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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-10-12
A DAY IN COURT.
Several Men Are Found Guilty of In
toxication.

A trio of drunks were arraigned in
city court this morning and fourth
one was in Saturday evening. Samuel
Stacy was arrested Saturday afternoon
! by Officer Hsmel and was arraigned in
court Saturday evening. He pleaded
guilty to a subsequent offense and went
to the county jail for 30 days. This
morning Wilbur Wilson of this city,
James MceLan of Graniteville and viii
liam Leonard Of Montpelier were
brought into court by Officers Hamel
and Gamble and Constable Nichols.
Wilson pleaded guilty to a second
offense and was sentenced to the county
jail for 30 days and an alternative SEN
tence of 81 days additional if the costs
Of $40 were not paid.
Leonard and Mclean were arrested
at the same time last evening at the
Seampini block. The two were stand
ing on the steps of the block when Nc
lean fell over backwards against the
SIDE window OF S. J. Segei & company's
store breaking the glass. The police
we're notified and Officer Gamble took
in Leonard and Constable Nichols, who
Happened along, Collared Mclean. Leon.
ard pleaded guilty to a first oifense and
was fined SIS with costs of S6.o5 which
ht said he would try and pay. Mclean
pleaded guilty to second offense and
was sentenced to the county Jail for 80
days with an alternative sentence of
% days additional if the costs of $40
were not paid
In disclosing Mclean said that he and
Leonard purchased four pints of alco,
hol at the Middlesex saloon Saturday
afternoon. Leonard. he said, made the
purchase but he furnished half the
money. He said . man whom he did
not know got pint for him in this
city yesterday.
Joseph Lapoint was also arraigned be-
fore Judge Scott in justice court this
forenoon and pleaded guilty to second
ofrense Of intoxication He was sem
fenced to the county Jail for 80 days with
an alternative sentence of 80 days more
ii the costs Of Sll were not paid. La
point was fined for intoxication in JUS
tice court only last Thursday and his
fine was paid by W. A. Martin, who had
telephoned for an officer to come to his
farm in South Barre and arrest him.
Yesterday Deputy Sheriff G. L. Morris
received another call from Mr.. Martin
that Iapoint was drunk again at his
place. and the sheriff drove to the farm
and brought Lapoint to the police sta
tion in this city. Lapoint has been en-
ployed as farm hand at Mr.. Martins.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-10-12
HE WAS LUCKY
ALTHO' SHOT
Lucky That Herbert CulSer
Wasn't Killed
IN HUNTING ACCIDENT |
West Berlin Youth Was Shot by His
Cousin, Who Aimed at a Stray
Cat-Casualty Season
Opens.

The hunting casualty season has open.
ed in Vermont, although the open sea-
son for slaughtering deer win not com
mence for two weeks. Herbert Culver,
a young lad of West Berlin, is deprived
Of an arm, through the carelessness of
his cousin Hubert Twombley, late on
Saturday. The two boys went out hunt
ing together, and were not having any
luck, when car ran along the wall be.
tween them.
Look out called Twombley, "Fm 60
ing % shoot"
Suiting his action to his word, he fired
al the cat. The ball went into young
Culver's left arm near the elbow, mar
rowly missing vital spot The arm
was badly splintered, and after going
home the injured lad was taken in an
ambulance TO the Heaton hospital in
Montpelier. There ii was found that the
bone in the arm was so badly smashed
that il was necessary to amputate. Tne
arm was, therefore, taken of just above
the elbow. II is expected that the Cul.
yer boy viii recover, barring, Of course,
complications He is only twelve years
old and his cousin, who did the shooting
is about the same age. The accident
happened on the West Mill in Berlin.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-10-12
LIEUT. GOV. MEAD
DENIES WRONG DOING
Says Lease Of Columbian Marble Com
pany to Vermont Marble Company
Was Above Board.

When questioned regarding the news.
paper despatch from Rutland, printed
Saturday, regarding the action Of the
minority bondholders of the Columbian
Marble company IN asking for his die.
charge as receiver OF that concern
Lieutenant. Governor John A. Mead
siid at Montpelier yesterday that about
the only truth in the published state
ment is that he with the Hon. Henry
T.. Field, for many ears state treasurer
and now president OF the Rutland
County National bank Of Rutland, and
Newman X. Chafree, one OF the most
prominent and representative business
men of the state, were appointed re-
ceivers Of the Columbian Marble quar-.
rying company and as such leased the
property to the Vermont Marble conn
psny of which ex-Gov. Fletcher ID. Proc
tor is president and general manager.
This lease was made by direction Of
Chancellor W. w. Miles after due notice
and a public hearing, the full partieu-
lars OF which were published by the
state press at the time.
DR.. Mead stated in reference to the
charges of mismanagement and eollu-
sion between him and the other GENTLE
men above named that the high char
acter and integrity Of Messrs. Proctor
Field and Chaifee ought TO be suf-
ficient refutation of these malicious al.
legations which he stated were abso-
lutely without foundation.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-10-12
DEER CHASED DOG
UP TO AUTOMOBILE
Strange Experience of Barre Hunters
Who Were Out on a Coon Hunt
the Other Evening.

