funeral of a Young Child.

The funeral of Wayne Hooker Beckley,
son of Mr. and Mrs. Il. Il. Beekley, who
was one year, two months and six days
old was held from the home of f. d.
Beckley, on Park street yesterday, the
Rev. f. o. Thayer officiating. The min
ister's kindly expression Of sympathy
in relating the Incidents of the little
ones life, was much appreciated. There
was large profusion of flowers from
symeathizing relatives and friends, which
showed the feeling of sympathy for the
bereaved family and the love for the lit
tie one.
Mrs. Beckley had been visiting her sis
ter in Jamestown n y, for time and
was about to return home when the
child was stricken with meningitis and
died in a few hours. Appropriate ser
vices we're held at the home Of Mr.. and
Mrs. G. NJ johnson Of jamestown before
the parents left on their sad journey
home. Mr.. and Mrs. Beekley arrived
here Saturday night. Burial was in
AEazlewosd cemetery They desire to
express their thanks for Che many kind
nssses shown them in their hour Of ser
row.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-11-16
PLUCKY WOMAN
FOUGHT MAN OFF
Middlebury School Teacher Attacked BY
Man Late Saturday Night.--He
Struck Her a Vicious Blow
In The Face.

Middlebury, Nov. 16.-Miss Anne
Smith, popular young school teacher,
was struck twice in the face Saturday
eTening by an unknown man VINO was
fnily driven away by her frantic strug.
giles and screams. for help. As he held
his hand over her mouth in an attempt
to silence her, Miss Smith hit him hard
and with muttered curse, the wretch
disappeared. The attempted criminal
assault took place in front OF the young
woman's boarding house on Seminary
street about 1880 as she was returning
from the Alpha Chi society meeting.
Miss Smith, whose home is in Wor-
cester, Mass, was graduated from Mid
dlebury college in 1906 and is now
teaching in the local high school. She
left her girl companions at the corner
and was one house from home when the
man accosted her. She answered his in
quiry as TO where Oscar Bicknell lived
when he struck her in the face, blacken-
ing her left eye. Then he grappled with
her in the mouth and knocked out
SEQ gold tooth. Miss Smith bit his
hand and screamed to loudly that he
ran away evidently fearing that neigh
bors would come to her rescue.
Chief of Police c. N. Dickinson was
sent for and traced the mans foot
prints considerable distance in the
snow till they were lost in the center
OF the village.
Miss Smith describes her assailant
as about FIVE feet six inches tall, wear.
ing cap and black clothes.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-11-16
DEER. FOUGHT HARD
AGAINST SLAYER
John Wells of Newport Had a Lively
Experience With a Large Buck
on Saturday.

Newport, Nov 16.--After sighting a
large buck, firing and rushing up TO
capture his supposed dead game, John
Wells, farmer Of this town, experience
ed a personal conflict with a deer on
Saturday that he will long remember
The first shot only stunned the animal
and when Mr.. Wells leaned over it with
drawn knife, the buck reared up on its
Ang legs and took several mad plunges,
the hunter hanging desperately to the
animals neck. Wells finally managed to
reach his gun which he had dropped to
TO the ground, and shot the deer through
the heart. The man was badly bruised
his clothes being torn to shreds.
Gardner Pratt of Bloomington on Sat
Tday shot the largest deer that has
been killed in this section, it weighed
$50 pounds.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-11-16
Lions That Stopped a Railroad.

In the November Worlds Work there
is an article by Lieutenant Colonel j.
H. Paterson, an Engineer in the English
army. It is the first Of series that
viii appear in the Worlds Work by
Colonel Patterson. While he was in
charge of the construction of part
vi the Uganda railway in British East
Africa, he had some extraordinary ex-
perience with man-eating lions. The
famous African hunter, Mr.. +. G. Selous
writes an introduction in which he says
that not only is the army engineers
story true from the ring of il. but that
his modesty has made him tone it down.
sFrom the time of Herodotus until to-
day, lion stories innuuerable have
been written. have put some on re-
cord myself. But no lion story I have
ever heard or read equals in its long
sustained and dramatic interest the
story of the Tsavo man-eaters, as told
BY Colonel Patterson" says Mr.. Selous
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-11-16
T. c. KESSoN's FUNERAL.
Was Held Yesterday Afternoon Before
Many Organizations.

