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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-04-17
So County Court Took Recess
To Next Tuesday
TOADJOURN LAST OF WEEK
Several Divorce Cases Were Heard Yea
terday Afternoon and Some We're
Granted--Session Is . Short
One.

Following the close Of business last
night, Washington county court at 1ient-
pelier took recess until next Tuesday
afternoon, there being no acses to be
taken up at the present time. 1t is
expected that there viii be cases ready
for trial by Tuesday and that final adj
journment Of court viii come the latter
part of next week. The session win be
a short one in any event
In Washington county court yesterday,
Judge stanton granted divorces in the
following cases that had previously been
heard: Mary II. Clark Of Montpelier
from Joseph T. Clark, desertion; Elwin
S. Berry Of Worcester, from Mary l.
Berry, intolerable severitys w. 2. Whit
comb OF Montpelier from Ruth Whit
comb, adultery; Ann Bixby Of Mont
pelier from Arthur Bixby for intolerable
severity; Mary j. Fuller Of Northheld
from Henry Fuller, for neglect and re-
fusal to support. The divorce case Of
Lila M. Wheeler Of Woodbury. rs. Martin
Wheeler, and the civil cases Of J. d.
Clogston vs.. r. J. Robar and Paul LAbree
VS.. G. A. Gerry Of Cabot were discon-
tinued.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-04-17
MAKES BRAVE RESCUE.
Leon La casse, Manchester, N. H., Uses
Rare Judgment

Manchester, N. IT., April 17.--Leon Ia
Casse, aged 16, living at 612 North
Main street with remarkable presence
OF mind and great bravery, saved the
life Of his older brother, Winifred. aged
20 on the Piscataquog river yesterday
afternoon.
The older brother was boating on the
river above the dam Of the United States
shuttle and bobbin company and not
making allowance for the increased cur
rent in The river caused BY the freshet.
was being swept toward what seemed
certain death in being carried over the
falls Of the great dam when his rescue
was affected.
Winifred had asked his brother to ac-
company him In the boat. but the
Younger boy was fearful Of the result
and refused 10 no. He went to his work
in the hobbin factory and had just ar
rived there when he saw that his brother
could not manage the boat. He also saw
that the boat would be swept near
large rock some 10 feet distant from the
bank, and instantly grasping a plank,
he made bridge OF it to the rock and,
running across, was just in time to
reach out and grasp the chain used to
secure the boat when not ii use. His
strength would not permit him to pull
the boat pp To tbs roclS, butt he held I'M
til Donald Thsrrieu snd Joseph Mareaux
Nln hed E4kea lislH Fissa
aaa llse Iafet b0F< pulled the boat 70
the rock and perzaitted thh escape of
Winifred The rock is situated about
20 feet from the brink Of the dam.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-04-17
A FRACTURE
OF THE SKULL
Former States Attorney Law
renee of Rutland County
IN CRITICAL CONDITION
He ana DR.. william sticlney Were Both
Thrown Out Of a Carriage by
Runaway Horse, and the For
mer Landed on His Head.

Rutland, April 17.--Ex-state's Atty,
Robert A. Lawrence of this city was
thrown from carriage in a runaway
accident at South Chittenden, 10 miles
north Of this city, yesterday afternoon
his skull being fractured at the base Of
the brain Although he Is conscious his
condition il critical and the physicians
win be unable TO tell for some time
what the outcome will be.
Alr. Lawrence and Or. William Stick.
ney were on their way to the Chitten-
den dam Of the Rutland railway light
and power company to arrange the
transfer Of a piece Of property bought
by the Chittenden trout club, on which
a clubhouse Is to be built While going
down a steep hill the horse started to
run from some unknown cause, and DR..
Stickney, who was driving, was thrown
out. Farther down the grade the car
riage struck a water bar snd Mr.. Law
renee was thrown about 10 feet into
the air, landing on bis head.
DR.. Stickney secured help and Mr..
Lawrence was carried 70 the house of
L. G. Baird, about a quarter Of a mile
distant, but before a telephone could be
reached the runaway horse with only
the tbillz attached arrived at J. j.
Morse's livery stable in this city. Dr,
G. S. Caverly was summoned soon after
ward and made the trip in an auto
mobile.
lfr. Lawrence is about 35 years Of age
and is one Of the best known lawyers in
this county. In the last term Of county
court during Mr.. Lawrence's term Of
Office az states attorney he secured the
conviction in four murder cases.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-04-17
LOTTERY MAN CAUGHT.
Indicted For Violation Of Mail Laws
Operated in Several Cities.