While out coon hunting last Friday
night B. A. Eastman and Gale Bennett
had strange experience with large
doe which attacked their dog. Tney
weTedr living their automobile about ten
o'clock in the evening on the road be.
tween Berlin pond and Mortified when
they heard their dog yeping in the
woods ahead Of tnen They stopped
the machine and listened and very soon
heard the dog running for its life down
the road behind them with the doe close
behind, doing its best to run down the
dog.
The doe followed the dog up to within
few feet Of the automobile, when it
stopped in the ray of the rear lights
and with its head down glared at the
dog, which had taken shelter close be-.
side the machine. After few minutes
the doe jumped into the bushes beside
the road and almost Immediately appear
ed again in the light in front OF the
machine, where is stood several min
utes and defed the dog. n then jumped
into the bushe and disappeared
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-10-12
WEST TOPSHAM.

Mrs. L. f. sanborn was in Barre Mon
day.
w G. and J. w. Jackson were in Barre
Saturday.
DR.. J. A. Dow was in Barre Saturday
on business.
L. f. Sanborn was in Groton Saturday
on business.
Ernest Magoon has sold his Ford farm
to Ed. Farnham of Orange.
Miss Kate Downs attended teachers
meeting at South Ryegate Friday
f. c. Poole was in Bradford several
days last week, laying steel roofing.
Representative Fred Rowe was home
from Montpelier Friday and Saturday.
Franklin Philbrick, VINO broke mis- leg
week ago, is doing as well as could
be expected.
We understand Dr. Dow has bought
the Almon Curtis farm in Orange for
investment.
Rev. Mr.. Ranney and wife returned
home last week after being absent a
week at the preachers meeting.
Mr. and Mrs. A. t. smith and daugh-
ter, Thers visited at their sons at
Breezy Point, \. H., last week
Eveline Hight. daughter Of Mr.. and
Mrs. G. H. Hight, was seriously III last
week, but is somewhat better now.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-10-12
BODIES OF VICTIMS
FOUND In RUINS
Bones Of Six Who Perished in Elevator
Fire Recovered at Rich
ford.

Richford Oct. 12.-The bones Of FIVE
bodies were unearthed yesterday by the
workmen who are oyerhauling tine ruins
OF the grain elevator fire. None OF
these can be identified, but other bones
we're found on the Canadian Pacific
railroad tracks are supposed TO be
those of Mrs. Jelhour, one of the vic
Tins. who was walking there at the
time of the explosion.
The railroad company had gang
of nearly so men at work upon the
ruins yesterday, and stream of water
has been pouring steadily upon the
flames, but making but little impres-
sion upon the fire, when is gradually
burning itself out. A rain Saturday
night checked the fire materially and
made the possibility Of the flames
spreading more remote.
Impressive services were held in the
Protestant churches yesterday in mem
ory OF the missing Protestant dead, and
ie the Catholic churches for these Of
that faith.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-10-12
RECOVERED HER MONEY.
Montpelier Woman Had to Call Aid Of
the Police.

Miss Helen Lynch Of Montpelier lost
IA pocketbook Saturday evening and
therby falls tale of sIeuthing by the
Montpelier police. Tne young lady
walked down State street and sat down
on the stone wall opposite the Langdon
meadow. She started up the street again
and did not notice the loss of her pocket
book, containing S25, for some time.
Later, she missed it and hurried back
to the stonewall. There was no pocket
book there, but two men who were
there said they saw couple pass the
spot and the woman reached out and
took something from the wall the men
could not say what. They gave the
names Of the couple to the police, who
were called in by Miss Lynch.
The police yesterday looked up the
Young woman and she denied having
the pocketbook in her possession. Then
warrant was sworn out for her arrest
Last night the young lady went to the
police Office and turned over the pocket.
book and the money, saying that she
did not have the money in her possession
but that her escort took it. lie subse-
quently turned it over to her.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-10-12
Servlan National Assembly
Took Action day
BUT WAR SPIRIT WAIVERS
Austrian Consulate alta ntivari, Monte.
negro, Was Sacked by a Mob To-
day-0ther War News Of
the Day.