The funeral service of Thomas O.
Kesson were held at his late residence
on Maple avenue at two O'Clock yes
terday afternoon, Rev. j. d. Mackenzie,
pastor OF the Presbyterian church, Off
ciating. Selections were sung by mixed
quartette. Delegations were present
from the different organizations of which
Mr.. Kesson was member.
There was total delegation of about
go Eagles, members Of Capital City aerie
of Montpelier and of Barre aerie; del
egation of 40 Masons, representatives of
Operative lodge of Aberdeen and of
Granite lodge, and representatives from
Clan Gordon, the Burns club, and the
bartenders' union. The bearers were
chosen from the different organizations,
as follows: Alex. Coutts from the
bartenders' international league, A. j.
Guthrie from the Eagles, James Arder-
son from the Burns club, James Alexan-
der from Clan Gordon, George William
son and John Chesser from the Masons.
In accordance with the wish Of the
deceased, there were no flowers at the
funeral Interment was made in Hope
cemetery, and the prayers Of the Eagles
and Clan Gordon service were used, and
the fun Masonic service performed.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-11-16
Major Hoyey Died Suddenly
at Mortified
WAS RETIRED A YEAR AGO
lie Was One Of the Best Known Citizens
of the State-Had Been Com
mandant at Norwich Many
Years.

Northfeld, Nov. l6.-The entire CON-
munity was shocked by the very sudden
death Of Major Henry w. Hovey which
occurred on Saturday evening at 1880
from probable heart failure. Major Hov.
ey was about the street on Saturday
and appeared to be in his usual cheery
spirit He went to his home at about
$3.50 and retired at ten. He was seized
with the fatal attack at ll;l5 and died
before medical aid could reach him.
Besides Mrs. Hovey who was with
him at his death, he is survived by one
son, Bradford p. Hovey of Boston. and
daughter, Mrs. Dana Gilman Of Fort
Worth, Texas Major Hovey was born
in vasalboro, Me-, on September l, 1882.
After receiving a business education
and after few years study in law he
was appointed second lieutenant and was
assigned 10 the oath infantry of the
United States army, the date of his
entering the service being November %,
1880 Eight years later he was pro-
NOTED to be a first lieutenant and in
April, 1898, he was made captain and
was assigned to the 23rd infantry. He
was commissioned as major on August 4,
1908, and was retired because Of Ill
health on November s, 1907.
He was detailed to Norwich university
on September 10, 1895, as professor on
military science and tactics and was sent
to Alaska in 1898. In 1901 he was again
detailed to Norwich university, where
he remained until he was sent TO the
Philippines in 1905. There he remained,
together with Mrs. Hovey, until his re-
tirment from service. He returned to
Northfeld early last spring.
During his details while in Vermont
he took very active interest in the
state militia. he was a fluent speaker,
interesting and entertaining He was
well known throughout Vermont. He
was 32nd degree Mason, member of
the Commandery and Shriner; also an
Elk. He was an officer in the order of
the Loyal Legion. In his several years
of life in this village, Major Hovey made
a large circle of friends and was admired
by all.
The funeral will be held Tuesday
morning at ten o'clock.
There were three other deaths in town
over Sunday, the names of the others
being Pearl, the nine years old son of
Frank j. Dutton, George Amidon, town
farm patient who broke his leg short
time ago, and Mrs Laura Boynton,
widow of the late Captain William Fl.
Boynton, captain Of Company r in the
Civil war. Mrs. Beynton was sister
Of Mrs. G. b. B. Denny. Fred Will
iams of South NoFthfield, one Of the
victims Of team accident with WI
liam Stevens last week, Is said this
morning to be in bad condition.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-11-16
Strengthen Theory Of Murder
of Mrs. "Chick" Stahl
BODY FOUND LAST NIGHT
II Is Possible That the Woman May
Have Committed Suicide, as Her
Husband Did a Year Ago
Last March.

