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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-04-02
CONTRACTS FOR PAVING ARE
 SUSPENDED
City Attorney CuIliEan Asked to Give
 Opinion on Status of Matter.
Eyckoff Company Gfiers 10 Furnish Blocks With Guarantee for
 Five Years.
Saving on This Proposition Would be A,eee on Main Street Work and S2, eco on Golden Hill = Wheeler. Demands GrooYed Rails,

Former City Attorney James A
 Marr appeared before the Street com
 mittee. last night. and informed ths
 four members present that they had awarded the contract for furnishing
 wood block to SilIiman & Godfrey at their meeting last Friday, although it
 has not been signed.
 The members of the committee voted to ask the city attorney for an opinion upon the claim.
 Chairman Hartley and Alderman Tague decided they would do noth ng further in the matter until Alderman 5 Benjamin Fletcher. the fifth member,
 returns from Atlantic City. Both are
 fin favor of the lowest bidder. Alder man John M. Griffin moved that Cha-r.
 man Hartley be authorized to sign the contracts. Alderman Berger Bert lson voted with Griffin. The result was a tie,
 Mayor Lee suggested that the com mfttee let the contract for furnishing Mack brick pavement for Go'dan Hill street. Alderman Griffin ohJected and she matter was not acted upon.
 Alderman Tague said he voted against the signing of the contract with Silliman & Godfrey because he had been called into a meeting of asked not to do so. He declared that as long as the property owners on the street did not want the contract sign ed he would be against it until there was a full committee present.
 The mayor said there was a differ ence in the price of $500. one half to bo borne by the railroad company and the other half by the city.
 < Attorney David s. Day. representing the Wyckon Pipe & Wood Preserving Co, said his clients bid was the lowest by about $6 GOO For Main street alone, the Wyckoff bid was the lowest by s4.- 600, one half to be borne by the c'ty. a guarantee for five years. or more He assured the committee that the Contract was still open in spite of Att torney Marr's opinion and that his company was prepared to give a five year guarantee without advancing the price of $1.65 per square yard. Attorney Mar further said he ap- Other property owners who do not want any more permanent pavement Laid In Main street unless the grooved rails are laid by the street railroad company. nectScut Co. asked the committee if the order to lay Erooved rails in Golden f9in street had been waived. The com fnittee was of the opinion that the | matter of rails was entirely in the | hands of the Board of Aldermen. whi 9h | had Issued an order that srooved rails | be laid in both streets.
 ! The committee voted to recommend | that the council rescind it's former ac- ton ordering trees removed in South | Main street and curbs and gutters re- set This action was because the com- rnittee will not have money enough | this year to permanently pave Main street. below South avenue.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-04-02
CASTRO. ORDERED SUPPLY OF ARMS
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(Spec1af from United PresSl
 Antwerp, April 2.-Antwerp dealers in arms and ammunition made it known to-day that Cipriano Castro, former president of Venezuela, had given them 1arYe orders for goods to be consigned to Q destination near Venezuela. The orders were received during Castro's stay in Berlin It is also stated that Ehe bought several automobiles suitable for war purposes but this cannot be verified.
 | Merchants who have contracted with CaStro declare that he is confident he Iwir not have any trouble in raHying a large force to his special aid should he attempt to regain the Ven-zuelan presidency. Already a number of Cas- tro's fieutenants are awaiting him in Venezuela.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-04-02
CMc..G0 POLICEMEN
 LOOK FOR TROUBLE
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R. Special from United Press.)
 Chicago. April 2.-The police reserves In every station in the downtown dis frict were marshalled to-day in pre- paxation for threatened trouble as the result of the various strikes that be- RHn yesterday. With the teamsters and freight handlers threa tening to go 6dt in sympathy with the striking grocery clerks. the situation is ominous. The last teamsters strike in 1894 began almost fin the same way. Tn response to . call for walkout, five hundred or yanized grocery clerks joined the seven hundred who struck yesterday paralyxing the business of the large houses.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-04-02

We trust to your honesty at ALL TIMES.
 Our BUYING POWER shuts out EXORBITANT PRICES.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-04-02

with his skull crushed. The police are Investigating.
 The watchman was Kosher priest who in addition to his other du ies tended poultry for the company. The police believe he was slain by thieves who were trying to blow open the safe of the company in which was gencr- ally understood a good supply of cash was kept
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-04-02
Don't. Wait