In the fear Of Balkan war, the Ital.
fan feet mas been ordered to remain
modified. 1t returned to-day from the
annual manoeuvres and was about TO
scatter to various points.
The Servian national assembly to-day
voted $3,000,0o0 as an extraordinary mil
itary appropriation. The quieter feeling
among the people is due to the recog.
milton of Servia's unpreparedness for
war.
The Austrian consulate at antiva, Mon
tenegro, was attacked to-day by mob
which tore the Austrian coat of arms
from the door and burned it in the
street. The mob then sacked tne build
ing. Two Austrian warships are on the
way to the scene of the outbreak.
The British cabinet at meeting heard
the report of English Foreign Secretary
Grey, who has been having numerous
conferences with the Russian foreign
minister and King Edward. Secretary
Grey said it was hopeless to expect Aus.
tria to agree TO permanent surrender
of Bosnia and Herzegovina, but he was
hopeful that England, France and Rus
sia could induce her to agree to plan
for doing it in slightly different form
than what has already been accom-.
plished. He confesses that the situation
is still precarious.
The London spectators who made the
most of the war scare in the market last
week took alarm at the more favorable
character of the news over Sunday, and
were urgent buyers ON the New York
stock exchange.
The Montenegran parliament met at
Cattinje to-day with great display
Of warlike spirit Prince Nicholas, ad
dressing the assembly, said: Austria
has greatly wronged us. If it is inn
possible for us to secure redress other
wise, we should prepare to shed our last
drop of blood"
Germany Reported to Have Receded.
According TO dispatch to the Paris
Temps from an apparently authorized
source, Germany, whose attitude has
been the one stumbling block in the
way of diplomatic adjustment OF the
Balkan crisis, has receded from her stand
and will now stand with France, England
and Russia at a conference to be called
to readjust the entire eastern situation,
resulting from the present ineffectiyeness
of the Berlin treaty.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-10-12
Grace Church Reopened.

st. Johnsbury, Oct 12.-Grace Meth.
odist church was opened for worship
yesterday after being closed FIVE months
for repairs and all the services were
largely attended There was a special
musical program both morning and
evening, the preachers being the Rev.
Thomas Tyrie Of Stafford Springs,
Conn.,, a former popular pastor and tne
Rev. J. NJ. Frost. the present pastor.
The services had no especial historical
significance, though it is so years since
the church WAS built. and 25 years
since il was remodeled. The repairs
were necessitated BY FIRE in adjacent
property in tne spring.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-10-12
NO DIFFERENCES WITH
PRESIDENT COMPERS
Says James Duncan in Reply to q
Despatch From Washington.
Regarding 1t.

Quincy, Mass, Oct. 12.-James Dun,
can, secretary and treasurer of the in.
ternational granite cutters union. and
first vice president of the American Fed
Grafton of Labor last evening was asked
in regard to a Washington dispatch
quoting from letter from him to Will
lis Moore, chief of the weather bureau
tending to show that Mr.. Duncan does
not support President Gompers in the
latter's advocacy Of the election of
Bryan. Mr.. Duncan said
Il have absolutely nothing to say, ex-
cept to reafllm and emphasize my pre-.
yious statements that there is no diff
ferences between Mr.. Gompers and my
self, and that we both thoroughly un.
dtrstand each other"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-10-12
A TERRIBLE STRUGGLE
Between Madman and New York Officers
Latter Won.

New York, Oct. l2.--Atop the great
iron tower at the Brooklyn end OF the
Williamsburg bridge, most thrilling
struggle took place yesterday, while hun
dreds OF persons looked on from below
An insane man, who had eluded the
tower watehman, climbed an iron stair.
way TO the top OF the tower, 535 feet
above the East river, and was preparing
for leap into the river wnen two police.
men climbed up after him,
The man turned upon the blueeoats
with a razor and rushed TO attack them,
and on the narrow footing at the dizzy
height ten.minute battle took place,
which held all who witnessed il speech.
less with terror. Finally the man was
handcuffed 10 policeman and taken,
still struggling, down the tower ladders,
trying at every step to throw himself
and his eaptors into space. He was
placed in a padded cell
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-10-12
CRAZY MAN ARRESTED.
He Was Clad in a Carpet and Was Stay,
in a Shanty.

