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The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-11-04
FOOT CRUSHED BY CAR.
Ira A. Ellis Sustained Serious Inju-
ries Yesterday After noon.

A serious accident oc, lrred late
Wednesday afternoon in which Ira A.
Ellis, a well known local carpenter
was thrown to the ground by an elec-
trio car, a forward wheel crushing
his right foot before the motors
could be stopped. He was removed
to Heaton Hospital and his wounds
were dressed but it is not known as
yet whether his foot can be saved.
Mr.. Ellis went from his home at 22
Liberty street yesterday morning to
which is being repaired. After COM
pleting his days work at O'clock
he xalked over to the Sabin crossing
20 wait for an electric car for this
city and it was while standing on the
track that he was struck. He could
not hear the electric, he said after
wards to DR.. Chandler, because of
the loud noise made by G. ".
train which went by, so that in
spite of the efforts of Motorman
George Howes to attract the mans
attention, and to stop the car, he sue
ceeded in doing neither, with the re-
suit that Mr.. Ellis was struck side
ways and thrown to the ground with
his body on the side of the track.
He was picked up by the motor
man, Conductor George Clogston and
some of the passengers and taken to
the home Of Ambrogio Frontini. 1t
was found that his right leg was Sc
verely bruised and was bleeding pro-
fusely. DR.. G. E. Chandler was sum-
moned, reaching the scene a short
time after, when he advised that the
wounded man be taken to the hos
pital, which was done. Dr. M. F.
Mcclure was called for consultation
and Ellis was placed under the influ-
ence of ether from which he had not
recovered at 2 o'clock this morning.
The physicians did not think it nee
essary to amputate the limb prefer
ring to await developments, so they
merely dressed the wounds.
His head was found to be in a bad
condition from the fall which he sus-
tanned when the car struck him and
he did not fully recover conscious
ness before he was given the ether.
DR.. Chandler, when seen last night.
said that he did not think if Mr.. Ell
lis grew no worse, it would be nee
essary to sever the limb, although
complications might set in which
would render this necessary.
Mr.. Ellis is well known in town,
having lived here for many years, re-
siding for the greater part of the
time at his present home at % Liber-
ty street. He is married and has two
daughters, Hazel l. and Ruth R. The
doctors will decide this morning
whether an effort will be made to save
the limb or not.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-11-04
ROBBED PROFILE HOUSE.
Armed Men and Onstables Surround
Woods North of West Thornton TO
Capture DesperadOes.

Thornton, N. H., Nov. 2.--One hun
dred armed men headed by a dozen
depueies and constables, themselves
heavily armed, believe they have sur
rounded in the woods north of West
Thornton Rtilroad depot the three
desperadoes who robbed the fast
desperadoes who robbed the famed
Profile House and have caused a
reign of terror in the White Noun
tains for the last sixty hours. To-
night posse have the robbers sur
rounded in dense woods not far
from A H. Kendall's house at West
Thornton. The robbers are extreme
ly rough looking characters and each
carries rifle and revolvers Both
sides have declared they will shoot
to kill. The excitement is intense.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-11-04
An Attractive Session.

The Womans Foreign Missionary
Society of Bethany Congregational
church met with Mrs. F. M. Bryan
on Tuesday afternoon. Mrs. Mason
S. Stone. the president, presided, and
Mrs. Willard Cotton gave reading
based on reports from Western mis-
sionary work. Mrs. ID. s. Wheatley
read an article and Mrs. Bryan gave
a very interesting and instructive de-
scr!ption of what the government is
doing in irrigation in the West, what
this means to the corn and wheat
producing areas of the country and
what thickly settled farming districts,
thus nourished and watered, mean to
church work, especially, missionary
effort. Mrs. Fred Carleton read an in
teresting letter from a missionary
who is doing active work and a social
hour was passed. About sixty la
dies were in attendance.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-11-04
YOUNG BUSINESS MAN DEAD.
Lyman ID. Rix, of Randolph, Passed
Away Yesterday.

