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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-10-15
Total Imposed In Rutland
County Court $500
ON 7 DIFFERENT OFFENCES
The Respondents Were 10 Have Been
Sentenced Yesterday, but States
Attorney Jones' Strange Alb
sence Made Judge Delay. I

Rutland, Oct. l5.-T. M. Barrett. a
druggist, NJ. S. Bayliss, clerk in Abra-
hams drug store here. were each fined
81 800 and Louis A. Miner, another To-
cal druggist, was fined $500 in Rutland
county court this morning for selling
liquor contrary to the terms Of their
fifth-class licenses. All were recently
indicted by the grand jury Of the conn
Ity. Barrett and Bayliss pleaded guilty
TO three offenses each, while Miner plead
ed guilty to one offense
The three men were TO have been sem
fenced yesterday but Judge Stanton re-
fused to impose sentence because States
Attorney j. c. Jones was not present.
There was considerable excitement when
the states attorney did not appear IN
court at the time when the three re.
spondents were TO be sentenced, al
though all three Of the respondents were
there waiting.
Judge Stanton then announced that
he would communicate with Attorney
General Sargent at Montpelier and that
he would impose sentence when the at
torney general was in court this morn
ing. After this, friends Of States At
torney Jones went out in search for
him and finally discovered him in a
store on Center street in dazed condi-
tion ard unable to give clear account
of himself. Grand guror Fl. R. Kings
ley represented the state in other cases
in county court yesterday.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-10-15
DEATH OF ELDERLY WOMAN.
Mrs. Cordelia Dodge Benton Died Last
Evening--Funeral Tomorrow.

Mrs. Cordelia (Dodgel Benton passed
away at s:l5 o'clock last evening at the
home of her niece, Mrs. Mason 7. Page,
after q ten weeks illness Ten weeks
aro Yesterday Mrs. Benton fell, fractur-
ING her left hip, and since then her
health failed and she suffered three par
alvtic shocks which were the direct
cause of her death.
Cordelia L. Dodge was born In Mont
pelier 50 years ago, September 2s the
daughter Of Andrew and Artemissa
Dodge. She married William Benton in
Marshfeld, where they lived for several
years. moving from there to Cabot,
where they lived until his death. For
the past three and half years she had
made her home with Mrs Page. Two
sisters survive, Mrs Fanny Arms Of
East Montpelier. who Is 30 years Of
age, and Mrs. Clark King Of Montpelier.
The funeral services win be held from
the home Of Mrs Page, 80 Ellen street,
at 1880 o'clock Saturday morning, the
Rev. Edward G. Downey, pastor Of the
Universalist church, officiating. The re-
mains viii be taken to Marshfeld for
burial baside her husband and two ehil.
dren.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-10-15
PROMINENT
KENTUCKIAN
Ex-senator William Lindsay
Died To-day
AT HOME IN FRANKFORT
He Had Also Served on Chicago and St
Louis Exposition and Was Cap
tain in the Confederate
Army.

Frankfort, KY, Oct. I5.-Former
United States Senator William Lindsay
of Kentucky died at his home here this
morning at six o'clock after sickness
covering several weeks. He served
eight years in the Senate, leaving It in
1901 TO resume his law practice
Former Senator Lindsay was born in
Rockbridge county, Virginia, on Sep
tember 4, 1896, being the son Of Andrew
and Sallie Davidson Lindsay. He
settled in Clinton, Hickman county,
Kentucky, in 1854 and began the prac-
tice Of law four years later. At the
outbreak Of the Civil war he enlisted
in the Confederate army and went
from private to captain. At the close
of the war he resumed his law prac-
tice, and in 1857 became state sena-
tor. In 1870 he became a Judge Of the
Kentucky court Of appeals and chief
Judge in 1876.
After removing to the Frankfort dis
triet he was again elected a state SEN
ator in 1889. He was chosen mem
Der Of the Worlds Columbian commits
sion and he subsequently declined an
appointment to the interstate commerce
commission. When John q. Carlisle
resigned as United States senator in
1898 Mr.. Lindsay was elected to the
position and was reelected in 1894,
serving until 1901. He later served as
United States minister at the ST. Louis
exposition
At the time Of his death he was a
member Of the firm Of Lindsay, Kalish
4 Palmer, and a trustee Of the Carnegie
He was married to Eleanor
IIalmes, daughter Of the late DR.. George
M. Holmes.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-10-15
LAST SEEN AT
BRATTLEBORO
Lloyd Barker Has Strangely
Disappeared
WAS ATTENDING THE FAIR
Antrim, N. H., Man Had an Exhibit at
the Valley Fair--Police Of Antrim
and BrattIeboro Fair to
Locate Him.