Burlington. Oct. l2,--,Ioseph Krischker
Of 100 North avenue, about SIS years OF
age, was found yesterday in a fishing
shanty near the mouth of the Winooski
river, raving maniac. The only clothes
rischker wore was a piece OF old carpet,
which he had wound about him after a
fashion. Krisehker evidently imagined
he was sort OF mermaid, for he had
spent good part of the day in the river.
He was placed in jail.
Krischker left mis- home on Saturday
and nothing was heard of him until his
arrest. The inhabitants along lower
North avenue noticed the man and tele.
phoned to the police
! An unknown elderly French woman
was also taken in custody by the police
near the Heineberg bridge. The woman
had been wandering about the fields
there, talking incoherently on matters
relating to religion. She was also placed
in jail by the police department.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-10-12
FUNERAL ON SUNDAY.
Of Mis- Myrtle Cole, Burial in Hope Gem
etery.


The funeral service OF Miss Myrtle
Cole was held Sunday afternoon at two
o'clock from the late home on North
Main street, the Rev. w. Il. Braisasd off.
ciating Tie house was we'll filed with
friends and relatives. The pail bearers
were G.. A. Bagley, Harry Oole, Clayton
Cole and Henry Edwards. Burial was
in the Hope cemetery.
The list of flowers is as follows: Red,
pink and white carnations, father and
mother; pillow of white roses and pink
carnations with motto, "At Rest" G. A.
Bagey; mixed flowers, Mr.. and Mrs H.
0. Cole; pink and white carnations, Mr.,
and Mrs. H. p. Edwards; pink and white
carnations, Mr. and Mrs. G. R. Cole; bas-
ket of mixed flowers, Albert Ray; wreatn
of roses, Mrs. Ellen Young, Mrs. Ella
Smalley, Mrs. X. w. Morse; roses. Edgar
Williams; pink and white carnations,
Mr.. and Mrs. P. S. Prior; pink carna.
tions, Mrs Frank Morgan; white carna-
tions and pink roses, Mr.. and Mrs. H. II.
Spensen; white carnations and pink
roses, Mr.. and Mrs HermoR Spencer;
pink and white carnations, Mr.. and Mrs
L. ]. Bolster; pink and white carnations,
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Gauthier; carna
tions Mr.. and Mrs. c. g. Thwing; carna.
tions, Phebe and Ethel Mcleod; csrns
tons. Miss West; white asters, Richard
Scott; flowers, w. j. Laugkleed.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-10-12
GRAND STAND COLLAPSED.
Fifteen People Injured and Scores Mar
TowlY Escaped Death.

New York, Oct. l2.-Fifteen persons
were injured and scores of men, women
and children narrowly escaped death yes.
torday when section of the grand
stand at Brighton oval in Brooklyn col.
lapsed under the weight of about two
hundred base ball enthusiasts. Many
of those who were carried down in the
crash escaped with slight cuts and
bruises and were able to scramble out
of the debris without assistance. Fif-
teen were buried in the wreckage and
were rescued by base ball players and
other spectators.
Ambulance surgeons from nearby hos.
pital, assisted by other physicians, at.
tended the injured persons. All were
removed to their homes in conveyances
by friends.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-10-12
STRIKERS PARADE STREETS.
Proposal That Men Be Sent Back To
Work in Certain Shoe Shops.

Lynn, Mass, Oct. 1.-Two thousand
strikers are parading the streets today
while several thousand idle men stand
about the street corners. The city has
d holiday appearance. At conference
al city hall, Mayor Porter presideing,
it was proposed the unions consent to
send the men back to the factories
where they have no grievance and
where the manufacturers are willing to
recognize the union.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-10-12
TALK OF THE TOWN.
Roller skatinp tonicht.

Roller skating tonight.
The ladies of Silver Leaf circle win
have their exhibition drill Friday even
ing,
Among arrivals at the Hotel Otis Sat
urday, Sunday and to-day arc the follow
ing; George Clark and f. I. Harvey Of
st. Albans, F. P Gilbert Of New Haven,
Conn. Il. Davis of Waterbury, Charles
+. Roberts and wife of Boston, +. r.
Whelan Of Randolph. c. L. Snow and
A. M Dean, Joe Vanx and w. J. Miller
of Boston, George II. Brooks. H. V. Glib
son, J. c. Tucker, Phil. Danforth. George
B. Hall, Seth G. Thuldon and A. H..
Smith Of Chicago, c. c. Frisher Of Milton,
= A. Sargent and G. l. Bertrand of st.
Albans, George n. Davis Of MoretoWn.
Il. G. Flanders Of Danville. d. H. Thomas
of Burlington. G. A. Davis Of Somerville.
Francis F. Patten of Bloomfield, ". S.
Tuck and u. Irons Of Boston. and eleven
members Of the Human Hearts" COM
Pany.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-10-12
BJORK--OHLIN.
Wedding Performed in the New Home of
the Happy Couple.

