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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-08-26
4 NEW GUN.
q Doesn't Rscoil and 1t VIII FIRE ties
Shots an Hour.

. Doesn't Reooil, and 1t VIII FIRE f,t2s
Shots an Hour.
Ever since men began to XIII each
other. which was very soon after
selfish interests began to clash. a
good share Of their leisure time has
been devoted to the eleyating pursuit
IF inventing instruments for that kill
Ing From the time when the early
prowler fl the primeval forest dis
covered that BY tying to the end Of a
stick the stone destined to crack the
skull Of his enemy be could make the
crack more surely deadly his iuyen-
tive genius, sign, as 1t is, Of bis high
rank among the creatures. has been
busy over this problem. How to strike
with fatal effect upon his foe aud
with safety to himself has been his
study, and be has given birth to many
an idea tending more and more from
age to age to enable him to do this
work by mechanical contrivance.
II is curious that cradities still ap-
pear In Che weapons which the gen.
fuses Of centuries have labored to
perfect and that our eye should be
opened at this late day to almost lu-
dicrous imperfecfions In dur most
cherished killing machine-the ride.
Yet il is only few years since the
smoke Of black powder was done
away with and comparatively a mat
ter Of days since young AR Maxim
produced bis sound choking, flame
suppressing device. And now comes
news from Sweden that an inventor
there has found means at last to stop
the kick watch has made sore Shout
ders from the time the first blunder-
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-08-26
NORTHFIELD

G. NJ. Davis and family left on Tues
day for beverly, Mass whore they will
spend d two weeks vacation
Alr. and Mrs II. G. cady and daught-
en- Pauline returned Tuesday evening
from Pine Point, Me-, where they have
been spending two weeks vacation
They returned by way Of Boston where
an operation was performed on then
daughters throat, Monday.
Harry Course took a Boston party To
Randolph on Monday in j. A. Sander
sons automobile.
Phillips and Slack have the founda
ton Of the new stone shed completed.
The erection Of the shed win soon com
mence.
Mrs, Frank Dutton entertained q par.
~ Of friends AZ her home on Central
street, Tuesday afternoon, IN honor 81
here sister, Mrs Andrew Durham, Of
Troy N VI, who Is spending the sum.
mer months in town.
Miss Corenia Stickney, who has been
spending the summer with her moth
er, returned to Boston Monday where
she win engage in her occupation as q
trained nurse.
DR.. Harry Dnnsmoor Of Boston Is
visiting at the home Of his father, Will
liam Dunsmoor, on his return from an
automobile trip through the White
Mountains. He was accompanied BY
Claude Roys also Of Boston.
CO. A. Of Rutland have completed
their ANNUAL shoot at the state range
and 20 out of 50 qualified az marksmen.
90. d. Of ST. Johnsbury arrived here
today and viii have their practice for
the remainder Of the week.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-08-26
EH:.EOGER +. I. va
The big store with little prices
ia North Main st., Barre, VT
RuRAL cARRIERs, MEErINe.
Vermont Association Welcomed Ia
RrattIeboro--Hopefnl address.

AANNeNNN&A ~-e E+%tA @~NAANaAt
Brattleboro. Aug. 2e.-The annual
meeting Of the Vermont Rural Letter
Carriers association was held here yes
terday in Grand Army hall. The meet.
ing was opened BIZ Pres. H w spooner
81 Vergennes and following The inyoca.
ton an address Of welcome was made hY
Colonel Taylor, postmaster at Brattle.
horo President Spooner responded
J. G. Carpenter Of Irasbmg, the M
tional delegate Of the Vermont asso-
citation reported his trip to the conyen-
ton. a general discussion OF goDd
roads then followed, which was opened
by Secretary 7 ]. Stewart Of Morris
willie and he was followed BY State
Highway Commissioners Charles W.
Gates Of Franklin. a recess was taken
from FIVE until eight o'clock last even
ing and the carriers visited Westbor0
and the homo for The aged
Last evening the meeting was opened
by II. s. Robinson IF Mofriswllc, who
spoke On mutual insurance f0r and BY
tile carriers. The address of the even.
ing was made by Frederick g. Fleet.
wood.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-08-26

While other wouId.be candidates for
the eovernorship are hanging back hop.
ing for assurances Of support, Dr. Mead
is making hay and It is truly surprising
to see the amount Of strength the Rut-
land man IS developing re appears to
have enthusiastic friends in every town
and it is already evident that his strength
with the old soldiers the farmers and
others i bearing fruit The other can
didates win have 70 be up and doing
soon, or they will start a long distance
in the rear,-~Benninron Banner.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-08-26

One Of the air racers at Rheims was
fined four dollars for reckless driving
OF his aeropIane. just what would de-
termine reckless driving Of an aeroplane
is not at all certain. It would be much
easier to state whether an automobilist
was driving his machine recklessly in
Vermont, and even that is not considered
an easy proposition.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-08-26
vERMoNT aAINs aY ooMPARIsoN.