Randolph, Nov. 2.-Lyman ID. Rix
a young business man of Randolph
died this morning at the age of 36
years. Four years ago he found that
he was afflicted with sugar diabetes
and at that time left the close con-
| finement of store life for work in the
open and, by careful diet and atten-
tion to his general health, had man.
aged to regain such measure of
strength that he was able to follow
the business of poultry buying and
selling and the dealing in wood, fruit
and farm machines. Through the
summer, however, he had not felt as
well as usual, had lost his flesh and
his muscles had seemed to become
hard and withered. Tuesday, the
26th ult, he pulled the muscles from
his right shoulder in lifting a barrel
of apples altogether too heavy for
him to manage. The injury caused
him considerable pain and his chron-
ic ailment Immediately took on a vio-
lent form that brought him to the
bed Saturday noon. Mr. Rix was
born in Bethel, the son of Daniel M.
and Lois (Gilson) Rix, and lived the
greater part of his life in his native
town. Ten years ago he married
Nettie, daughter of Fabian Dupuis
and since then he had resided in Ran
dolph.
He is survived by his wife, his
mother, Mrs. Lois Rix, of Bethel Gil
lead; three brothers, Edwin L.
and William W., of Gilead, Mark H.,
of Brookfield; four sisters, Mrs Elsie
Chamberlin of Bethel Gilead;
Mrs. William Clifford, of South Ran
dolph; Mrs Sadie Harvey, of Roch-
ester, and Mrs. Anna Gilman, of Roy
alton. There will be prayer at the
house at 1880 Thursday afternoon
and the funeral service will be held
in Bethany church at o'clock.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-11-04
WEST CORINTH.

Rev. F. H. Perkins, of Washington,
will move to this town this week and
begin his labors here, and at the
Meadow church next Sunday.
Among those who shot deer near
here were Hollis Hoyt. Wallace Crow
ley, Josiah Virgins, Willie Avery,
Willie Murphy, Ernest Blake and a
man from Barre who stopped with
Charles Eastman.
Arthur Gordon's brother, viii Cor
don, from Moretown, was here few
days the first of this week.
Mrs. Emma Bixby, of West Tops
ham, and Mrs. Norris visited friends
here one day last week.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-11-04
MEDICAL COLLEGE OPENS.
Largest Registration in Twenty Years
President Buckham Absent

Burlington, Nov. 3-The opening
exercises of the 57th annual session
of the medical department of the Uni.
versity of Vermont were held this af-
ternoon. In the absence of President
Buckham. who was slightly indisposed
DR.. II. C. Tinkham, the Dean, presid-
ed. The address of the day was made
by Professor f. s, Lee, who held the
chair of physiology in the College of
Physicians and Surgeons at Columbia
University, who spoke on "A Defense
of Sanity" making a scholarly and in
teresting plea for saner expression
Of thought and action on the part OF
physicians generally of whatever
school.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-11-04
NEBRASKA RESULT IN DOUBT
Returns from Thirty-fye Cities Show
Democratic Gain of About 1000.

Omaha. Nov. 3-At midnight the re-
suit of yesterdays election in Nebras-
ka Is still In doubt and the official re-
turns are necessary for decision.
With 35 counties out of 81 reporting
the three Democratic candidates for
the Supreme Court are leading the
Republican candidates by 1000. The
35 counties which have reported in
clude more than so percent of the
total vote of the State. Compared
with the vote of the same counties
two years ago the results show De-
mocratic gain of 1000 votes and a
Republican loss of 5000. The COM
plete vote will not be known until
Thursday evening.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-11-04
JURY IS DISCHARGED
Murder Trial OF Robert Eddy Mt Rut-
land Halted by Action Of Judge
Y. s. Stanton-Sheriff Fish Allow
ed Jurymen to Be Separated.

