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Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1910-04-13

The fourth business meeting of the
w. NJ. society was held at George
Vance's last Monday evening. A. C.
Williams was reelected trustee and
Mrs. Geo. Vance delegate to the an
nual conference.
WESTFIELD
Walter Wright of Toronto, Can. WIS.,
tied his father recently.
Guy H. Farman has been appointed
census enumeration for this town.
Gov. Oh. Prouty has appointed D. E.
Wright justice of the peace to fill
vacancy.
Deacon M. C. Hitchcock was i'll the
last of the week. He is better at this
writing.
The hour of the c. E. meeting has
been changed from o'clock p. m. to
Z 80 o'clock.
Miss Minnie Foster was the recipient
of postal shower numbering eighty
cards, last week. The occasion was
her birthday.
The church elected D. E. Wright, w.
B. Gilpin, w. D. Bell and O. P. Wright
as delegates to the missionary meeting
at Newport tomorrow.
The funeral of Luke Miller was held
in the church on Friday, Apr. l, Rev.
John Elliot Bowman officiating, assist
ed by Rev. M. w. Farman. His death
was caused by pneumonia. He was an
upright man in all his deal and faith
church and Sunday school during his
bn
made his home with his nephew, H. o.
Miller, where he died. He was the
last of family of twelve children. He
was II years old last September.
WESTMoRE
Mrs. H. H. Gilman is quite poorly.
A daughter was born to Mr.. and Mrs.
Clyde Nutting Monday. Congratula-
lions.
Ralph visited at Norris Crows in Ev-
ansville Sunday.
New babies arrived at Ernest Dever-
eraux's and Joseph Labor's recently.
Congratulations.
Leonard Hopkins of Calais and Mrs.
Mary Bliss of Cabot are visiting their
sister, Mrs. H. H. Gilman.
Joseph Tatro has moved his family
from Coles tenement into the house he
purchased of w. C. Daniels.
TROY.
L. S. Chaffee is visiting in Washing
ton, D. c.
A. S. Larrabee was in Sheffield on
business recently.
Mrs. Louis Peabody of Newport visit
ed in town recently.
Miss Lillian Buzzell was home from
Newport for a visit recently.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Hammond of
North Troy visited friends in town last
week.
Miss Verna Hays is home from New
port Center where she has been for
several weeks.
: Mr.. and Mrs. John Kennison have
moved into the house with his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Kennison.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1910-04-13

Use moth marbles in pack
ing away furs for the sum-
ner, they are sure to keep
out moths and other insects.
Five cents buys a box weigh
irg 5 ounces.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-05-25
WOULD Nor COMPEL
Appointment Of License Commissioners
SAYS Vermont Supreme Court.

The petition of states Attorney G.
Jones of Rutland county asking FOR q
writ 81 mandamns ta compel tie assist
mt Judges of Rutland county 70 ap-
naint lifeuse commissioners for Rutland
GitY waq denied in au opinion handed
down yesterday afternoon n the Yer-
mont supreme court This has "a bear
ing on the fact shat tile assistaut Judges
.appainteA commissioners on 83onday,
latter tho case was heard and before the
opinion @Vas rendered
III concluding the opinion which was
'rea8 by Judge John III Watson the
court sayss
eWhen q town or city votes for H.
eense. il is by statute made The duty
af The assistant Judges of tie county
court, within q specified time whether
this limitation Of time is mandatory we
do not decide. 10 appoint a board Of
license commissioners for the town or
eitg so voting; but Il Is clear that this
duty is not merely ministerial Its
proper performance involves The exercise
of official Judgment and sound discres
tion IN selecting for appointment men
suitable for the positions Consequently
the duty IS quasi judicial in nature
In the discharge nf which neither the
exercise 81 that discretion nor The de-
eision finally II be given can be con
tr0lied by mandamus Richards v
Wheeler, 2 AK 869; Cox United States,
Q Wall 29s. 10 T. Cd $40.
"Neither Of the respondents alone has
the power Of appointment and neither
acting eonscientiously and on his own
Judgment, Is able 70 ngree with the
other On the person 70 be appointed m
such circumstances this court win not
by mandate compel either contrary To-
his own sense Of what is right and just
in the matter, TO adopt the Judgment
Of the other instead Of his own and
thereby cooperate ia making appoint
meuts which Be believes to BE Insult
able and not IN accordance with the
faithful discharge Of his duties as con-
templated by low See United States
v Lawrence, DAN az T. ed. 500
Petition dismissed without costs"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-05-25
no RESTRAIN FOURTH.
Brattleboro Bailias Adopt Measures 70
Govern Sales.