Antrim, n. f., Oct. 5.-Considerable
anxiety is felt by the relatives and
friends of Lloyd Barker, who has sud
denly disappeared from sight and
whose whereabouts is mystfying, not
only the Antrim officials, but the police
Of Brattleboro, VT, who have been
searching for the missing man for sew
eral days.
Az the time of his sudden disappear.
ance Mr.. Barker was at the Brattleboro
fair with large display of poultry, in
which be Is much interested, and which
has won prizes this year at Chicago and
Troy, N y, poultry shows.
When Mr. Barker failed TO return to
Antrim at the expiration Of the fair,
his family and friends became anxious,
and a search was at once instituted, the
chief Of police at Brattleboro was com
municated with, and thorough search
for Mr.. Barker was made.
The last trace Of him which could be
obtained was on Thursday, when he was
in charge Of the exhibit at the fair, but
since that day, his whereabouts can
not be discovered, and he has dropped
out from sight as quickly and camplete-
" MS If the earth had swallowed him.
Mr. Barker had pen OF poultry from
Wilton which be exhibited with his
prize winners, and these birds have
been shipped back to the owner at VIII
ton.
Mr.. Barker has been employed for
some time in the Office Of local print
er, during his stay in Antrim has
won pect and esteem Of the
townspssple. No motive can be at
trihuted 10 his sudden disappearance
unless he has met with some accident
and been taken to q hospital where as
vet he has not been identified; the
search IL still in progress and every
clew that might lead to his discovery
viii be followed mp.
Mr. Barker, who is about 40 years Of
age, is a man Of good appearance, some
over feet in height, with dark hair
and moustache. Yesterday morning
Mrs Barker left town for Worcester,
Mass. where her parents reside and
where she viii remain until some de-
finite word is received in regard TO Mr..
Barker.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-10-15
TALK OF THE TOWN

Mr. and Mrs. Richard Fitzgerald Of
st. Joseph. r. q, arrived IN the city
yesterday TO reside.
Arthur Premier left this afternoon for
Troy, NJ ", to attend the funeral of
his grandmother. Mrs. Elmira Premier.
Mrs J. i. Moseley, who has been visit
ing at the homo Of her daughter, Mrs.
G. NJ Wiley, returned to-day to her
horne in Northfeld.
Mr.. and Mrs Thomas Carroll and
family were called to Northfeld on ae-
count Of the death Of Mr.. CAROLS
father.
The grand annual Masonic fair will be
held III the banquet hall Of the lodge
rooms IN the Blanchard block, November
3 to l3 inclusive The committee Of
arrangements are preparing some novel
features for entertainment during the
week and no pains will be spared to
make this fair eclipse anything Of the
kind that the, order has ever held The
public is requested to keep in mind the
date and not miss attending.
At a meeting Of the officers of the
Baraca class Of the Congregational
church the following committees have
been appointed. hustlers, William Ross,
chairman; George Patterson, Edward
Philbriek, George Kent. Alfred Mckay,
Joseph Collins; membership. Elon Bar
rett, chairman, Frank Beard. Edmund
Raeside, Arthur Knights, Archie Taft,
Richard Yeale; social DIR. o. G. Stick
ney, chairman, Joseph Collins, Carroll
Granger. Alex. Mckenzie, Charles Wish
art. Edward Philbrick, Walter Boutwell, /:
music. w. Fl. Collins, chairman, ". H.
Masser. Walter Boutwell, William Nc
Leod, James Robertson; flowers. EIon
Barrett Walter Boutwell,.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-10-15
HURT IN RUNAWAY.
John Ready Of Burlington Hit BY The
Runaway.

