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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-09-23

Col. John Rely of Clarke county. Va,
died suddenly at his home. Dewberry
near Summit point. Col. Rely was an
old-school VirC.nian and famous for his
hospitality. In ante-belum days he was
a colonel in the state militia. Later he
took an active part in politics and was
county magistrate and chairman of the
electoral board
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-09-23
Noted Trapshooter Dies.

CLEVELAND, Ohio, September 3D.
Charles w. Hart, fifty-four years old. a
noted trapshooter, died at his home here
today. Hart was known in trapshooting
circles throughout the country and four
years ago held the amateur championship
of the United States
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-09-23
FRATERNAL NOTICES.

SANCTUARY OF THE E, A ,HnES,, Sa ASHEEfIhD
81 L. S. A., 1907 G st. NV.
A special meeting Of Mthras Lodge OF Fer
lection. No. J. will he held Friday. september
"a at 3 o'clock pm. for the purpose OF eiec
ton and initiation Of candidates. BY order of:
JAMES u. ROWEN. Is; Ven; Master;
special meeting Of Evangelist Chapter, r.
c. No. l. will be held Friday September =
at 2: 80 o'clock pm. for the same purpose. BY
order of: FRED VI. BOOK, So. X: {. e. H..
Wise Master
A special meeting Of Robert de Bruce Conn'
ell K X No l. will be held Friday. Septem-
her "a at 4 O'Clock pm, for the same purpose
Ry order of:
ELLwOOD +. MOREY. go X. C. C. H.. Com
The N r s Of Albert Pike Consistory. No.
l. will assemble in regular session Friday. Sep
tember "a. at 400 O'Clock pm BY order OF
Attest: ELMER F.. SIMPSON. 80. Secretary.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-09-23

Commodore w. c. Eaton, from inspect
or New York and New Jersey districts
to home.
Commander ]. S. Mexican. from navy
yard Philadelphia and wait orders.
Commander G. W. McElroy, from works
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-09-23
NANTED-HOUSES.

WANTED-HOUSES.
List your vacant houses with US.
We have every facility for handling
property and guarantee satisfaction.
We have demands for property in all
sections Of the city both for rent and
for sale.
John F. Donohoe & Sons,
ga Pennsylvania Ave. Sc.
seq 4 h sa Tn If
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-11-11
ESSEX JUNCTION.

Rev. and Mrs. N. A. Wood and
daughter leave this week for Rum
ney, N. H., where Mr.. Wood has been
called as pastor of the Baptist
church. They take with them the
good wishes of this community.
Mrs. c. H. Stewart has returned to
her home in Berlin, after spending
two weeks at the home of her daught-
er, Mrs. j. M. Tebbitts.
Mrs. Henry d. Snyder has gone to
st. Louis, Mo-, where she will join
her husband, Major Snyder, who is
in charge of the army medical supply
department there.
The Womans Relief Corps held a
supper and sale in their hall Tues
day evening.
Mrs. Henry Teachout is suffering
from an attack of rheumatic fever.
Miss Fannie l.. Day spent Sunday
with friends in Montpelier.
Rev. Fred B. Blodgett preached al
Underhill Sunday, in exchange with
Rev. Mr.. Sturgess.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-11-11
LOCAL BRIEFS

A number of repairs have been
made on the st. Augustine's church
rectory on Court street. The church
has been improving it's Court street
hall and it's parsonage and now owns
a fine set of buildings.
Ralph Gould inflicted a bad flesh
wound in one leg while cutting wood
in the woods near the Junction on
Tuesday morning. His axe slipped dNd
gashed the limb.
Allen Scott sails from boston for
Scotland this week to visit his old
home.
Miss Irene Bolt has returned from
st. Adams.
Miss Helen Taylor is i'll with an at
tack of the grip.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Brown are in
Vergennes for short stay.
Seminary students are rehearsing
their playlet, "The Elopement of Ell
len," to be given Friday evening at
the chapel.
Rev. J. j. Cullion went to Ben
nington, his former home, on Tues
day for a short stay.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-11-11
MYSTERY CLEARED UP.
Amelia St Jean, Whose Dismember-
ed Body Was Found by Fall River
Police Died in DIR. Frank l. HIPS
Office on Friday, October s.

