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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-01-22
MAHAN SENTENCED
TO LIFE IN PRISON
Prisoner Tried to Speak in Court To-day
But Couldn't Utter a
Sound.

Bennington, Jan. 22-Alfred AIahan
was to-day sentenced to life imprison-
ment Tor killing his niece, Ethel, having
been convicted last week of murder in
the second degree. When the Judge
asked him if he had anything to say
Why sentence should not be pronounced,
Naahn rose TO his feet and tried to
sneak. lie could not utter word, but
made his lips 20 as if speaking. His
attorney. O. NJ. Barber, then Went over
to him and later informed the court that
Nahan had nothing e say.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-01-22
40 BARRELS WINE
SEIZED IN NORTHFIELD
California "Grappa" Taken from Freight
Car on Central Vermont Tracks
and Stored in Hose House.

A wholesalcl liquor raid, under the di-
rcetion of States Attorney Gates. and
On warrant drawn up by the North
field town grand juror, was made on q
freight car near tile Central Vermont
depot IN Northleld yesterday. ii Il very
similar 70 AFRAID made ia Barre few
years ago. The liquor was the same
brand as seized in the Barre raid, being
mappa" wine and coming from Cali
fornia.
There were forty barrels in the con
signment and it was taken ont and
stored in the hose house until some dis
position Of the case has been made. The
raid was made by. Chief Plunkett Of the
Mortified police force, with Deputy
Charles Sawyer A peculiar thing
about the consignment is that it was
shipped to Cioeca Lombard & Co., and
to that company as consignee.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-01-22
FLAG AT HALF MAST.
For Major George W. Bonett Of St.
Johnsbury

St. Johnsbury, Jan. 22.-The flag over
the hall OF Chambeflin post. G. A. r., is
again at half mast ON account Of the
death Of Major George W. Bonctt. which
occurred at his home sunday. He was
born in the neiglboring town of Water
ford and had a brilliant army record.
lie enlisted in the Third Vermont and
was breveted major near its close Tor
aliantry in the assault on Petersburg.
tie was at that time on General i. A.
Grants staff. Sine the war he had
ben engaged as an iron moulder. being
fer 30 years an empioye AZ the scale
factory.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-01-22
SENSATIONAL MURDER
In NEW YORK TODAY
Frank Beattie, Evening Telegram's Ad-
vertising Manager, Killed by
Woman, Who Then Shot


New York, Jan. 22 sensational,
shooting occurred during the noon hour
to-day in the restaurant Of Maey's big
department store, as result Of which
Frank Beattie, advertising manager Of
the Evening Telegram, is dead and a
woman, believed to be May Roberts
Clark, is dying at the hospital The
couple were dining together when the
woman suddenly took revolver from
her handbag and fired five shots into
her companions body. Then, taking a
second revolver, she shot herself A
third revolver was found in her bag.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-01-22
DOGS CHASING DEER.
State Commissioner Thomas Receives
Many Complaints.

Stowe, Jan. % State Commissioner
Thomas is receiving many complaints
OF dogs chasing deer Some of them
are A deer found with broken leg in
Mt Holly, ordered to be shot; Bartons-
vile, deer chased by dogs and partly
eaten; South Londonderry, deer chased
BY dogs. found with broken leg and
killed by warden Reports Of deer ille-
aallv killed have been received from
Westford, pawlet, West Bradford aud
Franklin.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-01-22
OLD EmPLoYE DISABLED.
Charles Fl. Thayer Worked Nearly 50
Years in Scale Factory

St Jonnsbury, Jan. 22.-~About 30 Of
the friends Of Charles H. Thayer called
on him yesterday afternoon and pre-
sented him with q Morris chair. MIR
Tbayer has been confined to MS bed for
over six weeks as a result of a serious
scald on Ills legs in vat Of boiling sal
soda. and il now able to sit up. lie
mas been an employe Of the scale
factory for nearly 50 years
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-01-22
TALK OF The TOWN.