Easter economies con confront you in every sec ton of this big store.
 There is more than value in this sale-behind it is the name Moss & Krieger-a name that has reputation of I8 years of satisfaction giving.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-04-02
ElTcHnAN FOUND UITu cVyrIu coUcucn

Special from United Press.)
 New York. April 2.-Joe Cova,shuk, night watchman of the Greenport Poultry Company. Mo- 11s South Ninth street, Brooklyn. was found dead in bsd this morninEs bound. gagged and
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-04-02

The world of trade rests upon a foundation of CREDIT.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-04-02

No matter vvunx yuu unns eu7 Earnzsar Want Golunnn.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-02-18
oRAToRIcAL CONTEST
For Junior at Montpelier Success--was
IA Much Appreciated

An interested audience OF students,
friends and former students of the semi.
nary assembled at eight o'clock in the
chapel of Montpelier seminary last even.
ing to witness the junior orstorical con.
test. The stage was artisticalIy deco
rated under the supervision of the senior
elias. Following is the program:
Piano duet, intermezzo from sNaila,"
Misses johnson and Thacher.
How Peggy Held the Fort, Miss Viola
Bemis.
The Going Of the White Swan. Charles
Bemis.
Buds Version Of the Flood, Miss Lucy
Parker
Vocal solo, Whisper and Shall Hear,
Miss Guta Norton.
Violin obligato, Miss Christine Currier.
Too Late for the Train, w. Ray Taplin.
Angels Wickedness. Glenn Morse.
Through Fire and Water, Richard Gran.
dali
Piano solo, Romance, La Papillion, Miss
Norton.
Jerry the Bobbin Boy, Miss Bessie
Shorey
The Escape, Charles Crandall.
Cherokee Roses, Miss Lucy Swift.
Gordon's Reprieve texcusedl, Mr.. Fair
child.
Mr.. Burgess, Rev. Mr.. Bloomfield and
Miss Delta Collins acted as judges. Rev
Mr.. Bloomfield announced the following
prizes; first to the young ladies, Miss
Lucy Swift, second, Miss Viola Bemis;
first to the young men, Charles Bemis,
second. Charles Crandall
Special mention was made Of Miss
Parker. Richard CTandal and Ray Taplin,
especially in regard to their well carried
out p4rsonation Of their selections, while
Miss Morse's and Miss Shorey's selections
exhibited the hard and conscientious
work put in while preparing for the
contest.
The speakers owe much to their elocu-
tion teacher, Miss Hamilton, for her con-
tinued and consistent drill.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-02-18
READY FOR MR.. TAFT.
He viii Be Made "Mason at Sight"
This Afternoon.

Cincinnati Ohio, Feb. ls.--All arrange.
ments have been completed for making
President-elect William Howard Taft a
Mason at sight" at the Scottish rite
cathedral this afternoon, when a large
and distinguished body Of leaders of the
order viii crowd that building. Grand
Master Charles S. Hospkins, who alone
under the constitution OF the Ohio grand
lodge has the authority, viii confer the
honor
Among the prominent Masons who
have accepted the invitation to be pres
ent is grand high priest of the United
States Joseph Dyas of the Royal Arch
Masons of Illinois.
The formal ceremony win be held at
five o'clock and viii be followed at 1880
p. m. by the exemplifcation Of the mas
ter's degree by the Kilwinning lodge OF
which Judge Taft's father and brother
were members and with which he win
affiliate. A grand ball and reception will
be given by the Hanselman commandery,
knights Templar, at which the president
elect will be the guest Of honor
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-02-18
DIGGING OUT.
City Employees and Street Car Men Try
in to Clear Streets.

The results of Tuesdays storm have
not yet been entirely eliminated in the
city, although a force OF men has been
at work steadily for the past two days
getting the surplus snow out Of the way.
Six teams and dozen men have been
at work since yesterday morning drawing
the snow from the business section of
Main street and still the task is not quite
completed.
Superintendent Andrus of the Barre
and Montpelier Power and Traction COM
pany stated that the storm was the most
costly to handle that he had seen since
his connection with the road. He says
it was almost an impossibility to keep
the road open for traffic during the storm
and every available man was pressed into
service. The cars were run between this
city and Montpelier somewhere near on
schedule time.
With all their work, the employees Of
the electric railroad were unable to keep
the Washington street track open in this
city, or the Seminary hill branch in
Montpelier The men worked ali day
yesterday opening up the Seminary hill
branch, and this was finished at four
o'clock yesterday afternoon. Several men
have been working all day today on the
Washington street branch, but it has
not yet been cleared for traffic, and many
Of the residents Of the upper end of the
street viii have chance to exercise
by walking down tomorrow morning. as
the tracks will probably not be clear
much before noon tomorrow.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-02-18
FAITHFUL TO TRUST.
She Then Ended Her Life BY Slashing
Throat and Wrists.

