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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-09-27

Various Burlington People Think Their
Money Is, Too.

Burlington, sept. 27,--,jnst as a
swarm Of creditors were about TO swoop
down upon him with claims ranging IN
amount from So to $50 aud even higher,
alleged TO be due them. w A. Oliver,
manager Of tne Casino theatre ON
Church street and the Amuse-U theatre
On Main street suddenly disappeared
from Burlington Sunday. His present
abode Is now said TO be unknown TO the
local authorities.
II Is claimed that divers hasty re.
treat from the city was due 10 the
knowledge that his creditors We're about
to place their claims in legal hands.
A proceeding tnat added to divers de-
termination to leave, 1t Il understood,
was the attachment BY Sheriff Allen Of
the box office receipts Of both places Of
amusement.
From what could be learned last night
the writ Of attachment was in favor Of
a Boston film company, whom Oliver
II claimed TO have owed about 5000,
The attorney for the firm company Is
Russell w. Taft and il IS said that il
was tnis move on the part Of the Bos-
ton company that gave Oliver an inkling
OF what was to follow.
No sooner had the box Office receipts
been attached which, il Is said amount
"a to S2B. than divers creditors began
to come forth by The score. II reports
are correct, the absent manager IS in
debt 10 nearly every member Of his
staff at the Casino. Ushers, singers,
ticket-takers, operators. all are now
clamoriug for tneirmoney. The mem
bcrs Of the house staff compared notes
yesterday and discovered that their
missing manager is in debt TO them,
according 10 their claims. to the amount
Of over 500. That be does not owe
for the rent Of the Casino is said to
l.e due to the fact that the man from
whom he rented insisted upon having
the back rent paid up IN small INSTALL
ments. IN this way he secured. ae-
cording to his statement last night,
nearly all the money due for the rent
CT the building
The Amuse.U theatre on Main street
was dark last night and no informa
tion was at hand concerning divers
financial operations at this nonse. II
II understood however, that Oliver had
this house on speculation basis and
that no large amount was involved in
the transaction.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-09-27
SOmerSwOrth, N. H., PostOffice
Looted Last Night
CLAREMONT BANK OPENED
At Former Place Seven Robbers Got
Away with $500 in Money and
$4,000 in Stamps-Raid at
claremont Unsuccessful.

Claremont, n H., Sept pa daring
robbery Of the post Office safe at Som
ersworth was made last night By q gang
Of burglars, who fled with $500 IN money
and $4,000 in stamps. There were seven
men in the gang, and they entered the
place by automobile After breaking
into the post Office and blowing open the
safe, they fed by the same conveyance.
Last night also gang Of robbers broke
into the Claremont National bank and
made an unsuccessful attempt to blow
open the safe. The noise Of the expIo-
sion reused the people in the vicinity,
but the robbers lied before the police ar.
rived on the scene.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-09-27
FIRE FOLLOWED 0sIo
Rollins Block at Somersworth, n. H.
Damaged Last Night.

Somersworth. n. IT.. Sept. PA fir,
late last night ia the Rollins block OF
Fore street did damage which is roughly
estimated at about S8.000, A dry good.
store was burned out. the stock Of an
adjacent shoe store damaged, and tht
block, which is two story and a hall
brick structure, was damaged perhaps
$500
At l0:45 o'clock, assistant marshal
Charles Estes passed in front of the
block, but everything appeared to be
quiet lie Ind not gone far when lie
heard an explosion, followed BY crash
OF glass. He ran back and saw that the
entire front OF . Syrian dry goods store,
run by Abraham Ellis, had been blown
out. and the front of the place was L
mass OF flames. He ran to the Methodist
church near BY and gave the alarm on
the bell SomeTsworth has a very good
volunteer fire department, and the re-.
spouse was prompt
Work at the fire was rendered hazard
Gus because Of the number Of wires
which run up Fore street in front Of
the block The fire was so hot that
many of the wires were melted, and
seven trunk lines operated by the tclc-
phone company out Of the city We're rem
dered useless. The burning block was
situated in the midst of other buildings
which were OF an inaammable character
but the department did most excellent
piece OF work in keeping the fire in the
block where it started
Ellis. the dry goods merchant, esti.
mates his loss at $4,000 Ills stock was
destroyed. Next door to this
dry goods store was the shoe store OF
Samuel Brams. The stock in this store
was badly damaged by water and smoke.
The damage here might reach 81 900. The
loss on the block. which il owned BY
Samuel Rollins 81 Rollnsford, was dam
aged to the extent Of $500. The cause
Of the fire is not known. The stories
above the damaged stores were unoccu-
pied.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-09-27
COURT ADJOURNED
FOR BOYCE FUNERAL
Washington County Court officials and
Barre Association Attended This
Forenoon-Burial in Elm
wood Cemetery.

