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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-07-17
BIG DEAL is IN VIEW.
Capitalists Are Getting Interested in
Vermont Marble.

Rutland, July l7.--A marble deal
which win effect the exchange Of several
pieces Of property is in the air and al
though nothing definite can be learned
it Is understood that the transaction
when completed, win be one Of the larg-
est ever pulled OF in this section. For
the last few days marble men and cap
italists from Ali over the country have
been making Rutland their headquar.
ters Rumors are anoat that George G.
underhill and associates have purchased
the Raleigh marble quarry at Pittsford,
valuable piece Of property which
yields blue marble Of excellent quality.
Mr.. Underhill, when approached con.
eerning the sale OF the Raleigh prop II
~ said there was nothing definite de-
cided as yet The Raleigh quarry is sit
uated IN the west part Of the town Of
pittsford and was formerly run In con-
nechon with the Columbian mill. When
this mill closed the quarry shut down.
II is rnmored thas Nh. Underhili and
others purchased the property Welnes-
day Of the owners, George 4. and New
man K. ChafIee and f r. Patch of this
city and the Raleigh estate, Il is said
that large sum was paid tor the prop
erty.
The Raleigh quarry win BE- worked
in connection with the old Columbian
quarry at Proctor This quarry, when
the mill was closed, was yielding q poor
quality Of marble. Since Mr.. Underhill
has had charge Of il be has uncovered
a large vein Of marble chat promises 70
be Of excellent quality. Under the old
management the Columbian quarry was
worked to the south and Mr.. Underhill
Is opening up towards the north with
fine results.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-07-17
DEMOCRATIC SOL0NS
WON A VICTORY
But IT Was On The Base Ball Diamond
and Not The Halls Of Legislation
The Score Was 2e to le.

Washington, d O., July 17.-With
Uncle Joe Cannon looking On and power
less to call The minority 10 order, Or
bring ii a special rule shutting OF base
hits, Democrats of the House 81 Rep.
resentatives waIloped an sorts of tariff
schedules out Of the Republicans at Am
erican league park yesterday and won
the most famous Congressional base
ball game on record BY the thrilling
score of 26 to 16. The minority wanted
to make ii 16 To / but the Republi.
cans defeated that proposition once
again.
The Democratic victory the first of
the extra session was followed by a
cIoudburst. The deluge did not descend
until the seven inning battle had end
ed with the stout members all putting
and groggy from running bases and
chasing balls and the lean members
prone OH the grass from exhausted en-
ergy The crowd which witnessed this
game which will live III the annals of
the House was equally weary from
laughter The throng included most of
the distinguished government officials
and they barely had time to reach their
homes from the ball park when the
heaviest thunderstorm of the summer
broke over the city and all of Washing
ton was swept By q miniature flood.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-07-17
AeAINsr MRs. cHEsBoRoUGH.


New York, July 17--An indictment
for smuggling was handed down yester-
day BY the federal grand Jury against
Mrs. Fremont Z. c%wborough, wife Of
Fremont 3. Chesborough Of Detroit,
owner Of the Chesborough coastwise line
Of steamers running out Of Boston.
The case was presented in the hands
Of the u. S. district attorney for the
district Of New Jersey following the dis
eoyery Of double bottom IN one Of the
trunks which Mrs Chesborough brought
10 this country on the Kaiser Wilhelm
II. last May. Wearing apparel APP
praised at several thousand dollars was
found In this hidden compartment to-
gether with bills and invoices indicat.
ing the purchase abroad Of pearl
necklace valued at $23 3,0oo The neck
lace was not found among Mrs. Ches-
borough's effects, but was yesterday
turned over to the customs officials by
Mr.. Chesborough's attorney.
Mrs. chesboroueh is said to be pros
trated over the incident and confined in
sanitofium in Pennsylvania.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-07-17
All the Loot Secured at Cen
trail Vermont Station
EARLY THIS MORNING
window Glass Smashed and Catch Was
Released, Allowing Easy Access Be-
tween Departure Of Midnight Train
and Arrival Of lis a. m.

