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The Democratic advocate., 1909-11-19

New Jersey has been having n spIoB-
cid Development agricnl,uraily along
with other sister states west aud
south During 1000 the value of her
agricultural products was $4,000, 900,
while in the interval following they
have risen 90 S52,O0oo00 The secre-
tary Of the state board Of agriculture
attributes this increase largely TO the
good work which has been done Ia the
promotion Of scientific farming by the
state institutes nt the agricultural col
le2e
The Democratic advocate., 1909-11-19

9oshen, Ala w. t. Dalton, Route No. 3.
| Chicago, His Mira WIN. Tully, as Ogden Az
Paw Paw, Mich -sNrs EiHma Draper.
| Flushing, Mich. Mrs. Burt Lloyd, R.F.D
No. 3 care Of -. A. sanborn.
| Cphesyiile, Miss Mrs. y. j. Jones.
Cincinnati, Ohio. Mrs. Flora Abr, 1852 Ernst
Street,
Cleveland, Ohio Miss Lizzie steIger, $50
Fleet Avenue, S.E
Wesleyvills, Pa.ra Airh. Maggie Ester n F.DI
1 Dyclsburg Tenn - Mrs. Lne Hilliard, R.R.1
| Hayheld, Na.~ Mrs. Mayfne Windle.
IrrsguIa=ity.
! Harfin, Ili ~Mrs Chas Fnlkel.
Winchester, Ind ssAirs Mas Deal
1 Dyer, lad.-. Mrs. wm. 0herluh. X, y. y. MOL
/ Baltimore Nd. --Mrs. W. Is. Ford, 1ass Ians-
downe street
RoKbury, Mass. Mrs. Francis Merkie. 70 Field
street
GlAgksdalo, Mos sfIss Anna Wallace.
/ guyasinc, Ohio. .-sArs. Elia Michael, n sFD3
Dayton, Ohle. - Mrs. Ida Hale. Boz o. Ma.
! tional Military Home.
Lebanon, "a --Mrs. Harry l.. Rittie, ~ Leh-
man Street,
sykes, Tenn. = Minnie Han.
Detroit. t.Mich. .a-Mrs. Louise ,Iung .Ss2 2chsstnut
~ Ovarian Trouble.
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Tenth Street.
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Ph1ladsiphi,. IN. --Mrt ChAs. Boall, 3sg7 N.
Nafnet Street
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10.
l Wogdsiir, Idaho.-M Mrs. Rachel johnson.
Rock lana, Maine. ~ Mp. VIII Young. 6 Col.
/ umhia Avenue.
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| Dayton, Ohio a.NFs. Y, Il, Smith, All Kim u.
| Efie, Pa.~ Mrs. y r. Endiish, h. y, u. No. I.
| Beaver Pals, Pa. - Mrs, W. r. Boyd Nna
seventh Avenue.
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| kast Earl, Pa, u-Nfs. AuEasias Lyon, HP.D.E
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Philadslphia. "a. - Mrs John Johnston. 7iD
| aieEei Street
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The Democratic advocate., 1909-11-19

One OF the quickest growing trees
for purposes OF a shelter belt is the
white willow. but II Is hardly TO be
commended unless the shelter il need.
ed badly. ss II Is slovcnly grower
and likely 10 become . hnrb0r FOR
worms. The cottonwood IN much
cleaner tree. " somewhat slower
grower Where tho winter season IL
not too severe the Lombariy poplar
serves the purpose nicely
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-11-08
St. Adams Police Connect the
Two Matters
AND NOW SEEK G. 0. NELSON
Donald c. Machia's Restaurant Said to
Have Lost $50 and One Of It's
Employes--He Said He Was
Going to Meet a Girl.

st. Albans, Nov sc. o. Nelson,
who has been employed for a week m
Donald G. Machia's restaurant here,
left early yesterday morning on a
northbound train, saying when he left
the restaurant that he was going to the
train To meet girl. He told this to
one Of the dish-washers in the restau-
rant However, he did not return, and
an investigation Of the premises showed
that $50 was missing from the cash
register and some money from the
cigar TILL The matter was reported
to the police, it being suspected that
Nelson knew something about the dis
appearance Of the money.
When he came to work in Machia's :
restaurant, Nelson said that he had
been living IN Burlington and prior 10
that in Rutland He il described as
five feet and eight inches tall, light
complexioned and weighing about l60
pounds. The police want to know if
there is any connection between his dis
appearance and the loss Of the money in
Machia's restaurant.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-11-08
NINE BODIES
In FIRE RUINS
While Ten People We're Badly
Hurt in Brooklyn
FIREMEN WERE ALSO HURT
Celluloid Factory Blazed Up To-day,
Catching Many Occupants Of the
Building, Many Of Whom
Jumped from Windows.