Baltimore, Md, April i7 The author
tiles consider of Importance the arrest
Of Max Simson, aged 81 years, Of $50
East 91st street, New York, charged
with violating the postal laws relative
to lotteries, which Is in the hands Of
the police Of this city awaiting hear
ing before United States Commissioner
Bond SimHon was arrested in Phila
delphia yesterday on bench warrant,
issued by Judge Morris Of the United
States district coure, following his in
dietment Thursday BY the United States
grand jury and was brought 10 this
city last evening.
The prisoner frankly acknowledges
that he has been selling lottery tickets
for the past so years in Baltimore
New York, Washington and Atlantic
City. He was arrested in New York
about 20 years ago on similar charge
but was not convicted. OF late be has
been selling tickets Of the Royal Hun
garian, Havana National and Ducsi
Brunswick lotteries, Papers found on
simson are said 10 bring the names Of
a number Of welI-known Baltimoreeans
into the case
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-04-17
ATTACKED BY MANIAC.
DR.. Lamb Had Close Call at Matte
wan Prison.

Aiattewan, N. Y, April 17-Robert
a. Lamb, superintendent Of the Matte.
wan hospital for the criminal insane and
who was one Of the principal medical
witnesses in some of the Thaw trial
proceedings, had a narrow escape from
death yesterday at the hands Of John
Tohlman, professor Of language. who
was sent to the institution three years
ago, after having killed a man during q
saloon browl rolhman, whose mental
condition had been considered good for
Il year or more and who had been in-
stalled az "trusty," suddenly struck
Dr. Lamb over the head with a steel
shovel, three feet long, cutting his head
and rendering him unconscious. Luckily
the blow was q glancing one and the in
jury inflicted is not serious In character.
Tohlman after he had struck the doc
tor down, drew a buttonhook which he
had Sharpened TO needles edge, from his
pocket and plunged into the left side Of
his neck. This crude weapon he then
drew across his throat clear to the
Adams apple inhicting a frightful cash
He then tried to thrust the weapon in
to his heart, but failed because Of his
clothing, although he cut his body sew
erely. After this Tohlman staggered TO
the court yard, where he was found sew
eral minutes later almost dead from
loss of blood. He was carried 70 a cell
and cared for by the hospital physicians,
but it is believed he will die.
DR.. Lamb lay unconscious in the ma.
chinist's room, where the murderons as.
sault occurred, for nearly ten minutes.
His wound was dressed and last night
he was about the hospital as usual.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-04-17
KnickerbOker Trust Company
Had Sued Several
FOR TOTAL OF S200,OOO
Verdict Returned Today in Behalf Of
the Defendants in United States
Circuit Court in Bos-
ton.

Boston, April l7e-After being out
eighteen hours in United States circuit
court, the jury to-day brought in YER
dict for the defendants in the suit Of the
Knickerbocker Trust company for $685.
600 for alleged breach Of contract against
General Stephen Weld Russell Goldman,
Albert Bigelow. Robert Evans, Theophi-
lus Parsons and William Conant. The
defendants refused TO take stock which
It was alleged they agreed to in the
formation of the American silk company,
which was designed as the silk trust
The suits were brought to recover tnv
so per cent. balance Of the defendants
subscriptions, with interest, for stock in
the company. This concern was organ.
ized In 1907 TO take up SO silk concerns
in New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania
and Connecticut The H. w. Bennett
company Of New Jersey was the chief
promoter and syndicate manager, and
the Knickerbocker Trust company or
New York advanced Ss430O0 upon the
subscription contracts to the syndicate,
which later turned over its rights to the
trust company.
The new company went into the hands
Of receiver within year. The suit
against Bigelow was for $4,000, against
Evans for $4,000, against Weld for
$4,000 against Goldman for $500,
against DR.. Conant for $4,000 and against
Parsons for $4,000. They an denied
their liability, claiming that they we're
deceived by the syndicate managers and
promoters through prospectus issued
by them containing alleged misreprescn-
tations. The case has been on trial
since March 80.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-04-17
BESSIE AYERS CHAMBERLAIN
Died Last Night at Montpeiier-FuHeraI
on Monday.