Brsttleboro May .. Brattleboro
promises @ 50 on record for q safe and
sane Fourth Of July and the dealers who
have ordered fireworks and other kinds
Of celebrating material ii lots ranging
in value from Few dollars 70 the vulne
of carload are indignant at the action,
of the haillils taken yesterday.
Nine dealers in fireworks have been
notified that The statutes Of Vermont
make II q miedemeauor to sel fire.
IN their possession toy pistols The hail
IFS, through letter signed by e. J.
Waterman. chairman have asked an tie
dealers to cooperate in observing the
statute ID order to minimize the danger
% young people of TIE town, which oc-
ours every Fourth 81 fHly'
Mr. Waterman says ii his letter; "T6
this end We have decided to prohibit the
selling Of iireer8ckers larger than sla
inehe in length and one inch n diameter,
pistols Commons canes and other appli
ances using blank cartridges percussion
caps and torpedoes larger than thraev
fourths q al inch IA diameter While
is order WiI net af 9ha dealer ia
Wholesale lots the small dealer. who
purchased bis season stock several
months ago aud cannot cancel bis order
now. u hard hit
Not onlv do The hailias propose 70 recu
late the safe 81 dangerous explosives, bus
the sale Of fireworks Of any nature viii
not be permitted 10 be made al retail
this year. except during the day of July
8 This means that the police depart
ment win see that no dealer sells any
celebrating material before midnight July
8 or later than midnight July q
One wholesale honse has q carload Of
fireworks due to arrive within few
days This house has always sold goods
at retail but this year the manager say
that the retail business viii practically
amount De- nothing as people desire 70
secure their stock of freworks III advance
81 the dag 81 use
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-05-25
SENSATIONAL ARREST
Brockton, Mass Man SHOT Himself as
Police Arrived.

Broekton, Mass, Nay 25 Norris
JenkeIson aged 88 Of 302 Montello
street. placed a revolver to bis head and
fired just as liquor inspectors burst
into his house last night rhe course
of The bullet was DETECTED, and at the
Brockton hospital later i was said his
injury was not serious
Mrs Jenkelson became hysterical and
gave battle to several officers, who re.
strained her from following her husband
in the police auto She Fan after the
machine, hatless ana shrieking Her
two daughters Ethel aged s and Celia,
aged 4, toaded along after her in tears
Two sons the oldest of whom IS Q, re-
manned in the house
Inspectors Fred Jacobs, Maurice Long
and Merle A. Spear made search for
liquor ana when Oh tire point 81 give
ing up. discovered blind room, ia which
mere than 400 bottles Of beer were
found Part Of the partition had to
BE torn down before the liquor could
be reached
The injured man is now under ar
res AZ tle Broektou hospital ana VIII
be removed to the police station when
his condition allows
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-05-25
CAUGHT GLIMPSE
OF THE COMET
Watchers at Harvard Observatory Think
the Phenomenon Doesn't Amount to
Much at Present.

Boston, May 25.-Just at $3.50 last
evening, when hopes were getting low
watchers at Harvard observatory picked
up Halley's comet ia the western sky,
net far from the horizon and We're able
70 get a photograph Of the astronomer
batter before the wanderer was smut OH
from view. It was the first good glimpse
Of the comet since it passed between us
and the sun. and not sufficiently satis-
factory for Profs Wendell and Pickering
to care to talk ofihand Of their impress.
sions.
There was a tail, but not much Of one,
and 50 indistinctly outlined against the
sky that the watchers could not teli
whether the hifurcation remains The
belief IS constantly gaining ground that
some millieu miles Of tail were knocked
of when they swept against the atmos-
phere Of the earth, and that not until
the head Of the comet gets quite a dis
tanee away viii il have thrown on
enough sparks, OF whatever they may BE-.
60 make a tail worth looking at.
An interesting discovery was made by
Pref. @. G. Wendell who saw through
the observatory largest telescope a Jet
eff light two or three minutes long, pro
ieoting toward the southwest from the
nucleus that il, somewhat toward the
while the tan tsalf was streaming
to the east of away from the sun.
Theoretically tbs comet was On view
last evening from f7 when he sun SET
until 1915 when the head was due to
disappear below the horizon Also In
theory III could be seen best lust before
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-05-25
With Proofs He Discovered
North Pole
INFORMATION AB0UTCO0K
Secretary Of Arctic Club Issued State.
ment To-day, in Which He Said
Cooks Friends Were in Com
munieation with Him.