The ticket Office at the ventral Yer.
mont passenger station was broken in.
to between ~ and / o'clock last night
and q dollar bill and less than fifty
cents in pennies were stolen from the
money drawer. No attempt was made
by the thief TO break into the ticket
or mileage case. After trying to pry
open one Of the outside windows Of the
office with a screw driver, the thief Fl.
nally broke the glass beside the window
fastener. Reaching his hand through
the glass he then turned the fastener
and pushed up the window
Access to the money drawer was made
BY prying of the front 81 the drawer.
The money is taken from the drawer
every night BY the ticket clerk, Mrs. G.
T. Besett, when she closes the Office, ex-
cept what few loose pennies there may
happen to be. Last night she took in
a dollar bin after she had collected the
money from the drawer and this she
left in the drawer. Otherwise there
would have been only few pennies TO
compensate the robber for all his
trouble.
The break was discovered by Officer
Harry Gamble who went to the station
to meet the 1913 train, as is his cus-
TOM IN passing the window be no
ticed the broken glass. The officer at
once telsphoned TO the station agent, g.
L. Besett, who came and investigated
the robbery and found that nothing had
been molested but the money drawer
Officer Gamble states that the break
must have been made after TIE 1fss5
train left - he was at the station them
and The window was not broken AZ
0ficer Gamble was going 70 the station
to meet the lis train he saw boy
standing % the station platform and
after lie discovered the break be hunt
Ell for the boy and found him on the
shifting engine II the yard with the
night watehman. The boy denied al
knowledge Of the robbery and after
searching hia clothes and finding only a
few cents in his pockets the officer let
him 20. The officer and the station
agent arc of tho opinion that the break
was made BY some boy or boys
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-07-17
RUTLAND rs AMBITIOUS.
Wants to Get D. 8 H Railroad Shops,
Moved from Whitehall

Rutland, July I7.- Following the an
nouneement that the Delaware & Hud-
son railroad il to diseontinue It's ter
minal at whitehall n. Y. and to shut
down the shops there and possibly move
them elsewhere, Mayor Il o. Carpenter.
Oh behalf 81 the Rutland Improvement
league, hastened b get ii touch with
d Il H officials to see If Rutland could
not offer some indaeement whereby tile
city would he benefited BIZ She change
which will be bic loss to WHITEHALL
The mayor wired. stating that Rutland
was willing to do what was right IN
Che natter of offering d site Or other
conditions To bring more p. a II. bus
mess here
The change. which was brought about
hy q request on the part of Whitehall
citizens that the shops and switching
be removed from the center of the toxin.
means the loss Of work to a good many
hands besides the benefits that are to
be derived from several train crews
making the place their headquarters
The railroad has moved tha terminal
to Saratoga for the present, but two
or three train crews will make head
quarters in Rutland even though the
road should net take Up with Rutland j
offer To select this city as i permanent
terminus.
There are several sites Ii this city
adjacent to railroad property which
would make good location for the
shops should they be taken away from
Whitehall.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-07-17
FATALLY HURT
In RUNAWAY
Rev. William Wiley Dead at
South Ryegate
WHERE HE WAS VISITING
He Drove His Horse Past an Auto anr
Because the Animal Showed
Spirit He Applied the
Whip.

South Ryegate, July t7.--As the re-
suit Of injuries sustained in a runaway
accident last Sunday, William Wiley
died yesterday afternoon, having sus.
tained the fracture Of three ribs and the
heart being affected BY the fracture. His
sister, Miss Jane w. Wiley, was in the
carriage with him but escaped with 4
serious shaking up.
The clergyman had been attending =
funeral and was driving home when he
met an automobile. Although be drove
BY the machine safely the horse danced
around considerably and the minister
laid on the whip, This caused the ant.
NAL to bolt and become unmanageable,
both occupants being thrown out and
striking the ground heavily. Mr.. Wiley
got up and walked half a mile to bis
destination and did not call a physician
until the following day. When the doc
tor arrived be gave little hope Of re-
covery because OF the serious nature Of
the injuries. The patient fingered along
until yesterday afternoon.
Rev. Mr.. Wiley had come to Vermont
from New York state, where he was en-
gagged in preaching, to attend the fun-
eral of his sister, Mrs. Jeanette Cole,
her funeral having been held a week ago
Thursday. He was staying meanwhile
al the home Of another sister, Mrs. Anne
Ritchie. Mrs. Wiley was called here,
arriving the night before her husband
died.
The deceased was born in straaord
and spent his early life on jefferson
Hili in Newbury, attending the semi
nary. He had been . preacher since the
early eos. He was twice married. He
leaves his widow and two small chill
dren. The burial viii be Al South Rye
gate but the arrangements have not
been completed.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-07-17
COLLEGE PROFESSOR
SUED FOR DAMAGES
Three Middlebury Parents Take Matter
Into Court Against Prot. z. A.
Burt for chastising Their
Offspring.