Burlington, Oct. l5. The Northern
provision company had hard luck Tor
the second time yesterday in the run
away line, when one Of their horses
was the chief actor IN one Of the most
serious runaways seen here in q long
time. A. a result, one man, John
Ready, Is seriously injured and horse
belonging to F. H. McCale 50 badly cut
up that she may be of no further use
and have to be killed. The Northern
Provision eompany's horse and wagon
was also badly damaged and some min
or damages were done to McCale's wag-
on.
The accident took place on lower Pine
street, near the gas plant, late in the
afternoon. The Provision company's
horse was standing near the city dump
and garbage was being unloaded when
the animal suddenly became frightened
and dashed up Pine street. Two u Il. RI,
McCarle's teams were coming down the
street loaded with dirt, when the run
away came tearing along. The first
team, with Mark O'Mara driving, was
able to turn out so that only one OF the
rear wheels came in contact with the
other wagon. The second wagon was,
however, hit squarely 10 the middle by
the horse and the wagon OF the Provis.
ion company WAS thrown upon one OF
the horses, throwing her to the ground.
Ready, who was driving the horses, was
also thrown and vnt badly about the
legs by the shafts Of the runaway which
were broken from the wagon by the
shock The McCale wagon lad one side
broken in and other smaller damages
The horse which was hit By the wagon
was badly eut and bruised so that the
extent of her injuries were not deter
mined.
The runaway horse continued his
course but run in vacant lot. where
he became entangled with The harness
and shafts and fell. He was quickly
pounced upon by some nearby workmen
and was finally led to bis stables. lie
was badly cut but did not appear 10
have sustained any very serious in
iuries.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-10-15
POOR OLD THING.
Society for Prevention Of Cruelty to En-
gines Ought to Stop 1t.

she may have seen better DAYS, but
it was long while ago. was remark
made BY a group OF men who were to-
day witnessing the putting and wheeling
and the cloud of steam which was pour
ing out from all sides Of old engine So :.
Il relic Of the early days Of rairoading
which has been drafted into use to draw
the Central Vermont branch train for
the past week since the regular engine
was disabled at the collision at the june
ton
It Is as unsteady on its legs as d man
whose years have reached Che century
mark and it leaks steam from its joints
50 that when it is moving only a cloud
Of white steam can be seen Ii gets ont
Of breath so that on its trips to vii.
Jamestown stop Of ten or fifteen min
utes sometimes has to be made at South
Barre Tor her TO rest up and get her
breath again before II has strength
enough to finish out the trip On the
return trips the engineer has to run her
nearly to Dodge's bridge below the Barre
transfer and then pull the throttle wide
open and let her get TO going before she
can pull herself and three cars over the
grade north Of the transfer
It Is said that besides being unable to
do the work she is unsafe, as the frame
which supports the boiler is said to be
broken. The engine No %, which was
injured IN the collision, IS being slowly
patched up at the romdhouse at the
Junction, and just how SOON before it
viii be running again is not known.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-10-15
SARGENT'S SUMMONS
HAULTS TWO COURTS
Attorney General Was to Take Up
Kent Case in Supreme Court ana
Also Negligence Case in Coun-
ty Court When Called to
Rutland.

