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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-02-25

in Barre because they had failed to pay
their taxes. OF this number, a majority
at least were able to pay the slight as.
sessment of poll tax flor that was the
extent Of most Of the taxes), yet they
failed TO muster enough civic response.
hility to retain their franchise right. Let
those seventy mine persons, or such per-
centage of them as are now residents
of Barre and financially capable Of meet
ing their just obligations, stop and con.
slider what the consequences would be
il majority Of their fellow-citizens were
like minded and refused to pay their
taxes. What very unrepresentative
government we should have an admin.
istration conducted by a few men and
liable to all manner Of abuses because
Of the narrowness Of IL! Then, again,
thu delinquent taxpayers may figure that
the city win be safely governed and that
there is no need for them to exercise
the right of voting but they, like their
near relatives, the voters who don't vote
when they can, would be among the first
to raise protest over what they might
consider an unwarranted assumption on
the part of city officials. Moreover, a
failure to pay ones just taxes indicates
not only a mighty poor civic response
bility, but it shows desire to shirk the
burden of government, which burden is
small, indeed, when compared with the
benefits which the citizen unconscionsly
gets from the city, the state or the ma
ton. Perhaps we should feel gratifed
that there were only seventy nine such
persons in Barre this year out of our
large voting population. AT any event,
there were enough.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-02-25

A tremendously sweeping condemna.
tion Of high school fraternities is made
by the Burlington school when it voted
this week to abolish all such fraternities
in the Burlington high school. The reso-
luton as adopted by the board charac-
terizes the fraternities as harmful and
undesirable. interfering with discipline
and class elections, creating clannishness,
aronsing distrllst and suspicion, injuring
the school spirit. tending to social ex-
travagance and in some instances afford
ing opportunities for immortality; fur
nishing lettering places and protection
for the idler, the truant and the disobedi-
emit, and place Of resort at all times,
day and night"
Other schools, in which incipient at
tempts to ape the manners Of their elders
in colleges are being made by the stud
ents, need to take these assertions under
consideration. BIrlington's experience
ought to furnish pretty safe guide to
go by.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-02-25
CONVICTED.
Ex-pOlice Chief Of Simcoe, Ont, Was
Found Guilty Last Night.

Simcoe, Ont. Feb. 25.-ArchibaId NJ
Malone, ex.police chief of this town,
was last evening convicted Of attempt.
ing TO murder his subordinate, Constable
Wilkins, last Decepnber by shooting and
Was sentenced to life Imprisonment. Ma
lone, who is an ex.British soldier, and
a veteran Of the Boer war, after his ap.
pointment as chief engaged wilkins as
his constable, A number Of robberies
and acts Of incendiarism occurred in
which the two men took part.
Malone, fearing that his subordinate
might inform on him, made an appoint
ment TO meet him in tine park az mid.
night. The two men met and Malone
without warning fired his pistol in VIII
kin's face wounding him in the eye. The
wounded man fell and Malone emptied
his pistol into his body. wilkins made
his way to a doctor and it was thought
he would recover. In an ante nortem
statement he accused the chief Of police
OF shooting him and also told Of the
robberiek and other crimes which the
two men had committed in company.
He recovered, however, and testified at
the trial just concluded.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-02-25

going his best gait and after about 4
miles the fox led the hounds into the
highway just as old Jerry reached that
point, and then Il was hot chase along
The highway for a quarter Of a mile and
Old jerry grazing the dogs heels, they
had TO hold him back. The huntsmen
were little behind but the fox went
under the bridge. | think II was Lord
Dalmeny or Ludlow that passed Mr.. Rob
inson and my father the cigars and !
reckon up IN Scotland Old Jerry is
going yet,
"unb-hunting in the autumn is very
good sport. OF course they have TO meet
early. When the dew is on the grass by
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-02-25

Ono Of the most graceful Of the final
acts q Theodore Roosevelt as president
of the United States was the order to
restore the name Of JEFF Davis TO the
Cabin John bridge, but short distance
outside of Washington, the name having
been erased many years ago because of
the strong sentiment running high
against the famous leader of the Con-
federacy. If there was reason in the
first place for placing the name of JEFF
Davis on the bridge, and there must have
been propriety in the thing, there was
also reason that it should have been
allowed to remain there even in spite
of the after acts of the man who, figura-
lively, was hanged to sour apple tree
by his Northern opponents. The order
to restore the name ought to 90 far
toward binding up the ls6l-65 wounds,
and that is the common desire at the
present time.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-02-25
sHANfrNa a WHOLE coMMuNITY

