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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-04-09
REFUSED MONEY,
FIRES AT WOMAN
Robber Shoots Twice at Springfield.
Mrs. Tapley Spoils His Aim
By Knocking Up His
Weapon.

Springfield, Mass, April "a whist
party at the house Of Mrs. Wilbur NJ.
Swan, 90 Bellevue avenue, was inter
rupted at $3.50 o'clock last night by
masked man with a revolver, who rang
the door bell and demanded money.
When his demand was refused, he fired
point blank at Mrs. Bertha Benjamin,
who went to the door.
Mrs. Lila Tapley, guest, undoubted-
Iy saved the life of Mrs. Benjamin by
rushing to the door as the first words
Of the robber and knocking up his re-
yolver, thus spelling his aim. So close
was the revolver to Mrs Benjamin's face
that her forehead was burned with pow
der. The bullet went into the panel Of
the door and another bullet shattered
the chandelier in the hallway. Mr. Swan
threw his pocketbook, containing $25,
down the stairs, and, seizing it, the
man escaped.
When the doorbell rang Mrs Benjamin,
who 10 the widow OF Waldo L. Benjamin
and who lives at 50 Marengo park, near
by, guest at the party, supposing it
to be belated guest, volunteered to
60 to the door. She was confronted By
a tall, heavily built man wearing a
mask.
He drew a revolver and said;
Give me all the money in this house
or I'll shootl"
'eWe have no money here" coolly re-
piled Mrs. Benjamin.
There was a fash and bullet cracked
the door panel At the sound Mrs
Swan, Mrs Lila Tapley and Mrs. Swans
son, Douglass, years of age, FASTENED
into the hallway AS they approached
the masked man sent another bullet into
the chandelier, breaking it with crash
Mr.. Swan, who was on the second
floor, alarmed, went to the head Of the
stairs and called down: whats the
matter there7" The women and boy by
this time had taken refuge in the sitting
room, leaving the front door open, where
the man was still standing.
Don't come down here" screamed
Mrs. Swan. There's a robber here after
money and he'll shoot
MIR. Swan then flung his pocket book
down the stairs out of the open door and
the robber seized it and ran away.
Mrs. Swan then let her son, Douglass,
out of the sitting room window, telling
him to run to the house Of DR.. George r.
Foster at the corner Of Bellevue and Bel
mont avenues and telephone for the po-
lee He did so and inspector John st.
Ledger responded, but he could find no
trace of the robber.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-04-09

To The Memorial Fund Of The Cham
plain Tercentenary Work.

Burlington, April 9.--Additjonal con
tributions to the memorial fund Of the
Lake Champlain tereentenary commis-
sion received since the publication Of
the last list Of contributors are given
below. Hon. Maxwell Evarts Of Wind
sor Is contributor to the amount Of
800 and in the letter which he wrote
to Secretary Hays Of the commission
he said that he hoped the contribution
would reach handsome sum aud that
the celebration in every respect would
rebound to the credit Of the state.
Also interest is being manifested By
people outside Of Vermont In the cele-
bration and this interest Is increasing
every day. Contributions 10 the mem.
orial fund should be sent TO Frank i.
Fish. treasurer, Nergennes, Vermont.
The historical booklet prepared by
Horace w. Bailey a member Of the com
mission is now on the press. This book
let Is to be distributed to the school
children Of Vermont and sold 10 the
public at 25 cents copy. Copies can
be procured by addressing Secretary
Hays, f96 Main street, Burlington VI.
The following are the additional con-
tributors 10 the memorial funds
Percy B. Pope. Bethleham, Pa, 100
r. d. Rutherford Los Angeles, Cal. 500
II. w. McKinnon, st. Louis, Mo- 500
Dane r. Conway, Pittsburg, Pa. 100
b. p. Sparrow, Somerville, Va. 100
leslie NJ. Saunders, st. Regis
Falls. n. Y...,s........S.. 100
Stephen NJ Foote, Jackson BAR
racks, New Orleans. ...... 200
Geo. M Wright, Orwell, Va... 1000
G. O. Howes, Shelburne, Nt...... loo
VIM. 7. Hubert. Los Angeles. Cal 80
Geo. +. Edwards, Pasadena, Cal 5000
w. A, Farnsworth, Glen Ridge,
n. J. .......-'.....s'... ......s Avv
Grace n Dutchen, Hopedale,
Phil s. Howss. Montpelier, VI. 100
Fred N. Corse, st. Petersburg,
Russia ................ 1000
VIM T. Dewey, Montpelier, VT. 800
Russia. ............ 1000
Maxwell Eyarts Windsor, VT 10000
DIR. O. G. Berkeley, St. Albans. vt. 100
Miss s. n. Landon, Washington,
ID. G. ......s.........-y ass. LOO
Mayor Z. R. Campbell, wash
ington, D. G. ......... 100
w. S. Pomerov, Washington, d. G. 500
VIM III w. Benedict, Dover, n. II. so
W. F. Hagar, Wallingford, VI. rs
Or. Chas. II. Prindlc, Chicopee,
Mass. ............+........ 300
D. F. Leonard, Norwich, Conn... 500
Chas. B. Gray, Burlington, VT. 500
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-04-09
ON THE TAXPAYERS TRAIL.
Brattieboro Listers Announce New Rules
For Taking Inventories.