The sudden summons to Attorney
General Sargent to go to Rutland to
take charge Of state cases in Rutland
county court because Of the inability of
States Attorney J. G. Jones of that
county to attend to them left void
in the Vermont supreme court pro-
cecdings today, as Attorney General
Sargent went to Rutland and will not
BE- able to return before the first Of
next week. Therefore, q recess Of the
supreme court was taken until nine
o'clock Tuesday morning.
Tt had been intended to take up the
Elroy Kent murder case and other
state cases in order today: but the de-
parture Of the attorney general caused
a postponement of them until next
week. All the Orleans. Franklin, Grand
IsIe. Chittenden aud Washington conn
tv cases which are left to be heard will
be taken up at the session next week.
There Il only one Washington county
case. the suit for alleged malpractice
brought by Delbert Lawson against Drs.
Hall and Crane,
The departure Of Attorney General
Sargent also disarranged the schedule
IN Washington county court as ne was
an attorney in the case Of Auguste
Tournier vs. Boutwell,, Milne & Varnuni,
a damage suit from the Barre quarries.
The plaintiff was injured by blast
while at work on the defendants quar-
ries and he sues the company for $4,000
damages.
The trespass case Of Clogston vs.
Meigs. Montpelier action, was given
to tie Jury this forenoon at ten o'clock,
after Judge Waterman had delivered the
charge this morning. This case has oc-
eupied the entire week Owing to tho
fact that All the attorneys in the next
case were not able to be present today
Judge Waterman excused the iurymen
who were not engaged on the Clogston
VS.. Meigs case until next week.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-10-15

evening the hat was brought to Fall
River and was shown to Mrs. Lamou-
reux
''That Is my hat, the one Amelia wore
when she went away" said Mrs. Lamou-
reux feebly, and then she fell senseless
to the floor, and it was some time before
she could be revived.
The police had information to the
effect that when Miss ST. Jean left the
home of her aunt, Mrs Lamoureux, at
9 North street, last Friday night, she
said she had secured position to do
housework through the employment
agency of Miss Witherbee, whose place
of business is at the corner of Banks
and North Main streets, and when they
went there Wednesday looking for IN
formation they were told that on Mon
day Thibault had come in and asked
where Miss st. Jean was working. The
woman who runs the agency was sus-
pieious Of him and told him that If he
wanted to know where Amelia was
working he had better ask her father
for her address.
Miss White Of the agency Il consid
cred by the police to be a reliable wo-
man, and the police concluded, after
talking with her, that ii Thibault hadn't
gone around to ask for Miss st. Jean
after she was already dead rs a means
of showing, if he was ever questioned,
that he knew nothing Of the trage<y,
that he might be innocent Of connection
with the affair.
Thibault yesterday afternoon said
that Miss Witherbee must have been
when she told the police he
was at her agency inquiring for Auelia's
address on Monday, for, he said, it was
Saturday that he was there.
II wasn't at the agency at all on
Monday" said Thibault. 1T was Sat
urday when ! went around there and
inquired where Amelia was working Il
didn't lind out went to the agency
in the car"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-10-15
AUTOMOBILE BUMPED
WAGON OF BOTTLES
L. c. Stones Machine Was Moving
Slowly But He Failed to Notice
Team Standing in Road--Abe
Rosenthal Slightly Hurt.

While be was watching the head
light Of Central Vermont locomotive
on his return trip to Montpelier last
evening, r. G. Stone failed to notice a
team which was standing in The mid
die of the road to Middleaex until his
automobile bumped into the rear end Of
the wagon last evening. 1t turned ont
that Abe Roscnthal who drives team
for Abraham Could Of Montpelier was
standing holding his horse by the head
at the time.
Rosenthal was sent into the gutter
by the jump Of the horse when the
beast was frightened by the crash be-
hind. The animal ran away and ended
its fight in the ditch. The wagon had
contained load Of bottles which Rosen-
thai had secured 1T the former saloon
of Thomas Whalen In Middlesex, and
the air was filed with fragments Of
glass for a moment.
The antoist picked up the half-con
scious Rosenthal and took him to
Montpelier in the automobile Drs.
Grimes and Mcclure looked the man
over and decided that he had no broken
bones and that he would be all right
in short time. Rosenthal complains
today Of being bruised and sore. but it
Isl likely that he win fulhll the doc
tors prediction and be out shortly.
The machine was not badly damaged,
the headlights beinqn smashed and the
ventilator being somewhat bent. Not
SO lucky was the wagon as the com
bined desult Of the collision and the
runaway Of Rosenthal's horse. II was
smashed badly. and the fragile contents
Of il were scattered and broken. The
driver Of the automobile says he was
running slowly at the time but did not
see the wagon which stood in the mid
die Of the road until he had bumped
into L.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-10-15
VERMONT REPUBLICANS.
Held Annual Meeting at White River
Junction Last Evening.

