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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-01-12
DECISIONS RENDERED
In SUPREME COURT
Session Called to Order in Montpelier
This Morning--one Barre Suit
Was Reversed by Judge
RoweIi.

The Vermont supreme court convened
at Montpelier this forenoon, at which
time number Of opinions were rendered.
In the Washington county case Of Dan
A. Perry vs.. w. Ell. and j u. Ward,
Judge Rowell read the opinion, reversing
the verdict Of tho lower court, which
had found for the defendants. The opin-
ion was for the plaintiff to recover the
amount Of the note transferred in the
sale of a farm in Breokfeld. j. w.
Gordon appeared for the plaintiff and
NJ. NJ. Gordon for the defendants
In the Rutland county case Of Jennie
i. Porter VS.. the estate OF Frances Ev-
arts, suit for Ss,l2les for services to
the deceased woman, the lower court had
given the plaintiff S2,0S5.7l, and to-day
the opinion gave her S6,e2l,6S, and to re-
cover her costs
In the st. Johnsbury case of George
Caldbeck bs. Charles Simanton, both Of
st. Johnsbury, in which the plaintiff had
claimed the defendant warranted dia-
mond to be perfect and in the trial of
which the lower court gave the plaintiff
$40. the court to-day asserted that the
defendant could not be arrested on a
warrant in the case and reversed the de-
cision, besides dismissing the writ.
The court to-day also reversed the de-
cision of the lower court in the Chit
tenden county case of the United States
of America VS.. the Elias Lyman Coal
company of Burlington, in which the
lower court had given a verdict for the
plaintif,
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-01-12
INTERESTING SESSION
Held by the Ministers Monday Club at
Montpelier Seminary.

The Ministers Monday club, which
meets one each month in either Barre
or Montpelier. held its January meeting
at Montpelier seminary yesterday. They
were the geusts Of DR.. Bishop and Rev
ID. H. Strong Of Williamstown. A very
interesting meeting was held, quite q
little business being transacted Vice
President Poole of Barre presided over
the meeting. A committee was appoint
ed to draw up resolutions Of sympathy,
and TO send them to the Rev. Mr.. Kel-
losg Of Waterbury, thus showing their
sympathy for their brother in his recent
bereavement. One of the most interest
ing features of the meeting was the
reading of a paper by the Rev Z. j.
Bamberg, entitled, Church Attendance.
The following ministers were present
at the meeting: ID. II. Fraser, ]. ID.
Mackenzie, p b. Fiske, #. A. Poole, e.
N. Goddard, G. w. Winch, w. L. Brais-
ted, s. Bloomfield, RI J. Bamberg, d. II.
Strong, ]. b. Sargent, Il. A. Bishop, A.
Bellondi, Il. O. Thayer.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-01-12
TAX PROBLEMS
DIVIDE THEM
There Are Two Reports Be-
fore the House
DISAGREE WITH SENATE
Majority Of Special Committee Does No
Favor the Finn Bill, Which Passed
the Senate-BuSines Of
To-day.
state House. Jan. u.

State House, Jan. IL.
The large committee which was ap-
pointed to consider the taxation meas
ures and report to the legislature, met
last night and was in session until ten
o'clock driving nails into the coffin OF
the Finn bill which, as passed by the
Senate, would have a state tax commits
sion, abolish Offsets and put tax on
intangibles The committee, with four
senators not voting because the bill bad
already passed their branch, and two
absentoes, stood 2l to IL against the
bill
Accordingly this means contest be-
tween the House aud the Senate, unless
both sides drop the thing like hot po-
tato. Minority and majority reports
were formulated to be presented TO the
House this afternoon, these TO be accom-
panied by no explanations and leaving
the House to thresh out the pros and
cons Of the matter as it sees fit.
The fact that the special taxation
commission does not favor the Finn bill
as whole does not mean that the de-
tails OF the bill in their separate state
are entirely unsatisfactory. There are
portions which are considered fayorably,
notably that part which would have q
state commission of three members ap-
pointed. Whatever deadlock, as IL now
promised between the House and the
Senate, may be avoided Ii State Tax
Commissioner J. Il. Cushman of Bur-
lington is capable of drawing up bill
which, according to tho opinion OF the
committee, combines the good qualities
Of the Finn bill with some other details.
he is at present at work upon such a
measure, which he hopes to have ready
within short time.
Practically all the time OF the House
this forenoon was taken up with a dis
cussion of the bill H. 807, which says
that real estate appropriated to a public
use in a municipality and not located in
the municipality so appropriating such
real estate shall be set in the list Of
the owner thereof and shall not be ex-
empt from taxation Mr.. Leary of Bur-
lington proposed an snendnent that the
property so taxed be taxed only on the
value when first taken for the municipal
use and that 1t be not taxed on the de-
veloped value OF the property. This
NNAtiSA ~ bAiHA 1f1lNHatyis 1l WHICH, NNS
Of the speakers was Mr. DeIsoer Of Mont
pelier, who stated that while Montpel-
ier's water system was largely in the
town OF Berlin, he did not think ii right
for Montpelier to pay for the full de-
veloped value OF the plant 10 the town
of Berlin. The amendment was killed
by vote Of 7s to los, and the original
bill was then taken up Discussion was
not finished when the House adjourned
for che noon recess.
In the Senate the entire forenoon was
taken up with discussion Of the Glib.
son primary bill, the sections being read
sinRly BY Senator Gibson and then ex-
planned to the Senate. There was no ac-
tion taken on the measure.
t0ther Legislative News on Page ~
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-01-12
Scott Durett Victim Of Pain
full Accident To-day
WHILE AT WORK IN WOODS
Frank D. Coffin Was chOpping and Dur
EFT STOPPED Just in Time to Get
Blow in the Face--Twenty-fye
Stitches Taken.