Mrs. Bessie (Ayers) Chamberlain, wife
Of Harry w Chamberlain of Montpelier
and daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. v. z.
Ayers Of this city, died at the Heaton
hospital in Montpelier last night at nine
O'Clock, having been taken to that insti-
tuition for an operation which her physi-
clans declared TO be the only hope Of
saving her life. Her condition was such
that she was unable to rally.
Mrs. Chamberlain leaves. besides hen
parents, her husband and two children,
one son eighteen months old and an IN
fant daughter, born yesterday; also 3
sister, Mrs. Harold E. Barton Of Win
throp, Mass. and hrothere William q.
Ayers 81 tie same nlaee She Sos born
r. Tafre On Askusb g. iSs and spenf
her early life in this place. attending
the spauIdinr school. she was married
on june l6. 1904. to Mr. Chamberlain.
who wns formerly employed in the Office
Of the Montpelier a Wells River railroad
In this city and who il at present IN
the Office OF the National Life Insurance
company. Following the marriage she
went to Montpelier to reside and had
been a resident Of that city since that
time, Mr. ChambcTlain's present home
being at 22Ia East Liberty street
The funeral win be held Monday af-
tornoon at the residence in Montpelier,
and the body win be brought to this
city for interment in Elmwood cemetery.
Mrs Chamberlain leaves q great many
sorrowing friends in both Barre and
among whom she was gem
eral favorite because Of her cheerful dis
position and genialitv.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-04-17
LIARS AND vENGEFuL.
Naturally So Under ~, Philadelphia
Teacher SAYS Of Children.

Amherst, Mass, April 17s-That chill
dren under the age of ~ years are liars
and naturally vengeful as q class, was
the conclusion drawn from statistics by
Earl Barnes, Philadelphia teacher. in
tire course of an address delivered before
the high school teachers institute and
educational conference, which began yes.
terday at the Massachusetts, Agricul-
tural college. Professor Barnes topic
was MORAL Education in the Public
Schools"
He traced the moral evolution Of the
race and declared that the life of the
child reflected in way some stages Of
that evolution. Statistics gathered in
England and this country among school
children showed, he said, that 40 per
cent. Of those under IL years Of age, Of
whom opinions were asked, regarding
story which was related to them, gave
replies showing that they considered W
ing and vengance justifble.
The conference, which is unique in
many respects, is under the auspices Of
the state board OF education, in coniunc-
ton with the agricultural college, and
the Head Masters club Of western Mass
achiisetts.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-04-17
ARRESTED THE SHOOTER.
But The officers Had to Shoot Him 20
Eject h cmntaza. -


Tlmira, n. Y, April 17s-Raymond
Gill, who yesterday morning shot his
employer perhaps fatally, was arrested
late in the afternoon near Carr's Corner,
where he asked farmer for ride in
his wagon. The farmer became suspi-
eious Of the eighteen year old boy and,
stopping in farm house, telephoned
the police ct Horsehead to the effect
that he thought he had the young man
responsible for the shooting Chief Of
Police Pratt, accompanied BY several ci-
tigens Of Horseheads went TO the scene
in an automobile ard captured Gill after
having been held at bay at the point of
a revolver. 1t became necessary to
shoot the boy before be could be cap
tured. He is confined in the Chemung
county jail and viii recover.
Farmer Turner and Young Gill were
driving towards Big Flats when the Off
GERS came up IL the automobile. Gill
jumped from the wagon and ran behind
the automobile. Chief platt. from the
opposite side fred bis shotgun Oh, un-
der the automobile wounding Gill in the
ankle and knee. He is not seriously in
iured
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-04-17
ENDS LIFE IN RIVER.
Archibald A. Noble Of Salmon Falls, N
H.. Commits Suicide BY Drowning.