New York, May 25 Captain Bradley
Osborn secretary Of the Arctic club and
the closest friend q pr. Frederick Cook
Said to-day that Cook win return from
Europe in October with positive proof
that he discovered the north pole 0s-
born said he was in constant eommunica
tion with Cook, who was a Southamp-
ton, Eng on April Z; also that BIS
whereabouts Is no mystery to hia friends,
but Cook won't come INTO the public
again until he can look any detractor
in the face and say, You're q damned
liar"
Secretary Osborn say further that
Cook won't 80 to Etah for lis instru-
mants, fearing the charge thai be woldd
tamper with them; but the instruments
win be secured and the proof that he
discovered the north pole viii be forth
coming.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-05-25
H0N0RED
AT BANQUET
7sth Anniversaries Of Judge ]. W Row
eli and Ex- Judges II H. Powers
and + NJ Tyler Occasion Of
Pleasant Gathering.

About eighty members Of tile State
Bar association met at toe Pavilion boz
tn Ii Montpelier last uiRht il honor Of
Chief Judge John ~ R0Well fo Randolph
and ex-JndQes Henry III Powers 81 Nor.
risylie and james M TYLER Of Brattle-
boro Following q banquet g g AUS
tin, president pl the Bar association,
opened The postprandial exercises with
a speech paying high tribute to the
guests Of honor
When Judge Bowell arose. he was
greeted with loud applause. He thanked
mis- fellow members Of the bar for this
evidence Of their ffiendliness on the oe-
casiun Of bis 18th anniversary aud gave
an interesting review of tie customs
81 the courts when be was appointed to
the bench Is years ago He gave a
general summary Of The many changes
which have entered court usages dur.
iHg the time from then ta now and
offered suggestions for further improve.
ment in the future
Judge Powers and Tyler paid tribute
Is the work of Judge Rowell and ex-
pressed their thanks to the members Of
the bar for the pleasant oceasion Of
last nights meeting Judge Powers. 10
tommeudinQ the work 81 Judge Rowell,
said he had the authority NJ state that
the latter was rendered the appoint
ment to succeed the late Senator Nor
nh
Many wao could not be present sent
letters u conRratuIaHon, among the
wrItors hnina II s. Peek F Il Fish,
II. q. southeate, Elisha May, Senator
W. r Dillingham;, Charles II Darling.
Charles A. Prouty Congressman D. J.
Foster and Judge Wpndell 2 Stafford.
The letters were read by Col. J H.
Mimms
Judge Munson Il TIE man standing
next ~ length of term 0f service 70
Judge RoweH and he spoke Of his pleas
ant association with ihe senior Judge,
Judge A. A. Hall, Speaking along the
same line Other speakers were Alex
andef Duunett, Clarke G. Fits, who
spoke in place Of Attorney General
Sargent John Young Of Newport ~ w
Mol0nev II Rutland one 20 the younger
members Of the bar, end J II Senter
80 Montpelier, VINO. Thought the BIRTH
at Judge Roweli at the time q The
travel of fialley's comet, 5 years ago,
was one of tile happiest of omens kv
Governor Ormshee spoke briefly ID ap-
probation of the three judges h whose
honor the banquet was held and Rev
II g Bloomfield closed the evenings
exercises with an eloquent speech.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-05-25
MORE TESTIMONY
Given by Splitter in the Investigation
To-day.

New York, May 25 That The trial of
the sugar frauds led directly to the late
Henry o. HaYemeyer was The declaration
Of splitter when he resumed The stand in
the federal court In the case against
Heike and others Clarence Iexow exam
ined spitzes who denied The promised
pardon and said be had decided to tell the
truth to ease his conscience Lexow
asked did you not at the FIRST trial
excuse yourself for your refusal 10 tell
AN by SAYING that If yon did the trial
would lead the district attorney to the
cemetery Didn't you mean By chat To
refer to the late HavemeYer9n splitter
answered Thst IS what told and
what ] meant Washington Thomas,
president of the trust, sat in court an
day under subpoena District Attorney
stimson refusing bits request for leave
of absence to attend to pressing busi-
ness
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-05-25
TAFT KNEW BARRE.
When Party Was Being introduced as
from the Granite city"