The funeral services Of cx-City Judge
William A. Boyce, who died Friday
night, were held at l030 o'clock this
morning from the hate homo on North
Main street Dr.. ". D. Thayer, pastor oi
the Heddng M y. church, oiiciatcd The
services were largely attended, deloga.
tions being present from the Washington
County Bar association, and from the
Odd Fellows and Rebekah lodges, aud
many old acquaintances aud relatives
10 cnablg the lawyers to attend the
funeral. kounty court, which Is IN SOS.
sion at Montpelier, took an adjournment
yesterday afternoon until this afternoon,
The judges present were Judge A. A.
Hall, Assistant Judges ". J. Clapp and
l.. r. Wells.
Beautiful floral tributes dccked the
casket. among them being set pieces
from the bar, the Odd Fellows and Re-
bekahs the Methodist Sunday school and
the judges Sunday school class
The mterment was made in the Elm-
wood cemetery. The regular pail bear
ers were 4. r. Davis and Judge H. w.
Scott from the bar, o. Fl Philbrick and
John Howell from the Odd Fellows,
George Mcfarland and G. S. Andrews.
The hoiorary bearers were DIR. H. o.
Worthcn. DR., O. II. Reed. J. NJ. Perry,
%. j. Howes, Loren II. Hooker, r. j.
Deayitt and George w Wing. Hon.
Frank plumley was 10 have been an
honorary bearer, but he was unable to
be present.
Among the friends and relatives pres
ent from out OF the city were Mr. and
Mrs. Eldon Cole OF Stark. n. H., Miss
Helen Boyce Of West Burke. Mrs r. D.
Pike and AIrs. Mary Atwood Of Stove
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-09-27
I'M HONOR OF INVENTOR.
Electricians and Historical Society VIII
UnveiI Tablet to Davenport.

Brandon, Sept. 27.-The ninth annual
meeting of the Vermont Electrical asso-
citation will be held here Wednesday and
Thursday, and in connection the New
England section Of the National Flee.
trio Light association and the Vermont
Historical society have planned the OBJ
servanee OF Davenport day, to commem-
crate the invention of the electric motor
A tablet has been erected in Forestdale
in honor Of Thomas Davenport the i'm
yentor Of the electric motor, and it will
be unveiled Wednesday afternoon with
appropriate exercises A barbecue viii
be held at the Cascade house beach, Lake
Dunmore, Thursday.
The program follows; Wednesday,
l0s30 a. m, executive session OF the
Vermont Electrical association III the
music room Of the Brandon inn; address
of welcome by DR.. o. G. Baker; 300
p. M, automobiles and other conveyances
leave the inn for Forestdale; unveiling
of the Davenport tablet; prayer by the
Rev w G. Davenport; presentation or
tablet by A. ) Campbell, president Of
the New England section Of the N. II.
i. Al acceptance by ex-Gov Stickney
on behalf of the Vermont Historical so
ciety; address by T. Conmerford Martin
of New York.
In the evening there VIII be smoke
talk at the inn, at which Gov. G. TT
Prouty, Gov.-eleet John A. Mead, w. w.
Freeman, president of the NJ Il. i. a.,
and others viii speak informally.
Thursday will occur the barbecue at
Lake Dmmore conveyances leave the
inn at nine o'clock; the band will be AZ
the lake and there will be baseball, races
and other sports to fill the day.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-09-27
Water Doesn't Stop Rutland
County Legislators
STARTED THIS FORENOON
There Were IS Members in the Party,
Including Governor-elect Mead-They
Travelled Away from Rutland
In II Automobiles.

Rutland, Sept. Notwithstanding a
pouring rain. the Rutland county legis-
lstors-eleot went on their good roads in
spection trip to-day. The party mum
bered As. aud they were carried in eleven
automobiles. Govcrnor-clcct John A.
Mead was also member Of the party.
The run viii be TO elens Falls. y. y,
and back to this city, a distance Of a
hundred miles.
The route was as follows: To Fair
Haven, to Whitehall, n. Y, to Comstocl,
~ Y, to Sand Hill, n. Y, to Lake
George, n. X, TO Clens Falls, where din.
ner was served. The party win return
BY way OF Adamsyille, n. Y, to Hart
ford. n. ", to North Granville, to Mid
die Granville, n. Y. to Poultney, to
Hampton, n. Y, to Fair Haven and
home. The party viii be served with
supper at local hotel on the return
this evening. The tour is under the
direction Of the Rutland improvement
league.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-09-27
TELLS HIS PEOPLE
That He Is to Come to Waterbury Con-
gregational Church.