Miss Bessie Pitkin resumed worked
at the Daylight store to-day after a few
days illness with grippe.
Miss Myers Of GAINESVILLE, Ohio. ar
rived in the city last night and began
work to-day at Scott s. Townsend S
Office.
Among arrivals at the City hotel last
evening and to-day are J. W. Green.
IT.. Burlington; w. IT, Westcott. Leb-
anon. n. H: J. A. Rae. plattsburgh,
=. T.; f. b. Robinson. New York; f.
z. Braytcn. Swanton; J. P. Brittian. Al
banyi c. n. Spaulding. New Yorki j. z.
Ruston, Boston.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-01-22
CENTRAL VERMONT
DISCHARGES 40 MEN
Making a Total Of es from the Shops
at St. Adams During the Past
Week.

st. Albans. Jan. 22.-Forty men EN-
ployed in the machine shops Of the Cen
trial Vermont railroad have Just been dis.
charged, making total Of 63 during the
past week No reason is given for the
action, but the recent depression is ac-
credited with being the cause. It is
understood that the company offered
the men lower wage rate, but that the
men refused to accept.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-01-22
PROUD G. A. R. VETERAN
DIDN'T WANT To LIVE
Marcello Kidder, Believing Civil War
Man Shouldn't Descend to Pauper-
ism, Jumped Off Harvard
Bridgt Today.

Boston, Jan. 22. Unable through age
and inirnitiop to earn living and be-
iievirR that a Civil War veteran should
not descend to pauperism, Marcella Kid
der, New York Grand Army man,
leaped from Harvard bridge into the
Charles river today He landed on a
rock and broke both ankles He was
crawling toward deep water when hauled
out. He tried vainly TO strange himself
and beat out bis brains while being tax
en to the hospital
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-01-22
CARPENTERS UNION
ASKS So PER DAY
There Is No One to Present Demands TO-,
as Master Builders Association is
Practically Defunct.

The carpenters and joiners Of Barre
have announced that after April j, next,
iourneymen shall ask SO for a days
wages, working eight hours and with
weekly payments The master build
ers association is practically defunct
organization, so there was no official no.
titication Of the contractors, except
through a general notice which is pub
1ished today. The carpenters have been
drawing various sums, part more than
$5 and others less, although the last
scale was S270 per day.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-01-22
GIRL KILLED.
Run Over By an Automobile at Salem,
Mass.

Salem, Mass, jan 22.-Vera Roberts
Of SO Purchase street, this city, was run
over and killed yesterday afternoon by
an automobile owned by +. A. Hurd of
Milton, llass. Eugene Libby of Mattapan
the chauffeur, was placed under arrest
The accident occurred on Bridge street
and the automobile was on its way from
Beverly to Boston. The automobile was
not going at high rate of speed, but
the little girl was too near for the
chauffeur to stop the machine, and the
wheels went over the ehiId's neck.
Mr. Hurd jumped ont and taking the
ehild in his arms, ordered the chauffeur
TO go at once to a hospital but the child
died before It was reached.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-01-22
Belts Academy Building Is
Wiped Out by Fire
AT STAMFORD, CT, TODAY
No Lives Were Lost, Although There
Were Nearly 90 Occupants of the
Building When Fire Broke Out
Early This Morning.

Stamford, Conn, Jan. p. Nothing ex-
cept the foundations and heap Of ruins
remains of Belts academy, where fire
started early this morning. The faculty,
students and servants left behind their
personal effects in the haste to leave
the building, many having TO fee in
paiamas BY FIRE escapes. There were
between 80 and 30 occupants in the
building. Mr. Belts intends TO continue
the school in temporary quarters and
rebuild No lives were lost. The loss
will approximate 100000.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-01-22
wEsTFoRD MAN ARRESTED.
Fred Levee Charged With Assaulting
Louis Hall.

Burlington. Jan. % Deputy Sheriff
Lord and Morgan went yesterday to
Westfofd and arrested Fred Levee of
that town on warrant issued by
states Attorney A. L. Sherman. Ievee
is charged with aesaulting, with in
tent to kill, Louis Hall Of Westford,
last Saturday. Hall claims that when he
net Levee IN the highway the latter
struck him with club. Levee SAYS he
only pulled Halls whiskers. A hearing
in the matter will be held soon.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-01-22
ABoLIsH 4 GRADED CROSSING.
state Railroad Commissioners at North
Try Yesterday.

North Troy. Jan. 22.-.The state board
of railroad commissioners met here yes
terdav and considered The petition for
the removal Of the Manuel grade cross.
ING. Afterwards the commissioners de-
eided to abolish the crossing and assessed
the town. the state and the railroad the
usual proportion Of the cost.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-01-22
TOOK cARBoLIc ACID.
William Hague Of Lowell, Mass, Sui
eide.

Lowell, Mass, Jan. p. William
Hague Of this city was found dead in
field in the rear Of a house IN Dracut
whore his wife resided last night.
He had taken a dose OF carbolic acid.
It is supposed that he committed suicide
while under the influence Of liquor
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-01-22
Startinr 4 Band IN Barrn.