Brattleboro, April 9--The BrattIeboro
listers have announced their adoption Of
new plan for taking inventories, They
will require that every inventory deliv-
cred to them this year be sworn to
strictly in accordance with the form as
printed In the inventories; that il any
notary public or justice Of the peace
certified that an oath was administered
with the formality which the law re.
qured, when as matter of fact it was
not so administered. they would under.
take to have the penalty provided by
law imposed.
They also stated that If they detected
any person swearing falsely in the
matter Of his inventory they would
bring the matter to the attention Of the
grand Jury The listers say this de-
termination was brought about BY the
criticism and suggestions Of the commits
sion that investigated taxation in YER
mont, also by suggestion that much
property in Brattleboro escapes taxation.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-04-09
TAXES A RECESS.
County Court viii Reconyene Next Mon,
day at Noon.

Washington county court adjourned
at Moutpalier last night until Monday
1t noon Among tie diForse cases ia
which decisions were rendered yester.
dav were the following Hattie o.
Richardson from .. G. Richardson Of
Montpelier, for intolerable severity and
refusal 10 support; Eugene Huckins
from Mary Huckins for intolerable sew
eritys Talesphore Abair from Eva Abair
for intolerable severity and adultery;
Elsie Campbell Of Barre from A. @.
Campbell for intolerable severity and
refusal 10 support. The petitioner in
the last named case was given permis-
sion to resume her maiden name Of Elsie
Burt.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-04-09
GRANITEvHLE.
Free-bOoters Base BAH Team Organizes
For The Season Of 1909.

The Free hooters base ball team or
ganized at meeting held last night BY
electing 4. Fraser as manager and *.
IHndy, the slugger, as captain There
are nineteen candidates out trying for
the team, and season fully as success
full as last year when ten games were
won out Of FOURTEEN PLAYED is expected.
Graniteville Mission. Episcopal, Easter
day The Rev. w J. NJ. Beattie viii
conduct the services at 80 p. N. Sub
iect, Seeking the Living among the
dead, Luke, Pas.
The w. c. O. +. will hold q supper and
dance in Miles hall, Graniteville. Mon
day evening April IL. All are cordially
invited te attend.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-04-09
In Parker & Young Lumber
Mills Today.
STARTED in A DRY SHED
Harry Z. Parker Of Bradford and Mont
pelier Is One Of The Owners Of
The Property-He Just Re
turned From The West.

A telephone message was received in
Montpelier this noon telling Of large
fire as Lisbon, N. H. The fire started
in dry she'd No. Of the Parker & Young
lumber mills and was raging fercely at
the time the message was given. Help
had been summoned from Berlin and
Woodsville, N. II. Harry f. Parker Of
Bradford and Montpelier is member OF
the firm Of Parker & Young. He returned
from q winters sojourn in the West
last night.
Mr.. Parker is publisher Of the Bradford
Opinion at Bradford and is president OF
the Capitol City Press at Montpelier.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-04-09
TORE ROOF OFF BARN.
Wind Got Into G. W. Lynde's Barn and
Couldn't Get Out Otherwise

The hurricane Of Thursday morning
dc considerable damage 70 the barn
belonging to George W. Lynde Of the
West Hill in Williamstown The large
door il one end Of the barn was left
open and the wind swept IN with full
force and not finding ready exit swept
its way upward through the roof, tear
ing of q large section, shingles, boards,
rafters and all. A section Of the side
Of the roof 13 by ls feet was torn of
and the boards and raftefa were thrown
several rods The shingles which were
torn of were scattered over the entire
immediate vicinity The barn stands
in an exposed position.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-04-09
MOTHER DIES OF BURNS.
Mrs. Morley of Lawrence Put Out Fire
and Saved Her Baby.

