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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-02-25
vINcITIA CLUB AS HOST
At Ladies' Night" Entertainment Held
Last Evening.

A large number Of members and their
ladies gathered at the Vincitia club rooms
last evening for ladies night" enter
tainment. Shortly after eight o'clock a
concert program was commenced, consist
ing of selection by Gilbertson's orches-
ira, vocal solo by William Robertson,
an. instrumental duett by Misses Spauld-
ing and Quigley, a vocal solo by Miss
Emma Phillips, clarinet solo by w. f.
Dufur, Teading by Harley w. Heath
of Goddard seminary, and an orchestra
selection. The entire program was much
enjoyed and most of the numbers were
followed by encores.
After the program the guests were
served with a buffet lunch in the card
room and then the party took advantage
OF the various diversions OF the evening,
some playing cards, others essaying pool
and billiards and more finding enjoyment
in dancing in the large banquet hall on
the top floor Of the Blanchard building.
Gilbertson's orchestra furnished the mu-
sic for the dancing and nearly every
number was encored by the dancers.
The entertainment closed shortly after
midnight.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-02-25
A BOWLING sIDE-sHow.
In Which Mccarthy of Burlington and
Ed Walsh of Barre Are The Performers.

Ed Walsh of Barre Are The Performers.
Unless things fall through before
Saturday night there will be side
feature to the state bowling league when
Andy Mccarthy OF Burlington and Ed.
Walsh of this city will bowl series of
21 strings for side bet, the amount Of
which is said TO be 500. The man get
ting eleven games out OF the series TO
take the money. II the match comes
of, the first ten games Of the series will
be rolled in Burlington on Saturday
evening and the remaining eleven games
in this city at some date to be set. Me-
Carthy has the reputation Of being the
best bowler in the state. He is mem
Der Of the Queen City team in the state
league gand holds the record of the
league for the high pinfall average.
Walsh is member Of the Calumet team
Of this city, the leaders in the league,
and he Is bowler Of good mettle.
The match viii cause no end of ex-
citement among the teams of the league
and the bowling fans in both cities. Tho
two Barre teams 20 to Burlington this
afternoon to bowl all Of the Burlington
teams tonight and tomorrow. The
Montpelier teams also go and the al
leys in the Queen city will be hum1ning
almost continually from tonight until
midnight Saturday night. Eight games
will be rolled of by Saturday night.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-02-25
LAQUEE KILLED
HIS NEIGHBOR
e.--r -
Elmore Man Shot Edward
Moore Early To-day
TO PROTECT HIS HOUSE
Tragedy at East EImore Near the wor-
cester Line-The Intruder Is Sup
posed to Have Been In
toxicated.

Morrisville, Feb. 25.-Edward Moore
was shot and killed at an early hour this
morning by Joseph LaQuee, who admits
the shooting but states that he was try
ing to scare away Moore when the latter
was trying to break into his tLaouee'sl
house.
LaQuee lives about half mile from
East Elmore and near the Worcester
line. At about half past one o'clock this
morning man came to his house, accord.
ing TO LaQuee's statement to-day, and
tried to get In. The intruder first broke
window and then going around to the
door tried to smash that in. LaQuee
states that he then got his gun and
without aiming and with no intention
of killing the intruder fred through the
door. He says that all he wanted to do
was to drive the man away.
After firing the shot LsQuee put away
his gun and went back to bed. This
morning when he opened the door he
discovered the body OF Moore lying there,
partially covered with snow. LaQuee
notified the selectmen Of the town OF
Elmore and they took charge Of the
body.
Moore had borne an unenviablo reputa-
tion about this section, and 1t is gen.
orally thought that he was intoxicated
last night, which accounts for his trying
TO get into MoQuee's house. The dead
man leaves & wife, but she has not been
living with him for some time. LaQuee
has borne good reputation. He has a
wife and five children.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-02-25
AN AGED MAN
CONVICTED
James Clark Of Barre Town
Accused Of Selling Liquor
PLACED ON PROBATION
Two Other Barre Town Men wer
Charged with Selling and the Cases
Were Put Over Until a
Later Date.