Fall River, Nov. 9.-The mystery of
the disappearance of Amelia St. Jean,
the Woonsocket girl whose dismem-
bered remains, all except the head,
were found in the Tiverton woods
near here about a month ago was
cleared up this afternoon in a session
of the Superior Court at Taunton,
when Frank l.. Hill, herb doctor and
skin specialist, made a clean breast
of the affair.
An indictment for manslaughter
was brought against him last Friday
by the grand jury and it was to this
indictment that he pleaded this af-
ternoon. He pleaded guilty and then
his counsel made a statement for
him, which was in the nature of a
confession.
Through his lawyer, Hill said that
the st. Jean girl came to him and
wanted an abortion performed. Owing
to the advanced stage of her condi-
tion he refused to attempt the oper-
alton. Later she appeared in his
herb store and showed him tube.
With this she attempted the operation
herself; she tainted away and Hill
thought she was dead. He went into
a frenzy of fear and the first and only
thing he thought of was to get rid of
her body.
Rather than to have it discovered,
in his shop, he grabbed a knife and
saw that were near at hand and sew
cred her right leg. Then other mem
bers of the body were dismembered.
This was Friday, Octobr 8. The work
of Remembering took about two
hours. That same night he hired a
carriage and took the torso and limbs
into the neighboring town of liver
ton and got rid of them. The next
Saturday night he took the head in a
basket to the cemetery in this city
and threw 1t in a hole there.
II was not until this afternoon that
| the police got line on the where
abouts OF the head and upon hearing
the statement of Hills lawyer, a
search was at once made of the vic
unity that Hill said he had placed the
head. The result was that it was To-
Gated in short order. Judge Stevens
said that he would withhold the mat
ter of sentence until he had given the
case further consideration.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-11-11
BROOKFIELD.

Miss Dora Henry, who has been
spending several weeks with her sis
ter, Mrs. Charlie Holden, returned to
her home in Worcester, Mass, Satur-
day.
A son was born October 80 to Mr.
and Mrs. William c. Hoyt.
Mrs. Electa Sessions, of East Mid
dlebury is visiting friends in town.
Eugene Rice, accompanied by his
mother, Mrs. Lydia Reed, of Plain
field, N. H., visited her sister, Mrs. j
B. Perham, and family, last week.
John P. Perham went last week to
visit his son in st. Johnsbury and will
visit his daughter and family in Rye
gate. He is expecting to return home
the last of this week.
Deputy Sheriff D. d. Howe, OF Ran
dolph, was in town Saturday on Of
fetal business.
Mr. and Mrs. Lincoln Morse and
little son Louis have been in New
York City the past week.
Mrs Walter Ketchum, of Gaysville
visited her aunt, Mrs. J. B. Perham
and other friends in town last week
States Attorney Stanley N. Wilson
of Chelsea, was called in town again
last Friday on official business.
The Ladies Aid Society of the Sec.
ond Congregational church will give
a chicken pie supper Friday evening
November IL at the church parlors.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Tilson, of Ran
dolph, were guests of Mr.. and Mrs
G.. E. Mason Thursday.
Miss Ruth Hanks recently enter
tanned Mrs. George Gerlach and lit
tie daughter Ruth, of Newark, N. ].
The Fisk Jubilee Singers from Ten
nessee will give an entertainment in
town hall this evening, under the SUI
pervision of the pupils of the High
School.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-11-11
CLAIMED HE WAS ASSAULTED.
Young Man Told Police He Had Been
Attacked BY a Spaniard.

A young man, who. gave his name
as Arthur Ruell came into the police
station at 10 o'clock last night and
reported to the officers that a Span
lard" had attempted to stab him with
knife at house on River street
and to substantiate his claim he
showed a rip several inches long
across the back of his coat which he
said the knife cut as he jumped away
from the man. Ruell claimed that the
trouble started over discussion of
religion at the house where Ruell
said he was boarding. During the
discussion he claims that the Span
lard became angry and drawing a
knife jumped at him. Ruell was no
little excited and wanted the officers
to arrest the man at once, but he was
told to make his complaint to the
grand juror tomorrow morning.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-11-11
COMMISSIONERS NOTICE.
Estate Of Charles Robert Dewey.

The undersigned have been ap-
pointed by the Honorable Probate
Court for the District of Washington,
Commissioners, to receive, examine,
and adjust the claims and demands
of all persons against the estate
of Charles Robert Dewey, late of
Bensonhurst, King Co., N. Y, de-
ceased, and all clans exhibited in off
set thereto hereby give notice that
we will meet for the purpose afore-
said, at the First National Bank, in
the City of Montpelier, in said Dis
trict, on the list day of December and
10Th day of April next, from 10
o'clock A. NJ, until o'clock p. NJ, on
each of said days and that six months
from the End day of November, A. d.,
1909, is the time limited by said Court
for said creditors to present their
claims to us for examination and al
lowance.
Dated at Montpelier this Bird day of
November, A. D., 1909.
Commissioners.
Arthur D. Farwell,
Arthur G.. Eaton,
45-47
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-11-11
Legal Notices.
Estate of Burton T. Leonard.
STATE OF VERMONT.
District of Washington. IS.