Lawrence, Mass, April 9.--Mrs. Ed
ward Morley Of ls9 Willow street put
out fire in her home and saved her
baby, but died yesterday afternoon at
the Lawrence General hospital Of her
burns. Her husband, coming from work,
found her lying on the floor groaning.
The room was full Of smoke and on the
floor lay a lamp, still warm A burned
scarf draped over a shelf told the story.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-04-09
TWENTY INJURED BY
A BIG EXPLOSION
And Part Of Borghio Palace in Rome
Was Destroyed Today, Says Re-
port to London.

London, April g.. According to dis
patch to the Exchange Telegraph there
was an explosion near st. Peters, Rome,
today, seriously injuring twenty persons
and destroying part Of the Borghio pal
ace. The first report said that a bomb
exploded, but il later developed that the
explosion was from dynamite which had
been stored by fishermen for use in il
legal killing sf fish.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-04-09
WIND DAMAGE AZ RANDOLPH.
Canning Factory Sustained The Mos
Severe Loss.

Randolph, April 9. The wind Of We'd
nesday night and Thursday did about
81 500 worth Of damage to the Demer-
ritt canning building, tearing the roof
off and damaging the wall on the back
side OF the building, tearing down the
chimney and other small damages. w.
4. Lamson's plate glass window was
broken on the front by the awning
which was torn away and the roof Of
the building was also damaged. The
milk factory lost several feet of the
smoke stack which dropped through the
roof. Trees were nearly destroyed in
the yard Of w. b. Wall in front Of the
Howard block at the McCollom place on
Central street. A good deal Of damage
was also done to the telephone COM
pany BY 5earing down wires.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-04-09
NINE MILLS DESTROYED
AT WAYNE, N. ].
Terrific Explosion in the Works Of the
Dupont Powder Company This
Morning Did Fearful
Execution.


Newark, N j., April Bone man was
killed and another was injured this morn
ing by an explosion in the plant Of the
Dupont Powder company at Wayne.
Nine mills were destroyed by the terrific
explosion. and the property loss amounts
to $4,000.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-04-09
FIRE WIPES IT our.
Pugilistic Arena Near Philadelphia De-
stroyed To-day.

Philadelphia, April o--Fire, the cause
of which is not known, destroyed the
mammoth Olympic Athletic associations
clubhouse, the scene of many pugilistic
encounters, at North Essington to-day.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-04-09
CASTRO SERIOUSLY I'LL.
Wound in Abdomen Due to Operation
in Berlin. Suddenly Opens.

Fort Of France, April Former
President Castro, who IS an exile here,
was taken suddenly i'll yesterday The
wound OF the operation in his abdomen
performed in Berlin, opened. His condi-
tion is grave.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-04-09
YOUNG avETsv rALK q ovER.
Lay Plans For Celebration Of Their Be.
ing Mustered Into Service.

The Spanish American war veterans
of the city and vicinity to the number
of 10 were the guests Of DIR. J. w. jack
son at a smoker given in Miles hall last
evening During the evening plans for
the celebration Of the anniversary Of
the mastering Of Company y into the
service we're held. The anniversary
comes on Sunday, May 16. and it IS not
vet decided whether or not The eelebra-
tion viii be held on the Saturday be-
fore or the following Monday.
A committee composed Of Frank Clad
ding J. }. Cayhue G. s. Meaker, w.
Milne and G. A. Wheaton was appointed
to make arrangements for the celebra-
ton.
At the conclusion Of the business Of
the meeting social hour was enjoyed
and song and story and relation Of ex-
periences during their service under tho
flag passed the time until a late hour.
You can get satisfaction in watch and
clock repairs at G. Riddlee, "a Elm street
Twenty tws years experiences.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-04-09
FaIlen Tree stopped Them.

The main line train on the Montpelier
& Wells River railroad was late last
evening because the heavy wind felled a
tree across the track and necessitated. a
wait until the obstruction could be re-
moved.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-04-09
GOV. LILLEY QUITS.
Because Of III Health, Turning Affairs
Over to Lieutenant Governor.

Hartford, Conn, April 9.--Governor
Lilley yesterday afternoon, upon signing
the bill by which lieutenant governor
is empowered to act as governor during
the illness Of governor within the state,
turned over the state administration to
Lieutenant Governor Frank b. Weeks.
Lieut.. Gov Weeks at once issued a
statement saying that he will follow
Governor LiIley's suggestion as to ap.
pointments and other important matters
which are now under his consideration.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-04-09
POSSE IN SEARCH.
For Man VINO Is Accused Of Attacking
His Young Daughter.

