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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-03-10
COURTHOUSE FALL FEARED.
Big Crowd at camack Trial Cleared from
Corridors to Save Building

Nashville, March l0,--So great was the
throng which tried 10 crowd into the
court room yesterday To hear the argu-
ments in the Cooper-sharp trial for the
murder OF former Senator Il. w. Car
mack that the architect Of the building
appealed 10 the Judge and declared there
was danger Of serious accident
Judge Hart hurriedly sent deputies
into the corridors and soon cleared them
entirely. Judge Hart again admonished
the audience TO refrain from any kind
of demonstrations and Gen, Meeks began
the opening argument for the defense
Gen. Meeks has been III and he seemed
scarcely able to stand. He said;
''The state has appealed TO you to en-.
force the law. And the states idea Of
enforcing the law seems 10 be to convict
someone, innocent or guilty. l want TO
say 90 you, gentlemen, that in ell my
life, and in broad practice, / never saw
witness so shamefully treated as was
Col. Cooper by Capt Fitzhugh.
"The prosecutor seemed careless as TO
whether he acquitted or convicted Col.
Cooper Of the murder Of Senator Car
mack, but he did seem determined to be-
smirch the character Of the witness. He
accused him Of not paying his debts.
What has that TO do with the killing OF
carmacki They tried to make you be.
lieve that he embezzled funds as clerk
and master OF chaneery What has thae
to do with the killing Of CarmackP
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-03-10
RACES SHOULD UoT MIX.
The Reported view of President
Eliot.


Montgomery, Ala, March 1o.-@There
should be no admixture of racial
Stocks" President Eliot Of Harvard is
quoted as saying yesterday in an in
teFview.
4 believe. for example, that the Irish
should not intermarry with the Ameri-
cans of English descent; that the Ger
mans should not marry the Italians;
that the jews should not marry the
French. Each race should maintain its
own individuality. The experience of
civilization shows that racial stocks
are never mixed with profit and that
such unions do not bring forth the best
and strongest children, There is no
reason, however. why the races cannot
live together, side by sida in perfect
peace and amity.
In the case of the negroes and the
whites the races should be kept apart in
every respect The South has wise
policy. | believe that Booker I. Wash
ington has the right ideals, and that
Dubois is iniuring the progress of his
race with his views"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-03-10
NOVEL CAMPAIGN TRIP.
New York Suffragists Speak from Wagon
and Sell Buttons.

New York, March l0.---In a wagon
bearing the words Votes for Women"
sat seven suffragettes chaperoned by two
mere males. Ten policemen received the
invading wagon under the shadow of
Franldn's statue in Printing House
square early yesterday morning, and as
a curious crowd gathered the advocates
of votes for women began series Of
impassioned pleas.
The men in the party, Z, s. Davidson
and Baron Herbert Won Forrell, re-
tired German cavalry officer, did no
speaking.
Miss ID, Bornman Wells of England
was the speaker of the night. and she
started right after DIR. Parkhurst The
crowd seemed interested, and when Miss
Bornman- Wells announced that she would
answer questions she was supplied with
plenty of them.
Before Ma Bornman- Wells, Miss MUIR
ply, Mrs. Loebinger, Miss Walters and
DR.. Glasgow had spoken, and after the
fusilade Of questions had died away.
sale Of yellow buttons bearing the slogan
Votes for Women" was held from the
rear of the truck The price of button
was nickel. The gross receipts were
20 cents.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-03-10