STAINING A WHOLE COMMUNITY.
The action of st. Adams citizen, name
withheld, in leasing for year an athletic
ground for the use Of the public school
children of st. Adams furnishes quite a
serious reflection on the city, which has
failed to do the thing which is appar-
emily needed; and the citizens generosity
will stand out the more prominently in
consequence. There are other communi-
ties, it may be stated, that like st.
Adams have failed to do their duty in
this respect, and they stand in need Of
some philosophical citizen TO come to
the rescue. Later the communities as a
whole may be shamed into taking dila.
tory action In the matter. This is some.
thing which ought to be attended TO by
the city, town or village, rather than for
them to depend upon the patronage of a
single citizen or group of citizens.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-02-25

We've used our pick
Now come in and take yours.
The end OF our mid winter
sale is at hand.
We're fast closing out all our
surplus stock, bur there is still the
right suit here for the right man
Where the sizes were all sold
out our New York Resident buyer
has bought new goods to hll in.
II you fail to find just what your
fancy pictured We Il send to New
York and have a special suit
forwarded. We aim to suit every
customer and our aim is good
we generally bit the mark.
A few suits left that are now
priced S5 90 They were suits
that sold from $1,000 to SIS. 90
FUR COATS TO RENT.
WE CLEAN, PRESS AND
REPAIR CLOTHING
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-02-25
Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup

Has been used for ever sIxTY-rTvE YEARS BY NIL
LIONS Of MOTHERS for their CHILDREN WHILE
TEETHING. with PERFECT SUCCESS. II eooTHEs
the CHILD, e0FTEEs the GUMS. ALLAYs all PAIN
CURES WIND COLIC and 10 ths best remedy or DIAR-
RHAs Sold by pruEgists In esery part OF ths world
He sure add sak for Mrs. winsiowe Soothing Syrup
and taka no ether kind Twenty Eve cents bottle. Gusr
snsssd under The Feed and Drugs Ae June h ie Serial
Number loeAsAN GID AND WELL TRIED REMEDY.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-02-25
NEW COMPANY ORGANIZED.
To Conduct a Lumber Business in Yer
mont

Bethel. Feb. 25.-The Bethel Manu-
featuring Co. has been organized as a
corporation under the laws OF the state
Of New York and viii conduct lumber
business in this state. This company
has acquired title to the H. C. Cheney
and the George Wright farms in Barn
ard and other lands and has erected a
mill on the Wright property.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-02-25

Bennington Is also in one Of the first
stages of securing a new post office; IL
has secured site, but there is a sight
of red tape ahead.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-02-25

OUR DELINQUENT TAXPAYERS.
There were seventy.nine men who had
their names stricken from the voting list
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-02-25

Congressman "Davy' Foster is proving
quite doughty "insurgent" leader in
the national House.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-02-25
The yOters seem % be ready.

Dartmouth has another call coming,
but not Mccall.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-02-25


The grange is intending to give its play
the last OF next week.
Carl Seaver has been off duty at the
post office for few days on account of
illness.
The Home Study club viii meet Satur
day afternoon Of this week with Mrs.
Geo. WILDER.
G. c, Stanley was taken much worse
again yesterday and it Is feared he may
be obliged to 60 to hospital.
Mrs. Harley Martin returned from
Barre yesterday, where she has been
spending few days with friends.
Be sure to hear the Norwich university
glee club at town hall, Friday evening,
February 20. A good program win be
given.
Members of the Williamstown lodge OF
Odd Fellows are requested to be present
next Friday evening. Work in initiatory
degree. Visitors and banquet.
In spite of the bad roads and rain last
evening, quite good number went out
to enjoy the sugar on snow which was
served by the Relief Corps ladies at Odd
Fellows hall.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-02-25
Special Shoe Sale

All regular s.. 50 and 800
Mems and Women's
shoes, $l.0S.
All regular $I.so Boys
and Misses Shoes, SI.23.
Children's Shoes marked
down, DC to Soc--all
grade".
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-02-25
Children's Clothing

Don't forget the little fell
low wants and needs a new
suit even more often than
you do, MIR. or Mrs.
Grown.U Up. Some here
now in pretty, wearable
materials, in style, and-if
the size you want is here
price is hardly to be
considered.
$3.50 and 800 boys suits
for. .......-.. Isl. 9S
$50 boys suits. -. 2 40
4. 90 boys suits. $500. 2 9S
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-02-25
WILLIAMSBURG