VERMONT GAINS BY COMPARISON
Vermonters. like the Pharisees Of old
sometimes give thanks that they are not
IKE other people. Just now they have
reason to give thanks that their legis-
lature IS not like the Legislature Of Con-
necticut, which has Just adjourned after
an eight months session That easily
eclipses the record Of the Vermont as
assembly, Of last year Moreover, the for.
mer has the distinction Of having initial
ed an unusually large number Of new
measures but did comparatively little
that was Of vital interest to the state.
Perhaps on the whole It is not to be
regretted that the legislature did little
81 rita interest, for the people of Con.
neetcat are thus assured that they are
no worse Of than they were before this
tedious assembly got to work, One
thing which the legislators did that
stands for eensure was The voting Of
fayors for various attaches Of the state
House. this in addition to their regular
salaries That principle is wrong. 1t
would be far better for the legislators.
when oppressed b the feeling Of gem
erosiiy % take up private subscriptions
as The Vermont law makers do at the
close Of each session and thus prevent a
raid o. tie states treasury each session
But one good thing about the Connecti-
cut legislature il that it will not meet
again for two years
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-08-26

Vermont does not have 20 many Old
Home Day celebrations as New Hamp-
shire does, but If the one at Chelsea last
week Is fair sample, it has Just as
good ones Concord, N. H. Monitor.
Quality rather than quantity is the
Vermont watchword in Old Home Weeks,
although it wouldn't be bad idea for
The spirit to spread little.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-08-26

DR.. J. Fl. Huber Of New York City
discussing Tuberculosis before the Yer
mont health officers school, said: al.
eoholsm in men predisposes toward tn.
berculosisg effective temperance les.
son, indeed.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-08-26

There wasn't enough attraction in
Vermont to keep thirty young men,
mostly from Lamoilla county, from leav-
ing the state and seeking their fortunes
IN the Northwest. They are going there
to take up government land. Their del
parture recalls former days when much
Of Vermont's best blood was taken away
through the lure Of the western terri.
tory,
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-08-26

MR. Cumrox used to say he wanted
to get rich SO that he could be bis
own boss
"Well, he succeeded"
mot entirely He's rich, but he
doesn't dare take a chance on talking
back to his chauffeur or the man IN
charge Of his steam yacht washing
ton Star.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-08-26

According to Chicago's new directo.y y,
the Windy city's population is now
R,457 600, Directory estimates are unre.
liable bases at best, but Chicago would
be heart broken II the total should fall
short Of those figures
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-08-26
JINGLEs AND JEsTs
hammsasemmem@eua a1 AVIS emneumam.e y

The Best Summer job.
In days Ike this.
When Precipitation
Lines my brow
And desperation
Fills my soul
Because it's hot.
] yearn for jobs
That / have not
It's much too warm
For verses solemn,
And yet I'm forced
To III column.
/ would not care
TO be 3 baker
In Juness hot days
Nor candle maker.
IN factories
would not toll,
Nor DO I long
70 TIL the soil
would not be
An engineer,
Although the pay
Is good. / hear.
It's much too hot
TO be q preacher.
I'd rather Be
swimming teacher.
OF all the summer
Jobs there Is
Ills is the most
Delightful biz
His working clothes
Are few and cool.
He has the river
For his school.
And. sitting BY
The waters brina.
The gentle breezes
Comfort him.
And when he works
Ills arm Il placed
Around some lovely
MaideDs waist
Edgar "A. Guest Ia Detroit Free Press
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-08-26

A neighboring contemporary announces
that two automobile parties took lunch
in local @hostilities" yesteray. That
must mean that they had to fight for
what they got to eat
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-08-26
Quite Proper.