&tWtA I've Nt4AstN WY
Arthur S. Martin aud party ana Il. j,
SaHt0n and party returned last night
from IA automobile tour Of ] ,495 miles,
with Washington ID q. as the objective
point having been away from Barre since
May 4 They report a first-rate trip
throughout and many sights Of interest,
Jn speaking OF the roads, Mr. Martin
said to-day that the Vermont roads
would average very well with those of
other atates there were some better and
some much worse than III Vermont Not
q siugle mishap occurred To their auto
mobiles q Cadillac and q Ford, except
occasional pnnetHTes Of tires which they
had aSpected and were partially prepared
against
Ga tbe trip soulhward. they went
through New Haven Conn. to New York
City. pending three days ia The latter
city. thence to Philadelphia and straight
to Washington, being IN tie latter city
6ve days. They had very enjoyable
time ii the capital One DAY they were
entertained 40 luncheon bv Congressman
Frank plumley, and afterwards AN hands
We're escorted By Mr Plumley to the
White House, where they had the privi-
lege of shaking hand with President
TAFT
When Congressman Plnmlay introduced
the partg from the Granite city, Pres.
idenl Taft exclaimed "0h, yes, Barre;
I've been there
On tie return trip to Barre The party
went to Harrisburg then TO Easton Pa.
through the Delaware gap TO Kingston,
N. II. across New York state to Ben.
mngton then north to Rutland and
across the mountains % Barre, arriving
here at about nine o'clock last night
Air Martins party included his family
and with Mr.. Siayton were Mrs. Siayton
and Mr. and Mrs f B. Cate.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-05-25
$4,000 FIRE LOSS
AT ST. J0HNSBURY
GHswold & Maekinnon Gnst Mill and
Contents Suffered Heavily Yester-
day Afternoon from Fire and
Water.

Sc. Jolnsbury, May 25--The entire
department was called out yesterday
afternoon for . fire II Griswold & black
innon grist mill The loss TO the build
ine viii not exceed $1,000, but the loss
on contents may total over $4,000 from
smoke and water The building Is four
stories high and The firm carried about
$4,000 insurance on the building and
contents
The fire Is thought 10 have started
from not box ID the elevator shaft
AMID smoke was first seen from the top
windows The fire department did good
work and kept the fire confined to the
top aoor and roof Of the elevator shaft.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-05-25
BARRE'S OLDEST
CELEBRATES 95 YEARS
Alvin F. Smith Of West Street Is Pretty
Wen in Spite Of Advanced Age.
Was Raised in Vermont
Hiila

There, you can say you saw the old-
est man you ever saw shave himseir,s
declared Alvin F Smith Of - West
street this morning, as lie started out
to celebrate bis 95th birthday. 1T takes
the BARRIERS too long" be explained. as
he wiped the razor and put it away for
the next service, and then he pointed
out what clean job Of It he had done
in spite d his years
Thus after rising shortly after FIVE
O'Clock and having his breakfast at siA
Barres oldest resident started out on
ms birthday The weather was poor 10
chat hour. hut Mr. Smith had promised
himself that 81 the sau came out be
was going 60 follow the plan outlined
for lhe celebration; and with a chuekle
he said that during the course Of the
day be was going ID de something he
had never done before, and that was to
20 into d grocery store and order up d
plate Of ZEE cream and then 70 a drug
store and say to The man behind the
counter, Gimme a drink out er your
fountain and he was then going to sit
down and enjoy IL.
II think I'm Ola enough. don't your
be inquired "pve been pretty regular
in my habits, but Pm going to break over
to-day" he added
He generally goes down to Montpelier
on bis birthdays. but he didn't feel quite
strong enough to-day for the jaunt
However, be Is remarkably well for his
years and trHdRes about the streets as
hriskly As many men thirty years young
Ell During tile last year he had not felt
as well as usual but he hasn't missed
meal for two years and he hasn't felt
bad enough in four years to have doe
tor / get up at five, have breakfast
at six, dinner at noon and supper at
five; but my appetite ain't good he
told his caller
Mr. Smith was raised IN the Vermont
hills, having been born May 25, 1915. in
Broollaeld, near North Randolph His
parents were Adm and Lydia Water
man Smith. Alvin was the eldest of
nine children and, with the exception of
one sister. Mary Il Smith. who married
William Newton, is the only survivor
Mrs Newton is 10 years old Their
father lived to be 10 also. and their
mother To Be $751; Four Of the brothers
went sD the war 81 the rebellion and
never returned Alvin was barred bY
age and physical disabilities al the time
lie was twice married his first wife
being Susan Lewis Of Mortified, who
died III january, 1854 IN 1868, he mar.
ried Vienna Nj. Williams of Mortified,
and Size died HI 1881 There are five chill
dren surviving Emory Il, Sanford s.
and Edwin Il Smith. all Of this city
Mrs. Julia Bailey, wife Of Theron Bailey
Of Royal, Iowa, formerly Of Berlin.
One of Afr Smiths privileges last
March was to vote at the spring election,
friends coming after him with team
and CARRYING him 20 and from the poll
ing place 10 his ward FIe expects to Get /
out on foot more when the weather
moderates 4 catch cold every time the
weather changes he said this morning,
and have to Be pretty careful"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-05-25
oNLY LIE coLLEeEs LEEr.
Fight for the New England Intercollegi-
ate Championship Continues

