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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-02-06
His Agreement Didn't Mean
Much to Him. III
WAS IN COURT AGAIN.
Fred Brassaw. Given Chance to Abstain
from Liquor, Took 1t and Started
to Break 1t Soon There
after.

The signing of the pledge in city court
yesterday morning TO abstain from the
use of intoxicating liquor for six months
evidently did not mean much to Fred
Brassaw, for Immediately after leaving
the court room he started to fill mp
again. After carousing all day, he finally
was found at o'clock last evening by
Officer Hamel lying dead to the world"
on the piazza OF house ON River street.
The officer loaded him into an express
team and carted him to the police sta
tion.
N1en arraigned before Judge Scott in
city court this morning, he pleaded guilty
to subsequent oiTense, but did not get
off so easily as he did the day before.
He was sentenced to serve 80 days in
the county jail and to pay fine of sl5
with costs of S7l5. The order suspend
ing the sentence in yesterdays case was
revoked, and he will now have TO pay
the fine and costs in that case, which
amount to S2l.l5, or serve over 100 days
more in the county jail. He was arrested
Thursday night by Officer Carrie, who
found him partly buried in the snow
beside the road on River street.
This option Of allowing persons con-
victed Of iutoxication to take the pledge
Of total abstinence is granted the judges
by an act of the legislature Of two years
ago. 1t has not always acted SUCCESS
fully, as in this case.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-02-06
CASE HALTED
ABRUPTLY
BY Complicated State Of AZ
fairs To-day
JURYMEN ARE INTERESTED
Is Claim Put Forward in the Suit Of a
Vermont Man to Recover for DAM
ages from the Rutland
Railroad.

Middlebury, Feb. 6.--Rather sensa-
tionau developments today halted the
trial of the case OF o. c. Huntley VS..
the Rutland railroad in Addison county
court, the case being ordered held up
by Judge Stanton until Monday after
noon when it is hoped that the truth
Of falsity Of certain claims can be as
certained. The first development came
with the assertion that the real plain
tifs in the case were the Vermont Mu-
tnal and the Union Mutual Fire In
surance companies Of Montpelier, fol-
lowed today by the further claim that
two Of the jurymen. sitting on the
case were policy y-holders in these COM
ranies. The situation was such that
Judge Stanton stopped the progress of
the trial until he could determine wheth
or the case should be thrown out Of
court, or not, if not what action should
be taken.
The plaintiff, o. C. Huntley of Leees-
ter Junction is suing the Rutland rail-
road for damages sustained when his
hotel and barn at Leicester Junction
was burned last May, the claim being
advanced that the fire was started by
sparks from Rutland railroad locomo-
tive. The Vermont Mutual and the
Union Mutual companies paid Huntley
$3.50 insurance thirty days after the
fire.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-02-06
TO ARGUE PATENT CASE.
Suit in Which Barre Granite Manufac
turers Are vitally Interested.

Attorney John w. Gordon left last
night for Concord N. H., en- route to
New York City, where he was called
to argue for the defendants in the patent
infringement case of John W. Crier VS..
Alexander Innes and William Marr, ad-
ministrstor of the Cruickshank estate,
case which was recently decided in
favor of the defendants in the United
States district court in Vrmont and
being taken TO the United States circuit
court of appeals by the plaintiff. Crier
declared in the original suit that the
defendants representing the firm Of In
mes & Cruickshank used a monument
design which was patented and the pa
tent rights which were held BY him.
The case has attracted great deal
of attention in granite circles, and its
progress in the court Of appeals will
be watched with interest. The law firm
of Streeter & Hollis of Concord, n. f.,
is associated with Attorney Gordon in
the defense and it is expected that At
torney Demond Of that firms Office may
assist in the conduct Of the case in New
York. while Mosher & Curtis of Troy,
n. y, represent the plaintiff. In the
United States court along with the de-
eision for the defendants. Judge Martin,
presiding, allowed them costs amounting
to $500 The case Is scheduled to come
up before the circuit Of appeals the SEQ
ond the docket. and wili probably be
argued the first OF next week.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-02-06
MUSICAL TRIUMPH
SCORED LAST NIGHT
East Montpelier Musical Association Had
a Large and Appreciative Audience
at the Close of It's
Convention.

