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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-06-30
sroLE HIs oyERcoAr.
Good Samaritan Was Treated Shabbily
by His New.found Friend.

An aged man who claimed to be
Civil war veteran reported to the police
yesterday afternoon that man had
stolen his overcoat out Of the Washing
ton stage after he had been kind enough
20 pay the mans car fare to Barre from
Plattshufg The old man said he met
the man in Plattsburg, who put up
hard luck story to him and wanted badly
to get to Barre. So. the aged man Of
fered to pay his car fare, as the man
claimed TO Be brbke.
When they reached this city yesterday
morning the old man said he placed his
overcoat in the stage to leave Il there
until the stage lett for Washington.
where his home was. lie parted from
his friend" who said he was going to
Northfeld Later tho old man went
around to the stage and found his coat
had disappeared, and he thinks It must
be that his sfiicnd took IL The Off
GERS hunted about She city with the old
man but were unable 70 locate the New
Yorker.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-06-30
wRIGHTs COULDN'T FLY.
Engine hid Not Work Properly in the
Three Trials.

Washington, June 30.--After making
three unsuccessful efforts to get his new
aeroplane into the air yesterday, Orville
Wright made a short flight, encircling the
Fort Myer aerodrome.
Lack Of power, due to d loose spark
control, was finally determined upon BY
the two Wrights as the cause for the
refusal of the machine to nv for more
than a few hundred feet beyond the end
of the starting rail-
Their patient persistency in trying
time after time to make the machine
behave properly won the admiration Of
the large crowd that had gathered in an
ticipation Of fight.
"A flying machine is like a horse !"
is the way Wilbur put it afterward If
it's new you have TO get used to it be-
fore it viii 60 just as you want it to.
You have to learn its peculiarities. /
am glad we learned what the trouble is,
and after few more trials you win see
some fun"
In marked contrast to Monday. the
weather yesterday was perfect There
was hardly a breath of air moving when
the flying machine was placed on the
starting track shortly after o'clock.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-06-30
Said to Have Been EIOping
With Young Girl
WERE HELD AT E. BARNET
walter Shuman, Aged 2s, and Young
Craig Girl Were Walking Toward
Littleton, N IT., when Sheriff
Winch Stopped Them.

st. Johnsbury, June s0.--Walter Shu-
man, aged %, Of Cabot was brought to
the Caledonia county jail yesterday af-
ternoon, and he win be given trial at
the present term Of county court. On
Sunday he disappeared from Cabot with
the fourteen years-old daughter Of Rob-
erS Craig Of Cabot They walked to
Danville Sunday and stayed there that
night, continuing on the road on foot tho
next day and heading in the direction Of
Littleton, N. II The couple was stopped
at East Barnet Monday and Shuman was
arrested by Sheriff George +. Winch.
When Mr.. Crailg discovered that his
daughter was missing, he set out in
search Of her, going 10 East Barnet,
when he learned that the couple had
been stopped there The daughter re-
turned to her home with her father that
day. If the charge which win be brought
against Shuman is proven it win mean
a state prison term for him.
In Caledonia county court this morn
ing the jury reported verdict Of not
guilty in the case OF State vs.. Bill Hayes
Of Hardwiek, who was charged with sell
ing liquor.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-06-30
We're Awarded at lO5th Com
mencement To-day
NINE HONORARY DEGREES
Ethel P. Southwick Cot Special HonOrs
in Classics and 0rrin B. Hughes
Special Honors in Eco
nomics.

Burlington, June 3O-Tbe l05th com
mencement exercises Of the university
Of Vermont were held to-day in the
Strong theatre. The graduating class
numbered III, Of which 80 were in the
medical school Special honors were
awaded TO Ethel r. southwick Of Bur
lington in classics and to Orrin b. hughes
Of South Londonderry in economies
Honorary degrees were awarded as fol-
lows:
IL. D., Judge Seneca Hsselton of Bur
lington, Judge George NJ. Powers Of Nor
risyille, Congressman Frank Plumley OF
Northield, Prof James r. Wheeler Of
New York, Daniel L. Cady of New York.
Master Of arts in education, Seland
W. Landon Of Bordentown n. j., Mason
s Stone Of Montpelier, Joseph D. Allen
of Philadelphia, and Walter S. Cam
bridge, Of Southboro, Mass.
The undergraduate speakers at the
exercises today We're K. S. Abbott of
Derby, /. X. Ellis Of Rutland, G. s.
Harris Of Stowe, Miss Ethel Southwiclx
OF Burlington, O. B. Hughes Of South
Londonderry and S. G. Johndroe Of
West Salisbury for the academic de-
pertinent and +. w. Guild Of Boston for
the medical department.
The Glass Leaders.
The fourteen leaders OF the class who
were initiates into the Phi Beta Kappa
last night are as follows.
Edward Seymour Abbott, Philip Err
nest Adams, Winfred Nelson Bagley,
Helen Ruth Burton, Alma Louise Car
penter, Marion Alice Dane, Isaac Kings
ley Ellis, George Trayer Harrington,
George Stiles Harris, Miriam Curtice
Forrest Wilkins Kehoe, Wal.
ter Clyde Maurice, Jennie Lena Rowell
and Ethel Pearl Southwick.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-06-30
LAYMEN HELD PICNIC.
With Their Friends at Caledonia Park
Had Big Time.