Salmon Falls, N. H.. april Archi.
bald a. Noble. better known as nCol.e
Noble. committed suicide by jumping
into the Salmon Falls ssssnnnnETA0NI
into the salmon Falls river shortly be-
fore / yesterday afternoon. He was
well-known tree and flower agent in
this section
Mr. Noble returned Thursday evening
from New York, where be had been for
the past four weeks He stopped at the
Salmon Falls hotel landlord Elmer
Joyce noticed that he acted peculiar,
but Noble said nothing to Indicate he
was not feeling well. Yesterday fore
noon he was around town and seemed
well
About 1880 Noble came over to the
Salmon Falls station on the northern
division and sat down with station agent
Jesse Billings and began to talk about
the water coming over the dam. He
said:
Doesn't that water look beautiful?
have good mind To Jump ii"
Mr.. Billings told him he had better
not and tried to encourage him. He
told Noble TO walk up and down the
platform and think it over. Mr.. Billings
then left to 20 to meet his wife. who
was coming on the ] o'clock electric.
The next persons to see Noble were
Joseph Minahan and Thomas Norman,
section hands, who were going toward
Somersworth on the hand car. Noble
had walked up the track to the switch
back of Fred Carson's.
There he walked down the bank and
putting his hands and arms over his
face, jumped in. He did not struggle
AT all but seemed to drown Immediately
His body floated down over the upper
dam and was followed under the bridge
It is thought that his body is caught
in the rocks below the second dam Of
the Salmon Falls manufacturing com
pany.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-04-17
CARLOAD or GYPSY MOTHS.
Pest Distributed ON Boston & Maine
Railroad.

Biddeford, Me-, April 1.-THE discov-
cry that carload Of gypsy moth eggs
from the moth-infested woodlands Of
Massachusetts, has been distributed along
khe line Of the Boston & Maine railroad
between Dover, n. H., and Searboro, Me-,
WAS announced yesterday BIZ Capt L. n.
Fhllhrook, special field agent of the de-
partmsnt Of agriculture.
Capt philbrook said that the eggs
were deposited On some shim wood, a
carload Of which was brought into Maine
Jan. %, and distributed along the track.
SHIN wood is used in evening up the
rack, and is shipped in logs about three
feet Ii length, these logs being piled at
the section houses to be cut up for use
as they are needed
The carload in question was infested
with the egg clusters Of the gypsy moth,
which have been found in greater or less
quantities wherever the logs were left
along the line.
The number Of cities and towns Of the
state which are now infested by the moth
Is ls, gain Of four over zoos, which
means 50 much additional territory to be
covered by the men engaged in the work.
These places are all in York county in
the southwestern corners Of the state.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-04-17
STREET GIVES WAY UNDER HIM.
Norris Falls Into The Brook at Rock
lard.

RoclSland, Me, April 17.--Chrstopher
G. Norris, a wellknown painter resid
ing az the north end, yesterday after.
noon figured in one of the most remark
able accidents ever recorded in this city
- sas standing in front Of the lum-
hs- Office Of the w. I'll Glover company
"a Main street when section OF the
sidewalk suddenly dropped from under
him and be vanished from sighs 1alr
sidewalk At this point Ii built over made
land surmounting stream locally
known as 4the brook" which formerly
divided the business section Of the city.
Heavy timbers, unable to stand the
continued strain, had given away, leav-
ing shaft little larger than a mans
body, which ran slantingly from the
street level into the rushing stream, 25
feet below. Down this shaft, escaping
miraculously the sharp rocks which jut-
ted out on the sides, sped Mr.. Norris ex-
pecting every moment To be crushed BY
an avalanche OF stone and bricks or
MANNED BY the fall.
He had the good fortune to land part
ly in the stream and partly on the soft
clay comprising its bank. Had 1t been
high instead Of low tide drowning would
have been inevitable, but ais It was he
was able to make his way beneath the
buildings and ont 10 the water front.
Meantime there was a scene of great
excitement at the mouth Of the shaft,
whence the man had vanished so speed
lily and silently that bystander, with
whom he had been converscing. was un-
aware of the accident until hvzferiealIy|
told BY woman who was passing
While the crowd was collecting and
methodslof rescue were being devised
Mr.. Norris walked calmly from the al
leyway nearby.
Tie was soiled from head to foot, but
beyond a br1Iise on the head. where
falling brick had struck him, did not
show n scratch from his fall.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-04-17
A HEAVY ROCK
CRASHED THROUGH
Ana Landed II Frcnt s. Heakssz .
sEhsci House at It. JOhnabury
Yesterday-No One Was Hurt.