Middlebury, July l7.-olney A. Com.
stock. Mrs. Angle Merritt and Nelson
6oss brought suits yesterday in trespass
for $50 each against E. A. Burt, profess
sor Of natural history at MiddIebury
College, for injuries alleged 70 have been
received BY their children last Tues
day. The children are Ruth Comstock,
aged l2, Henry Merritt, age 10, and Err
nest Goss, l6. 81 small for their age.
Tuesday Prof. Burt saw the party on
the bank of Otter Creek near his gar
den and being incansed at recent depFa-
aations there, Il is alleged, used the
young people rather roughly. The boys
and girl deny having tFespassed On the
professors premises TIE ease Is set for
hearing Saturday, July 2a
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-07-17
ONLY ONE CLASH.
During Night Between Pittsburg
Rioters and Troops.

Pittsburg, Pa, July lT-The strike
situation at the Pressed Steel Car com.
pany's plant In MeKee's Rocks was quiet
but ominous at midnight. For the first
time since their arrival the constabnlary
troopers snatched few hours Sleep
Throughout the early part Of the even-
ing every house occupied By strikers
and their families III MnKees Rocks was
searched for firearms but the hunt wor
fruitIess.
With an outlook for riotons time
today following an official statement Of
President Hoifstot that he would neither
treat with nor renstate the striking
men, the authorities have laid their
plans to cope with serious situation.
10 one clash Of the night occurred
between deputy sheriff and a crowd
If strikers synpathizers. TIE deputy
was oil bis way To his home and when
surrounded BY angry strikers pulled his
revolver and fired into the crowd. Tie
reported that he had wounded three of
the men and that the injured men had
been dragged into hiding by their com
RAIDS.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-07-17
RE CORD BALL GAME
WITH NO SCORES
Detroit and Washington Battied IS In
nings Yesterday Afternoon When
Game Had to Be Called.

Detroit, Mich, July t7.-Detroit and
Washington yesterday played what is
believed to be record game for con
secutive scoreiess innings in major
league contest the game being called at
The end Of the 18th, to o. Summers
pitched for Detroit, and backed by brill
liant fielding was never in real danger
of being scored On. He struck out ten
men and was at his best when errors
put him at disadvantage Groy, for
Washington, went into the ninth inning
with q record Of but one BIT against
him. In the ninth, while pitching, he
strained his side and was forced to re-.
tire. Groom succeeded him and did
remarkable work IN pitching and field.
ing.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-07-17
BURGLAR FIRED REVOLVER.
Entrance, However, Was Not Made at
Jordan Bros, Store

Jericho Center, July 17.-An attempt
to burglarize the store Of Jordan Bros.
was made early yesterday morning. r,
B. Jordan, who lives III the house next
the store, was awakened about Ii30
by noises oh the store veranda On
calling out the window one If the bur-
glars warned him To keep inside aud
emphasized the words with 4 shot from
his revolver
Before Mr.. Jordan and others iii the
house got outside, the burglars had fed,
leaInqg their tools behind them Two
ehisels were left iii the crack of the
door which was still locked The tools
found had been taken from the black.
smith shop of + Al. Haslxins which had
been entered By breaking the paddock.
Two OF more men were heard 10 run
away BY several villagers after the shot
was fired.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-07-17
ST. JOHNSBURY GOT
TREMENDOUS DELUGE
Some Of Streets Were Two Feet Under
Water Last Night-The Worst
Storm Ever Known.

SO. Iobnsbury. July lT.-Dry weather
was dispelled yesterday with series
Of intermittent showers which cuimin-
ated last night in the worst rain storm
ever known in this section. It began
at ~ O'clock and rained IN torrents for
half an hour. Concord avenue, Portland
and Caledonia streets were impossible
ard the sidewalks were two feet under
water.
The road bed Of the st. Johnsbury T.
Lake Champlain railroad was undermin
CA ii several places. Passenger train
No IT, westbonnd, ran into d fallen
tree near Concord and lost headlight.
il small Washout il reported between
Concord and this village
The telephone and electric light com
panies lost heavily by wires being blown
down and q part Of the town Ii IN dark
ness.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-07-17
II IS the Third Fatality There
in a Week
He Was in Swimming With a Young
Companion When He Was Seen
to Sink.--Did Not Rise
Again.

ST. Albans, July l7--The third fatal
ity in st. Albans within a week occurred
last evening at 7.so o'clock when Bern
Banyea, aged Is, and son Of Mr.. and
Mrs Peter Banyea, was drowned at St..
Albans Bay while in swimming with
4 companion, named cuyette, son Of
Nelson Guyette. The body was recov-
cred half an hour afterwards.
Young Banyea was swimming near
the kerosene dock when he was seen to
20 down. Joe Coveau and Oakley Long
way, who were watching the boy, at
once jumped into the water to save The
boy, but he did not come to the surface
after going down. Capt. Rockwell Of
tho steamer docked nearby procured d
graphing iron and after half an hours
effort brought the body to the surface
in ten feet Of water.
The boy leaves, besides his parents,
one sister and several brothers.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-07-17
DIED VERY SUDDENLY.
John MtAihstef of St. Albans Probably
Had d Shock.