The first annual picnic of the Law.
mems league Of the Universalist church
was held yesterday afternoon at Gale
donna park and was marked success
in every way. The weather was ideal
for an outing and the people present
numbered fully $50. A long list of
sports, with prizes for the winners,
were enthusiastically engaged in and
two hot base ball games were played,
the game between the fats and leans
being the feature.
A basket lunch was served under the
tres at six o'clock by th ladies and cool
drinks were served on the grounds
throughout the afternoon. Gilhertson's
orchestra arrived during the supper hour
and played in the pavilion until nearly
ten o'clock when the last party left
Tor home. The committees which had
the picnic in charge were as follows:
sports, w. G. Reynolds, Dr.. c. w. Steele
A. B. Lane and II. G. Whitaker: trans
portation, A. A. Stebbins, S. d. Allen
and DR.. T. l. Leonard refreshments,
p. 7. Cutler, Frank w. Jackson and
Or. +. M. Ly.lde.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-06-30

structed 10 notify the offenders that they
would be given one more chance and Il
found violating the rules again their
licenses would Be revoked.
This discussion also brought in the
awnings at the Vermont Frint store and
Tho New England Fruit store. Alderman
Campbell said that both these awnings
hang out over the sidewalk, and that
the one at the New England Fruit Store
was a nuisance. al Il covered the whole
OF the walk and was so low that people
had to stoop 70 pass under It. The may.
or brought to the street committees at
tention the piing Of stone chips and
teams being driven onto the walk where
the garage was built on the old Bralcy
on North Main street The
mayor said Tint the walk was being
spoiled, besides being filed up 50 that
it was impossible to walk on il.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-06-30
PRESIDENT TAFT BACK
ON THE OLD CAMPUS
Went to New Haven This Morning For
The Commencement Exercises and
Made q Speech Today.

New Haven, Conn, June so. presi-
dent Taft arrived at 2:46 this morning
in his private car Olympic to attend
the Yale commencement exercises. AT
10 o'clock the party left in automobiles
for the university, where on the cam
pus Taft met the procession Of educa-
tors, corporation members and students
and marched to WooIsey hall, where the
exercises were held. After delivering
an address President Taft was enter
tanned at the home Of President Hadley,
later attending the alumni dinner at
University hall
Among the honorary degrees awarded
were these; Bishop Lawrence Of Massa-
csuhetts, made doctor Of divinity; Ad-
miral Sperry and Secretary Of War
Dickson, doctors Of law.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-06-30
A YALE VICTORY.
Defeated Harvard in Base Ball BY The
Score Of to o.