A decided musical triumph was scored
at the annual musical convention at vii
lage hall in East Montpelier last night,
the program being carried out in a fine
manner and being appreciated thorough
ly by an audience Of four hundred people.
The two days convention reflects great
credit on the conductor, c. L. Dudley,
who had charge OF the various arrange
ments on the program, which started
with rehearsals and eliminated with the
grand concert last night After the
program had been concluded, dancing
was indulged in, music being furnished
By tilbertson's orchestra of this city.
Owing to the fact that Mrs. A. w.
Allen was detained at her home be-
cause of illness in her family, Miss Bliss
of Calais took the part Of soprano and
served very acceptably Walter S. Goss
of Montpelier, the tenor, was also unable
to be present, and H. D. Hopkins of the
same city substituted. in addition to his
fine work as the reader of the evening
i. G, GrifIths Of Barre sang first tenor
in the miscellaneous program of the
early evening, as we'll as the part in the
feature OF the evening, the rendering of
AS the Hart Pants" Mrs. Harriet P.
Willard of Burlington was contralto and
Mrs. G. NJ. Hamblin of East Montpelier
sang with her. H. Il. May of West Con-
cord was the baritone and Mrs. K. L.
Cleaves of Montpelier the accompanist.
All of the participants did their work
admirably and elected much applause
and freauent demands for encores.
The male chorus Of sixty voices was
well balanced. and its singing added
greatly to the interest of the program.
while the male quartette from Plainfeld.
consisting OF Bertelle L. Lane. Reuben
Hudson, Augustus L. Foster and Daniel
Hudson, fully came up to the expecta-
tions Of them. In fact. the whole enter.
tainment was such as might well be
emulated BY much larger communities
than East Montpelier.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-02-06
Captain Qualtrough Of Battle.
ship Georgia Sentenced
ON VERDICT OF GUILTY
or Conduct Unbecoming an Officer of
the United States Navy-Much
Sympathy Expressed for
Him.

Gibraltar, Feb. 6.--Capt. Edward r.
Queitrough OF the battleship Georgia
has been found guilty by the court
Saartial of conduct unbecoming an off,
cor and has been sentenced TO six
months suspension from duty and the
boss of ten numbers in rank The
charges against Capt. Qualtrough fol-
lowed reception at Tangiers, where the
officer was charged with being intoxi.
Gated. In defense he pleaded that his
condition was the result OF illness.
The findings Of the court martial
were approved by Rear Admiral Sperry
last night, having been presented TO
him the night before They were last
night forwarded to Washington. Lieut.
Commander George w. Kline will be in
command Of the Georgia for the voy-
age home from this place. Among the
officers Of the feet much sympathy is
expressed for Capt. Qualtrough.
The battleship fleet started for home
this morning at nine o'clock amid the
booming of guns from dozen foreign
ships In the harbor. The voyage home
was hailed by the seamen with delight.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-02-06
CANADIANS ORGANIZE.
Into a Social Officers Were
Elected Last Night

A meeting OF the Canadian club was
held last evening at the Quarry Owners
association rooms in the Miles Granite
building, when the following officers were
elected for the ensuing year:
President, Donald Smith; first vice.
president, ID. W. Mcdonald; second vice.
president, Malcolm McKinnon; third vice.
president, Il. A. prindle; secretary, Ed
ward L. Mcleod; assistant secretary,
Gordon A. Smith; treasurer, James N.
Gall; auditor, John Mcdonald; historion,
NJ NJ Gordon; Chaplain, Rev. j. D. Nc
Kenzie: executive committee, to act in
conjunction with the other officers as
executive committee at large, Alex. Nc.
Caskill, Malcolm Mckinnon, E. N. Nor
mandy and J. w Vaughan; membership
committee, d. II. Mcdonald, Kenneth
Nicholson and A. A. Smith.
At the conclusion of the meeting, re-
freshments were served and amid ths
smoke of their cigars the members Of
the newly formed club made plans for
the future of the club and related in
stances of their boyhood DAYS in Canada.
Plans were made for holding the first
annual banquet of the club some time
next month.
Over 80 were present last evening and
all were enthusiastic over the success Of
the club, which it's members hope to
make one of the best and largest in the
city.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-02-06
ENGINE HIT CAR.
There Wasn't Anybody on the Car, So
No One Cot Hurt.

The empty seminary hill car Of the
Barre and Montpelier Traction and Pow
er company was struck by a Central
Vermont freight train, Barre bound, at
the Sabin crossing Just outside of Mont
pelier last night, and had its front end
somewhat splintered so that it was not
at for use to-day. There were all sorts
of wild rumors afloat as to serious ac-
cident, the most of which had the car
reduced to hndling wood and Motorman
Reagan injured Motorman Reagan was
not hurt. He wasn't on the car.
he had been taking the car from
Montpelier to the car-barn for the night,
following the last run of the day, and
was alone. Conductor Docherty having
left it to 40 home. When Motorman
Reagan stopped the car at the railroad
crossing, according to the rules, in order
to turn the signal light. the trolley arm
flew off and got tangled 50 that he was
unable to get it back. At that time he
heard the whistle Of train and he put
his powerful shoulder to the car in an
attempt to shove it back. Failing after
three minutes work, he displayed the
danger signal and stepped back-all he
could do The car projected only short
space over the rail. and tbe freight engine
hunted into 1t with q crash. Boaras few,
and that was abeut all
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-02-06
AGREEMENT SIGNED.
Between the Traction Company and
Its Employees.

