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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-07-08
TALK OF The TOWN

Muslin kimonos at 100 AZ vaughan's.
Abbott Is making special half price
sale Of tailored suits.
The Frank McWhorter Co.'s ad. will
interest you Be sure to read it.
Ladies' and children's parasols going
at cost price now at Veale & Knights.
Mr. and Mrs. George Mosher went to
Ausable Forks, n. Y, to-day for visit.
Your opportunity to buy Domestic
wrapper for SOC each at Perrys on Sat
urday.
J.. o. Beekley returned yesterday from
Tieonderoga, where he attended the
Champlain celebration.
b. Gasperello returned last night from
business trip, which included Indiana,
Ohio, Kentucky and Missouri.
Water Superintendent Russell and
workmen went to Orange to-day to erect
Toulouse in preparation for building
the new reservoir.
Miss Nellie BLY, was operated upon az
Heaton hospital, Tuesday, for append
citis. The operation was successful and
Miss bly, Is doing as well as could be
expected.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-07-08
wILLIAMsT0WE.

Dir. and Mrs. Watson have returned
home after an absence Of about i week.
II Is understood that the doctor II able
to take Office work.
Edith and Eunice Eastman have gone
to Washington to stay with friends for
the present.
Social dance for the benefit Of the base
ball team tomorrow friday evening,
at Grange hall.
It is the foundation, not the fountain
as those unruly types made us say, Of
the addition to Lewis Nj. Sewers resi-
dence that is completed
The Rural Good Luck club win meet
with Mrs. Orville Gale, Saturday after
noon, July II.
Several from this place took in the ex-
cursion to Burlington to-day.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-07-08
TALK OF THE TOWN.

Satin stripe suiting, lsc, at vaughan's.
Wash goods sale Friday and Saturday
at VanghAn's.
Miss Mabel l. Oshurn returned to-day
from-a weeks vacation spent in Brad
ford and Lake Morey.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-07-08
TALK OF THE TOWN

SOC summer corsets for SOC at
Vaughans.
Mrs. Edward Pratt returned last night
from few days visit in Burlington.
Have you see the cabinet photos at
the lady photographer Ayerill block.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-07-08
TALK OF THE TOWN

Midsummer sale waists at Vaughan's.
Seed buckwheat at the Averill Nails.
Charles L. Converse returned last night
from Middlesex, where be was called ten
days ago by the serious illness Of his
mother. Mrs. Conyerse's condition is
somewhat improved
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-07-08
IS BARRE

Mr.. and Mrs. Woodward Received Unex-
pected CAN on Formers Birthday.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. Woodward were pleas.
antly surprised last evening BY the arriv.
al of quite company Of friends, who
called to remind the former that he was
passing his SD milestone in life. A
pleasant evening was spent and refresh
ments were served, after which Rev. G.
w Winch, with appropriate remarks,
presented Mr.. Woodward purse Of mon
ey and other remembrance as a slight
token Of the regard Of his many neigh-
bors and friends, who wished him many
more returns Of this day in his life
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-07-08
The BARRE DAILY TIMES
THURSDAY, JULY 8, 1909.
weather Predirtion.

For Friday; fair, with moderate tenn
perature; light variable winds.
Evening star., 1909-07-19
TO BE GUESTS OF HAWAII.
Party Of Senators and Representa-
tives to Sail August "a.

A party OF twenty-five senators and
members Of the House Of Representatives
Is preparing to visit Hawaii. The visit
will be made in response to an invitation
extended by the last session Of the Ha-
waiian legislature. and the party will sail
from San Francisco on the steamer 81
IBERIA, August "a next. Eighteen days will
be spent In Hawaii, during which time
the four largest islands Of the Hawaiian
group will be visited.
1t is now expected that the party will
include the following: Senator W. B.
Hepburn and wife. Senator Jonathan
Bourne. George E. FGs. chairman of the
committee on naval affairs, and the fol-
lowing members of that committee: Rep
resentatives j. Van Vechten Olcott, A.
l.. Bates. W. A. Thomas. A. F. Dawson,
William r. Ellis, L. D. Padgett. A. w.
Gregg and j. T. Watkins; also James A.
Tawney. chairman of the committee on
appropriations: Richard Bartholdt, chair
ings; Charles w. Scott, chairman of the
committee on agriculture: W. A. Reeder,
chairman of the committee on irrigation:
j. NJ. Miller. chairman of the committee
on claims: William B. Greene, chairman
of the committee on merchant marine:
Representatives James 7. Lloyd and Will
liam c. Houston of the committee on
territories. James McLachlen, H. Olin
Young and Benjamin G.. Humphreys of
the committee on rivers and harbors, w.
A Calderhead and Nicholas Longworth
of the ways and means committee. w A.
buildings and A. j. Barchfield of the COM
mittee on manufactures
Proba bly, about fifteen of the members
will be accompanied by their wives.
Evening star., 1909-07-19
END OF MAaNEss INCIDENT.
Husband and Wife Now Located in
Their New Home.

Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Magness are now
living quietly and comfortably in their
new home. 1917 Riggs place northwest,
which Mrs. Magness, who was Miss Ada
German, has been fitting up for some
time prior to her husbands arrival from
Portsmouth. They were mot at home'
to visitors today, and would not consent
to be interviewed as to their future plans.
This morning they took an automobile
trip into the country.
After his release from the prison ship
at the Portsmouth navy yard last Satur-
day afternoon Magness came direct to
Washington to join his wife. He served
eight months OF his sentence of one year,
inflicted by court-martial for desertion
from the navy
The report that Magness would not be
received at the German home, at 1923
Vermont avenue, has been emphatically
denied at the house. A son-in-law of
Mrs. A. P. German said that Mr.. Magness
would be received at any time just as
any other member of the family. He
has not yet been to the house.
1t is further stated that Mr.. and Mrs
Magness will leave Washington for a
short vacation and that upon their return
Mr.. Magness will engage in business
here,
Evening star., 1909-07-19
HOMELESS AND SURPLUS CATS
WHAT TO DO WITH THEM A
PERPLExING PROBLEM.
Discussion Over Felines in House
Today Marked by Humor on
Part of Members.

What shall be done with the homeless
and surplus cats of the District Of Co
lumbia?" That was the proposition which
for time today agitated the minds of
the legislators of the House of Repre-
sentatives during the consideration of the
urgent deficiency appropriation bill.
There are many thousands of them, and
the proposition was to pay the poundmas-
ter to gather them into his fold.
The conclusion was reached that moth
ing could be done just now. so the fslines
will be permitted to roam at will and
continue their midnight concerts undis-
turbed.
The subject was brought up by Mr..
Smith. Michigan, who sent to the desk
and had read letter from the Public
Educational Association, making an earn
est plea for an appropriation to enable
the poundmaster to do his duty.
Believing In the justice of the request,
Mr.. Mann of Illinois declared there ought
TO be an appropriation to take care of the
surplus cats in the House Office building.
1t is the same way in the Treasury and
other buildings" he remarked.
What kind of cats?' some one In
Quired
'Tomcats,'' responded a chorus of
voices. which elected shouts of laughter.
Its slander on the building COM
mented Mr.. Burleson of Texas, soto voce,
and another roar went up. With this re-
mark the discussion was ended.
Evening star., 1909-07-19
CALLS IT CoNFISCATIoN.
Charles Early Denounces Denial Of
Permit to Operate Garage,

Charles Early today applied to the Dis
trict Supreme Court for a mandamus to
compel Norris Hacker, inspector of build
ings, to issue to him a permit to operate
as a pphlic- garage the building which he
has erected In the alley in the rear of
18th and v streets northwest. He de-
clares that the refusal of the inspector
to issue the desired permit is unreason-
able and arbitrary and operates practical
ly as confiscation of his property, which
he claims cannot be put to other use.
Mr.. Early tells the court that the
garage was built under a permit issued
by Inspector Ashford December II, 1908.
and was operated as private garage un-
til April %, 1909. when he entered into
an agreement with the International Au-
tomobile League Of America to use the
building as the official garage Tor ex-
elusive use of the league membership.
June ) last he says he was notified that
he was maintaining a public garage and
a warrant was issued for his arrest
He declares that 1t Is impossible to get
the consent Of the necessary number of
property owners in the square required
for a permit for public garage.
Attorneys c. Albert White and James
B. Flynn represent the petitioner.
Evening star., 1909-07-19