New Haven, Conn, June 30.-Joy Is
unstrained at Yale over the victory Of
the varsity nine ia the game with its
old time rival Harvard, the event com.
! ing rs the erowning fea1ure of day
full Of excitement and merry making
for the thousands Of Yale men back for
commencement and class reunions The
game from the Yale view point was full
of good playing BY its nine. There were
words 0f praise also for the crimson
which fought in the latter innings with
stuborness that did not make the thou
sands OF Yale supporters easy OF mind
until the last Harvard man was safely
retired The final score stood Yale q,
Harvard O.
The game was surrounded by the
many incidents which make the oceas.
ions wonderfully interesting as speeta-
cles The stands were filed with mass
es Of brilliant colors made up Of sum
mer gowns and hnery, while for an hour
over the bright green diamond spread
hundreds Of fantastically garbed Yale
men, doing Stunts which time and
again made the spectators rise in their
seats and cheer until their voices. with
the strains Of score OF bands combin-
ed to create an uproar Of tremendous
volume. The Schen class of 1906 pro-
duced an immense piece Of scenery Of
a Jungle sketch, from which emerged
"a big elephant at which solitary hunt
er banged away until the animal fell.
Then the classes swooped down upon il,
and drew the carcass of the field, An
other class had posNfm in a tree.
Shelf '04 had to aconsult the great"
the gentlemen chimpanzee as its mas
cot, borne on the shoulders Of one Of
the men. The chimpanzee was the chief
guest at the class dinner last night.
The outcome Of the game makes Il
necessary to play of the tie for the
championship at New York, on Satur-
day afternoon.
Van Week pitched his last home game
for Yale and did excellent work as long
as he was in the box and when he re-
tired in the sixth in favor Of Merritt,
he went to right field and continued his
good work. in the ninth his quick ef
fectiveness prevented what seemed sure
would ultimately result in score
In the fifth inning, with Mallory out,
Corey singled, Cushman then singled as
did Van Week. scoring Corey. Philbin
followed with q two bagger bringing
Cushman and Van Week home. The
other score was made in the seventh
with Merritt out, Cushman walked, stole
second. went to third on Briggs error
and came home on Philbin's single.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-06-30
DECISION 10 FOLEY.
Won a Six-round Bout Over Young Nc
Donough Of Manchester.

Boston, June 30 Tommy Sullivan Of
Lawrence rot the decision over Joe
Thomas Of California after twelve rounds
Of fast boxing at the Armory Athletic
association last night. Thomas OUT
weighed his opponent and was the favor
ite. Sullivan shut Thomas left eye IN
the first round and inflicted severe dam
aye on his face during the bout
In the preliminaries Max Baker of
Boston and Bobby Tickle Of Pawtucket
boxed 4 sx-round draw
Eddie Shcrlin of Roxbury Knocked out
Young Dinsdale OF Worcester in the sec.
ord round of their bout and Tommy
Foley Of South Boston got the decision
over Young McDonough Of Manchester,
n. H. at the end Of SIX fast rounds.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-06-30
OLD MAN STRUCK
BY AUTOMOBILE
Narrow Escape From Death For Mat.
thew Witherill, an Aged Man, in
bennington Last Evening. Had
Shoulder DisIocated.

Bennington, June so. - Matthew
Witheriil, an aged farmer living on the
pownal road, narrowly escaped being
killed in front Of the postofiice shortly
before six o'clock last evening. when he
was struck BY three passenger auto
mobile driven bv Leonard Cultivate,
the stepson of 7. B. Jennings Of New
York. The car was being driven at
high speed but after hitting the old
man did not pass over him. Witherill
was taken 10 a physicians Office whore
a dislocated shoulder was reduced.
"red1 Stevens Of Yonkers, n. ~, who
was IN the car with Outhwaife, has
figured in two automobile and carriage
collisions here the past two years, IN
which suits were brought against his
father, wealthy pbysiaaan af Yonk
ers, who has summer place Just east
Of the village.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-06-30
COMES TO REASON
AND is RELEASED
Lawrence, Mass, Man Couldn't Get Away
From St. Johnsbnry People Even
When He Hurled Money at


st. Johnsbury June 30. Edward
Shortell Of Lawrence, Mass, who was
arrested at the railroad station here Sun.
day night and held at the police station
as probably insane, appears to be al
right this morning It Is how thought
the man may have been getting over
a drunk, which caused him to act 50
queerly He declared Sunday night THAI
he couldn't get away from people, al
though he had beensthrowing money at
them. Shortell was wen dressed and
appeared to be educated. He is - years
Of age.
His brother Thomas. arrived from
Lawrence Monday and win take Edward
back home.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-06-30
DIPLOMAS GIVEN TO SO.
Brattleboro High School Graduation
Exercises Held.

Brattleboro, June 0.-Thirty six
young people, comprising the class Of
1909, Brattleboro high school we're
graduated last evening, the exercises be-
ing held III the Auditorium The class
motto, Honor Before Honors,' was
suspended over the center of the stage,
which was banked with flowers.
The Invocation was pronounced by
Rev. Dr. John Russell Cow The ad-
dress was made by Rev. DR.. Marion
Leroy Burton, president elect Of Smith
college The announcement Of honors
and the awards Of the Austine prizes
and the presentation Of the class to the
prudential committee was made BY
Principal ~ Burr Smith Of the high
school The diplomas were conferred
BY Judge James Il Martin.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-06-30
OLD HOME DAY.
Parade and Dedication BY Chester
Sons.