Cliitondale, Mass, Sept 27. The
members Of the Congregational church
have been notified by their pastor. Rev.
William L. Bolcouut, that il is his in
tcntion to leave this village as he mas
accepted a call TO become the pastor Of
the Congregational church Of Water
bury, VT. which was offered him sew
eIal weeks ago. Mr.. Bolcourts letter
Of resignation was read to his people
at the church service Sunday and il IS
his desire tnat il take effect Nov. /.
Mr. Boleonrt came to bis Ciiftondale
parish from Montyale, Nov |. 1908. Al
special meeting Of the Cliftondale
church has been called for next Fri
day evening to take action on the resig-
nation.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-09-27
STEALING RIDE,
MAN LOSES LIFE
Ray Banks Homeless, Lost Leg and
Was Internally Injured When
Thrown From Truss Rods Of


Newport, Sept. 27 Ray Banks, aged
80 years, who gave his boynood home as
Hamilton, Ont, but who said he was
nov without home. died yesterday, as
the result Of an accident which occurred
hefe while he was riding on the truss
rods Of a beef train He was thrown
from his position and run over and when
found, his leg was severed at the knee
several gashes were cut in his head and
he was injured internally. TIE train
had rolled him for some distance. He
vas removed to the rooms Of Richard
Hurst temporarily and died there while
Preparations We're being made 10 take
him to Brightlook hospital IN st. Johns
bury. Before his death, Mr.. Banks stat
Cd that he had no relatives living and
mentioned only an acquaintance, Mrs.
Nalle +. Pearsons Of Hamilton, Ont.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-09-27
$3.50 BONDS
ARE GONE
A MiddIebury Woman Sues
CaSsius W. Wicker
HE IS SUMMER RESIDENT
Complainant Says She Turned Over the
Bonds to Wicker to Sell and That He
Sold Them and Has Not Turned
the Money Over to Her.

8Iiddlebury, Sept. 27.-On the charge
Of misappropriating railroad bonds val
ued at $3.50, the property Of Miss Ada
Calendar Of this village, Cassius W.
Wicker OF New York was arrested By
Deputy Sheriff n. g. Sanford at his
summer home in North Ferrisburg yes
terday afternoon on a capias writ.
Wicker, who Is 05 years old and is
said 10 have an Office on Wall street,
arrived at bis sumptuous summer place
from New York Sunday night. Ho
showed much surprise when informed
hy the officer Of the charge against
him. His daughter voluntarily accom-
panied him here and the party proceed
ed to the Office OF G. L. Button. attor-
Eey for Miss Calendar. where the writ
was read. Wicker secured as his coun-
sci, L II. IAfleur.
After the hearing in the Calendar case
Deputy Sanford served writ of exeeu-
tion on Wicker in favor Of Allen Cal
houn 4 Sons Of this village for Sl5l
claimed due for work at Wieker's New
York home.
Bail was hxed at $4,000 and Wicker
signed over his interest in life insurance
policies aggrcgatiug s2O000 and gave
mortgages on bis New York and YER
mont property. His daughter was a
party to the execution Of the mortgages
1. G. Russell appeared for Calhoun a
Sons.
Wicker has a splendid property IN
North Fcfrisburg, where he has spent
his summers for a number Of years
BE was reputed to be a man Of con.
siderable wealth. He has a son who
is secretary TO an American embassy
in Africa. Il IS said that Miss Calendar
turned over The bonds in question to
Wicker for sale. that be disposed Of
them and failed 70 turn the proceeds
over to Miss Calendar.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-09-27
FUNERAL 70 BE AT NoRrHFrELD.
Myron Gould Died While on His Way
Home to Denver.

Burlington, Sept. 27.- Word has been
received Of the sudden death III Chicago
on Sunday morning Of Myron Could
brother Of Mrs. J. johnson of North
Prospect street Mr.. Gould, who was
on his way from his sunmer home at
Muskoka lakes to his home in Denver,
died after only a few hours illness. re
is survived by a wife, two children, La.
doska and Joseph, and two sisters, Mrs.
j. johnson Of this city and Mrs George
Andrews of Pasadena, Cal The funeral
viii be held on Wednesday at Northdeld.
with burial at Goulisville, where Mr..
Gould was born, and where his father
had extensive woolen mills. Mrs Gould
is a sister Of Mrs. &. D. Worthen OF
South Willard street
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-09-27
GOOD ROADS MEETING.
Washington County Gets In Line and
Plans Tour Of Inspection.