District of Washington, IS.
In Probate Court, held in Montpe-
lier, in and for said District, on the
18th day of October, A. d., 1909, Ju-
Illus A. Converse, administrator of the
estate of Burton T. Leonard, late of
Moretown, in said District deceased,
presents his administration account
for examination and allowance, and
makes application for decree of
distribution and partition of the es-
tate of said deceased. Whereupon, 1t
is ordered by said Court that said
account and said application be re-
ferred to a session thereof, to be held
at the Probate Office in said Montpe-
lier on the Ord day of December, A.
D., 1909, for hearing and decision
thereon: And, 1t is further ordered
that notice hereof be given to all
persons interested, by publication of
the same three weeks successfully in
the Vermont Waterman and State
Journal a newspaper published at
Montpelier, in this State, previous to
said time appointed for hearing, that
they may appear at said time and
place, and show cause, If any they
may have, why said account should
not the allowed, and such decree
made.
BY the Court. Attest,
FRANK j. MARTIN, Judge.
45-47
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-11-11
COMMISSIONERS NOTICE.
Estate of william p. Moore.

The undersigned having been ap-
pointed by the Honorable Probate
Court for the District of Washington,
Commissioners, to receive, examine,
and adjust the claims and demands of
all persons against the estate of Will
liam p. Moore, late of Worcester, in
said District, deceased, and all
claims exhibited in offset thereto,
hereby give notice that we will meet
for the purpose aforesaid, at the store
of H. l.. Abbott, in the town of Wor-
cester in said District, on the 21st
day of November and eth day of
April next, from 10 o'clock A M, I'M
til o'clock p NJ, on each of said
days and that six months from the
18th day of October, A. d., 1909, is
the time limited by said Court for
said creditors to present their claims
to us for examination and allow
ance.
Dated at Worcester this 25th day
of October, A. D., 1909.
Commissioners.
Frank P. Tewksbury,
H. Douglass Vail,
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-11-11
Annual Report st. j. & L. c.

The annual report of the st. Johns
bury & Lake Champlain railroad
shows that the gross income for the
year ending June 80, 1909 was $685.
5SO.S6 as against $349,759.9S last year
but the operating expenses were
$264,S42.29 against $2S5.043.75 the
year pre- vious. About $4,000 is charg
ed up to this road by the Boston &
Maine, which controls it's stock and
furnishes its equipment, for rent of
rolling stock, tracks and terminals.
A net income of $20,056.94 is wiped
out by back interest on bonds and
notes amounting to SS6,S6S.17, leaving
the present deficit s66,S11.SS. The
road carried 212,S71 passengers as
against 210,263 the year previous and
hauled 301, 999 tons of freight as
against 31S,759 tons the year before.
The gross revenue per mile was prac-
tically the same both years, $3.50,
but the management saved on their
operating expenses which were ST.
111.4S per mile as against $2,167.63
the year before. The balance sheet
shows that the road cost $4,75S,s16.5S
and the capital stock is $S,606,750 and
a bonded debt of $2.5O0,OOO. The she
is balanced by charge to profit AM
loss of $1,S39,757.90.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-11-11
Death of Mrs. L. M. AyeriIl.

Helen Hazel Williams, wife of L. M.
Averill, died $50 o'clock last night
as the result of an operation for ap-
pendicitis, which was performed on
October 10. At four o'clock yesterday
afternoon it was found necessary to
perform another operation from the
effects of which she did not rally.
Mrs. Averill was 81 years old and
the daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. M. E.
Williams, of Craftsbury
She was educated at Craftsbury
Academy and for while taught
school there. Subsequent to her mar
riage to Mr.. Averill in May, last, she
wa sa teacher in the Benjamin Falls
district.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-11-11
ST. JOHNSBURY