Rutland, Nov. 3.-Because Sheriff
E. G. French, of West Rutland, al
lowed two jurymen sitting in the case
of the State VS.. Robert Eddy, who is
charged with the murder of Miss
Mary j. Johnson, of Wallingford, to
remain in their rooms at the Hotel
Bardwell while the remaining ten
men went to the dining room for din
ner, thus being separated, Judge a..
S. Stanton discharged the jury this
afternoon at 80 o'clock and ordered
that a new venire of 20 men be sum-
moned to appear at the court house
tomorrow afternoon at o'clock,
4 hen a new jury will be empanelled.
Several times during the morning
session Juryman Collins was obliged
to leave the court room on account
of sickness. Finally at 1880 o'clock
DR.. r. e. Smith was called and ad-
vised that the man be taken to the
hotel and that with proper care he
would be ready at 2 o'clock to re-
sumo his place. This was done and
at dinner time Sheriff Fish ordered
Deputy Caspar Leach to stay with
Mr.. Collins and another juryman,
who was not feeling well, while he
with Deputy B. E. Belden accompa-
MED the others to the dining room.
At 2 o'clock this afternoon the
court was was notified of the separa-
ton. When the court came at $3.50
O'Clock Attorney General John G..
Sargent asked to be allowed to ex-
anime Deputies Leach and Belden
on the stand. Mr.. Belden testified to
the facts as before stated and also
said that Mrs. Collins and her daugh-
ter were with Mr.. Collins and that
they conversed together, although
nothing concerning the trial was
mentioned.
Judge Stanton then said: "It is un-
fortunate that this has occurred, but
this respondent is entitled to the full
est protection the law can give him.
As matter of precaution, we will
discharge the jury. Therefore, gen.
tlemen, you are discharged"
Attorney Frank l.. Fish, for the
respondent, objected to this action,
but his objection was overruled.
Several witnesses were examined
at the morning session, among them
being DR.. c, F. Dalton, of the State
Laboratory of Hygiene, who per-
formed the autopsy on the body of
Miss Johnson. He said that the wo-
mans underclothing was in a torn
and disordered condition and that
there wh'e two wounds near the left
knee and six wounds on the right
knee on"the inside. There were other
slight wounds on the body, neck and
head. The muscles of the neck were
bruised and the flesh discolored and
the hyoid bone fractured. In the
opinion of the witness the woman
died of strangulation.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-11-04
TWO CHARGES PENDING.
willard Smith, OF Ira. in Jail Await
lining Hearing.

Rutland, Nov. 2.--With a charge of
stealing chickens and another of
shooting a neighbor's COW and carry
ing off part of the carcass, for food,
hanging over him, Willard Smith, of
Ira, is in Jail awaiting a hearing. 1t
is alleged that Smith has been steal
ing chickens by the wholesale in the
towns of Ira, Middletown Springs and
West Rutland. He keeps no chickens
himself, yet when the officers visit
ed his place, they found many hen
feathers scattered about the premises
1t is understood that he will be char
ged with grand larceny.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-11-04

out of town were Mr. and Mrs.
Charles E. Parks and Edward Parks
and Mrs. E. B. Thayer, of Somerville,
Mass, Mrs. James Weeks and Mr..
and Mrs, Isaac Hopkinson, of Lam
caster, N. H., Mr. and Mrs. Charles
Darling, Misses MAZDA, Jeanie and
Lucia Darling, of Newbury, VT, Err
nest Hetherington, of Bradford, AL
anson G. Alden, of Hanover, N. H.,
Ensign Leigh Noyes, of the U. S. S.
Missouri, Mr.. and Mrs. John Clark
and daughter, Edwina, of Maiden,
Mass. and Mr.. and Mrs. w. P. Steele,
of Palisade, N. J.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-11-04
ANOTHER OCTOBER WEDDING.
Young Lady in st. JOhnsbury Marries
SOmerville, Mass, Man.