Boston, Nov. l6.--The body Of Julia
Harmon Stahl, widow Of Chick" Stahl
the base ball player who committed sui.
eide year ago last March, was posi-
lively identified this morning by her
relatives, and the police are hunting for
the man who was seen with her last
night. The theory Of murder is strength.
ened by the allegation that she wore
$1,000 worth of jewels which are now
missing. II is known that she had been
sorrowing over her husbands death and
it is possible that she committed suicide
also.
The body, richly clad, was found last
night in a doorway at Z Ellery terrace,
South Boston. Medical Examiner Nc
Donald found some marks on the wo.
mans throat, but Il is not thought that
these had to do with her death. The
woman and her clothing were described
last night to her father, Mr.. Harmon,
who lives at 80 Leon street, Roxbury,
and he stated that he believed the wo-
man was his daughter, belief which
was confirmed to-day. The body was
placed in the morgue.
Mrs. Stahl was S2 years of age and
was living with her parents at the time
of her death She was married to
Charles S. Stahl, the Boston American
base ball player, November Ia, 1906.
Stam killed himself at West Baden, Ind,
while the Boston team was there taking
its preliminary practice. He was cap
tain of the team.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-11-16
THIS is EGG-TRAoRDINARY.
A Plainfeld Hen Lays Monster Egg
The Size Of 1t.

f. w. Page of Plainfeld writes the
editor the following interesting letter:
Il have been trying for some time to
get breed of hens that would lay eggs
large enough to be worth 315 or 4 cents
apiece. | think have got them at last,
in the B. P. Rocks, as one of my hens
laid an egg Saturday, November Ia, that
weighed seven ounces and seven drachns
and measured l014 inches round it the
largest way, and IA inches round it
the smallest way. This egg when broken
was found to contain another ordinary.
sized egg, with hard she'll the same as
the large one. Each eggs contained a
perfect yolk and white. The large one
had about three times as much white as
the other, or as any common egg. You
may print this or not as you like"
We print it,
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-11-16
LONG LIFE ENDED.
Mrs. ANGELA French, in Goth Year, Died
Yesterday.

ANotNAheys
Mrs. ANGELA French, widow of Ephra-
i'm Il. French, one OF the leading lawyers
and commanding figures in public life
hereabouts OF one and two generations
ago, passed away early Sunday morning
at her home on North Main street,
following a shock which she sustained
Friday afternoon. During most Of the
time since stricken, the patient was
unconscious, the end coming at 6:35
after quiet, peaceful sleep Mrs.
Frenchs health had been failing of late
quite rapidly and on Friday she com.
planned OF not feeling well. Her sister,
Miss Agnes French, attended a religious
service that afternoon and on returning
found her in a emi-eonscious eondi-
ton.
Mrs. French was in her ninetieth year,
having been born in Barre on August o,
1872 the daughter of David French, jr.,
and her life was spent in Barre. She
was married to Ephraim r. French SO
years AGO on the fifteenth Of last August,
and they lived together until his death
which occurred twenty years ago. Mr.
French built a fine residence on the site
where once rested the old Hale's tavern
destroyed by frel, and following his
death his widow retained her residence
there, taking particular pride with her
sister in keeping up the clean appearance
of the place. This house at the corner
of North Main street and Keith avenue
is one Of the few remaining residential
places in the center of the eity's business
section.
Mr. and Mrs. French had no children
and the latter's nearest surviving rela
tive is a sister, Miss Agnes, who had
been a companion for the older woman
for many years. She is now the last OF
eleven children, There are also number
Of nephews and nicees The two women
were constant companions and as both
took deep interest in religious affairs,
they took great delight in studying the
Bible and in repeating portions of the
book Mrs French was member OF the
Hedding Methodist church and a firm
believer in its creed
She was, moreover, a woman of beau
tiful character and respected by all who
knew her. She was also a very capable
woman and her home contains a great
many testimonials TO her skill in various
lines,
In spite of her advanced age, Mrs.
French continued last summer her custom
of spending several weeks at Saratoga
Springs, n. Y, being accompanied by her
sister. She commenced to visit Saratoga
with her father while she was yet girl
and continued the diversion after her
The exact number of sum-
mers she spent at this famous resort
is not known. but it is said that during
the last half-century she missed only
one summer and that was when her
died
Her husband is buried in Elmwood
cemetery, and there her remains will
be laid following the funeral, which will
be held from the house Wednesday af.
ternoon at 2:30 o'clock, the Rev. (. O. |
Thayer officiating. It was Mrs. French's
wish, as her husbands was, that friends
do not send flowers to her funeral.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-11-16
1908 DEER KILLING
BREAKS RECORD
1t Is Believed That 1000 Bucks Were
Killed in Vermont During the Week
Just Past.