New York, Feb. 1s.-O the verge Of
collapse, 1t is said, from constant nurs-
ing Of her fanee through long siege
Of pneumonia Miss Ida Mcbride, the
27 Year-old daughter of Thomas Nc
Bride. Of this city yesterday locked her
self in her bedroom closet at her
fathers home, slashed her throat and
both wrists with razor and died be-
fore Medical aid could reach her.
Thomas Jewell real estate man,
whom Miss Mcbride was to have mar,
ried has been seriously III for weeks
and it was learned that his physician
attributed his recovery, now nearly ac-
complishch. largely to the Young wo-
mans almost constant administration
at his bedside
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-02-18
PULLIAM MAY QUIT.
Presidency Of the National Base Ball
League, He Admits.

Chicago, ILL.,, Feb. 1s.-President Har-
~ Pulliam of the National league made
it plain yesterday between sessions Of
the club owners represented in the or
ganization of which ha is the official
hear that he was willing TO forego the
glory and salary attached to his posi-
tion in order to save himself worry. 1t
is known in base ball circles that the
best of feeling does not exist between
Mr.. Pulliam, Garry Hermann, chair
man of the National commission, and
President Charles w. Murphy OF the
Chicago National league club. but it
was not until yesterday that the war
fare assumed a serious aspect.
In the hotel corridors it was said
that Mr.. Pulliam had ordered Barney
Dreyfus and Charles Ebbetts, owners
respectively of the Pittsburg and the
Brooklyn National teams, TO leave his
Office in New York and while the de-
mand was complied with, it is said
that both Dreyfus and Ebbetts vowed
vengeance on the head Of the National
league. When Mr.. Pulliam learned
that the incident referred to had been
divulged he referred to a statement
yesterday which he said voiced his sen
timents In substance the National
league president declared that he was
tired of warfares and after leaving for
California next Monday he would not
be surprised to hear that he had been
deposed by those in the league whom
he claims are antagonistic to his ad-
ministration of chief executive.
"As matter of fact" said Mr.. Pull
liam, II did order Dreyfus and Ebbetts
sut Of my Office ip New York and I
would do the same thing again if the
circumstances were similar
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-02-18
DROWNING MAN LAssooED.
Had Floated Through Sewer Pipe For
$50 Feet

New York. Feb. 1s.-Falling into a
rapidly flowing sewer after a tumble
down an open manholc and later shoot
ing through a narrow pipe for dis
tance of ESQ feet to be finally hshed
ont OF the East river at the end Of a
eleverly thrown lassoo, was the unus
ual experience here yestsrday Of Rocco
Tonsoni, an Italian laborer, engaged
in repairing bulyhead at 10th street
and the East river.
The flow Of the sewer At the point
where Tonsoui fell in was strong and
he was finally shot through the mar
row aperture into the river There
Richard Il. Ryan, a dock employe, was
waiting for him with an Impoverished
lassoo and when Tonsoni's body fare
down came rushing out of the mouth
of the sewer it was neatly caught by
a well directed throw Of the rope and
quickly hauled to the pier end above.
The Italian was unconscious when
rescued but artificial respiration soon
brought him back to life and he was
removed to hospital.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-02-18
QUARRY OWNERS
ELECT H. W. VARNUM
As President Of Their Association at the
Annual Election, Which Was Held
Last Evening Meeting Well
Attended.

IS TIE apnjial meeting of the Quarry
'Qynerss association, which was. held at
the assoc iation rooms III the Miles gran
ite building last evening was well attend
ed, a majority Of the members being
present. Considerable routine business
was disposed Of and the officers for the
ensuing year were elected. The officers
elected were as follows: President. H.
w. Varnum; vice president, William
Barclay; secretary George
Mutch; executive committee George B.
Milne, d. w. Mcdonald, John Z. Smith
and John Stephen; arbitration commit
Tee, Donald Smith, Fl. J. NJ Jones and
William Mari; house committee, J. Nj.
Boutwell,, H. j, M Jones and John Il.
Smith; auditors, j. w. Mcdonald and
NJ. n. MeIver, At the conclusion of the
business meeting an informal social hour
and smoke talk was enjoyed, and refresh
ments were served.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-02-18
BUSY R. R. COMMISSIONERS
Are Holding Sessions When the Weather
Doesn't Block Them.