Shortly after going to work in the
woods on the Josiah Gale farm this
morning, w. Scott Durett Of SO South
Main street was fearfully injured by
being accidently hit in the head with
an axe. The blade of the axe struck
him just above his right eye, cutting
through the frontal bone and down into
the eye, Sitting both eyelids and then
grazed his cheek bone. The eyeball was
cut little but not enough to injure the
sight Of the eye. That the man was
not killed outright by the blow was
most miraculous.
The are was being welded by Frank
ID. Coffin, who was working with Durett.
Coffin says of the unfortunate accident
that they were building q fire and that
Durett wanted to get a stick OF wood
that was underneath another stick. Cof-
FIN started to cut away the stick that
was on top and Durett stopped down
and reached in under TO pull out the
stick Just as the axe came down. Tho
handle Of the axe hit stick, DETECTING
itS COURSE aHu ~ siasheu INV Dutotss
head.
Horrifed at the sight of the CHASTITY
wound, Coffin, as quickly as possible,
helped his companion to the house Of
Robert Fenwick some distance away, and
there DR.. 0. @. Stickney was called to
attend him The doctor took rs stitches
in the wound. Durett was then taken
to his home In this city. Though his
condition is serious, it is thought that
he viii recover. No blame for the accl-
dent is attached to Coffin.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-01-12
TO SETTLE DIFFERENCES.
Arbitration for Americana Canadian Dis.
puted Points.

Washington, Jan. 12l--After long,
hard, patient work, which on some fea-
lures ran into years, Secretary Of State
Root and Ambassador James Bryce of
Great Britain, signed a treaty last night
for the settlement Of international diff
ferences between the United States and
Canada. The signatures were attached
to the instrument at the home Of Secre-
tary Root at . o'clock.
This is the agreement which has been
popularly alluded to as the waterways
treaty" but its scope is broader than
that designation implies, because it con-
templates a disposition OF everything in
the nature of differences between the
two countries, and machinery for ques-
tions watch may arise along certain
lines in the future. Provision is made
for q joint high commission, to be made
permanent in character.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-01-12

So Declares Mrs. Carmichael, Hearing
News of Suicide.

Adair, Mich, Jan. 12.--There are two
crushed heartbroken women in this SEN
sation-mcked little village. They are
Mrs. John II. Carmichael, widow Of the
preacher-mnrder, who committed sui.
edo yesterday in Carthage, ILL.,, and
Mrs. Browning, mother OF Gideon
Brownoig, the victim Of CarmichaeFs
Mrs. Carmichael. who narrowed for six
days by forehodings and uncertainty,
was told soon after noon that her hus-
band had been found, and before she
had fairly grasped this news, she was
told that he had died from his self-in.
flicted wounds. The aged Mrs. Brown
ing, sick at the home OF her son-in-law
here. heard lin the news of CarmichaePs
death and his strange confession the
end Of any hopes that the Identification
OF the murdered man as her son was
incorrect.
Mrs. Carmichael is sick in bed at her
home. The shock Of the days NEWS
was more than she could bear, and for
the first time she broke down. But
she is still firm in the belief that her
husband was insane when he killed
Gideon Browning.
Il cannot imagine anything now,
more than before, that would lead my
husband 20 do such athing.' She said
'l1e was insanel He was insanel
remember so we'll now just two weeks
before the affair / remember of his
complaining about trouble with his
head. At that time he said he felt as
il he were going crazy; that he was
going to have more trouble. That, be-
lieve. brought on his insanity"
After hearing Mrs. Carmichael repeat
her statements TO newspaper men ear
lier in the day that she never knew Of
her husband studying mesmerism or
hypnotism. Prosecutor Brown said
that he was convinced the widow had
withheld nothing which she knows that
would throw light on the minister's ac-
ton. Prosecutor Brown continued:
Browning was a weak simple minded
man, doubt IL he even knew what hyp-
notism was. He certainly could not
have exercised such an influence over
Carmichael / shall always believe that
there was deep motive behind the
crime."
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-01-12
SHEPARD PROPERTY SOLD.
This Sale win AID Project to straighten
River.