A number Of men interested ID the
good roads problem met last evening
at the Montpelier board Of trade rooms
to talk over the matter of taking the
senators and representatives from this
county on tour Of inspection Of the
roads hefeabouts. to prepare them in
measure for the discussions sure to arise
in the legislature. Other counties have
already had sucA trips or are planning
70 and Washington county is ready 10
get in line,
A committee, composed OF DR.. K L.
Cleaves, Frank f. Lowe, Fred Blanchard
Of this city, a. S. Martin and ~. g.
Reynolds. Of Barre. win make the nec-
essary plans for the trip, arranging the
route. date and any necessary details
q the tour October being named al
the provisional date, since that would
be the FIRST Friday after the leeisla.
ture meets and the regular work 81 the
session will not have been begun
Montpelier and Barre owners Of auto.
rsohiles have been prompt TO offer the
use Of their cars for transporting the
members Of the party and in that way
the trip win probably be made.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-09-27
SENTENCES AT wooDsvILLE
Were Imposed Yesterday BY Judge
chambeflin.

Woodsville, n. H.. Sept. p Prisoners
we're brought before Judge Chamberlin
of the superior court for arraigiment
and sentence yesterday on indictments
They were as follows:
A. B. Doe Of Alexandria, larceny, six
months in house Of correction
Charles r. Holt Of W0odssille, break.
ing and entering, larceny. not less than
lS months and not over two years hard
labor nc state prison.
George Wheeler Of fEaverhill, larceny,
four months in house of correction.
William Merritt Of Oxford. larceny,
three months Ia house Of correction.
William Fisher Of Lincoln, selling liq.
nor without license, ak months IN jail,
500 fine and costs.
Fred Dnncklee oi Bethlehem, larceny,
three months in jail, sentence suspended.
Richard Hoffman OF Lebanon. keeping
disorderly house. three months IN house
OF correction, suspended sentence upon
payment Of costs.
Ia the snit for damages, Elmer J..
Damon against the town Askrfath for
damages received by res6r y, defective
highway. a jury brough ] jfdict for
the plaintiff of $3.50 aut a.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-09-27
BRIDE KILLED HERSELF.
Died just As Her Husbands Next Pre-
vious Wife Died

Providence. Sept 27.- Following the
example Of her husbands former wife,
Mrs. Fred Ruoif committed suicide at
ler home here yesterday by innaling
Illuminating gas. The woman was
Ruoff's third wife and had been mar
ried only three weeks.
His first wife was divorced and his
second wife committed suicide by the
same method about two years ago after
asplyxiating her infant child RuoT's
father is also said to nave ended his
life. The woman had been home from
her honeymoon only a week.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-09-27
JOHNSON NOT FIRED AT
in BOSTON THEATER
But a Spectator Dropped a Revolver
Which Went 0ff-That Is What
Started the Story Of At
tempted Murder.

Boston, Sept. ga rumor that
@Jack' Johnson, the heavyweight cham
pion pugilist, had been shot while per-
forming at local theatre, which spread
like wildfre through this city late yes
terday afternoon, was found to be UNI
true.
Charles st. Clair of North Weymouth,
who was sitting in front seat, dropped
a revolver ne had been carrying and
one Of the cartridges was discharged.
No one was injured
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-09-27
CONDUCTOR WAS KILLED
When Brushed OH Car by Passing Auto
mobile.

Beverly. Mass Sept. o. Struck by
a passing automobile as he was collect
ing fares on the running board Of an
electric ear last night, Samuel ~ Hol-
lingshead of Wenham 4 Boston and
Northern conductor, was hurled to the
street with such force that he sustained
a fractured skull, from which he died an
hour later. The automobile did not stop,
and its number is unknown
Hollingshead was 2s years of age,
married and had one child lie had been
employed for nine years.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-09-27
TWO MASKED ROBBERS
Stole Several Batehes of Registered Mail
Mail Last Night.

New Orleans, Sept 2T.-Two masked
robbers invaded the mail car Of the
Southern Pacific train, leaving New Or
leans at Q O'Clock last night, and Sc
cured several batcnes Of registered mail
No attempt was made to rob the pas
sengers The robbery took place at
Avondale, twelve miles west Of New
Orleans.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-09-27
Amnnr Az arriNnls IA fhe 100 ~

Among the arrivals at the hotel Otis
yesterday were M. Z. Knox and Mr. and
Mrs G. A. Knox, Danhurv, Cts +. II.
Batchelder, Worcester. Mass; l. d. Sim
mons, Boston Il H. Ketehum, Ram
dolph; E. A. Thompson, Bennington; S.
j. Frade, Albany, N. y; H II. Blan-
chaid, Springfield, Mass; G. II Blakeley,
Brockton. Mass; w III ptil<in, Boston;
r. L. Walton White River Junction; d.
II. Aldfich. Burlington: IT G. Fisher,
Frankfort, Ind; George H Matthews,
Lancaster, n. H.: o. r. Haywood, West
field, Mass 4. J. Thompson Buffalo.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-09-27
$4,000 wharf FIRE.
Palmer & Parker Property in West
charIestown Destroyed.