st. Johnsbury, Oct. 31.--Another
October wedding occurred here Sat-
urday evening, when at the home of
the brides mother, Mrs. Emile l..
Eastman, at 20 Main street, her only
daughter, Miss Helen Louise East
man was united in marriage to
James Edward Beard, of Somerville,
Mass, Rev. George w. c. Hill per-
forming the ceremony, in the pres
ence Of between $50 and 200 guests
At s o'clock Miss Alice l.. Kicker at
the piano and Miss Elizabeth Peck,
violin, played the wedding chorus
from Lohengrin as the bride came
down the stairs. At the foot she was
met by her mother, who gave her in
marriage, and the wedding party
with the exception Of the groom and
his best man, who awaited them in
the north parlor, with the clergyman
The ushers were Joseph Whitaker
and Robert Thayer, of Boston, Fred
Pope and Frank Taplin, of st. Johns
bury, and the best man was Charles
A. Parks, of Somerville, Mass. Miss
Charlotte Silber, of Dedham, Mass,
attended the bride as maid Of honor,
and Misses Jean Stanley, of st.
Johnsbury and Isabel F. Noyes,
Wellesley College 1911, were brides
maids. The bridesmaids wore white
gowns and carried pink chrysanthe-
NUNS. The maid of honor wore a
gown Of yellow messaline and she
carried yellow chrysanthemums. The
brides gown was white satin with
bertha of rose point and Duchess
lace, gift from her mother. She
wore veil and carried shower
bouquet of lilies of the valley. Af-
ter the double ring ceremony a recep-
ton was held, the bride and groom
being assisted in receiving by Mrs.
Eastman, and the groom's mother,
Mrs. A. NJ. Beard of Somerville,
Mass. Mrs. Eastman's gown was of
lilac crepe meteor trimmed with old
rose point and Duchess lace and she
wore diamonds. Mrs. Beard wore
gown of white Marquise lace and she
wore diamonds. The decorations by
b. /. Staples and Harry W.. Randall,
of this place, were elaborate and
beautiful. In the north parlor they
were of evergreen and white chrys-
anthemums and the color scheme in
the dining room was red.
Misses Florence Bean and Elsie
Sargent served punch during the
evening. the dining room was in
charge Of Mrs. G. II. Cross, and Mrs.
Robert McKinnon, and refreshments
were served by Misses Vera Drew,
Bertha Aiken lone Barrett and Win
nifred Drew. Miss Alice Kicker had
charge of the guest book, and the IA
vors, wedding cake in boxes, were
passed by Misses Caddie B. Hamb-
lett and Ethel Goss. The groom gave
his attendants stick pins, the bride
gave her maid of honor a necklace
and her maids lace pins, and her
musicians hat pins, all the handiworlS
of Mrs. Helen Patterson Williams, of
MISREPRESENTATION, N. Y, formerly
of this place. There were many beau
tiful gifts to the bride. The bride is a
graduate of the st. Johnsbury Aca-
denny in the class of 1908, and the
groom is employed by the American
Express Company, in Boston, They
will reside at n Bromfield street,
West Somerville, Mass. where the
groom's mother has prepared home
for them. Among the guests from
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-11-04
Gates and Mead Coming.

Marshfeld, Nov 2.-Winooski Val
ley Pomona Grange holds its next
session in the Village Hall, Marsh
field, Saturday, Nov. 6, 1909, at IL
o'clock a. m.
The afternoon session, beginning
at 1880, will be open to the public
and all are cordially invited. Lieut.
Gov. John A. Mead, of Rutland. will
speak on "The Needs of Vermont,
and State Highway Commissioner G.
W. Gates, of Franklin, on Highway
Improvement in Vermont"
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-11-04
EVEN BREAK IN INDIANA.
Republicans Gain Power In Important
Cities, While Democrats Elect More
In Small Places.