Mr.. Brown-Did you know that the
Smith brothers are leading double
livesq
Mrs Brown Goodness, no! How
shoekingl
Mr. Brown They can't very well
help 1t. They are twins, you know
New York American.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-08-26
EYau Manan WIII Be Inigrastgd.

Ii YOU viii send yeuf name and address we
will matt you FBHE package Of Mother Gray 5
AUSTEAITAN-LEAT g certain pleasant
herb cufe for Momens ills - b a reliable
regulator and neYef-f failing. Ii you have pains
IN the back Urinary. Hladaer az Kidney trou-
bic, use this pleasant union q aromatic herbs
roots and leaves All Druggists sell &C. 30 cents
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-08-26

Residents Of Aiiddlesex and Worcester
should send for Bwana Jumbo with his
I. R. ttrusty rinel to get rid Of that
panther that is soaring the section.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-08-26
$3.50

OF course the country i glad 20 see
Edward Il. Hartman home again; but
it docs seem as II We are making a
little too much Of bis ome.coming.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-08-26
Where You Gan Buy City Bakery
Quality Goods.

Following is a list Of reliable stores
selling our Double Loaf Mal Bread
(1Oc Loaf and other goods;
Merchant A fraser
S0wden n Lyon
Eastmam Bros.
III j. Smith
Smith q Cummings
Taasie Bros.
w G. II Cruickahanlk
G. r. Lynham
Dix & C0Iemcn
W. H Conner a. Son
Michel David
New England Fruit Co.
Fresh goods delivered at these stores
every day by is for your convenience.
T. G. venner, Prop. Telephone 1911.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-08-26
CURRENT COMMENT
Tie Hartman Nonsense.

When Lincoln was assassinated men
were fearful Of the future It didn't
look as if there was anyone capable Of
carrying on his work. It was necessary
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-08-26
DIED IN sAEITARIUM.
Charles P. Bennett, Formerly Secretary
Of State in Rhode Island

Battlsboro, Aug. &c Charles P.
BeHnet, who was Secretary Of State Of
Rhode Island 10 1894. died at sani-
tarium here yesterday afternoon from
a progressive disease Of the brain and
spinal column He had been IN failing
health for several months and on July
fourth was taken to the Institution
where he died,
TIE was born At Westerly, II. i, 0cto-
Der i1, 1851.
------
Excursion to Montreal See adv on
page ?.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-08-26

Excursion to Montreal See adv. on
page 2.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-08-26

You will see by looking
that our Suits are in a
class by themselves
usual ready-made stock.
We picked the cloth and
picked the men to make
it up. We picked the
styles and picked every
detail Of furnishings, lin
ings, etc, and this adj
vertisement will appeal
to a picked class Of men
who will come early and
get their pick Of the best
suits ever constructed.
WE oLEAN. PRESS AND
REPAIR CLOTHING
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1909-10-13
LA ESFERA
DE- BERMUDEZ HERMANos Y co.
Fortaleza 2l

ho forro coclnas
bahamas de mador de
medos banos de n revovers rifles
cda Ea extraer los ca
du de ros ruedas paen de
coche de de todas
sal % de mo1a para saeras
bale general de ferreea quncala
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-12-07
DESPERATE EFFORT
 TO SAVE LICENSES
County Commissioners Have Record Day, Receiv- ing $33,850.

The County Commissioners yesterday collected in all sS3.s50 divided among "A regulars. drug and beer licenses This is the largest amount ever col lected by the Commissioners on any one first day. while the record for the number of licenses issued was also broken.
 Because of the troubles applicants have now to go to get licenses and the number that are being objected to because of the vigilance of the Law Enforcement league and others. strong efforts are often made to save the i- censes of those who might lose them through death
 Only yesterday afternoon, the H- cense of John Gallagher at 273 Water street was issued. though it was krown at the time that the applicant was seriously i'll. Gallagher died at an early hour this morning. The Com missioners in this instance took into consideration the fact that the appli- cant had conducted his place of bus mess for a score of years without causing any trouble
 The Commissioners also issued the licenses of Ambrose Buckley at 1640 Main street and Peter Walsh Of Cres- cent avenue. though both of them are seriously Ill.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-12-07
ANNUAL BANQUET OF SEASIDE CLUB ON
 THURSDAY EVENING
George l.. Porter, M. D., President, Will Be
 Postmaster
Other Speakers Will Include Attorney George E. Hill, President of the Police Board, Judge Foster and Rev. E. J. Craft.