There was something doing in Justice
A. Q. Dickey's court in East Barre to-day
when three men charged with selling
liquor illegally appeared before him. Two
of the men, james Clark and Charles
Scott, were arrested week ago by Dep.
uty Sheriff w. +. Cutler on warrants
issued by States Attorney Benjamin
Gates. The third man was arrested to.
day BY Deputy Cutler, also on warrant
issued by the states attorney.
Clark was brought before Justice Of
the Peace Dickey to-day and pleaded
guilty to one offense Of selling intoxicat.
ing liquor. he was sentenced 70 be con.
fined in the county jail for not less than
nine months or moro than one year, and
to pay costs Of prosecution. Clark is
an aged man and partially blind, and
upon paying the costs in the case, the
matter Of the sentence was referred TO
the probation officer and he win probably
be allowed his liberty during good be-
havior. States Attorney Gates appeared
for the state in this case, while Clark
was not represented by counsel.
The case of Charles Scott, who was
also arrested a week ago to-day, charged
with selling, was set for trial to-day,
but as SCOTS attorney, n. NJ. Gordon,
is in Boston, the case was continued for
on week. George Henry, who was ar.
rested to-day BY Deputy Cutler, also
charged with selling, was brought before
Justice Dickey, but waived examination
and the hearing was continued for one
week. Both Scott and Henry secured bail
for their appearance at the hearing next
week.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-02-25
WHO PAYS THE BIILs1
Communicated I

VIII there be more money earned By
the workmen In Barre City with or with.
out open saloonsi That is a question
vital 60 every business man, as well as
the workmen themselves.
viii workmen be more efficient? VIII
they work more steadily, with or without
open saloons? The whole snm Of money
available for general trade In any bust
ness center is measured blythe work
to be done, the men to do that work, and
the efficiency of the worhmen. On the
whole, Barre has fine class Of workmen.
That stands without question. The eff
cheney of many Of these would be unaf-
fected, directly, by open saloons The
efficiency of others would be seriously
affected by open saloons. Indirectly, II
not directly, every man, woman and child
and every business would be affected for
good or i'll. Would both the direct and
indirect results Of open saloons, increase,
or lessen, the efficiency of the workmen
as whole, and the general welfare I
Every business man knows that there
would be, not more, but less money
earned with open saloons in the city.
Besides this lessened total income
available for general trade, the extra
heavy expenses Of the saloon business, as
well as the profits, must be provided for.
WHO PAYS THE BILLSY Directly, the
men who drink. Indirectly, the general
trade. Savings banks must receive less
deposits for "a time OF need; or the
families Of our workmen must be denied
the necessities as well as the comforts
of life; which means that the general
trade of the city must be cut down just
that much.
Therefore, the general business must
ultimately pay the bills for the whole
saloon business.
We do not believe that our business
men; bankers merchants, and manufac-
turers; will stand, even thus indirectly,
for the support Of the open saloons.
Every business man can Judge for him
self; as many have freely expressed their
views to the writer; whether, in the past,
business has been better with or without
open saloons. The saloon itself produces
nothing save weakened manhood, ruined
lives, wrecked homes, and broken hearts.
Is the business worth the costf The H.
cense fees are mere pittance as against
the costs of courts, prisons, etc, besides
its plumber from general and honorable
trade; while, now, Of course even the
license fees 60 to the state treasury
Even the men themselves who may
drink tmany Of whom put up daily a
hero's fight against the enslaving appe-
titsl, in simple self-protection on bust
ness basis; for the sake of their families
whom in their hearts or hearts they
really and devoutly love, viii vote mo"
next Tuesday.
In nearby state, as a father who
liked his drink, started to the polls to
vote for the open saloon, he heard calling
after him the childish voice of his darling
little boy, Vote for me, papa! Vote
for mel" That boy had reached his ia
ther's heart. That father voted mo"
General business, as well as every
tender tie Of love and home, calls for a
most emphatic mo" to the open saloon
for Barre City.
No License Press Committee.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-02-25
STRUCK BY TREE
| INSTANTLY KILLED
Joseph Gero, Chopper, Misjudgsd Fall of
Tree and Was Horribly Crushed at
Shelburne Yesterday.