Indianapolis Nov. 3.-Complete re-
turns from the city and town elec-
tion show that the Democrats and Re-
publicans have practically broken
even. Though the Democrats have
elected mayors and town boards in
a large number of cities and towns
the Republicans either gained or re-
tanned power in the most impartant
cities of the State, the most important
of yesterdays acquisitions being Ev-
ansville, Fort Wayne and Richmond.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-11-04
BELIEVED TO BE SUICIDE.
Body Of Rutland Man Found In Otter
Creek Yesterday Morning.

Rutland, Nov. S.-The body of Jo-
seph Gebo, of this city. 65 years. was
found in Otter Greek here this morn
ing. He had been dead an hour. 1t
is believed to be case of suicide.
He was a widower, and attempted to
cut his throat few years ago.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-11-04
Expenditures.

Receipts from all sources, increase
$70,045.S6.
Expenditures.
Maintenance of way and structures
decrease, $5,65S.93.
Maintenance of equipment, de.
crease, $27 7,46O.53.
Traffic expenses. increase $4,000.
43.
Transportation expenses, increase
$66,O29.S6.
General expenses, decrease $7,921.-
"a.
Total operating expenses, increase
$34,992.49
Taxes, increase, $11.75629.
Fixed charges, increase, $2,359.46.
Improvements included in operat-
ing expenses, decrease, $95,S37.90.
The road has been efficiently op-
Grated and well maintained, and the
cost of additions and improvements to
the amount of $3O,274.92 has been in
cluded in operating expenses.
Agreeable to authority given at the
last annual meeting. the American
Trust Company have, upon request
certified and delivered to the treas
urer $5O0,O00 of the 4 per cent gold
bonds held by the trustee for addi-
tions and improvements to the prop
erty. In conformity with the author
ity given at the same meeting, we
have acquired control of the Central
Vermont Transportation Company, a
corporation organized under the laws
of the State of Maine, and the new
steamers New York and New London,
built by the Harlan & Hollingsworth
Corporation at Wilmington, Del,
were placed in service between New
York and New London June 2S, 1909.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-11-04
MONEY SPENT ON LITTLE
LUXURIES

for your wife, an unbroken record
for Saturday boxes of candy, 10y
al observance of birthdays and
anniversaries, and other acts of
thoughtfulness, can in no way
compensate for neglecting the
duty of life insurance. Goth year.
National Life Insurance Com
pany, Montpelier, VT. (Mutual.)
s. s. Ballard, General Agent, New
Langdon Block, Montpelier, vt.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-11-04

Everybody's friend-Dr Thomas
Eclectric Oil. Cures toothache, ear.
ache, sore throat. Heals cuts, bruises
scalds. Stops any pain.--ady.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-11-04
STORY LARGELY FAKE
Tale of Desperadoes Being Tracked
by Armed Posse in White Noun.
tains Near Profile House Resolves
Itself Into Fact that Three Boys

Are Being Hunted by COnstables.
Thornton, N. H., Nov. 3.-The story
that has been circulated relative to
the alleged search through the
mountains in this vicinity by armed
posses for several desperadoes, is
largely fake. The facts in the case
are that three boys have been rob-
bing the summer residences in this
section of the country and they are
now hiding somewhere near here. A
few constables have instituted
search and are on the lookout for
the youthful "desperadoes"
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-11-04
SAME DIRECTORS ELECTED
Annual Meeting of the Stockholders
of the Central Vermont II. r. Held
Yesterday at st. Albans-Presiednt
Hays Report Shows General I'm
provements.