BY the agreement between the em-
ployers and employees Of the electric
road which was signed last evening all
lnotormen, conductors and barnmen viii
receive Is cents per hour for the first
six months that they are in the em-
ploy of the company, 1sI5 cents per
hour for the second six months and an
increase of one half cent an hour each
six months thereafter until the maxi
mum wage of 81 cents is reached.
The maximum rate is paid to employees
who have been with the company more
than three years. Spare men who work
longer than period of five hours SHAH
receive 20 cents per hour. Ten hours
shall constitute a days work. This
agreement takes effect from February
lst and runs for three years. Thirty
days notice prior to the expiration OF
this agreement must be given, should
either party to the contract wish
change made. If no change is made at
the expiration Of three years the same
agreement will be effective from year to
year.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-02-06
DEATH OF OLD RESIDENT.
Widow Of Enos T. Fuller Sustained q
Shock Early This Morning.

The death of Mrs. Marietta Walker
Fuller, widow of the late Enos 7. Fuller,
early this morning, removes one Of the
oldest residents of this city. The end
came most suddenly, as, In spite of her
advanced years, Mrs. Fuller had been
feeling very well and yesterday appeared
to be in her usual health. Early this
morning she was stricken with shock
and passed away three hours later.
Almost her entire life had been passed
in Barre, the place of her birth. She
was born on September l4, 1920, being
the eldest daughter Of John and Mary
fFrenchl Walker, and had therefore
reached the age of ss years, months
and % days. She spent her early life
in this community and was married on
January IS, 1912, to Enos T. Fuller, who
il well remembered by the older resi-
dents of the place. Mr.. Fuller died twelve
years ago. They had six children, Of
whom three survive, Mrs. Aurora S. Rob
iaison, with whom Mrs. Fuller spent
her last years, Mrs. All Patterson of
South Barre and Edward Fuller Of Mont
pelier. During portion of their mar
ried life, Mr.. and Mrs. Fuller resided
III AlFehaHIcsNlhes NJ 1.s DhL luI tHe
most Of the time resided hereabouts,
having at various times residence on
Milestone Hill, in Gospel Village" and
on South Main street.
Mrs. Fuller was the last surviving
member of a family of ten children. One
sister, Mrs. Harrington, was burned to
death in Plain View, Mimi, about year
ago. There are three grandchildren,
frank Il. Robinson nd Homer Fuller
of this city, and Mrs William ElSs Of
Montpelier. Mrs. Fuller was one Of the
oldest members of the Uniyersalist
church in this city Notwithstanding
her years, she retained lively interest
in the affairs of the day, but her par
ticular delight was to recall the ole days
in Barre with some Of the older resi-.
dents of the city.
Friends are requested not to send flow
ers to the funeral.
The service will be held from the resi-
dence Of her grandson, Frank x. Robin
son, at "a Eastern avenue, where she
had been temporarily stopping and where
she died, the time of the service being
ten o'clock Monday morning. The Rev.
Mr.. Downey of the Uniyersalist church
viii officiate, and the interment will ba
In the Elmwood cemetery.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-02-06
FERGUSON REMAINS
AS SUPT. OF LEAGUE
Anuti-Saloonists Also Express Conf.
dence In Him and Furthermore
Demand Referendum on
Liquor Question.