Fitchburg. Mass, April 9.--Depnty
Sheriff Goddard with a posse of farmers
is searching the Petersham woods for
Daniel Ferguson, who is charged with
attacking his l5-years-old daughter.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-04-09
FIRE AT GRANITEvILLE.
House Of John E. Finnsgan at Upper
Village Destroyed.

Fire which started from a stove pipe
did some damage TO the house Of John
Z. Finnegan at upper araniteyille yes
terday afternoon. Qnarrymen working
near saw the blaze, rushed over and by
quick and well directed efforts put II ont.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-04-09
ro voTE THIs AFTERNoON.
National House on The Payne Tariff
Bill Schedule.

Washington. D. O., April 9.--At three
o'clock today the House win rise from
committee Of the whole and begin voting
on the tariff bill Votes viii first be
taken on the following schedules, hides,
lumber, oil, barley, malt, tea and coffee.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-04-09

All who wish to donate flowers in
memory of departed friends viii kindly
send them to the church Of the Good
Shepherd, On Saturday.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-04-09
ASSISTANT FOR MAcvEAGH.
Charles D. Hires of New York is Ap-
pointed.

Washington, April 9-The president
yesterday sent to the Senate the nomi-
nation Of Charles D. Hilles Of New York;
to be assistant secretary Of the treas
ury.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-04-09
No AGREEMENT.
Reached in The Coal Mine Discussion at
Philadelphia.

Philadelphia, April o---After a session
Of twenty minutes the miners confer
ence adjourned today without coming to
an agreement with the operators.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1909-06-19
USING NEIGHBoRs' PHONE.

There are a great many pretty nice
people who would not think of bor-
rowing their neighbors' money or good
clothes, but who think nothing of
running in" to use the telephone.
The idea of intruding upon a mans S
castle and tracking up the wife's hall
carpet with muddy feet never occurs
to them as being inconsiderate, yet it
is just as much an imposition as any
thing can be. One man who felt that
he was being imposed upon drafted
the following set of rules and had
them neatly printed on card, which
he posted conspicuouly by the tele-
phone. The rules were as follows ::
I. Neighbors will kindly note the
number of this telephone, and tell all
their friends where it may be found.
2. This telephone is yours we
only pay the rent for it. 1T is more
blessed to give than to receive"
3. Please ring the door bell loudly
upon calling and retiring as our maid
needs exercise.
d.. Our meal hours are 7 A. NJ, noon
and P. NJ. Kindly arrange to dis
turb US at meal times.
s. If the phone is not in suitable
position we will have it altered.
6. Please scribble on the walls, as
they need decorating anyway.
7. Callers will kindly stand in line
and not wipe their feet, as it might
spoil the door mat.
8. Long distance calls are our spe-
cialty. Kindly do not offer to settle.
9. Loud and long conversations de-
sired at all times, especially at mid
night.
10. Make all the noise you can, in
order to keep the baby awake. He
has no right to sleep anyway.
II. Please do not destroy the tele-
phone directory, as it and the Bible
are the only books we own.
I2. DO not hesitate to ring us up
at midnight about anything. We
stay awake for that purpose.
I3. Do not consider us for a mo-
ment if you wish to use the phone.
We will wait indefinitely.
ID. The public telephone close by
is only bluff. Use this one always
IS. Our family is prohibited from
using the phone except between {
and 7 A. NJ. Sundays.
16. These rules apply to every one
except you. .-MicAigan State Gazette.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1909-06-19

tripped over a stone and in falling
tore his hands on the brambles, but
he staggered along again until he
reached the gate, where be found he
was too weak to let down the bars.
In his disappointment and despair,
he stood there sobbing. Then he
laid down and crawled under. Twice
be tried to stand on his feet. but
each time his quivering legs collapsed.
Finally he crawled across the road
and began to climb the mountain.
When he came into the clearing where
the ungainly saw mill rose vast and
dread-a great black mass casting
weird shadows on the ground he
felt tremor pass through him, and
aud cold sweat saturated his clothes.
He hurried on the quicker, falling
over stumps and stones and bruising
his aching limbs.
When he reached the half way
boulder he sank to the ground ex-
hausted and could only continue the
climb by crawling over the stumps of
trees on his hands and knees. Once
he stopped to listen to the notes of
whip poor will, which seemed to him
to be another expression of sorrow.
"We can't none Of us bear it, ken
we?' he cried.
When his own group of pines
loomed up in the distance, his strength
returned and with arms outstretched
he almost ran the rest of the way.
When he reached the King of the
Pines he sank on his knees before it
and caressed its massive roots, with
trembling fingers he stroked and pat
ted its huge trunk and cried:
eye be all mine. Ye be all mine.
BENT yer"
Through the murmuring branches
of the monarch tree, the soft night
wind whispered words of comfort to
Uncle Ord. His gasps grew less and
less frequent until he gradually ceased
to sob and finally sank to sleep on the
pine needles.
They laid him away where they
found him, under the King Of the
Pines, which still stands alone on the
top of the mountain, faithfully and
necessarily whispering to one who
loved it-.and understands. Boston
Pact
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1909-06-19
QUEER GARDENING.