payment Of the rent but II was paid
by them. He said nothing about sup
plies. but they opened accounts for
him at provision stores, though they
secretly instructed the tradesmen TO
keep them posted as to the amount
the old man was being credited with,
At the end of the first year Peter
Stokes figured up the amount expend-
ed at about 5000. But the owners Of
the estate, which could not be used till
after the donors death. fearing that IL
they appeared niggardly the donor
might take back his gift, expended for
him an additional S400, making to-
tai Of $1,000. This they considered
keeping within bounds.
The old man remained for a time
very delicate. Indeed, the doctors bills
amounted to several hundred dollars.
His loving nephew and nieces begged
him to come and live with them. that
they might the better administer to his
comfort. But he said he didn't wish
to be a burden on any one, assuring
them that they would not be the loser
by cent for what money they ex-
pended upon him. After the first FIVE
years his health became very good
and remained SO for three years. when
he died rather suddenly. Before the
old man breathed his last Peter Stokes
figured up that the amount expended
upon him had amounted to exactly
$9,S50. But there were funeral ex-
penses to be paid amounting to about
S15c. However, since his uncle was
dead, there would be no need TO be
extravagant In this respect, and he re-
solved to cut the amount down to $75.
The first thing Peter did when his
uncle was pronounced dead was to
take his key ring from bis pocket
and, detaching the safety deposit key,
start for the trust company. His sis
ters exacted a promise that he would |
not open the envelope till the day after |
the funeral, the same as In case of |
Wills Bringing the packet home, he
locked 1t In his desk and waited.
The morning after the funeral the
family gathered In the library, locked /
the door, took out the envelope and !
tore it open Within were folded |
pieces Of blank parchment, on one of |
which was written:
Martin Stokes in account with Peter |
Stokes: To expenditures for said Martin |
Stokes, $1,000; TO amount due from set
tlement of the business OF John u Martin |
Stokes, $4,000 Account balanced and |
closed.
Peter read this posthumous message |
and, exclaiming sold" tore up the
parchment, threw 1t on the floor and
on 1t. His sisters, exclaim-
ing THE old migrate the old fraudw
wept few bitter tears of chagrin.
But that was the end Of the matter,
for they could not recover any of the
money they had spent on their uncle,
whose adroitness had given him his
own, which he needed in his old age.
HELOISE AMES.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-03-10
A New Way Of
Settling Accounts.

copyright. 1900 by American Press Asso.
ciation.l
John and Martin Stokes, brothers,
were in business together for many
years. They made money, but when
John died Martin fouEd great diff
Guilty In settling up Ihe business.
Johns Oldest son Peter, fearing that
his uncle would absorb the dead part
ner's interest. bothered and delayed his
uncle in such fashion that, a financial
panic coming on, what was left of the
firms assets was so entangled that 1t
could only be liquidated after a patient
management Martin Stokes, breaking
down In health, turned the whole mat
ter over to his nephew and left for
parts unknown.
Ten years later he reappeared, a
sickIy looking old man, but with some
appearance of having prospered. Peter
Stokes had meanwhile saved some
$4,000 from the wreck, half of which,
OF course. belonged to his uncle. But
Peter furnished accounts to show that
the firm had been insolvent. His uncle
looked them over, studied them and
handed them back to his nephew with
the remark:
Ppm sorry, Peter, that you got moth
ing out Of 1t. But after all, may not
have been away SO long for nothing |
hava ne ohflarau a. au5nr xuhof howa
accumulated and have determined to
leave 1t to you and your sisters. win
place It In a safety deposit company's
vault and tell you where | keep the
key. After my death you can unlock
the box containing the securities, and
they will be yours without any will
and testament on my part. All ask
from you is bare pittance so long as
i live, which will be at most but few
years"
he took a long, fat envelope from
his pocket sealed with his own seal
and wrote on 1t, IL give this property
to my nephew. Peter Stokes. and his
sisters, Lydia and Grace Stokes" The
WOiQc OthC tnHt u4y . NatS anu wac
signed by the donor.
"This PLAN" he said, '1eaves at my
death nothing to be settled BY will
an estate must be liquidated the same
as a business. And you know that in
winding up business there is a lot
of shrinkage. You have done all the
work IN settling the affairs Of John
&c Martin Stokes with no pay. What
ever there may be between us Of a
business nature connected with these
affairs is settled now by this transac-
tion. The envelope goes into box Of
the Fidelity Trust company, and here
Is the key on my ring"
The nephews and nieces accepted
the gift and the conditions with alac-
rity. The envelope was fat enough to
contain some twenty or thirty bonds,
Or If the property was in stocks there
might be twice as many certificates.
Those to whom the gift was made
desired their uncle to come and live
with them. This he declined to do.
he rented little cottage, where he
Kept house by himself He said moth
ing to his nephew or nieces about the
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-03-10
BERLIN.

Master Carl and Edwin Poor returned
Monday from a visit with friends in
Woleott.
Miss Dora Duprey of Mortified spent
Sunday with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Alfred Duprey.
The Lend Hand society will give a
supper in the Corner church Wednesday
evening. Supper fifteen cents. All are
invited.
Mrs, Jane Ainsworth died Sunday af-
ternoon at Miss Jennie Loomis's in the
edge Of Northfield Mrs. Ainsworth was
an old resident Of Berlin. She was over
eighty years old. Funeral from the house
at eleven o'clock Tuesday, and burial in
the cemetery at Berlin Corner.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-03-10
DELAY FRENCH TARIFF REVISION.
Fears 1t VIII UnfavOrabIy Affect Frances
Foreign Relations.