Burlington, Feb. 6.--The adjourned
annual meeting Of the board Of trus-
tees Of the Vermont Anti-Saloon league
was held yesterday in the parlors Of
the Baptist church, with large at
tendance Second Viye-President II. O.
Wheeler Of Burlington presided. on
GERS for the ensuing year were elected
as follows;
l'residentz-Rey. +. B. Kellogg Of
Waterbury.
First vice.president--H. o. Wheeler
of Burlington.
Second vice-president--c. II. Hayden
OF Riverside.
Third vice-president--C. d. Gay Of
Cavcndish.
ntendent--Clarence J. Fergu-
SON Of Burlington.
Assistant editor and manager ver-
mont Issue--Clarence J. Ferguson OF
Burlington.
1'reasurer-E. G. Swans of Bmling-
ton.
Auditor-F. s. Pcase of Burlington.
Headquarters committee-The Revs.
W. A. Dawson of Burlington, i. o.
Sherburne Of Burlington, +. Dee PEN
ney Of Burlington, +. B. Kellogg OF
Waterbury, Henry o. Wheeler OF Bur-
lington, i. s. Pease Of Burlington, Clar-
ence J. Ferguson Of Burlington, g. II.
Hayden of Riverside, M. l.. Barton Of
Vergennes, w. II. Dean Of Ferrisburg,
Q. T. s. Pierce OF Vergenncs.
The Rev. w. r. Davenport Of Barton
Landing will continue as editor of
"The Vermont Issue" for the present.
After accepting the annual report OF
Supt. Ferguson, the meeting passed
resolutions demanding a referendum on
the liquor question, expressing conf
aence in county option, renewing fealty
10 state prohibition, commencing the
legislature for taking license fees from
towns and putting them in the state
treasury and closing with the follow
ing;
"Resolved, That we endorse the ad-
ministration Of G. j. Ferguson, L. L. d.,
as superintendent Of the Anti Saloon
league. II was not to be expected that
his aims or his methods would please
those in sympathy with the rum power,
or such politicians or newspapers as are
move OF icbs uohlfllALcu tnefeDy. Dut
we express our confidence in his i'm
tegrity Of purpose and the sanity Of his
tforts.
Resolved, That the rising tide Of
prohibition and the consequent great
discontinue of the brewers increase
our courage; and the political methods
used, which are those Of the Anti-Sa-
loon league, meet our approval and
have our confidence.
Resolved, That we express our sym
pathy with the Rev. W. II. Davenport
in the illness that interrupted his lab
crs as pastor and as editor Of the
Vermont Issue; that we congratulate
him on his recovery; and that We ap.
preciate the ability, fidelity and zeal
which he has manifested in the work
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-02-06
FIRE AT NORTH ADAMS.
Business Section of The City Visited
Again Last Night.

North Adams, Mass, Feb. 6.---For the
second time within few months the
business center Of the city was visited
by fire. Last evening about $4,000
worth Of property was destroyed on
Main street in the stores Of Frank l..
Tilton, newsdealer, and M. Steinert
Sons, music dealers, and in other offices
in the floor above the stores.
Most Of the damage was in the Til
ton store. where the loss is practically
total. Frank Martin, manager, places
his loss at about 1900, with about
two-thirds insured. The loss in the
music store is not yet known. Half a
dozen valuable pianos were damaged
BY water as well aa smoke. Above the
stores DR.. j. w. Crawford suffered a
loss to his psychological laboratory that
will be covered by Few hundred dol
lars; DIR. Lawrence Ladd suffered a
slight loss, as did Dir. r.. D. Canedy. The
loss to the building, which is owned by
DIR. A. E. Davenport, win not exceed
81 900.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-02-06
INTEREST IS GROWING
In Poultry Exhibits, 1t Was Stated at
Annual Meeting Last Night.

The annual meeting of the Vermont
Poultry association was held at the city
court room last evening, when the re-
ports of the secretary and treasurer were
given and the officers for the ensuing
year were elected. The report Of the
treasurer showed that there was a slight
surplus over the expenses Of the show
and that the association was in excellent
shape financially. The secretary's report
stated that the membership was holding
up well, there being for the past year
total Of SO paid members on the list
The following officers were elected:
president, E. M. Lyon; secretary, Il. j.
Badger; treasurer, William Brown. Be-
side these, Is Of the members were elect
ed vice presidents 1t was decided to
hold the next show the week after
Christmas. The meeting last night was
well attended and interest in the organi-
zation seems to be getting stronger as
the association grows older.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-02-06
DROVE woRKMEN OUT.
Big Blaze at Tilton, N. H., Last Night
Makes Loss of $4,000.

Tilton, N. H., Feb. GA fire in the
drying room OF the hosiery mill of @.
II. Tilton & Son last night forced %
mon employed there to flee in hurry
to save their lives and caused property
damage approximating $4,000. The
fire was in the third story of build
ing occupied by the finishing depart
ployed.
OF late the mill has been run at night
to catch up with rush of orders and
the night crew had just started work
in the drying room last evening when
fire was discovered in large blowing
fan. II spread very quickly to all parts
of the room, so that the men had bare
ly time to escape.
After a two-hours' fight the fremen
got the blaze under control. Most Of
the actual fire damage was confined to
the drying room, but water caused
much damage 10 the finished stock on
all the floors of the building. The loss
is covered by insurance.
The company also owns mills in Ia
conie and Savannah, Ca, and had this
week advanced their wage scale per
cent,
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-02-06
FIGHT FOR SECOND.
Crescents Being Hard Pressed by the
Queen City Team.