The block owned by the Citizens
Savings Bank and Trust Co., so re-
Gently destroyed by fire, is to be re-
built Immediately. 1t will be thor
oughly modern and will have better
fire protection than before. The old
block had four exits in case of fire
but the new block will have more.
One of the new features will be iron
balconies off the windows above The
first story on the south side of the
block, which will allow inmates to
step right out of their rooms on the
balconies.
c. A. Calderwood has been in Wa
terbury the past two days as one of
the trustees of the State Hospital
Eugene Johnson. of Windsor, is Wis
iting his brother, Bernard A. john
son.
Miss Alice c. Baker, of Farming
ton, Maine is the guest of Mrs. Chris
tina Braley.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles P. Carpenter
have been visiting his son and fam
fly, Horace Carpenter, near New York
City and Mrs. Carpenter is now Wis
iting her sister, Mrs Thomas Bishop
in Brooklyn. N. Y, while Mr.. Thomas
and his son are on sea voyage
Henry Beck returned from New
York, Saturday, where he has receiv-
ed much benefit for his eye, and every
indication is now that he will be
able to use his eye all right in few
weeks.
Mrs. j. F. Bowies, Mrs. w. A. Rick
er and Miss Alice L, Kicker are spend
ing the week in Boston.
The Armory on the corner of Sum-
mer and Central streets has been
bought in the interests of the new C.
H. Goss & Company garage now be-
ing built on the adjoining lot and will
be extensively repaired and used for
repairing and storing automobiles.
Mrs ]. w. Balch, who has been
spending several months with her sis
ter in Laramore, N. D., returned last
week and is spending a few weeks
with Mrs. c. T. Brigham before going
to spend few weeks with her daugh-
ter, Mrs. o. %. Johnson. in Melrose
Highlands, Mass
John M. Corshie. of Barre, was in
town Saturday to see his wife's mo-
Their, Mrs. G. p. Davis, who was burn
ed quite severely in the recent fire,
but who is gaining slowly at Bright
look hospital
A w. Flint has been spending few
lays with relatives at Stanstead, p.
O.
The annual meeting of the Scotia
Club was held at the Museum Mon
day evening and the following Off
GERS were elected: President, Arthur
r. Stone: secretary and treasurer,
Mrs. c. A. Stanley: executive COM
mittee. Chauncer Adams, Mrs. James
Borland. A. II. Mcleod. Mrs. b. 1.
Staples and Mrs. s. G.. Currier. After
a Scotch song by A. ]. Mackay, c. F
Palmer. gave an interesting account
of his travels in Scotland the past
summer which was illustrated by a
stereopticoR.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-11-11
BARRE NEWS
NO PROGRESS REPORTED.
Committee on Change of River Bed
Could Not Proceed.

| tOulu NOt ITOCeeus
The regular meeting was held last
evening at which the principal bust
ness of the evening was to hear the
report of the committees. After the
meeting of the aldermen the council
held meeting and resumed the many
times adjourned hearing on the ques-
ton of changing the river bed. This
meeting also had to be adjourned.
The first business to come before
the aldermen was the report of the
health officer The paper showed
100 contagious diseases in the city
during the month of October of which
number SO were measles seven scar
let fever, and the same number of
typhoid fever Three deaths resulted
from contagious diseases-two typh-
old and one scarlet fever. The report
places the entire number of deaths
for this month as eleven.
After the reading of the report AL
derman Hoyt said that he had been
told that there was family living on
Maple avenue in which a death from
scarlet fever recently occurred and
the children from the family are now
going to school, He said that he
thought the matter should be investi-
gated. Alderman Campbell in reply
said that he knew the health officer
had been looking after these cases
very thoroughly and that If there was
any such case as the one mentioned,
the fault must lie with the attending
physician not turning the case over
| to the health officer The matter was
referred to the health committee to
investigate.
| The fire committee reported in fav-
or of installing two fire alarm boxes
ton and Farewell streets and another
at the corner of Prospect avenue and
Berkeley streets. The mayor then pre-
scented the name of Thomas Davidson
for appointment as call member of
the fire department. The name was
unanimously confirmed.
The first matter of Importance was
the discussing of the contract which
the city has with the Consolidated
| Lighting Company, which is to light
the city streets and public buildings
for period of three years. Alderman
Thurston stated that by the terms of
the contract the city would not have
the chance if they wished to put in
gas lamps instead of the small mean
descent lights which light the streets
at some places at present. This mat
ter was referred to the light commit
tee and to the city attorney to pro-
tect the city's interest in the matter
The adjourned meeting on the ques-
ton of allowing damage to the Gen.
trail Vermont for changing the river
bed was called. The city clerk re-
ported that last Wednesday Vice
President E. H. Fitzhugh and several
officers of the road were on tour of
inspection and telephone to E. G. Rhr
land, a member OF the abutter's COM
mittee, who is at present sick abed,
saying that they would be in town
at o'clock in the afternoon. He tele-
graphed back that as he was sick he
would be unable to be present, but
asked them to come along just the
same and the other members of the
| committee would moot tham Thav
sent back word that as he was sick
they would put the matter off until
some other date. The hearing was
adjourned until December 9Th.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-11-11
ed a divorce from Munroe J. Green
and has been allowed to resume her
maiden name. Benson