A real estate transfer which, while
not large, is of great consequence, was
censummated last night when Mr. and
Mrs. WILDER r.. Shepard decided their resi-
denee property on Prospectr street to
Frank G. Rowland for $4,000. The i'm
portance Of the transfer is to be found
in the fact that the Last apparent him
drance to the project of Strengthening
the Stevens branch has thereby been
wiped out The project seemed about
TO fan fat because Of the disagreement
between the city on the one hand and
the Barre railroad on the other as to
an entrance to the property which should
be reclaimed from the ancient bed of
the stream.
The Shepard property stands between
the city hall property ard the railroad
land on Prospect street. On the rail-
roads side OF the Shepard house there
was not frontage enough to permit Of
the erection Of a large freight station,
as planned by the railroad, and still
permit of l6-foot roadway which the
city demanded as an entrance to the re-
claimed property, while on the cfty's
side of the Shepard property there was
nothing more than an alley-way. Hence,
the Shepard property was the key to
the situation. With the house thereon
removed, there would be plenty Of
frontage to permit Of extensive opera
tions by the railroad in the constructing
of large freight station and yet allow
wide entrance.
The Shepard property has frontage
Of 90 feet and its purchase leaves the
interested abutters in possession Of all
the land on the northerly side of the
street from Main street to thu present
Prospect street road bridge. That ought
to simplify the matter of laying out
street into the land which is to be re.
claimed.
If nothing unforeseen occurs, the en-
abling act to permit the city to condemn
land for strengthening the river should
pass the legislature this week, ais il is
now in the Senate, having come from
the House yesterday. This bill requires
some steps to be taken in the proceed
ings before May |, 1909, or the act will
be null and void. One stipulation Of
the deed Of the Shepard property, made
last night, is that the former owners
be allowed to remain until July /, 1909;
but that extension Of time would not
interfere with the other steps in the
condemnation proceedings.
The property was bought by the Shsp-
ards from Dennis Briggs in 1890. The
buildings consist OF large two-story
house and barn attached.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-01-12
BETHEL SCHOOLS CLOSED.
Because of Outbreak Of Scarlet Fever in
a Mild Form.

Bethel, Jan. l2-The Whitcomb high
and graded schools have been closed for
month on account Of scarlet fever
Several cases have developed in the last
few days, and every caution IA being
taken TO prevent its further spread. At
present there are two cases in the family
Of II. p. Byers, two in Mrs. VIII Waldo's
and some five or six cases among the
children Of Mr.. Manning. Just where
the trouble originated has not been def
nitely ascertained by the local physi-
clans. DR.. Holton, secretary OF the state
board Of health, was in town the last
OF the week to confer with those having
the eases in charge, there having been a
difference in opinion as TO the nature
Of the disease, but it was finally decided
that It avs scarlet fever OF a mild type,
and a strict quarantine has been placed
where the disease exists.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-01-12
CAN'T HOLD LIQUOR
SAYS JUDGE SCOTT
He Orders Big Seizure from Car Last
Wednesday to Be Returned as Soon
as the Claimants Present Their
Proofs.