Shelbmne, Feb. 25.--Joseph Gero was
crushed by falling tree yesterday and
instantly killed. The accident occurred
on the farm Of Mrs. Emma Whitney,
where Gero was working with his
nephew. They were chopping down a
tree and calculated II would fall in GER
tain direction. Instead ii fell directly
opposite and struck Gero squarely as he
was walking away and about 90 feet
from the stump. His head was badly
crushed, his neck broken, his right hip
broken and also his ldft leg which was
driven into the ground. DR. W. H.
Ranks, the health officer, was called but
found the man had been killed instantly.
Gero was about 40 years old and not
married. He came here from across the
lake where he is understood to have
relatives. The town has aided him this
winter and he viii be buried at its ex-
pense.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-02-25
INSURED ONE DAY,
HAD FIRE THE NEXT
Proctor Man Finally Pleads Guilty to
Charge of Arson and Gets Two
Years' Sentence in House of
Correction.

Rutland, Feb, 25.--Although he had
previously sworn that he was asleep
when the fire broke out In his house,
andre llnitszi OF Proctor, Polander,
pleaded guilty yesterday before City
Judge w. X. Farnsworth to charge Of
arson and was sentenced 10 serve not
more than five years nor less than two
years in the house Of correction.
The respondent has been In Jail since
the FIRE, which took place at his home
in Proctor, Jan. last When the iremen
arrived the only Gre in the house was
confined to five beds, all in different
rooms. A few days before, the respon.
dent had taken out $500 insurance on
his furniture, which in reality, it was
alleged, was worth about S25. II was
learned that he had purchased a gallon
Of kerosene ON the night before the fire
and at the time Of the FIRE there was not
q drop left in the can.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-02-25
LAWYERS MAKE PLANS
To Attend Funeral Services of the Late
Judge Carleton Tomorrow.

A special meeting Of the Washington
County Bar association was held at the
county courthouse in Montpelier this
morning to make arrangements To attend
the funeral of the late Hiram Carleton,
Judge Of probate for Washington county.
The association will attend in a body
the services which are to be held in the
Congregational church at Montpelier to-
morrow afternoon at $3.50 o'clock. Prior
to that there viii be service for the
relstivos at the rooms of the late Judge
Carleton in the Riverside boarding house
at Montpelier.
The following committees were chosen
at the associations meeting this fore
noon; to prepare sketch of the life
and work Of Judge Carleton, E. w. Bsbee
of Barre and u. Nj. Harvey and w. N.
Theriallt of Montpelier; to procure floral
tributes, e. r, Davis Of Barre and b. E.
Bailey and F. L. Laird of Montpelier,
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-02-25
coMsTocK I'm BURLINGTON.
The Famous Anthony, New YOrk's I'm
morality Sleuth, Testifes in Court.

Burlington, Feb. 25.--The prosaic rou
tine of the federal grand jury work wa
relieved yesterday forenoon by the
presence before that body of no less a
parsonage than Anthony Comstock Of
New York. Mr.. Comstock slipped
quietly into town on an early train and
after tsstifying before the grand jury
returned on the 1855 Rutland train as
he had come. This morning he will tes
tify before grand jury in New York.
II is presumed that Mr.. Comstoek
gave testimony in case against a st.
Johnsbury man, whose arrest he caused
several weeks ago on the ground Of
alleged trafic in obscene postal cards.
II Is understood that the large number
Of witnesses, 66, subpoenaed before the
grand jury, are called because of an
unusual number of routine investiga
ton. 1t Is not known that any unusual
case Is being investigated The grand
jury win probably be in session the r.
mainder Of the week.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-02-25
FIRE LOSS OF $4,000.
Shoe Factory on Outskirts Of Brockton
Burned at Midnight.

BroclSton, Mass, Feb. 25.-The three
story wooden shoe factory OF Reynolds
Drake 4 Gabell at Marshall's Corner
was burned to the ground shortly be-
fore midnight, causing a loss of about
$50 900, covered by insurance.
The cause OF the FIRE is unknown. r.
L. Woodbridge of SAT Pearl street saw
the factory windows alight with flame
from his home nearby and gave the
alarm. Two alarms called the depart.
ment, the nearest apparatus having over
mile run Flames were bursting from
the roof and the building was furnace
when the firemen arrived, and little
could be done except save adjoining
property.
The firm has been manufacturing
about 15 years, and occupied one OF the
oldest factories in the outskirts of the
town. 1t employed about 200 hands.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-02-25
CHELSEA.