we'll known. II was after working hours
that there were lively times hereabout.
for more lively set were never brought
together, and. what with the outdoor
sports and dancing parties. they had
their fill Of enjoyment. to say nothing
of the frequent bouts OF drinking and
fghting. Indeed. these bouts were q
characteristic of the neighborhood. and
It was the worst that could be said
about them. In all other respects were
they all that could be desired in a COM
munity, honest to the core, liberal to
the extent OF their means. devoted to
their church. strong In their friendships
and loyal to their adopted country. II
of the fifties that Swampoodle became
famous. for to a man they were united.
and they bitterly resented any attempt
to deprive them Of their votes, and
fought for the same.' using natures
weapons. fists and stones. And many
q hard-fought battle west Of lst and III
streets with q gang Of political opponents
brought out the fighting qualities shown
in the civil war by two full companies
raised here. besides others scattered
through the service.
Many OF the boys raised here were Of
venturesome dispositions, and numbers
were adopts in jumping trains on the
Baltimore and Ohio railroad and taking
trips, and, indeed. seldom a week passed
In which one or more families missed
some truant from their home, but in
few instances was any concern felt. for
confidence was reposed in their ability
to take care of themselves. 4 was Il
common thing for them to make the trip
to Baltimore, and there are many who
by this means reached far distant points.
some settling there. One of these boys,
ere he was Of age. had visited Baltimore
a dozen times. Pittsburg. Wheeling. Co.
iumbus and Cincinnati three four
times, and. settling down in Chicago for
a few months, Travelled over the west
and north. meeting with such experiences
as would be ample material for an en-
tertaining volume.
Evening star., 1909-07-19

heights il rounded bend, and as Mrs
Greb stood on the platform of the station
talking to friend she was unable to see
1t. She crossed the track. and though the
motorman blew his whistle he is said TO
have been unable to attract the atten-
ton of Mrs. Greb. who stood In the
middle of the track. Frantically he threw
on his brake. but his efforts to check the
car were in vain. The fender struck her,
throwing her about ten feet and break
ing her skull. The car~was in charge of
Motorman J. G. Colburn who. accord
ing TO Mr.. Hayward, is one Of the most
careful men on the line W. B. Flynn
was the conductor. Death was almost
instantaneous.
Evening star., 1909-07-19
CAR KILLS WOMAN.
Mrs. Greb Loses Life on Interurban
Line at Baltimore

BALTIMORE. July 13-After she had
spent the morning at Earleigh Heights
with friends. Mrs. Catherine Greb. sixty
FIVE years old. SO4 South Broadway. was
killed about noon yesterday by being
struck by northbound car of the Mary
land Electric Railways Company from
Annapolis Mr.. ]. +. Hayward the gen
eral manager OF the company, was on the
car when the accident occurred.
Before the car came into sight at the
Evening star., 1909-07-19
Bloody Clash Yesterday.
ONE MAN BACK AT WORK.
Tin-Plate Plant Resumes Operations
With Scant Success.

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio. July 19.-But
one local workman. a roller, returned to
work today at the time announced by the
American Sheet and Tin Plate Company
for starting its Struthers sheet plant on
the "open shop plan.
The mill has been closed down two
years and has always been union plant.
Cots and provisions have been purchased
and lumber was taken into the plant this
Evening star., 1909-07-19
START UP PERMITTED
Strikers Do Not Oppose Re-
turn of American Workmen.
CAR PLANT IN OPERATION
Pavicsics of Grievance Committee
Approached by Company.
BUTLER SITUATION IS SERIOUS
Appearance of Constabulary Yester-
day Results in Rioting and
One Fatal Injury.
AR PLANT IN OPERATION
BUTLER SITUATION IS SERIOUS

PITTSBURG, July 1e.-Without the
slightest display Of violence of any sort
on the part of the striking employees,
the plant Of the Pressed Steel Car Com
pany partially resumed operations to-
day.
Five hundred men, landed at the COM
pany's wharf from the steamer Steel
Queen, the car company's material boat,
quietly entered the shops and took up
their tools in various depar tments with
out outward manifestation that a labor
disturbance Of any kind had interrupted
shop operations for the week past
The men who were put to work are
reported to be the American workingmen
of the car company who walked out win
the foreign strikers. but refused to stay
on strike, as they claimed the foreigners
had little excuse for refusing to work.
The company officials stated today that
before the week ends they hope to have
their plant in full operation.
Strikers Answer in Court.
Attorney William NJ. McNair today
filed before Judge Ford In the common
pleas court the strikers answer to the
petition Of the public defense association
praying for an injunction to restrain both
the company and the strikers from acts
likely to excite violence. The strikers
answer admits practically every PROPOSE
ton advanced by the petitioner, save that
1t contends no injunction is necessary
to restrain the workingmen from tres
passing upon or destroying the property
of the company.
The answer contends, however, that the
workingmen have the inalienable right to
prevent by all peaceful means the en-
ployment of new men at the company's
shops. The answer prays for an early
adjudication of the matter, to the end
that the men may return to work imme-
diately.
Strikers Hold Meeting.
Fully 1000 strikers gathered on Indian
Mound today at a mass meeting. The
workingmen were addressed In English,
German, Polish, Russian, Croatian and
Lithuanian.
Among those speaking to the men were
]. w. Slayton, Allegheny county organ
izer of the socialist party; Miss Rose
Maritzer of New York and Anthony Paw
csics. president OF the strikers grievance
committee.
Pavicsics stated that he had been ap-
preached yesterday by three different
men whom he believed to be ENJOYS of
the car company and who invited him
to come to the office OF the company,
where basis of settlement Of the strike
question could be arrived at. Pavicsics
declined to do so.
He expressed his willingness to call
upon the company with the members OF
the grievance committee. Pavicsics stated
company bearing the company's stamp.
Evening star., 1909-07-19