On Saturday evening, Miss Elsie Ohlin
and John A. Bjork were united in mar
rage by Rev William T. Braisted, min.
lister Of the Baptist church Mr. Biork
has just purchased new house on Boyce
street, so the happy couple were married
in their own home. Guests were present
as follows; Hjalmar 0hlin and John
0hlin, brothers of the bride; Miss Agnes
Erickson of Montpelier; Mr. and Mrs
Carl Erickson, Mr. and Mrs Andrew
Nelson, Mr. and Mrs. VIM. Nelson, Mr..
and Mrs. Gust. Rosendall, Oscar Ander-
son, Walter Benson and Emil Larsan.
The bride wore white and carried roses,
the ring ceremony being used A we'd
ding luncheon was served the guests.
Their good wishes for the new home
were most hearty.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-10-12
BULLET THROUGH HIS LEG.
Swanton Lad Victim of Didn't -Know-It
Was-Loaded" Accident.

Swanton, Oct. IA didn't know-it
was-loaded" accident happened here
yesterday afternoon, bullet from a
32-calibre rifle passing through the left
leg of 12-year.old Roy Lothias Arthur
Gregg, companion Of about the same
age, was fooling with the rife when he
supposed was empty when it was dis
charged. The ball struck Lothas about
half way between the knee and ankle
and went between the bones of the leg
coming ont without breaking either
The wound is unusual one but not dan
gerous unless blood poisoning results.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-10-12

Talk about enterprise---the Biiou the.
atre has secured for to-day and to.mor.
row the pictures, The great Ter-cen-
tennial Celebration at Quebec, July,
1908" II. is actual photographs of the
celebration, beautifully hand-colored
and it is really masterpiece of the
moving picture art. II will be Of great
interest to one who has ever been in
Quebec, or to one who ever contemplates
going ther in the future. The picture
IN every way is strictly true to life.
Two other good pictures and good song
make up the program. Don't fail to see
thesee exceptionally fine pictures.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-10-12
wooDMEN AT BANQUET.
Annual Occasion Held on Saturday
Evening Was Enjoyable.

The annual banquet of Granite City
Camp, No. 96s6, Modern Woodmen of
America was held Saturday evening in
their hall in the Bolster block There
were ABOUT 200 Woodmen and their
wives and invited friends present and
the occasion throughout was one of the
most enjoyable of the kind that the
camp has ever held. A short concert
was given by GiIberson's orchestra and
pleasing vocal solos were sung by Ar.
thur Cole and William Robertson after
which the company was served with
bounteous banquet. The banquet over
The tables were removed from the hall
and dancing was enjoyed until mid
night.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-10-12
THERE ARE l2S FARMERS
In VERMONT HOUSE
They Lead By Long Odds Over Amy
Other Profession--The Republicans
Have Very Big Ma
jority.
State House, Oct. i2.

State House, Oct. IL.
There was the usual slowness in re-
suming the work Of the legislature this
afternoon following the first overSun.
day recess. Speaker Cheney OF the
House viii announce his committee APP
pointments tomorrow when there viii
be more Of the members present.
1t has been learned that Of the PAS
representatives 202 are Republicans, 30
are Democrats, three Independent Dem
ecrats and one an Independent Repub-
lican. Seventeen OF them have been in
the House before, one has been pre-.
yiously in the Senate and two Of them
have been in botn House and the Sen.
ote before Frank II. Heath Of Canaan
il the baby of the lot, having been
born so recently as 1881.
The farmers have by far the great
er number, there being 1873 members
who are engaged in that occupation,
against ~ lawyers and six physicians.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-10-12
AT CITY's EXPENSE.
Montpelier Buried Man Who Was Kill
ed on Track.

Domenica Cartelli, the man who was
killed by a Central Vermont train at
Montpelier last Friday morning, was
buried in Green Mount cemetery yes.
terday and as no one came forward to
claim the remains or to pay the charges
the city of Montpelier paid for the de-
cent burial The $40 found in Cartelli's
clothing went toward the burial expen-
ses. 1t was at first thought that the
Cory, Deavitt & Frost corporation, by
which Carttelli was employed. would
stand in for the expenses, but as the
man had no claim on the corporation
the city could not look to it for assis.
tanee.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-10-12
JUDGE TYLER RECEIVERS.
Supreme Court Judge Was Injured in a
Runaway.

Judge James N, Tyler of the supreme
court arrived in Montpelier from Brat
tleboro last night and viii sit with the
court this week. The Judge has fully
recovered from injuries received recent
~ by being thrown from his carriage
which kept him from attending the
opening Of supreme court last week.