White River junction, Oct. 49, The
annual meeting Of the state Medical
association was held in this place yes
terday, the session beginning in the af-
ternoon, when several papers were read,
followed by discussion. The various
papers read were by Drs. r. f. Cabot,
of Boston; J. H. Woodward of New
York; Lyman Allen. of Darlington; j.
P. Clifford, Of Randolph and S. W. Ham
mond of Rutland Last evening the
presidents address was delivered by
the present president, Dr. C. W. Peck, Of
Brandon, after which the physicians
adjourned to the banquet hall Of the
Junction house, where banquet was
served to about 100. The toastmaster
of the occasion was Dr. s. s. Hutchin-
son, Of Enosburg Falls
The following officers were elected at
the afternoon session President. DR..
W. l.. Halves Of Chester; vice president,
DR.. +. H. Ross Of st. ,Johnsbury; sec
retary, DIR. c. II Beecher. of Burlington; !;
treasurer, DR.. B. Fl. Stone. Of Burling-
ton; auditor, DR.. A. II. Morton, Of Bris-
tol.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-10-15
vERMoNTER MAKES AERoPLANE.
DR.. Dane Hurlburt, Formerly Of Jeri-
cho, is The Inventor.

Jericho, Oct l5.--A native Of Yer
mont is gaining notoriefy in the aero
nautie field in Switzerland, DR.. Dane
Hurlburt, son Of Mrs. ". r. HurIburt
Of this town, a dentist By profession.
who summers at Lneerne, Switzerland
and winters at Cannes. France, has in
vented an aeroplane which ia attracting
considerable attention on the continent.
The preliminary trials are being held
at Lucerne and several lights have
been made. His machine il hiplnne
mounted on three wheels The planes
are two metres apart. the upper ad-
vancing half ia length forward and
over the lower plane Both planes ere
curved lateralIy and longitndlnally The
front half Of the upper plane is made
70 tilt upwards TO facilitate leaving the
ground quickly. Midway between the
two planes is a propeller shaft Eve and
one-half metres long and carrying at
each end two wooden Blades two met
res long. The motive power Is a rs
horse power three cylinNeE motor.
The steering Il done by wheel fixed
40 the end of an aluminium tube, the
opposite end of which Is attached to the
chassis with universal joint allowing
vertical, lateral and rotary movement
Of the wheel The horizontal rudder Is
placed at the rear end aad is worked by
raising or lowering the steering wheel
The vertical rudder is under the middle
back part Of the upper plane and is
manipulated by a lateral movement Of
the steering wheel
Dr. Hurlburt left Jericho q years ago
He graduated from d dental college In
Philadelphia and then went abroad He
practices principally among royalty
and has been 50 successful that he has
acquired considerable wealth and Is
held in high esteem by his titled pa
irons.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-10-15
CALLS BARRILL A LIAR.
Leastwise Cook Says That What Bar
rill Says Is Lie.