Secretary Wilson of the Depart
ment of Agriculture said the other
day of certain farmer:
"He is now profting by the depart
ment' advice, but he was very stupid
at the beginning. He farmed as
Philadelphia lady one spring season
planted her garden.
"The lady's husband came home
and found her poring over seed cata-
logue. She had long list of seeds
written on a sheet of paper.
"This is a list, my DEAR she
said, that I want you to buy for me
tomorrow at the seed mans.
"Her husband looked at the list.
Their he laughed loud and long.
"'You want these flowers to bloom
this summer, don't your he said.
"'Yes, of course.
"'Well, those you have put down
here don't bloom till the second sum-
ner.'
"Oh, that's all right the lady
said, easily.
All right? How is it all rightF
"'I'm making up my list she ex-
planned, from last year S catalogue. !"
THE thin, angular woman is usual
ly the nervous one and the overbur-
dened Martha who "takes her wash
ing and ironing to bed with her"
Worry and hurry are vices, and
women who destroy the harmony of
a whole household with their constant
fretting and nagging are as wicked as
drunkards.
No woman can be healthy and hap
py whose face looks like bottle OF
chow-chow.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1909-06-19

A CALL TO ARMS.
We want the tariff cut in two.
We want an untaxed right to buy,
We want no favors for few
poid hu tho VoOnlo-U0II and I

We want the tariff cut in two.
We want an untaxed right to buy,
We want no favors for few
Paid by the people-you and L.
We want the strictest justice done,
Hew to the line whate'er betides;
Be fair, be just with every one,
But-don't disturb the rate on hides.
This tariff is no local fight;
1t needs but craftsmanship and sense
To bring us out of dark to light
And level this high-tariff fence.
We want no tariff levied by
A few pet interests with pull;
Strict justice is our only cry,
And-don't disturb the rate on wool.
We have paid tribute far too long
To well-fed infant industries
The principle is wholly wrong
To fat such greedy things as these.
Lay low the wall, let commerce grow
Until our pulses thrill and feel
The blood of life; let traffic flow
And-don't disturb the rate on steel.
To arms, to arms The people need
New champions to fight their cause;
'Tis time we checked this horrid greed
OF men for self-made tariff laws.
Be strong. be just, be true. be brave.
Ye men who sit in Congress hall;
Fight on to glory and the grave,
But-don'C disturb oar rates at all.
j. w. Foley. In Philadelphia Ledger
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1909-06-19
ANNUAL STATEMENT
The Expenses Of Baltimore County
Fiscal Year Ending May 81, 1909

Published by order of the County Commission
ers of said county, in pursuance of Section II
of Article % of the Code of Public General
Laws, which provides that
'sThe County Commissioners shall make out
and publish annually, in at least two newspapers
published in their respective counties, If there
be two, A DETAILED, MINUTE AND ACCU-
RATE STATEMENT of the expenses of their
said counties, specifying therein each particular
item of expense, and for what and to whom paid,
and shall also deliver to the Sheriff OF their re-
spective counties as many copies of such State
ment as there are Election Districts of said
county at least ten days before each general
election, and the Sheriff shall within six days
after the receipt of such copies set up one of
them at the place of holding elections In each
district
AlmshOuse.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1909-06-19

"How many children have you"
said the tourist affably.
II dunno exactly" answered the
tired looking woman.
"You don't know ?"
mot for certain. Willie's gone
fshin' Tommy's breakin' in a colt
Georgie's borrowed his fathers shot
gun to go huntin' an Esmeralda Ann
is thinkin' of elopin'. l never know
how many I've got till supper time
comes, SOS l can count 'em."
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1909-06-19

THE photographer is the only man
whose regular business is to take
something.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1909-06-19

A MAN is rich in proportion to the
things he can afford to let alone.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1909-06-19

A LITTLE boy of eight years, at
tending school away from home, wrote
a letter to his sister, from which the
following extract is taken:
1--WE had spe ling match in school
today, and Ispelled all the boys down
and won the meddle." +"