Boston. May 25 The fight for the
New England intercollegiate tennis
championship narrowed Yesterday to
Dartmouth, Wesleyan and Williams.
The FIRST two have two men eaen III the
singles, and viii meet to-day ii the
semifnals IN doubles, the winner to
play Williams for the title in that see
tien
Three matches in singles, all Of them
well contested, were run off during the
tests marked The play in doubles in
the afternoon
The Dartmouth paid had to work to
put Technology out Of the running in
the doubles and Williams found a live
IS pair from Amherst each match go
ing three sets Wesleyan disposed Of
Bowdoin easily THE summary:
Championship singles Third round,
completed S. B Smith, Dartmouth,
beat II T. Corey, Amherst rs. 7s5 W.
B. Holton, Wesleyan, beat T. B. Parker,
Technology. ll-a, ga
Championships doubles Third round,
completed Williams meat Tufts hy de-
fault Wesleyan beat Bowdoin. gu, 6-l.
Semi finals Williams beat, Amherst
rs, 6-4, Ga
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-05-25
MANCHESTER. n. H. MAN LED.
Made the Highest Amateur Shooting
Score Yesterday.

The sixth annual state shooting
tournament. held under the auspiceg q
the Montpelier Gun club opened yes-
terdav and continued through to-day.
The principal events IN the 200.bird
contests for the big prizes were not
completed yesterday Mayor 4. r Reed
of Manchester, N H., made the high
amateur score for the day.
Merchandise prizes valned at 500
were confessed for and the following
were the winner: Ben Eastman Of Barre,
George Hassam Of Boston, Ct B Wall
ton Of Montpelier. +. IT, Greenwood Of
Enosburg Falls. Fl. Z. Abbott of Wor-
cester, Dr. N. Clarke Of Boston DR. G.
II. Burr Of Montpelier G E Davis Of
Rutland. B. B. Perkins, A. NJ Arnold
of Springfield Mass. Mayor E. p Reed
Of Manchester, N. IT., b G. Bliss Of
ST. Albams, NJ p Twfgg of ST. Adams,
H 4 Moulton Of Montpelier Thirty
FIVE shooters are contesting for the big
prizes which viii be awarded to-day.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-05-25
AUTO TURNED OVER
AND KILLED ONE MAN
Two Companions Were Also Seriously
Injured Near Manchester, NJ II,
Late Yesterday After
nnon

Manchester, NJ II. May o. Walter
j Goud so years old, assistant super.
intendent az the CrQut Automobile Man.
'uiaetTing company 81 Orange Mass,
was instantly killed and two compan-
ions seriously nnfed late yesterday
afternoon when touring car travel
ling about So miles an hour turned
turtle
Could arrived here yesterday morn.
ing with am automobile owned by Rob-
ert Scheider Of West Manchester. which
had been undergoing repairs at the
Grout factory In the afternoon. Gould
and Schneider, accompanied by Alder
man lames ~ Mcdonald Charles NJ.
dechef and William kastner. sec out
on a spin To Merrimae and back to try
out the car
On the way home from Merrimac
Gould who was driving, and Schneider
were ia the front seat, and the Others
occupied the tonneau When they
reached the Merrmac turnpike to Man.
chester, Gould increased the speed
Schneider said that they had attained
"a speed Of so miles an hour when they
suddenly came to sharp turn in the
road.
Gould saw the turn with only Sec
onds time to shut oH the power He
shot the ear to one side 0f tho road in
order % make The bend without hit-
ting wall and was just swinging back,
when the rear tires burst, the ear top
pied over, hurting Gould against stone
wall and catching the others beneath
ii As 1t turned The auto md gained
such momentum, that. after II had
turned over, it scraped along the ground
until it hit the wall and was wrecked.
Farmers from the nearby Darragh es-
tate pulled the injured from under the
machine and sent for Dr q II. Greeley
of Mefrimac, Dr. Greeley saws that
Gould must have died instantly. His
skull was broken and bis body mangled
Mcdonald, who was unconscious for
some time, hos numerous cuts and in
ternal injuries Schneider has broken
ribs and eoncussion Of the brain Hefher
and Fastner were not seriously injured.