Atlantic City, N. j., Oct. l5.-@will
you say that the accusation contained
in the Barril affidavit are positively
was the question put ia writ
ing to Dr. Cook by newspaper men
late last night. The reply wass
Decidedly, yes" tSigned) @F. A..
Cook
He was sitting at the honored guests
table At the banquet Of the National
Hardware association to whose mem
bers he had just concluded lengthy
speech referring to his Arctic journey.
Later, DR. Cook said
= never knew Barrill kept a diary. I
never saw it consequently could not
have asked him to alter anything what
ever The only thing ever saw him
do was to make sketches. Any state
ments Of his that / suggested the chang
ing Of dates and altitude is lie.g
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-10-15
TREMENDOUS LOSS
BY FIERCE TORNADO
Western Tennessee Torn by Wind Last
Night, One Town Reports Sixteen
Lives Lost--Full Returns
Not Received

Memphis, Tenn, Oct. Reports
from western Tennessee today indicate
an immense loss Of life and property
In the tornado Of last night. Hamberg
reports sixteen killed. Several smaller
towns announce great destruction Of
life and property The exact returns
are not yet available.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-10-15
KINGS VISIT CANCELLED.
Because Of Disorde.s Arising From
Ferrier's Execution.

Lisbon, Oct. l5.--As a result of the
disorder in Spain over the execution
OF Francisco Ferrer, King Manuel's adj
yisors have notified King Alfonso that
the visit which was planned for No
vember win be cancelled. He had In
tended u pay the Spanish king visit
of five days.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-10-15
MAY RAISE PRICE OF MILK.
Barre Producers and Retailers Talked 1t
Over.

The meeting Of the milk producers
and retail dealers Of the vicinity, which
was called to be held at Unity hall at
South Barre yesterday afternoon, was
postponed because not enough were
present to hold meeting. There were
eight producers present and they talked
over in an informal way the milk stu
alton and decided to meet again in a
few days. The sentiment seemed to be
that as the price of feed is extremely
high that it viii be necessary to raise
the price of milk for the winter
months.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-10-15
TEN TRUE BILLS.
We're Reported BY United States Grand
Jury at Rutland.

Rutland, Oct. l5.--The United States
grand jury which has been in session
here since Tuesday reported today ten
true bills and one not found. Adjourn
ment was taken until the 18th Of No
yember when the petit jury viii be
here.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-10-15
ATTORNEY TAKEN Ill.
Rufus Brown Of Burlington Unable to
Attend County Court.

Burlington, Oct Rufus Brown, a
prominent attorney for the defense in
case now on in county court, was
stricken this morning with pleurisy
For this reason the court has adjauTn-
ed till next Monday.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-10-15
SLIGHTLY IMPROVED.
'sBoss" Mccarren Better Today after
His Operation.

New York. Oct. Isl. The condition of
State Senator Patrick McCarren, the
Democratic leader, who is sick at the
st. Catherine hospital, is reported as
slightly improved today and hopes are
entertained for his recovery.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-10-15
TO ExAMINE COOK DATA.
University Of Copenhagen Makes Move
10 Settle Dispute.

Copenhagen, Oct. l5-It is semi.offl-
cially announced that the university of
Copenhagen viii appoint Prof. Stroem-
gren Of the chair Of astronomy to SUI
perintend the investigation Of the data
submitted by DR.. Cook concerning his
discovery Of the North pole.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-10-15
BUSINESS TROUBLES.
Chauncey E. Brown Of woIcott Files in
Bankruptcy.

Rutland, Oct. l5.--Chauncey E. Brown
Of Woleott, teamster, has filed pc
tition in bankruptcy with Clerk F. s..
Platt Of the United States court. He
has liabilities Of Sl.28l.20 and the as
sets are given as $025 with $500 ex.
emnt.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-10-15
SPANISH EMBASSY
AT LISBON THREATENED
Attempt to Blow 1t Up To-day Resulted
in Several Men Being Hurt--It Is
Now Guarded by Police
ana Cavalry.

Lisbon, Oct. Is. There were several
hurt here today as a result of an at.
tempt to sack the Spanish embassy 1T
i now guarded by the police and cav
airy Only timely warning prevent
ed the slaughter Of the Spanish diplo-
mats.