Norwich University Glee Club concert
Friday evening, February 20, 1909, town
hall, Williamstown, VT. Glee club, DR..
H. NJ. Gokey, director; orchester, +. N.
Clark, director; r. 4. Andrews, reader;
Fl. r. Baker, pianist; ]. IL Whitney,
manager.
Program, part one;
SalecJioH s~..... aes3s.s - .is.l. 0TcHestTa
Little Cotton Dolly ...t........ Geibel
Glee Club, Mr.. Ieet, soloist
Reading ........F.........s. Selected
Mr., Andrews
Selection ........Dy Glee Club Quarter
Selection Orchestra
Messrs. Gokey, Adams, Leet, Putnam
Program. part two:
Floating Mid the Lilies ...e.,,.. Rich
Glee Club, Mr.. Adams, soloist
Mr.. Andrews
Selection ...,by Glee Club Quartet
Messrs Gokey, Adams, Leet, Putnam
Good Fellowship ..................
eileen Club and Orchestra
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1909-11-16
MANY PEOPLE
TURNED AWAY
Biz Crowd Witnessed 1.-The Flower
of The Ranch.
FIRST-CLASS AND HIGHLY ENJOYED

One of the best shows which has Wis
tied the city this season was The
Flower of the Ranch" Western mu-
steal comedy, presented at the Opera
House Friday night There were 40
people in the cast, 26 of whom were
girls. They travel in two private cars,
in which they sleep and take their
meals. The company is perfectly drilled
and there was not moment of the en-
tertainment that the audience was not
pleased. The scenes are laid in the Tar
West and idealistic presentations are
made of the cowboy. the ranch, the
Eastern school marin, the sheriff, the
treacherous Mexican, &c. Miss Nellie
Walters. as Little Flower, Cali
fornia Bud. with Jess Harris, as Skiv-
ers. a tenderfoot, were inimitable and
their acting, singing and jokes kept the
audience in roar of laughter. They
were repeatedly recalled. Miss Ellen
James. as Margaret Merron, the school,
marin. has fine voice and she pleased
the audience with her singing and that
of her well drilled chorus girls. John
+. Frank. as Jack Farnum, owner OF
the Big Horn Ranch. has good voice.
The company was somewhat at a dis,
advantage on account of the contracted
stage. Over a hundred people were
turned away when the box office was
closed and the house full. A show IKE
this will always fill the Opera House.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1909-11-16
METHODIST
CONFERENCE
Report Will be Offered Urging
DRY" State.
DELEGATES ELECTED, ETC., ETC.

A resolution requesting the Antisa-
loon League of Virginia to present to
the general assembly bill giving the
voters of the State the right TO call Tor
vote upon Statewide prohibition and
putting the conference on record as
favoring the passage Of such bill IS
included in the report of the temper
ance committee of the Virginia Meth
odist conference at Newport News.
This report was made public, but
probably will not be submitted TO the
conference for action before Monday.
Besides this resolution the report con-
tains others, setting forth that legallzed
liauor traffic is community, State,
and national sim" declaring that law
enforcement is as important as law
enactment; urging pastors and teachers
TO preach and teach that drunkenness
is a crime; indorsing the work OF the
Antisaloon League, and deploring the
attitude Of those newspapers OF the
State, especially those among the daily
papers, which minimize and bellttle the
good effects of prohibition laws and adj
vocate the legalized saloon on the
ground that the prohibitory laws can
not be enforced.
A memorial, reviving the old question
of dividing the Virginia conference in
10 two organizations, was submitted by
J. w. Bledsoe and j. II. Amiss. 1t
was referred to the committee on
memorials. The proposition may pro-
woke considerable discussion.
The following delegates to the general
conference, which meets at Asheyllle,
N. c., next May, were elected: Il. f..
Lipscomb, Richmond; w. A. Chris
tian, Richmond; w. j. Young, Danville;
r. II. Bennett, Lynchburg; j. {. Reed,
Petersburg. Lay Delegates-John +.
Branch. Richmond; w. w. Vicar, Nor
folk, and II. F. Barrow. Farmvile.
Seven young ministers were admitted
TO full connection with the conference.
Bishop Morrison made a notable de-
liverance to the conference on the sub
iect of the lack of orthodoxy on the
part of preachers. He said some men
20 into the ministry and feed their fam
lilies out Of the proceeds thereof, but
stand in the pulpit and poison the minds
of the people against the teachings OF
the church. He said it would be a
happy day for the Southern Methodist
church when these men got out OF 1t;
that when a preacher no longer believes
Christ is divine, except as all other men
are divine, he is no longer Methodist
preacher, and the conference should
hold him TO account.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1909-11-16
FETED IN PITTSBURG