st. JohnsburT, April 17.---A rock about
foot in diameter and heavy enough to
tax the strength Of two husky boys.
who carried It rom the building, crashed
through the roof and two ceilings Of the
Paddock village school yesterday morn
ing. landing directly II front Of the
scholars The rock was thrown dis.
tanee Of 100 rods from a point where
the road Is being widened, and two
smaller stones were thrown through the
windows in room on the second story.
Fortunately no one was injured, but re-
citations and studies were temporarily
adjourned until teachers and scholars
recovered from the shock.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-04-17
AN UNUSUAL CASE.
Man Arrested in Burlington For Dis
tributing Medicine Samples,

Burlington, April 1.-THE case Of
State vs. Edward Darling, charged with
Illegal distribution of samples Of rnedi-
cine, has been continued IN Chittenden
county court until next term. Barling
who came to town as the representative
of the Kohler company of Baltimore, has
been released on bail. His specific Of
fence was the promiscous distribution Of
Kohler's headache powders. The statute
imposes heavy penalty on this practice
az the effect Of samples Of medicine upon
children who take them is very danger
Gus and often fatal
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-04-17

Burke Of Fairfax was now lingering
within the shadows, patiently waiting a
call to the other world.
District Superintendent Smithers OF
the Montpelier district read his report
yesterday, which was somewhat gloomy,
showing little progress, relatively few
accessions TO the churches, a poor year
at the camp meeting, and some dedcien-
cies in salaries and benevolences. Sew
oral large and hourishng adult Bible
classes for men had been formed and
many other hopeful items were reported,
though the report on the whole was not
especially optimistic.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-04-17
ATTEMPTS SUICIDE.
Lowell H. Hawkes. Slashes His Throat
and Wrist.

Dover, N H., April 17.-Lowell II.
Hawkes., aged so, who liyes Just over
the line in Rolinsford on what is known
ss the turnpike, was found in semi-
conscious condition in his home yester-
day by James McKeeyer Of this city with
his throat terribly gashed and his left
wrist cut at the joint. The wounds
were self-iniiicted with a razor with
suicidal intent,
Hawkes. was very weak from loss Of
blood and his recovery is doubtful. DR..
M. B. Sullivan took 20 stitches in the
throat and several in the rist.
Hawkes. was later removed to the
STAFFORD county hospital by Chief Of
Police Davis of Rollinsford. He had
been living alone the past few years
and had appeared despondent of late,
following period Of illness. 1t is said
he has relatives in Boston.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-04-17

Walter Mills Found Guilty Of Using the
Mails ii Scheme.

Boston, April l7.--Walter Mills was
found guilty on three counts Of an in
dictment for using the mails in pursu-
ance OF scheme to defraud farmers Of
their apples, by jury in the United
States district court yesterday after
trial which lasted for several days.
The Indictment charged him with hay-
ing used the mails to obtain apples from
G. +. Kilgore and r. w. Fogg Of Harri-
son, Me-, and f. Fl. Field Of Auburn, Ne,
In l907s upon the pretense that he. as
commission merchant, would dispose Of
them, when be had no intention OF for
warding the money to the shippers.
He was claimed by the government to
have obtained about 10000 barrels Of ap-
pies from Maine farmers Mills, it was
claimed, held out promises of getting So
to $3.50 barrel for their apples. He
employed some farmers to act as his
agents Quantities Of the apples he sold
in Baltimore. While be settled with
some Of the farmers, chiefly his agents,
most of the others did not get any
money
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-04-17
MET SCHOOL PRINCIPALS.
State Board Of Education Discussed
Normal Schools Last Night.

RtANN +NAtW Va AfANAHNtsA ~~N"~N~tNN
Normal Schools Last Night.
The state board Of education met at
the Pavilion hotel in Montpelier last
evening AMI consulted with the princi-
pals Of the three normal schools Of Yer
mont, there being present Prof. Walter
y, Howard Of Niddlebury, Supt. O. ID.
Mathewson Of Barre and Principal II. J.,
Stannard Of Barton, members Of the
board, State Supt. Of Education Mason
S. Stone OF Montpelier and three prin-
cipais, 9. III Morrill, of Randolph nor
NAL school, r. D. johnson Of Johnson
normal schools and II. r. Leavenworth
OF the Oastleton normal.
The main discussion was over the es-
tablshment Of new course Of study
designed to incorporate new features
which have been recommended, notably,
manuai training, domestic science and
elementary agriculture. Furthermore,
the advisability Of new equipment at all
the schools was taken mp. The summer
school for teachers win be held this
season at Johnson and 1t viii continue
for three weeks, beginning July IS.