State Railroad Commissioner S. Hol-
lister jackson was in Bethel yesterday,
where the commission gave a hearing in
the morning on the petition OF the Bethel
selectmen to abolish two grade crossings
on the Central Vermont railroad, the
crossings being located about mile and
a half north from the village. They
are known as the Findley crossings. At
torney c. w. Writers and Engineer Nor
rison appeared for the railroad. States
Attorney Buck and Engineer +. O.. Sin
clair for the board, and the selectmen
for themselves and the abutting land.
owners e
Methods for abolishing the crossings
were considered by the study Of maps,
and an adjournment was taken to April
8 to give the engineers an opportunity
to make detailed plans, which viii be
submitted to the commission for accept
ance. In any event, the board win order
the two crossings abolished.
Yesterday afternoon the commission
held hearing on a rear-end collision
OF two freight trains at the Bethel sta
tion last December. As a result of this
collision several railroad employees were
discharged A report of their findings
will be submitted by the commission
later.
This afternoon the commission is hear
ing two accident cases in Burlington, the
cases having been postponed from Tues
day because Commissioners Redmond and
jackson were unable to reach Burlington
because Of the snow blockade on the
Central Vermont railroad The final
hearing Of the week win be held at Rich
ford tomorrow on the petition Of the
town OF Richford to abolish grade
crossing on the Canadian Pacific rail-
road.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-02-18
CHICAGO HAS MYSTERY
ABOUT YOUNG WOMAN
Who Was Found Lashed to Supports
Of Bathtub in One Of the Hotels
Of the city-Police Are
Bafled.

Chicago, ILL.,, Feb, ls.--A mysterious
case that has put the police az sea devel.
oped yesterday when the unconscious
form Of Miss Ella Ginglos was found
lashcd TO the supports Of a bathtub in
the wellington HOTEL a standard hostelry
in the heart Of the city. Whether she
was the victim Of a plot, as she incoher-
emily alleged in her few conscious mo-
ments, OF chose fantastic means to retail
late on a woman whom she believed to
have been her enemy is the question
that the police set about TO solve.
When a chambcrmaid at the Welling-
ton Hotel on her rounds reached the
public bathroom on the fourth iloor she
found the door bOlted from the inside.
The house carpenter, removing the tran
som, cfawled into the room, which was
dimly lighted by a candle which had
nearly burned out He opened the door
and discovered Miss Gingles, clad only in
a night gown, bound to the bath tub,
which was half filed with blood colored
water. A waste sink was in the same
condition. The girls hands were tied
with a licht binding cord, and fastened
to the legs at the head OF the tub A
second cord drawn tightly about her
knees, held the lower portion Of her body
TO the lower legs OF the tub Her face
showed cnts and bruises, and IL was later
determined that she had been mistreated.
The girl was also apparently suffering
Of laudanum poisoning. A two-ounce
bottle which had contained laudanum
was found in the room, and near it an
empty elaret bottle. A towel was tied
tightly under the girls jaws. When
the cords which bound her TO the tub
were severed, she fell over on her back
and wet cloth was found stuffed in
her mouth. Her clothes, including her
outer wraps, were found in corner of
the room.
The senseless girl was removed to
and restoratiyes were admins.
tered by DR.. Watson, the house physi-
clan, but she recovered only sufficiently
to babble hysterically, Don't let her
come nearer. Don't let her make me
drink any more; il will kill me"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-02-18
FINE GRANGE MEETING.
Held by the East Montpelier Grange
Last Night.

East Montpelier, Feb. ls--The grang.
ers had good time at the regular meet
ing last evening, which was very well at
tended, many being present who had not
been able to attend for long time.
The third and fourth degrees were
worked on candidates The choir fur
nished music and several good speeches
were made by Ed. Bartlett, the master
of Plain6eld grange, Orlando Martin,
state commissioner Of agriculture, and
Dir G N Barber Of Barre Visitors from
Plainfield grange were Mr. and Mrs. Ed
Bartlett, Mr.. and Mrs. Wallace Bartlett,
Orlando Martin and wife and Murray
Martin and wife.
A fine supper was served in the dining
room, consisting Of sandwiches, dough-
nuts, cheese, coffee, cake and ice cream,
oranges and bananas. Then the young
people danced a while.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-02-18
PAT WAS FLOORED
BUT NOT KILLED
Painful Experience Out Of What Specta-
tors Thought Would Be Death
Blow.