The 1908 deer season closed Saturday
night at midnight, and although the re-
turns are not all in, it is anticipated that
all records will have been broken. Some
cid hunters put the total slaughter at
1000 deer. they say that this unusual
hunting success is due to the fact that
it is the mating season, when the bucks
are unusually fearless. 1t is said that
within radius of ten miles of Rutland
$50 bucks were killed. If the proportion
holds throughout the state, the record
Of 1908 will be remarkable. Many more
carcasses than usual have been brought
into this city.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-11-16
HORRIBLY BURNED
WHILE ALL ALONE
Mrs. Johanna Coughlin of winooski
Died Last Night From Injuries
Received at Her Home That
Morning.

Winooski, Nov. 16.--Mrs. Johanna
Cullen Coughlin, widow of Patrick
Coughlin, was fatally burned at ner
home ON Maple street Winooski. yester-
day morning. Mrs. Coughlin was alone
in the house as her daughter, Mrs. a. NJ.
L6nergan, her grandson, John LoHergan,
and the maid, Miss Harriet Lynch, were
attending st. Stephens Church. Miss
Lynch arrived at the house first and
found Mrs. coughlin seated in chair
in the parlor with her body mass
Of frightful burns. Drs. Hill, Heath,
Dunn, Strapp and Sheahan were called
and everything possible done to allevi-
ate the woman's terrible sufferings. 1t
is not known just how the accident oc-
Cured but it is thought that then Mrs.
Coughlin passed the heater, the door
Of which was open, light shawl
caught fire from the Goals and set fire
to her dress She fought the flames as
best she could and visited nearly every
room in the house, coming down stairs,
and trying vainly to attract the atten-
ton Of neighbors, none Of whom seemed
to be about. Finally in an exhausted
condition she seated herself in the par
lor with most Of her clothing burned
from her person and waited for help.
The Rev. J. P. Rand, pastor of st.
Stephens church, administered the sac
raments of the church and about five
o'clock in the afternoon the unforau.
nate woman died.
Mrs. Coughlin was born in Dengowan,
County Waterford, Ireland September
Is, 1889, and when quite young came
to this country She was the mother
Of twelve children, three of whom sur
vive her. They are the Rev. John NJ.
Coughlin of st. Peters college of New
Jersey, Michael j Coughlin of Roches-
ter, N. Y, and Mrs. A. NJ. Lonergan of
this village.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-11-16
FELL DOWN SHAFT.
Montpelier Man injured While inspect
ing Barre Fire Station.

Chase H. Wilkinson Of Montpelier
met with an accident while inspecting
the local FIRE station late yesterday af-
ternoon which resulted in the breafcng
Of one bone in his left foreaFtn and dis.
locating the other. Wilkinson, with an
other Montpelier man, had been look
ing at the hose tower and he was look
ing to the top of the tower when he
stepped over the edge Of the floor and
fell to the basement, distance Of IA
feet,
His entire weight struck upon his left
hand and arm and he was kneclCed near
liz senseiess fer few moments. Upon
being revived sufficiently he Yves taken
TO the Office Of Dr. J. ". jackson where
it was discovered that his arm ha6 been
broken and disiscated in tf5e Ail Or.
Reed was called in aud the DOCTORS re-
cueed the fracture after wksch Mr.. VIII
lxinson went to his heme in Montpelier.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-11-16
NINE PEOPLE DEAD
IN FIERCE ENCOUNTER
Negro Desperate Ran Amuck in Olcmul-
gee, Oklahoma, YesterdSy.--The
Desperate Himself Fell.

0lSmulgee, Okla, Nov. 16.-Eight per
sons were killed and ten others were
wounded yesterday in fight between
James DecSland, negro desperate, and
officers. The dead:
Edgar Robinson, sheriff of okmulgee
county.
Henry Klaber, assistant chief of po.
lice of Owmulgee
Two negroes named Chapman, broth
ers.
J. Deckard, negro.
Three unidentified negroes.
The wounded:
Steve Graysen, Indian boy, probably
fatally beaten.
Victor Farr, Sioux chief, shot through
shoulder.
Deputy sheriff, arm broken.
Seven Others, slightly wounded.
The disturbance began at the ST.
Louis and San Francisco railroad sta
tion where Declsard engaged in a fight
with Greyson and beat him senseless
with rock.
Friends of Grayson called the police.
When Policemen Klaber went to the
station Deckard fled to his house near
by, and barricaded himself. When
Klaber approached the house Deckard
snot and instantly killed him.
Sheriff Robinson gathered deputies in
a few minutes and hurried to the scene.
This party contained several negroes
whom the sheriff commissioned as dep
uties. As the attacking party approach
ed the Deckard house Deckard opened
fire with rife firing as rapidly as he
could load his weapon. The sheriff fell
first instantly killed. Then five of the
negro deputies were slain.
Deckard's house was soon surrounded
by frenzied mob of armed men. Fire
was set to house just north of Deck
ards. Volleys of bullets were poured
into Deokard's house and he was shot
down. He was seen to roll over on the
floor strike a match and set fire to his
own house, which was soon roaring
furnace in which his body was baked.
Deckard evidently had a large quantity
of ammunition stored in his house, for
many cartridges exploded while the
house was burning.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-11-16
TWO MARRIAGES.
Both Occurred Saturday Afternoon, The
Participants.