New York, Nov. s.-Nine people were
killed and ten were badly hurt in a FIRE
which Quilted the celluloid factory
OF William Morrison's Sons on Columbia
street, Brooklyn, today. The fire start
ed in the second story Of the building
and spread with great rapidity, cutting
Of the escape Of the victims. There
was great panic among the occupants,
and many Of them jumped from the
windows rather than to face death in
the flames. Most Of those who were in
iured and taken to the hospitals were
hurt in this way. After the fire had
been extinguished the fremen began the
work Of searching for the dead, and sew
eral Of them were hurt by falling walls.
Only one Of the victims has been iden-
tilted, that being William Morrison, a
junior partner Of the firm. Robert Nor
rison, senior partner, and four others,
who are in the hospital are likely 10
die. Six Of the victims were caught be-
hind barred windows on the ground
floor, and their frantic appeals for help
and their shrieks Of agony when the
fire reached them could be heard for
blocks. a dozen men with bars and
hammers tried to make passage for
the doomed six but were driven OIL by
the flames.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-11-08
Policeman John Fl. Ryan OF
Burlington the Victim
WAS TAKEN TO HOSPITAL
His Life Was Saved by Fellow Officer
Walliam Collins, Who Grabbed
John A. Thomas, His As-
sailant.

Burlington, Nov. 9.--Tofn A. Thonrs.
an insane negro, forty years of age, shot
Policeman John H. Ryan in the left
thigh this morning when the officer was
attempting to arrest him on the charge
Of carrying concealed weapons and firing
a revolver promiscuousfy. Officer Ryan
was taken to the hospital, being in
serious condition, although IL was onsy
flesh wound
Policeman William Collins saved the
life OF Policeman Ryan by catching aud
disarming the negro. A 3S-calIbrc ham
merless revolver was found in his cloth
ing He had shot Policeman Ryan while
holding the revolver in his overcoat pock-
et Thomas is barber by occupation
and a native Of Burlington, where his
wife and his mother are residing. A
few months ago Thomas was discharged
from the Michigan insane asylum, being
pronounced to be in an improved condi-
tion.
He is probably the same negro who
was seen acting in a peculiar manner on
North Winooski avenue a few days ago.
The negro at that time stood looking
intently at the ground and then he sud
denly pulled out the revolver and fired
into the ground. Later he was seen
dodgng about The trees on Grant street.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-11-08
FRANK DIcKEY DEAD.
Well Known Nurse Died at East Barre
This Morning.

Frank Dickey, we'll known a. nurse
in this city and the surrounding terri.
tory, died al 1880 this morning at his
home in East Barre Fle had been i'll foi
year with what Il thought to have
been tuberculosis. but ne had been con.
fined to his bed only week. The fun.
eral win be held from his late home in
East Barre Wednesday morning at ten
o'clock, and the interment will be in
Elmwood cemetery in this city.
The deceased was born in East Orange
fifty years ago last May. He resided in
that town during the first part Of his
life removing to East Barre seventeen
years ago NJ East Barre he was a
member Of Milestone lodge, New Eng.
land Order of Protection, and in this
city was 4 member of the stone mssons'
union He s we'll spoken Of by all his
acquaintance lie leaves bis wife and
one son, Harry W Dickev Of Spring.
field, Mass; one sister. Mrs. Henry
Colby Of Montpelier. and three brothers,
Alanson Dckey Of ERADICATE, Iowa,
Orsamus Of Lake Tohoe. California, and
John Diekey Of this city.
His parents were Ransom and Annice
Eastman Dickey of East Orange, and
he was the Youngest of thirteen children.
0n April NJ, 1870, he was married to
Miss Carrie Alden of Washington.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-11-08
QUINCY QUARRYMAN
KILLED BY TRAIN
William ]. FalIon, Manager Of FalIon
Granite Quarries There, Was Bad
ly Mangled By Wheels