They thought Pat Ciofh was dead for
a certainty this time, when heavy trunk
fell on him at the Central Vermont sta
ton in Montpelier last night and laid
him low with blow on the forehead
but the same luck which brought Pat
through an experience in which an en-
CINE hurled him off handcar stood Nv
him this time. Pat will recover.
Ciofii is bootblack at the station
and when business is dull he turns to
and helps the railroad employees about
their duties. He was assisting Henry
Tumey load and unload some heavy
trunks last night when the accident hap
pened. The two grasped one trunk which
was really more than they could handle,
and as they tried to swing it onto the
car both slipped. The big trunk swung
away from Tumey, sbut went straight
at Ciofii, knocking him down and then
striking him on the head.
Those who saw the accident expected
to find that Pat had been killed, but an
examination showed that except for
long cut on the head, the man was not
injured. Ciofii has thick skull; that
was demonstrated.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-02-18
-FOUR SKATE no DEATH.
Children Break Through Thin Ice on
Providence Pond

Norwood. r. l., Feb. 1s.--Four chill
dren skated Through the thin Ice Of
Sand pond yesterday afternoon and
were drowned. A lad who attempted
their rescue himself broke through the
ice and was in the water 40 minutes be
fore his rescue was effected.
Lillian, IL, Ranghilda, IL, and Axel,
0, children Of Axel Hanson, and Gil
bert w. johnson rs, SON Of Gilbert
Johnson, were drowned and Albert
Sweet, cousin OF the johnson boy,
Was the lad who nearly lost his own
life in an unsuccessful attempt 70
save tho others.
In tho Hanson family there is now
but ono child, and In the johnson
family there is but one, for month
ago they buried one. and the one that
IS left came from the hospital yester-
day after an operation for appendicitis
Sand pond is a treachcrous piece Of
water, for il is fed by springs. and In
the summer has many cold spots and
In the winter the bubbling springs
make thin spots in the ice. The four
children named and Bessie Thornton,
had gone skating and were abreast,
hand In hand, when the Thornton girl
saw that they were approaching a
white piece OF ice that she knew
meantSa danger spot. She shouted
warning and broke from the line and
away, but tho others kept on and
when they reached the spot broke
through the ice
There we're many skaters on the
pond, but they could not get close en-
ough TO help the children struggling
in the water. Albert Sweet slSated
ashore and hurried to the johnson
houses near the pond and gave the al
arm. Then he returned with a ladder
and pushing that out across the ice
tried to reach the children who were
still clinging to the edge Of the hole.
He broke through himself, but even at
his own life at stake, he still tried his
best to give aid 10 the others But
one after the other they ceased their
struggles, loosGned their grasp on the
thin edge of the ice and sank TO their
deaths.
The father Of the johnson boy had
by this time come to the rescue and
with Joseph Wilson they got boat
onto the pond, chopped channel
through the ice and we're at last able
TO throw rope TO the single one left
In the hole and draw him out to safety.
All the bodies were recovered.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-02-18
SNOW SLED ON CHILDREN.
Four Of Them Were Injured Quite
Badly Yesterday.

Springvale, Me-, Feb. 1s.--An ava.
lanche of snow crashed from the roof
OF the public school building and bur-
led so school children beneath its
weight as they stood in line ready TO
march back 70 their studies after yes
terday afternoons recess. Four were
badly cut and many were thrown into
Mysteries. Those most seriously injur-
ed were;
Charles Goodwin, 10 years old, ear
almost severed by an icicle and cuts
on neck.
Gladys Chick, II years old, back and
kidneys hurt.
Clara Hutchins, 1s years old, head
and neck cut
Alice sherburne, 10 years old, head
and neck cnt.
Many other children received slight
cuts by splinters Of ice, and some Of
the smaller girls and boys we're almost
thrown into convllsions by fright. The
calmness and authority Of the teachers
prevented general mysteries. The worst
injured were carried into the nearest
school room and three doctors we're
soon working over them. Sixteen
stitches were taken in the ear Of
Charles Goodwin, son OF George A.
Goodwin, the corporation lawyer.