Mrs. Hale K. Darling, Mrs. J. K. Dar
lirg, Mrs. Henry Adams and Charles e,
Godfrey are i'll with the grippe.
Edward 0. Mattoon was in Barre
City on business Tuesday as was Depu-
ty Sheriff B. n. Adams, jr., in Washing
ton the same day on official business.
Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene H. Kennedy re-
turned from q weeks visit in Bridge
port, Conn, where they were the guests
Of the formers brother, Herbert h. Ken
nedy.
Almon B. Bicknell and Mvron c. Flan-
ders of Tunbridge were in town on bus
mess Tuesday as were also Fred Tuller
and Horatio Foss Of the same town on
Monday.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-02-25
WHAT THEY DID WITH IT.
Only Two Members, Besides Speaker
Cheney, Refunded Salary.

A statement filed with the state au-
ditor by the state treasurer shows that
only two members Of the legislature,
with the exception of Speaker Cheney,
turned their salary grab money into
the state treasury. Representative
adams Of Marlborough left his addition
al $92 and Senator Fairbanks of st.
Johnsbury returned $66 to the state
treasurer. 1t was the theory Of Senator
Fairbanks that up to January l, 1909,
The members should receive So per day,
and after that 81 per day. -Four or five
other members, including Representa-
tive Seaver of Williamstown and Geb-
hardt of Sherburne, accepted their ad-
ditional pay from the state but have
since turned it over to institutions in
their towns.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-02-25
FIRE LOSS $4,000.
Block in Heart of Business District Of
Jacksonville. Fla.

Jacksonville, Fla, Feb. 25.--The three
story brick building on the south side
of Forsyth street in the heart Of the
business district, was completely de
stroyed by fire yesterday afternoon, en-
falling q loss estimated at $300,0o0
The building was occupied by the
Florida electric company, one of the
largest electric supply houses in the
south; j. n. Trenbly, real estate; Nc
Graw Bros, bicycle dealers, and the
Jacksonville gas company
The loss on the building viii be total
while the Florida electric company and
the Jacksonville gas company, which
carried heavy stocks, win be the heav-
lest losers.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-02-25
RECLAIMED FROM LAKE
AFSER l32 YEARS
British SIcop Of War Sunk BY Ameri-
cans Raised and Found to Ge in
Good Condition.

Burlington, Feb. 25.--A British sloop
Of war which was sunk by the American
1872 years ago has been lifted from the
waters Of Lake Champlain, near the
ruins of Fort Ticonderoga. The slcop
was found to be ninety feet in length
and is in an excellent state of preserva
ton. Three other craft which were sunk
when the fort was surrendered have
been located and are to be raised later.
Col. Robert NJ. Thompson who owns
the historic foundations Of Fort Ticen
deroga is restoring the fort to the
shape it was when captured.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-02-25
W. Z. MINIS WILL RETIRE.
Supervisor of Schools at West Brattle.
bogo Announces Resignation.

Brattleboro, Feb. 25.--Wesley r.
Minis of West Brattleboro, supervisor OF
the district comprising 30 schools in
Brattleboro. Dummerston, Guilford, Yer
non and Halifax, announced yesterday
that he would give UP that position al
the end of the school year, July /. He
was appointed by the school directors Of
the towns in the district in 1907, nm
der an act passed by the legislature the
previous year, creating school supervis-
ion districts. He was then principal OF
Brattlehoro academy. The position re
euires driving from 30 to so miles a
day and Mr.. Minis is unable to stand the
long drives.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-02-25
NTERcITY WON.
Defeated Company Fl of Montpelier Last
Night. 80 to IL.

With only four men on side be-
cause one of the militia players, De Col
laines was kicked by a horse yesterday
and couldn't participate, the Intercity
basket ball team defeated the Company
H team Of Montpelier on the latter's
floor last night by the score Of 30 to H..
Clark of the Intercity bunch was the
star, getting seven baskets from the
floor, followed by Bell of the same team
with five.
Canning, Colombo, Jeru and Paine
made up the militia four and Bell and
CLARK of Barre and Buzzell and Keegan
Of Montpelier the Intercity combination
The summary Of baskets thrown il as
follows; Clark z. Bell S, Keegan 2, Buz-
zell, Colombo 4, Paine, Jerue. Paine all
SO threw one foul Two twenty minute
periods were played.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-02-25
Granite cutters, Attention!