Angelo Rossil and Miss Angelina Lot
'tie CsmpazE were united in marriage
at $3.50 o'clock Saturday afternoon at
the honie Of Mr.. and Mrs. John Bossi of
Scampini square by Justice Of the Peace
James Hackay. Mr.. and Mrs. Rossi
will reside at s. Berlin street
Caro- Gsribaldi andl Miss Katherine
Rossinelli we're united in marriage Sat
urday afternoon at 2.50 o'clsck at IS
Smith street. The ceremony vas per-
formed By Justice of the Peace A. A.
Sargent. Tnis was Justice SaTgent's
hrst nuptial ceremony.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-11-16
OFFICIALLY ADMITTED
THAT BOTH ARE DEAD
Sweeping Changes in Chinese Rulers as
Result of Death Of the Emperor
and the Dowager
Empress.

Pekin, Nov. 16.--Tsze Hsi An, Dow
ager empress of China, the autocratic
head Of the government which she had
directed without successful interference
since 1861, and without protest since
1881, died at two o'clock yesterday af-
telnoon.
The announcement of her death was
official, and followed closely upon the
announcement that Kuang- Hsu, the EN-
peror, died Saturday afternoon at five
o'clock, but it is believed that the
deaths of the emperor and the dowager
empress occurred considerably before
the time set down in the official state
ment.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-11-16
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eouzsattee.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-11-16
Most q cew, Frse q pi,easa.

Franklin, Nov. le.--Dr. j. c. Parker
Of st. Albsns recently tested seven head
Of cattle for Peter Belle azS 40 for n
w Mullen and fsuRd thsn al FREE from
tuberculosis, while Eve Of Alez. Cor
wells herd ef IS Wxs feuni to BE dis
eAsed.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-11-16
Deer Records For vermont Towns.

st. Albans, Nov 16.--Deer records
for various towns last week are as
fellows: Cambridge %, Fletcher S bucks
and one doe, Middlebury nine, and Mil
ton FIVE.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-11-16
Masrned ss Years.

Sheldon. Nov. 1e.--Air. and Mrs. E.
G. Newton celebrated their 5sth we'd
ding anniversary last Friday afternoon
and evening.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-11-16

r. P. NrG-sth Of rsremonth, n. H..
is in the eity on buSusss.
0. p. skaw Of Bethel was a business
visitor in the city to-say.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-11-16
MORE VACCINATION.
New Supply of Vaccine Received in
Montpelier and Stabbing Continues.

A new stock Of vaccine having been
received in Montpelier the work Of vac
cination goes or apses. Otherwise there
is ne change in the situation. These
whe may have been exposed to sTsall.
pox through the Wait a Luke LAndmsn
Of Londonderry ars waiting fer develop
ments.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-11-16

Something gilt edge at csst price.
"Wednesday, December End.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1908-12-19

better qualified for admission to the
sisterhood than several other territor-
les that have been taken in, Nevada
Tor instance. OF the two New Mexico
presents much the better qualificat-
ions. She cast $1,000 votes at the rec
ent election, while Arizona cast only
about $4,000. The total number of
votes polled in New Mexico was larg-
er than the votes cast in eight states
of the Union.
1t is quite possible there may be no
statehood legislation at this session
but, from indications, the time is not
far distant when two new stars we'll
be added to the flag. President-e1ecs.
Taft is as strongly in favor of the ad-
mission of New Mexico and Arizona
as is President Roosevelt. At least
that is the report circulated by the
statehood boomers and Mr. Taft has
not entered denial. Therefore, it
seems that statehood within the next
four years is probability.