Mr. Buia, music teacher, will give an
invitation to an players OF Barre TO be
present at a meeting that win be held
in Granite street block next Friday night
at 7 O'Clock. Please bring your instru-
ment along with you.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-01-22
FuneraI of Ioseph pumbrOuski.

The funeral Of Joseph Dombrousld,
who died Saturday night, was held at
30 yesterday afternoon from the resi-
denee, S Schurtlef place. The bearers
were William Jock, Thomas 0Leary,
Andrew Brock and Charles O'Bnen. The
interment was made in Hope cemetery
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-01-22
Weat BsrkshIre 90 g..

st. Adams. Jan. s2.-United STATES
Marshal Horace " Bailey has appoint
Cd Arthur c. Derby Of West Berkshire
as deputy e. S. marshal for the Yer
mont district.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-01-22
City Ordinances.

In turning for a moment and review
ing the municipal acts Of the past year.
which We believe have been beneficial to
the city we may refer to the revision
OF the city ordinances. Previous admin
istrations had found and declared ii to
be necessary 70 have complete revision
of the ordinances, and the matter was
taken up in earnest this year. The city
attorney with Richard a. Hear as coun-
sci was empowered and directed to make
a complete revision. and present the
same to the city council; this was done
and several changes and additions were
made by the council with the approval
OF The attorneys and the ordinances as
revised were adopted and ordered TO 60
into effect March 8 1905
Proiiting by past experiences. it #
now believed that our ordinances fully
comply with our charter and the general
law. aud II they do We believe the re-
suits viii be beneficial 10 the city.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-01-22

The supper at the intermission Of the
hospital ball Thursday evening, January
%. will be served in the Odd Fellows hall
at eleven o'clock sharp. The tickets for
the supper an so cents. The menu is as
follows:
Iced olives Ghcrkins
Celery
Chicken pie Cranberry jell
Mashed potatoes Sweet corn
CoId roast pork Cold tongue
Cabbage salad Cream dressing
Hot rolls
Ice cream Assorted cake
Coffee
Oranges Bananas Grapes
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-01-22
Streets

IN conformity with lhe precedent es-
tsblished several years ago d building a
certain amount Of permanent streets
every year and which We believe 70 be
policy the wisdom of which few uili
question, the city council during he past
year caused portions 81 Brook. Washing
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-01-22

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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-01-22

1907 Expenditures and 1908 Estimates.
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The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1908-07-02

we're at the farm. wondering at the i'm.
mense skyrocket and trembling all
over at the thought of the explosion
when she went of And all over the
land people who could not go to the
farm were watching the heavens and
paying very little attention to the 9TH
or fireworks OF the United States, be-
cause the papers had told all about the
rocket and had explained that It could
be seen hundreds of miles when II
went up.
When the time came, Uncle Dick
gave Jimmy big piece of lighted punk
and then he stood In front OF the tree
and said:
Ladies and Gentlemen: You will
notice that this tree is inclined toward
the north My calculations tell mt
that when the rocket is lit IL will pull
the tree clear out of the ground and
go north for at least 1000 miles, which
will bring It over uninhabited country,
where 1t will fall without hurting any,
body, unless bear or a moose should
get in the way. Now, Jimmy, touch
her off"
Jimmy touched the end of the fuse
and then everybody ran away to safe
distance The fire climbed swiftly, and
suddenly with bang that shook the
hills and broke the windows even In
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1908-07-02
Betsy Ross.

quiet house, q quiet street,
A needle and a thread
scissors and a square OF blue,
Some strips of white and red,
And slender hands that deftly stitched
The shining stars across
Twas thus the flag of Liberty
Was made by Betsy Ross
Though Father Time has worn to rags
The ermiae .sbes OF kings,
And left the guns OF war to rust
Among forgotten things:
Though crowns and scepters at his touch
Have turned TO dust and dross-
Yet not broken stitch has marred
The work OF Betsy Ross.
In stately HAN and lowly home
This day it's colors wave,
The shelter of the worlds oppressed,
The beacon OF the brave.
Let glory on the nations shield
Among the stars emboss
The thread. the needle, and the name
And fame of Betsy Ross.
-Minna Irving, in Leslie's Weekly.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1908-07-02
Ten Thousand People Were There"
towns 100 miles away, the giant rocket