The hearing in the case Of State VS..
intoxicating Liquor, which took up the
time OF the city court al day yesterday,
was finished late yesterday afternoon,
Judge Scott's finding was that the evil
dence did not show that the law had
been broken and the beer which was
seized from car on the Central YER
mont track last Wednesday was ordered
delivered to its owners as fast as they
called for it. Meantime, the case is
held open to give the consignees a chance
to come forward and claim their beer
and to see whether consignees appear to
claim all the shipment.
The witnesses called during the after
noon were Mr.. and Mrs. L. Casselani,
A. j. Guthrie and Q. Harros. These
witnesses all testified that they had
ordered beer from the Harvard Brewing
company and that they had used for
the purpose blank cards which we're sent
them by the company. None Of the
witnesses stated that they knew that
the beer was coming In a carload lot,
and all had expected il much sooner
than il came. Some had ordered beer
IN this way before and paid Mr.. Scam
PM for IL when it came.
The state rested at the conclusion Of
the evidence offered by these witnesses
and Attorney Hoar asked that the case
be dismissed and the liquor returned on
account Of insufficient evidence. States
Attorney Gates asked that the beer be
condemned, as he claimed that the beer
was brought into the state by the brew
ing company contrary to law and that
it was delivered to an agent of the com
pany and was practically etill in the
possession Of the company when it was
seized.
On the other side, Attorney Hoar
stated that the evidence showed that
the eonsignees expected TO pay freight
on the beer and that the sale and deliv-
cry was made in Lowell The freight on
the car was paid by one man merely to
give the consignees a chance to make a
saving in freight. After deliberation,
Judge Scott gave his finding as already
stated
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-01-12

A meeting Of the Don Side club was
held Saturday, Jan. Q, in the opera
house at East Barre, with a very good
attendance. Four new members were
enrolled and officers for the year were
chosen as follows: president, George
Lawson; vice president, Robert Mitch
eli; secretary, James Roy; treasurer
William Meldrum; trustees, John Don
aid and Robert Mackle. After disposing
of all the regular business, a very pleas
ant hour was spent with song and story.
Vice president Mitchell, on behalf Of the
Don Side club. presented Alex. Lawson
a beautiful pipe for services he rersered
in connection with the regular time.
Mr.. Lawson thanked the club and hoped
to be Of service to them at sszae future
time. The stewards served light re
freshmeHts through the evening. After
pleasant tiFae evsrybesy agreed to
sing Auld Lang Syne and left for their
respective homes.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-01-12
Unkonwn Woman Died Sud-
denly at Orange, Mass.
ON LEAVING A TRAIN
The Authorities Believe That She Took
Poison, and VIII Perform an Au-
topsy to Determine the
Cause.

Orange, Mass, Jan. 12.-Mystery still
surrounds the death of the young wo.
men who was found In the railway sta
tion here, suffering intensely. She is
believed to have taken poison. She
died soon after being removed to a
nearby hotel last night. The medical
examiner will make an autopsy to de-
termine the cause of her death.
The woman of evident refinement
alighted from the express from the west
at the depot in this town at 4 p. m.
All papers or other things by which she
might have been identified are missing
which causes the authorities to tell that
1t is possible that she took her own life.
The body will be kept for two days
at Ramsey's undertaking rooms in this
town and If not claimed by that time
it will be buried in Potters' field by the
local authorities.
She alighted in apparently good
health, hurried into the ladies waiting
room and later was found in great dis
tress by an Orange woman resident who
happened into the depot. The strange
woman did not give her name or any
particulars about herself and soon be-
came unconscious. DR.. A. c. Leach at
tended her. She died within 10 min
utes of arriving at the hotel.
Or. Leach said he suspected it avs
case of poisoning. She is apparently
about 30 years old, five feet tall, of
DIRK complexion. and evidently Of
foreign birth. She was prepossessing
in personal appearance, and her apparel
waseneat and suggested that the wearer
was woman Of thrift and in comfort
able circumstances. Her face is round
and full.
Upon all her wearing apparel not a
laundry mark or other means of iden-
tification could be, found by the authori-
ties tonight. She had no railroad tick
ct or other papers about her clothing.
and wore no jewelry. The authorities
here are anxious TO discover her ident-
ity and have tho body claimed BY rc-
lGtives or friends.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-01-12
FARM BUILDINGS BURN,
Loss at East Brattleboro Was 5000.
Hen House Saved.

Brattleboro, Jan. ls.-All the farm
buildings on the Henry A. Kley farm
in East Brattleboro, with the excep-
tion OF henhouse were burned yester-
day afternoon, causing loss OF $4,000.
The loss IA partly covered by insurance.
The buildings included threc.story
house and three barns, al Of large size.
The farm Is owned by John Wright
of Vernon and has been Occupied by
William II. Bradley. Mrs. Bradley went
down cellar with lamp this afternoon
and while there she fell and the lamp
set FIRE 10 some leaves which had gath
cred in the hatohway. The fire smol-
dcrcd an hour or more before it broke
out and then IL could not be stopped
Help was summoned by telephone
and most Of the furniture and an the
tools and stock, including a large num-
Der of hogs, cattle and horses, was
saved.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-01-12
RUTLAND FIRE
COST $4,000
Part Of Manufacturing Plant
Destroyed To-day
WIND SAVED REMAINDER
The Creamery Package Manufacturing
Company Was an Extensive Loser,
IT'S Saw-miIl Being De-
stroyed.