Paris, March 10.--A group of deputies,
under the conviction that the parlia.
mentary tariff commissions proposed re-
visions of the schedules would unfavor-
ably affect Frances foreign relations,
have given notice of motion to post
pone the debate on this subject. They
viii request the government instead OF
adopting the proposed scheme, to in
tfoduce a bill safeguarding Frances eco
nomic and political rights abroad.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-03-10

with the man he was succeeding in office
Colonel Fowler then addressed the men
about him. lie thanked them for their
services and said that no more loyal
or faithful men ever served the govern.
ment.
There was some hand-clapping as Mr..
Loeb was introduced. lie said:
II cannot succeed without the loyal
cooperation of all Of you. | shall Judge
each one of his merits. | shall keep
open house here, and shall be glad to see
you at all times
Following this Mr.. Loeb went into a
conference with Colonel Fowler. the depu-
ties and the heads of the divisions over
the work Of the department.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-03-10

When Chinese girl Is married her
attendants are invariably the oldest
and ugliest women anywhere to be
found In the neighborhood, who are
engaged expressly to act as a foil to
her beauty. 1t is said that several ex-
eeptionally ugly old women make a
handsome income per annum by act.
ing in this capacity.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-03-10
MISS WHITE ENGAGED.
Ambassadors Daughter to Marry Count
Seherr-T hoss.

Paris. March 0.-Announeement has
been made of the engagement of Mural,
daughter OF United States Ambassador
White 10 Count Hermann Scherr.Thoss
Of the Royal Prussian Cuissiers, eldest
son of Count Scherr.Thoss Of Dobrau,
Prussian Siesia, hereditary peer Of
Prussia and large landed proprietor.
The engagement was made during Miss
Muriaps recent visit to Berlin, where
she was in constant company Of Mrs.
Reynolds HIT. an old school friend. The
wedding is to take place in two months
in Paris.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-03-10
LOEB AT HIS POST.
Begins His Work as Collector Of Customs
of Port of New York.

New York, March William Loeb
Jr., who was named for collector of Gus
toms of the port Of New York by Presi.
dent Taft on the day after the presi-
dents inauguration, took Office yester.
day, succeeding Colonel Edward S. Fow-
Ter
Colonel Fowler, the deputy collector,
and the heads Of the different divisions
of the department were awaiting Mr.,
Loeb's arrival. Mr.. Loeb shook hands
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-03-10
oLD-AGE PENSION VERY COSTLY.
Estimated Expenditure for the Coming
Year S43,soo,ooo.

London, March l6,--The estimated ex.
penditure Of $43,5000oO for old-age pen
sions in the coming year is responsible
for an equal increase in the civil service
figures. In l90s-09 these were S26s 500
600 while in 1909.l0 the sum of $780,
100000 win be required.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-03-10
AT MANILA.

J. Ham Lewis Is Studying Oriental
Conditions.
Manila. March 1o.--Former Congress-
man James Hamilton Lewis Of Virginia
has arrived from the United States. He
says he is engaged in studying condi-
tions in the Orient.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-03-10
TURN UP SAFE.
Soldiers Reported Killed Return to
BaIer.

Manila, March l0.-Lieut. Harry L,
King of the LIST Cavalry and his de.
tachment, who last week were reported
to have been mastered by head hunt
ers in the mountains of northern Luzon
and for whom constabulary have been
searching, arrived safely yesterday at
Baler, capital Of the sub-province of
Principe, after prolonged but un'
eventful trip through the mountains.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-03-10
FRENCH TAX REvoLuTIoNa

The Chamber Passes The Income Tax
Bill.
Paris, March 10.-The Chamber of
Deputies today passed the income tax
bill by 407 votes to 166:
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1909-11-06
Arts and Crafts Club.