Ten Thousand People Were There"
towns 100 miles away, the giant rocket
went off.
Out came the tree, roots and all, and
sailed grandly into the sky with hiss.
Ing trail of fire behind 1t. The amazed
spectators watched 1t for more than
half an hour getting smaller and
smaller till 1t disappeared in the
northern sky.
For days after that the paper printed
reports from distant places from peo-
pie who had seen wonderful fiery
thing in the night. BY means of these
reports, 1t was possible for Uncle Dick
to pursue the course of his wonderful
rocket until he found that 1t had gone
far over Canada; but he could not
learn where 1t had fallen and he did
not learn until recently.
But about week ago hunter who
had been in the very far north of Can
ada, near Hudson bay. shooting musk
oxen. visited Uncle Dick. He told a lot
OF interesting hunting adventures, and
finally said:
THE queerest thing that / saw Was
far up in the barren lands where there
are no trees. One day saw somethk Z
odd some distance away. and went
there on my snow shoes.
What do you suppose / found? A
mighty tree! That was queer enough
up there, But queerer still was the fact
that this tree did not stand In the
ground as other trees do, but stood
roots up with its crown buried deeply
in the soil. 1t was the most marvellous
sight have even seen, and can hard
ly believe 1t yet. l would give a good
deal to know what caused this strange
freak OF nature"
Uncle Dick chuckled and winked at
Jimmy.
Did you ever hear of Jimmy's won.
derful skyrocket?" he asked.
mo. never" said the hunter. You
know have been in the wilderness a
long time"
So Uncle Dick told him. After he
got through the hunter said: 81 am
glad to know this. intended to write
book about ii. but now | shall be
able to save myself the trouble"
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1908-07-02

The "Star-Spangled Banner" is gen.
orally taken for granted. One seldom
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1908-07-02
Gvsrstt's GuIosy on Independence Fall

oY DEED which neither France England. Greece nor
$3.50 Rome Witnessed done in independence Hail.
%9SM in the City of Philadelphia; deed that cannot be
eASl matched in the history of the world. That old Hall
should forever be kept sacred the of such
deed Let the rains Of heaven ds gently its roof and the
of winter beat softly its door, AS each successive
generation of those who been benefited u the great Declare
ton made within its walls shall make their pilgrimage to that
shrine may theu think unseemlu Call Its walls salvation
and its gates praise-Ed7vard EVereH
The newspaper., 1908-07-24
Organism VS.. Taftism.

The constitution of Oklahoma
was written by Mr.. Bryan. Its
provisions make it impossible for
a depositor to lose a cent by a
bank failure. Taft said thus kind
of banking law would drive capi-
tai out of the state and paralyzc
the banking business. Who was
right? The best and most pros
porous banks TO be found are in
Oklahoma today. Instead OF
driving capital out. millions of
dollars are being Withdrawn from
banks IN other states and depos-
tied in Oklahoma banks by de-
positors who want their money in
safe hands In Oklahoma the
property of railways and other
corporations is assessed upon the
basis of physical, or actual value.
A dollars worth of property is a
dollar down there. whether it be
in farmers hen coop or a marble
railway station, and pay taxes on
the same basis. The Republican
national convention, by vote OF
9l7 to 63. said 1t was in favor of
such law, aud TAFT in a speech
in Oklahoma before the constitu-
ton was adopted, ridiculed the
proposition and said no RAILROADS
would be built in Oklahoma under
such a law. Who was right =?
More miles OF raI.toad are being
built in Oklahoma today than in
any state in he Union. While
railway taxation IS nearly double
what it is elsewhere, the compan-
les pay 1t and save money, by not
having to raise corruption funds
to buy legislatures and placate
political gratters. And this makes
the burden of taxation lighter on
The newspaper., 1908-07-24
Brace Up.

One OF the ways to beauty our
town at comparatively small eX-
pense would be to park our resi-
deuce streets. Let the council
fix a curb line say twenty teet
from the lot line leaving a wide
strip outside the walk for grass
and trees. The streets would be
narrow of course. but they need
not be wide on residence streets
and narrow ones are kept in con
dltion at less expense. Almost
any property owner can with his
own labor put in some sort OF a
curbstone which will keep the irri-
CATION water in place. The parked
part of the street would be a
place of beauty instead OF an eye
sore. A uniform curb line would
give a city appearance instead of
the impression of poorly kept
village. Another thing would
vastly improve the appearance
and that is the strict enforcement
of regulations prohibiting the
dumping of anything whatever
into the street. The use of brick
or cement ash-pits, the keeping
of alleys free from otfal and
general cleanliness about the
premises should be insisted on.
A few things like this would
make vast improvement in this
or any other country town and
would not be burdcnsome TO prop
erty owners.
The newspaper., 1908-07-24