Sc. Albans. July THE death Of
John McAEliater occurred At about six
o'clock last evening at Che home or
James Picell On stebbins street, where
he had rooms. Mr.. MeAtlistef's death
was unexpected and is supposed to have
resulted from d shock on Wednesday
he began working i'll the Central Ver-
mont machine shops, but Thursday noon
he complained Of feeling i'll and queer
and went home He stayed around the
house all day yesterday and late in
tbs afternoon Mr. Purcell became alarm
ed at lis heavy breathing and tried to
enter his room To find ont what was
the matter The door was bolted and
when il was forced open, McAllister
was found on the bed unconscious. Med
ical aid was hurridly summoned, but
he died III less than an hour without
recovering consciousness. MIR MeAllis-
ter was native Of this place where ne
was born SO years ago As b young
man he was employed III the old roll-
ing mill and later was fireman on the
Central Vermont For the past 20 years
BE has been III Texas and other south.
arn states where he was employed as
an engineer. He was member OF the
Odd Fellows and Knights of pythias and
was unmarried, He IS survived bv two
brothers. Charles AIeAllister of this city
aud Robert MeAllister of Salt Lake
City. Utah. and two sisters. Mrs. Mary
DHgan Of Springfield, Mass, and Mrs
Mary Falls Of kllendale, South Dakota
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-07-17
PREJUDICE SHOWN
TO C0LORED TROOPS
Burlington and WSnooski People Have
Been known to Even Forego a Hot
Steak When Negro Soldiers
Entered Restaurant.

Burlington, July l7.-Race prejudice
has become evident since the eolored
troopers have arrived at Fort Ethan
Allen and promises to become more yio-
lent when The full regiment arrives.
White people here have lett various res-
taurants when the eating houses were
invaded by the Colored contingent IN
Wfnooski. when some of the white
troopers rounded lip the coIored boys,
put them in car and sent them to the
post People are now crying for Jim
Crow cars To be run between here ana
Fort Ethan Allen.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-07-17
CLOSE 4 DEAL.
Telephone Company to Drive Out Mont
pelier's Only Theater,

The Vermont Telephone company
which plans to transfer It's central Office
from the Miles granite building to the
new building which Rowland Bros. &
Cave are to erect on the French lot,
has closed deal for the entire upper
section Of the Blanchard opera house
building in Montpelier and will take up
It's new quarters as soon as the opera
house goes ont Of commission just
when tile opera house viii be changed
to suit The new requirements is not GER
tain, but George i. Blanchard wants
to run tile theater for this season, thus
rounding out a quarter century Of its
existence ais a show house.
The telephone company will have
about 1000 square feet Of floor space in
its new quarters, and the rooms and ofl-
ees will Be built to fit the particular re-
quirements. A new switchboard will
be q feature.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-07-17
LARGE BARN BURNED.
Lightning Struck Twice During Yester-
day Afternoon.

Stowe, July ia large barn on the
Maple hill farm owned BY Henry II.
Tucker was struck by lightning yes.
terday afternoon at $3.50 o'clock and
destroyed. The loss is estimated at
s., 900 with 81 1900 insurance. Eighteen
tors Of hay were burned together witt.
q separator and other dairy equipment.
Lightning also struck the house Of
FFank Lawrence in Stowe Hollow. en-
tering by q telephone wire and dong
only minor damage.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-07-17
BACK 10 THE MARINE CORPS.
Former Rank For Rutland Man Thanks
to Late Senator Proctor.

Rutland, July III. Robert Morgan
ellison, son Of u. p ellison 81 this city,
has heen commissioned BY Congress 4
captain in the United States marine
corps. CAPTAIN ellison entered the ser
vice III second lieutenant june q, 1905.
was commissioned FIRST lieutenant the
next April and resigned ii July, 1900.
after getting captaincy lie spent
several years in fruit raising III Costa
Riea and as he again wished to enter
the service the late Senator Proctor IN
trodueed bill in the Senate that he
Be feeommissioned with the same rank
he held before. Captain ellison has al
ready qualified bY examination.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-07-17
JUDGE GAsKILL DEAD.
Stricken at York Beach, Maine, Where
He Had Gone For Summer.