The Arts and Crafts building was
opened this week for the winter sea-
son and the opportunity for instruc-
ton and recreation is welcomed by
many of the young people of the
village. There has been much in
terest in the work of the various
classes in past seasons and the add.
tions to the course of instruction
this year will make them still more
profitable and attractive.
The class in woodcarving met last
Monday evening, and the classes in
drawing and modelling will open
Nov. l5..
The weekly program as at present
arranged is as follows:
Wood Carving-taught by Mrs
A. B. Wilder: Glasses meet every
Monday evening.
Drawing and Modeling-taught by
Mr.. A. b. Wilder: Glasses meet
every Monday evening.
Architectural Drawing-taught by
Mr.. E. G. Newton Glasses meet
every Monday evening.
Carpentry and Cabinet Work
taught by Mr.. Geo. R. Winslow !:
Glasses meet Tuesday and Thursday
evenings.
Work in Metals and Leather
taught by Mrs. Geo. R. Winslow :
Glasses meet Tuesday ahd Thursday
evenings.
Young Mems. Christian Assooia-
ton Meetings on Wednesday even
ings until further notice.
The choral union, directed by Rev.
Benjamin Swift. will begin in about
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Winslow recently
visited the Boston Arts and Crafts
school, receiving instruction in metal
and leather work, of which the classes
under them will have the benefit
this season.
The fee for instruction this season
will be SOC per pupil for term of
10 consecutive lessons in all the
classes mentioned, excepting that in
the choral union, the terms are 81
for the entire course The fees in
all cases are to be paid on the first
or second evening after registration
of the pupil.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1909-11-06
WOODSTOCK NEWS
The Taftsville Bridge May
Have to Go.

Selectman G.. M. Rood expects to
meet town officials from Pomfret,
Hartford and Hartland at Taftsville
next Monday for conference over
the old bridge at that place and to
consider the matter of putting in a
new one soon. Capt. E. @. Emmons,
who is the leading authority on the
old structure. will also be present at
the council.
Mr.. Rood says he is afraid of the
bridge, and has recently forbidden
its use for the passage of anything
likely to subject it to strain. For
this reason some of the heavy mate
rial for the new dam at Taftsville
has had to find crossing in this
village, making an improbable six
mile haul
A concrete bridge, more expensive
than steel but much cheaper as far
as the cost of maintenance is con-
cerned, is suggested to take the
place of the present one, and it re-
mains to be seen what the towns
interested think of the plan.
The 40 shares of the bridge are
divided as follows Woodstock Is,
Hartford IL, Pomfret 8, Hartland 3.
While Capt, Emmons will prob
ably testify to the present strength
and soundness of the stonework, the
bridge itself is undoubtedly infrm
and shaky, and the meeting Monday
may pronounce it's doom.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1909-11-06
WEST WOODSTOCK

Business is good at the Daniels
Machine Co s. shops, which are now
filling an order for some special
machinery for witch hazel manufac-
turers. The company is tearing
down the old building below the
machine shop and will build new
one for use as a pattern house and
for the storage of finished machinery.
The saw mill has been shingled and
other improvements are under way.
The new sidewalk from Woodstock
village was completed by Road Com
missioner Lamphere this week. 1t
is good piece of work and it will
be appreciated by the public.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1909-11-06
BRIDGEWATER CORNERS

Bert Chase and family moved to
their new home at Woodstock,
Friday.
Frank Sawyer and wife of Briggs
have moved into the tenement va
Gated by Mr.. Chase.
Mrs. L. s. Bradley and children
have been with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Shattuck, since Monday.
Nelson West, IL years old, son OF
Luther West, bids fair to be a great
hunter, having killed deer with
an old muzzle loading shotgun
Science and modern weapons do not
always make success in deer sea-
son.
Mrs. Ursula Robinson was with
her son Carlos and family Tuesday
and Wednesday.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1909-11-06
Foot Ball Players Injuries
Z Fatal.

Cadet Eugene G. Byrne. who was
injured in the Harvard-W Point
foot ball game Saturday, died Sunday.
From the time he was taken from
the field until his death the doctors
kept the unfortunate cadet alive by
artificial respiration. His injury
was diagnosed as fracture of the
second or third vertebrae and the
respiratory nerves were completely
paralyzed.
West Point has abandoned the
rest of the foot ball schedule for the
season.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1909-11-06
Five Thousand or More Deer
Killed.

Game Commissioner Henry g.
Thomas has made no estimate yet Of
the number of deer killed during the
open season which closed Saturday
night, but thinks it may reach 5000
The fish and game authorities de-
ire to impress on all hunters who
have shot deer the necessity of re-
porting the same to the game war
dens. The law states that any per-
son, who, during the open season,
takes, kills, or destroys a deer shall
report the fact to the nearest deputy
fish and game warden and exhibit
to him the head of such deer.
SUCCESSFUL LOCAL HUNTERS.
Among the local and vicinity
hunters who shot deer, not mentioned
last week, are Annie Bourbon, Don
Kilner, George Dupuis, w. e. Cox,
John, Joseph and Herman Carbino,
John Shambo, Earnest Adams, w.
E. Mack, D. E. Thomas, Arthur Pot
win, Mrs. Arthur Potwin, r. E. ia
quith, Cecil Bartlett, l.. A. Jaquith,
George Branch, G. w. Cady. Glenn
Perkins.
Bridgewater reports about 90 deer
killed, Barnard 33, Sherburne 43.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1909-11-06
A. B. MORGAN
The Quality Store