Mrs. Frank Slocum gave a daintlly
appointed luncheon in the gold room OF
McCreery's Yesterday as a compliment
to Mrs. k. K. Roberts. Jr.. of Ri;h-
mond. Va. and Miss Alice Gray
Cole. of Fredericksburg, the guests OF
Mrs. Walter G. Miller. Covers were
laid for eight, and the centerpiece at
the table consisted Of yellow chrysan-
themums. A theater party at the
Grand followed the luncheon. This
evening Mrs. Frank II. Rea. of North
Negley avenue, will give dinner of IA
covers for the visitors, followed by an
evening Of entertainment, and tomor-
row afternoon Mrs. Rea gives an auto
Mobile party to the Park Place Hotel,
Sewickley, where she will be hostess at
q luncheon for them. Mrs. Miller has
cards out for bridge next Monday in
honor of her guests. -Pittsburg Dis
patch, Wednesday.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1909-11-16
ACCIDENTALLY SHOT WHILE HUNTING

Police Justice Henry Dannehl was
out hunting Saturday, on W. ID. Mills
farm, in Spotsylvania, with several
boys of his family. Mr.M. Poates
and younger brother. Ora Poates.
Mr.. d. bagged three rabbits
and bird. and was returning home
when a woodcock flew up and Mr.. Dan
nehl shot as the bird was about to
alight. Ora Poates stepped from be
hind bush, came within the range of
the scattered shot and received dozen
or more in both legs from knee to toe.
He was brought to Fredericksburg and
DR.. S. l.. Scott examined him. 1t was
found that he was painfully but not
seriously hurt. He was taken back to
his home on the Mills farm and is doing
well.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1909-11-16
VIRGINIA NEWS

Chas II. Sanford has been appointed
postmaster at Chiltons, Westmoreland
county.
According 10 estimates the cost to
Richmond Of the Taft celebration was
about 5000.
University of Virginia defeated
Georgetown Saturday at Washington.
Score q to 0.
Episcopal High School eleven swamp
ed Woodberry Forest Saturday at Alex
andria. Score % to ..
A woman was found dead in hotel
at Hartford, Connecticut. She Is be
lieved to be Blanche Ferguson, of
Longley, Virginia. The man, her com
panion, who is almost dead. is +. j.
Reid, of Washington.
Judge Witt, of the Richmond Cor
poration Court, refused to grant bail to
]. c. Conway, the man who shot and
killed K T.. Terrence about month
ago. Conway had been visiting Tor
rence's wife at various places.
Gov. Swanson went to Washington
Monday to consult Secretary Of War
regarding site for the Virginia monu-
ment at Gettysburg. Ii is believed Mr..
Dickinson will consent TO use OF the
ground picked out by the committee.
Stanton was thrown into fever at
midnight on Friday, when the firebells
were rung and a mob formed at the
railroad station to intercept the sheriff,
who had in his charge a negro, Clifton
Breckenridge, who had made repeated
attempts to commit assault OIL a white
girl child. The impression was that
the sheriff would attempt to spirit the
man away on the midnight train and
the mob was on hand to llfiict swift
death on the negro had he appeared.
The sheriff outwitted the mob, hid his
man and bafiled the crowd. The sher-
if declares the man will be in court
when necessary. The people Of the
city are considerably wrought up over
the affair. The child is not believed to
be hurt seriously.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1909-11-16
EDUCATIONAL MEETING
Successful Teachers Institute ut Spot
sylvania c. ii.

The program of the educational meet
mo at Spotsylyania c. H., Nov. 18th
and 18th, as noted in The Free Lance,
was carried out on the above dates.
The attendance on the first day was
disappointing, though great interest
was evinced in the addresses by all
present.
Supt Jas. Ashby in his remarks
showed in clear manner the school
conditions as they now are, and sug-
gested many practicable remedies most
important of all, the very ground work
of school improvement, an increase of
funds by local taxation. He showed
that where the State paid one dollar
for the support of the schools of Spot
sylvania county, the county paid only
3Sc., closing with special talk to the
teachers.
Mr.. +. ii. Russell then gave one of
his forceful and appealing talks on gen
eral school matters.
In the afternoon most interesting
and helpful address was delivered by
Mr. X. c. Stearnes, secretary of the
State Board of Education. In this adj
dress Mr.. Stearnes gave his audience a
graphic account of visit which he had
recently made to the country schools of
Nebraska. and showed what wonderful
improvement had been made in the
rural schools of certain county under
lady superintendent, though condl-
tons there were very similar to those
in Spotsylvania county.
The forenoon of the second day. the
attendance upon which had been con-
siderably augmented, was occupied by
able and instructive addresses from Mr..
X. l.. Blanton, editor of The Virginia
Journal of Education, and DR.. Milledge,
from the State Female Normal School
at Farmville. Ii has never been the
writer's privilege TO listen to more help
full ard able educational discourse.
In the afternoon we had Mr.. I. O..
Sundy. of Burkeville, Va, State agent
of Agriculture, who spoke and answer
ed the numerous questions fired at him
by the audience for nearly two hours.
1t was certainly the most practical talk
and calculated to do more real good to
the farming interests than anything
ever heard in the county.
Mr.. Russell closed with one of the
most powerful appeals for better
schools that could possibly be made by
anyone, after which Supt. Ashby re-
organized the County Teachers Asso-
citation, and delegates were elected to
represent the association at the Rich
mond meeting during Thanksgiving
week.
1t is hoped and expected that much
good may result from this meeting.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1909-11-16
NEWS ITEMS FROM SCRIBBLER