The University Club, of Barre, has
elected the following officers for the
year: President, H. G. Woodruff
Norwich, class of 81; vice-president
Rev. e. o. Thayer, Wesleyan, rs;
secretary and treasurer, Carroll H
White, Dartmouth, 1900; executive
committee, II. H. Jackson, Yale, 1908;
Miss Eliza Isham Vermont, 81 and
the secretary. There are about &c
members and five new members were
voted in. The annual banquet will
be held February 90
G. e. Soule, superintendent, Train
master Jerry Keefe, of St. Adams and
F. w. Stanyan, of Montpelier, of the
Central Vermont Railroad, were in
Barre recently to conduct a hearing
on the responsibility for an accident
in the G. V. yards last week when the
passenger train ran into a coal car
which had been showed onto the Barre
Railroad transfer and left with one
end of the car on the main line of the
C. V. The employees of both yards
and Conductor James Kanaly and En-
gineer James Farrell were called be-
fore the officials and questioned as to
whether the car was shifted onto the
transfer by the Central Vermont OF
by the Barre Railroad. The three
coaches of the passenger were scrat-
ched and damaged by the accidental
rubbing of the coal car.
Ricardo Gomez pleaded guilty in
City Court Tuesday to the charge
of breach of the peace in assaulting
Arthur Ruell Sunday evening and was
fined $40 and costs of $15.40, which
he paid. The grand juror stated that
Ruell's coat had been cut by some
sharp instrument but he could not
prove that it had been cut with a
knife, except by the statement of Ru-
ellis that Gomez struck at him with q
knife.
Mrs L. r. Rickert is quite seriously
i'll at her home on fremont street
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Bianchi ant
Mr.. and Mrs. A. G. omili have return.
ed from a three months stay in Italy
Mrs. M. N. McIver, Mr.. and Mrs A
H. Morrison and Neil Morrison left
recently for Denver, Colorado, where
Mrs. McIyer will remain until next
May for her health. The Morrisons
expect to locate there.
j. A. McCloud left Monday night fol
a visit with George E. Dresser, g
wealthy business man of Putnam
Conn. Mr.. Dresser, who owns a sum
mer cottage at Berlin Pond, and who
possesses a number of thoroughbred
horses, has had his blacksmithin&
done by Mr.. McCloud for years, an6
this visit is the result of a long-con.
tinued friendship.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-11-11
CLAIMS CHAMPIONSHIP.
Montpelier seminary Has Played All
Strong Teams With Which Games
Could 30 BCsedsied.

When Montpelier Seminary defeat
ed Burlington High School in game
of football last Saturday afternoon
by score OF to 9 she won the
championship of the central and
northern portion of Vermont, and
probably Of the whole State Ar
rangements are now under way to
play one or two Of the strongest
teams in the southern part of the
State for the State championship. but
the teams down that way are said moi
to be as strong as usual this year.
Montpelier Seminary has played all
the strong teams In the upper par,
of the State with which games could
be scheduled. and have won them al
with total OF ie7 points TO the op
ponents' 3.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-11-11
Funeral Services Held.

The funeral of Mrs. Len M. Averill
was held at $3.50 o'clock Sunday af-
ternoon at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Alexander Coburn, of Orange street,
the Rev. e. o. Thayer, pastor of the
Hedding M. e. church, officiating.
There was large gathering of
friends and relatives. A profusion of
floral tributes testified to the esteem
in which the deceased was held by
all who knew her. The body was
taken today to Craftsbury, her form
er home, for burial in the family
lot in the village cemetery
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-11-11
p. F. Mccarthy leaves tonight for

p. F. Mccarthy leaves tonight for
Toronto, Ont, to attend the interna-
tional convention of the American
Federation of Labor which opens
there Monday and continues for two
weeks. Mr. McCarty goes as a dele
gate from the Quarry Workers Inter-
national Union and his co-delegate is
w. f. b. Feyler, of Waldaboro, Me.
The Vermont State Branch, A. F. of
L., will be represented by Daniel
Bruten. of Rutland. This is the first
time that the international conven-
ton will be held on Canadian soil.
A daughter. Frances, has been born
to Mrs. Frank C. Partridge, OF Proc
tor, formerly Miss Sarah Sanborn, of
Barre.
Mrs. Hannah Green has been grant