ruped to its fate. But the return
journey was the exciting part of
adventure. Our equestrian knight
was not at all wearied by the ride
up, but his saddle showed pro.
nounced signs of flag" On the
return. the saddle showed such
unmistak-able signs OF disap-
proval. that to placate its ruffied
temper. our knight of the saddle
considerably Jagged several miles
behind the rest of the party and
arrived some hours after the
neophites dashed into town.
Everybody was as fresh as a
morning shower next morning.
but our knight, out of respect
for his faithful saddle. deemed
1t fit and proper to remain in Sc
clusion during the next day, and
meantime attend to sundry unim-
portant abrasions inadvertently
made on his cuticle during the
argument with the saddle The
trip was success as a training
experiment and the ienderfeet
have no end of praise for the
mastery manner in which they
were introduced to the mysteries
of equestrianism and the pisca-
torial art by their experienced
guide and mentor.
The newspaper., 1908-07-24
BIG DEMOCRATIC JOLLIFICATION
Delta County Bryan Club, with Orchestra
and Band, and Prominent Speakers
Will be Here July 29.

A big jollhcatron will he here Wednesday
July % The Delta County Bryan club w Delta
and will bring with them orchestra and band l00oo
will shelter. A Delta
democrats will and expected that democrat about
will present Our republican
in
will do them good dance the will be
which will interest the people number
speakers will be here address the people whom will
Hon John Bell of Monose.
the speakers the slope Everybody invited
The newspaper., 1908-07-24

age. business woman of ability.
She will be the constant compan-
ion of Miss Susa during her tours
We predict for Miss Carpenter a
brilliant career. Her splendid
voice coupled with feminine ac-
complishments of a rare order
have pleased the ears and eyes of
European nobility and will de
light the lovers of musical ar,
everywhere.
The newspaper., 1908-07-24

the masses There are many
other things with reference to the
superior virtue OF the Oklahoma
constitution. but these suffice to
show the difference between
Bryan and Tait-between de-
mocracy and republicanism in
this day OF grace.-Breckenridge
Bulletin.
The newspaper., 1908-07-24
PiscatorisI Expedition.

Our readers are probably not
personally acquainted with Don
Quixote. but they have undoubt-
edly read something of the more
or less veracious accounts of the
exploits OF that doughty knight
Our tellow-townsnsn. Will ]
Wood. Is famous horseman
whose equestrian ieats are a mat
ter OF common knowledge. as mis-
modesty doesn't run in the line of
hiding these particular endow-
ments under the metaphorical
bushel, being a pretty good sim
gle advertiser himself
Wood. wishing to add to his al
ready well-earned laurels as a
top notcher. undertook TO pilot a
party OF tenderfeet over the sin
uous and rocky way to the Sc
cluded shades of the West Big
Muddy and there initiate them
into the mysteries oftrout fishing.
Mounted on prancing chargers,
the party, consisting of Guy
Hammond Art Purtee. Arthur
Cline. Victor Whittemore. A. J.
Richardson and s. Lunn.
headed by our knight of the sad
die. dashed out of town Saturday
evening headed for the wilds
aforementioned At the outset,
Wood considerably mentioned
the fact that if he should set too
hot a pace for any of the party
he would modify it to suit. Guy
Hammond wore a grin which he
attributed to the sun in his eyes
(it was after nighD but which
others credited 70 something
more sinister. That was at the
start. After a strenuous ride. the
party arrived safely about
8 o'clock Sunday morning and
began their lessons in the
piscatorial art. Accounts differ
as to the number of hnny
monsters which were snatched
from watery grave and landed
in the safe retreats of the chappa
raj, but the hint is given out that
it was something appalling. Dur
ing the excitement OF the trip.
Whittemore, in a moment of aber
ration, undertook to rob a de.
fenseless female horse of her
helpless and conhding offspring
The equine mother resented his
wcll-meant efforts and landed two
vigorous kicks where they would
do the most good. Whittcmore's
enthusiasm waned perceptibly, in
fact to such an extent that he de.
termined to leave the little quad
The newspaper., 1908-07-24
Notice.

On and after July 10th The
Peoples Meat Market and the
Paonia Meat Market will keep
their respective places Of business
open until 7:So p. IN. excepting
Saturdays. Yours to please,
PHIL EIsENKRAMER
L. +. STEPHENS.