The Crescent bowling team Of this city
Is being hard pressed by the Queen City
team Of Burlington for the second place
in the state league standing, being but
ten points ahead as the result Of the
games played in Montpelier last night,
when the Queen Citys won four to one
from the Pastimes and three to two from
the Capitals. The Lynwoods, Also Of
Burlington, took hack at the Mont
pelier teams, winning from the Pas.
times, three to two, and from the Cap
itals, four to one. Notwithstanding
their defeat the Pastimes put up league
record Of 853 in their second game with
the Queen Citys and Smith put up a
single string record OF 275. The Calu-
NETS of this city are far in the lead of
the league. The standing is as follows r
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-02-06
MONSTER BATTLESHIP
LAUNCHED TO-DAY
The Delaware, the Biggest and the Heay-
lest in the World, Was Sent Into
the Ocean at Newport News,
Virginia.

Newport News, Va, Feb. 6With a
bottle of old Delaware champagne dashed
against her hull by Miss Anne Cahalla,
her sponsor, the monster battleship Del.
aware was successfully launched this
mornig in the presence Of Gov. Penniwell
of Delaware, and thousands of guests.
She is the biggest and heaviest war yes
sci in the world, weighing thousand
tons more than the North Dakota. She
il 5ls feet long and has battery OF
ten and twelve-inch rifles, and smaller
guns. She cost four million dollars.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-02-06
Amherst, N. H., Was Badly
Scorched This Morning
MILFORD, N. H., SENT AID
Flames Which Broke Out in the Store
Of F. A. Steele at an Early Hour
Caused Loss Estimated to
Be $4,000.

Amherst. N. IT,, Feb. GA fire which
destroyed several stores and business
blocks, causing loss of $4,000, was
under control at seven o'clock this
morning after having threatened the
entire street. -Four buildings and a
hotel were destroyed. The flames broke
out in the store of r. A. Steele at an
early hour this morning, soon wiping
that out with all its contents. They
then spread to the buildings OF Arthur
Ogden which were adjoining and soon
destroyed them. The places next in
line were those Of Henry Wheeler, VIII
liam Murphy, Leonard Fuller, George
Bosworth and the Major Langley prop
erty. There was no fire fighting equip
ment and help was asked from Milford,
band-tub and all the chemicals in the
latter town. Fifty FIRE fighters also
came from Milford.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-02-06
BUYS CITY PROPERTY.
Judge clapp Purchases Whitcomb Place
of w. A. Whitconb.

An important real estate deal has been
completed whereby the Whitcomb house
and land at the corner of Hill and Wash
ington streets has been transferred from
w. A. Whiteomb to Assistant Judge Will.
liam j. Clapp OF Barre Town. This
property, which has been owned by Mr..
Whitcomb for many years, is in one of
the best residential sections of the city
and is valuable lot for residential pur-
poses. When asked in regard to his
Intentions in regard to the property,
Judge Clapp said that he might build a
residence on the location, and, il so,
should move to this city.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-02-06
JUDGMENT WAS AFFIRMED.
As Neither Respondent Nor Counsel
Put in Appearance.

The February term of the Vermont
supreme court reached final adjourn
ment yesterday afternoon. In the
Windsor county case of State VS.. Henry
Sehafner, breach of the peace, which
was set for hearing. neither the re-
spondent nor his counsel put in an ap-
pearanee, and when the case was
reached yesterday afternoon Chiefc
Judge Rowell ordered the entry that
the Judgment of guilty in the lower
court is affirmed. The only case heard
yesterday afternoon was Albanus Earl
vs.. W. Riley Earl, injunction, from la
moille county.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-02-06
cooK-cATE.
Barre Young Man weds Girl at East
Greensboro.

Cards have been received in this city
announcing the marriage February Of
Miss Sadie f. Cate of East Greensboro
and George II. Cook of this city. The
ceremony was performed at East Hard
wick BY Rev. Miles G. Tupper. pastor
of the Baptist church. Mrs Cook Is the
daughter ef Mr. and Mrs. William W.
Cate Of East Greensboro, and IS quite
well known in this city. Mr.. Cook is
the son OF Mr.. and Mrs J. II. Cock Of
Merchant street and is employed in the
CITY engineers Office. They took a we'd
ding trip to Montreal and win come to
Barre to reside on February s.