Chester. June 30.--0ld home day was
celebrated here yesterday in the pres
ence Of a large crowd. Charles T. Wool.
ley was marshal Of the parade. Wheel.
er's Bellows Falls band led a four
horse carriage trimmed with white and
red, containing the members Of the Re-
view club, who were the first to ar.
range for the days exercises About
IS decorated teams and as many auto.
mobiles and bicycles followed
The forenoon was occupied in dedi-
eating two historical stone markers
near where the two first log houses were
built in town and where the old court
house stood The markers are Of marble
and were presented to the Review club
by Ex-Gov,. Proctor The inscription
Il as followss
este Of the first courthouse, built
about 1866 III Chester, then the shire
Of Cumberland county" The other in
the meadow opposite reads: "Near this
stone was built the two first log houses
in town BY J. a. Sargent and Thomas
Chandler
Hugh Henry, president Of the day,
presented the markers, and u. J. Davis,
selectman, made the acceptance The
stones are % inches wide, inches
thick and 4 feet high, both set in con-
crete bases.
IN the afternoon an historical address
in the Congregational church was given
by Gilbert A. Davis Of Windsor. a ma
tive Of this town basket picnic was
held at noon in a grove near the vii
lage a ball game between Bellows
Falls and local nine, band eancert
in the park and dance in the evening
closed the day.
The occasion brought many old-time
residents In one carriage was seated
George Il. Fletcher, who was 90 years
old last Saturday and who has always
lived here.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-06-30
Harry Madison Has Close
Connections at Rutland
B OUNDOVER AGAINT0DAY
Served Sentence for Larceny and Is Now
Charged with Smuggling and Receig-
ing Stolen Postage Stamps--Ai.
legged Pal Of Portland Fatty"

Rutland, June s0.-TIarry Madison,
who this morning finished serving
nine months sentence in the house Of
correction on the charge Of larceny com
mittcd at Holland, this state, was re-
arrested by Deputy Y. S. Marshall +. II.
Chapman on the charges Of smuggling
maple sugar and receiving stolen pos.
tage stamps He was arraigned before
United States Commissioner J.. A. Mer-
rill Of this city. He pleaded guilty to
smuggling and was bound over to the
next term Of federal court
On the other charge he pleaded not
guilty and bail war fixed at $4,000
which has not been furnished Madison
is alleged to have been implicated in
the Portland Fatty burglary at the
Morgan postofiiee
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-06-30
BIG DAMAGE DONE
In HARDWICK SHEDS
vandals Hammered and Defaced Par
tally Finished Work to The Ex-
tent Of Perhaps $4,000.

Hardwiek, June a0.-It was discover.
ed yesterday morning that vandals had
ruined h~tween $4,000 and $4,000 Of
nearly finished work in the granite
sheds Of the Woodbury. Granite com
pany, Howard s. Martin and Much
Brothers The latter iirm suffered the
most and it s suspected that men dis.
charged the past few days may have
done fhe damage out Of spite. Ham
mers were used TO defaee iettered and
carved work on monuments and other
work and all that can be done Will be
To cut the stone down for use In smaller
Jobs.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-06-30
HARVARD GRANTED
$50 DEGREES TO-DAY
Brilliant Procession From College Yard
to Sanders Theatre Where 263rd
Commencement Exercises
were Held

Cambridge, Mass, June 30 IN the
presence OF President Lowell, Presidents
emeritus Eliot, Governor Draper and il
big throng of officials Of the university
and the state, Harvard graduated $50
students at the 269rd commencement
exercises in Sanders theatre today, af-
tor brilliant procession from the coll
lege yard.
Among the honorary degrees granted
were two to President Eliot, laws and
medicine, and master Of arts to w. I.
Grenfell, the noted Labrador explorer.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-06-30
HAVE SOME CLUES.
In Case Of chiid's Body Found in Ben
nington on Monday.

Bennington, June 30.- The body Of
the male infant found under the HoI-
den, Leonard company dam Monday
forenoon was taken yesterday to ire
state laboratory at Burlington where he
autopsy viii be performed BY DIR. b. II.
Stone as soon as he returns from Wood
stock where he Is acting as witness in
the trial Of the Italian recently arrest
ed for the fatal stabbiug affair in Read
ing
The local authorities have been at
body WIS found and from some stray
clues that have been found have come
to believe that the infants body was
thrown into the water by some one
who came into the village On one of
the late ears from North Adams sat
urday night.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-06-30
BOY PLEADS GUILTY.
Ralph Bennett Of Barre Who Was Ar
rested Recently.