Rutland, Jan. 1.-THE saw-mill OF the
Creamery Package Manufacturing com.
pany here was destroyed by fire this
morning, causing eoss of $4,000, which
is well insured. The flames started from
a hot box in the machinery. The build
ing destroyed was a two-story wooden
structure, Of los by s5 feet dimensions.
The company's big brick factory was
saved only by favorable winds. The
company win probably rebuild the saw
mill.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-01-12
ELoPERs MARRIED.
Ciani Declares That He Was Never
Ordained to Priesthood.

New York, Jan. 12.--When araigned
in court yesterday on a charge Of ad-
ducting Juliette Testa, Newark, N.
j., girl Of 16 years, Nicholas Sieni de-
clared in court that he was not ordain-
cd by the Roman Catholic church as
priest, although he had posed for
three years as such in the church Of SC.
Rocco, in Newark, N. J.
Miss Testa's father suggested to the
court that Siani be allowed to marry
Miss Testa, as the girl upon her dis
charge from custody, refused to leave
the prison until Siani was also released.
The pair were sent to the city hall in
the cutsody Of dective to secure q
marriage license
Afterwards Miss Testa and Siani
were married by Alderman Smith in
the presence of the girls father and
mother.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-01-12
THREE CHURCHES GIVE STA.
Rutland, Bank Starts Fund for Italian
Earthquake Sufferers

Rutland, Jan. l2.--Collections taken
at the three Catholic churches of this
city Sunday for the benefit Of the earth
quake sufferers in southern Italy and
Sicily amounted to about STA. At st.
Peters church the collection amounted
to SIS; about $50 was collected at the
Church Of the Holy Innocents, and $40
at the church of the Sacred Heart Of
Mary.
The Clement National bank Of this
city has announced that II will receive
subscriptions Of any amount for the
Italian relief fund, and that the money
will be forwarded to the national head
quarters Of the American Red Cross So
ciety at Washington without charge.
The plan is to forward the subscriptions
every week, and the bank win receive
sums from cents upward.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-01-12
MERCHANTS ELECT OFFICERS.
And Committees to Serve for the Ensu-
ing Year.

The Barre Retail Merchants associa-
tion held its annual meeting and elec-
tion of officers last evening at the Office
Of the secretary in the Miles block. At
ter the meeting, refreshments Of sand
witches and coffee were served, and an
informal smoke talk was held The
officers elected for the ensuing year are
as follows: president. Fred II. Rogers
vice president, C. S. Andrews; treasurer.
Noble S. Love; secretary, G. II. Auker !;
directors, i. r. Rickert. James F. Hig-
gins, Frank W. jackson and Homer
Fits; auditors, w. G. Reynolds, W. W.
Calder, F. D. Ladd; grievance committee.
b A. Eastman. Homer G. Iadd and
George n. Tlden.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-01-12
PASSES ssTH BIRTHDAY.
John Brown, Ludlow, VT, Has Been an
Invalid Two Years.

Ludlow, Jan. 1s.--John Page Brown
Of this town was yesterday 90 years
cid. His grandfather fought in the
revolutionary war. His father Nathan
iel Brown Of Bedford, Mass, moved to
Plymouth in this state when his son
was but 4 year old Suffering from a
lameness from infancy, he has mani
tested great courage and industry, en-
60 oging in the business Of buying and
selling horses, pursuit that often
took him to Boston.
Mr.. Brown for about two years has
been unable to move himself, the re-
suit of broken hip, but his hearing,
memory and eycsight are retained. He
Is cared for in the homs OF his cousin,
Mrs, Abby Pinney.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-01-12
ORDER HOTEL aEANED.
Rutland Hostelry Was Visited by
Health Officer.

Rutland, Jan 12.--Following an in
spection at the suggestion OF the pol-
ice, Health Officer Clarence F Bali yes
teFday ordered the Brunswick Hotel
here tcrenovate thoroughly it's entire
building under penalty Of being clased
by the State board Of health within
4s hours. DR.. Ball found the place in
q filthy condition.
The police say that the hotel il a
breeding place for crime, furnishing
moro than half of the cases in city
court. 1t il run by Mrs William Bur.
sey. Mr.. Bursey to whom she was mar
ried q few weeks ago, left her soon
after the wedding telling his friends
that he married the woman while un.
der the influence OF liquor.