Hays Report Shows General I'm.
provements.
st. Adams, Nov. 3.-The annual
meeting of the stockholders of the
| Central Vermont Railway Company
was held this morning at II o'clock
at the general offices of the company
! here. A board of directors composed
of Charles M. Hays, of Montreal, e.
G. Smith, of this city, E. H. Fitz-
hugh, Of Montreal, w. Seward Webb,
of Shelburne, John w. Stewart, of
Middlebury, John G. Mccullough, of
North Bennington, E. H. Baker, of
Boston, G.. w. Writer'S, of this city, S.
E. Kline and E. l.. Marston, of New
York, a. Tuttle, of Fair Haven, G..
c.. Jones, of this city, and Charles P.
Smith, of Burlington, was reelected.
After the meeting of the stock
holders, which resulted in the reel
ection of the board of directors, the
directors met and elected the follow
ing officers for the ensuing year: Ex-
ecutive committee, Charles NJ. Hays,
E. H. Baker and E. H. Fitzhugh;
president, Charles M. Hays; vice
president, E. H. Fitzhugh; treasurer,
w. H. Chaffee; clerk, w. H. Chaffee;
auditor, w. G. Crabbe.
The meetings were short and about
noon the party started south in the
special cars Champlain. and Ontario
for the inspection of the line.
The tenth annual report of the di-
rectors for the fiscal year ending
June 80 last, which was presented at
the meeting, was as follows:
President Hays Report.
The following is the report of Pres
ident Charles M. Hays:
To the Shareholders of the Central
Vermont Railway Co.:
The president and directors submit
to the shareholders the following re-
port of the business and operations
of the company for the year ending
June 80, 1909:
Gross receipts .......... 3,795,332.27
Operating expenses ..... 2,SS3,62
Balance ............... 1,707.96
Iaxes ................. 119,477.9l
5 792,23O.O5
Net debt from rentals,
etc. ................. 11,4SS.O1
s 7SO,724O4
Outside operations:
Parlor cafe car service :. 9,12S.6O
7S9,S7O.64
Hire of equipment:
Debt balance ........... 96,706.S6
-------------
693,163.7S
Interest on securities held
by the company ...... 22,9SO.0O
s 716,143.7S
Fixed charges .......... 713,O26 .6S
net result ............. 3,117.10
Revenue.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-11-04

Receipts from all sources, increase,
$7O,O45.S6.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1909-07-06
HAWAIl'S
INTEREST
CURIOUS QUESTIONS FROM AN
OFFICIAL OF THE NATIONAL
IRRIGATION MOVEMENT.

Arthur Hooker, secretary of the
Board of Control of the National Irri-
cation Congress, in a letter to Gov
ernor Frear says that the aim and OBJ
ject OF the movement Is home-build-
ing. His conclusion is curious read
ing for all who know how long Ha-
waii has been knocking at the nation
al reclamation movement door. 1t is
as follows:
ITO what extend is your Territory
interested in these matters. We
would appreciate a statement from
you as to Hawaii's interest in these
great national movements, the extent
to which you would be benefited
thereby and your ideas as to the adj
vantage or disadvantage or this plan
or some modification thereof for as.
sisting in The internal development
of our country.
"The National Irrigation Congress
desires to be of material benefit to
Hawaii. May We cooperate with you
and have the cooperation of your
territory? IF so, in what way can
this cooperation be most effective?".
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1909-07-06
TOO HEAVY BLAST.

People living at Waialae road and
10th avenue were startled by an eX-
plosion on Monday afternoon which
had nothing to do with patriotism
Mr.. Gertz, who lately acquired Main
top" Captain buttons stone castle, in
making an excavation set off a charge
of dynamite much heavier than pru-
dence or necessity dictated. There
was tremendous report followed by
a crashing and rending noise that
lasted several seconds. A prodigious
cloud of red earth dust rose over the
adjacent house occupied by Fred Tur-
rill and stone as big as ones head
fell close to the house. Another big
stone fell in a path on the premises
of Professor Blackman across 10th av-
enue, striking where Mrs. Blacl1man
had been walking but few moments
before. Part of Mr.. Turril's fence
was carried away and a mass of frag-
mentary lumber was thrown into his
garden.