Arransements are about completed Tor the annual banquet of the Sea- side club The dinner will be served nthe handsome new parlors of the club Thursday evening by steward William Crowley and will be the first event of its kind held there The en- tertainment committee of which Dr. P. w. Bill is the chairman has ar ranged the event President George L. Porter will be the toastmaster and the spekaers will be Attorney George F. HiIl. president of the police board. Rev. Ernest ]. Craft. rector Of Christ church and Judge Carl Foster Of the city court bench
 The tickets will be limited to the canacity of the room, 100 seats and aupIicarions for tickets will De re ceiyed up to the evening of Dec s-
 The dinner will be served at o.St o'clock and will be informal
 me new billiard and pool room in what was formerly the handsome ball ,-oora of tiae club will be thrown open to the inspection of the members af- fer the dinner. The club now has more billiard and pool tables than any other club in Connecticut The ta- bIes installed in the ball room are of solid mahogany and of Algerian style and finish
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-12-07
ELKS' BANQUET
 IS ON TONIGHT
Mayor Buckingham to Be
 One of the Speakers Others Who Are Coming.

Tonight at their club home in State street the Bridgeport lodge of Elks will hold their first annual ban quet and the affair promises to be most notable in many respects May or Edward T. Buckingham is to be one of the speakers and in addition to the mayor there will be addresses by District Deputy Phillips of New York. Edward Leach of New York, grand treasurer of the order, John F. Shaughnessy, exalted ruler of New York lodge, Mayor Thomas L. Reilly of Meriden, and several other promi- nent members of the order in Con> necticut.
 The dinner will be served at S:30 sharp and a fine array of musical and theatrical talent is to be provided. The decorations of the social session hall are most unique and in all re- spects the first annual banquet of the |iodgeL gives promise of .heing- one of the best ever. TheNaffair is informal and the tables have been arranged so that there will be no crowding as provision has been made for the capacity of the hall only. There will be an organ recital in the lodge room as one of the features of the musical program.
 Arthur Moreland. editor of the Ant Ter and District Deputy George I. AL len of Middletown are expected to be on hand
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-12-07
PLUMBER BRADY NOT
 GRANTED DIVORCE
Judge Burpee Believes He
 Was Not Deserted

Thomas T. Brady, tinsmith and plumber of Benham avenue, was de- nied a divorce from his wife. Nora Brady, now of South Norwalk by Judge Lucien F. Burpee in the Su- perior Court this morning. The suit was contested, Mrs. Brady entering a cross complaint of desertion, which was the charge brought by the plain tin
 The Bradys were married in this city April 20. 1898. A year following the marriage a child was born. Mrs. Brady shortly afterwards became very i'll and a paralytic. On the ad- vice of a physician she started to go South. While on the train with her husband, she became violently i'll, and was obliged to get off the cars at South Norwalk, where she went to the home of her mother. Here she recovered. Brady after this incident returned to this city.
 Mrs. Brady since her recovery has never lived with her husband, though Brady stated to the court that he had written to her asking her to return to his home in this city! The court thought that if Brady really wanted his wife. he. could have gone down to South Norwalk and induced her to come to Bridgeport. The court also denied the cross complaint, though all the defendant desired was that her husband would not be granted the decree.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-12-07