Boston, Sept 27.--The Palmer &
Parker lumber wharf in Charlestown was
burned to-day with a loss of Sl50O00
Tenement houses in that vicinity were
endangered by the fire.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-09-27
TWO TORPEDO BOATS
WERE SUNK TODAY
Fate Of the 80 Men on Board Them Is
Not known in London, Where
News Of the Disaster
Was Sent.

London, Sept. 27.-The German tor
pedo boats 81 and co were sunk in the
Kiel roadstead to-day. according TO dis
patches to the Central News Each YES
sci carried crew Of sixteen men, whose
fate is not known.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-09-27
NEW COLLEGE CORPORATION SEC.
Clarence C. Little Of Brookline VIII Sue
coed Jerome B. Green.

Cambridge, Mass, Sept 81 Clarence
c. Little Of Brookline has been appointed
secretary Of the Harvard college corpora
tion, to succeed Jerome 3 Greene Little
is graduate Of Harvard. 10, and was
captain Of last years track team
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-09-27
IN TROUBLE AGAIN.
Mrs. Howard Christy Leaves Home In
Taxicah.

GAINESVILLE, Ohio, Sept. PIT became
known yesterday that Mrs. Howard
Chandler Christy, wife Of the artist,
left the Christy home on the Muskingum
below here Sunday and returned to
New York. No member Of the family
accompanied her to the station, and She
used taxicab instead Of the Clristy
automobile. Friends of the family say
that all hope for anticipated reeoncilia-
tion has been abandoned.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-09-27

The Barre choral union will meet for
the first rehearsal in the Congregational
church vestry Wednesday. Sept. 2S at
1880 o'clock; all singers in the city are
invited to come and enjoy these re-
hearsals.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-09-27

The L. A., A. O. r.. dance. which was
to have been held Tonight has been
postponed until later date.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-09-27
GRANITEvILLE.

Motion pictures, Miles han, Friday
night.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-07-11
SOME GAINS MADE
BUT CLOSE DULL

New York. July ii,-Openiug prices OF
stocks showed good gains over Saturday $
closing level on moderately active deal
ings. \ higher range OF prices In Lon
don preceded tho opening here The ad-
vance IN Union Pacific, Northern Pacific.
Great Northern preferred. Atchlson,
Reading. Brooklyn Transit and Inter-
Metropolitan preferred reached a point
Southern faoihc and Rock Island q, ana
Consolidated Gas 2
For half an hour prices rose i'm a con-
nqcnt manner on enlarged dealings but
AFTER that time the demand fell on and
we list eased on on light offerings. Anal
ganated Copper became very heavy, fall
ing 10 nearly point below Saturdays
close some Of the most important gains
General Electric 1 u, AtchlsOn. Rock Is
land, Atlantic Coast Line and 500 y
and southern Pacific. 81 Paul Wabash
ond preferred Missouri Pacific, Kansas a
Texas. Denver & Rio Grande. Louisville
4 Nashville, United states Steel. Great
Northern ore Certificates and Western
shortly before II o'clock the rise was
resumed and the list went to the TOP
Last weeks late rally in stocks. tho
rains In the northwest and further gold
engagements In London brought In some
demand from commission houses. Last
realize profits. The weakness OF Anal.
pamated Copper, which declined ia had
some sympathetic erect on the list. The
reaction OF the second hour resulted IN
dulness. United Railways and Investment
preferred rose az
Bonds were Arm.
Desultory buyity lifted prices again 10
Tear the best figures OF the morning with
81. Paul and Atchison most prominent In
the rally. The advance was partly yield
ed again afterward
n better tone developed soon after mid
DAY and the market hardened trie
The trading was only In scanty amounts.
Tho market closed irregular and very
dull. The selling or Amalgamatod cop.
per was renewed aggressiyely carrying
II down to 2ia. within a fraction OF the
years lowest American Smelling fell IA
and the general HIST got back 70 the
nelghborhood OF last weeks closing
prices. Detroit United Railways sold 1t
a decline or IA Buying orders were de-
velopcd on the decline sufficient to rally
prices except that Amalgamatcd Copper
declined again.