the taxes on an eighth and one.fourth
cent per foot valuation. In 1921 square
675 was in the name Of Elizabeth Brown.
and after Tillotson Brown was an owner
In 1845 II. M. Moffatt was an owner.
then W. B. Todd. and in 1S47 James II.
Gillis, In first named square. In square
67b title passed to 1ngle. Oden, ana IN
1912 lot I, northwest corner OF LIST ana Il
streets, was vested in John P. Pepper, q
prominent stone cutter, and some years
later there was q stone cutting yard
here. In the ffties there was some little
settlement west Of this near the Tiber,
which crossed at about what Is No. 81 II
street northeast-this being an addition
to the Swampoodle settlements on the
opposite side Of H street In the sixties
the school established ten years before
on the south side Of H street near North
Capitol was located on the north side ad-
joining the creek. After the war many
subdivisions were made of the lots and
Myrtle street grew from the original alley.
AS before stated, the settlement in the
streets east took the name Of "Swampoo-
die in the fifties. The history OF the
above noticed squares applies here TIL
about 1S4O when Henry l.. Ellsworth
owned part OF It; In is4S ); "a .soGt
was replatted into seventy eight parcels
and placed on the market There proba.
bly, has been no more rapid settlement
ties. for in a year there were over twenty
families settled and others impatient to
locate with their fellow-countrynen, the
sons Of Erin. There was plenty OF work
then, public and private. and numbers
had ernigrated from the old country. some
settling on this square. and before the
civil war the alley had become a street.
and the whole square well covered py
frame houses. and the name of Swampoo-
die included adjacent squares. An hon
est. Industrious set of people were they,
men and women, earning their living by
hard work, and the laws against cows.
goats and geese going at large being pop
ularly regarded a dead letter these were
sources Of income. The milk wagon had
not then become familiar and most fami-
lies were served from cans by the won-
EN- with the product Of the COW and goat
Geese fourished and gave little trouble.
for the water OF the Tiber and ponds
were convenient and the geese proved
profitable as dressed poultry and by fur
nishing feathers.
Evening star., 1909-07-19
Crap Players Go to the Workhouse.

Pistol shots, mufied profanity. as de-
scribed by the complaining witnesses. and
three sets of ''bones" were features OF
an exciting crap" game yesterday after
noon in Lockwoods alley. which was
raided by policemen of the sixth precinct
Four Of the crappists. Charles Delany,
Eugene Chase, Edward Smallwood and
Harry Hudson. all colored. were convict
ed In the Police Court this morning of
the offense and sent TO the workhouse
for ninety days In default OF s25 fines.
The game. 1t was stated, was a regular
Sunday affair, and efforts have been made
from time to time 10 break II up with
out success until a raiding party Of on
GERS slipped up unawares on the shooters
shortly after the midday hour.
Evening star., 1909-07-19
More Floral Parade Entries.

Additional entries were received today
for the automobile floral parade to be
held September 30 under the auspices of
the Washington Chamber of Commerce.
among them the car of Manager Deeble
of the Old Dominion Evergreen Com
pany 1t is the purpose of the committee
at its meeting next Thursday to consider
the advisability of extending formal invi-
tations to automobile owners In other
cities.
Evening star., 1909-07-19
Circus War in Virginia.