Stafford c. H.. Va, Nov. 18th, 1909.
'Tis Indian summer in the land, and
all nature rejoices.
Judge Mason has appointed Mr.. K.
Lee Ford game warden for Aqua
district.
The board Of supervisors will meet
Monday, Nov. 22nd.
Mr.. Hugh Adie was a visitor at the
Clerk 5 office yesterday.
Mr. G. Newman Knight, who has been
i'll with fever, is out again, much to the
delight of his many friends.
Mr. Willie England, of the Burg, ad-
dressed the Odd Fellows here last
Wednesday night.
The State Reformatory for colored
youth has been heard from and will
send for Mathew Baker. colored. now
confined in Jail, in the near future.
The protracted meeting still continues
at REGISTER chapel. It's estimated there
have been about 20 converts.
Mr.. Chas. w. Jones, Of Crest neigh
borhood, has fever, and is being attend
ed 10y Dr. Hill.
DR.. f. NJ. Sneed and Mr. X. A.
Moncure have gone to Lancaster county
on hunt of several days.
has sold his farm 1.-THE old Barnes
property to Mr.. John Adey. of Ash
land. Though baldheaded, John generally
gets there.
Mr.. John Il. Fritter has been en-
gagged lately in delivering 20 barrels of
corn near here at 800 per barrel,
which is a good price. BY the way, this
John has acquired quite reputation as
a fighter recently.
A young man residing near here had
occasion to run another young man oil
who was going home with his girl one
night recently. After performing that
duty, and returning for his girl, he dis
covered she had likewise departed.
Dick Baker, colored, who is the eldest
son of Tom, altho IL years Of age, has
not one tooth in his mouth. The question
for Dick is "to gum or not TO gum.
There lies the matter Of satisfying the
inner man.
Miss Blanche Nelson has such a large
school here that she can hardly get
through with her duties.
Just one and one-third months from
this date the days will be at their
shortest, and "Old Sol" will swing
around and start in his Northern
journey again, unless he should come
into contact with the comet said to be
whirling through space. Then It's pos
sible there might be clash of worlds.
Bass fishing still continues in Aqua
Creek, and many are caught by local
anglers. This year has witnessed more
catches, without the fishermen having
to draw on their own and impose on the
imagination Of others, than IS ever
remembered by the Oldest inhabltant.
Mr.. Dimmy Callahan, who works for
Mr.. Elliott Snellings at the saw mill
of Mr.. Geo. Armstrong, having the
good fortune to catch a ''possum up a
simmun tree" recently, carried II to the
mill. The next day 'Dimmy
slaughtered his "possum" and cooked il
when some of the boys went to aid him
to get away with it, They found the
animal non est, Dimmy claiming some
one had stolen it. but from the grease
around "Dimmy's" mouth they con-
cluded he had eaten the whole possum.
Dimmy thinks
THAT poke-berry juice, and possum
fat
Is plenty good enough for young
| Democrat.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1909-11-16
DEATH IN CAROLINE

Mr.. James McCauley died at his
home at Bowling Green Friday evening
in the Saith year of his age. He was
born in Stafford county and went to
Caroline early in life, where he resided
up to the time of his death. lie was
Confederate soldier. member of Com
pany f, Thirtieth Virginia Regiment.
He is survived by his wife, who before
her marriage was Miss Jennie Ander..
son; one son. Hunter McCauley, OF
Norfolk. and daughter. Miss Annie
McCauley. of Bowling green.
The funeral and interment took place
Saturday in Lakewood Cemetery. Ser
vices conducted by Rev. S. II. Ehlers,
of Ashland.