Quincy, Mass, Nov. William j.
Fulton, Al years old, Of 20 Miller street,
West Quincy, brother Of ex Representa-
tive Peter T. Fallon, was found fatally
injured alongside the railroad track near
the Quincy Adams depot early yester
day morning. He died az the Quincy
city hospital a little before noon.
Mr.. Fallon was found unconscious BY
the crew Of the double IRON freight
train. He was lying close TO the inside
rail OF the outward tracks at the ex-
treme southerly edge Of the platform
al the Quincy Adams depot The right
leg was nearly cut off. the right land
was cut and there was a cut on the
head.
Mr.. Fallon was taken to the city hos
pital in the police ambulance and was
attended BY DIR. It. j. Dion. He died
about II o'clock
Mr.. Fallon was seen In Boston Sat
urday night BY his brother, Peter +.
Fallon. II Is supposed the dead man left
Boston on q train that comes on the
main line rather than a Granite branch
train, which would take him nearer to
his home.
He probably left the train at the
Quincy Adams depot, and apparently
nobody saw the accident as it was not
until nearly o'clock Sunday morning
when the freight train crew came across
the injured man.
Mr.. Tallon was one Of the best known
men Of the city. He was manager Of
the Falion granite quarry properties
lie ii survived by three brothers, Peter
r., John and James FalIon, and two
sisters. Mrs. Thomas CahiI and Miss
Nellie Fallsn HIS father wdS the hate
John \. Fallon, one Of the best known
quarry owners Of Quincy in bis day
Medical Examiner J. G. Fraser Of
East Weymouth viewed the body at the
n,orgue yesterday afternoon and decided
that death was caused by a shock and
n hemorrhage Dr. Fraser said he would
have to wait until he interviewed the
freight train men who found the body
before he could give complete report
to the court before which an inquest
win probably be held,
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-11-08
SUICIDE FEARED.
Willis H. Alvin Missing From Ports
mouth.

Portsmouth, N. H.. Nov. &. Willis
Fl. Alvin has been missing from his
hnme in this city since Wednesday,
Oct. l3. Alvin was collector for Alpha
council. Royal Arcanum, and following
his disappearance the council received
word from the supreme council that it
had been suspended as the October as
.sessment Of $500 was not paid
A committee consisting of Harry b.
Yeaton, Frank Il leavitt and Herbert
Prime was appointed to make an inves.
tieation Of Alvin's accounts with the
council and il is stated that the au-
ditors who have been at work have
found shortage Of nearly $1,000 AL
vim was bonded by the National se-
Icurity company Of New York and the
council has turned the matter over to
the bonding company.
1t is said that Alvin has appropriated
some of the funds Of an estate Of which
he was the executor His wife disclaims
all knowledge of his whereabouts.
On the Monday evening following his
disappearance Cook Day OF the tug
piscataqua, which was lying at a
wharf leading off Ceres street heard a
splash and groans as though somebody
had either fallen or thrown himself into
the river, and some Of the friends Of the
missing man have coupled the two in
cidents, as Alvin had told an associate
a short time previous to his disappear
ance that he intended to commit suicide.
He was prominent in several local se-
cret societies.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-11-08
TWO BOY HUNTERS
KILLED In MAINE
One Receives Charge Of Shot as He Pulls
Gun OF Stump and Other Steps in
Front Of Rifle.

Portland, Me, Nov. s.--Leon RedIon,
the l2-year.eld son Of Henry Redlon Of
Boxton, is dead as the result Of a shoot
ing accident The boy was hunting with
bis father Saturday and had laid his
gun on a stump, placing his coat on top
Of it. The father went on ahead. Leon
saw a bird few minutes later and
scized the gun BY the muzzle. Al he
did 10 it was discharged and be received
the shot In the abdomen He died be-
fore his father could summon help
Bangor, Me-, Nov. g. Fred Dore. the
l3-year old son Of Albert Dore Of Basin
Mills. was accidentally shot and fatally
wounded by Willie Martin while hunt
ing yesterday. Martin had aimed his
rifle at 4 bird, and Dore stepped IN front
Of the gun Just as the trigger was pulled.
The bullet passed through his head, and
he died last night in the Eastern Maine
General hospital.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-11-08
WOMEN PAY FINES.
Three Were in Burlington City Court
Saturday.

Burlington. Nov SIN city court on
Saturday there was cleaning up in
three cases, when considerable money IN
fines and costs was paid. II was q veri-
table wash day.
Mrs Esther Mahar came into court
and pleaded guilty 10 keeping disor-
derly house on Bissell street, she appar-
emily being tired Of living in jail. She
was fined $50 and costs ofS36.61, which
she will pay.
Mrs Mahar and her husband we're re-
Gently tried on the same charge before a
Jury, when the jury disagreed. The costs
in her case are half the total costs
against her and her husband.
Mr. Mahar is still boarding in the jail,
there being another prosecution against
him for selling liquor Illegally. TO the
latter charge he pleaded guilty, he be-
ing in the hands Of the probation officer
when arrested for the last ofense.
Pearl Bingham and Laura Thompson,
who il was charged were inmates Of the
Mahar house, also appeared in court and
pleaded guilty to disorderly conduct.
Each woman was fined $40 and costs Of
Sl6.S9, which they paid.
The whole amount Of fines amounted
TO $40 and the costs 10 S7045 making
total Of $l40.46.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-11-08
MANS BODY FOUND IN RIVER.
North Woodstock (N H.) Victim Be-
lieyed to Be Lowell Man.