Were the council chamber and its ad- jacent corridors ten times the size the throng that pressed against the doors for admission from o'clock on could not have been accommodated
 Massive floral gifts. representing outlays of hundreds of dollars, and many hundreds of dollars worth or handsome gifts of both utility and or nament were ranged about the noor of the Aldermanic court. The city la thers themselves. as if overwhelmed by the display of esteem. were almost hidden from sight of the hundreds or spectators behind their huge baskets and bouquets of flowers
 Never in the history of the city has there been such Q council meeting For fully one and one-ha1f hours May or Buckingham. City Clerk Boucher, Assistant Clerk Gili. and the members ed down with euiogistic presentation speeches, most of them teeming With good natured thrusts. some of them rarely eloquent. and all ringing with of goodwill and affection the tokens were intended to represent
 It was a few minutes after 6:3O that the council chamber was thrown open- Even at that early hour there were some in readiness to enter. Within hair an hour every seat was taken. and when at 7:30 the City Fathers ar rived a cordon of police was called upon to assist in making passage way for them. Superintendent Bir- mingham in full dress uniform took personal charge of -ths-.arransenents and Sergeants OLeary and Began with a squad of policemen made pro vision for the arrangement of specta- tors as conveniently as the limited space would rermit.
 But while the opening meeting of the council, as most all opening meetings of the city fathers are. was character ized by a tendency towards a social gathering rather than the semblance of staid and solemn conclave of legis- lators. the initial meeting of the body over whose destinies Mayor Bucking- ham Is to preside for the ensuing year. was remarkable for it's sounding key note of the administrative policy of the new chief executive. He promised the city a business administration. The observant citizen familiar with council
 proceedings could not fail to be inn pressed with the business-like aspect Of the proceedings of last evening. There was no question as to the con- duct of the meeting. no parliamentary misunderstanding such as Is likely to arise when new members are received into such a body. and the Mayor and his able aides carried through a raft of business with neatness and ldes- patch.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-12-07
DEFAULTING TREASURER MUIR
 CHARGED WITH STEALING $35, ,OOO FROM NEW HAVEN PEOPLES BANK
Original Sym Taken Said to be in Excess of $ll5OOO,
 But Greater Part Recovered After Defaulter Was ShadoWed to London

his arrest, charging plain theft.
 None of the parties interested in the case will make an official statement today as to the extent of Muir's defal- cation. Although the warrant for his arrest charges a shortage of SS5,OOo. which amount has been made up by the directors of the institution. 1t is re- ported that the original sum taken by Muir was in excess of S115.0O0, but that the bank officials recovered the greater part of that amount in the shape of se- curities of various kinds.
 Muir is one of the best banking men in Connecticut. He has been in the business all his life. receiving his early training in his home city. Lin coin, Neb. While with Lincoln bank he was appointed assistant bank ex- aminer by the Federal government which position he held until he became cashier of a Port Je-vis. N T.. bank He has lived in New Haven about live years. where he was a member of the best society.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-12-07
CANDY SHOP NETS
 SHRINERS $500

"The Candy Shop" which was giv- en under the auspices of Pyramid Temple, Mobiles of the Mystic Shrine, was witnessed by full house, at Jackson's last night. The audience was fashionable as well as large. Some $500 was netted for the Shrine. The performance was satisfactory in every way. It is seldom that so many really competent funny people, men and women, are assembled in one play. Frank Labor. who wore the red fez was the star of the performance, and as realistically funny as ever. Anne Yeamans. the oldest American actress. remains as graceful, and as interesting as when she was the youngest, bright particular star of the American stage. The music was catchy, the songs pretty. the dialogue snappy and the receipts extraordi- narily large.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-12-07
DESPITE SHORTAGE OF S1,5OO, ,OOO
 PHENIX IN GOOD CONDITION
New President w. A. Gray Issues Statement that Fire Insurance Go. Is Perfectly Solvent George P.shel- don Depcsed Head III at Home in Greenwich

assets of the company. Among the various charges he lays at Sheldon's door are: Justification of rendering re- ports for ten years; assumption of full control of the business and resources of the business in total disregard Of the rights of the directors and the finance committee; the maintenance of a speculative account with the com pany's money for his own benefit with
 Wall street brokerage firm; the loaning of money to state officials in the insurance department and the lax methods of doing business.
 Hotchkiss' charges are perhaps as serious as any made during the fam ous Armstrong Insurance dnvestiga- tion- He says his investigations show that Sheldon has been making loans without authority and then reporting on them to the executive committee which should have passed on them at the time they were made. Although the committee on loans and financa alone had power to make loans, it is charged that Sheldon usurped it's au- thority.
 'In fact,'' charged Hotchkiss, s-tns members of such committees did not know they were members thereof, Tehy seemingly never objected td Sheldon's operations.''
 Greenwich, Conn.,, Dec. Tt was an- l nounced today by a close friend of the family of George F. Sheldon de- posed head of the Phenix Insurance company of Brooklyn. that reports re- garding the serious physical condition Of MT Sheldon are not exaggerated and that the insurance man is very i'll from myacarditis at his home, The Naples, in this city.
 | The friends of the Sheldon family further said that the patient passed restless night and @{hat the disease
 which was induced by ptonaine poi son;ng, following a recent dinner at the local country club, is, if any | thing. worse than it was when the night.