Mrs. Harriet @. Bates, who died at
the home of Thomas Smith in this
village at the age of 70 years, Oct.
%, was the granddaughter of Amos
Warren, and was also connected with
others of the old families of Wood
stock. She was born in New York
City, the daughter of DR.. Richard
Colfax, cousin of Schuyler .Colfax,
vice-president during one of Presi-
dent Grants administrations. Her
mother died when she was very
young and she passed her childhood
with her grandfather in Woodstock.
She went west when about twenty
years of age and was married to
John H. Bates in Kalamazoo, Mich,
in 1859 They lived there until 1879,
when they removed to Minneapolis,
where Mr.. Bates died. Mrs. Bates
remained there until 1896, and has
since resided in Woodstock. She
leaves one son, Charles c., who lives
in Rochester, N. Y. Mrs. Bates was
a thoroughly cultivated woman, in
terested in literature and music, and
at one time played the organ at st.
James. Mrs. Bates was a charter
member of the Minneapolis chapter,
Daughters of the American Revolu-
ton.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1909-11-06
Annual Meeting, o. E. S.

The 18th annual meeting of dis
trict No 3, o. E. s., win be held
with Woodstock chapter next Tues
day afternoon and evening, Nov. 8.
Wenona chapter of White River
Junction, Mrs. Emile Palmer,
w. NJ, will confer the degrees under
the direction of ID. ID. G. M Nettie
w. Sargent Of Bethel, and d. d, G.
p. Charles II. Brown of White River
Junction.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1909-11-06
C Guarantee

YOU are entitled in buying Hart Schaffner & Marx
clothes, to most positive assurance of your salts
faction. Every dealer in our clothes is authorized
to say this to you
Every garment made by, and bearing the label
of Hart Schafner & Marx, is guaranteed to be Of
a-wool or woodland silk fabrics, with mercer
lied or other cotton added; thoroughly shrunk
before using sewed with pure silk thread
tailored in clean, sanitary shops; and free from
every defect Of material or workmanship.
More than that The dealer is authorized to
say that if the clothes right satisfac-
tory, your money will be refunded.
Hart Schatfner & Marx
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1909-11-06
Let Us Fill Your.
Prescriptions.

Bring every prescription
direct to us and it will
be filled with accuracy
and care, with standard
lied drugs by men with
the " know how" assur-
ing both doctor and pa
tient the good results
expected.
Doesn't this appeal to
you?
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1909-11-06
POST OFFICE NOTICE
TRAINS GOING EAST

Mail trains arrive 7.52 a, M. 2.23 p. m.
sos p. m.
Mail trains leave 10.40 a. M, $50 p. m,
and $40 p. m.
$3.50 p. m.
Bridgewater, Rutland and Ludlow stages
leave 800 u. m. and 900 p. m.
South W oodstock. 800 p. m.
Barnard and Bethel, 6. 10 a. m.
Rural free delivery routes leave at s.1t
u. m.
MAILS CLOSE-For early stages $50
p. m. Later mails, 1000 a. M, 800 p. m
and 80 p. m.
Office Hours--8. 80 a. m. to $50 p. m.
Sunday-12 to p. m.
Sunday mail in 10 a. m; ont 1890 a. m.
FREDERICK CHAPMAN. p. M.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1909-11-06
NOTICE.

Whereas my wife Elizabeth has left
me without Just cause, shall settle
none of her debts and pay no bills of her
contracting after this date.
w. D. WHEELER.
Woodstock, VT, Oct. 1, 1903.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1909-11-06

E. j. Bartlett of Plain6eld found
COW in his pasture shot dead
through the neck. 1t is thought to
to have been the accidental work of
hunters.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1909-11-06
Building for Bethel Library.

The Library Building association
of Bethel is negotiating with the
National White River bank with
view to purchasing the old bank
building to be used for the free
library The association has nearly
$500 available for this purpose.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1909-11-06

FOR SALE-White Delaware pota.
toes, several varieties of apples.
w. N. johnson.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1909-11-06

WANTED-10O,O00 feet of butter
nut logs, to be delivered at our mill
the coming winter.
Daniels Machine Co.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1909-11-06
LOCAL NOTICES

FOR SALE--My house on Linden
street, Woodstock. Address, Horace
j. Barr, Highwood, N. j.