Ralph Bennett, the Barre boy who
waived examination in city court on
the charge of obtaining a mileage book
and $40 under false pretcnces from @.
Il Kendrich and who was placed in the
county iail in default Of bail, asked
that an information be fled against him
today, which being done he pleaded
guilty in Montpelier city court. Sem
tence was not pronounced at that time
BY Judge Harvey.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-06-30
SAYS HE WILL GET MILLION.
New President Of Wesleyan Promises
Big Endowment Fund.

Middletown, Conn, June 30.-At the
alumni luncheon yesterday, Wesleyan
university's new president, DR. William
Arnold Shanklin, pledged himself TO
raise S1,oe0.000 endowment for the uni-
versify and announced two gifts, one
Of $4,000 from Judge George g. Rey-
nolds. a., Brooklyn, n, Y. and one Of
$4,000 from James N Brown, New
York City. Roth ars trustees Of the
university.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-06-30

There win be drill Of st. Aldemar
eommandery, K. t. at seven o'clock
Thursday evening.
Will Utton Of Morrisville arrived in
this city to-day with four horses whica
he win start in the races Saturday and
Monday
Among arrivals at the City hotel last
evening and to-day we're James A. Cash
man, Burlington: J. B. Smith. AIr. and
Mrs. Nv s. Young, g. G. story, IL II.
Story, IT, B. Cogswell. Boston; j. e.
Martin, Pittsheld, N. I'll; J. E. Parks,
w. III Huse. Cleveland, o.; T. Z. Den-
ming, George w Lang, Ravenswood. West
Virginia; G. p JENNIE, Barton; D. Brown
side, North6eld; J. McCasken, W. D.
Seely, Montreal; S. S. Steel, White River
Jupctioni Joseph Paris, Arthabaskaville,
QR
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-06-30
HAYES IN BURLINGTON.
Marathon Runner Arrives For Race Next
Week.

Burlington, June Johnny Hayes
the noted Marathon runner arrived in
the city yesterday afternoon from New
York and started training at once for
the big race on July to be held on
Centennial held- He expressed himself
rs being pleased with the course and
said that he was in excellent shape TO
so up against the other fast men who
viii compete for the ST. 900 prize in the
race OF over 20 mlles.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-06-30
HOWARD r. EMERSON.
High School Boy Died Last Night Of
Tuberculosis

Howard Francis Emerson. son Of Mrs.
Clara Emerson Of 20 Beckley street.
died at nine o'clock last night after q
long illness with tuberculosis. He was
10 years Of age and has been in failing
health for the past two years although
he attended Spaulding high school,
where he was member of the class Of
1910, until d year ago.
He IS survived by his mother Mrs.
Clara Emerson, and one sister, Mrs. Al
bertine, and several other more distant
relatives.
The funeral arrangements win be an
nounced later.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-06-30
TAKING BATHS.
E. H. Hartman Hopes to Build Up His
Health with Treatment.

Vienna, June s0-Under orders from
his physician, E. H. Hartman, the rail
road magnate, win take the baths at
Gastein. In connection with light ex-
ercise a series Of electric carbonin
baths viii be given him in an attempt
TO build up his system which is run
down from overwoTk.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-06-30
WERE IN WRECK.
Two Children Not Hurt, But Grandmoth-
er Was Bruised.

Stanley and Dorothy Shores, children
Of II w. Shores, and their grandmother.
Mrs. 1. 4. Shores, we're in the wreck on
the Boston q Maine railroad at East
Barnet last Saturday, being on their way
TO st. Johnshury from Montpelier, where
the children live. Neither child was hurt,
but Mrs. Shores was somewhat bruised
when the cars were iounced about.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-06-30

The members of the mission study
class Of the Church of the Good Shepherd
were pleasantly entertained at the home
Of Mrs d. v. Stone On the Montpelier
road Yesterday afternoon. Mrs. Shield
and Mrs. Vaughan had charge of the
meeting After the usual program, re-.
freshmenta were served.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-06-30
AUT0ISTS BANQUET.
so Gathered at Montpelier This After
noon For Meeting.

Eighty members Of the Vermont Au-
tomobile club sat down to banquet
in the Pavilion hotel in Montpelier this
afternoon, with President WI VI. Brown
Of Springfield presiding.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-06-30
THEY WANT HIM.
Polander Who Is Charged With Stealing
$40 From Friend.

The Barre police have been on the
lookout for a Polander who is charged
with stealing $50 from friend, but
up to this afternoon the fellow has not
been apprehended