LYNCHBURG, Va, July 19-This sec
ton of Virginia is TO be visited by four
tented attractions during the late sum
mer and fall, and one Of the hottest
three-cornered fights is promised to take
place In September and October that have
been seen in Virginia for years. The
Hagenback- Wallace, Ringling Brothers
and Sells circuses are to be I'm Lynch
burg within q few days Of one another,
while Miller's ''l01 Ranch" wild west
show, will come earlier.
Evening star., 1909-07-19

morning to build a commissary for the
non-union men who are expected at any
time.
The town is closely picketed by the
strikers. None of the mills resumed to-
day. The Youngstown Sheet and Tube
Company will make no attempt to operate
its sheet plan for several weeks.
Additional policemen have been hired
to patrol the works. Saturday night
the men officially declared strike.
Evening star., 1909-07-19
Brokers in Cows.

A few OF the men made their living
by trading in these. known as cow
brokers. and a few OF the trades were
represented, the cobbler and tinker being
Evening star., 1909-07-19
IN OLD WASHINGTON
Rural Conditions Until 1850
in Old SWampoodIe.
SPRING TAVERN SPORTS
Dog and Chicken Fights on Ancient
Turnpike.
ST. ALOYSIUS CHURCH ERECTED
Saved From Hospital Uses During
Civil War-Few Structures
In Neighborhood.
SPRING TAVERN SPORTS
ST. ALOYsIUs CHURCH ERECTED

In the now we'll settled portion of this
city between G and X and 1st street east
and west where now are st. Aloysius
Church. Gonzaga College and the govern
ment printing office, there was but little
indication that the rural conditions would
disappear till about 1880 On the eastern
slope Of Burch's hill, described in last
Sundays Star. there was a solitary habi-
tation about 1920. This was on the church
square, a two-storied frame building on
a hill north Of street and east OF 1st
street east. occupied by Ignatius Boone,
a clerk in the Treasury for some years.
North of this house was a small stream
flowing eastward to the Tiher, which in
creased the value of the ground as a
pasture. Most of the ground thereabouts
was worked as a farm and late in the
forties. was known as Lynchs farm, and
in the fifties as Rover's garden. With this
exception the face of nature was undis-
turbed, the streets unopened and much of
the primeval growth remained, but ap-
proximating the lines Of H street there
was a wagon road made by the travel
over the turnpike entering the city at
18th and H streets. and the sporting ele-
ment. which attended the dog and chicken
matches and other amusements at the
old Spring Tavern near the toll gate.
Much Of the ground was above the pres
ent grade and was of gravel. much OF
which was utilized under the cor
poration for foot walks and on the
street beds. The Tiber cutting through
east Of North Capitol street was hand
leap to improvements for many years,
but about 1880 about its crossing at H
street. Swampoodle sprang into existence
and for many years 1t was regarded as
the typical settlement. Of the sons of
Evening star., 1909-07-19
Quicker Results Expected.

1t would appear that the projectors Of
the city were optimistic as to this locality,
for those squares west of North Capitol
street were plated for nearly two hun
dred lots. and Mr.. Greenleaf included
them in his contract to purchase lots
and these were all allotted to the United
States in 1895. In the other squares
broken by the Tiber. the government
took title to half and the others went
to Mr. Oden and Daniel Carroll.
The church and college, square 622, Of
fifty-two lots fronting North Capitol. list. 1
and x streets. was bought Of Mr.. Oden
in 1919 by Benjamin G. Orr. then Mayor
was half a cent per foot on the ground,
which was assessed to Mr.. Orr's heirs,
as also the house above noted. for $500.
John Boyle was the owner subsequently,
for a nominal consideration. The latter
owned the square south. 623. from 1872.
and in 1880 leased, for ten years, these
squares and part of that north TO John
Rover. who, as above stated, engaged in
gardening and supplied his stands in
the mani kets. It was stipulated in the
lease that If the corporation opened the
streets during this term Mr.. Rover would
do the necessary fencing. In 1857 Ade-
laide Talbot became the owner Of two
May a, 1857. Mr.. Lynch conveyed to the
president and directors of Georgetown
College the east quarter OF the square
for nominal consideration, and 1t was
stipulated that a church and college
should be erected and covered In, the
first in two years and the latter in four
years. On the same day deed was given
by Mr.. Lynch to the trustees Of st. Jo-
seph's Orphan Asylum of the adjoining
quarter west. minus twenty feet for an
alley between 1t and the college fourth
The building of the church was soon
after commenced and within two years
was under roof. and in October, 1859. 1t
was dedicated. the celebration Of the
semi-centennial Of which the large con-
greRation is now anticipating