Shop stewards are requested to call
at the Granite Cutters office on Friday
evening, Feb. 26, for revisers' report on
constitution, the same to be distributed
amongst the members. A special meeting
Of Barre branch, G. O. l. A., win be held
in opera house, Monday evening, March
l, at Z o'clock, for the purpose Of dis
Guessing OF amending report Of reyisers on
constitution.
A. NJ. Smith, Secretary.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-02-25
ScalneIlinl. Attenrionel

Tutti shop stewards sono pregati d
recarsi all uficio del nione degh seal
pellini venerdi sera 20 Febbraio per riir.
are il rapporto del rsvisori dell oostitn.
zione, che dovra essere distribute ira
membri. Un meeting speciale vera ten
uto all Opera House LuRedi sera I Magzo
ale pom per discutere 0 correggere 4
Eapporto del Fevisori della costituzenA
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-02-25
DECLINES THE HONOR.
Congressman Mccall VIII Net Take The
Presidency Of Dartmouth College.

Concord, N. H, Feb. 25.-A letter from
Congressman Samuel W. Mccall of
Massachusetts,, declining an invitation
to become president Of Dartmouth col
legs, was given out last night by Generai
Frank @. Streeter, one Of the Dartmoutn q
trustees. Congressman Mccall consid-
ers that his duty to the public service
makes it advisable TO decline the honsr
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-02-25
A. H. ANNIs MARRIED.
According to Special Dispatch Received
in Town To-day.

The following special dispatch was re-
celved to-day According to the report
officially made BY the Brooklyn marriage
bureau TO the vital statistics department
Of Greater New York, Arthur H. AnRis,
aged q, who gave his occupation as a
business man and bis residence and place
Of business as Barre, ". was married
by Rev. d. B. vetter in Brooklyn yester-
day to Miss Catherine Wanser, aged 25.
. popular yoRug woman Of the Bay Ridge
district and prominent IN social and
church circles. The marriage took place
= the brides home, ese7 Fsarth ave-
uae,"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-02-25
WITNESSES HEARD.
In Trial of Howard, Charged With wife
Murder.

New Bedford, Mass, Feb. 25.-Dr
John X Bullard was the first witness
called today in thd trial of William G
Howard charged with wife murder. Dr.
Bullard said that he found no traces Of
strangulation on the woman's throat
but said that the lungs were full OF
air and that she did not drown.
Dr.. d. P. 0'Brien who followed corro'
borated the testimony Of DR.. Bullard
Or. 0'Brien said that he saw a wound
above Ida Howard's eve but was unable
to say whether or not it was inflicted
before death. Katherine 0Neil. Edna
Wood and G. II. Cells. a newspaper man,
gave unimportant testimony.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-02-25
CELEBRATION POSTPONED.
Knights of Pythias viii Not Have Their
Anniversary Tonight.

The Knights Of Pythias celebration,
which was to be held this evening, is
postponed on account of the death Of
Leon L. Cole. Further announcement
will be made tomorrow.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-11-13
F FARMERS
ARE AIDE D
Secretary Wilson Points
Out What He Is
Doing

Washington, Nov. 13-Secretary
Ing out that the United States gov
crnment is spending in the nelghbor-
hood of S1S,000,00o a year on expert
mental work In increasing the yield
and efficiency OF the farms of the
country, The statement was inspired
by the charge made by William c.
Brown, president OF the New York
Central lines. at dinner in New York
this week, that the nation could bet
ter afford 10 invest the cost of one
battleshlp In agricultural experiment
work than to eXpend it in the increase
OF the navy A battleship costs APP
proXimately nine million dollars.
Secretary Wilson declares that the
government Is expending each year eX-
actlv twice as much as two fTst-clasS
battleships cost, and the money Is be-
ing used in precisely the manner rec
ommended by President Brown
The assistance given the farmers of
the United States the secretary de-
cIared. Is not confined TO any com
munity. AS an instance OF the aid the
department renders, Secretary Wilson
recited the case of farmer who was
raising only twenty bushels OF pota-
toes TO the acre and who, diSsatis.
fed, appealed to the department for
assistance and advice Both were
given him promptly and Mr.. Wilson
says he now is raising $50 bushels
TO the acre on the same land as a
result of using the seed and the in
formation given him by the govern
mcnt