Plymouth, n. RI, Nov s. The Graf
ton county authorities are investigating
the finding OF body Of a man in
Pemigewasset rivers at North Wood
stock, n. H., in the very heart Of the
town, near the main highway bridge.
While playing on the banks Yesterday
two boys discovered the body living face
upwards, lodged between two rocks.
They notified their parents, who in turn
informed the Woodstock town officials.
Deputy Medical Referee Ernest 1.
Bell of Plymouth was called and the
body removed to the undertaking room
of Frank A. Fox. where an examination
was made. DR.. Bell said that the man
died about midnight Saturday. In a
pocket was found a Lowell (Mass.l tax
receipt. made out to I. J. Connolly, Ia
Union street.
The Lowell police say that Connolly
was registered voter in that city, and
has an aunt residing here, but no
family.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-11-08
NO BODIES RECOVERED.
But Automobile Victims Are Supposed
to Number -Four.

Chicago, Nov. SAN automobile con-
tanning several persons plunged into the
Chicago river last night at Jackson
boulevard and the occupants Of the ma
chine We're drowned. No bodies have
been recovered
A witness to the accident reported to
the police that the bridge at jackson
boulevard had been opened for steam
er to pass and that the automobile,
which was approaching the bridge at a
rapid rate struck the abutment, turned
over and fell into the river with all its
occupants.
A moment later he saw man and
woman struggling in the water, the
woman clinging to the man. She scream
ed for help and bridge tender threw
out life preservers but both victims
sank
Firemen and police reached the scene
soon after the accident and began to
drag for the bodies.
The witness to the accident reported
that the automobile contained four per-
sons.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-11-08
The Automobile Tax.

The Automobile club of Vermont has
begun campaign Of education It
thinks that the state tax Of 81 per horse
mower On new automobiles IS too high
The club wants to get other people to
thinking SO and then the next legislature
viii change the law, We are told that
this law brought about S27 600 into the
state treasury this year. This money
win be spent on the highways Of the
state and 50 will be spent in good
cause. No people are more interested
in good roads than owners and users of
automobiles and no people are better
able to contribute toward building and
maintaining such roads. The automo-
bile tax is all right and we fear it viii
take some vieorous educating to con-
vince the next legislature that it is
not
The club at its recent annual Meeting
held III Montpelier voted to begin CAM
paiqn for road signs throughout the
state. both danger signs and signs Of
cross roads on which automobiles travel
so as to direct people to the towns they
are seeking The club win furnish the
signs ii the members viii set them M.
It IS also expected that the towns will
help and perhaps most of the towns viii
erect the SIGNS when attention IS called
to the fact but the club means to put
them mp anyway and will take hold Of
The matter during the coming year vir-
oranslE and have direction signs on all
raads that really amount to ANYTHING.
llere Is q dald for Legitimate enaeasor.
lf the roads 81 Vermont are thoroughly
posted everybody win be benefited
Bellows Fails Times.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-11-08
BYRNE's DEATH MURDER.
fremont Temple Pastor Denounces Foot
Ball as 1t Is.

Boston, Nov. s.. Ths death of foot
hall player Cadet Il. Al Byrne Of West
Point in the game with Harvard week
ago was characterized as murder" BY
the Rev. Cortland Myers, pastor of
fremont temple, IN his evening address
last night. He said
Almost within the last week a young
man Of one Of our eonntry's leading in
stitutions, in the full bloom Of his Young
life, was trampled to death under the
feet Of his fellow players, whom the
game has lowered to q trial Of brute
strength.
"Oh the outrage that these young men
should be lowered to beast level ! think
IL il an outrage on civilzation think
X is a sin against one Of the ten com
mandments, Thou shalt not kill
Murder, yes II was murder. It repre-
sents heathenism Of the bloodiest dye
that our boasted institutions are obliged
to allow such practices that their pres
tige may be maintained"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-11-08
YOUNG MAN SHOT
AT ST. JOHNSBURY
Police Are Investigating a Mysterious
Affair and Are Inclined to Doubt
lanes Logan's Story.