Boston, July i7.-Judge Francis G.
Gaskill Of the Massachusetts, superior
court died CARLY yesterday ait York
Beach, Me-, where he arrived ten days
ago with his wife to spend the summer.
While he had been in feeble health for
some time his death was unexpected.
Shortly before coming here he had
two attacks Of heart trouble, and IL was
a final attack Of this maladv which
caused his death before physician
could reach his bedside. Mrs Gaskill
was alone with him at the time
Judge Gaskilrs age was about sixty
years. He was Brown university
graduate and q trustee Of Brown uniyer-
sity and Of Worcester academy.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-07-17
+. /. LINCOLN PRESIDENT.
Of the Fquanox Golf Club at Manches-
ter.-Eleeted Last Night.

Manchester, July l7.-At the annuai
meeting Of the Equanox Golf Club last
night The following officers were elected
president, Robert II Lincoln Of Chicagos
viee-president, James 7 Taylor Of Brook
iyn; corresponding and recording secre-
tary and treasurer, Clarence M Clark
OF Philadelphia: clerk Edward Ct 0fyia
Of Manchester; board Of governors, Rob.
ert I Lincoln, james T Taylor, Clar-
ence II. Clark, George 0rvis. Edward
S. Isham. Robert S. MCQUEEN Paul
Waterman. John ] Gunfher. Fred G.
Brown Dr. Clark RuInham. George II.
Thatcher. Albert n. Reed. H. p Young,
John B. DeeouIsey and HenIy w. Brown.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-07-17
THREE PERSONS DROWNED.
Their Efforts to Save Themselves Wit.
messed From Shore.

Glens Falls, n. r., July 17-Within
sight Of friends who watched them from
the shore as they battled with the
waves Of Lake George, the Rev. John
Iaubenheimer Of Albany, lecturer Of
the grand lodge Of Free and Accepted
Masons of New York state, Hiram philo
Of Glens Falls, Jos Hanson Of Whining
ton, Del, were drowned Thursday night
By the capsizing of a 32.foot gasoline
launch. Philo was an engineer on one
Of the Lake George steamers and Han
son, q negro, had the launch in charge.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-07-17
MASONIC FUNERAL.
For Clyde Odell, Barre Boy, Who Died
at Fair Haven.

The funeral service Of Clyde 0dell,
who died at Fair Haven, we're held at
one o'clock yesterday afternoon from
the home Of his father, Clark 0dell, on
the East hin. The Rev Mr.. Hewitt,
pastor Of the Methodist church at Plain
field, oificiated. a delegation from
Granite lodge, No. as, f. and A. Nj Of
this city attended the service in a body
and performed the Masonic burial SER
vice at the grave at the cemetery 10
Plainield Center The pail bearers were
Donald Blake, Q. J. Dodge, w. W. An
derson and ". +. Cato Of Granite
lodge and G. II. Bristol and II. r..
Hughes, members Of the Masonic lodge
Of Fair haven.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-07-17

All those present at The. Comique last
night enjoyed one Of the best programs
of pictures ever seen al one time ID thaE
theater Every picture Is a feature Of
perfection and quality in itself The
TWO Biogfaph subjects are very good.
The other two pictures caused the au-
dience continuous hugh throughout
the entire production. Taken in all It
was one Of tho most enjoyable and en-
tertaining displays Of motion pictures
one would wish to see Innumerabie
people expressed their appreciation ia
q most satisfactory manner Nhen leaY-
ing the tAeateE,
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-07-17
MARKED FOR DEATH.
Threat to Secret Service Man Who Ran
Down Coiners.

Chicago, July 17-Iawrence Riehey,
secret service operative, was informed
BY a messenger sent To him last night
that he had been marked for death by
the "Black Hand beuaue of his activity
il running down An alleged counterfeit
inc gang which resulted in the arrest of
Antonio Paolo, 137 Ewing street; MRS.
Dominiok Rieco, ms Washington bople-
ward, and Tony Waco of Argo, I'll
Richey was told that the feeling was es-
pecially bitter against him because he
had associated with and lived among
the Italians while working on the case
and had gained their confidence.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-07-17
TWO GIRLS DROWNED.
one Got Beyond Her Depth and The
Other Went to Her Rescue.

sernsa, Ont, July II Captain Daley
Bdnce Of the Boston Salvation Army
and her sister, Mary, also a member Of
the Army, were drowned yesterday af-
tarnoon III the st. Clair river while bath.
ing. One Of the girls got beyond her
depth and the other IN attempting to
rescue was dragged under the water.