st. Johnsbury, Nov. s.-The police are
investigating the shooting of James Lo-
gan, a teamster, who is now in Bright
look hospital with a bullet wound in bis
left thigh, inflicted Logan says, 3y one
Of two men who accosted him just out
side the village limits at eleven o'clock
the police station. which N 4 mile from
the place where he said he was assaulted
on the road to the Caledonia county fair
grounds.
Logan told the police that he was
walking toward this village when he
was met BY two men driving, one Of
whom asked him where he was going.
Logan replied that he was going home,
whereupon one Of the men got out
Of the wagon and came toward him.
having a revolver in his hand Logan
says he saw the revolver and grappled
with the fellow. the revolver going off
during the serimmage and the powder
burning his coat but inficting no injury.
Then the revolver was discharged again,
the bullet hitting him in the left thigh
and going completely through. after
which his assaiIant jumped into the
team and the men drove off
After walking to the police station,
Logan was taken to the Office Of DR.. w.
b. Fitch, afterward being removed to
the Rrightlook hospital, whore the bull
let was extracted States Attorney II.
w. Simonds and Sheriff G. II. Winch
were notified and an investigation was
Immediately begun, but nothing was
discovered, on account Of the fact that
Logan was unable 10 give a good DE-
scription Of his assaiIant, stating only
that the men were in an open buggy and
drove q dark horse
Several witnesses were examined BY
States Attorney Simonds. among them
being the sister Of the wounded man,
hut with no results. The authorities
are inclined to doubt Locan's story. al
though it cannot be proven false. An
air Of mystery surrounds the case Resi-
dents near the scene Of the shooting
we're questioned, but none Of them had
heard any shots. nor had they seen the
men said to have committed the assault
on Logan.
Logan stated. however, that two men
who were convicted some time ago and
sent to the house of correction at Rut
land threatened to do him bodily damage
when they were released, but he refused
to mention any names He has always
borne a good reputation in this place
and was to have Joined the Methodist
church here yesterday
The local surgeon located the bullet
by means Of an x-ray and found it came
from small 22-calbre revolver. He
Is doing comfortably at the hospital and
not seriously in danger.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-11-08
QUESTION OF REBUILDING
VIII Come Before MarshfeId Building
Association Tonight

Marshfeld, Nov. SIN Saturdays fire
the Pythian Sisters were losers also, in
asmuch as all their lodge property was
destroyed except the charter They held
insurance ii the Union Mutual for $3.50
The Knights Of Pytbias saved their
charter and records, but the desk Of X.
OF r. and S. was destroyed, together
with the organ The much cherished
picture Of Rev S. G. Lewis was saved
Mr.. Lewis Is loved member Of the
order, now residing in Council Bluffs,
Iowa The diningroom furnishings, in
clnding dishes and much silYerware, were
destroyed.
The building association, Knights Of
pythias and pythian Sisters win meet
this evening IN the Union church vestry
10 make arrangements for the future.
Rnmors are ailoat that the association
viii rebuild. We trust the public will
do everything possible to encourage this.
Alberta grange had headquarters in
the lodge ball Of the X. Of p building,
but the better part OF their belongings
were saved Much credit Is due blie
untiring work Of many in these several
lodges IN saving their preHerty Special
mention should be made Of Capt E. G.
Pitkin, Vern Hudson, the janitor Of the
building; and to the cool, quick work
Of Postmaster Davis Is largely due the
saving Of the government property. The
post office property was insured in the
Vermont Mutual
a misprint OF Saturdays report got
dates mixed The old hotel FIRE occurred
April 10, 1903, and the great fire" was
in June, 1905, when so much property
was destroyed
The origin Of Saturdays fire is nm
known. Everything was quiet at half
past twelve, when the janitor of the
X. P. building locked up after a meeting
Of the Woodmen.s Also, Mr.. 0rmsbee
was up between twelve and one, and no
trouble was apparent. The FIRE engine
from Cabot came Immediately upon be-
ing called for. but the fire was under
control, 50 that it was not used Mont
pelier had an engine on board the cars
ready to start when word was received
not to come, as the fire was abating
Many efforts were made after the fire
Of 1905 to get some means Of protection
from fire, and l. B. Adams, one Of the
heaviest losers did much to get FIRE
engine, but to no avail Let us hope
some measures viii be taken to protect
what remains Of our village.
The heaviest stockholders in the build.
ing association are: j. VT Bouldry, II.
M. Mears r. c. Pitlin, William South
wick, Abby Smith. X. of p lodge. s.
swerdfeger, J. A. Ennis, Blanche Pike,
Mrs. Abbie Lamson, Fl. d. B. Dwinell,
Mrs Lydia Bemis. f. c, Merrell. and
many more having from one to five
shares Of $40 each.